TRUST IN THE LORD

 Reverend G. S. Adeyemo
The President, Abundant Grace Mission

 Let God be your Anchor and the tide of this world shall not overwhelm you; The Bible says, “According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death” Philippians 1:20. You can also say like the Psalmist, "But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. I will praise thee forever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints." Psalm 52:8, 9. God will be glorified in your life and you shall live to fulfill divine purpose. Do not allow the circumstances around you pull you down. It’s a temporary experience that will soon be over. The Lord our God is a man of war and our Captain. He is our Commander leading and guiding every step in the right direction. At the shout of His name all foes shall melt like wax. “Now it came about when all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the sons of Israel until they had crossed, that their hearts melted, and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the sons of Israel. Joshua 5:1. The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts. Psalm 46:6. 

Your breakthroughs shall locate you when you least expected. The Lord blesses you and lift up your head above all forms of evil attack in Jesus name

Every form of battle raging against your family is hereby shattered into pieces in Jesus name.  Arise and celebrate in Jesus name.   

The rod of the wicked that has been afflicting you catches fire in Jesus name. As you go out, the Lord will watch over your steps and lead you away from all disasters in Jesus name.  

 Pharaoh would have thwarted the promise of God for Abraham if not for the divine intervention. "And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife."  Genesis 12: 17. The Lord will rescue your family from your Pharaoh (the family Destroyer) in Jesus name.

Your battles are over and the Lord wipes away your tears of pain and mourning in Jesus name. 

From Tragedy to a Triumph

“See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven? At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.”  The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.  Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.” Hebrew 12: 25-29

God speaks to His people in various forms through various media. He spoke to the Israelites on Mount Sinai through terrible storm, earthquake, fire and thunder.   Exodus 19:18. They were so terrified that they told Moses to beg God not to speak to them again. Some were consumed by the fire while some were stoned to death for touching the mountain. What a tragedy! However, God has chosen a better way to speak to us today which should draw us into deeper relationship, reverence and love for Him in our heart. In the opening lines of the Book of Hebrews, the Bible says, “ In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.” Hebrew 1: 1-3 

The basis of the text above is that God would turn our tragedy into a triumph by shaking all the shakable of life and translate to the unshakeable kingdom of God.  Haggai 2:6. As we consider this topic we shall observe the following truths.

It is the desire of God to give a final shaking of every shakable using circumstance around us. The events around the globe is a pointer to the truth of the Scripture that God is giving a final shaking of every shakable. I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place, at the wrath of the Lord of hosts in the day of his fierce anger. Isaiah 13:13.  In 2003-2012 (106,654) natural disasters were recorded and 96.5 million people became victims worldwide. In 2014, the number of people killed by floods 3,634 and storms 1,239 In 2015, About 150 major natural disasters affected millions of people worldwide in 2015. Asia again bore the brunt of these disasters reported globally. Floods continue to be the most frequently occurring natural disasters and also affect the most people worldwide All these are prophecies come true and signs of the end time. Even the man-made disasters and violence against humanity especially the persecutions of the Christians are happenings to awake our slumbering giants. 

Are you experiencing any shaking around you? God is preparing you for a brighter future. All these shakings will lead to triumph here and hereafter in Jesus name. 

References
(Report from Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters Published on 17 Sep 2015).
 (http://www.worldvision.org/news-stories-videos/natural-disasters

By His Stripes

 Rev'd and Pastor G. S. Adeyemo

Our focus in this edition is ‘Divine Healing;’ God never intended for us to be sick in body, spirit and soul rather, that we have physical health, as well as that of soul and spirit. The Bible says, "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth." 3 John 2 Your pain and aches are not to death, you are in God’s plan for perfect health at all times. Perhaps, you or your loved one is going through untold pain, the Word of God shall fall on you and you shall be healed in Jesus name. Doctor's report may seem scary while your experience is telling you no more hope for you. God's verdicts stand sure which says, "He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions." Psalm 107:20. That same living Word is creative and redemptive, infallible and able to heal you from all forms of sicknesses. 

No matter what might be responsible for your sickness, by the stripes of Jesus Christ you are healed. You need to reach out in faith and receive what Jesus did for you!  He died and rose from the death just for remission for sins of the world and deliverance from its consequences, however, that doesn't mean that the world will be saved, except they come to God and receive what Jesus did for them.

 Sickness and diseases are known symptoms of a curse. It was God who placed the first curse on the soil which was and is the host of man's resources for survival. The curse of hardships was placed on mankind as God said "Unto the woman..., I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast  hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and  hast eaten of the tree, of which I  commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not  eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake;  in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of  thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it  bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the  herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of thy face  shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto  the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for  dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou  return.It is an agelong plague that defies all efforts by man." Gen. 3:15-18; Deuteronomy 28:59-61. Since Jesus paid the price on the cross to set us free from all curses (Galatians 3:13), why would there be any reason for a child of God to still be living under a curse? Every single person who came to Jesus for a healing was healed. The Bible says, "How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him" Acts 10:38. 

If a person is under a curse, according to the Bible, evil has come upon them in some way. Sickness, tragedy, or bad circumstances are occurring in their lives. As a result of idolatry and some form of sins, a curse is placed on such person. Most times the manifestation is seen in terminal illness. No curable drugs can be procured in the hospitals. In Jeremiah the Bible reveals, “Why criest thou for thine affliction? Thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee. For thus saith the Lord, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous. There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines. All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased. Why criest thou for thine affliction? Thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.” 

The question that may come to mind is ‘if it’s the will of God that we should be in sound health, why do we sick?’ Also, ‘what are the causes of illness and how can we be in good health?’ Andrew Murray once said “If Christians learned to realize practically the presence of the Lord that health, their spiritual life would thereby be developed and sanctified” The Bible is explicit that by the stripes of Jesus Christ, we are healed. "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed."1 Peter 2:24, but why are there so many Christians who are still sick? All believers are entitled to healing; however, if we don't reach out in faith to accept what was given to us, it won't be manifested in our lives.  Coming with sin are all manners of sicknesses into the world, and "so death passed upon all men..." Romans 5:2, 14; Genesis 2:17; 3:17 

Physical healing is closely associated in scripture with spiritual deliverance and forgiveness of sin. Psalms 103:3; Isaiah 33:24; 53:3-5; Matthew 4:24; 8:16-17, 9:26; 12:22; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:18, 20-23; 6:17-18; 8:2,36; 11:14;13:16; Acts 5:16; 10:38; James 5:15.

PRAYER POINTS

As we humbly pray together seeking divine healing, say, Lord Jesus, I agree that I am a sinner. I am ready to forsake my sinful life. I believe You died for me and rose the third day. I invite you into my heart and life. Come in as my Lord and Saviour from now on. Thank you for saving me. As from today on, I will obey the words of God, fellowship with other believers where the Bible is taught. Help me so to do in Jesus mighty name I pray.

I want you to pray the following prayer points:

I renounce all curses inherited from my parents in Jesus name

I plead the blood of Jesus Christ upon my soul and body in Jesus name

O Lord, purge me from the contamination from generational curses in Jesus name

I command the fire of Holy Spirit on the root of sickness in my body in Jesus name

I break the yoke of terminal illness from my bones and body in Jesus name

You devouring diseases in my blood stream, die in in Jesus name

By the stripes of Jesus Christ, I am healed from cancer in Jesus name

By the stripes of Jesus Christ, I am healed from barrenness in Jesus name

For I am fearfully made, I command you sickness to panic and fade away from my body in Jesus name.

I am healed from all illness in Jesus name.

Thank you Lord, Jesus Christ for healing me. Seal me with your blood in Jesus name.