Michael Boniface

Classics Inspirational Others

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Michael Boniface

Classics Inspirational Others

Seeing and Hearing

Seeing and Hearing

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PREFACE


The moment a man fails to see the purpose he was created by his Creator that man will end up without making an impact on his generation and generation yet unborn.

A man that cannot hear from his Creator that man will end up living a sorrowful life.

The dream of every one on this planet {earth} is to be successful in his goal and vision, but this can only be achieved when he sees and hears those vital things that will take him there.

The reason why there is a case of increase in unemployment, poverty and frustration is that majority of souls out there have not seen and heard their purpose on earth. 

“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth”.Gen1: 28.

"IT’S ONLY MANUFACTURER OF A PRODUCT THAT KNOWS WHAT HE USES TO MANUFACTURE HIS PRODUCT"

"MAN’S GOING ARE OF THE LORD; HOW CAN A MAN THEN UNDERSTAND HIS OWN WAY? PROVERB20:24. 

It is only God that knows your future. 

“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations”.Jeremiah1:5. 

It is when we come to God that we will obtain the divine information to make it in life.

Remember that it is what you see that you will get and any information that you obtain concerning that vision and aspiration will assist you to get your deserved destiny.

Every man needs the divine revelation and information to know his mission {God’s purpose in creating man} and vision {God’s hidden ability in man}.

Unless otherwise noted, all scripture references are from the King James Version of the Bible. 

 

 

 


DEDICATION


I want to especially express great appreciation to the Almighty God for the grace and opportunity to be the vessel to execute this edition of "SEEING AND HEARING FROM GOD"

I want to thank God for the opportunity to belong to the ministry that has changed my life completely; I am talking about the Redeemed Christian Church of God. 

GREAT MEN AND WOMEN HONOR ROLL


DR. MIKE MURDOCK

DR. MYLES MUNROE

PASTOR. E. A. ADEBOYE

PASTOR LINUS UMANAH

REV AND BISHOP PIUS IZUOGU

MR. TUNDE OYEKAN

MR. SIJI OLAWOYE

APOSTLE& MOTHER IN ISREAL .B. IZUOGU

DR SAMSON AND REV. STELLA AKPURU

PASTOR. SHOLA DADA

PASTOR. PAUL BARUWA

PASTOR. LAWRENCE. U. MBAMARAH.

STANWHYTE O. IZUOGU 







INTRODUCTION


"YOUR SPIRITUAL EYE IS LIKE SIGN POST POINTING TO YOUR DESTINY" 

For instance, if you are traveling to a strange town or city, you need to make use of signpost directing or pointing towards that town or the city or as the case may be.

The reason why you follow the sign post is for you to know direction of the town or the city you are searching is because there is information that you will obtain from the sign post that will help you arrive at your destination, like wise in a frustrated economy, poverty and unemployment the moment you see yourself succeeding in this life with your determination no matter the obstacles or hindrances that come your way will not stop you because you have made up your mind to stand out among the multitude that are complaining concerning the present situation.

"DIVINE INFORMATION FROM GOD IS THE MASTER KEY TO OPEN DOOR OF PROSPERTY" 

When God reveals the secret of your success, God expects you to apply them correctly. “And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.”Isaiah45:3.

I do not want to know what you are passing through right now but I want to encourage you to see yourself better than the way men are seeing you right now because positive change is coming your way.

It is the moment that you visualize success, victory and prosperity they will come your way because they are signpost to your destiny coupled with the divine information that you obtain from God.

Everyone expects a perfect end, to lay down a legacy for the coming generation, we should not concentrate on worldly report but what our Creator is saying concerning us is what matters to us. 

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

 For by it the elders obtained a good report.”Heb11:1-2.

"FOR I KNOW THE THOUGHTS THAT I THINK TOWARD YOU, SAYS THE LORD, THOUGHTS OF PEACE AND NOT OF EVIL, TO GIVE YOUA FUTURE AND HOPE" Jer29:11.





FOOD FOR THOUGHT


"Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war" Prov20:18.

"Sometimes it takes a painful experience to make us change our ways" Prov20:30. Good news version.

" But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is He that giveth thee power to get wealth, that He may establish his covenant which He sware unto thy fathers as it is this day" Deut8: 18.

" God is not a man, that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent: hath He said, and shall He not do it? Or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good" Number23:19. 

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.Isaiah61:3-4.

For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.Isaiah61:7

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.Psalm86:15-17

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.Proverb1:7.

O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.Psalms94:1-2.






INSPIRATIONAL WORD

Motivational Quotes That Will Inspire You To Be Successful

"The picture in your mind will determine your success or failure"

Meaning:- This is the time to begin to see success. 

"A good idea is useless if not carried out"

Meaning:- Utilize every good idea, it may make the difference in your life"

"A life without purpose is a great calamity to this generation"

Meaning:- Know your purpose and understand your purpose on earth.

"A life without vision is the best friend to failure"

Meaning:- Have future plan, imagine ways to achieve success.

"A life without mission is a great disaster"

Meaning:- You need divine revelation from God to know the reason why you are on earth.

"Success is achieve only by those who labour for it"

Meaning:- Remember that what you sow that you will reap. So begin to save money now for future investment.

"An empty mind has nothing to offer"

Meaning:- Be mindful of God and those things that will take you higher.

"Your spiritual eye is like a sign post pointing to your destiny"

Meaning:- The divine revelation from God will make the difference in your life.

"Divine information from God is the master key to open the door of prosperity"

Meaning:- Any information that God release to you is the key of success.

"Life without Christ is lifetime of destruction"

Meaning:- Absence of Jesus in your life will cause you to end your life in crisis.

“Whatever that you keep in mind that will reflect in your character

“Your failure to know the understanding of time and season will draw you many years backward in your life”

“When you are idle for long, you are wasting treasure in your life called time”


“Shun any negative acts that will jeopardize your destiny”

“It is not the number of years that you live on earth that matters but your positive impact others lives”

“Having the understanding of the times and seasons will energize you to do the right thing at the time, place and with the right people”






















CONTENTS


FOOD FOR THOUGHT

INSPIRATIONAL WORD


CHAPTER1-----------GOD’S PURPOSE OF CREATING

CHAPTER 2 -----------DIVINE ASSIGNMENT.

CHAPTER 3-----------UNDERSTAND YOUR MISSION

CHAPTER 4 --------- GOD’S INTENTION 

CHAPTER5--------- -HEARING EAR

CHAPTER 6 -----------SEEING EYE

CHAPTER 7-----------HOLD ON YOUR DREAM

CHAPTER8---------- -FAITH AT WORK

 MORE OF THE INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES 

 

 

 











CHAPTER 1


GOD’S PURPOSE IN CREATING MAN


Everyone on this planet here on earth has a reason for God’s action in making it possible for his or her existence.

