Beauty & The Gospel ISSUE NO 10 VOL 4

Beauty & The Gospel MADE PERFECT THROUGH JESUS CHRIST

DECEMBER 2021

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OFFER UNTO GOD THANKSGIVING

0UR VISION Romans 15:20(TPT) It is my honor and constant passion to be a pioneer who preaches where no one has ever even heard of the Anointed One, instead of building upon someone else’s foundation.

OUR MISSION 1 Corinthians 1:17 (MSG) God didn’t send me out to collect a following for myself, but to preach the Message of what He has done, collecting a following for Him. And He didn’t send me to do it with a lot of fancy rhetoric of my own, lest the powerful action at the center—Christ on the Cross—be trivialized into mere words.

declarations e u g n o t e h t f o Power V E R B S 1 8 : 2 1 PRO

My enemies will clap hands for me I will finish the work that the Lord Jesus has anointed me to do

Goodness & Mercy shall follow me all the days of my life My life is an answer and solution to those in need I declare open HEAVENS in my spiritual life, marriage, career, family, and finances My destiny helpers and midwives are locating me My generation and nations shall be saved King JESUS my life is for YOUR GLORY

Beauty & The Gospel

CONTENTS THE ETERNAL DANGER OF CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS LUCIFERIAN PLOT : APPEARANCE OF THE MAN OF SIN The devil is more than ready to rule the earth and times are critical DYING TO SELF "many people speak on dying to self, but how many really understand it?''

7 BEHAVIORS TO THROW OUT WITH THE REST OF YOUR JUNK Be wise— say nothing! 'the prudent hold their tongues.”

SELF JUSTIFICATION OF SOME WOMEN It is futile putting up argument against God or His Word.

SANCTIFICATION IS REQUIRED TO ENTER HEAVEN

“It is the spiritual condition of man that determines his eternity.”

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EDITOR'S NOTE pay thy Offer unto God thanksgiving; and vows unto the most High:

Psalm 50:14 KJV This Editor's note is from Tsakani , a slave of Jesus Christ.

I greet you in the only powerful name of Jesus Christ. Beloved , it's that time of the year where we get to consciously reflect upon the year and what we've been up to , faced and conquered.

With that being said in the midst of all this , let's make it a priority to give thanks to the LIVING GOD . If I were to list all He has done this year and in general , there wouldn't be enough space. The biggest has to be health and salvation.

Fam, a lot who professed to be Christians have fallen away , backslidden or are lukewarm. Here you stand , standing by the grace of the Lord JESUS.

As it's the holiday season , let's not get lost in the festivity and culture of this wicked world but always remember WHO WE ARE and ETERNITY. Let's guard ourselves in prayer, worship and the LIVING WORD.

This holiday season will be different for me and my family as we definitely won't be celebrating "CHRISTMAS" . Find out why in one of the articles featured in this issue.

None the less, may the grace of the Lord JESUS CHRIST and the ever sweet fellowship of the HOLY SPIRIT be with you. Be a blessing and stay blessed !

Shalom!

EDITOR

tsakani mhlongo @empress_teekay

devotions

Choose Life

by Dr André and Jenny Roebert Deuteronomy 30:19 (NLT): "Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!"

The Bible reveals that in life, we ultimately have one of two choices to make - a choice for life or a choice for death. Knowing we have the gift of free will, the Lord urges us to, "choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!" This means choosing life today not only affects us individually, but also the quality of life for our descendants. There is a way that leads to life and then there is a way that leads to death. Romans 8:5-6 says those who choose to live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For, to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. The world says "if it feels good, do it" - irrespective of the outcome. However, choosing life involves making a conscious decision to choose the way that leads to life, by following the instruction of God's Word and the leading of His Holy Spirit. In Proverbs 16:25, Solomon said, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death." From today, decide to renew your mind to "whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report" (Philippians 4:8), and let life well up in and through you!

REVELATION BY: ISAAC MAYELE

LUCIFERIAN PLOT : APPEARANCE OF THE MAN OF SIN

REVELATION

The devil is more than ready to rule the earth and times are critical, the Rapture is imminent, the wise will prepare themselves when they see the world pandemic and disasters hitting the world since more deaths will follow the coronavirus.

There shall be a global crisis and global recession and the Pope will rush the manifestation of the Man of Sin to restore normality and world order. In the aftermath of the appearing of the Man of Sin, new anti-biblical laws will be introduced and a universal Church will be forced upon humanity and no Christian will worship God unless he joins the universal and ecumenical Church.

There shall be persecution of those who

The Lord told me, “The devil and his

oppose the new order and thanks to

agents are multiplying meetings. Recently,

database and internet that has people’s

they have adopted many resolutions and

identities through different social network

decisions for the devil feels that there is

platforms, rebels will be tracked.

no more time left before him. They have

We were in fasting and prayer and the

many plans and they are rushing to implement them.”

Lord said, “Those who are not prudent and on the alert will be surprised. They are failing to grasp the danger of this moment.”

Brother, the Lord told me to warn His people to buy new Bibles, for He told me that the Bible will become scarce. The Lord said, “Tell them to stop using Bible

The Lord said, “Tell My children to seize

apps on the phone. They must all buy

the opportunity to amend and reform

new Bibles. Indeed new laws will prohibit

their behavior now for many will be

Bible apps and they will cease. The devil

surprised by the sound of the trumpet.

is holding regular meetings with the Pope

Before My imminent return more plagues,

and they are preparing extremely well to

disasters, and woes will fall on this world.

take over the world and rule the world the

More pandemic will be hitting the earth.

moment the Bride is gone.” The Lord said,

Things will get tough. Those with eyes to

“They are serious and they are not playing

see will reform their lives and the Rapture

like My children that are in distraction

will happen.

and asleep.”

The enemy is going to use technology in

The Lord instruction is that His Church

order to locate the whereabouts of every

must spend time watching and praying.

man and woman on the earth for people’s

They must be dedicated to prayer, living

identities are already on the Internet. The

in My presence and reading their Bible.

children of darkness are working to

However many of His people are not

identify those who oppose the coming

watching and praying.

New World Order.”

I remember a pastor who was telling me it I remember that I was in the market

is a good idea to gather together

buying food when the Spirit of God began

Christians, Muslim, Hindus, and Buddhists

to point out to me the number on the

to pray together to a God that is called

food label. The Spirit of God said, “These

the good God. I replied to him there is no

numbers are of the beast. This is the

such thing as an interreligious good God.

system of Satan where the human world

The only good God is Jesus Christ, every

is heading. No one will buy and sell unless

man will kneel before Him and confess his

he accepts the number of the beast.”

sins in order to obtain the forgiveness of their sins.

REVELATION

In that retreat the Lord instructed us to

The Lord insists that we must testify

read the Bible in families and with

about the good news of the Gospel not to

children. We should not let children

waste time talking about the lives of

watching all these cartoons that are

pastors committing scandalous acts. We

causing enchantment.

must pray for the country for the enemy has not given up. The deliverance of the

The Lord warned that people will look for

country is a process.

the Bible and they won’t find good ones except the Bible of the Antichrist. Cartoon

The Lord said His servants that have kept

is enchantment. They don’t belong to God

themselves from the corruption of the

and they are witchcraft.

world are preparing His people in holiness, purity, and sanctification despite

Many children dream that they are flying

these false pastors scandalizing the weak

because of cartoons. Cartoons have

in the body of Christ. The devil has his

initiated these children as witches, that is

servants in the Church but God’s servants

why they are flying in their dreams.

also exist. We should not join those who are gossiping about scandalous servants

The Lord revealed to me that there are

otherwise we are helping the devil to

wires starting from the TV going down to

harden the heart of the unbelievers and

hell. If you have been watching horror

we should not be shaken by the

movies and cartoons, demons will be

scandalous actions of false prophets. We

rising from hell and they will land in your

should not trust in men.

home. The Lord showed me how demons of hell come in many homes through TV.

