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FEAR NOT – IN SICKNESSES AND DISEASES 

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FEAR NOT – IN SICKNESSES AND DISEASES: BE IT A NAMED OR UNNAMED, VIRAL DISEASE – FOR THERE IS AN ANSWER!  

“Say to them that are of a FEARFUL HEART, BE STRONG, FEAR NOT: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; HE WILL COME AND SAVE YOU” Isaiah 35:4. 

God HEALS today — He is the same God YESTERDAY, TODAY and FOREVER — Hebrews 13:8. 
Your FAITH is the VICTORY on God’s sent WORD, that gives you the enabling power to be healed, made well and made whole, to OVERCOME the spirit of fear, phobia, and every infirmity that torments everything concerning your wellbeing, in the grace, in Christ Jesus. Amen. 

“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the VICTORY that has overcome the world—OUR FAITH. 5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” 1 John 5:4-5. 

“He sent His WORD and HEALED them, And rescued them from their destruction” Psalms 107:20/Amplified. 

“. . . Jesus said to him, “I will come and HEAL him.” 8 But the centurion replied to Him, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof, but only SAY [SEND] THE WORD, and my servant will be HEALED . . .” Matthew 8:5-13/Amplified/Emphasis Mine. 

God says “FEAR NOT” over 365 times in Scripture — one for every day. 
As we live godly in Christ Jesus, there is a FEAR NOT word for today. 
And in that word is the answer to every KNOWN OR UNKNOWN sickness and disease. 

 “FEAR THOU NOT; FOR I AM WITH THEE: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness” Isaiah 41:10. 

“Therefore, since [these His] children share in flesh and blood [the physical nature of mankind], He Himself in a similar manner also shared in the same [physical nature, but without sin], so that through [experiencing] death He might make powerless (ineffective, impotent) him who had the power of death—that is, the devil— 15 and [that He] might FREE all those who through [the haunting] FEAR OF DEATH were held in slavery throughout their lives. 16 For, as we all know, He (Christ) does not take hold of [the fallen] angels [to give them a helping hand], but He does take hold of [the fallen] descendants of Abraham [extending to them His hand of deliverance]” Hebrews 2:14-16/Amplified. 

FEAR captivates, it imprisons, it torments, it limits, it breeds cowardice and casts spells, because it is the devil’s vehicle to police, intimidate and silence your FAITH in Christ Jesus. 

“For God did not give us a spirit of TIMIDITY OR COWARDICE OR FEAR, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control]” 2 Timothy 1:7/Amplified. 

For it is our FAITH in God that works by LOVE, and that is our ANTIDOTE to FEAR. 

The FAITH which is based on our redemptive rights and privileges to live and do life in the healing and health made available and possible for you in grace, must work by and through love. 

“For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but FAITH WHICH WORKETH BY LOVE . . . 13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but BY LOVE serve one another” Galatians 5:6, 13. 

“Herein is our LOVE made perfect, that we may have BOLDNESS in the day of JUDGMENT [CHALLENGES]: BECAUSE AS HE IS, SO ARE WE IN THIS WORLD. 18 THERE IS NO FEAR IN LOVE; BUT PERFECT LOVE CASTETH OUT FEAR: BECAUSE FEAR HATH TORMENT. He that feareth is not made perfect in love” 1 John 4:17-18. 

For example, every virulent disease has a name, and at the NAME of Jesus, EVERY KNEE — which includes that virulent disease — shall BOW. That is, it will submit and yield to the authority and dictates of the WORD of God, and CONFESS His sovereignty in all matters of life and godly living. 

Hence you need not FEAR this vehicle and policing avenue of SATANIC and COHORTS’ spells when they show up at your door and on your path in life, on any day and at any moment. 

“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 that at the name of Jesus every KNEE should BOW, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” Philippians 2:9-11. 

And know of a TRUTH that there is no overdose in the use and application of THE WORD, or in THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, or in the efficacious BLOOD OF CHRIST JESUS in resolving our life challenges. 

Only let us be soaked in the Word and in the power of the Spirit, for no virulent disease will come NEAR to abound or stay ON you, for you are the covenant child of God in Christ Jesus. Amen. 

“He sent his WORD, and HEALED them, and delivered them from their destructions” Psalms 107:20. 

I pray that your FAITH in Christ Jesus will well up in you against the spirit of fear and cause you to swim in the rivers of living Spirit of God, to deaden all Sicknesses and diseases you dread about in Jesus redemptive names. Amen! 

Be BLESSED – Be Empowered to live life in full in Christ Jesus stead. Amen. 

Here are some Scriptural Word of Faith concerning you to ponder and ensure you thrive in grace in Health and Healing. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“. . . I will put none of these DISEASES upon thee . . . for I am the LORD (JEHOVAH-RAPHA) that HEALS you” Exodus 15:26/Emphasis Mine. 

“And you will serve the LORD your God . . . I will take SICKNESS away from the midst of you. . . the number of your days I will FULFIL” Exodus 23:25-26. 

“. . . He bore our SICKNESSES and DISEASES, and by His stripe you are WHOLE. . .” Matthew 8:16-17 (1 Peter 2:24; Isaiah 53:5). 

“But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you . . . shall also give life to your MORTAL bodies by his Spirit that dwells in you.” Romans 8:11. 

“I will give you the keys (authority) of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you BIND [forbid, declare to be IMPROPER and UNLAWFUL] on earth will have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you LOOSE [permit, declare LAWFUL] on earth will have [already] been loosed in heaven” Matthew 16:18 (Amplified). 

“The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” 18 He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like [a flash of] lightning. 19 Listen carefully: I have GIVEN you authority [that you now possess] to TREAD on serpents and scorpions, and [the ability to exercise authority] over all the power of the enemy (Satan); and nothing will [in any way] harm you. 20 Nevertheless do not rejoice at this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.” Luke 10:17-20 (Amplified). 

Further Scriptural Reading: Galatians 5:6; Mark 16:15-20. 

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https://wwwachieversfaithdigest.com 
 
SUMMARY: 
God HEALS today. Fear is the devil’s tool to imprison, torment and silence FAITH. The ANTIDOTE is FAITH that works by LOVE, anchored on THE WORD, THE NAME OF JESUS and THE BLOOD. For every named or unnamed, viral or virulent disease, there is a FEAR NOT word and a covenant answer in Christ. 

KEY POINTS 

  1. GOD’S NATURE AND PROMISE TO HEAL
  • God is unchanging in His healing nature — “God HEALS today — He is the same God YESTERDAY, TODAY and FOREVER” Hebrews 13:8 
  • He identifies Himself as JEHOVAH-RAPHA — “for I am the LORD that HEALS you” Exodus 15:26 
  • His promise is to take sickness away and fulfil your days — “I will take SICKNESS away from the midst of you… the number of your days I will FULFIL” Exodus 23:25-26 
  1. THE WORD OF GOD BRINGS HEALING AND DELIVERANCE
  • God sends His Word to heal — “He sent His WORD and HEALED them, And rescued them from their destruction” Psalm 107:20 
  • The centurion’s faith: authority is released by the Word — “only SAY THE WORD, and my servant will be HEALED” Matthew 8:5-13 
  • There is no overdose in applying THE WORD, THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, or THE BLOOD OF CHRIST JESUS to life challenges. 
  1. FEAR: THE PROBLEM AND GOD’S ANSWER
  • What fear does: FEAR captivates, imprisons, torments, limits, breeds cowardice and casts spells. It is the devil’s vehicle to police, intimidate and silence your FAITH in Christ Jesus. 
  • God’s command: “FEAR NOT” appears over 365 times in Scripture — one for each day. 
    “Say to them that are of a FEARFUL HEART, BE STRONG, FEAR NOT: behold, your God will come with vengeance… HE WILL COME AND SAVE YOU” Isaiah 35:4 
    “FEAR THOU NOT; FOR I AM WITH THEE… I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee” Isaiah 41:10 
  • God’s provision: “For God did not give us a spirit of TIMIDITY OR COWARDICE OR FEAR, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment” 2 Timothy 1:7 
  1. FAITH WORKING BY LOVE IS THE VICTORY
  • Your FAITH is the VICTORY on God’s sent WORD — “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the VICTORY that has overcome the world—OUR FAITH” 1 John 5:4-5 
  • Faith must work by love — “FAITH WHICH WORKETH BY LOVE” Galatians 5:6 
    “by LOVE serve one another” Galatians 5:13 
  • Perfect love casts out fear — “THERE IS NO FEAR IN LOVE; BUT PERFECT LOVE CASTETH OUT FEAR: BECAUSE FEAR HATH TORMENT” 1 John 4:17-18 
  1. AUTHORITY OVER DISEASE THROUGH CHRIST
  • Every virulent disease has a name, and at the NAME of Jesus every knee bows — “at the name of Jesus every KNEE should BOW, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth” Philippians 2:9-11 
  • Christ destroyed the power of death and fear — “through death He might make powerless him who had the power of death—that is, the devil… and [that He] might FREE all those who through [the haunting] FEAR OF DEATH were held in slavery” Hebrews 2:14-16 
  • Believers have delegated authority — “I have GIVEN you authority… to TREAD on serpents and scorpions, and [the ability to exercise authority] over all the power of the enemy” Luke 10:17-20 
    “whatever you BIND… whatever you LOOSE” Matthew 16:18 
  • Because of the cross — “He bore our SICKNESSES and DISEASES, and by His stripe you are WHOLE” Matthew 8:16-17  
  1. LIFE IN THE SPIRIT 
  • The Spirit that raised Jesus dwells in you and gives life to your mortal body — “shall also give life to your MORTAL bodies by his Spirit that dwells in you” Romans 8:11 
  • The charge: Be soaked in the Word and in the power of the Spirit. No virulent disease will come NEAR or stay ON you, for you are the covenant child of God in Christ Jesus.  
  1. FINAL PRAYER AND CHARGE

“I pray that your FAITH in Christ Jesus will well up in you against the spirit of fear and cause you to swim in the rivers of living Spirit of God, to deaden all Sicknesses and diseases you dread about in Jesus redemptive names. Amen! Be BLESSED – Be Empowered to live life in full in Christ Jesus.”  