It is only the Almighty God that knows the beginning and ending of everything that He created that is why He is the Alpha and Omega.

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.Revelation1:8.

If God has reason for His action (purpose) of bringing you and I to this world, then question is that “ARE WE FULFILLING THIS GOD’S PURPOSE?

HOW CAN I KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THIS PURPOSE?

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.Genesis1:26-30

God’s purpose for man is to continue creating where He the Almighty God stopped

.One thing is sure, no man or woman born into this world comes here by accident, we are all here for a purpose and for us to know this purpose we must come connect to our Maker, genuinely repent and pattern our lives to please God in holiness and righteousness.



It is then the “SEEING EYE AND HEARING EAR” I mean our spiritual eye and ear.

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: Ephesian1:17.

With this access of divine direction, we can know our purpose here on earth and fulfill them.

The main reason why we do not recognize God’s purpose and fail to fulfill them is because of the worldly distraction.

So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.Romans8:8.

God’s purpose for some of us is to occupy great position in life. 

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Jeremiah1:5.

Abraham abandoned all and followed God to be father of many Nations as God’s purpose in his life and because of his obedient he became a friend of God. Genesis12.

 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

 And the Lord said, because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

To some people, you have been faithful and committed to God’s work and yet we are not fulfilling God’s purpose.Genesis18:16-21

It is your strong determination to know more of Christ like Apostle Paul 

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death”Phil3:10, if not some are supposed to be evangelist but they will end up as teacher or pastor.

Do not allow the position stop you from fulfilling God’s purpose of creating you or do not allow your challenges or trial of your faith stop you. All you need to do is to connect to our Lord Jesus just like our father Abraham and you will fulfill like Apostle Paul and others.



CHAPTER 2           


                         DIVINE ASSIGNMENT!!    


Listen and heed before we start the lesson, for this is just a small preliminary. We see the words, Let they who have ears to hear, hear what the Spirit speaks. Let me give you the most accurate translation that we can find;

“He who has the Anointing, let him now understand with the wisdom found in that Anointing”.

The Amplified has it this way: “He who has ears to hear, let him be listening and let him consider and perceive and comprehend by hearing.” 

There is a lot to hear in what follows, and God has an assignment for each one of us and it is, in this case the same assignment, and that is what our time is about today. I will share with you exactly what has been in my heart starting with the lesson we had on ‘unity’, and followed by ‘intercession’. The lesson that we have today is along the same line but is the one where we are under construction, and what we are being built into. I want to start with an OT verse that is a “step” in the right direction. Turn to Psalm 37:23;

“The steps of a [good] man are directed and established by the Lord when He delights in his way [and He busies Himself with his every step].”

This is a great verse, but when you look at it, and meditate on it, and have walked with the Lord even a short while, you must be aware, that not only are the steps directed or ordered by the Lord, but be sure that He will also direct, or order our stops as well. As it declares, the doors that God opens, no man can shut and the ones that He shuts, no man can open.

I think the reason why the Lord chose this verse to begin with, is that the focal point is in the ‘steps’. We are heading today in the direction of our walk with the Lord and a walk is a progression of steps, and maybe some stops as well. There are several verses that I want to add as we begin on this journey, and we start with one that we have had many times, but now with another theme. 

2 Pet. 1:2-3 “May grace (God’s favor) and peace (which is perfect well-being, all necessary good, all spiritual prosperity and freedom from fears and agitating passions and moral conflicts) be multiplied to you in [the full, personal, precise, and correct] knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.

For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the [full, personal] knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue).” 



Put these two verses in your memory bank and keep them there, for they are the foundation for the rest of this lesson, because life and godliness are part of this call and He has told us that His power has bestowed (pt) all needed to move into this dimension. Now let me direct you to John 1:12 and put before you something to think about for a moment. 

“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the power to become the sons* of God, to those who believe on His name.” *sons is the word used in the original translation

This is where our walk begins and I want to take you over to Ephesians 4:1, where Paul has just finished, in Chapter 3, speaking of the power of love that is working in us and then goes right into vs. 1 saying; “I Therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, appeal to and beg you to walk (lead a life) worthy of the [divine] calling to which you have been called [with behavior that is a credit to the summons to God’s service.”

Look at the word ‘walk’ first and understand that in the scriptures the word means the activities and processes involved in your daily life. It is an ongoing process, but does not have the physical action normally given to its meaning. We’ll come back to this in a while, but lets go on and look at the word ‘calling’. It here is speaking of God’s divine assignment on your life and His path for you to function in. He has a particular position for you to inhabit in this call, which we are all in life headed for. Remember, you have all the things pertaining to life and godliness, NOW!!

Just a moment ago we looked at John 1:12 and we used the word ‘power’ there, which is from the greek word ‘exousia’ meaning authority. If you were to go through many footnotes as I did, you would note something interesting. You would find some verses that are footnoted to the one used, use the word power from the greek word ‘dunamis’ and another would be ‘kratos’. Let me give you the three as they fit together so that you will come to understand that God left nothing out needed for you journey,

Exousia – Authority or right to accomplish an assignment [sons]

Dunamis – The power to enforce the authority given above

Kratos – The power of endurance to last through the former two.

I want to let you in on something now, and that is that we are dealing with a full house, and not the kind used in a poker game, this one is God’s full house and it is found in Col. 2:9-10, remembering all things pertaining to life and godliness. Sound redundant? Well it is and it will be again, so lets go to our verses.

“For in Him the whole fullness of Deity (the Godhead) continues to dwell in bodily form [giving complete expression of the divine nature].

And you are, in Him, made full and having come to fullness of life [in Christ you too are filled with the Godhead – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – to reach full spiritual stature]. And He is the Head of all rule and authority [of every angelic principality and power]”.



I have taken long enough to get around to where we are headed for today, so let me tell you in a nutshell what the divine calling that God has placed upon each of us is. Mature, Adult Sonship! Nothing less and nothing more. That is the beginning point and maybe even the ending point, because it is a big step or walk but He provided all we need to move into that dimension, including lessons given by the Teacher [Holy Spirit] Who continually abides in each of us and is our Teacher as 1 John 2:27 assures us and He is always leading us into the Truth. Lets go one step further and look at Ephesians 4:12-13;

“His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ’s body (the church),

[That it might develop] until we all attain oneness in the faith and in the comprehension of the [full and accurate] knowledge of the Son of God, that [we might arrive] at really mature manhood (the completeness of personality which is nothing less than the standard height of Christ’s own perfection), the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Christ and the completeness found in Him.”

