The Privileges Of A Believer: Sealed

Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Corinthians 1:‬21-22 (KJV); Now He which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;  Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.‬‬‬‬

A seal is usually used as a mark of confirmation and authenticity. As a believer, God has confirmed you as His own with the seal of His Spirit.

By this, He placed a high value upon you as His beloved possession. It is a testimony to the fact that you are a true and genuine original and not a cheap copy of a great original. You are the real deal, fearfully and wonderfully made.

The seal of His spirit upon you is the guarantee that you cannot be lost. That is why our LORD Jesus boldly said, ‘My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand’ (John 10:29). 

His seal is a mark of distinction that sets you apart from the common crowd. By that seal, you have a new name which no man knows except he that receives it, (Revelation  2:17).

Never think any less of yourself. You carry the seal of God.

Live your life in the boldness of one who is different, unique, peculiar and firmly held in the bold grip of the Father.

Glory to God! 

FURTHER STUDY: Ephesians 1:13 (NIV),  John 6:27

GOLDEN NUGGET:
By His seal, God placed a high value upon you as His beloved possession. It is a testimony to the fact that you are a true and genuine original and not a cheap copy of a great original. You are the real deal, fearfully and wonderfully made.

PRAYER: Loving Father, I thank you for your seal of ownership on me. My life is not my own. Because of your unconditional love and generous grace towards me, my life is marked for greatness. I stand out in my family, among my peers, and in my generation. In Jesus’ mighty name, amen.

The Privileges Of A Believer : The Anointing

Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Corinthians 1:‬21-22 (KJV); Now He which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.‬‬‬‬

The anointing is a privilege of every believer.

The Greek Word for anointed in our theme scripture is ‘chrio’ which is translated to mean “consecration”; as was done to Jesus for the Messianic office, furnishing him with the necessary powers for its administration.’

What you ought to understand as a child of God is that whatsoever was bestowed on Christ was also bestowed upon you by virtue of the anointing.

Christ was the anointed one of God, you too are the anointed one of God. In Psalms 105:15, God calls you His anointed.

Christ was anointed as king and high priest, the believer was also anointed as a priest and king unto God (Revelation 1:6).

Christ was so heavily anointed by God that He went about doing good everywhere He went. Likewise, God anointed the believer to walk in good works (Ephesians 2:10).

What Christ accomplished under the anointing, you too can do and so much more.

What a truth!

This is what makes you bold in the face of adversity, you are anointed!

This is what makes you different from any man in this world, you are anointed!

Live life in the confidence that the oil of heaven flows from the crown of your head to the soles of your feet, causing your countenance to shine, drawing gentiles to your light and evil to tremble in your presence .

FURTHER STUDY: 1 John 2:27 (AMP), 1 Peter 2:9

GOLDEN NUGGET:
Whatsoever was bestowed on Christ was also bestowed upon you by virtue of the anointing. What Christ accomplished under the anointing, you too can do and so much more.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you. I affirm that I am the anointed of God. He has given me the extraordinary influences of His Spirit. I have an unction from the Holy one; I know and preach the truth to those in my world, this anointing that I received preserves me.I fulfil my God-given assignment and purpose. To the glory of your name, Amen.

To Remember Your Place

Apostle Grace Lubega

Ephesians 2:6(KJV); And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

Often times, when men speak of falling, it is in the context of sin or departing from the faith.
There is more to it than that, child of God.

God has clearly demarcated the place and position of the believer in the realm of the spirit.

To fall is when one forgets that he is seated in Christ, far above all principalities and powers and moans about being ‘under’ demonic attack.

To fall is when one confesses being sick when the Bible says that in Zion, none shall say I am sick. (Isaiah 33:24).

To fall is when one gets embroiled in a battle for a piece of land and forgets the God who said, ‘Ask me of nations.’ (Psalms 2:8).

To fall is when one struggles endlessly with finances and forgets the God who calls us to buy without money (Isaiah 55:1).

A righteous man falls seven times and seven times he rises up again (Proverbs 24:16). He rises on the wings of the Word.

Every time you respond to circumstances with the Word of God, it is a remembrance of your place in God. The Word of God keeps us in the boundaries of our habitation.

Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY: Acts 17:26, Proverbs 24:16

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Every time you respond to circumstances with the Word of God, it is a remembrance of your place in God. The Word of God keeps us in the boundaries of our habitation.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you because I know who I am, what I have and who is in me. I live life in the confidence that I am seated in Christ far above all principalities and powers. I am constantly conscious of where I am in you. This is my seat of victory. It is from this place that I view all things in life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

For Your Profit

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 12:7(KJV); But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

The anointing upon your life firstly must benefit you before it benefits anyone else. You are the primary beneficiary of every grace, gift and anointing that God has bestowed upon you.