The Lord said, “The Antichrist is at work

This is why many of God’s children are

and he is pushing his agenda all over the

moving away from the TV. Be careful with

world and his number are in many

what you are watching on TV.

products.” In a vision, the Lord spoke to me about the gospel singer Brother

The Lord said, “My Church is supposed to

Michael. The Lord is happy about his

evangelize and be a witness but the devil

prayer of repentance that must continue.

makes sure that people sit to talk about

The Lord said this is the time for

pastors throwing discredit to the body of

repentance of prayer. However, the Lord

Christ.” The Lord complained that His

told me to talk to you Brother Michael

children are talking about these servants

about the issue of association, “There are

and this is hardening the heart of

fellow Christian singers that you

unbelievers and the devil is winning souls

collaborate with, who are of the enemy.

thanks to the scandalous behavior of

The Lord heard your prayer of repentance

pastors.

for repentance prayer is what the Lord is expecting from His people in this critical moment.”

REVELATION

The Lord told me to warn His people to be prudent and on the alert. These winds of sicknesses are things that the devil has plotted against humanity and the world.

However, His children living in distraction will suffer, therefore the Lord told me to warn His children to watch and pray.

REVELATION

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Brother, I have already talked about

And on the 86th day of this experience,

Christmas but this time around it will be

the Lord came and He took me again to

different, for it will not be preaching or

Hell. When we arrived in Hell, as usual,

teaching but a testimony. Many people

this was a kingdom full of fire. There was a

celebrate this feast. Therefore, I will testify

lot of lava of fire everywhere, and I saw

so that you can make up your mind either

countless lost souls inside the lava of fire.

to continue to celebrate this holiday or

They were numerous. I noticed that their

not.

lower parts were in the lava of fire.

When I had this experience in my life, I

Finally, we arrived before a gate. When I

was at a point where I was being taken by

looked, I saw a man sitting before the

the Lord to Hell. I mean, I had daily

gate. He was dressed exactly like Father

experience with the Lord for a period of

Christmas. He was holding toys on his

351 days. I had been in Hell for 351 days.

hand, and he was laughing at people that were stuck inside the gate.

Above the gate of this place was written,

This inspiration came from the devil

“The chambers of the damned souls who

himself who had summoned a meeting in

celebrate Christmas.”

which he told the powers of darkness, ‘Since Christians of the world don’t have a

The writing was not of this world but the

day where they remember and celebrate

Lord enabled me to understand it. I am

their master. And since living in the

just simplifying things so that you can

presence of their Master daily is the

understand. In Hell, I saw that fire was not

celebration of their God, lets come up with

burning demons, impure birds, beasts and

a day where we will tell the world that they

impure animals. It was only burning

are celebrating the birth of Christ.This will

human souls that were in this hostile

be the day the whole world and all

place.

families of the world will give me the honor. I want a day where the whole world

When I saw this writing on the gate, I said,

would celebrate and worship me a day,

“Lord, what is the meaning of this

where all the families of the Earth will

inscription?” The Lord said, “All the sins

worship and celebrate me. That day will

that people are committing on the Earth

not be for remembering the death of

are classified in prisons and punishments

Christ, for it is too powerful.

in Hell. This chamber that you see is built for people who are celebrating Christmas.”

When the families of the Earth and the inhabitants of the Earth will celebrate this

I said, “Lord, people celebrate Christmas

day, they shall be marked by my serial

because it is Your birthday.” The Lord

666.’ ” This resolution of Satan was

replied to me, “That is not the case. This

implemented by the Roman Catholic

celebration was instituted by the devil

Church and people who celebrate

through the Roman Catholic Church. And

Christmas are marked with 666 for they

the demon you see that is called Father

are worshipping the devil. I saw this

Christmas is the unclean spirit that is

demon that was Father Christmas before

seducing the world. He is a demon. This

the gate. He was saying to the damned

church that came up with Christmas is the

souls in torment, “Rejoice for this is your

representative of Satan.

kingdom. You have accepted our proposition and you have done our will in

The Lord said, “There were many gods in

bidding. This is your reward.” [God gives

ancient times. The Emperor was

specific instructions about using pagan

worshipping the Sun God. When the

practices to worship Him— the exact thing

Romans came to Christianity, the Emperor

Christmas does! Notice what He says in

resolved to institute a feast for the

Deuteronomy 12:30-32:

Christians. The Emperor said, ‘Since there is a feast of Holy Communion to

“. . . Do not inquire after their gods,

remember the death and resurrection of

saying, ‘How did these nations serve their

Christ, we need a day of celebration in

gods? I also will do likewise.’ You shall not

order to celebrate the Sun God.’

worship the LORD your God in that way .

Whatever I command you, be careful

Jesus likewise says His true followers “must

to observe it; you shall not add to it

worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24)—not

nor take away from it” And lest some

revel in recycled pagan customs and

think this is simply an Old Testament command that no longer applies, the apostle Paul makes the same point in 2 Corinthians 6, where he addresses whether unbiblical religious customs and practices have any place in the worship of God’s people:

symbolism.]

When we got to the gate, this demon ran away from the presence of the Lord. I saw the names of the people who celebrate this pagan feast on the gate. Then the gate opened. When we entered the gate of this chamber, I was feeling lost.

“What fellowship has righteousness with

I said, “Lord, please get me out of here. I

lawlessness? And what communion has

swear to tell people that Hell is real.

light with darkness? And what accord has

This place is unbearable. I cannot take it.”

Christ with Belial [the devil and/ or

The Lord said, “My son, you have to see this.

demons]? Or what part has a believer

It is in your interest. You should tell the

with an unbeliever? And what agreement

inhabitants of the land about these things.”

has the temple of God with idols? For you

Brother, there was fire everywhere in this

are the temple of the living God . . .

place. There was no empty space.

Quickly I began to hear the voices of men and

“Therefore ‘Come out from among them

children. They were countless.

and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive

These children were obsessed with the

you.’ ‘I will be a Father to you, and you

Christmas celebration on the Earth. I watched

shall be My sons and daughters, says the

and I saw that they were like decomposing

LORD Almighty.’ Therefore, having these

and they were crying.

promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh

As we were moving in this place, I saw a pit

and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear

and inside the pit, there was a baby crying. He

of God” (2 Corinthians 6:14- 18; 2

was eaten by worms. As the baby was crying

Corinthians 7:1).

the Lord allowed me to hear him. He was saying, “I don’t know anything. I left the Earth

Rather than relabeling pagan customs as

when I was one year old. What have I done to

Christian, or allowing members of the

deserve this?” I asked the Lord, “Why is this

Church to continue their old pagan

baby here?” The Lord said, “The baby was

practices, the apostle Paul told them in

initiated from the womb of her mother in

nouncertain terms to leave behind all

witchcraft. That is why he is there.”

these forms of worship and worship God in true holiness as He commands.

When we left this baby, I saw a toddler. He was surrounded by demons.

These demons were cartoon characters

Jesus said, “I know the works you have done

that he was watching on the Earth. The kid

for Me. But you were imprudent and

used to watch Snowy. As a result, Snowy

complacent for you knew My word and My

was around him in this place among

principles, but you went on to celebrate this

others. The child seems to be 8. [Snowy

holiday willingly. You ignored the voice of the

(French: Milou [milu]) is a fictional

Spirit because of alack of vigilance. By

character in The Adventures of Tintin, the

celebrating this holiday you went to worship

comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé.

this god of Christmas, who is a demon. You

Snowy is a white Wire Fox Terrier who is a

shall have no other God than Me. It is too late

companion to Tintin, the series’

and there is nothing I can do.”

protagonist.]

Then we moved to another pit where I saw Brother, in Hell, it was difficult to identify

four children. They were holding fiery

people for they were rotting and they

hammers and they were beating a woman

were skeletons. You will recognize people

with their hammers.

thanks to their voices for they were covered with worms. The child was crying

They said, “We did nothing wrong. But this

and calling the name of his mother and

woman brought us here. She is the one who

father. For when you fall into Hell, you will

taught us to celebrate Christmas every year.

remember your family and loved ones

That is why we are here.” The Lord said, “This

that you left on the Earth.

lady is the mother of these four children. She used to buy her children’s clothes every year

I asked the Lord, “Why was this child

at Christmas and they were celebrating.

there?” The Lord said, “When this child was on the Earth, his parents were always

One day they were on a bus and they had an

buying him gifts and presents for

accident and they died.” The mother said to

Christmas. But whenever his parents

the Lord, “The children were piling pressure

failed to buy him presents and clothes, he

on me every Christmas to buy them new

was crying and bothering his parents. He

clothes, and I had no choice but to please

was shouting and imposing himself and

them in order to have peace. I wanted to

saying, ‘I must celebrate Christmas.’ His

please them.” The Lord said, “My daughter, it

parents were so pressured that they had

is written, ‘Do not conform to the present

to do what it takes to buy him Christmas

world. You are not of this world.''

presents and clothes.

