Outstretched arms

Imagine being cut off from your beloved family and put in chains, taken to strange land and given an anesthesia forcefully with no hope of expression. well, that's like the exact state of a sinful man.


As a sinner, your spirit man is DEAD!!! You are completely cut off from God, you can’t hear the voice of the Holy Spirit, can’t receive instructions for your life and destiny, can’t do nothing! The sinner’s spirit is simply dead. Walking after the flesh only, bound by sin and filth. It may interest you to know that in the spirit realm, there is no neutral state. You’re either for God or the devil.

Luke 11:23 “he that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not With me scattereth”.

Now it is not all about your sins first of all, but that default nature of sin in man. Being born into this world confers sin on you by reason of the fall. You are not a sinner because you sin; rather, you sin because you are a sinner. It is that nature of the devil that makes a man to displease God.

rom 3:23     “for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God

psa 51:5        “behold I was shapen in iniquity and in sin did my mother conceive me”.

There is the provision of God for redemption which has been made available by the blood of Jesus. God practically gave Himself up for us by appearing in the flesh and shedding His blood. In fact, it is so serious that if you were the only one remaining on the planet, Jesus would still have come to die, yeah, He loves you that much.There is grace in Christ Jesus to live a life that is pleasing and acceptable to God. What will actually take a man to hell is his refusal to accept Jesus. Now, this isn’t about being born into a Christian family or being a church goer. It is about having a real, living relationship with God the Father through Jesus the son; it is only then that the Holy Spirit can dwell inside of you. Don’t think of all the wrongs you have done and how ugly or messy your past is, it is not how good you are that makes you acceptable to God. In fact, He forgave you before you sinned.
rom. 5:6-8

6. “for when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly

7. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man one would even dare to die.

8. but God commended His love toward us in that while we were yeT sinners, Christ died for us”

This is the good news of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. Our great substitute, who made himself sin that we can be made righteous

IIcor5:21     “for he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him”

John 3:16    “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”

He has reconciled us to the father!!! We are joint heirs with Him, partakers of the new covenant. How exciting!

They put a crown of thorns on his head: He erased the curse hanging on mankind in Gen 3:17-19

Nail on his hands so that whatsoever you lay your hands upon shall prosper

39 lashes on his back by his stripes you are healed

Piercing on his legs for you to regain the dominion that God released in Genesis such that wherever the sole of your foot shall thread becomes your possession, you can trample upon serpents and scorpions and nothing shall by any means hurt you. What authority there is in Jesus!

Isa 53:5 “but he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him and with His stripes we are healed”

HE HAS REDEEMED YOU ON THE CROSS, THE CURSE IS LIFTED!!! What better package can humanity get? You do not have to keep living under the control of the devil such that he can come at any time ‘t’ and do whatever he likes with your life. It is time to take charge and accept the provision of God for you. Don’t despise God’s offer of mercy. If you are willing to make Jesus the Lord of your life, do say this prayer with faith in your heart:

          “Dear Jesus, I acknowledge that I’m a sinner, come into my life and cleanse me with your blood. I accept you today as my Lord and saviour. I make this decision today willingly, deliberately, intelligently and permanently. Satan, I turn away from you henceforth. Jesus is my Lord. Holy Spirit, please fill my life and take me over. Thank you heavenly father in Jesus’ name I pray”.

Wow O Wow! Dear friend, if you just prayed this simple prayer, I’m happy to say you’re now born again. Congratulations!!! Welcome to God’s very own family. This is your greatest decision, ever! Please, join a Dream Centre branch near you today to step into the fullness of your destiny and God’s plan for your life.

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Overcoming guilt (II)-the danger of unrepentance.

Another mistake a child of God can make is to deny when you have done something that is wrong and put on a bold face as if nothing happened. The Holy Spirit will come to convict you, (even if it is a wrong thought towards another person, it could even be a sinful thought or an evil thought), let alone sinful words or actions. The moment you do anything wrong, part of the ministry of the Holy Spirit is conviction. He comes to convict your heart. Conviction feels like a drop, it’s like you drop from a state of excitement to a state of lowliness of heart. Something like you’re hurting a loved one. That feeling is the feeling of expression of the Father’s displeasure with what you have just thought about, with what you have just said or with what you have just done and you must train yourself to acknowledge, to discern, to know instantly the conviction of the Holy Spirit and stop. Your soul feels troubled and then, you stop and say what did I just say? Lord, I’m sorry for saying that about that person. That’s how to make your way right before the Lord. Don’t wait until the day that you want to pray, your walk with God is not a religious act that you wait till next Sunday before you start repenting. This makes you feel so unworthy before the Father. The Holy Spirit is always, always, always there to bring conviction, so that there will never be a time that you are not standing right before the Father, so that there will never be a time that you’re not working worthy of His presence, so that there will never be a time that The Father withdraws His presence or that you stray away from His presence and then, the enemy can stray in into your life. You must be sensitive to that operation of the Holy Spirit when He comes to convict your soul. Not to argue with him and not to act stubborn and say “ehn, didn’t you also hear what he said, I’ve been keeping quiet all these days, bla bla bla”. You don’t argue or react against the conviction of the Holy Spirit, you just yield, just respond “Lord I’m so sorry for doing this and that”. He knows more than you, He’s in heaven, you are on earth. That always keeps you standing right before the Lord. Learn to protect everything that will keep you standing right before your maker. Don’t carry offences around, it’s not worth it, no matter who has offended you, he/she is not worth withdrawing yourself and living in guilt for, such that you can’t stand at any given time ‘t’ and say Father, here am I! Don’t let iniquity create a barrier, a wall between you and the Father because it will affect your stand of faith.