There may be just a hint why we had the lessons on unity and intercession in the sequence given and this one ties to them. The things that He gave us that pertain to life and godliness were given to bring us into the perfection of Jesus Christ. I believe that we should take just a swing by the words “full equipping” for a moment. The greek word used for equipping is one that pertains to surgery, to setting a broken limb, to put it back in place, or it was also used in the political realm for bringing opposing parties back together, to function for the good of the people and not to be broken apart.

He, in these portions, beckons to us, to reach the full height of Christ’s perfection, the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Christ (anointing) and the completeness found in Him. That may sound like an overwhelming order, but He never gave us any direction that we could not, in Him, achieve. Go to Eph. 1:17b-18; “…that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him.

By having the eyes of your heart flooded with light, so that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called you, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints (His set apart ones), And I add several other verses [vss 19&20]

And [so that you can know and understand] what is the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power in and for us who believe, as demonstrated in the working of His mighty strength,

Which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His [own] right hand in the heavenly [places].”

I added the other two verses because we need to understand that when we are called to sonship, then we must have the completeness found in Him to achieve that position. We already are sons of God, but we are in training to function in that place, to become what we already are. 



We have all His power working in us because we already have the fullness of Him abiding in us, and we are told by Paul in Romans 8:11, that if the Spirit of Him, Who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in us, then He will also quicken our mortal bodies to life as well. Lets go on reading from Rom. 8:12-14:

“So then, brethren, we are debtors, but not to the flesh [we are not obligated to our carnal nature], to live [a life ruled by the standards set up by the dictates] of the flesh.

For if you live according to [the dictates of] the flesh, you will surely die. But if through the power of the Holy Spirit you are [habitually] putting to death (making extinct, deadening) the [evil] deeds prompted by the body, you shall [really and genuinely] live forever.  

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.I believe that we should stop here for a second and take stock of what we have in Christ. We have all of what He has and are joint heirs with Him as well. We have power, mercy, compassion, and we have His mind, with wisdom and consecration, We have, by His blood redemption and santification, and in Him we are made the righteousness of God. He sent the Holy Spirit, Whom we also have who is the Spirit of Truth, the One Who teaches us all things and points us to Jesus. We have the peace of God that Jesus gave us all the gifts of the Spirit, Love, Joy, Peace and Patience, with Gentleness, Kindness, Self-Control and Faithfulness. That is a full house and that is what we have in Him. Now let us think on this; Speaking of the walk that we read in Ephesians, look at Colossians 1:9-13:

“For this reason we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray and make [special request for you, [asking] that you may be filled with the full (deep and clear) knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [in comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God] and in understanding and discernment of spiritual things—

That you may walk (live and conduct yourselves) in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, and desiring to please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing and increasing in and by the knowledge of God [with fuller, deeper, and clearer insight, acquaintance and recognition].

We [pray] that you may be invigorated and strengthened with all power according to the might of His glory, [to exercise] very kind of endurance and patience (perseverance and forbearance) with joy.

Giving thanks to the Father Who has qualified (pt) and made us fit to share the portion which is the inheritance of the saints (God’s holy people) in the Light.

[The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love.”

The prayer that Paul prayed for the Ephesians is very similar in content, and they both align with Peter’s statement that we read at the beginning, and which I now read again:




“My grace (God’s favor) and peace (which is perfect well-being, all necessary good, all spiritual prosperity, and freedom from fears and agitating passions and moral conflicts) be multiplied to you in [the full, personal, precise, and correct] knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.”

Now, I think I need to tell you that none of this is going to come by way of our intellect, or our talent. It is only going to come through quiet meditation on God’s word and allowing God’s 

Holy Spirit to work this Most Redemptive Revelation into you. God is now in the process, in these the last of days, raising up a family of sons that will be the front line of His will and His ways, and His heart is already hearing the whole of creation as Rom. 8:16-19;

“The Spirit Himself [thus] testifies together with our own spirit, [assuring us] that we are the children of God.

And if we are [His] children, then we are [His] heirs also; heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ [sharing His inheritance with Him]; only we must share His suffering if we are to share His glory. [share the trials and tests that He endured]

[But what of that?] For I consider that the sufferings of this present time (this present life) are not worth being compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us and for us and conferred on us!

For [even the whole] creation (all nature) waits expectantly and longs earnestly for God’s sons to be made known [waits for the revealing, the disclosing of their * sonship].” Look at verse 22

“We know that the whole creation [of irrational creatures] has been moaning together in the pains of labor until now.”

Note: The disclosing of their maturity and their adulthood, their conformation to the character of God and of Christ Jesus.

As I was well into this lesson in thought and deed (meditation and writing) I had something come from a prophetic source and let me read you a portion of that which fits exactly into what we are doing;

Quotation: What is the fullness of our calling? It is adult sonship in Christ. It is the completeness of the personality of Christ, which is love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, kindness and includes the full stature in which He walks. As perfect Man, the stature of which He walked here on earth, was that of a man fully developed in God. The life of the Godhead, the life of the Son, the life of the Father, the life of the Holy Spirit, fully saturated His inner most being.

I think we must agree that it is not nearly enough to merely hear this lesson taught, but we sorely need to experience this saturation in our hearts by the illumination of revelation of the light of God. 




It is God’s ultimate will that there be an explosion of His light, that He spoke in Genesis, to open our hearts to understand deep within our spirits, the call to come up into our sonship and become what we already are. We are His children and as John wrote in his first letter, it is incredible that we should be called the children of the Most High God [1 John 3:1-2]

Lets go to another scripture, and if I get intense here, which I sometimes do, just hang on and get in on what God is calling you to hear and be; Colossians 2:2-3; [catch Paul’s heart]

“[For my concern is] that their hearts may be braced (comforted, cheered, and encouraged) as they are knit together in love, that they may come to have all the abounding wealth and blessings of assured conviction of understanding, and that they may become progressively more intimately acquainted with and may know definitely and accurately and thoroughly that mystic secret of God, [which is] Christ, (the Anointed One).

In Him all the treasures of [divine] wisdom (comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God) and [all the riches of spiritual) knowledge and enlightenment are stored up and lie hidden.”  

We see here that the word declares Jesus has all the treasures of divine wisdom. This can only be transmitted to the church (us) by way of the Spirit of Truth, The Holy Spirit.

God’s desire is that we use His wisdom and understanding to gain an insight into the purpose to which He calls us. It has to far surpass our carnal intellect, for He desires that all these nuggets fill our hearts to the degree that we truly begin to walk in the light that is hidden in earthen vessels [2 Cor. 4:6-7], even as Christ is in the light. We have already been delivered out of the dominion of darkness and as we read before, transferred into the kingdom of the Son of His love. 

