Friday, July 12, 2013

That we may have boldness in the day of judgment........

We can never truly serve God the way he wants, thinking if we don't, he'll cast us into hell! For purpose of re-iteration, I say no sin is powerful of itself to make a believer go to hell! You can never serve God in fear; it'll never work! The Word says, He that feareth is not made perfect in love..' -1 John 4:18! We can only serve God in a 'Love-awe' : A joyful realization of his magnificent greatness and love to us. God wants us to serve him because we choose to, having realized his love for us! The Old testament was a mountain of Fear, but we are come to Mount Zion, to the blood of Jesus that speaks better things for us than the blood of Abel Hebrews 12:17-24. In Light of this, he says, 'Let us have GRACE whereby we may serve God acceptably in awe and godly reverence-Hebrews 12:28'. Why will we make heaven? Why will we have boldness in the day of judgement! Simple! Because, As HE IS, so are we IN THIS WORLD- 1 John 4:17. How do we become AS HE IS? Simple, believing in Christ makes him your justifier and you the justified; both of you are all of one-Hebrews 2:11! What an amazing life! ‪#‎Epignosis‬ ‪#‎GreaterGlory‬

What is Holiness in the New testament?

Holiness is not necessarily what you do. God's Word reveals what holiness is in the new covenant. Hebrews 12;14-15 says, 'Follow peace with all men and holiness without which no man shall see the Lord: Looking diligently (unto Jesus) lest any man fail of the grace of God! Holiness before God is depending on the finished work of Christ: our lifestyle should be a fruit of this! This tallies with the same thought Paul expresses in Colossians 1:22-23, '...Holy, Unblamable and unreprovable in his sight: if thou be not moved from the Hope of the Gospel (Christ)'. Jesus is our sanctification- 1 Corinthians 1:31. When you came into Christ you became the sanctified- 1 Corinthians 6:10! As long as you believe Jesus shed his blood, independent of your good works, Heaven is sure for you! ‪#‎Epignosis‬ ‪#‎GreaterGlory

Everyone that hath this hope......

I glory in the word of God today! Thanks be unto God for his Word of Grace! Why should we live right? What should be our motivations? It's an assumption that many have made to say I preach grace to encourage people to sin; if that's your conclusion, surely, you have not heard or listened to me! 1 John 3:3 says, 'And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure...' Wow! This is remarkable! God is saying everyone who is confident of making heaven purifies himself. Notice he didn't say everyone that, 'aspires or wants' this hope should purify himself. But everyone that HAS this Hope! How do I 'HAVE' this hope? Let's look at the preceding verses, Verses 1-2, 'Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us,because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.' Notice here, that we are Children of God as a result of the 'BESTOWED LOVE' of God; that which we didn't work for. We are children of God! Therefore, he says when he comes we shall look like him, for we are as he is, based on his Love! Since we are certain we look like him, we purify ourselves. Therefore, Right living should be done in recognition of the Righteousness of God we have become, not to aspire to become righteous and heaven-bound! ‪#‎Epignosis‬ ‪#‎GreaterGlory‬

Sin shall have no dominion over you!

Romans 6:14 tells us that 'Sin shall have no dominion over you, because you are no longer under the Law, but under grace'! In here lies a great truth: Any One under the Law is a slave to sin! This is what a lot of our friends in religion have not realized when they try to impose the law as a guide to life and a basis of God's judgement of us! Did you know that by the Law is the 'Knowledge' of sin- Romans 3:20? 'Knowledge' here is the Greek Word, 'Epignosis'. Epignosis refers to 'Knowledge of experience'. In other words, the Law brings man into an experience with sin; it made man a sinner! In Romans 7:7, Paul says 'I had not known lust, expect the Law said, 'Thou shalt no covet'! No habit will be broken by putting laws of restraint. Only Grace; God's transforming ability making a sinner God's righteousness can break Sin's dominion. As you get acquainted with the Grace through the Word of God, you'd effortlessly break the Habits that have held you bound and live righteously to God's glory! ‪#‎Epignosis‬ ‪#‎GreaterGlory‬

The Sinless Life!

I am amazed at how many people are preaching against sin and unholiness and yet they expect results. Nowhere has the message of sin and condemnation helped anyone! There is such a life as the sinless life! This is the Gospel! A life beyond the struggles against sin; a life Jesus facilitated by his precious blood. Have you come to the awesome awareness that no longer are you a sinner? Do you know that by your faith in Christ, you are born of God and therefore cannot and should not sin? 1 John 3:9 says, '..He CANNOT sin because he is BORN OF GOD?' A Christian who still sins is one who has not come into the comprehension of who he is! You are a PARTAKER of the DIVINE NATURE, the Transcendent God-character! We are no longer slaves to do evil; we are bound to do right! We are slaves to righteousness- Romans 6:18! The power for these to become literal realities for you is embedded in believing and meditating on these thoughts from Scriptures. Consistent with its character, God's Word will MAKE YOU what it talks about! ‪#‎Epignosis‬ ‪#‎GreaterGlory‬

The Historyless Ones!