I John 1:9 says “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”.

If you will be forgiven, you must confess. Verse 9 explains that once you confess your sins to God you are forgiven and not only are you forgiven, you are cleansed. That filth is no longer there, that sense of guilt is taken away and then, the power that sin holds on you to cause you to do it over and over again gets broken but unconfessed sins still have power to hold your neck to keep putting it back, over and over again. One of the worst things you can do for yourself is to cover your sins. Confessions of sins always help you to stand right before the Father, such that you know you are talking and the Father is hearing you. Make a decision to repent of every uncovered sin and walk in the victory that Jesus purchased for you. Jesus is Lord!

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Overcoming guilt

Guilt is an awareness of wrong doing accompanied by feelings of shame and regret. It makes you feel unworthy, undeserving, condemned and unfit for use. Guilt is a major opposition that the devil brings against the believer’s soul to attack our faith. Guilt, accusations and condemnations are NEVER from Jesus (we could ask the woman caught in adultery). The truth of the matter is that God forgave you before you sinned; Jesus has already died on the cross so forgiveness is your inheritance. Many people today think that God keeps a record of all past sins; this is a lie of the devil to make you feel guilty and condemned.

 Heb 8:12 says “I will be merciful to their unrighteousness and THEIR SINS AND THEIR INIQUITIES WILL I REMEMBER NO MORE”

 

God is not some old school principal that keeps a record of all your sins! So when the devil brings condemnation to your spirit; the truth is that those sins don’t even exist in the Father’s presence! He remembers them no more, you’re forgiven already.

Why does the devil bring condemnation to make you feel guilty??? It is so that you can lose your stand as a son in the Father’s presence; so that you’re no longer able to come boldly and say: Father, here am I! The devil brings the memories of the old sins and he tells you “you too, you want to pray, after all you’ve done, you that you still sinned yesterday, bla bla bla ” but you’ve got to understand the fact that God is a direct father to all, including you! So you should be bold before Him and not filled with guilt.

Heb 4:16 says “Let us therefore come BOLDLY unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Don’t come to a place that the devil brings accusations against your spirit and tells you you’ve not prayed enough, you’ve not worshipped enough, you’ve never read your Bible, bla, bla, bla. Accusation, condemnation and guilt are forces of the devil at work and he is after that boldness in the Father’s presence. Guilt makes your faith inactive and it is time to overcome it. You have a right standing with God by the blood of Jesus. That is why Jesus died, that is why He came, that is why He shed His blood, so that we will have access to the Father, the blood of Jesus is a cleansing blood that removes guilt and makes us worthy before the Father’s presence. Lay hold of the blood of Jesus today and let Him cleanse you of all unrighteousness. We are made righteous by the blood of Jesus (Rom 5:19). It is your inheritance, walk in this victory and don’t let the devil steal your joy. JESUS IS LORD. :)

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Beauty for ashes

ISAIAH 61:3

          “To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give 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”.

          Ashes are simple powders that remain after things have been burnt. It is what remains after something substantial has been totally burnt off, leaving nothing to itself, you can’t even hold it, it has no substance to hold up.

          Is there hope again for anyone if something precious has been destroyed or damaged? If the fire of hell razed down the glory of a life, what else could be done?

          If you have been robbed emotionally, virginity taken away from you forcefully or by exploitation… did someone who professed 300% love for you get you pregnant and then treated you like thrash and could care less if you survive his recommended abortion? Have all the loved ones in your life been snuffed off by death …father, mother, siblings… leaving you all alone??? Fear not! Over and again, fear not! Why? God has made a provision of BEAUTY for ASHES.

          Not just restoration, but with decorations of glory and beauty. See Ruth 1-4 (yes, read the four chapters!). A young widow followed her mother-in-law into a future that looks bleak, but because God was involved, she took the divine package of BEAUTY for her ASHES. You don’t have to mourn in ashes, you don’t have to conclude the end is here, you don’t have to die where you have fallen, get up! God has a plan to redeem you, see it in Isaiah 35:1-7.

          How to come about this turn around? Take these simple steps… Ruth took them; Rahab took them and guess what? They were changed for the better.

1.     Don’t run from God. Run to HIM.

Matthew 11:28-29    “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. 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.

God will NEVER cast you away! See John 6:37    “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me and he that cometh to me will I in no wise cast out”

2.    Don’t hide in shame, confide in the anointed that is righteous and raised by God to help you. I know someone you can talk to. You can send a mail to oyenikeareogun@yahoo.co.uk

3.    Feed on the diet of redemption from God’s word. Meditate on God’s word about you (Jer 18:1-6, Eph 1:3, John 8:1-11, Isa 60:15-19)

4.    Detach from the relationships of your ‘woes’. If you were sexually abused, emotionally wasted, assaulted, financially exploited or whatever the case may be, separate yourself, yes you can! (II Cor 14:17). Don’t camp with your oppressor, he will terminate your life, flee from him.

5.    Begin a sweet fellowship with the Holy Spirit, worship God, pray in the spirit, wait on God and catch a glimpse of the future God has for you (Jer 29:11).

6.    Don’t forsake the assembly of the saints (Heb 10:25). Hang around Christian folks, I pray God will give you Godly friends in Jesus’ name. stay in church, get involved, don’t stand afar off… let God find you in His presence-public and private.

It is time to come out of shame and flourish in glory, things can be good again! YOUR DESTINY IS STILL POSSIBLE! Jesus is Lord.

Culled from the Anointed Daughters of Destiny Outreach monthly publication,  an outreach arm of the Dream Centre of the Life Oasis Int’l Church.

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 God bless you in Jesus’ name.