Paul, in Philippians 2, speaks of working out our salvation, but then in the next verse he gives us to understand that it is God with us all the time to assist us in this process, and he then again  in 1 Thess. 5, prays that God sanctify us completely, spirit, soul, and body, being preserved blameless at His coming, but again he says that He (God) Who calls us, is faithful to do it. This is all part of our maturity, as we are also learning to cooperate with God’s ultimate plan for our lives.

It was not too long ago, in many national meetings, and even in this class that we had the testimony of roaring, and even experienced it once, and now once again God is bringing His committed ones to the place where we are going to be part of an event where the Lion of Judah will roar at His coming and He will not be bringing a bunch of cubs with Him, but sons, the sons of God that we have become in our adult sonship, to come with Him to rule and reign here in the earth and that is the place for a huge Alleluia and Praise the Lord!! (Go to 1 Cor 1:30)

“But it is from Him that you have your life in Christ Jesus, Whom God made our Wisdom from 

God, [revealed to us a knowledge of the divine plan of salvation previously hidden, manifesting itself as] our Righteousness [thus making us upright and putting us in right standing with God], and our Consecration [making us pure and holy], and our Redemption [providing our ransom from eternal penalty for sin].”


The wisdom is in place for us to come to the knowledge of all the rest. We are to know the fullness of the Righteousness that we have been made. We are to know the fullness of the Consecration that we have been elected to and we are to know the fullness of the Redemption that His blood paid for in full. All this happened for the here and now and is in place for our walk here and our bringing to pass His kingdom and His will in the earth as it is in heaven. Alleluia and Praise the Lord!!! A great big thanksgiving to our God Who has put all this in place in us.

Listen to this one last thing. In Isaiah 9:7, we read the following words; (It may be a good idea to read vs. 6 first if you are not familiar with it.)

“Of the increase of His government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from the [latter] time forth, even forever-more. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”

Note: We are the increase of His government. God is going to do this as we grow into Him and He will even cause that to all who cooperate (obey) with Him. 



















CHAPTER 3


UNDERSTAND YOUR MISSION


Mission is an important task or assignment. God’s purpose of creating us is our mission here on earth. We are sent here to accomplish a task.

“IT IS NOT HOW LONG THAT YOU LIVE THAT MATTERS BUT HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT YOU IMPACTED POSITIVELY”

And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Genesis2:8-9

God positioned man in the garden to tend or work.

Why God did allowed man to work? Simply God’s purpose of creating man is for an important task or assignment that is man’s mission in the garden.

One thing is sure you and I has an assignment or an important task to deliver to our generation and generation not yet unborn. Most time we allow our career to hinder God’s purpose of creating us (our mission) here on earth.

Jesus was emphatically about His mission in John4:34.

“Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work”

Jesus knew that He has just only three and half years to accomplish His important task or divine assignment of salvation to humanity. This important task or divine assignment became like His daily food. This is a sure way of fulfilling a mission.

When you fail to fulfill your mission, then you are just good for nothing.

Our Lord Jesus likened us to salt because our mission here on earth is to preserve this world from immorality. 

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt has lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Matthew5:13. God expected us to season this world with love, evangelism and godliness; this is an important task or assignment (MISSION) to every believer.

God commissioned us to win souls and fellow those souls up until they are mature in Christ. 

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Matthew 28:18-20.

Many believers are irrelevant to God and their generation when they fail to fulfill their mission as a believer. Are you relevant in God’s kingdom?

We abandoned our mission(God’s assignment or an important task) and concentrated more on our career.

For every God’s purpose in creating us (our mission) here on earth, there is always resources (God’s gift or talent) to accomplish it.

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. Proverb18:16

One thing is certain, we are expected to make use of God’s given talent to serve and please God, be successful in our lives and make a positive impact to our generation and generation yet unborn. I believed that if you and I are committed to our mission, this world will be a better place for us all. 

Our Lord Jesus Christ came to this world and fulfilled His mission as He died and brought salvation to mankind and through Him we can communicate with the Father.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6

Many have gone to the grave without fulfilling their mission and may this never be your portion in Jesus Name. Amen. 

Your God’s given gift or talent creates room for an opportunity of becoming great in life and you can achieve this greatness with diligent.

“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.” Proverb 22:29.

You need divine revelation and divine information to understand your mission. My prayer is that may you never miss your mission (God’s purpose of creating you) in Jesus Name.





CHAPTER 4

GOD’S INTENTION. Prov20:12.


God desired to reveal His ways, so that His children will experience His mighty wonders. 

"HE REVEALED HIS PLANS TO MOSES AND LET THE PEOPLE OF ISREAL SEE HIS MIGHTY DEEDS" PSALM 103:7. GOODNEWS VERSION.

"EVERY SUCCESSFUL FATHER WILL BE WILLING TO REVEAL THE SECRET OF HIS SUCCESS TO HIS DETERMINED OBEDIENT CHILDREN THAT ARE WILLING TO MAKE IMPACT IN LIFE" 

God made them so that you and I will make use of them to succeed in our career, ministry, business and profession when we pay attention to the Holy Spirit.

God commanded us to continue creating where He stopped and the only way we can introduce new products in our generation is by using our spiritual ear to receive divine information that will make difference in our lives.

We need divine revelation to see and know our mission on earth because no one comes to this planet by accident. Gen1:28.

WHO CAN SEE AND HEAR FROM GOD?

"FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE" John 3:16. 

The fellow that can see and hear is that fellow that is born again. 

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. John3:1-5.

This fellow must be born of water and Spirit that is the fellow must be born of God’s word and his man’s spirit must be renewed by the Holy Spirit of God.


Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

Psalm51:10-13.

It is the fellows that forsakes and forbids his evil ways and changes his life style to a godly one. 

This includes changes in our thinking and action. 

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Isa55:6-7.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Rom3:23.

"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" 

Rom6:23. 

It is only those in the spirit that can receive from God because those that worship God, they worship Him in spirit and truth; no one can see or receive with our physical eyes and ears. 

The Nature of man: Body, Spirit & Soul

I. Two different views of man's nature:

A. Carnalist/apostate view: Man is a monochotomous (single natured) being:

1. "carnalist" groups all hold this view: Jw's, Adventists, Plain

Truth/Armstrong, Christadelphians

2. Carnalists are merely modern day Sadducees: But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God. Acts 23:6-9 noticed that in regard to the three items mentioned, Paul sided with the Pharisees against the Sadducees.


3. They teach man is composed wholly of matter and cannot exist or function apart from the body

4. They define spirit and soul as breath, blood, energy, life force etc.

Spirit is to the body, what electricity is to a light bulb, gas to a car, electrons to a computer

When the power is turned off, the computer ceases to operate or "dies" and is no more "alive" than a stone.