When you got born-again, several things happened! Many people do not understand this, that's why they use the words they use and live the lives they live! The One who is a Christian, does NOT have a PAST! You are a New Creation; the Word, 'New', derives from the Greek, 'Kainos', meaning, 'Unprecedented, Novel, 'Never-existed-before'! You NEVER EXISTED BEFORE! Therefore, you ...are NOT suffering the effects of the Sins of the PAST! You suffer because of your Ignorance! When the devil comes up with an accusation of sin, simply tell him, 'Wrong address'. The man that was a sinner died on the Cross, the one that lives now is CHRIST! Glory to God! Being conscious of this is key to living the unfathomable riches of the transcendent Christ-Life! ‪#‎Mirror‬ ‪#‎GreaterGlory‬

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

The Foundations of Knowledge!

Psalm 11:3, ' If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?' This is one of the most misunderstood verses in scripture. A lot of people use it in their teaching on the need for 'deliverance' from generational issues. They say, 'You might be born-again (righteous) but if you have a 'foundational' problem, then you can do nothing! What an anomaly! They surely have no comprehension of what it means to be a New Creation! What does the above scripture mean? Let me explain this from Psalms 82:5, 'They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.' Their not knowing is the reason why the foundations are out of course! That's why things go awkward! The Righteous will suffer for as long as he doesn't KNOW; not because there is a powerful devil outside! So get to know who you are! You have a New foundation in Christ and God is building you up a spiritual house for his Glory 1 Peter 2:4-5! ‎#Mirror ‎#GreaterGlory

Put the Zoe in you to Work!

Today, my thoughts are in a lofty direction, the direction of the higher life in Christ! I am sharing on how to release the divine life of God in our Spirits as born again , new creatures in Christ! This is to bring us into participation with the limitlessness that the divine life avails us in our mortal flesh! The Character of any living creature is defined by the quality of life it possesses! The life-force of any being is the determinant of the limitations, advantages, abilities that that being has. Hence, we can understand why a dog cannot walk on two feet, because it's life force restricts it from doing so. But, there is a life force, beyond this mundane realm. It is the very definition of limitlessness, infinite abilities, etc! It's called Zoe! The very life of sovereign almighty God! With this life, we walk on water, move mountains, multiply bread, turn water to wine, raise the dead...and the list continues infinitely! We put this Life to work, primarily by meditating on thoughts that portray this as revealed in God's word. Also, our confessions release that power! ‎#Overflow ‎#GreaterGlory

Fountain-heads of Life!

John 4;14, ' But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.' This is an amazing truth! Notice that he didn't say the thirsty shall be satisfied; he said he said he shall have a spring in him! that's just like Jesus! To the one in darkness, he doesn't just say, 'I will give you light', he says, 'I will make you light!' Now, he has not just given us life, he has made us FOUNTAINHEADS, Sources of Zoe! We are life-givers! Glory to God! That's just amazing! How do we give life? We give life by preaching the gospel! 2 Timothy 1:10, 'But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:' The Gospel is the unveiling and ministration of Zoe! As you preach the realities of the glorious life in Christ, men will be changed! ‎#Overflow ‎#GreaterGlory

The Superabundant Life!

Jesus came for a purpose; to rescue man from the throes of sin. One of the throes of sin is deficiency! That's why he said, I have come that they may have life and have it more abundantly! That life is Zoe; Life at it's best! Jesus came for us to have the death-defeating, bread-multiplying life. Now, we joyfully declare, 'We are complete in him, who is the head of all principality!' Colossians 2:9! You now have the superabundant life; release same into the affairs of your life as you utter words of power. For by our words we release the Zoe on our inside for manifestation- John 6:63! Make joyful, confident confessions of superabundance today and always! ‎#Overflow ‎#GreaterGlory

The Gospel Unveils Zoe!