While I was growing up, it was often said that the anointing that you receive is for the world and not necessarily for you. Thus, it was okay for one to heal the sick but struggle with disease. It was justifiable for one to cast out demons yet be tormented by them.

That is not godly and neither is it the teaching of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. The primary reason for this is because the graces upon our lives are not only so they can be demonstrated but they are also for inspiration.

If what you share with the world cannot work for you, how can you inspire?

In Job 32:8, the Bible says, ‘But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.’

Inspiration is in the very nature of God because it provokes desire in the spirits of men for divine things. It is inspiration that gives understanding.

Reject any testimony of a grace that works through you and not for you. Claim its benefits for you too.

God’s name be praised!

FURTHER STUDY: Job 32:8, Philippians 2:13

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Inspiration is in the very nature of God because it provokes desire in the spirits of men for divine things. It is inspiration that gives understanding.

PRAYER: My God, I thank you for what you have placed in me and for the graces operating in my life. They bear fruit in me which is evident to all. I demonstrate through my life the very message that I teach. My life is a pattern and inspires many for your glory. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Who Is Your Teacher – 2?

Apostle Grace Lubega

Ephesians 2:6(KJV); And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

God expects you to know more about heavenly things than earthly things.

It is often said that the things of the world teach us the heavenly things. However, this statement disregards the fact that you are seated with Christ in heavenly places.

How then do the things of the earth teach a man whose dwelling is in heaven?

The Bible says in Matthew 16:19 AMP, ‘…and whatever you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and unlawful] on earth will have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth will have [already] been loosed in heaven.’

What is bound on earth is ALREADY bound in heaven. What is loosed on earth is ALREADY loosed in heaven.

A man who dwells in heaven and is taught by the things of the earth only compares what is already established in heaven to what he finds on the earth and if what is on the earth does not resonate with what he found in the heavens, he understands that what is on the earth has a problem. That is how he is taught.

That is what gives him the wisdom to get into the spiritual realm to fix what is on the earth but does not align with what he saw in the spirit.

This was the gist of Christ’s words in prayer, ‘your will be done on earth as it is in heaven’ (Matthew 6:10).
God’s will is already settled in heaven. We observe what is in heaven and do the same on the earth.

The greater your acquaintance with heavenly things, the greater the grace to fix things on the earth because what is in heaven defines the order of what ought to be on the earth.

FURTHER STUDY: Matthew 6:10, Matthew 16:19

GOLDEN NUGGET:

The greater your acquaintance with heavenly things, the greater the grace to fix things on the earth because what is in heaven defines the order of what ought to be on the earth.

PRAYER: Loving Father, thank you for this knowledge. What a blessed assurance that my dwelling is in heaven. It is my world and I am intimately acquainted with its streets and bulwarks. It is from there that I draw my lessons and paint my reality on the earth. It is from those streets that I draw wisdom. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

The Liberties Of Answered Prayer – 1

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 John 5:14-15 (KJV); And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

In prayer, we have open and unlimited access to God. He tells us, ‘if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us…’

What a liberty! This was the same liberty Christ had. He said, ‘I know that you always hear me’(John 11:42).

The question that every believer must ask himself or herself is, ‘Am I heard?’
Simply because your lips are praying does not mean that your spirit is praying.

In 1 Corinthians 14:10-11, the Bible says, ‘There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification. Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.’

Do you know and understand the language of prayer? A Christian who does not understand the language of prayer is barbaric to the spirit realm. He may speak but is not heard.

The language of prayer is not only about WHAT you ask but HOW you ask. It is not only about knowing the will of the father pertaining to an issue but knowing the will of the father on HOW to receive an answer to that issue.

Whatsoever you ask in His name, you shall receive. But HOW you ask for whatsoever is what matters.

Knowing how to pray creates freedom in prayer (John 14:13-14). The Word of God is what primarily shapes our language in prayer.

Learn to pray the Word. This is the beginning of mastering the hows of prayer.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 14:10, John 14:13-14

GOLDEN NUGGET:

The language of prayer is not only about WHAT you ask but HOW you ask. It is not only about knowing the will of the father pertaining to an issue but knowing the will of the father on HOW to receive an answer to that issue.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this truth. What a blessed assurance to know that you always hear me. I understand the language of prayer and my spirit is exercised in its hows. I lift up my voice in thanksgiving for what you have done and always do. Results are my portion and story. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

The Prayers Of The Saints – 2

Apostle Grace Lubega

Colossians 4:12(KJV); Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

God is a God of numbers. He has hidden precious mysteries of His kingdom in biblical numerology.