If a computer is smashed to pieces while it is running, its "life force" leaves it and it ceases to operate and exist as a computer. So is man when he dies

1. They do not believe man has any existence or consciousness after death: No life after death!

2. They believe Jesus ceased to exist for the three days he was dead

B. Biblical view: Man is a dichotomous (dual natured) being:

1. Man is composed partly of matter (body) and partly of non-material soul and spirit.

2. In a more technical sense man is trichotomous possessing body, soul and spirit: 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. 1 Thess 5:23

3. Soul and spirit can be divided: For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Heb 4:12 "Joints & marrow" are to the physical half of man what "soul & spirit" is the spiritual half of

man

4. Soul and spirit, although different in some way are used

interchangeable in scripture: 

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.Lk 1:46-47

II. Arguments to prove the dichotomous (dual) nature of man:

A. Properly define the meaning of the word death:

1. Carnalists define death as the cessation of all activity, awareness

and consciousness

2. It is never defined by lexicographers as annihilation,

non-existence or unconsciousness but a separation. Death in the Bible is pictured as a separation between two things. Physical death: (separation of body and soul): Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Eccl 12;7;

And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people. Gen 25:17;

 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. Jas 2;26

Spiritual death: (separation of God & man)

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Gen 2:17; 

Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:


Isa:59:2: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. Isa 59:1-2; 

For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.Lk15:24; 

But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. Mt 8:22; 

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Eph 2:1

1. Hell is described as the second (spiritual) death: 

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

 Rev 20:14-15 Our first spiritual death was when we first sinned and were separated from

God. We will be reuited with God again at the judgement. 

The wicked will be separated from God a second time for eternity in hell.

2. Dead to sin joined to God:

God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?  

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom 6:2,11; 

In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. Gal 2:22

3. Dead to the Law of Moses, joined to Law of Christ: 

Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God. Rom 7:4; 

For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. Gal 2:19

B. The word soul is used in many different ways in the Bible

1. Carnalists emphasize that man does not have a soul, rather man is a

soul. Soul=physical life

2. Carnalists quickly point out that both man and animals have

"souls": 

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. Gen 1:30; 

In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. Job 12:10

3. How can a corpse of a man be called a "soul" according to their

narrow definitions? 



Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him. Num 19:13

4. Different meanings of soul: Physical body: 

Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life. Mt 2:20;

For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. Lev 17:11; 

The immaterial invisible part of man separate from the physical life: 

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Mt 10:28

The basic will: 

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Mt 11:29; 

A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. 

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Jas 1:8; 4:8- "two-souled",

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. Acts 4:32 "congregation was one soul"

C. The word spirit is used in many different ways in the Bible

1. When Carnalists show you a verse to prove their definition of the

word soul or spirit, their proof texts are usually interpreted correctly. Simply agree to their definition in that verse then turn to the many verses where none of their definitions fit.

2. Carnalists teach that man's spirit is his breath or life force like electricity and is non-conscious

3. Spirit means breath in And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Gen 2:7 

 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 2 Th 2:8, does it mean this every

time it is used in the Bible?

"power over unclean breath" a bottle of listerine? And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. Mt 10:1 "breath refreshed" a candy mint? 

Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all. 2 Cor 7:13

"troubled in breath " asthma? When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, 


and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. Jn 13:21

"Meek and quiet breath " Didn't snore? But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.1 Pet 3:4

"They thought they had seen a breath " vapour in very cold weather? But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. Lk 24:37

"Father into thy hands I commit my breath " cupped in His hands for 3 days?  And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost .Lk 23:46

Spirit can refer to material things like wind- : The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Jn 3:8

Vine: pneuma (pneuma) primarily denote the wind also breath; then

especially the spirit, like the wind, is invisible, immaterial and

powerful.

Spirit or wind is a "word picture" for the non-material part of man

and the essence of God

1. Spirit can refer to the sum of all character qualities:

Spirit of fear: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Ti 1:7

Patience of spirit vs. haughtiness of spirit: Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Eccl 7:8

Meek and quiet spirit: 

But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. 1 Pe 3:4

Spirit of gentleness:

What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness? 1 Cor 4:21

 Fervent in spirit: This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. Acts 18:25

the spirit is willing: Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Mt 26:41

stand fast in one spirit (purpose) Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;: Phil 1:27

his spirit stirred (motivated) within in; Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. Acts 17:16




In the spirit (character) of Elijah: And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. Lk 1:17

1. Spirit can refer to intelligent conscious being apart from the

physical body: Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. Lk 24:39

God is a spirit: God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. Jn 4:24

Jesus committed His Spirit into God's hands: And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. Lk 23:46

The Holy Spirit is a "He" not an "It":  I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. Jn 16:12-14

Angels are spirits: Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? Heb 1:14

Demons are spirits: And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, Lk 4:33;

 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Eph 6:12

Man has a spirit: And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. Acts 7:59 (man is created in spiritual image of God,

not physical image)

D. "I think I saw a ghost!" (Jesus' disciples believed in spirits and

He didn't correct them)

1. Transfiguration had Elijah and Moses appear in spirit form: And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.

 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. Mt 17:1-



2. Jesus appeared twice after resurrection and disciples thought He

was a ghost. And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.

 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:

For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.

 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. Mk 6:47-51

3. Jesus stood in disciples midst after raising & thought they were

seeing a spirit. And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. Lk 24:36-39

4. Sadducees deny angel & spirit but Paul & Pharisees accept them: Acts 23:6-9

E. Carnalists believe man is wholly physical and material yet the Bible says:

You're not getting older...but better!

Text Outward man Inward man

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 2 Cor 4:16 Outward man decaying Inward man renewed

For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: Rom 7:22 The body The inward man

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Mt 26:41 Flesh weak Spirit willing

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 Jn 2 Be in good health just as your soul prospers

F. Carnalists believe man is monochotomous (single) natured yet the Bible says:

The body is the house or sheath of the soul

Text Body Soul/spirit

Mt 10:28 Man can kill the body but not the soul

Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 2 Pet 1:13-15 Lay aside my dwelling after my departure

I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. Dan 7:15 In the midst of its sheath my spirit was distressed

And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, Mt 27:52 Many bodies arose of the saints

And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.

 And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat. And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done. Lk 8:52-56 She immediately rose from dead Her spirit returned

O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. Ps 42:6 within me My soul is in despair

The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. Zech 12:1 within him God forms the spirit of man

For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 1 Cor 2:11 which is in him the spirit of a man

And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation? Num 16:22 all flesh The God of the spirits of

G. Carnalists reject any kind of life or consciousness apart from the

body or after death, yet the Bible says:

Not the god of the dead...but of the living

Text Death Life after

Lk 16:19-31 Poor man died was carried away by angels

And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.