2 Timothy 1:10, 'But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:' This is a thought that sets me afire! Thinking about it is just wonderful! In the above scripture, we are told that the law of death and degradation has been abolished and Life (Zoe) and Immortality has come to Light (revelation)! The Gospel is the manifestation of Zoe! Zoe is God's idea of what life should be; limitless and transcendent! That's why Apostle Peter was commanded to 'Stand in the temple and speak all the words of THIS LIFE' - Acts 5:20! This Life, Zoe, God's kind of life! When we preach and demonstrate the Gospel, we unveil the limitless life of God; the Life that Jesus came to give, the OVERFLOWING Life! Believe the Gospel, Confess it and act it. It has the power to transport you into experiencing the realities of the Zoe it unveils! ‎#Overflow ‎#GreaterGlory

Above and beyond

God is not stingy! He is the God of all good things! He is El-shaddai..The Strong and breasted one. He is more than capable. Philippians 4:19, 'But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.' The Word, 'Supply' is from the Greek, 'pleroo' which means to 'super-abundantly provide'. This is what God loves to do! Look at Ephesians 3:20, 'To him who by means of his power working in us is able to do so much more than we can ever ask for, or even think of.' (GNB). Pray with this consciousness and set your expectations big, knowing, he'll still surpass them! God is out to have us experience the Overflow, rejoice! ‎#Overflow ‎#GreaterGlory

The Supernatural Advantage for Increased Success!

God has planned out our lives in such a way that we win and we win increasingly. This is affirmed in Proverbs 4:18, 'the path of the just is as a shining light, that shineth brighter and brighter unto the perfect day.' That's success on an upward incline! This thoughts of the Spirit in my heart today, are inspiring to me. I am taking heed to them as much as I would like you to. That light is the Word! It'll impart it's ever-dominating character to you! ‎#Overflow ‎#GreaterGlory

Thoughts on Romans 6:1

What did Paul mean when he said, Shall we sin that Grace may abound?'- Romans 6:1. Was he implying that Grace isn't able to save those that use it as an excuse for sin? NO, a thousand times no! His next statement tells us why he said so, 'How shall we who are DEAD TO SIN live in it any longer? He was pointing us to the transforming work of Grace: the destruction of sins dominion over us and our deadness to same! Many have not understood this and have missed the Major truth Paul was communicating: We are Dead to sin!

What do you do with the Word?

When we get opportunities to hear the transforming Word of God it's important we know what to do with what we hear. Recently, we were suffused and inundated with glorious and amazing revelations of God's Word at DreamWorld Conference 2013. So moving was the meeting that many are asking for the tapes already including those that attended! That's wonderful! But, what will you do with the Word you hear? God's dream is not that we hear the Word only, his dream is we 'BE' his Word and DO It, that's the only way it produces results for us! How we perceive the Word matters a lot! The best way to take the Word is as a Mirror; it's a revelation of who you are, your potentials and expected attitudes of a being your kind! You act in certain ways because the Word of God says a New Creation acts this way. When you do this, your life will assume, on the outside that Inner divine glow of Glory! This is the Father's Dream, live it to his Glory! #Dominion #GreaterGlory

To be Born-Again means.........

The issue of understanding what it means to be a New Creation can never become dated, over-flogged or over-emphasized! What does it really mean to be born-again? Thinking about this is enough to get me on a 'Dancing-Jumping-Running-Singing-Laughing-Crying-Tounging' spell! It's marvelous, friends! John 3:3, ' 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.' This is one of the most profound scriptures in the Bible. The phrase, 'Born-again', in the Greek, means, 'Born-above'! Previously, Nicodemus said to Jesus, 'No man can do these things except he comes from God.' Looking at Jesus' response, it would seem like he ignored Nicodemus. The contrary is true! The import of Jesus saying, 'You must be born again' implied that Nicodemus and indeed any of us can have the same life he has and do the very things Nicodemus was praising him for! That you must be born again is not a mere call to repent from sin alone, it's a calling into the transcendent life of Divinity! Meditate on this and Win! #Dominion #GreaterGlory

Choose not to participate!

I'd like to speak about the issue of 'Generational curse and household wickedness'. When we tell people that these things do not affect the believer, they are quick to point out examples of believers and even ministers who suffer from these and even need deliverance. One thing we must be careful of as believers is never to define truth from our experiences, but to define truth from God's Word which is the Truth itself. Well, in case you've got such a problem, there a simple solution; Choose not to participate. Let me give you this beautiful illustration: If you were asked to resume to an office occupied by another and you had your new staff doing somethings you didn't like. You asked them, 'why?'. They say, 'That's how the Old boss did it!' Well, since you are in charge now, you've got every right to say, 'No More!' Likewise, you are a New Creation; the 'cursable', 'sickable' guy left office! Christ, now lives in you! Simply declare, 'I walk out of this curse and challenge in the name of Jesus. I choose not to participate.'! It's that simple! #Dominion #GreaterGlory

Christ is the end of the Law for Righteousness...........

This is one of the biggest verse of scriptures; absolutely mind blowing! This scripture is from Romans 10:4, 'For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.'. Do you know the gravity of it's implication? I explain what it means. Boy, I am giddy! In the Old testament, God promised whosoever that would obey his laws certain blessings because they had attained righteousness by their works. So you have amazing blessings in Deuteronomy 28, The Book of Psalms etc. All these had conditions. What God says now is that, Christ is the fulfillment of these conditions for righteousness and the blessings that come with it, for us that have believed. So, we can look at the Divine Largesse of the Old testament and declare that they are ours! For instance, Psalm 5:12, 'For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.' That's mine, because Jesus Christ has fulfilled the conditions necessary to make me righteous! What a Life! Thanks a million, Lord Jesus! #Dominion #GreaterGlory

Are you frustrating God?