For example our theme scripture and its numbering is by design. The number four represents the earth.
The number twelve is used typically to represent perfection or authority.

This means that divine perfection in the earthly realm is achieved through fervent prayer in the spirit. That was Epaphras’ ministry.

Some Christians understand only the labours of ushering, ministering in the choir or working in church administration but there is such a thing as the labour of prayer.

Child of God, it does not matter how deeply you preach, you will never preach deeper if you do not pray.

It does not matter how many times you have read the Bible, if you do not commune with the Holy Spirit, it will never shed off.

Christ is revealed to those who have understood the places of prayer.

When a man or woman of prayer stands before you, the intensity of their closet will always be obvious. It will be visible in the wisdom of their speech, the authority of their voice and the fruit of all their labours in the gospel.

Make prayer your ministry.

FURTHER STUDY: Luke 18:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:17

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Divine perfection in the earthly realm is achieved through fervent prayer in the spirit.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this great instruction. The spirit of grace and supplication is working in me more than ever before. Regardless of where I am, my spirit is ever ready to know when you move me to pray. I am fervent in prayer and do so in understanding because I have the mind of Christ. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

The Prayers Of The Saints – 1

Apostle Grace Lubega

Revelation 5:5-8(KJV); And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

There are things and places in the spirit that God cannot open unless saints pray. Prayer is necessary on the earthly plane for the opening of heavenly seals.

The heavenly seals give access to realms of knowledge that if there is any need, purpose, desire and ministry that the heavens intend to fulfil on the earth, the man with this kind of access will always be the first to know.

If God wants to revive a nation, this individual will know how God wants to revive that nation and which individuals He wants to use.

His spirit is positioned to receive divine inspiration and conviction and he can never be behind in the times and seasons of eternity.

Great moves of the Spirit begin by prayer and by men who know how to pray.

The Lord wants to break a seal in our generation but it is important that we carry prayer as a labour and not a duty.

God is raising men that will break down before Him in prayer for their generation and for their nations. He asks the ultimate question, ‘Who will I send?’

Purpose to be available. Lay your heart on the altar of sacrifice in readiness to be used by God.

His name be praised!

FURTHER STUDY: Ephesians 6:18, Zechariah 12:10

GOLDEN NUGGET:

The Lord wants to break a seal in our generation but it is important that we carry prayer as a labour and not a duty. God is raising men that will break down before Him in prayer for their generation and for their nations.

PRAYER: My Lord, I thank you for what you are doing in these times. Thank you for the grace and Spirit of prayer that you have given unto me. I pray like never before. You anoint me with the order, incense and jars of prayer. I do not need a man to tell me to pray. You cause me to pray during the day and during the night. The spirit of intercession rests upon me greatly. I intercede for nations, for people and for institutions. For every heavenly seal that is broken, I am the first to know. You instruct me in all kinds of prayer. I receive new tongues. The Russian will hear me, the Japenese will hear me, men from all nations will hear me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Who Is Your Teacher – 1?

Apostle Grace Lubega

James 1:13 (KJV); Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man

God does not use evil to teach men.

Men often ask, how would you have known God is a healer if you had never been sick? How would you have known He is a deliverer if you have never been tormented by demons? How would you have known He gives wealth if He had not made you poor?

This is what they call the teaching and instruction of God. That is not so, child of God. God doesn’t teach that way, but the devil does. His teaching is what the Bible calls the doctrine of devils.

He teaches that God makes men wealthy by making them poor. He teaches that God makes men healthy by getting them sick. This is because these things in themselves reveal his nature.

Our Lord bore every possible infirmity, weakness and affliction and claimed victory over them all. God cannot take what Christ defeated and use it to teach you a lesson.

When He said it is finished, that formed the ultimate lesson and instruction to the Christian. God instructs us in what was finished at the Cross of Calvary!

Disease cannot teach you about God, the cross does.
Poverty does not teach you about God, the cross does.

Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY: John 19:30, 1 Timothy 4:1

GOLDEN NUGGET:

God instructs us in what was finished at the Cross of Calvary!

PRAYER: Father, thank you for the victory that I have in Christ. It is the basis of my instruction and from where I draw my lessons. You are my teacher, the guide on my path. You illuminate my steps with the knowledge of who you are, to the glory of your name, Amen.

The Scars Of Christ

Apostle Grace Lubega

Galatians 6:17(KJV); From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.

Paul bore the scars of the Lord Jesus in him and not on him. These are the true marks of the Lord.

A Christian who bears the marks of the Lord IN him has known Christ in the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto his death (Philippians 3:10).