 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.Mt 17:1-5 Moses: 1500 BC & Elijah: 730 BC Appeared to disciples 33 A.D.

Sa:28:1: And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men. 

And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever.

Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa.

And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.

And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.

 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.

 And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?

And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.

Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.

 And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.


 And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.

And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.

Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

 And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David:

Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day.

Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.

Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.1 Sam 28:1-20 Samuel died Appeared to Saul soon after

1 Sam 28:19 Saul and two sons died joined the presence of Samuel

And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people. Gen 25:17 Breathed his last, died was gathered to his people

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Eccl 12:7 Dust to earth Spirit to God

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. Rev 6:9-11 Souls of dead Christians under altar

Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. Luke 20:37-38 Jehovah is not the God of the dead Abraham, Samuel, Moses

& Lazarus live now

H. Carnalists deny that when Christians die they are immediately in

presence of God, yet the Bible says

To be or not to be ... That is question

Text To be in body To be with Lord

But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. Phil 1:22 To abide in flesh To die and be with Christ much better


Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 2 Cor 5:6-8 To be home in body, absent Lord To be absent from body and with Lord

If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. 2 Cor 12:3 Whether in body or out of body

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. 2 Tim 4:6 - Time of departure has come

Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. Acts 2:27-31


Question : What are the three parts of man?

Answer: Spirit, Soul and Body~

Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our

likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the

birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over

every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." God created man in His

own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. ( Genesis1:26-27 NASB)

According to the Bible, mankind is distinct from all the rest of

creation, including the animals, in that he is made in the image of

God. As God is a tripartite -- Father, Son and Holy Spirit -- so man

is three parts -- body, soul and spirit. In the most explicit example

from Scripture of these divisions, the Apostle Paul writes:

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your

spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the

coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thessalonians 5:23 NASB).

Man is made up of physical material, the body, that can be seen and

touched. But he is also made up of immaterial aspects, which are

intangible -- this includes the soul, spirit, intellect, will, emotions, conscience, and so forth. These immaterial characteristics exist beyond the physical lifespan of the human body and are therefore eternal.

These immaterial aspects -- the spirit, soul, heart, conscience, mind

and emotions -- make up the whole personality. The Bible makes it

clear that the soul and spirit are the primary immaterial aspects of

humanity, while the body is the physical container that holds them on

this earth.

The Body (Greek, "soma")

This is the entire material or physical structure of a human being --

it is the physical part of a person.

The Apostle Paul, writing to the Romans again connects the body, the

mind (soul) and the spirit.

Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your

bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your

spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world,

but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, 


that which is

good and acceptable and perfect ( Romans 12:1-2 NASB).

For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body

(1 Cor. 6:20 ).

The Soul (Greek, "psyche")

Genesis 2:7 states that Man was created as a "living soul." The soul

consists of the mind (which includes the conscience), the will and the

emotions. The soul and the spirit are mysteriously tied together and

make up what the Scriptures call the "heart."

The writer of Proverbs declares, " Watch over your heart with all

diligence, for from it flow the springs of life." ( Prov. 4:23 NASB).

We see here that the "heart" is central to our emotions and will.

But a natural (psuchikos -- soulish) man does not accept the things of

the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot

understand them, because they are spiritually appraised ( 1 Cor. 2:14

NASB).

Paul, looking intently at the Council, said, "Brethren, I have lived

my life with a perfectly good conscience before God up to this day"

(Acts 23:1 NASB).

The Spirit (Greek " Pneuma")

In Numbers 16:22 , Moses and Aaron, "…fell upon their faces and said,

'O God, God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will you

be angry with the entire congregation?'" This verse names God as the

God of the spirits that are possessed by all humanity. Notice also that it

mentions the flesh (body) of all mankind, connecting it with the spirit.

Another key verse that describes the separation between soul and spirit is Hebrews 4:12 :

For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart (Heb. 4:12 NASB).

We see in this passage of Scripture that the soul and spirit can be divided -- and that it is the Word of God that pierces our heart to

bring the division of soul and spirit, something that only God can do.

As human beings, we live eternally as a spirit, we have a soul, and we dwell in a body. We can rejoice with the Psalmist and declare,

For You formed my inward parts ; You wove me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

Wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well ( Ps.

139:13-14 NASB).

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Bible Verses About Body Soul And Spirit Bible verses related to Body Soul And Spirit from the King James

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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.

Matthew 10:28 - And fear not them which kill the body, but are not

able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Ecclesiastes 12:7 - Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. James 2:26 - For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Hebrews 4:12 - For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and

sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder

of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Genesis 2:7 - And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground,and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a

living soul.

Galatians 5:16-17 - [This] I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. (Read More...)


Matthew 16:26 - For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole

world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - What? know ye not that your body is the temple

of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? (Read More...)

Romans 12:1-21 - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. (Read More...)

1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 - But I would not have you to be ignorant,

brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. (Read More...)

1 Corinthians 15:35-58 - But some [man] will say, How are the dead

raised up? and with what body do they come? (Read More...)

Genesis 35:18 - And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing,

(for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.

Luke 1:46-47 - And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

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MAN SPIRIT.

"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul" Gen.2:7

Man’s spirit is the breath of God that empowers man to acts like God. It is your real self and this explains why you can see yourself in a dream. Your enemies can only attack your spirit. 



It is the resemblance of your physical body and it will go back to God that is if you are a righteous fellow and if you are not will heading to hell fire and this the reason you must be born again so that your spirit will be free from condemnation. The man’s spirit is like a reflector that reflects object or information before it being evil or good. It is your spiritual antenna to receive divine information from the Holy Spirit if you are a true believer. Before salvation, sin separates our spirit just like a mirror covered with dust that mirror hardly reflect a clear image so do sin hinder us from receiving direct information from God and Holy Spirit even when the information do come a sinner may not comprehend it. Romans 3:23 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.Rom8:5-9, 

While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2Cor4:18.

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.Luke23:46, There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. Proverb:20:27

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? Ec:3:21

The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. Zec:12:1

For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 1Co:2:11

 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; 



And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:

 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. Luke16:19-31.
















CHAPTER 5

HEARING EAR.


It is the way we perceive with our spiritual ear from the Holy Spirit or pay attention to the Holy Spirit to receive divine information. 

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: Rom8:16.

It is our total dependence or confidence in God’s word or report.

And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: Gen18: 2-3. We can see that Abraham was in the Spirit that is the reason he knew that those three men were not ordinary men.

Lot perceived that men were Angels. 