The first thing that comes to most minds when this statement is made are the sins that make God angry with us! Surprisingly, the opposite is true! Paul says in Galatians 2:20, 'I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.' Frustrating God is rejecting his free gift of grace and opting to reach him by your good works! God's dream is for him to work in you his good pleasure-Philippians 2:14! Let grace work in you as you accept all he says you are in Christ and live by the Word conscious of his unconditional love for you! Glory to God for this! #GreaterGlory

Bound to Righteousness!

One of the most poignant thoughts in God's Word is found in Romans 6:18, 'You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.' (NIV). Have you ever thought of yourself as bound to righteousness. When people gripe and complain that they can't seem to get over any habit, I rejoice exuberantly knowing, I am dead to sin and bound to righteousness; the only thing I can really do is to please God. I am bound to do right! How does this work? Simple! Romans 6:11, 'In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.' (NIV). Do this and God's word will make this practical realities for you! What a joy to know that in Christ, I am a slave to righteousness! Wow, sin's dominion is broken! I am bound to righteousness! #GreaterGlory

The Big 'thing' about Christianity!

We need to understand the big 'thing' about Christianity! This is 'Christ in you' the hope of glory! Until we understand this, Christianity becomes a drag, a bore and a burden. The moment we understand this, our prayers cease to be ineffective babblings but Words of divine power. Church services become caucus meetings of the God-Kind! Bible study times become moments of transportational transformation as we observe the Mirror of God! All these become the character of our lives, because, Christ in you is the hope of Glory! What a life!

God's operational headquarters!

The presence of God in the believer is not a religious concept but a literal reality! This is the big, unreligious 'thing' about Christianity! We are the 'BODY' of Christ; his primary medium of expression in this world! In other words, we are his operational headquarters. A Christian is one who's got Christ LIVING and REIGNING through him- Galatians 2:20! 2 Corinthians 6:16-18 tells us God's dream: to live and walk in us! He operates from us in his completeness, his totality! That's why in Ephesians 3:19 he wants us to be 'furnished with the SUM TOTAL of his TOTALITY'! What a blessed reality this is! #PresenceConsciousness #GreaterGlory

Are you putting a lie to Christ's work?

When we preach Grace, it's not just a 'feel-good' philosophy to ease man's battered conscience, it's actually the proclamation of the eternal efficacy of Christ's Work. I am amazed; disturbed at how many are, 'putting a lie to Christ's work'! When you emphasize good-works and 'Holy Living' as prerequisites to making heaven, you are not just, 'taking the fun out' of Christianity, you are actually doing something far more dangerous! You are implying that the Work of Christ is insufficient to set a man right before God. The end of this is that you are found a transgressor and you are in danger of Hell-fire. Emphasize the righteousness his blood has offered you; it'll give a good character on earth and secure eternity for you. It's by no other way! #GreaterGlory

JULY- THE MONTH OF THE OVERFLOW!

The first half of the year has been momentous! Indeed, God, by his Spirit is taking us from Glory to Glory in this special year of the Greater Glory! The Revelations of the Word granted us this year has been mind-blowing; the Word Works! We had God lead us in certain directions for each month. January, we were inspired to be 'Presence-Conscious', February, 'Love-Conscious', March was the month of Victory! He led us in April along the paths of Dominion! In May, it was the month of Epignosis; what a month it was! Then, came June, the Month of the Mirror! God has surpassed our expectations! As a ministry, we held several programs, notable among them was the DreamWorld Conference 2013 in the Month of April. The Video link is here http://youtu.be/fWnYF_Mx3F0 ! Glory to God! Now, he has brought us into July and our paths shine more gloriously! The Spirit of God declares July to be the Month of THE OVERFLOW! The Month of July, the month of the OVERFLOW, is a time where the Spirit of God will start us on an eternal traverse into the limitless borders of ZOE! The theme scripture is John 10:10 (AMPLIFIED), 'The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). God has brought us into Christ, a place of Completeness and a superabundance of all things. The Christ-life is the treasure in us whose excellency is of God- 2 Corinthians 4:7! It's a month where needs will be met with the OVERFLOW of what is necessary! You'd be OVERWHELMED by God's amazing OVERFLOW! May God acquaint you with the exceeding greatness of his power as you experience the Superabundant overflow of all good things in God! God bless you! Pastor Olawunmi Abraham Lead Pastor, God's DreamWorld