Brother, we cannot do things and follow the When new clothes were bought for him,

traditions of the world because the people of

he was happy to go play with other kids.

this world are doing it. We are not of this

Since the child was doing this every

world. Let us learn to use the freedom that

Christmas, the Devil put the mark 666 on

we have received from the Spirit.

the child, for he had become a worshipper of Father Christmas who represented

The Lord said, “My daughter, time is gone for

everything for the child.

you.”

As we were moving in this place, there

The Lord said, “All the food that he had eaten

were pits everywhere with people

in all the Christmas celebration all these years

shouting because of pain. There were

are in his belly. That is why it is that way.”

demons mocking these souls in this place.

Jesus said, “Demons will pierce him forever.”

They were saying, “You people were

And I saw that he was unable to stand up

worshipping Father Christmas by

because of his belly. He was calling the name

celebrating Christmas. This is your

of his pastor but it was too late. He was there

kingdom. You will celebrate and worship

inside the fire.

Father Christmas here forever. Why are you crying? You are in your kingdom.

Then I saw a preacher in Hell preaching and telling lost souls, “Do not celebrate Christmas

While we were in this chamber of Hell, I

as it is of the devil.” I saw that some souls

saw the gate where we had entered this

were asking for forgiveness, other souls were

chamber of Hell. I saw demons coming in

insulting him.

the gate with a number of children. They were pulling these children with wires that

I asked the Lord, “Why has this preacher

were attached to their tongues.

fallen in this place?” The Lord said, “In his church, he was preaching that people can

The Lord said, “What you see are the

celebrate Christmas. Every Christmas children

newcomers. They’ve died on the Earth and

were invited and given presents in his church.

they have the mark of Father Christmas

When he died, he realized that he was in

666 on their forehead.”They were crying

error. That is why you see him preaching this

for help. The Lord had a love for these

way, but it is too late for him.” When we got

souls. But He kept saying, “Too late, too

to him, he said, “Lord, pity me. I did your work

late.” Beloved, how many times have you

and won souls on Earth. And when I fell into

and I celebrated this pagan holiday? Then I

Hell, I realized my mistake.

saw at a distance a soul that was inside the liquid lava. His belly was like four

That is why I am preaching here and many

meters and demons were piercing his

souls believed me. Get me out here.” The

belly with javelins.

Lord said, “Lying servant, you knew My word, but you wanted to follow the celebration of

The Lord said, “This man has lived 55

the world and you preached that celebrating

years on the Earth from birth until death.

Christmas was okay. It is too late.” When we were leaving, this preacher began to insult

He celebrated Christmas every year. He

the Lord and he was blaspheming. The Lord

never missed celebrating. He was buying

was in tears.

food and clothes and going out to celebrate. He kept telling his wife, ‘We must celebrate and enjoy this time of life. I am happy to be with you.’

child of GOD, celebrating christmas will take you to HELLFIRE

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HAVING ABSOLUTE FAITH IN THE NAME, JESUS CHRIST SHEPHERD HILL COMMUNITY

Greetings dear friend. Every new day brings YOU closer to the Coming of Christ. My QUESTION is, "ARE YOU READY TO MEET WITH THE LORD" ?

"And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devil......."

Mark.16:17.

"And whatsoever ye shall *ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it." St.John 14:13-14.

"............Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you." St.John 16:23.

REMINDER

Beloved, God's love for you did not end at the cross. GOD continues to show you His love by giving you the legal right to be called His child according to 1John 3:1, then the right to use the name of JESUS and more.

Unfortunately, many people use the name of JESUS no more than a closing abbreviation or an ending clause in prayer.

Our first Bible reference says, the name of JESUS will bring about the manifestation of supernatural signs and that means His name is not ordinary.

In Hebrew.1:4, it says that JESUS has, by inheritance, obtained a more excellent name than all the angels and archangels. Powerful as these angels are, no where in the entire bible are we told to pray in the name of an angel. Only the more excellent name of JESUS can produce excellent results.

If He got that name from the Father by inheritance, then all the power of GOD is in that name; and since you are joint-heirs with JESUS (If you are Born Again) according to Roman.8:17, therefore you have full rights to use the name of JESUS. Hallelujah.

When JESUS sent out His disciples according to Matthew.10:1 and Luke.9:1, He gave them power and authority over all devils and to heal all sickness and disease. When the disciples returned, they said in Luke.10:17: "Lord, even the devils are subject to us through thy name" JESUS gave them power and they testified that devils were subject to them through His name.

That simply means that the power He gave them was in His name and could only be released through the mention of that name. What an awesome previlege we've been given...

Do you wonder why you don't see answers to some prayers? JESUS said, ask the Father anything this is very important. You must see GOD as Father and address Him that way if you want His response.

God's word says, the spirit of sonship always addresses GOD as Father- Romance.8:15. We worship Him as GOD and that, He enjoys, but He wants us to relate to Him as Father because that's the new covenant sense.

JESUS called Him Father more times than He called Him GOD and there's nothing disrespectful about it. You accept sonship by calling Him Father. JESUS said, GOD is our Father just as the same GOD is His Father- St.John 20:17. Hallelujah!

What an honour to have GOD as Father!!

Even when some people ask the Father yet they don't get answers.

What could be wrong? For a long time, I thought I didn't have enough faith, so I worked hard on my faith but still didn't get the results I expected until GOD showed me the secret in a scripture I had read several times in years and that scripture is Acts 3:16:

"And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness...."

We try to have faith in our faith, rather than have faith in the name of JESUS. Your faith must be in something that cannot be shaken or fail and that's where the name of JESUS stands out. Also, knowing that the devil specialises in firing shots of guilt, rejection, condemnation and unworthiness at anybody who dares to use the name of JESUS, you must let your faith stand on the person of JESUS and not whether you feel holy enough or unholy to use His name.

If you are Born Again, you are a CHILD of GOD; and although you are not on the same standing as JESUS in some sense, yet like the brothers of Joseph who enjoyed the favour of the King because of the position of Joseph, we too can enjoy God's favour because of the position of JESUS who called us His brothers- Hebrew.2:11. Wow!!

In Acts 3:12, the Apostle Peter was quick to admit that, it was not their power or their holiness that made the man walk, but faith in the name of JESUS. Dear friend, never let the devil talk you out of your miracle by making you focus on yourself. It's not how you feel about yourself that changes you, but how you feel about JESUS. The woman at the well in St.John 4, had for a long time carried a certain feeling about herself but nothing changed, till she knew something about JESUS. Faith in His person and the unlimited power in His name will make anything possible.

REMINDER

JESUS said, the Father would give us the Holy Spirit in His nameSt.John 14:26, and if the Father releases the Holy Spirit in the name of JESUS, there's nothing GOD cannot release to you in His name. Praise GOD..

Our second Bible reference, St.John 14:13-14 says, GOD is glorified when that thing you ask in the name of JESUS is given to you. Now start using the name of JESUS with great expectancy, see that name fulfilling all the righteous demand of a holy GOD, see that name justifying your standing before GOD, see all the power of GOD released through that name on your situation; I stand by you in Faith and declare in the name of JESUS, that you will never cease to testify of a miracle each time you use that name JESUS CHRIST. Hallelujah!!!

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Chanelle Fairlene Pillay Chanelle Fairlene Pillay is a South African born, qualified attorney in her own firm CHANELLE FAIRLENE ATTORNEYS, with her Masters in Business Law. She is a woman of faith and planted in the ministry known as THE SUPERNATURAL CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST where she encountered more of the Lord and His dynamic plans for her life. She is also the author of the books, "A Shepherd King" , "Away From Yesterday" and “The Destiny Dreamer available on Amazon. @chanelle.fairlene

DYING TO SELF Every person in the Word of God who walked in the fullness of all that the LORD had purposed for them had one thing in common: They had died to self.