IN ONE SENTENCE 

FEAR NOT — because God heals today, His Word is the answer to every sickness and disease, and your faith working by love, in the Name and Blood of Jesus, gives you authority to overcome fear and walk in divine health and wholeness. 

 REV. CHUKIE MORSI

THE WORK AND EFFECT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 

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THE WORK AND EFFECT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS: IT HELPS TO ENSURE AND ASSURE YOUR STANDING IN THE GRACE!  

“And the HARVEST of RIGHTEOUSNESS (of conformity to God’s will in thought and deed) is [the fruit of the seed] sown in peace by those who work for and make peace [in themselves and in others, that peace which means concord, agreement, and harmony between individuals, with undisturbedness, in a peaceful mind free from fears and agitating passions and moral conflicts]” James 3:18/Amplified Classic Edition. 

Righteousness is the right of grace to stand upright in faith before God without fear, guilt or shame, and to be undaunted by the accuser of the brethren, the devil and his cohorts. 

The Scriptures indicate that the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but Righteousness, Peace and Joy in the Holy Ghost. 

When we seek the kingdom of God first, and His righteousness — which is His will, His deeds, and His ways of doing and living life — all other things, food, drink, pleasures and more, shall be added unto us.  

“But SEEK (aim at and strive after) FIRST of all His kingdom and His RIGHTEOUSNESS (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides” Matthew 6:33/Amplified Classic Edition. 

“For the KINGDOM of God is NOT eating and drinking, but RIGHTEOUSNESS and PEACE and JOY in the Holy Spirit. 18 For he who SERVES Christ in THESE THINGS is ACCEPTABLE to God and APPROVED by men” Romans 14:17-17/NKJV. 

The WORKS of RIGHTEOUSNESS promote and enhance peace with God, peace with yourself and peace with those about you. 

And Peace, in context, means concord, agreement, harmony and a mind free from fear, agitating passions and moral conflict. 

The RESULTANT — otherwise the EFFECT — of RIGHTEOUSNESS is innermost quietness, resolve, assurance and exaltation in grace, in Christ Jesus’s stead. 

“And the EFFECT of righteousness will be peace [internal and external], and the RESULT of righteousness will be quietness and confident trust forever” Isaiah 32:17/Amplified Classic Edition. 

I pray that as you resolve for righteousness, may you experience the work and effect of the grace of God in this regard. 

Every grace. 

SCRIPTURAL READING WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“. . . For Christ is the END of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. 5 For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, “The man who does those things shall live by them.” 6 But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down from above) 7 or, “ ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation . . .” Romans 10:1-13/NKJV 

“For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.) 18 Therefore, as through one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life. 19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous. 20 Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, 21 so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” Romans 5:17-21/NKJV. 

“1 THEREFORE, SINCE we are JUSTIFIED (acquitted, declared righteous, and given a right standing with God) through faith, let us [grasp the fact that we] have [the peace of reconciliation to hold and to enjoy] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). 2 Through Him also we have [our] access (entrance, introduction) by faith into this grace (state of God’s favor) in which we [firmly and safely] stand. And let us rejoice and exult in our hope of experiencing and enjoying the glory of God” Romans 5:1-2/Amplified Classic Edition. 

SUMMARY: 
Righteousness is not earned by striving. It is the right of grace that positions a believer upright before God, and it produces peace, assurance and fruit across every area of life. 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. WHAT RIGHTEOUSNESS IS
  • Righteousness is the right of grace to stand upright in faith before God without fear, guilt or shame, and to be undaunted by the accuser of the brethren, the devil and his cohorts. 
  • It is conformity to God’s will in thought and deed. 
  • It is Christ Himself — “For Christ is the END of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes” Romans 10:1-13 
  • It is a gift received by faith — “those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ” Romans 5:17-21 
  1. THE KINGDOM CONTEXT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
  • The kingdom of God is not food and drink, but Righteousness, Peace and Joy in the Holy Ghost. 
  • “For the KINGDOM of God is NOT eating and drinking, but RIGHTEOUSNESS and PEACE and JOY in the Holy Spirit” Romans 14:17-18 
  • When we seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness — His will, His deeds, and His ways of doing and living life — all other things shall be added. 
  • “But SEEK FIRST of all His kingdom and His RIGHTEOUSNESS, and then all these things taken together will be given you besides” Matthew 6:33 
  1. THE WORK OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

The WORKS of RIGHTEOUSNESS promote and enhance: 

Peace with God — “THEREFORE, SINCE we are JUSTIFIED through faith, let us have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” Romans 5:1-2 

Peace with yourself 

Peace with those about you 

Peace here means concord, agreement, harmony and a mind free from fear, agitating passions and moral conflict. 

  1. THE EFFECT / RESULTANT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

The RESULTANT — otherwise the EFFECT — of RIGHTEOUSNESS is: 

  • Innermost quietness 
  • Resolve 
  • Assurance 
  • Exaltation in grace, in Christ Jesus 
  • Confident trust forever 

“And the EFFECT of righteousness will be peace [internal and external], and the RESULT of righteousness will be quietness and confident trust forever” Isaiah 32:17 

And the HARVEST of RIGHTEOUSNESS is “[the fruit of the seed] sown in peace by those who work for and make peace [in themselves and in others]” James 3:18 

  1. HOW WE ENTER RIGHTEOUSNESS

By faith in Christ’s finished work: 

  • “with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” Romans 10:1-13 
  • “as through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life” Romans 5:17-21 
  • Through Him we have access by faith into this grace in which we firmly and safely stand. Romans 5:1-2 
  1. FINAL PRAYER/CHARGE

“I pray that as you resolve for righteousness, you will experience the work and effect of the grace of God in this regard. Every grace.”  

IN ONE SENTENCE 

Righteousness is God’s gift in Christ that gives you right standing with Him, and its work produces peace with God, self and others, while its effect is quietness, assurance and confident trust — therefore seek it first and you will both stand in grace and see every other thing added. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

BE EMBOLDENED AND DARE TO SAY “NO” 

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BE EMBOLDENED AND DARE TO SAY “NO” – WHEN IT IS TIMELY, NECESSARY AND IT MATTERS. IT IS AN ATTRIBUTE OF GRACE. YOU NEED NOT BE SORRY, NOR REGRETFUL, NOR APOLOGETIC – FOR SAYING “NO”! 

“Therefore being JUSTIFIED BY FAITH, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 by whom also we have ACCESS BY FAITH into THIS GRACE WHEREIN WE STAND, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God” Romans 5:1-2. 

“For the GRACE of God has appeared that offers SALVATION to all people. 12 It TEACHES us to say “NO” to UNGODLINESS and WORLDLY PASSIONS, and to LIVE SELF-CONTROLLED, UPRIGHT and GODLY lives in this present age . . .” Titus 2:11-15 NIV 

“THANKS, BUT ‘NO’ THANKS” – Is that too hard to say or do sometimes?  
Yes – in the majority of cases.  Especially in sentimental situations. When you are not PRINCIPLED in matters of LIFE and GODLY LIVING, you will struggle to say the “NO” needed to keep you safe and free from bondage and entanglement of every sort and kind. Many people live with regret today because they did not rise to the occasion to say a bold, honest “NO” – and thereby save their present day and days ahead.  

The truth is this: YOU CAN FALL FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING, when you do not have set PRINCIPLES grounded in the WORD of God. Principles that keep you RESPONSIBLE, ACCOUNTABLE and DISCIPLINED concerning your self-worth in Christ Jesus stead; especially against the tests and temptations of this life that are designed to lure into unpleasant and unpalatable position. 

James 1:2-8, makes it clear – to be tempted, tested or tried is not sin. But to allow sentiment and prejudice to cause you to give in to that which you are being tempted will lead you into sin. And that will turn you into a PREY and VICTIM of your circumstances instead of a VICTOR – all because you failed to make a wise decision. And sadly, that is of your own making – for not saying an emphatic “NO”. Especially when you know that God does not tempt anyone to sin – as stated in James 1:13-15. To give in for the sake of sentiment or prejudice is to break His WORD. 

“Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God CANNOT be tempted with evil, NEITHER tempteth he any man: 14 but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his OWN lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death” James 1:13-15. 

As a child of God, if you must be strong and fortified in life and faith and to remain steadfast in Christ Jesus stead, you must know and understand when to say “NO”. And to say “NO” boldly – and mean it – when your right to uphold God’s WORD in your life is being violated or legislated against by anyone, irrespective of the person’s standing or status. More especially when there is a DEMAND for commitments that will make you SMALL or SMALLER or cause you to DERAIL from the truth of what God has done in you in Christ Jesus. And also on matters that SUBTRACT from you, that DIVIDE you, that DECREASE and LIMIT you; and on matters that will not ADD, MULTIPLY and INCREASE you in life and godly living. 