Abraham believed in God’s report despite his old age. 

(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:

He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.Rom4:17-22. Jacob too perceived that he was wrestling with an Angel and so he asked for blessing. 

So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.

And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.

And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.

And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.


And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.Gen32:22-29.

Some people have become wonderful listeners to the devil, and this gives room to unemployment, poverty, affliction, pain, and sorrow and the main reason for this is that their Spiritual ears are deaf to the Holy Spirit. 

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

‘’He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.Matt13:10-17.

We all know that it is possible to listen to some one and yet you may not understand him or her.

It is what you perceive with your ear; pay attention to, or the information you receive concerning your expectation that will manifest physically.

Any one that pays attention to or is persuaded by advice or request of wrong people and the devil can easily backslide or may lose their miracle at the nick of time.

For those that possess the hearing ear always hold on, they never compromise on God’s word because they believe that "IT’S NOT YET OVER UNTILL IT IS OVER"


HOW DO WE HEAR FROM GOD?

We can hear from God in several ways, which means we have to pay a prize to hear from God.

The first step is that we must be born again. We must put away our evil life style by replacing them with godly life style. 



Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John3:3-6, 

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

 For he that is dead is freed from sin.

 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. 

For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? Rom6:6-16.

These are the following ways we can hear from God:-


 1: GOD’S WORD.

"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" Rom10:17. 

We can hear God ministering to us through His word.



2: COMMUNICATION.

"And David enquired of the LORD, saying, shall I go up to the philistines? Wilt thou deliver them into mine hand?

And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand" 2Sam5: 19. 

When we are praying, we are communing with God. Since communication is a two-way traffic, means that God will definitely speak to us because we are serving a living God.

 And David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

 And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim.

 And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.2Sam5:19-21,

And when David inquired of the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.

 And David did so, as the Lord had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer. 2Samuel5:23-25. We are created in His image. Gen1:26. 

3: MEDITATION.

"I will mediate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways" Psalm119: 15.

When we are thinking deeply upon God’s word in our hearts. 

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes.

 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.

 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.




 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.Psalm119: 11-16, 

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.Joshua1:7-8, 

God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.Psalm62:11. 

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.Philippians4:8.

4: SMALL STILLS AUDIBLE VOICE. 

"That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I"1Sam3:4

And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. John10:16.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: John10:27

God can speak to us vocally but it depends on our relationship with God.

When God is your true father and friend, you must hear Him because God always speak twenty four hours every day as He spoke to the Prophets of the old.

5: THROUGH ANY ONE THAT IS AVAILABLE OR ANY THING. 

"And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, what have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times" Num22:28 

God can speak us through men like the Prophets, His ministers or servants to decree or prophecy to our lives. God can minister to us in any form. 

God is ever ready to release the desirable information that we need for divine transformation from darkness to lime light but we must present all our bodies {spirit, soul and physical body} to Him as living sacrifice and learn to hear with the spiritual ears that He made for us. Rom12: 1,

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: Romans 8:16.







CHAPTER 6

SEEING EYE.


"{As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,} before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were" Rom4:17. 

It is our point of view to God’s acts that will enable us to be fully persuaded or encourage us in standing firmly on God’s promises. 

After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.Gen15:1-5. 

It is a propelling force to absolute unshakable faith towards God’s acts and promises. 

 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

 For by it the elders obtained a good report.

 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.Heb11:1-6.

Despite the situation seeing that the invisible can become visible. Father Abraham despite his old age, visualized his children that are through divine revelation, he saw human faces not the stars. He saw reality out of the stars. Gen15:1-5.


"IT IS WHAT YOU SEE THAT YOU WILL GET"

The problem with some of us is that we do not believe that we can do what God expects us to do and we do not see ourselves releasing God given potentials and our ignorance makes us become debtors, beggars, frustrated and unemployed.

Another thing is some of us over rate our problems, and consider our present situation to be bigger than ourselves and God but I want to make it clear to you right now that one thing is certain, your difficult situation can be handled since you are God’s child and the moment you begin to see victory and success your heavenly Father will not allow you to encounter problems that you cannot handle.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 1Corinthians10:13.

All you need to overcome your present predicament is to locate the way of an escape that is our Lord Jesus. 

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John14:6.

Browsing through the Holy book {Bible}, there are great men and women that were successful in their time because they refused to see what the multitude were seeing at their time instead they saw themselves as the great vessels that God can use to affect their generation.

And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.

 And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.

 And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there. Numbers13:25-28,

And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.

But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.



And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.Numbers13:30-33.

"Moreover David said, "The LORD, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will delver me from the hand of this Philistine" And Saul said to David, "Go, and the LORD be with you!" 1Sam17: 37.

1: DREAM. Gen37:5-11.

A dream is a series of images and feeling occurring in the mind during sleep.

It can be long-held ambition or wish.

When you are sleeping, you can experience the series of thoughts, images, and feelings or God reveal something to you. To have an ambition, think of if as a possibility.

"FOR, BEHOLD, WE WERE BINDING SHEAVES IN THE FIELD, AND, LO, MY SHEAF AROSE, AND ALSO STOOD UPRIGHT, AND, BEHOLD, YOUR SHEAVES STOOD AROUND ABOUT, AND MADE OBEISANCE TO MY SHEAF.

AND HE DREAMED YET ANOTHER DREAM, AND TOLD IT HIS BRETHEN, AND SAID, BEHOLD I HAVE DREAMED A DREAM MORE, AND, BEHOLD, THE SUN AND THE MOON AND THE ELEVEN STARS MADE OBEISANCE TO ME" GEN.37:7&9.

Joseph had these two pictures in his mind. God revealed these dream to him but he made a terrible mistake as he announced it to his enemies that delayed his future.

The devil tried to shortchange him by making him become the chief servant in Portiphar’s house but Joseph refused. Gen39:5-20.

HOW TO SECURE YOUR DREAM

Do not share your dream with those that discourage or kill your dream.

Ask God to take you to the right people that will make the dream come through.

Acquire knowledge about the dream that God has revealed to you.

Ask God for wisdom to realize it.

“YOUR DREAM IS GOD’S ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING TOWARDS YOUR FUTURE”






CHAPTER 7

DON’T GIVE UP BUT HOLD ON YOUR DREAM


For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.

 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2CORINTHIANS4:15--18

CASE STUDY IS JOSEPH.

Joseph had a dream shared his dream to his family which led hatred, envy and persecution in Genesis37.

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.

And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.

And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;


There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within. 

And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.

And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, Genesis39:1-13

Few minutes of pleasure could terminate Joseph dream of becoming Prime Minister but he held on, and he knew where he was going to be. Joseph understood God’s plan for his future, so he did not allow pleasure of life to deny him. 