Many people speak on dying to self, but how many really understand it?

Jesus said in John 12:24, “Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit…” There cannot be fruitfulness without dying to self.

The one characteristic that man struggles with is pride; pride in all they have achieved in life, pride in who they believe they are, pride in their own plans and ideas of what they have in store for their own lives. This is one of the reasons none of these men and women can be used mightily of God. God is looking for vessels who are dead.

There was a time when Moses had taken matters into his own hands in Egypt. Literally.

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Seeing the ill treatment of his fellow Hebrew brothers, Moses struck an Egyptian, killing him and burying him in the sand. Although God had chosen him as deliverer of the Israelites, it was not going to unfold according to Moses’ plan. Moses had to learn this. The deliverance and purpose for his life had to be according to the will and blueprint of God. Only decades later, after fleeing Egypt and dying to all that he had known in the desert, Moses had a true encounter with the Living God. An encounter that made him one of the greatest men of old; whose walk and life before THE LORD is so profound and powerful in all its dimensions and lessons.

Even Joseph had to learn to die to self. Imagine his surprise when he was taken from being a favoured son in the house of Jacob to becoming a slave in Egypt- imprisoned, and as if forgotten. He must have wondered on many days and nights what had become of his dreams and plans. However, we see that Joseph still possessed some form of pride in himself and his gifts in Genesis 40:14 when interpreting the dreams of the butler and baker. He said,“But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house…”

It was all “me, me, me”. Yet, several years had to pass before Joseph was truly brought forth out of the prison into the palace on God’s terms. And at that stage, when he stood before Pharaoh, Joseph had died to self. We see this in his response to Pharaoh when saying, “It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace…”

You can only be the answer to mysteries when you come to the realization that it is not about you – but everything is about Him. Even in the life of Mary, we see such willingness and obedience to be a vessel of honour, used to carry the Glory of God – Jesus, the Messiah. As a young woman, she must have had an idea of how she desired her life to unfold. But upon hearing unprecedented news from the Angel of the LORD that she would carry a child conceived by the Holy Spirit who would be the Son of the Living God, Mary’s words were unlike any other. She said, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word….” (Luke 1:38).

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Unless one dies to themselves, you cannot carry and experience the Glory of the LORD in and through your life.

To die to yourself means to depart or lay down your own wishes, desires, ideas, and plans. It is a realization that your life is no longer about you and what you want, feel, and know, but rather a surrender to God’s perfect will and to what only He chooses for you. Dying to self is a process unlike any other. It will come with its fair share of challenging moments, heartbreaking decisions, and many moments of questions and longing for answers.

Yet, nothing is more satisfying and fulfilling than knowing that your life is not your own, but rather the clay in the Hands of the Master Potter – for Him to shape and mould as He pleases for His Glory on the earth.

CHANELLE WISDOM

''THERE CANNOT BE FRUITFULNESS WITHOUT DYING TO SELF. GOD IS LOOKING FOR VESSELS WHO ARE DEAD.'' Chanelle Fairlene Pillay

FROM THE HOLINESS REVIVAL MOVEMENT WORLDWIDE DESK

SANCTIFICATION IS REQUIRED TO ENTER HEAVEN

TEXT: EPHESIANS 5: 25-27 (25) Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; (26) That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, (27) That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

KEY VERSE: 1 THESSALONIANS 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Pastor Paul Rika International Director of Holiness Revival Movement Worldwide ​ "HOREMOW is like a large body of water coming with great force washing away all debris, shedding dead weight, and riding off all impurities from among the churches today. The great force carries along the genuine children of God from all over the world and from all denominations and nationalities onto the narrow way to be rapture ready and to meet our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This is the last move of God on earth, and, Holiness Revival Movement is the Last Ark of our generation. Some say, "Is this the only place people can worship?" Indeed, such a drastic measure would perplex the world. But, Jesus said, "My children know my voice..."

" You are sanctified so that you can be clean and holy without blemish or any such thing. "

As Jesus prayed He said, “Thine they were and You have given them to Me. They have become mine.” He said this before he died showing that those He was praying for to be sanctified, were already believers. This was because the sacrifice for believers' sanctification was included in the redemptive plan of the Cross. The cross is first a sacrifice for sinner’s salvation, then secondly a sacrifice for Believer’s sanctification.

“Husbands love your wives even as Christ loved the church.” You have married already just as He has gotten the Church already to Himself and gave Himself for it.

He died for them that He might sanctify them. It means to give you a step above salvation requires appropriating the benefits of the death of Christ. To bring you to holiness requires the application of the victory through the death of Christ. It is an experience of righteousness that removes carnality.

You are sanctified so that you can be clean and holy without blemish or any such thing. That is God's desire for you and He is ready to do it for you.

You may be a Christian but you are stubborn, yet you do not know why. The Bible says “consider them that minister among you and esteem them very highly in love.” This is not in you because there is something that looks stony in your heart.

You know that you lack real respect, appreciation and gratitude towards leadership. This is the reason why when the leader gives you assignment, you may not do it because the real fear and reverence for him is not in your heart. Your heart is dry, but you profess to be born again. This is a clear manifestation of Adamic nature. Take yourself back to God to get those things removed. He will give you a heart of flesh so that your heart can be touched.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Sanctification makes your heart feel real compassion, love, obedience, care and submission.

SONG FOR THE DAY: Jesus only, Jesus ever, Jesus all in all we will sing, Savior, Sanctifier, Healer, Baptizer and coming King BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY: Ezekiel 7-9; Hebrews 10:24-39

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PAUL RIKA

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F R I E N D written by:

ANGUS & JILL BUCHAN Jill and I found Jesus as our personal Lord and Saviour on the 18th of February 1979, just two years after settling in Greytown, Kwa-Zulu Natal Midlands, South Africa. Originally from Zambia, we bought a piece of land on which we planned to farm crops and livestock. We had very little to start with but even as brand new Christians, we were content with our farm, which we later called SHALOM.

If we go to the Word of God in the Gospel of John 12:24 (NKJV), it is a scripture that is very well known by most Christians, it is also a scripture that makes one sit up and take count.

Jesus said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.”

You see, Joseph Scriven had a very sad life. He

What I have noticed in my life is that anything

riverbank, waiting for his beloved fiancée to

that is really precious, anything that is really

come across the river on a horse. When she

costly, requires a lot of pain and suffering and

was halfway across the river, the horse

even death sometimes.

bolted, she fell into the river and drowned.

was in Ireland as a young man standing on a

Needless to say, he was devastated. He then Joseph Scriven was an Irish preacher, and he

left Ireland and went to live in Canada and led

wrote a poem to his mother to comfort her in

a life of helping others and taking care of

1855. She was still living in Ireland while he

those in need. They tell me that he himself

had gone to Canada. That poem became a

also drowned in an accident later on in his

hymn. It is probably one of the most loved and

life.

popular hymns in the whole world, What a friend we have in Jesus.

What a friend we have in Jesus,

Are we weak and heavy laden,

all our sins and griefs to bear!

cumbered with a load of care?

What a privilege to carry

Precious Savior, still our refuge--

everything to God in prayer!

take it to the Lord in prayer!

O what peace we often forfeit,

Do your friends despise, forsake you?

O what needless pain we bear,

Take it to the Lord in prayer!

all because we do not carry

In his arms he'll take and shield you;

everything to God in prayer!

you will find a solace there.

Have we trials and temptations?

Is there trouble anywhere?

We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer!

May the Lord bless you as you share your heart with the lost too.

Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share?

Jesus knows our every weakness; take it to the Lord in prayer!

Much love in Jesus Name.

Angus and Jill Buchan

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Imitate True Inheritors

by Dr André and Jenny Roebert Hebrews 6:12 (NKJV): "...that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises."