Satan may not be everywhere at the same time to place a demand on you in particular, but he has cohorts outworking in our places of life – Home, Church, Shopping Centres, Market Places, Workplaces, Business and Governmental Places, Political Places and Contract Signing Places and such like. And that means, as scripture enjoins, we must be smartly vigilant and sensitive, alert, and on guard against the cohorts’ acts of modus operandi. Otherwise you become a PARTAKER of their intent and may become a VICTIM in regret – for not saying “NO” to their suggestions and instead giving a “YES” by word or by action. 

“Be sober, be VIGILANT; because your ADVERSARY the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, SEEKING whom he may DEVOUR: 9 whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you” 1 Peter 5:8-10. 

An emboldened PRINCIPLE must be upheld in our day-to-day life in this world in order to say “NO” to cohorts’ intent. Otherwise, you will live a life of fear, intimidation, guilt, shame, inferiority and regret – for not saying the needed “NO” to the diverse, lustful temptations that appear before you now and then. James 1:13-15; James 4:1-3; Proverbs 4:23. And there is an enabling grace within you to say “NO” in the light of Titus 2:11-15 (NIV). 

“For the GRACE of God has appeared that offers SALVATION to all people. 12 It TEACHES us to say “NO” to UNGODLINESS and WORLDLY PASSIONS, and to LIVE SELF-CONTROLLED, UPRIGHT and GODLY lives in this present age . . .” Titus 2:11-15 NIV. 

Being EMBOLDENED to say “NO” when it MATTERS is an attribute of God’s grace in you. It saves you from trouble and all forms of regrets; and it heals, delivers, secures, directs, strengthens, equips, and empowers you. It carries many more such attributes of graciousness and gracefulness for your good, in your act of doing LIFE and GODLY LIVING. 

It is time not to fall into the traps of sentiment that the ENEMY and COHORTS, in their crafty acts, will use to lure you out of FAITH through FEAR, INTIMIDATION and the like – into things you know very well you would not normally say “YES” to. Things which, in the light of God’s WORD and knowledge, deserve a big, fat answer that spells “NO” at any time and at every moment of presentation before you – knowingly and unknowingly. 

Therefore, I say to you: 

DARE TO SAY “NO” WHEN IT IS TIMELY, NECESSARY AND IT MATTERS. IT IS AN ATTRIBUTE OF GRACE. YOU NEED NOT BE SORRY, REGRETFUL, OR APOLOGETIC – IN SAYING “NO” TO ANYONE – NO MATTER THEIR STANDING OR STATUS IN LIFE. 

SELAH- PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“For the GRACE of God has appeared that offers SALVATION to all people. 12 It TEACHES us to say “NO” to UNGODLINESS and WORLDLY PASSIONS, and to LIVE SELF-CONTROLLED, UPRIGHT and GODLY lives in this present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to REDEEM us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. 15 These, then, are the things you should TEACH. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. DO NOT LET ANYONE DESPISE YOU” Titus 2:11-15 (NIV). 

“But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne; 35 nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 But let your ‘YES’ BE ‘YES,’ AND YOUR ‘NO,’ ‘NO.’ For whatever is more than these is from the EVIL ONE” Matthew 5:34-37 (NKJV) 

“But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “YES” BE “YES,” AND YOUR “NO,” “NO,” lest you fall into judgment” James 5:12 (NKJV). 

“For God did not give us a spirit of TIMIDITY or COWARDICE or FEAR, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal DISCIPLINE [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control]” 2 Timothy 1:7 (Amplified). 

“For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—WAS NOT YES AND NO, BUT IN HIM WAS YES. 20 FOR ALL THE PROMISES OF GOD IN HIM ARE YES, AND IN HIM AMEN, to the glory of God through us. 21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, 22 who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee” 2 Corinthians 1:19-22 (NKJV). 

“No temptation has OVERTAKEN you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, Who WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO BE TEMPTED BEYOND WHAT YOU ARE ABLE, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it” 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV). 

SUMMARY: 

The core of this message is a bold, scriptural charge to live by principle and grace that emboldens you to say “NO” — especially when sentiment, pressure, or temptation tries to pull you away from God’s WORD and destiny. 

 5 key points: 

  1. SAYING “NO” IS AN ATTRIBUTE OF GRACE, NOT A SIN

Saying “NO” when it is TIMELY, NECESSARY, AND IT MATTERS is not rudeness or rebellion. It is grace at work. 
Titus 2:11-12 NIV makes it clear: “For the grace of God… TEACHES us to say ‘NO’ to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives.” 
Therefore, YOU NEED NOT BE SORRY, REGRETFUL, OR APOLOGETIC for a holy “NO”. Grace saves, heals, delivers, secures, directs, strengthens, equips and empowers you to stand. 

  1. LACK OF PRINCIPLE LEADS TO BONDAGE AND REGRET

Many people live with regret today because they failed to say a bold, honest “NO”. 
When you are not PRINCIPLED in LIFE and GODLY LIVING — grounded in the WORD of God — YOU CAN FALL FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. 
Sentiment and prejudice will cause you to yield to temptation. That turns you from a VICTOR into a PREY and VICTIM of your circumstances. James 1:2-8, 13-15 reminds us: temptation itself is not sin, but giving in to it is. And God does not tempt anyone to sin.  

  1. KNOW WHEN TO SAY “NO” — GUARD YOUR ASSIGNMENT

As a child of God, you must be strong, fortified and steadfast in Christ Jesus. Say “NO” boldly when: 

  • God’s WORD in your life is being violated or legislated against, no matter the person’s standing or status. 
  • There is a DEMAND that will make you SMALL, cause you to DERAIL from truth, or SUBTRACT, DIVIDE, DECREASE, and LIMIT you. 
  • It will not ADD, MULTIPLY, or INCREASE you in life and godly living. 

Satan works through cohorts in every sphere: Home, Church, Market, Workplace, Government, Politics, Contracts. 1 Peter 5:8-10 commands us to be VIGILANT. If you don’t say “NO”, you become a PARTAKER of their intent.  

  1. THE COST OF NOT SAYING “NO”

Without an emboldened PRINCIPLE, you will live in fear, intimidation, guilt, shame, inferiority and regret because of the diverse, lustful temptations that appear. 
The Enemy and cohorts use sentiment to lure you out of FAITH through FEAR and INTIMIDATION into things you know you should not say “YES” to. 
In God’s eyes, some things deserve a big, fat “NO” — knowingly and unknowingly. 

  1. SCRIPTURAL FOUNDATION FOR A BOLD “NO”

The message anchors the charge in Scripture: 

  • Romans 5:1-2: We have ACCESS BY FAITH into this grace wherein we stand. 
  • Matthew 5:34-37 & James 5:12: “Let your ‘YES’ BE ‘YES,’ AND YOUR ‘NO,’ ‘NO.’” Integrity demands clarity. 
  • 2 Timothy 1:7 (Amplified): God did not give us a spirit of TIMIDITY or FEAR, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 
  • 2 Corinthians 1:19-20: In Christ there is no “YES and NO”. All God’s promises are “YES and AMEN”. 
  • 1 Corinthians 10:13: God will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear. He provides a way of escape — often that escape is “NO”. 

THE FINAL CHARGE 

DARE TO SAY “NO” WHEN IT IS TIMELY, NECESSARY AND IT MATTERS. 
It is an attribute of grace. 
Do not let anyone despise you for it. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

 

IN THE KINGDOM – KINGS RULE AND REIGN

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IN THE KINGDOM – KINGS RULE AND REIGN: AND THRONES ARE ESTABLISHED BY RIGHTEOUSNESS! 

“IN RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALT THOU BE ESTABLISHED: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee” Isaiah 54:14. 

To AUGUST — is to REIGN and RULE in life as the REDEEMED — the ROYAL PRIESTHOOD made KINGS and PRIESTS unto God. 
And to rule and reign in the Kingdom for our God, you NEED TO BE ESTABLISHED IN THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD which is in Christ Jesus. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“RIGHTEOUSNESS EXALTETH A NATION: but sin is a reproach to any people” Proverbs 14:34. 

“It is an abomination to KINGS to commit wickedness: FOR THE THRONE IS ESTABLISHED BY RIGHTEOUSNESS” Proverbs 16:12. 

“And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast REDEEMED us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 and hast MADE US unto our God KINGS and PRIESTS: and we shall reign on the earth” Revelation 5:9-10. 

“Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, AN HOLY PRIESTHOOD, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ . . . 9 But ye are a CHOSEN GENERATION, a ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light” 1 Peter 2:5, 9. 

“For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of RIGHTEOUSNESS shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) 18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the RIGHTEOUSNESS of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. 19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made RIGHTEOUS. 20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21 that as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through RIGHTEOUSNESS unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord” Romans 5:17-21. 

“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” 2 Corinthians 5:21. 

“For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but RIGHTEOUSNESS, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost” Romans 14:17. 

“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and RIGHTEOUSNESS, and sanctification, and redemption” 1 Corinthians 1:30. 

