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LISTEN CAREFULLY !

    " Be careful therefore how you listen..."  Luke 8:18. Words do not only have the efficacy to colour our thoughts; with their forceful potency, they simulate and propel our Spirits into a certain direction. Whereas some words deepen our fears, others expand our faith depending on their source. God-originated Words do not only invigorate us with His POWER; they also never disappoint when we live them out. So we are charged from our opening verse to listen to God alone. And when we do, we must also understand Him so we can aptly effect His Words. Here's the reason for the failure of some prophecies -  The Prophet of God might be mistaking another voice for God's voice or he misinterpretes what he actually heard God say leading to an erroneous application. It's the reason why James says, " be quick to listen but slow to speak". James 1:19. Ezekiel, the Prophet of God, full of this wisdom, would never prophesy until God first commanded him. And when he di...
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EZEKIEL

  MEANING OF NAME: God is strong or The Man God strengthens STORY IN BRIEF: Ezekiel, son of Buzzi, like Jeremiah, started first as a priest, but later had the calling of a Prophet at age thirty. He served in the Temple of Jerusalem that was later destroyed by the Babylonians. In the midst of events, God warned that the desire of his eye would die. And after his wife died, he was disallowed from publicly wailing - a sign of how Israel would suffer in the hands of their captivators without lamenting.  While in exile ( in Babylon by the River Chebar), the Prophet, also an artist, made a model of Jerusalem city, laid prostate and always prophesied over it. He either used symbols or demonstrations to deliver his messages. Ezekiel acted strangely because of the strange nature of his visions; he would either cut his hair and burn it, or he totally went dumb for a period of time. He had two major metaphorical visions where God - Israel's husband, was betayed by his wife after He had g...
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JOANNA

  MEANING OF NAME: The Lord gives graciously. STORY IN BRIEF: A wealthy woman who worked in the courts of Herod Antipas. Her husband, Cuza, was also the estate manager of Herod Antipas. Joanna followed The Lord on missions, supported His Ministry with her gifts, and was privileged to have witnessed the resurrection of Jesus. These happened after The Lord delivered her from demonic obsessions. Obviously, Joanna would have attempted winning Herod Antipas over to Jesus. But her Spirit probably was dared when Herod beheaded John for Herodias and Salomey. SHORT BACKGROUND ON HEALING: Healing, from ancient Bible days, was seen more as spiritual than physical. Egyptian physicians would often drill holes in the heads of patients in order to create an exit for these "ailment-causing spirits". There were medical doctors, yet most patients were rather sent to the priest-physicians. REFERENCE SCRIPTURES: Luke 8:1 – 3; 24:10 (and Matthew 14:1 – 12) Luke 23:7 – 12
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SENSES OF THE SPIRIT !

    ” But solid food is for the [spiritually] mature, whose senses are trained by practice to distinguish between what is morally good and what is evil. “ Heb 5:14 AMP It’s an emphatic truth that God doesn’t only offer us His direct Voice and Visions. He also speaks and reveals through His creatures – living or inanimate. Yet, we cannot grab the import of these messages without the spiritual ability of perceiving, understanding and discerning them. There’s, therefore, the need for identifying and sharpening each of our five spiritual senses ! ( Psa 19:1‭-‬4 ) THE SENSE OF HEARING: “He who has an ear, let him hear what The Spirit says to the churches… ” Revelations 2:7. With this spiritual sense you are able to identify and discern the voice and sounds of God, angels, demonic spirits, and the sounds of activities in the spiritual realm. When your sense of hearing opens, you hear sounds while men hear noise. However, God’s not the only source of these voices; the...
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THE LORD'S ROD !

  " And there shall come forth a ROD out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:" Isaiah 11:1 The ROD, Prophet Isaiah mentions in our opening verse, actually refers the Lord Jesus - The LIVING WORD. And if God could carry out strange acts with the rod in Moses' palms, He can equally perform Mighty MIRACLES in our lives with His WORD in our mouths. We all can recount the several miracles Moses' rod performed in the eyes of Pharaoh, that scared him into letting the Israelites go from Egypt. It was this same rod God asked Moses to lift over the red sea for a way out. And when there was a need for a drinking water, Moses would still hit the rock with this rod. No wonder ! He says, " ..... take this ROD in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs." Ezodus 4:17 KJV. Now, this rod is no longer physical; it's the Living Word of God in our Spirits. We hold this rod in our palms by constantly meditating upon the WORD of GOD, keeping them e...
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UNDERSTANDING THE WILL OF GOD !



" Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's WILL is." Ephesians 5:17.


The WILL of God is basically WHAT God wants us to do or say at a point in time. It is also HOW He likes us to do or say WHAT He wants us to do or say.


The WHAT refers to the OPTION He wants us to pick out of the lot; the HOW stands for the WAY or METHOD by which we carry out His recommended OPTION.


The Lord Jesus, God's Living WILL , did not say He is The WAY and The TRUTH only. He actually said,  " I am the WAY, and the TRUTH, and THE LIFE..." John 14:6.


So you see, God's WILL is beyond WHAT and HOW. It includes THE LIFE as well. God's WILL also shows us the lifestyle He wants us to live. And that, definitely must be His Life as lived by The Lord, Jesus , during His earthly Ministry !


Immediately following are explanations on the two classifications of God's WILL - His GENERAL WILL and SPECIFIC WILL:


God's GENERAL WILL is God's plan or purpose recorded on the pages in the Bible. This applies to all christians, anywhere and at anytime - God never changes His GENERAL WILL. The greater mastery we have over the Bible, the greater our knowledge of His GENERAL WILL we have.


God's SPECIFIC WILL, however, is His Word, spoken or shown, by His Voice or His Vision to a person in his or her perculiar situation at a time. Unlike His GENERAL WILL, His SPECIFIC WILL cannot be found directly from His written Word. It is rather obtained through His voices and visions. And often, we later find scriptures in support of it. Sometimes, we rather receive His SPECIFIC WILL by the written words or upon them - which is why we also say the SPECIFIC is an extension of the GENERAL.


Let us now delve further into identifying how and where we access The WILL of GOD.



IN HIS PRESENCE


This involves praising God and conversing with Him - Praying. We must not only spend quality time in His presence. We should also carry this same divine atmosphere of His about, and always remain conscious of it. Then, we can be sure of having a 24-hour access to His leadings - His voices, visions and revations.

( Revelation 1:10 & Galatians 1:11-12 )


The voice of God may be audible or still quiet in our Spirits; His visions, crystal clear or flashy through the Spirit. That is not all. The Lord even uses His creatures and other circumstances to communicate His WILL. But the devil, knowing this, often replicates Him to us.


Hence, in order not to miss Him, or mistake anything else for His guide, we should always be at His feet - by regularly attending church services and through constant private Fellowships. Then, we can get acquainted with His directions. For the sheep knows the voice of their shepherd -  John 10:14.


Walking with God actually implies following Him and agreeing to His orders - God first shows us His WILL and expects that we comply, rather than we offering Him our ways for His approval.

( John 6:38 )


THE SCRIPTURES


Jesus said, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. What this means is that He Himself is the living Word. Yes, The Word of God is the very basic but easy-to-find WILL of God. ( 2 Timothy 3:16, John 14:6 )


In fact, before we go seeking His Voice or Vision on any perculiar matter, we must first find from His Word what He says to such. 

Afterall, God's revelation would always align with the written Word because He never changes.


So the only time we should seek a SPECIFIC WILL from Him is when His written Word does not reveal anything particular pertaining the particular situation we find ourselves inn. 


Moreover, the scriptures serve as prerequisites to Knowing God's SPECIFIC WILL because the Lord thunders upon the waters - Psalms 29:1. Hence, the need for having an in-depth knowledge of His written words first.


Let us understand that counsels and prophecies obtained outside the preceding disclosed channels, irrespective of the giver's title and experiences, are not conclusive themselves. We must still judge their aptness through Fellowship -  ( 2 Corinthians 13:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 1 John 4:1 &

 2 Timothy 2:15 )


Beloved, it is not enough doing God's WILL as and when He wants it; it is much more rewarding doing it with UNDERSTANDING ! 

And here is the UNDERSTANDING of GOD'S WILL. It is hard replacing our WILL with that of God. But the moment we sacrifice our human carnal WILL for GOD'S WILL, and remain at it, we become empowered for encountering the supernaturals;  we persistently experience only the divine, even on daily basis. Hallelujah ! ( Ephesians 5:17 )

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