This distinction between marks IN and marks ON draws the line between the things that we suffer because of the gospel and the things that some suffer because of their ignorance in the things of the gospel.

It is one thing to be persecuted for your faith, it is another to suffer persecution because of your zeal without wisdom.

There are men who bear marks because they walked outside the way of love.

Some bear marks because they attempted to restore their brethren without following the patterns laid down by the scriptures.

Some bear marks because they abused authorities in the name of their allegiance to Christ, for example, disrespect for parents because one claims to account to only God. These are not the marks of Christ.

The true marks of Christ paint the price of the gospel. They are the sacrifices that other men can read and learn from.

FURTHER STUDY: Philippians 3:10, 1 Peter 3:17

GOLDEN NUGGET:

The true marks of Christ paint the price of the gospel. They are the sacrifices that other men can read and learn from.

PRAYER: My loving Father, I thank you for this Word. Thank you for the grace to spend and be spent for the gospel. My heart and mind are sold out to you. In me is the testimony that Christ is mine and I am His. My life is a story of sacrifice and the great labours of love for the sake of the kingdom. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Believe In People

Apostle Grace Lubega

Acts 15:37-40(KJV); And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus; And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.

After Paul’s conversion, he was treated with suspicion by the disciples. Having been a chief persecutor of those of the faith, their hesitation to admit him into their circles was inevitable.

In Acts 9:27, the Bible says that regardless of all these suspicions, Barnabas sought him out, took him to the disciples and convinced them that Paul was indeed converted to the faith.

Peter, James and John had walked with Christ. But it was Barnabas that reached out to Paul. The master had taught them how to love men when he was still in the body but Barnabas who was not named among the twelve apostles of the lamb knew better.

Barnabas was indeed a mature spirit. Years later as they planned a missionary journey, Barnabas determined to take John Mark with them, who had deserted them in Pamphylia. Paul was adamant. Because of what John Mark had previously done, he refused to allow him to accompany them on this journey. This caused a great rift between Barnabas and Paul.

Paul forgot that he had once heavily persecuted the church. He was a man with blood on his hands yet Barnabas had believed in him. All John Mark did was desert them on a mission field and to Paul, that was enough to write him off.

Barnabas was the perfect demonstration of the love of Christ. In the scriptures, we do not find any letter written by Barnabas, there is no epistle by him and neither are there revelations of mysteries spoken by him. He did not lay the foundation of the gospel but he did what the Lord and Master would have done, to leave the ninety nine and find the one lost sheep.

Like the scriptures say, ‘And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.’ (1 Corinthians 13:2).

There is a love that breaks a man to understand that our sole ministry is people. You must believe in people regardless of their weaknesses.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 13, 1 John 4:8

GOLDEN NUGGET:

There is a love that breaks a man to understand that our sole ministry is people. You must believe in people regardless of their weaknesses.

PRAYER: Loving Father, I thank you for this Word. Thank you because your banner over me is love. This love flows through me to all that are around me. It causes me to believe in men and to love them past their weaknesses. In love, I reach out to my brothers and sisters, in love I minister. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

If You Do Well

Apostle Grace Lubega

Genesis 4: 4-7(KJV); And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:  But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

Every man struggling with envy has two problems; they don’t know how to get what they covet and are too proud to ask how.

The first murder in the history of mankind was by a man who did not know how to do something and was not humble enough to inquire about how to do it.

God had asked him the ultimate question, ‘If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted?’

What did this mean? Envy will always frustrate access. The scriptures call it the rottenness of the bones(Proverbs 14:30). The ‘bones’ are the deepest seat of the anointing. Envy can even eat at this place in a human spirit.

Whatsoever you admire in another man is available in God, you just need to learn how to get it. All Cain had to do was to learn from Abel why his sacrifice was found worthy before God. This simple humility would have saved him from eternally tainting his hands with the blood of his brother.

Wrath is cruel and anger is outrageous but who is able to stand before envy?(Proverbs 27:4).

When you see something that a sister or brother has, remember that there is more where that came from, just learn how. Be humble enough to ask how, to celebrate the successes of other men and to honour what you want to attract.

Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Proverbs 14:30, Proverbs 27:4

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Whatsoever you admire in another man, it is available in God, you just need to learn how to get it. Be humble enough to ask how, to celebrate the successes of other men and to honour what you want to attract.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this Word. I receive this wisdom with great humility. I know that I have been given all things that pertain to life and godliness. I have been blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places. I celebrate the successes and victories of others. I honour what I must attract. No root of envy can ever be found in me because this wisdom works in me mightily. In Jesus’ name, Amen.