SUMMARY: 
The central message is this: August is a month to reign and rule as God’s redeemed Royal Priesthood, and this reign is only possible when we are established in the righteousness of God through Christ Jesus 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. THEKINGDOM PRINCIPLE: RIGHTEOUSNESS ESTABLISHES THRONES

In God’s Kingdom, kings’ rule and reign. But thrones are not sustained by power, they are sustained by righteousness. 
“FOR THE THRONE IS ESTABLISHED BY RIGHTEOUSNESS” Proverbs 16:12 
“IN RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALT THOU BE ESTABLISHED… far from oppression and terror” Isaiah 54:14 
Righteousness brings stability, exaltation, and freedom from fear. “RIGHTEOUSNESS EXALTETH A NATION” Proverbs 14:34  

  1. OUR IDENTITY: THE REDEEMED ROYAL PRIESTHOOD

Through the blood of Jesus, we have been redeemed out of every nation. 
God has “MADE US unto our God KINGS and PRIESTS: and we shall REIGN on the earth” Revelation 5:9-10 
We are “a CHOSEN GENERATION, a ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, an holy nation” 1 Peter 2:9 
Our purpose is to offer spiritual sacrifices and to show forth God’s praises. 

  1. THE FOUNDATION: THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN CHRIST

We do not reign by our own works. We reign because we have received the gift of righteousness. 
“they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of RIGHTEOUSNESS shall REIGN IN LIFE by one, Jesus Christ” Romans 5:17 
God made Jesus to be sin for us “that we might be made the RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN HIM” 2 Corinthians 5:21 
Christ Himself has been made unto us “wisdom, and RIGHTEOUSNESS, and sanctification, and redemption” 1 Corinthians 1:30  

  1. THE REALITY OF THEKINGDOM

The Kingdom of God is not about external things, but about “RIGHTEOUSNESS, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost” Romans 14:17 
Where sin once reigned unto death, now grace reigns “through RIGHTEOUSNESS unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord” Romans 5:21 

CORE CONCLUSION 

To August — is to reign and rule. 
But to rule and reign effectively in the Kingdom for God, you must first be ESTABLISHED IN THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD which is in Christ Jesus. 
That righteousness is what secures your throne, protects you from oppression, and enables you to function as King and Priest unto God. 

THE WORD OF GOD 

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THE WORD OF GOD: THE LIFE & LIVING GRACE OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT-BEING! 

“But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall NOT LIVE by bread alone, but by EVERY WORD that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” Matthew 4:4 [Luke 4:4]. 

Man is a spirit-being. 
He has a soul — the subconscious of the will, emotion, intellect, and faculty of reasoning — and he lives in a body made of dust, clay and sand. 

There is the need to FEED the man in your human, for that man in your human is your spirit. 
Meaning, you ARE a spirit-being, you HAVE a soul, and you LIVE in a body. 

Your definition is in your spirit-being because it is eternal. 
It gives life and living to your soul and body, and connects your whole being to the heavenly, so that you may have a life and a living that is godly and divinely linked. 

Therefore, synchronise your whole — total, complete — being as a spirit, in order to energise and synergise your soul and body by THE WORD of God, for your now, today and tomorrow in the grace. 

Be blessed as you listen to the various exhortation snapshots that are enclosed in this post for your perusal.  

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“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. 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do” Hebrews 4:12-13. 

“And the very God of peace SANCTIFY you WHOLLY [TOTALLY, COMPLETELY]; and I pray God your WHOLE spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” 1 Thessalonians 5:23. 

“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” Genesis 2:7. 

“But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding” Job 32:8. 

“The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life” Job 33:4. 

“The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a WOUNDED spirit who can bear?” Proverbs 18:14. 

“A MERRY heart [human spirit] doeth good like a medicine: but a BROKEN spirit [human spirit] drieth the bones” Proverbs 17:22 Emphasis Mine. 

“In the beginning was THE WORD, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and THE LIFE was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not . . . 14 And THE WORD was made FLESH [[HUMAN], and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth” John 1:1-5, 14/Emphasis Mine. 

“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, THE WORD, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one” 1 John 5:7. 

SUMMARY: 
This message centres on the truth that man’s primary need is spiritual nourishment. It teaches that because man is fundamentally a spirit-being, his life, strength and definition come from THE WORD of God, not just from physical things. 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. THE FOUNDATIONAL TRUTH:MANLIVES BY THE WORD 

“But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall NOT LIVE by bread alone, but by EVERY WORD that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” Matthew 4:4  
Jesus establishes that physical bread sustains the body, but the spirit-man is sustained by every Word from God. Spiritual feeding is not optional, it is essential for life. 

  1. THE COMPOSITION OF MAN: SPIRIT,SOULAND BODY 

Man is a spirit-being. 
He HAS a soul — the subconscious of the will, emotion, intellect, and faculty of reasoning — and he LIVES in a body made of dust, clay and sand. 
Meaning, you ARE a spirit-being, you HAVE a soul, and you LIVE in a body. 
Your true definition and identity is in your eternal spirit-being. It is the spirit that gives life to your soul and body, and connects your whole being to the heavenly realm so that your life can be godly and divinely linked. 

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.” 
This shows the origin: body from dust, spirit from God’s breath, resulting in a living soul. 

Job 32:8 — “But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.” 
Job 33:4 — “The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.” 
The human spirit is the part that receives divine inspiration, understanding and life.  

  1. THE CONDITION OF THE SPIRIT AFFECTSTHE WHOLE MAN

The state of your spirit directly impacts your soul and body. 
Proverbs 18:14 — “The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a WOUNDED spirit who can bear?” 
Proverbs 17:22 — “A MERRY heart [human spirit] doeth good like a medicine: but a BROKEN spirit [human spirit] drieth the bones.” 
A strong, healthy spirit sustains you. A wounded or broken spirit weakens the entire person. Hence the urgent need to feed and strengthen the spirit. 

  1. HOW THE SPIRIT IS FED AND SYNCHRONISED: BYTHE WORD

Therefore, you must synchronise your whole — total, complete — being as a spirit, in order to energise and synergise your soul and body by THE WORD of God, for your now, today and tomorrow in the grace. 

Hebrews 4:12-13 — “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. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.” 
The Word feeds the spirit, separates soul from spirit, and brings clarity to the inner man. 

1 Thessalonians 5:23 — “And the very God of peace SANCTIFY you WHOLLY [TOTALLY, COMPLETELY]; and I pray God your WHOLE spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 
God’s desire is for your entire being — spirit, soul and body — to be sanctified and preserved. This happens as you are fed by the Word.  

  1. THE WORDIS PERSONAL: CHRIST HIMSELF 

John 1:1-5, 14 — “In the beginning was THE WORD, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD was God… In him was life; and THE LIFE was the light of men… And THE WORD was made FLESH [HUMAN] and dwelt among us…” 
1 John 5:7 — “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, THE WORD, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.” 
To feed on THE WORD is to feed on Christ. The Word is not just text; it is the living Person who gives life and light. 

In one sentence: 
Because you are a spirit-being living in a body, your true life and strength comes from feeding your spirit with THE WORD of God, so that your whole being is energised, sanctified and divinely linked. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

 

THE HIGHER LAW – THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS 

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THE HIGHER LAW – THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS: ASSURED THE TRUTH THAT GIVES FREEDOM FROM THE LAW OF SIN AND DEATH!  

“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, THE TRUTH, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” John 14:6 

“As He spoke these words, many believed in Him. 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you ABIDE [CONTINUE] in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall KNOW THE TRUTH, and THE TRUTH shall make you FREE” John 8:30-32/Amplified. 

Every day, and in every phase of doing life, people crave TRUTH, without THE TRUTH. 

Employers want people of good character, with the assurance that such people will uphold the truth. 
The people elect leaders, and leaders appoint people to places of leadership and governance, on the basis that they will uphold the truth and be truthful in character. 
And people look to families, friends, colleagues, business partners, relationships, religious leaders and such like, with the hope that truth will be upheld in every situation. 

Unfortunately, that does not become the reality — because THE TRUTH is not factored into the context of truth, though it is expected. And that makes it elusive in so many ways. 

The simple reason for this is that people are not in tune with the higher law: the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:2 
So over time, people have lied, and are still lying, by using the language of righteousness to mislead people in their unrighteous acts of doing life as it is written: 

“For [God does not OVERLOOK sin and] the WRATH of God is REVEALED from heaven against all UNGODLINESS and UNRIGHTEOUSNESS of men who in their WICKEDNESS SUPPRESS and STIFLE THE TRUTH, 19 because that which is known about God is evident within them [in their inner consciousness], for God made it evident to them” Romans 1:18-19/Amplified  

What then is THE TRUTH, and how can THE TRUTH factor into our being to become our reality in doing life and living godly in the grace? 

THE TRUTH is Jesus! He is not truth but THE TRUTH John 14:6. 
And when He is not factored into the context of our doing life and living godly in the grace, we fall into make-believe truth and not THE TRUTH. 

For THE TRUTH operates in the realm of the higher law — the law of the Spirit of life life-giving — that is in Christ Jesus Romans 8:2. 
And it is in the working of this higher law that we are set free. We receive FREEDOM from the law of sin and death — that which many desire to have within them and offer to others. But without Him, it remains an illusion to attain by human effort: truth without THE TRUTH. 

It is by you, the believing child of God in Christ Jesus, ensuring and assuring to be doing life and living godly by THE HIGHER LAW — THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS, that you can activate and actualise the FREEDOM in your innermost being. 
This enables you to live over and above the severity of the RUDIMENTARY PRINCIPLES of this world — which operate within THE LAW OF SIN AND DEATH. 