The Word of God instructs us to imitate only those who have inherited the promises of God. They are known as the true inheritors, because they have possessed God's promises through active faith and patience. Too many Christians become complacent in their faith and never push on to see the world around them changed or influenced by the kingdom of God. The danger of that is they never get to exercise their faith and patient endurance to stand on the promises of God to see them fulfilled right here and now. Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil, and we are here to enforce his defeat by actively exercising our faith and authority. All around us we see evidence of the devil's destructive work in peoples' lives. We are called to replace that evidence with redemption and restoration - through the demonstration of God's power in our lives, activated by faith! There are men and women recorded in the scriptures who refused to be complacent and just accept the condition of the world around them. Through faith and patience they went after the promises of God and exchanged evidence of the kingdom of darkness with evidence of the kingdom of God! Let's imitate them.

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THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER

by: Pual David Washer

“Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is

Prayer is the great complement to biblical

in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your

knowledge, without which, there can be

kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth

little life or power in the missionary, his

as it is in heaven.”

preaching, or his mission endeavors.

– Matthew 6:9-10

Every triumph of the church in the last

two thousand years has been birthed,

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and

cultivated, and matured with prayer. If

you will find; knock, and it will be opened to

there is one thing that all the great

you. For everyone who asks receives, and he

missionaries of church history hold in

who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.”

common, it is their intense and unceasing devotion to God in prayer.

– Matthew 7:7-8

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It is impossible to overemphasize the

We can throw ourselves at the wall until

importance of prayer in the missionary

our bodies are broken and lying in

endeavor. This becomes especially

heaps on the ground. But the wall is not

apparent when we realize that the work

going to fall by any human effort. It

of global missions is an absolute

requires the power of God. He can do a

impossibility apart from the power of

quick work of the wall and bring down

God. The Apostle John tells us that the

in seconds what we could not do even if

whole world lies in the power of the evil

we were granted ten thousand

one.” Thus, it would be easier to lift

eternities to do it!

Mount Everest and cast it into the sea, than to take one inch of Satan’s domain

Most, if not all, Christians would

in our own power. He laughs at our

heartily agree with what has just been

endless strategies and mocks our clever

written regarding the importance of

schemes, but when one man lashes

prayer. Why then do ministers and

himself to the Word and wears out his

missionaries openly admit to praying so

knees in prayer, all of Hell shudders.

little? This is especially perplexing when we realize that many of those who lament their neglect of prayer are truly

''In fact, the flesh probably hates prayer even more than it hates the study of God’s Word''

God-called men and women, who love the Lord and honestly desire to see His kingdom advance into all nations. Why then do we so-often neglect prayer?

Though there are more reasons than we have room to mention, we will consider several of the most obvious.

All the Christians, churches, missionary societies, and institutions combined cannot win one soul. All our conferences, campaigns, and desires to give our lives away cannot advance the kingdom. Even if there were no devil, the radical corruption of one sinner’s heart would bring to nothing all our efforts and make us a laughingstock of impotence. The lost world and the lost soul are like Jericho.

They are tightly shut up; no one can come out and no one can come in. We can march around it until we are utterly worn out. We can lift up our voices and blow our trumpets until we are blue in the

The Neglect of Prayer The first culprit is our superficial understanding of the impossibility of the task. This fault is the result of poor theology. Not only do we not seem to understand the power of our enemy, but also, and most importantly, we do not understand the corruption of the human heart. The unreached nations are not merely ignorant of God so that they can be cured by more information.

Neither are they seeking God so that they only need to be pointed in the right direction.

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The nations, like the men who form them,

Thirdly, our fallen flesh is one of the

are morally depraved, hostile to God, and

great nemeses of prayer. In fact, the flesh

will be unresponsive to any gospel herald

probably hates prayer even more than it

to them apart from God’s direct

hates the study of God’s Word. At least

intervention. Only God can change the

through study, the flesh can boast in its

human heart and advance His cause.

knowledge, but in prayer, it has no

Apart from His aid, our attempts to tear

grounds for boasting. Through study, a

down the iron walls of sin that surround

man may gain fame for his scholarship,

the nations is comparable to a tiny gnat

erudition, and eloquence; but prayer is

beating its head against a wall of granite.

performed in secret and demands that a

Therefore, in the beginning, middle, and

man lays down all his credentials at the

end of all our missionary endeavors, we

door. True prayer is a renunciation of the

must constantly and relentlessly seek

flesh and its power. In the prayer closet,

God’s aid in persevering prayer.

the most capable men must acknowledge that the “flesh profits nothing” and it is,

Secondly, unbelief is a great enemy of

“not by might nor by power, but by God’s

prayer. Do we really believe in our utter

Spirit.”

inability to win even one soul of the more than seven billion that now abide on this

Fourthly, spiritual and physical laziness is

planet? Do we really believe that God is

a major culprit that leads to the neglect

“able to do far more abundantly beyond

of prayer. We should not be deceived.

all that we ask or think, according to the

Intercession is hard work, even for the

power that works within us?” Do we really

most devoted. One of the greatest and

believe that prayer is absolutely essential

most far-reaching deceptions among

and that it is the catalyst for life and

Christians is that those who dedicate

power in all our activities? To answer

themselves to a certain spiritual

these questions, we must not appeal to

discipline do so because it just comes

our theology because we often affirm

easy for them. We think that the man

truths with our heads that we do not

devoted to Bible study does so because

practice with our hearts. Nor should we

of some special gift or even natural

appeal to sentiment because we can feel

inclination that makes it easier for him

deeply that we ought to pray without

than for the rest of us. However, the

ever truly praying. To properly discern

primary reason behind his devotion and

the answer to this question, we must

our lack of it is that he has recognized his

appeal to the practice of our daily lives.

indispensable need and fights to

How much time do we set aside for

overcome the spiritual laziness that holds

prayer? How often do we run to prayer as

many of us in bondage. It is very

our first recourse? If we graphed a chart

liberating when we realize that spiritual

comparing our time in prayer with the

disciplines such as Bible study and

time consumed by all our other activities,

intercession are “hard work” for

would it not show that we are an

everyone, even the most mature and

unbelieving generation?

gifted saint. It proves that our lethargy with regard to prayer can be overcome.

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Fifthly, the pragmatism that has

God calls for one sacrifice that we are

inundated the West is contrary to

unwilling to make (i.e. prayer), and so we

praying. Pragmatism is basically a

substitute countless others in its place

worldview that determines the value or

(i.e. busyness). We would do well to

rightness of something in terms of its

remember that “to obey is better than

apparent success. In the Western church,

sacrifice,” and, “unless the Lord builds

pragmatism is manifested in the

the house, they labor in vain who build

tendency to adopt any strategy of

it.”

ministry that purports to have produced positive results for other churches or

Seventhly and lastly, the devil is the

ministries, regardless of the fact that it

great enemy of prayer. He would grant us

has little or no biblical foundation or is

hours of unhindered study, let us read

even contrary to the Scriptures. The

good books without end, and allow us to

Western church is literally inundated with

wear ourselves out in ministry if only he

books, conferences, and media material

could keep us from praying. He knows

peddling the latest scheme or strategy to

that we can do all things through Christ

grow the church and evangelize the

who strengthens us,11 and that apart

world. One of the most telltale signs of

from Him we can do nothing.12 He knows

the limited value of these programs and

that Christ has chosen us, and appointed

strategies is their limited endurance. The

us that we should go and bear fruit; and

strategy that takes Christianity by storm

he knows that this fruit is directly related

and becomes all the rage today is soon

to us asking the Father in Christ’s

jettisoned and replaced by another. Is it

Name.13 Thus, the devil is constantly

possible that this preoccupation with

working to make us forgetful of our own

finding the ultimate strategy for church

impotence and to blind us to God’s

growth and missions is the result of the

infinite strength and willingness to do

church’s ignorance of the Scriptures and

abundantly beyond all that we ask or

its carnal aversion to the hard work of

think.14 We must never forget that the

prayer and proclamation?

missionary is sent out like a sheep in the midst of wolves.15 It does not matter

Sixthly, the evil twin of pragmatism is

how the sheep array themselves for

busyness. One of the great and most

battle, how willing they are to sacrifice,

frequent confessions of churches,

or how vigilant their watch, they cannot

pastors, evangelists, and missionaries

repel even the slightest attack from the

throughout the world is that they are just

least of wolves. The sheep’s only hope is

too busy to pray. In fact, we seem willing

that the Great Shepherd will hear their

to wear ourselves out for the cause of the

bleats and come running to their aid.

gospel by doing any activity except those that have been most commanded by Christ—abiding in the Word of God and prayer.