IF YOU WERE JOSEPH WILL YOU TURN DOWN THE OFFER?

We want to consider the factors that terminate dream:

1. ENVY: Simply means discontent or resentment aroused by another person’s possession or success. Joseph brothers envied his dream and it is dangerous to be with those that cannot appreciate or love your dream because they can terminate your dream or delay it. It is better to avoid such ones.,,

2. WOMEN AND SEX: If Joseph had agreed to the desire of his master’s wife, he could have ended up as a chief servant in his master house instead Prime Minister in the hand of Egypt.

3. POSITION: Your current position either positive or negative can terminate your dream most especially when you are busy doing something outside your dream. When you fail in realizing your dream.

4. CHALLENGES: Your difficult times, challenges and tough time can terminate somebody dream if the fellow is not rooted in Christ.

5. BAD FRIENDS: Bad friends are dream killer because they will not allow you to accomplish God’s given dream to reality.

SPIRITUALTHINGS TO COUNT ON IN SUSTAINING OUR DREAM ARE:

1.DIVINE REVELATION OR DISCOVERING OF YOU ARE AND DREAM.

Faith increases your in God

Jeremiah1;5, Genesis15:1-10. Romans4:17-26,Isaiah55:6-7,Dan11:32.


2: VISION.Habkkuk2:2-3.

Something seen other than by ordinary sight as in a dream. Dan2:9.

IDEA: Picture in your mind of a possible situation or scene.

FUTURE PLAN: The knowledge and imagination that are needed in planning for the future with a clear purpose. E.g. At last we have a leader with vision and strong principles.

"MY PEOPLE PERISH FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE" Hosea4:6.

3: LEADING BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD.

"BUT THE COMFORTER, WHICH IS THE HOLY GHOST, WHOM THE FATHER WILL SEND IN MY NAME, HE SHALL TEACH YOU ALL THINGS, AND BRING ALL THINGS TO YOUR REMEMBRANCE, WHAT. John14:26,Romans8:14-16

Deacon Philip was led by the Holy Spirit in conversion of the Ethiopian Eunch.

We should allow the Holy Spirit to have His way in our lives.

4: THE GIFTS OF REVELATION. 1Corinthians12:4-13

For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 1Corinthians12:8.

THE WORD OF KNOWLEDGE. 

Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?

 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.2Kings6:8-12.

This refers only to a portion of God’s knowledge that God wants to reveal.

Knowledge refers to the condition of knowing something through realization of the truth concerning things and matters. This knowledge, which reveals the hidden truth of things and matter and solve problems at certain time and place for the glory of God according to His special revelation.


THE WORD OF WISDOM. 

They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.

Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.

And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?

 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. John8:3-11.

The word of wisdom referred to as a gift of the Holy Spirit is given only supernaturally to a believer who through this wisdom wonderfully solves problems in difficult circumstances and thereby gives glory to God. e.g. The case of the Lord and the adulterer. 

"HE THAT IS WITHOUT SIN AMONG YOU, LET HIM FIRST CAST A STONE AT HER" John8:7b.

GOD’S WORD. Matthew8:5-13, John6:63

PRAYER, PRAISE AND WORSHIP. Acts16:25-30









CHAPTER 8


FAITH AT WORK.

Your Spiritual eye is what inspires you to put your faith to work because it is what you visualize that you will work upon to achieve.

Your Spiritual eye is what will motivate you to have hope in a hopeless situation that is beginning to see that which you believe to materialize physically despite what you are passing through now.

FAITH: "NOW faith the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" Heb11:1. 

"FAITH IS THE FORCE THAT LINKS YOU TO YOUR MIRACLE"

And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Matthew17:20..

Faith is the unseen evidence that you believed or hoped for, seeing eyes is the eyes that sees that which you believed that will encourage you that it will soon be realized physically.

"FAITH IS THE VEHICLE THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO YOUR MIRACLE" 

And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.Matthew8:13.

"SEEING EYES IS THE SPIRITUAL ‘IC’ TO YOUR FAITH THAT KEEP YOUR FAITH ALIVE"

I want to expantiate on this; there is one small thing that electronic engineer call sound ‘IC’. This sound ‘IC’ is what makes your radio, television and sound system to produce the quality sound that you demand. 

This sound ‘IC’ can be destroyed either by high voltage or wrong connection on the board or panel of that electronic appliance.

I wonder why the manufacturers named this element sound ‘IC’, it means it was by faith and seeing eye that they saw it functioning in our electronic appliances. Let us critically study these two letters ‘IC’. It can be say "I can see it happening though it might not manifest physically right now. The moment you have faith in God and fail to see that, which you believed, there is tendency that doubt and unbelief will set in and by the time you know it might be too late to hold on God.

Stop searching for answer, outside Jesus even your own wisdom cannot help you out your situation unless you surrender all to Him and trust in God for divine solution through divine revelation and divine information. 


Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.  Prov3:5-7.

Take time to understand your situation so that you will be able to handle it and stop looking at your problems because the moment you are looking at your problems the devil will magnify them, the only antidote to this is by looking up to Jesus the author and finisher of your faith. 

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil. Heb12:2.

It may be that you have been examining your situation for long, please my dear friend stop it because this is the time to make sure that situation does not last and you must be willing to consider it as a forgone issue as you exercise faith and pray until that your miracle is achieved and will give you a new experience in Christ Jesus.

We need the opening of our spiritual eyes to see what God has in store for us.

Remember that great men refused to see failure, calamity and storm but instead they give solution to the situation, so you are a solution to some problems of this generation. 

Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:

And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.

Nebuchadrezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?

Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down 

and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?



Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. Daniel3:10-17. They were thrown into furnace of fire where Jesus shows up as the fourth in the fire. These stood on their ground to worship only God Almighty.

Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. Daniel 6:10. Daniel was thrown into lion den but the lions can not eat because the LION of Tribe Judah was inside of Daniel.

"THE MEN THAT SEE INVISIBLES ARE GREAT MEN"

This was statement made by the founding fathers of India, despite their inability to fight their colonial master for independence; these great men saw liberty and freedom from their oppressor.

All you need in this life is the opening of your spiritual ears and eyes to see and receive the divine information concerning the hidden treasures, the expected end, and the way to your prosperity. 

There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:

The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.

He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. Job28:7-9, 

And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. Isaiah45:3.

We should stop blaming others for our present situation because if some people are making it in the same environment and condition, we do not have any excuse to give because God has made the hearing ears and seeing eyes for us so that you and I will utilize them for divine direction to our destiny and this is the reason we must ask God to open our spiritual eyes and ears to see and hear with. 

And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.

 And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. 2Kings6:15-17.










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