Otherwise, the intent to hope for THE TRUTH that is beyond facts will only end as fate, and not in faith — in the faith. For you cannot emancipate any man with anything less than a man. 

That is why the acts of sacrifice — like the killing of animals such as bulls, rams, turtledoves and lambs in the Old Testament — could not remit man’s sin and sinful nature, nor bring about wholesome redemption. 

For SIN, and its corresponding effects, are summed up in these three: POVERTY, SICKNESS and SPIRITUAL DEATH. 
These have been the daily life challenges of humanity — to overcome and be free from them in every aspect, context and concept of life. 

And to overcome and have freedom within, as a synergy to doing life and living godly in the grace, God used something higher than man, and in the likeness of man, to deliver and emancipate man from the bondage of sin and death. 

Sin — which is disobedience to God’s given instructions and commands — is the reason for POVERTY, SICKNESS and SPIRITUAL DEATH. 
And God’s command, especially when it is direct and specific, is not advice to take or leave. It is divine instruction to be obeyed with a willing and obedient spirit. 

The act of Adam disobeying the express instruction of God, knowing the intent and repercussion, was treason. It was like saying, “I am going to break your word intentionally, while you go and do your worst.” 
That “worst” has resulted in: POVERTY, SICKNESS and SPIRITUAL DEATH to all mankind. 
For though he himself was not cursed per se, the place — the ground — of his livelihood and cultivation was cursed Genesis 3:17-19. Ever since then mankind has had to work through the cultivating process to make a living. 
Adam died spiritually first, and in time he died physically. And because the blood — of Jesus, the Lamb — was shed to keep him clothed Genesis 3:21, he was saved eternally. 

Spiritual death results in and precedes physical death, and where there is no remedy, eternal death follows. 

That is why when THE TRUTH is not taught, not known, and is suppressed and denied with mere facts that bear no truth, then ignorance, erroneous living, foolishness and such like will crowd the minds of people. They will make and keep making false judgements about THE TRUTH in their lack of knowledge. Hosea 4:6; Isaiah 5:13-15; Matthew 22:29; Romans 1:18-32 

Furthermore, another effect of not having the assurance of THE TRUTH in context and application is that people resort to denominational indoctrination, religious dogmas, sectarianism, traditionalism and such like — man-made by-laws of dos and don’ts. Colossians 2:8-23; Galatians 4:1-5, 8-11; Romans 8:1-11 

And though in the days of ignorance God overlooked such things Acts 17:30, He now commands all men everywhere to locate THE TRUTH, because judgement day is coming. 

And by THE HIGHER LAW — THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS, we can know the truth that emancipates and gives ASSURED FREEDOM in the grace — without sentiment, prejudice or dissimulation in every context of life doing and living. John 8:32 

“Therefore God OVERLOOKED and DISREGARDED the former ages of IGNORANCE; but now He COMMANDS all people everywhere to repent [that is, to change their old way of thinking, to regret their past sins, and to seek God’s purpose for their lives], 31 because He has set a day when He will judge the inhabited world in righteousness by a Man whom He has appointed and destined for that task, and He has provided credible proof to everyone by raising Him from the dead” Acts 17:30-31/Amplified. 

“And now I commend you to God [placing you in His protective, loving care] and [I commend you] to the word of His grace [the counsel and promises of His unmerited favor]. His grace is able to build you up and to give you the [rightful] inheritance among all those who are sanctified [that is, among those who are set apart for God’s purpose—all believers]” Acts 20:32/Amplified. 

It is time to make a resolute, intentional and pragmatic decision to lay hold of the realm of the higher law — the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus — to enable you to be above, only and always, in the grace, in Christ Jesus. Amen. 

There is the bondage of the Adamic nature, the result of which was the curse of the fall. 
And to address the curse of the fall came the Mosaic Law with conditional blessings that were accompanied by curses — for sin, sinful disobedience, and death is the final consequence of disobedience. 

This cursed nature and its effects are what the higher law — the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus — has come to deal with. 
It assures and ensures that the redemptive freedom in Christ is actualised in you, in the grace. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK!  

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH READING & PONDERING ON CONTEXT: 

“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, THE TRUTH, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” John 14:6 

“As He spoke these words, many believed in Him. 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you ABIDE [CONTINUE] in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall KNOW THE TRUTH, and THE TRUTH shall make you FREE” John 8:30-32/Amplified. 

“In the beginning was THE WORD, and THE WORD was with God, and THE WORD was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it . . .14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and TRUTH . . . 17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and TRUTH came through Jesus Christ” John 1:1-5, 14, 17. 

“There is therefore NOW NO CONDEMNATION to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2 For THE LAW of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me FREE from THE LAW of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh . . . 11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also GIVE LIFE to your MORTAL BODIES through His Spirit who dwells in you . . .14 For as many as are LED by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God . . . 17] and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together” Romans 8:1-17. 

“For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.” 11 But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for “the just shall live by faith.” 12 Yet the law is not of faith, but “the man who does them shall live by them.” 13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”),14 that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith . . . 19 What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator. 20 Now a mediator does not mediate for one only, but God is one. 21 Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by THE LAW. 22 But the Scripture has confined all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. 23 But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. 24 Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor” Galatians 3:10-25. 

“12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned— 13 (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. 15 But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man’s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many. 16 And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned. For the judgment which came from one offense resulted in condemnation, but the free gift which came from many offenses resulted in justification. 17 For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.) . . . 20 Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, 21 so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” Romans 5:12-21 

“It was for this FREEDOM that Christ SET US FREE [completely liberating us]; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery [which you once removed] . . . 4 You have been severed from Christ, if you seek to be justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing with God] through the Law; you have fallen from grace [for you have lost your grasp on God’s unmerited favor and blessing]. 5 For we [not relying on the Law but] through the [strength and power of the Holy] Spirit, by faith, are waiting [confidently] for the hope of righteousness [the completion of our salvation]. 6 For [if we are] in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but only faith activated and expressed and working through love . . . 13 For you, my brothers, were called to FREEDOM; only do not let your FREEDOM become an opportunity for the sinful nature (worldliness, selfishness), but through love serve and seek the best for one another . . . 16 But I say, walk habitually in the [Holy] Spirit [seek Him and be responsive to His guidance], and then you will certainly not carry out the desire of the sinful nature [which responds impulsively without regard for God and His precepts] . . . 18 But if you are guided and led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the Law” Galatians 5:1-18/Amplified. 

“. . . For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. 5 For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, “The man who does those things shall live by them.” 6 But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down from above) 7 or, “ ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no DISTINCTION between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be SAVED” Romans 10:1-13. 

SUMMARY: 
This is a doctrinal charge calling believers back to Christ as THE TRUTH and to walk by THE HIGHER LAW — the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:2). It contrasts human “truth” with THE TRUTH who is a Person and shows how freedom is only actualised in Him. 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. THE UNIVERSAL CRAVING VS THE DIVINE ANSWER

Every day, in every sphere of life — work, governance, family, business, religion — people crave TRUTH. 
Employers want integrity. Citizens want honest leaders. People want truthful relationships. 
The problem: They are craving truth without THE TRUTH. 
Because THE TRUTH is not factored into the context, it becomes elusive. 
Romans 1:18-19 — Men suppress and stifle THE TRUTH in their unrighteousness. 

THE ANSWER: THE TRUTH is Jesus (John 14:6). 
He is not an idea or a principle. He is a Person. Without Him, we fall into make-believe truth.  

  1. HOW THE TRUTH BECOMES OUR REALITY: THE HIGHER LAW

THE TRUTH operates in the realm of THE HIGHER LAW — the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:2). 
This is a life-giving law. 
It is by this law that we are set free from THE LAW OF SIN AND DEATH. 
(John 8:31-32 )— “If you abide in My word… you shall KNOW THE TRUTH, and THE TRUTH shall make you FREE.” 

Application: As believing children of God, we must intentionally ensure we are doing life and living godly by THE HIGHER LAW. That is how we activate and actualise FREEDOM in our innermost being. 
This enables us to live above the RUDIMENTARY PRINCIPLES of this world (Colossians 2:8, 20). 

Without Him, any attempt at truth is just human effort. It ends as fate, not faith. 

  1. WHY THE OLD SYSTEM COULD NOT FREE US
    The Adamic Nature: Brought the curse of the fall. (Genesis 3:17-19) 
    Adam’s disobedience was treason. The result: POVERTY, SICKNESS and SPIRITUAL DEATH came upon all mankind (Romans 5:12-17). 
    The Mosaic Law: Was given to expose sin. It offered conditional blessings with curses (Galatians 3:10-13). 
    But it was weak through the flesh (Romans 8:3). It could not remit sin or give life. 
    It was a tutor to bring us to Christ (Galatians 3:24). 

Animal sacrifices — bulls, rams, lambs — could not deal with sin and its effects (Hebrews 10:1-4). 
Something higher than man was needed.  

  1. THE REMEDY: CHRIST, THE WORD MADE FLESH

God sent His Son in the likeness of man (Romans 8:3). 
John 1:1, 14, 17 — “In the beginning was THE WORD… and THE WORD became flesh… full of grace and TRUTH. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and TRUTH came through Jesus Christ.” 