PAUL

WASHER

SELF JUSTIFICATION OF SOME

Women

TEXT: Romans 2:1-6

KEY VERSE: Romans 3:4 "God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is

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What such people failed to asked themselves is "when did the culture of women wearing trousers began.?" Were there different designs of trousers for men and women as lower garment from the beginning? The answer is NO!

written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome

No amount of argument can nullify the truth

when thou art judged."

of God or invalidate His Word. Trousers has

always been the exclusive lower garment of

Some women claim that the trousers they

men while their female counterparts put on

put on are female trousers and the design

skirts. Women never wore trousers.

is different from that of their male counterparts.

Trousers as a dress emanated from the western world and up until today, even the

This puerile argument follows the usual

queen of England would not put it on. Below is

pattern of stubborn sinners who are bent

a brief historical account of the origin of

on justifying their sinful conduct.

women wearing trousers as extracted from the internet.

In the Western world, where trousers

Some women justify themselves by saying they

originated from, women have always worn

put on trousers in decent way that does not

dresses and skirt-like garments while men

expose their privacy and they condemn other

have always worn pants (trousers).

women for putting on trousers indecently. That is just playing to the gallery because both of them

During the late 1800s, women started to

are condemned before God. Only repentance,

wear pants (trousers) for industrial work.

change and holy living can make them escape

During World War II, women wore their

hell.

husband's pants while they took on jobs, and in the 1970s, trousers became

Thought for The Day:

especially fashionable for women.

It is futile putting up argument against God or His Word.

Today, pants are worn far more often than skirts by women, and many women wear it

Song for The Day:

almost all the time. Although pants for

Years I spent in vanity and pride

women in western countries did not become fashion items until the later 20th

Bible Reading for The Day:

century, women began wearing men's

2 Chronicles 20-22; John 16:1-15.

pants (suitably altered) for outdoor work a hundred years earlier.

There is no amount of argument that can justify women wearing trousers, whether it is feminine-designed or not; trousers are strictly for men. Human tradition is not higher than the Word of God.

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Set Apart “Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God” (Romans 1:1).

Oftentimes, in my Christian walk, there is a bit of loneliness. I have to live a certain way because I am not part of the world. And because I am not “among the crowd,” I cannot engage or participate in the things our society defines as acceptable.

“Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,” says the Lord.”

2 Corinthians 6:17 Beloved, you and I are separate; we have been called. We are required to act a certain way and think above the existing culture. We are also called to share Messiah with those God brings into our lives.

I am meeting new people all the time. And you know, people that are from the world, they speak and behave as those that are “earthly minded.” But those of us who have our eyes set on heaven and are born again have a different value system. We speak a different language; we talk about different things. We exalt absolute truth. We are set apart.

We are unique. You and I are called. We have been selected to live apart from this world. We must accept that our godly stance can sometimes create a divide or a negative response from people.

“Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him” (1 John 2:15).

Think about Paul’s life and how mistreated he was because he was set apart. He was beaten, ridiculed, and maligned. In fact, he wrote most of the New Testament while in prison.

“Indeed, all who want to live in a godly way in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2 Timothy 3:12).

Apostle Paul also said, “That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death” (Philippians 3:10).

There was this dual fellowship that Paul was experiencing in his walk with Messiah. On the one hand, he knew Jesus in the power of His resurrection, but on the other hand, he knew Jesus in the fellowship of His sufferings. He knew what it meant to be rejected for Yeshua. He knew what it meant to feel lonely because he was not being received.

This is also part of our call and destiny. We have been set apart. So be encouraged; know that Father loves you and know that you will be rewarded for all that you suffer and give up because of your love for Him.

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behaviors to throw out with the REST OF YOUR JUNK

The current minimalism craze has prompted many of us to clean out closets, drawers, cupboards, nooks, niches, and crannies.

We’ve sorted, trashed, tried on, donated, repurposed, and recycled. And the purging has felt satisfyingly productive. But while we’re freeing ourselves from mismatched cookware, and broken-down shoes that clutter our homes, maybe we should also consider freeing ourselves from some tendencies that clutter our hearts.

A precious soul saved by Christ was not meant to continue to stockpile debilitating mindsets. There comes a time to let go, because a heavy heart can weigh us down far more than lidless pots and pans ever will.

Let Go of Grudges So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.” (Luke 17:3-4, NIV)

We all like a “good mad,” don’t we? In fact, if we’re honest with ourselves, we might be known to collect offenses against us like little boys collect toy cars. “Bring ‘em on!” we say. Each one just adds to the feel-good selfsuperiority we’ve come to thrive on. But of course, that feeling is contrary to God’s Word. Notice that this passage in Luke requires readers to act; to be on the alert: “Watch yourselves” when it comes to relationships. It’s as if Luke knew that we would always struggle with loving and forgiving our fellowman. Fast-forward to today and we see that he was right.

Kick Procrastination to the Curb

Letting go of grudges requires something more from us than passivity. It requires an acknowledgement that we bear the grudge and then the willingness to not only forgive the wrongdoer but to set them free. And when we set them free, we set ourselves free, too. See how that works?

Do you need to go deeper into personal Bible study and more intently into prayer? The night is coming. Are there neighbors, family members, colleagues, or friends that don’t know Jesus? The night is coming. Has your heart been called to local or far-flung missions?

The night is coming. Are you in relationships that need repairing? The night is coming.

Box Up Hurt Jesus wept. (John 11:35, NKJV) These two words—”Jesus wept”—prove, as well as any others, that Jesus truly experienced human emotions. On this occasion, He was in deep mourning. He’d just been told that His good friend Lazarus had died.

Notice that John uses the word “wept” instead of “cried.” Weeping is that deeper groaning—that gut wrench that comes from a heart that literally—physically—feels like it’s breaking. And these words “Jesus wept” continue to remind us today that Jesus understands the affairs of the heart. He also keenly identifies with your loss, your betrayal, and your heartbreak. There’s no hurt that He didn’t feel and there’s no hurt of yours that He can’t heal.

Your hurt is your hurt and no one can or should minimize it. Admittedly, hurt is hard to let go of. But could this be time to part with some of it? Painful memories? Sideswiped dreams? Broken promises? When you box up hurt, you make room for joy to move in.

I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.

(John 9:4, NKJV) If you’re finally decluttering your home, you’ve already proven that you can battle procrastination. And while scaling back on possessions is a great start, there are likely more important ways you can get your house in order. John reminds us that we are charged with doing the Lord’s work because an expiration date is coming and even the savviest procrastinator can’t put that date off.

If we’ve learned anything from recent events, it’s that we are not in control. We’ve come to understand that life is stunningly and unexpectedly short, and so there is an increased urgency to the days in which we live.

So, when you send procrastination to the curb, throw out complacency with it. The night is coming.

I

must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.

(John 9:4, NKJV)

Shred Perfectionism But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” (1 Pet. 1:15-16, NIV) There’s good news and there’s bad news.

The good news is that we are called to be holy. The bad news is that we think “holy” means “perfect.” We’ve fallen down a slippery slope. We’ve watched and listened as the media has painted a picture of perfection and convinced us that if we only work extra hours, try harder, augment our appearance, and spend more, we too can become the perfect employee, the perfect spouse, the perfect parent, the perfect hostess, and the perfect adult child. Enough already! The world’s notion of perfection is fickle—as changeable as the weather—and we will never reach the level we seek.

Only one Person is perfect. And through the power of His Spirit living in you and your devotion to prayer and the Word, He will make you—not perfect according to the standards of this world—but holy.

Stop Hoarding Envy A sound heart is life to the body,but envy is rottenness to the bones. (Prov. 14:30, NKJV) It’s never been easier to feel envious, has it?

Today’s social platforms give us a bird’s-eye view into the lives of everyone from our next-door neighbor, to a first-grade classmate, to a former colleague. And that view—usually perfectly styled and carefully cropped—often serves up images that we perceive as completely carefree, fun, and successful. So how can your evening of leftover meatloaf eaten in a messy kitchen possibly compare? It can’t. And it shouldn’t.

No one’s life is quite as it appears.

Envy never hurts anyone but you. In fact, Proverbs plainly tells us that envy is bad to the bone. Envy’s ruses will rob you of appreciating the estimable joys of your own life. With every swipe of your device, you throw envy a crumb.

So, stop swiping and start counting!

Blessings are everywhere! There is always something and someone to be thankful for.

Ditch Gossip Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. (Eph. 4:29, NIV) It doesn’t matter whether you call it “sharing a prayer request,” brush it off with an “Oh, just FYI,” or claim that “Nobody ever said not to tell”—you just can’t make gossip honorable. Most of us have been both the subject and source of gossip, and we know it’s hurtful. So why would we hang on to a habit that’s obviously detrimental to us and crushing to someone else?

Ephesians offers us an attractive alternative to negative gossip. The next time you’re tempted to pick someone apart, try picking them up instead. Look for the good in that person and spread that news. Replace badmouthing with kindness. Substitute criticism with compliments. Swap jokes for grace. When you do, you’ll go a long way in ditching the habit of gossip and build up a brother or sister in the process.

Send Inferiority Packing But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Sam. 16:7, NKJV) God sees you clear to the heart, too. He sees your lovely heart. He applauds your giving spirit. He appreciates your kindness toward others. He knows your genuine concern for your fellowman. Any inferiority you may feel doesn’t come from God. Inferiority is a tool the devil uses to try and convince us that we’re not good enough. You, my friend, are “ferior!” God—the creator and ruler of the universe says so!

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“The prudent hold their tongues.”

Proverbs 10:19 NIV

The story is told of a wealthy grandfather who went to his doctor to be fitted for a unique hearing aid. The device not only allowed him to hear perfectly, it was hidden so no one could see it. When he went back for a follow-up visit, the doctor said, “Your family must be happy to know that now you can hear.”

The grandfather said, “Well, I haven’t told them about my hearing aid. I just sit around and listen to their conversations—and I’ve already changed my will three times!”

The Bible says, “The prudent hold their tongues.” And this isn’t only a law of speech, it’s a law of science. The odds of putting food in your mouth grow exponentially the more times you open it. To put it another way, the potential for saying the wrong thing rises proportionately to the amount of words you say.

Ever notice that the person who habitually throws in their “two cents’ worth” frequently says something that’s worth about two cents, or less?

The writer of Proverbs says, “Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them” (Pr 29:20 NIV).

A man walked into a pet shop one day, where a colorful parrot was sitting on a perch. The man looked at the bird, and in a cocky tone asked, “Hey, stupid, can you speak?” To his amazement the parrot replied, “Yes, stupid, can you fly?” Why does God say so much about offenses of the tongue? Because when you sin with your tongue, you offend Him, affect others, and hurt yourself.

“Show a gentle attitude.” Php 4:5 GNT The Greek word used for gentleness means “strength under control.” It pictures a wild stallion that has been tamed. It doesn’t mean to be weak and wimpy. The only two people in the Bible who were called gentle—Moses and Jesus—were both strong. Gentleness is restraining your reactions.

It’s choosing your response to people rather than merely reacting to them

When someone serves you, be thoughtful and not demanding. Paul writes, “Don’t just think about your own affairs, but be interested in others, too, and in what they are doing” (Php 2:4 TLB). How do you treat restaurant servers, clerks, administrative assistants, employees, bank tellers, police officers, and others who serve you? Are you rude and difficult? Are you aloof and impersonal, as if they were just “part of the machinery?” Do you realize they may have had a difficult day too, or do you think only of yourself?

The first way you develop gentleness is to try and understand the people who serve you. And the first place you should be gentle is at home.

The Bible tells wives to adorn themselves with “a gentle…spirit” (1Pe 3:4 TLB). Peter is simply saying that gentleness can be more attractive than any clothes or jewelry you choose to wear.

To husbands, the Bible says, “You husbands should try to understand the wives you live with” (v. 7 PHPS). If you are normally insensitive and overbearing, you will have to work extra hard on this. The Scriptures say you must be understanding, not demanding toward the people who serve you and the people with whom you live.

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10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Psalm 84:10 KJV

oh what joy there is spent in the presence of the LORD than else where. Choose His presence today!

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Judges 17:2 "And he said unto his mother, the eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son."

It is a settled matter that restitution is inevitable in the spiritual cleansing process of the believer.

The believer will make restitution as the Holy Spirit has brought to his remembrance and placed the burden on his or her heart.

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Now if you are able to do your

could serve as a guide of the kinds

restitution, you will enjoy the

of actions or inactions that require

following benefits:

restitution to take place: (i) You will become peaceful. Satan 1. Stolen items

cannot accuse you. Nobody will have something to hold against you. Daniel

2. Sexual immorality such as

6:4.

pornography, lesbianism, homosexuality, fornication, rape etc.

(ii) You will have uninhibited access to God and be able to approach His

3. Forged certificate or certificate

throne of grace with confidence.

obtained through cheating in exams

Hebrews 4:16.

4. Past criminal activities such as

(iii) You will be a vessel of honour in

kidnapping, murder, cultism, 419.

the hands of God. 2 Timothy 2: 19-21.

5. Idolatry, witchcraft etc.

(iv) You are assured of going to heaven if you remain holy. 2 Peter 1:10-11.

6. Lies told to harm people.

Thought For The Day: 7. Unpaid debts, falsified records

Restitution will bring you into the full

such as resume, birth certificate,

joy of the Lord.

office record etc.

Song For The Day: 8. Denied pregnancy.

Amen, I have found Jesus, Amen, He is able to do all things

9. Marital infidelity, giving another man’s child to your husband.

Bible Reading For The Day: ​2 Samuel 23-24; Luke 22:31-53

10. Divorce or wrong marriage in polygamy or to divorce.

11. Unfulfilled vows and pledges.

12. Unpaid bride price.

Why do we have a hard time

honoring who we are each day?

We are constantly in the future or past, and we can only live there in our minds. What would it take for you to be patient with yourself in your walk with Christ and road to purpose? As we are healed and continue to heal throughout our lifespan, two things come to mind that will help you walk gracefully in your season: growth and stillness.

You have to start exhausting yourself in every timeframe of your lives; honor your preparation season.

You can’t heal or answer God’s call if you don’t honor your life today. You often get wrapped up in the revelation or vision given and you don’t take the time to give God his due.

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HONOR YOUR PREPARATION SEASON

You have to exhaust all seasons because it

ready for the revelation, you think you are

gets you ready for the next phase.

supposed to walk in it the next day. A lot

Cultivating faith has to be a priority. The

of times, God doesn’t give you a revelation

Israelites had issues with God and had

or a vision of a healed you for you to think

they obeyed him from the beginning they

your problems will be gone tomorrow. He

wouldn’t have wondered for so long. Are

gave it to you so you can prepare for the

you wandering because you aren’t ready

next term. Too often you misinterpret the

to honor your time? Stop working against

revelation and get yourselves in a lot of

God! Stop working against yourself!

trouble that could have been avoided.