Through His death and resurrection: 

  • He condemned sin in the flesh Romans 8:3 
  • He redeemed us from the curse of the law Galatians 3:13 
  • He clothed Adam with blood Genesis 3:21 — a picture of eternal redemption 
  • He gives life to our mortal bodies by His Spirit Romans 8:11 

Result: “There is therefore NOW NO CONDEMNATION to those who are in Christ Jesus…” Romans 8:1  

  1. THE CONSEQUENCE OF IGNORING THE TRUTH

When THE TRUTH is not taught or known: 

Ignorance and Error: Hosea 4:6; Isaiah 5:13-15 — People make false judgements. 

Religion and Bondage: People resort to denominational indoctrination, dogmas, sectarianism, traditionalism and man-made rules. Colossians 2:8-23; Galatians 4:1-11 

Suppression: Romans 1:18 — Ungodliness and unrighteousness stifle THE TRUTH. 

Though God overlooked times of ignorance (Acts 17:30), He now commands all men everywhere to repent and locate THE TRUTH, because judgement day is coming (Acts 17:31). 

  1. THE CALL: A RESOLUTE DECISION

It is time to make a resolute, intentional and pragmatic decision to lay hold of THE HIGHER LAW. 
To walk habitually in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16, 18). 
To be led by the Spirit (Romans 8:14). 
To stand firm in the freedom Christ has set us free with (Galatians 5:1). 

By THE HIGHER LAW we know the truth that emancipates and gives ASSURED FREEDOM in the grace — without sentiment, prejudice or dissimulation (John 8:32). 
(Acts 20:32) — “His grace is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.” 

In one sentence: 
Human truth without THE TRUTH will always fail. Only by abiding in Jesus and walking by the law of the Spirit of life can we be set free, live above the curse, and inherit the grace of God. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

AUGUST YOUR PATH WITH DILIGENCE 

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AUGUST YOUR PATH WITH DILIGENCE: YOU WILL THEN STAND IN THE PLACE OF HONOUR, DIGNITY, NOBILITY AND OPPORTUNITY! 

“Seest thou a man DILIGENT in his business? he shall STAND before KINGS (HONOUR, DIGNITY, NOBILITY, OPPORTUNITY); he shall not STAND before MEAN (OBSCURED, UNPRODUCTIVE) men” Proverbs 22:29. 

YOU ARE A PRODUCT OF YOUR LIFE PATH. 
It is not the end that justifies the means, as is popularly said. But in essence, in life and according to the kingdom of God principles, it is THE PATH that defines your eventual outcome. 

Your tomorrow is a product of your today. 
Your PATH OF DILIGENCE in your TODAY will surely bring forth the KING in you for TODAY and TOMORROW. 

So, THINK and AUGUST your life rightly in grace and godliness. 
God rewards DILIGENCE. 
Let diligence be your footsteps and your footprints to greatness. 
Keep at bay the MEAN, OBSCURED and UNPRODUCTIVE life game.  

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“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” Hebrews 11:6. 

“And we desire that every one of you do shew the same DILIGENCE to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 12 that ye be not slothful, but FOLLOWERS of them who through FAITH and PATIENCE INHERIT the PROMISES” Hebrews 6:11-12. 

“But THE PATH of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day” Proverbs 4:18. 

“Thou wilt shew me THE PATH of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” Psalms 16:11.  

SUMMARY: 
This message is a prophetic charge to AUGUST YOUR PATH WITH DILIGENCE. It teaches that your life outcome is not determined by shortcuts or results, but by the PATH you walk daily. When you choose a path of diligence in Christ, God will place you in positions of HONOUR, DIGNITY, NOBILITY and OPPORTUNITY. 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. The Principle of Diligence: It Positions You for Honour
    The foundation Scripture is Proverbs 22:29:
    “Seest thou a man DILIGENT in his business? he shall STAND before KINGS; he shall not STAND before MEAN men.” 
    Diligence removes you from the place of obscurity and puts you before kings. 
    KINGS here represents HONOUR, DIGNITY, NOBILITY and OPPORTUNITY. 
    MEAN men represents an OBSCURED, UNPRODUCTIVE life. 
    God Himself is a REWARDER of them that DILIGENTLY seek Him. Hebrews 11:6. 
  1. You Are a Product of Your Life Path
    The message rejects the popular saying “the end justifies the means”.
    In life and in kingdom principles, it is THE PATH that defines your eventual outcome. 
    Your tomorrow is a product of your today. 
    Your PATH OF DILIGENCE in your TODAY will bring forth the KING in you for TODAY and TOMORROW. 
    The path of the just is progressive: “as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day” Proverbs 4:18. 
  2. The Call: Think and August Your Life Rightly 
    You are urged to THINK and AUGUST your life in grace and godliness. 
    To AUGUST means to live with dignity, reverence and excellence. 
    God rewards  Therefore, let diligence be your footsteps and your footprints to greatness. 
    Reject the MEAN, OBSCURED and UNPRODUCTIVE life game. 
    Be a follower of those who through FAITH and PATIENCE INHERIT the PROMISES. Hebrews 6:11-12. 
  3. Scriptural Anchors for the Path
  • Hebrews 11:6: Without faith it is impossible to please God. He rewards diligent seekers. 
  • Hebrews 6:11-12: Show diligence to the full assurance of hope. Do not be slothful. 
  • Proverbs 4:18: The path of the just shines brighter and brighter. 
  • Psalms 16:11: “Thou wilt shew me THE PATH of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy.” 
    God Himself will show you THE PATH of life that leads to joy and lasting reward. 

Closing Charge: SELAH — PAUSE AND THINK 
The choice of path is yours today. If you walk in diligence, faith and obedience, you will not stand before obscure men. You will stand before kings. 
AUGUST YOUR PATH WITH DILIGENCE and God will evolve greatness, honour and opportunity in your life.  

AFFIRMATIONS 

  1. I am a diligent man/woman.Therefore, I shall stand before kings and not before obscure men. Honour, dignity, nobility and divine opportunity are my portion. 
     Proverbs 22:29 
  2. My God is my Rewarder. As I diligently seek Him in faith, He will not overlook my labour. Every seed of diligence I sow will produce a harvest of greatness. Hebrews 11:6 
  3. I am a product of my life path. I choose the path of diligence today, and it is producing the king in me for today and tomorrow. My tomorrow will be greater because my today is ordered by God. Proverbs 4:18 
  4. I refuse the mean, obscured and unproductive life. I break free from slothfulness. I will not be limited, hidden, or wasted. I walk in excellence and productivity in Christ. Hebrews 6:11-12 
  5. The Lord is showing me the path of life. In His presence I have fullness of joy, and at His right hand are pleasures forevermore. I cannot miss my divine direction. Psalms 16:11 
  6. I August my life with diligence, grace and godliness. I walk in dignity and reverence. My footprints are leading me to greatness because God is with me. Hebrews 6:11 
  7. By faith and patience, I am inheriting the promises of God. Diligence is my lifestyle, and the promise is my destination. Nothing can stop what God has ordained for me. Hebrews 6:12 
  8. I am diligent. I am honoured. I am elevated. I stand before kings. The path I walk today is Augusting me into the destiny God has prepared. I will not be obscured. I will shine more and more!  Proverbs 4:18 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

AUGUST YOUR LIFE BY GOD’S ENABLING POWER 

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AUGUST YOUR LIFE BY GOD’S ENABLING POWER: CHRIST JESUS IS THE POWER OF GOD AND THE WISDOM OF GOD! 

“And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore ERR, because ye KNOW NOT THE SCRIPTURES, neither THE POWER OF GOD?” Mark 12:24. 

“. . . 24 but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, CHRIST THE POWER OF GOD, and THE WISDOM OF GOD . . .” 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. 

WHEN PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THE GENUINE POWER OF GOD THAT IS IN CHRIST JESUS’ STEAD, THEY GIVE IN TO SORCERIES AND BEWITCHING. 

And over the years many have found themselves in such bondages, just as the Scriptures say in Hosea 4:6 and Isaiah 5:13-15: “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge… therefore my people go into captivity for lack of knowledge.” 

And I know exactly what it all means. 

It was for this lack of knowledge that a whole city in Samaria in Bible days was held in captivity and BEWITCHED WITH SORCERIES, because a man called Simon, and not Christ Jesus, was regarded as “the great POWER of God” Acts 8:9-10. 
And the multitude became victims and prey to these outrageous acts of SORCERIES AND BEWITCHING by a man who held them as PREY and IN CAPTIVITY for a very, very long time. 

Take a look today and picture how many have taken a similar position in the lives of supposed believers, by the accord they give to fallible men, as though they possess the great POWER OF GOD more than Christ Jesus, in the fullness of the activities being carried out concerning them. 

And unfortunately, like Simon, these fallible men allow this applause for what they are not to happen, and to keep happening, because they know that the people are BEWITCHED by their acts of SORCERIES, knowingly and unknowingly. 

It was for this act and pattern of attributing the POWER OF GOD that is of Christ Jesus to men, that caused God to let King Herod be eaten up by worms when he allowed himself to be consumed by the applause of men Acts 12:20-24. 

That same decisive act of God also happened to Simon in Acts 8:18-24, with a sharp and heavy-handed rebuke, for attempting to buy the Holy Spirit with money in order to maintain his status. 
That rebuke was needful then, and it is even more needful today, so that the genuine POWER and WORD of God which is of Christ Jesus may multiply in the hearts of men, rather than the falsehood of these fallible men who are BEWITCHING the creation of God with SORCERIES, just as Simon of Samaria did. 