When I think of the stages of life I had to When you honor your season, you come

honor, it was when I was coming out of

out so much better than trying to gain

alcoholism. I was an alcoholic for seven

some Doordash delivery. It makes me

years. I was on this downward spiral of

think about my clients that go through

shame and guilt from having sex before

my six-month program. When we go

marriage, which led me to drink, sex and

through each step, they believe that if

party my life away. Which layered on the

they read the Bible a few times, do a few

guilt and kept me in an unhealthy and

worksheets, or submit themselves to

deadly cycle. During this time, I drove

God for 5 days, things will turn around for

drunk at least one hundred times, was

them in days or weeks; Because they keep

drugged one night, and was picked up by

looking at the outcome but if you do,

a cop. On top of that, I had demonic

you’ll miss your daily wins.

dreams from childhood, which made me use alcohol as a coping mechanism for

Not only do you miss your daily wins, but

everything.

you also start thinking God didn’t hear you. He doesn’t love you and you start to

Six years later, I was getting tired of

honor the outcome more than God. When

myself. I knew I needed to get my life

the issue is you’re not exhausting these

together. To overcome and do

short-term moments. I can imagine God

something different, I had to honor my

saying, “I helped you decrease your

preparation season.

smoking habit by 40% and here you go beating yourself up. I helped you increase

What did that look like? For months it was

your Bible reading by 50% and here you

hard, and I would go back and forth. The

go beating yourself up. I helped you see

sins of alcoholism and sex, had me

more clearly in your relationships and

heading back into the cycle. I had to say

here you go acting like you are the worst

to myself as I was getting back to God’s

friend, wife, or husband in the world.” You

words, but did you drink less? Did you call

aren’t honoring your plan of growth in

up your ex-boyfriend less? Did you read

God. And that’s taking God’s love and his

your Bible more? Did you encourage

actions towards you for granted. You are

somebody at work? I had to honor my

in a period of training, so stop trying to

wins each day.

morph it into a harvest.

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Instead of working towards and being

I wrote the book in a few months and was

the gospels and seeing Jesus heal people

published in less than six months, and I was

and not condemn them, I continued to

managing in retail at the time. But God put

grow. Even if I sinned, I kept moving

everybody I needed in my path to get his

forward and my mental tug of war was

book done.

decreasing.

If you don’t honor this season, God can’t take Then I started writing again. Putting my

you to the next one. Don’t take yourself back

gift to use made me feel purposeful. Sin

to the baby stages of a harvest.

wasn’t always before me because I had all these healthy habits in front of me:

I don’t know how you are currently wrestling

scheduling time to read the Bible, writing

with God, but this is what he said, “Come to

and helping different ministries at church.

me, all you who are weary and burdened,

Before I knew it, I had gained clarity and

and I will give you rest. Take my yoke

was disciplined in my walk in Christ. A

upon you and learn from me, for I am

year into doing all the things to get back

gentle and humble in heart, and you will

to God, he delivered me from alcoholism.

find rest for your souls. For my yoke is

Months later I was telling my testimony at

easy and my burden is light.” (Mathew

church and a year later I was writing my

11:28)

first book.

I had to Honor my preparation season. I needed to exhaust getting rid of the negative thoughts and cycles I was in, so

Give it over to God and write down your daily wins starting today because tomorrow is too late to be great!

when God dropped my first book God’s Perspective for Me® in me, I was ready to go.

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Fill Your Wandering Heart with Thankfulness

Do you know what’s stronger than lust?

Thankfulness.

Let me illustrate before I explain. When Potiphar’s wife tried to seduce Joseph, why didn’t he succumb to her advances? He explains,

“Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my charge. He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?” (Genesis 39:8– 9)

Joseph received Potiphar’s remarkable favor on him as a gift from God. Gratitude was occupying so much space in Joseph’s heart that there was not enough room for the ingratitude of sexually sinning with Potiphar’s wife.

Too Full to Indulge Now look at your own experience. You have not indulged in lust when your heart has felt full of thankfulness to God. Why? Because lust is a form of coveting: “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife” (Exodus 20:17).

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And coveting, in all its forms, is a fruit of ingratitude. It’s a desire for something

When Paul describes what our being governed by the peace and word of

you want but don’t have, or can’t have; it’s a desire for something God has not provided for you or forbidden to you (James 4:2).

Christ looks like, he doesn’t point to an absence of conflict or our level of theological sophistication; he points to thankfulness:

So lust, being a form of ingratitude, is incompatible with gratitude — they cannot cohabit the same space at the same time. It’s one or the other. And thankfulness is the stronger power. Lust might feel powerful, and thankfulness might feel meek. But when thankfulness

Let the peace of Chist rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to

is truly present, lust is no match for it.

Thanksgiving is not merely a “nice” Christian character trait. It is a sin-

God. (Colossians 3:15–16)

When Paul describes what our living in the will of God looks like, he doesn’t

conquering force. Gratitude is both a vital indicator of our soul’s health and a powerful defender of our soul’s happiness. Which means we should

point to how well our rolls match our strengths and aspirations; he points to thankfulness:

intentionally cultivate the healthy, happy habit of thanksgiving.

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

What Thankfulness Says About Us How thankful we are reveals the health of our souls. When the apostle Paul describes what our being filled with the Spirit looks like, he doesn’t point to ecstatic experiences or miraculous spiritual gifts; he points to thankfulness:

Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 5:18– 20)

When Paul describes what our freedom from sexual sin, or other kinds of defiling sin, looks like, he doesn’t point to the absence of temptations; he points to thankfulness:

Sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.

(Ephesians 5:3–4) If we want to know how healthy our souls are, we should check our levels of gratitude.

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How Thankfulness Protects Us We should monitor our gratitude, not merely for our spiritual health, but also for our spiritual protection. Gratitude is immensely (and subtly) powerful.

Gratitude is what we experience when we perceive that what we have received is an undeserved gift of God’s grace. It is a fruit of humility; it’s inherently unselfish. We don’t feel true gratitude toward ourselves, but only towards someone else who treats us better than we deserve. That’s how Joseph felt being entrusted as Potiphar’s chief steward.

Sins like sexual lust, however, are a fruit of pride; they’re inherently selfish, exploiting others for our own

trusting him to cover all our sin and work our painful past for good (Romans 8:28), and looking to him for all we need tomorrow and into eternity (Philippians 4:19). Souls that learn to be content in God “in whatever situation” (Philippians 4:11) are souls that are the least vulnerable to temptation, particularly covetous temptations.

Be Thankful Therefore, cultivating thankfulness should be one of our core strategies in helping each other fight sin. In our small groups and accountability groups, we should encourage each other to “be thankful” (Colossians 3:15). Not out of guilty obligation, but out of an unashamed desire to be happy!

Thankful people are not only the most

narcissistic purposes. That’s how Potiphar’s wife felt looking on the attractive Hebrew house slave.

spiritually healthy and spiritually protected, but very often the happiest.

Cultivating thankfulness is not easy. We all need help, and thank God help is available.

Pride always looks more powerful than humility on the outside. But in reality, it’s not. It’s not even close. Humility is stronger than pride like heaven is stronger than hell. Like the cross was stronger than the Roman Empire. Like the Resurrection and the Life was stronger than the grave. In the same way, thankfulness is stronger than lust, and serving is stronger than exploiting.

But there is no thankfulness hack — no four easy steps to a grateful heart. It’s as hard as habit-building. We begin to train our hearteyes to look for God’s grace — in all circumstances. This looking must become habitual. And habits are built by doing them every day. We get incrementally better at them as the days gradually accumulate to months, and months to years. They become more and more a part of us over time.

The more thankfulness is present in us, the less vulnerable we are to sin. That’s why the Bible talks so much about thanksgiving. Thankful people have set their eyes on God (Hebrews 12:2), recognizing to some degree how much grace we are receiving right now (2 Corinthians 9:8),

But it is worth the effort. Thankfulness is one of the most powerful affections God has given us the capacity to experience. It is far stronger than lust or any bondage of sinful pride. The more it grows in you, the more spiritual health you will experience, and the less power sin will wield over you.

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Stand Strong

by Dr André and Jenny Roebert Daniel 6:26 (NKJV): "I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God, and steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, and His dominion shall endure to the end."

Daniel was thrown into the lion's den because he continued to pray to God and not to the king. Like Daniel, we must be prepared to be persecuted for the stand we take. Not everyone will understand our unreasonable commitment to God in this season. We prepare by remaining firmly rooted in the Word and by being fervent in prayer. Our single-minded devotion to the Lord keeps us in His perfect will for our lives. And when we walk in His will, vitally connected to His power, He shows Himself strong in every situation - whether it be turmoil, or trial, or tribulation. Standing strong in the Lord and the power of His might may cost us popularity with people for the moment, but it will gain us so much more for eternity! Let the love and grace of God live powerfully on the inside of you as you live for His pleasure alone. This is how we will see, first-hand, His kingdom, power and glory being manifest in the earth. The work of the devil will continue to be undone in people's lives as we push on, stand strong, and be as bold as a lion!

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