THEREFORE, THINK AND PONDER TODAY: 

If you are one of those attributing the POWER OF GOD which is of Christ Jesus to a man, thereby leading people into error. 

If you are one of the men like Simon and King Herod, receiving the accord of the POWER OF GOD which is of Christ Jesus as though it were yours, in order to maintain and sustain the status of your pride and arrogance, by bewitching the people with acts, practices and schemes that are unknown to your followers.  

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“. . . 22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 23 but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 24 but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, CHRIST THE POWER OF GOD, and THE WISDOM OF GOD . . . 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is MADE UNTO US WISDOM, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 31 that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord” 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. 

“For I am not ashamed of the GOSPEL of Christ: for it is the POWER of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the righteousness of God REVEALED from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall LIVE by faith” Romans 1:16-17  

“Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do ERR, NOT KNOWING THE SCRIPTURES, nor THE POWER OF GOD” Matthew 22:29. 

“And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore ERR, because ye KNOW NOT THE SCRIPTURES, neither THE POWER OF GOD?” Mark 12:24. 

“. . . 9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used SORCERY, and BEWITCHED the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: 10 to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the GREAT POWER of God. 11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had BEWITCHED them with SORCERIES. 12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 13 Then Simon himself BELIEVED also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done . . .” Acts 8:1-24. 

“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no POWER but of God: the POWERS that be are ORDAINED of God. 2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: 4 for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. 5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake . . .” Romans 13:1-10. 

“And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country. 21 And upon a set day Herod, ARRAYED in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an ORATION unto them. 22 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the VOICE of a god, and not of a man. 23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he GAVE NOT God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. 24 But THE WORD of God GREW and MULTIPLIED” Acts 12:20-24. 

“MY PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE: because thou hast REJECTED KNOWLEDGE, I will also REJECT thee, that thou shalt be NO PRIEST to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children” Hosea 4:6. 

“Therefore MY PEOPLE ARE GONE INTO CAPTIVITY, because they have NO KNOWLEDGE: and their HONOURABLE men are FAMISHED, and their multitude dried up with thirst. 14 Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure:and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. 15 And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled” Isaiah 5:13-15.  
 
SUMMARY: 
The central charge of this message is that believers must AUGUST THEIR LIVES BY GOD’S ENABLING POWER. The foundation is this truth: CHRIST JESUS IS THE POWER OF GOD AND THE WISDOM OF GOD – 1 Corinthians 1:24. Any deviation from this leads to error, bondage and spiritual captivity Mark 12:24; Matthew 22:29. 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. The Danger of Ignorance: Lack of Knowledge Leads to Bondage
    When people do not know the genuine POWER OF GOD THAT IS IN CHRIST JESUS’ STEAD, they give in to SORCERIES AND BEWITCHING.
    Scripture warns: “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge… therefore my people go into captivity for lack of knowledge” Hosea 4:6; Isaiah 5:13-15. 
    This ignorance makes people vulnerable. They become prey and captives because they cannot discern the true source of power. 
  1. Biblical Case Study: Simon of Samaria
    The city of Samaria is used as the prime example. A man called Simon, and not Christ Jesus, was regarded as “the great POWER of God”Acts 8:9-10. 
    For a very long time he BEWITCHED THE PEOPLE WITH SORCERIES and held them as prey in captivity. 
    The multitude gave him heed because they lacked knowledge of the true POWER OF GOD. 
    When the true Gospel was preached, the people believed and turned to Christ Acts 8:12. Simon himself was sharply rebuked for trying to buy the Holy Spirit with money Acts 8:18-24. This rebuke was to ensure that the genuine POWER and WORD of God would multiply, not the falsehood of men. 
  1. Modern Application: Attributing God’s Power to Men
    The message draws a direct parallel to today. Manysupposed believers give ACCORD to fallible men, as though they possess the great POWER OF GOD more than Christ Jesus. 
    Like Simon, some men allow this applause for what they are not, knowingly and unknowingly BEWITCHING the people with acts, practices and schemes. 
    This pattern of attributing the POWER OF GOD to men provoked God’s judgment on King Herod, who was eaten up by worms after accepting the shout, “It is the VOICE of a god” Acts 12:20-24. Immediately after, “THE WORD of God GREW and MULTIPLIED”. 
  1. The Only True Power and Wisdom: Christ Jesus
    The Scripture is emphatic:
  • We preach CHRIST CRUCIFIED, who to the called is THE POWER OF GOD, AND THE WISDOM OF GOD. 1 Corinthians 1:23-24 
  • Of Him are we in Christ Jesus, who is MADE UNTO US WISDOM, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption. 1 Corinthians 1:30 
  • The GOSPEL of Christ is the POWER of God unto salvation. Romans 1:16 
  • There is no POWER but of God: the POWERS that be are ORDAINED of God. Romans 13:1 

Therefore glory must only go to the Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:31. 

  1. The Call
    The message ends with a two-fold examination:
    To the followers: Are you attributing the POWER OF GOD which is of Christ Jesus to a man, thereby leading others into error? 
    To the leaders: Are you like Simon and King Herod, receiving the accord of the POWER OF GOD as though it were yours, to sustain pride and arrogance? 

Closing Charge 
To AUGUST YOUR LIFE is to live by GOD’S ENABLING POWER in Christ Jesus. Reject sorceries, reject bewitching, reject the exaltation of men. Return to the Scriptures and to THE POWER OF GOD. Let the WORD of God GROW and MULTIPLY in your heart and in the church. 

 REV. CHUKIE MORSI

ORDER YOUR STEPS ARIGHT: YOU WILL AUGUST YOUR LIFE ARIGHT!

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ORDER YOUR STEPS ARIGHT: YOU WILL AUGUST YOUR LIFE ARIGHT! 

“The STEPS of a good man are ORDERED by the Lord: and he DELIGHTETH in his WAY. 24 Though he FALL, he shall not be UTTERLY cast down: for the Lord UPHOLDETH him with his hand” Psalm 37:23-24. 

When you order your steps aright, you can never miss your journey or your destination. For you are the custodian of your well-being in Christ Jesus. Nobody has access into your life and well-being except you give them the right – the permission – into it.  

Every step of faith you act upon defines your next level. So, order your steps aright because your today and your tomorrow depend on it. Divinity will always intervene for the good of a well-ordered step. Romans 8:28-30. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

“But THE PATH of the JUST is as the SHINING light, that SHINETH more and more unto the perfect day” Proverbs 4:18. 

“And we know that ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified” Romans 8:28-30. 

“Veing CONFIDENT of this very thing, that he which hath BEGUN A GOOD WORK in you will PERFORM it until the day of Jesus Christ” Philippians 1:6. 

“. . . 5 having PREDESTINATED us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the GOOD PLEASURE of his will, 6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath MADE us accepted in the beloved. . .11 in whom also we have OBTAINED an inheritance, being PREDESTINATED according to the PURPOSE of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: 12 that we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ . . .” Ephesians 1:1-14.

SUMMARY: 

This message is a prophetic charge for the month of AUGUST. 

  1. Godorders the steps of the righteous— Psalm 37:23-24. He delights in your way and upholds you even when you fall. 
  2. You carry responsibility— You are the custodian of your life in Christ. Nobody enters your life without your permission. Every step of faith defines your next level.
  3. The reward ofordered steps— You will not miss your journey or destination. Your path will shine brighter — Proverbs 4:18. God will work all things for your good — Romans 8:28-30 — because you are predestinated and called. 
  4. God’s assurance— He who begana good work in you will complete it — Philippians 1:6. You have an inheritance and were predestinated for His glory — Ephesians 1:5,11. 

Conclusion:  
Order your steps aright today, and divinity will intervene to AUGUST — lift and honour — your life. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

LIVING BY THE HIGHER LAW: THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE 

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LIVING BY THE HIGHER LAW: THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE – GIVES, ENSURES AND ASSURES FREEDOM AND EMPOWERS VICTORY AND DOMINION IN LIFE AND GRACE! 

“For the LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE in Christ Jesus hath MADE ME FREE from the LAW OF SIN AND DEATH” Romans 8:2. 

Do you DESIRE REDEMPTIVE FREEDOM in Christ Jesus’ stead? There is a HIGHER LAW that makes it all possible IN THE GRACE. It is by LIVING BY THE HIGHER LAW – which is THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE in Christ Jesus. It guarantees, gives, and ensures ASSURED FREEDOM, and EMPOWERS VICTORY and DOMINION in life and grace in Christ Jesus’ stead. And just as it is certainly written Romans 8:2, so also Galatians 5:1, 13, 16-18, indicates this freedom – when we ARE operating in the realm of the spirit of life and not in the flesh [the law of sin and death – that of bondage] as written: 

“It was for this FREEDOM that Christ set us FREE [completely liberating us]; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery [which you once removed] . . . 5 For we [not relying on the Law but] through the [strength and power of the Holy] Spirit, by faith, are waiting [confidently] for the hope of righteousness [the completion of our salvation] . . . 13 For you, my brothers, were CALLED TO FREEDOM; ONLY DO NOT let your FREEDOM become an opportunity for the SINFUL NATURE (worldliness, selfishness), but through love serve and seek the best for one another . . . 16 But I say, WALK HABITUALLY in the [Holy] Spirit [seek Him and be RESPONSIVE to His guidance], and then you will CERTAINLY NOT CARRY OUT THE DESIRE OF THE SINFUL NATURE [which responds impulsively without regard for God and His precepts]. 17 For the sinful nature has its desire which is opposed to the Spirit, and the [desire of the] Spirit opposes the sinful nature; for these [two, the sinful nature and the Spirit] are in direct opposition to each other [continually in conflict], so that you [as believers] do not [always] do whatever [good things] you want to do. 18 But if you are GUIDED and LED by the Spirit, you are not subject to the Law” Galatians 5:1-18/Amplified  

In life, there is no single educational system in the world designed to educate people to tell lies or cheat or run down government or to create any of the societal vices, or epidemics and pandemics in terms of sicknesses and DISEASES, or to create the INHUMANE, EVIL and WICKEDNESS we find in communities and societies and nations today. Do you know of any institution that teaches and lectures any of the things mentioned or such like? I can tell you such institutions would be cracked down on immediately by the state. 

However, in human nature there is A LAW OF NATURE in doing life – it is THE LAW OF SIN AND DEATH, which is operating, knowingly or unknowingly, on earth in every phase of doing life. And everyone, by virtue of being born on earth, finds themselves exhibiting one or more of the traits of this law in their human nature and are affected directly or indirectly by the consequence of its operations. 

But there is another law – THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS. This LAW gives LEVERAGE over THE LAW OF SIN AND DEATH [Romans 8:1-2]. SIN is the cause and effect for SICKNESS, POVERTY AND SPIRITUAL DEATH. And SPIRITUAL DEATH results in PHYSICAL DEATH, invariably resulting in some to ETERNAL DEATH, knowingly and unknowingly, in rejecting the redemptive freedom that God offers through Christ Jesus’ stead in the grace. For Apostle Paul found out that there was a struggle within him with the law of sin and death that was operating in him. This is also applicable to everyone that is not born of God in Christ Jesus, and though one may have been born of God, but has not allowed the Holy Spirit – who is the governance of THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT AND LIFE in Christ Jesus – to take hold and have pre-eminence over their well-being in total. 

“For I joyfully delight in THE LAW of God in my inner self [with my new nature], 23 but I see a different law and rule of action in the members of my body [in its appetites and desires], WAGING WAR AGAINST THE LAW OF MY MIND and subduing me and making me a prisoner of THE LAW OF SIN which is within my members. 24 Wretched and miserable man that I am! Who will [rescue me and] set me free from this body of death [this corrupt, mortal existence]? 25 Thanks be to God [for my deliverance] THROUGH Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with MY MIND [SPIRIT-MIND] SERVE THE LAW of God, but on the other, with MY FLESH [my HUMAN NATURE, my WORLDLINESS, my SINFUL CAPACITY—I SERVE] THE LAW OF SIN” Romans 7:22-25/AMP. 

Hence THE HIGHER LAW is the LAW that enables one to live in DOMINION over All bondages which are the consequence and effect of THE SIN NATURE: POVERTY, SICKNESS and SPIRITUAL DEATH.

Therefore, it is imperative that you CONNECT to THE HIGHER LAW today, and live FREE in Christ for VIRTUE and GLORY. 

I urge you, therefore, in Christ Jesus’ stead, to STRIVE LAWFULLY on THE HIGHER LAW in order to WIN in life, to live in DOMINION and VICTORY and to be FULFILLED – all effortlessly and without sweat in God’s GRACE and BLESSEDNESS. 

“And if a man also STRIVE FOR MASTERIES, yet is he NOT CROWNED, except he STRIVE LAWFULLY” 2 Timothy 2:5. 

LIVING BY THE HIGHER LAW – THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS – SETS ONE FREE AND KEEPS ONE IN THE REALM OF DOMINION. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“For the LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE in Christ Jesus hath MADE ME FREE from the LAW OF SIN AND DEATH” Romans 8:2. 

“And if a man also STRIVE FOR MASTERIES, yet is he not crowned, except he STRIVE LAWFULLY” 2 Timothy 2:5. 

“Therefore there is NOW NO CONDEMNATION [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who ARE in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior]. 2 For THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE [which is] in Christ Jesus [the law of our NEW BEING] has set you FREE from THE LAW OF SIN AND OF DEATH. 3 For what THE LAW could not do [that is, OVERCOME sin and REMOVE its PENALTY, its POWER] being weakened by THE FLESH [man’s nature WITHOUT the Holy Spirit], God did: He sent His own Son in the likeness of sinful man as an offering for sin. And He CONDEMNED SIN in THE FLESH [SUBDUED it and OVERCAME it in the person of His own Son], 4 so that the [righteous and just] requirement of the Law might be FULFILLED in us who do not live our lives in THE WAYS OF THE FLESH [guided by worldliness and our sinful nature], but [live our lives] in THE WAYS OF THE SPIRIT [guided by His power]. 5 For those who are living according to the flesh set their minds on the things of THE FLESH [which gratify the body], but those who are living according to THE SPIRIT, [set their minds on] the things of the Spirit [His will and purpose]. 6 Now THE MIND OF THE FLESH IS DEATH [both now and forever—because it pursues sin]; but THE MIND OF THE SPIRIT is life and peace [the spiritual well-being that comes from walking with God—both now and forever]; 7 THE MIND OF THE FLESH [with its sinful pursuits] is ACTIVELY HOSTILE to God. It does not SUBMIT itself to God’s law, since it cannot, 8 and those who ARE in the flesh [living a life that caters to sinful appetites and impulses] CANNOT PLEASE God” Romans 8:1-8/AMP. 

SUMMARY: 

This is a doctrinal and prophetic charge calling Believers to transition from bondage into freedom by operating under THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS instead of THE LAW OF SIN AND DEATH. 

  1. THE CENTRAL CONTRAST: TWO LAWS GOVERNING HUMANITY

The message presents 2 opposing governing laws at work in “doing life”: 

THE LAW OF SIN AND DEATH 
This is the default “LAW OF NATURE” operating in every human by virtue of birth on earth. 
Effect: It produces SICKNESS, POVERTY, SPIRITUAL DEATH → PHYSICAL DEATH → ETERNAL DEATH for those who reject God’s redemptive freedom. 
It manifests as societal vices, inhumanity, evil, wickedness, and the struggle Paul described in Romans 7:22-25. Even a born-again Believer experiences this struggle if they do not yield to the Holy Spirit. 
Key Text: Romans 7:23, 24-25 

THE HIGHER LAW: THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS 
This is the governing principle of the New Creation. 
Effect: It GIVES LEVERAGE over the law of sin and death. It GUARANTEES, ENSURES and ASSURES FREEDOM, and EMPOWERS VICTORY and DOMINION. Romans 8:1-2 
It sets one free and keeps one in the realm of DOMINION. 

  1. THE PROBLEM: BONDAGE OF THE FLESH

No educational system teaches people to lie, cheat, or create epidemics and wickedness. Yet these exist because of the law of sin and death in human nature. 
Romans 8:6-8 explains: THE MIND OF THE FLESH IS DEATH and is ACTIVELY HOSTILE to God. Those in the flesh CANNOT PLEASE God. 
The Law itself was weak to overcome this because of the flesh. Romans 8:3 

  1. THE SOLUTION: REDEMPTION AND THE SPIRIT

God solved this by sending Christ. He CONDEMNED SIN in the flesh so that the requirement of the Law might be FULFILLED in us who walk in THE WAYS OF THE SPIRIT.Romans 8:3-4 
Therefore there is NOW NO CONDEMNATION for those in Christ Jesus.Romans 8:1 
Freedom is not lawlessness. It is freedom to serve in love, not an opportunity for the sinful nature. Galatians 5:1, 13 
It requires: WALKING HABITUALLY in the Spirit and being GUIDED and LED by the Spirit. Galatians 5:16, 18 

  1. THE IMPERATIVE: STRIVE LAWFULLY ON THE HIGHER LAW

Because the Higher Law exists, it is imperative that every Believer CONNECT to THE HIGHER LAW today to live FREE for VIRTUE and GLORY. 
This requires STRIVING LAWFULLY — just as an athlete is not crowned except, he strives lawfully. 2 Timothy 2:5 
Purpose of striving lawfully: 

To WIN in life 

To live in DOMINION and VICTORY 

To be FULFILLED — effortlessly and without sweat in God’s GRACE and BLESSEDNESS. 

This is not mental exertion, but Spirit-energised living under grace. 

  1. SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS FOR PONDERING

The message anchors on 3 key passages: 

Romans 8:1-8 AMP: The law of the Spirit of Life has set us free. We are to set our minds on the Spirit, not the flesh, to experience life and peace. 

Romans 7:22-25 AMP: The internal war between the law of God in the inner man and the law of sin in the members. Deliverance is THROUGH Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Galatians 5:1-18 AMP: Called to Freedom. Do not use freedom for the sinful nature. Walk in the Spirit to not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 

  1. OVERALLBURDEN 

LIVING BY THE HIGHER LAW — THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS — SETS ONE FREE AND KEEPS ONE IN THE REALM OF DOMINION. 
The burden is to call the Church to reject the operation of sin, sickness, and poverty, and to embrace Spirit-governed, grace-empowered, lawful living. Only then can a Believer experience assured freedom, dominion, and fulfilment. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI