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GOD HAS MADE YOU RIGHTEOUS IN CHRIST JESUS

August 9, 2026 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

GOD HAS MADE YOU RIGHTEOUS IN CHRIST JESUS: BE INTENTIONAL TO LIVE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS-CONSCIOUSNESS AND NOT IN SIN-CONSCIOUSNESS!

GOD has made us RIGHTEOUS, and has embedded in us a default of living in the righteousness-consciousness of Him, in Christ Jesus. And we have to be INTENTIONAL and PRAGMATIC about it, in order to ensure it always, in our day to day living. Otherwise, one will give in to SIN and SIN-CONSCIOUSNESS that contravenes the reality of our rights and privileges in redemption.

“Now then we are AMBASSADORS for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 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 5:20-21.

You are the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God MADE possible in Christ Jesus; therefore, live in it without alteration, adulteration, perversion and falsehood. For therein is the BEDROCK to thrive, to glory, to win, to triumph, to be victorious, to be an overcomer, and to be more than a conqueror in life and grace. Also, to be dignified and fulfilled purposefully and meaningfully from the heavenly perspective for your earthly manifestations in God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus’ stead. For God, by Christ Jesus, has given us a righteous stand, upon which we can do LIFE and live GODLY triumphantly to the fulness of our being.

“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 1:30-31.

And anything else outside God’s RIGHTEOUSNESS in Christ Jesus for your conscience and consciousness is counterfeit, adulteration, delusion, perversion and falsehood in all areas of life – in ramifications and judgement – in the light of God’s holy writ upon which we stand. And with SIN CONSCIOUSNESS, you will STAND before God to be scripturally charged as guilty, shameful, with an inferiority complex, prejudice and such like. While with RIGHTEOUSNESS CONSCIOUSNESS, you can take a STAND in the grace to be without guilt, shame, inferiority complex, prejudice and such like, because you are taking your standing upon the deeds of Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen.

Beloved, it’s your new day, new dawn and a gracious time to raise your head up, shoulders high and on the high heels of faith, in the CONSCIOUSNESS of being God’s RIGHTEOUSNESS in Christ Jesus’ stead, without prejudice, and dissimulation- hypocrisy – on all grounds.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is MADE unto us wisdom, and RIGHTEOUSNES, and sanctification, and redemption: 31 that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord” 1 Corinthians 1:30-31.

“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 . . . 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.

“Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS, and going about to establish their OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS, have not submitted themselves unto THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD. 4 For Christ is the end of THE LAW FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS to every one that believeth. 5 For Moses describeth THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH IS OF THE LAW, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. 6 But THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH IS OF FAITH speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) . . .” Romans 10:1-13.

“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the BLOOD of Jesus Christ his Son CLEANSETH us from ALL sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we DECEIVE ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we CONFESS our sins, he is FAITHFUL and JUST to FORGIVE us our sins, and to CLEANSE us from all UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His WORD is not in us” 1 John 1:5-10.

Further Scriptural Reading In Context: Romans 4:1-25.

SUMMARY:

This message is a charge to identity, consciousness, and daily living in Christ. The core thrust is this: God has MADE you RIGHTEOUS in Christ Jesus, therefore live from that reality.

KEY POINTS

YOUR IDENTITY: MADE RIGHTEOUSINCHRIST JESUS

GOD HAS MADE YOU RIGHTEOUS — not by works, but by redemption.
“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 5:20-21
“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is MADE unto us wisdom, and RIGHTEOUSNESS, and sanctification, and redemption” 1 Corinthians 1:30-31

You are not trying to become righteous. You ARE the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God MADE possible in Christ Jesus. This is your legal and spiritual standing.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY: LIVE INTENTIONALLY IN RIGHTEOUSNESS-CONSCIOUSNESS

God has embedded in us a default of living in righteousness-consciousness.
But it requires you to be INTENTIONAL and PRAGMATIC about it in day to day living.

The alternative is dangerous: to give in to SIN and SIN-CONSCIOUSNESS, which contravenes the reality of our rights and privileges in redemption.

THE TWO CONSCIOUSNESSES AND THEIR OUTCOMES

The message sets a clear contrast:

With SIN CONSCIOUSNESS:
You STAND before God charged as guilty, shameful, with an inferiority complex, prejudice and such like.

With RIGHTEOUSNESS CONSCIOUSNESS:
You can take a STAND in grace — without guilt, shame, inferiority complex, prejudice — because your standing is upon the deeds of Christ Jesus’ stead.

Anything outside God’s RIGHTEOUSNESS in Christ Jesus for your conscience is counterfeit, adulteration, delusion, perversion and falsehood in all areas of life, judged in the light of God’s holy writ.

THE BEDROCK AND BLESSING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

To live in righteousness-consciousness is the BEDROCK to: thrive, glory, win, triumph, be victorious, be an overcomer, and be more than a conqueror in life and grace.
It also positions you to be dignified and fulfilled purposefully from the heavenly perspective for your earthly manifestations in God’s BLESSEDNESS.
For God, by Christ Jesus, has given us a righteous stand upon which we can do LIFE and live GODLY triumphantly to the fulness of our being.

SCRIPTURAL ANCHORS REINFORCING THE MESSAGE
Reconciliation & Exchange — 2 Corinthians 5:20-21: We are AMBASSADORS. Christ was made sin so we could be made righteousness.
Boast in the Lord — 1 Corinthians 1:30-31: All our glorying must be in the Lord who MADE us righteousness.
Reign through Righteousness — Romans 5:17-21: Those who receive abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness shall REIGN IN LIFE by Jesus Christ.
Righteousness by Faith, not Law — Romans 10:1-13: Israel failed because they were ignorant of GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS and tried to establish their OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS. Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth.
Walk in the Light — 1 John 1:5-10: If we walk in the light, the BLOOD of Jesus CLEANSETH us from ALL sin. When we CONFESS, He is FAITHFUL and JUST to FORGIVE and CLEANSE us from all UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.

THE FINAL CALL TO ACTION

Beloved, it’s your new day, new dawn.
Raise your head, shoulders high and on the high heels of faith, in the CONSCIOUSNESS of being God’s RIGHTEOUSNESS in Christ Jesus’ stead, without prejudice and dissimulation — hypocrisy — on all grounds. Amen.

IN ONE SENTENCE:

Because God has made you righteous in Christ, refuse sin-consciousness and deliberately walk in righteousness-consciousness — that is how you reign, overcome, and manifest God’s blessedness in daily life.

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

TAKING STOCK

August 8, 2026 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

TAKING STOCK: ON YOUR ‘PATH OF DOING LIFE AND LIVING GODLY!

“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.

I love for you to know full well, that in Christ Jesus’ stead, God intends to show you THE PATH OF LIFE with His intended effect for our good. But there is a question therein, and it is for you to ANSWER yourself, and not someone else: Are you on the set ‘PATH OF LIFE’ by God in Christ Jesus stead – that is to say, is your path being ORDERED By God in Christ Jesus? Otherwise, is your supposed path of DOING LIFE and LIVING GODLY being ordered by Men, or by the Circumstances about you, or by the enemy and his cohorts? For as to God’s intent, it is as written:

“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” Psalms 37:23-24.

As we travel through the various stages and phases of our span of life, it is imperative to take a PAUSE to THINK through the WORTH of the journey. It is called the principled acts of personal RESPONSIBILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY; which equate to – the overhauling, examining, stocktaking and such like. Its essence is to help you, and anyone, to take on and carry along those things that are needful and necessary to maximise life, and to shed off those things that are unnecessary in one’s path to fulfilling purpose. All of this is for the goodness of a gracious and graceful well-being as it pertains to DOING LIFE and GODLY LIVING in Christ Jesus.

“But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day” Proverbs 4:18 (Amplified).

You need not fail in God’s BLESSEDNESS in grace; hence there is the need therefore to determine if you are experiencing the peaceful goodness of the path of life you have chosen and are following. For such is to indicate God’s intent to order your steps aright, as it is written:

Therefore I say SELAH – PAUSE and THINK in the light of the Scriptures. Knowing that God has intended to show you THE PATH of true life and living when you allow Him, let us also examine what becomes of the person whose path is ordered by the Lord God.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“But the PATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS ones is like the light of dawn, leading and shining until the day is full” Proverbs 4:18 (LB).

“The PATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day” Proverbs 4:18 (NIV)

“The WAY OF THE RIGHTEOUS is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day” Proverbs 4:18 (NLT).

SUMMARY:

This message is a prophetic call to pause, examine, and realign your life journey with God’s intended PATH.

KEY POINT:

GOD’S INTENT: TO SHOW YOU THE PATH OF LIFE

God, in Christ Jesus’ stead, intends to show you THE PATH OF LIFE — a path with divine effect for your good.
“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

This path is not accidental. It is the path where God’s presence brings fulness of joy and pleasures forevermore.

THE PERSONAL QUESTION: WHO IS ORDERING YOUR PATH?

There is a question for YOU to answer, not someone else:
Are you on the set ‘PATH OF LIFE’ by God in Christ Jesus?
That is, is your path being ORDERED by God in Christ Jesus?

Or is your supposed path of DOING LIFE and LIVING GODLY being ordered by:

Men

Circumstances

The enemy and his cohorts

God’s promise concerning His path:
“The STEPS of a good man are ORDERED by the Lord: and he DELIGHTETH in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord UPHOLDETH him with his hand” Psalms 37:23-24

THE CALL TO STOCKTAKING: RESPONSIBILITY & ACCOUNTABILITY

As we move through stages and phases of life, it is imperative to take a PAUSE to THINK through the WORTH of the journey.

This is called the principled acts of personal RESPONSIBILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY — overhauling, examining, stocktaking.
Purpose: To carry what is needful to maximise life, and to shed what is unnecessary in your path to fulfilling purpose.
Goal: Gracious and graceful well-being as it pertains to DOING LIFE and GODLY LIVING in Christ Jesus.

The path of the righteous grows brighter:
“But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day” Proverbs 4:18 (Amplified)

THE EVIDENCE: PEACEFUL GOODNESS AS A SIGN

You need not fail in God’s BLESSEDNESS in grace.
One way to know if God is ordering your steps is this: Are you experiencing the peaceful goodness of the path you are following?
Peace and God’s delight are indicators that your steps are ordered aright by the Lord.

SELAH — PAUSE AND THINK

“Therefore I say SELAH — PAUSE and THINK in the light of the Scriptures.”
We are to examine what becomes of the person whose path is ordered by the Lord God.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS TO PONDER:
Multiple translations of Proverbs 4:18 are given to reinforce it:

LB: “the PATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS ones is like the light of dawn, leading and shining until the day is full”

NIV: “The PATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day”

NLT: “The WAY OF THE RIGHTEOUS is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day”

CORE MESSAGE IN ONE LINE:

God has set a PATH OF LIFE for you in Christ. Take stock now — ensure your steps are ORDERED by Him and not by men, circumstances, or the enemy. The righteous path gets brighter, brings peace, joy, and God’s upholding hand.

REV. CHUKIE MORSi

AUGUST THEREFORE YOUR LIFE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS TO ENSURE IT

August 8, 2026 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

AUGUST THEREFORE YOUR LIFE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS TO ENSURE IT: DO STRIVE RIGHTEOUSLY – FOR THE CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AWAITS YOU – BY THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGE!

“No man that WARRETH ENTANGLETH himself with the AFFAIRS of this life; that he may PLEASE him who hath CHOSEN him to be a SOLDIER. 5 and if a man also STRIVE for MASTERIES, yet is he NOT CROWNED, except he STRIVE LAWFULLY. 6 The husbandman that laboureth must be first PARTAKER of the fruits” 2 Timothy 2:4-6.

It is awesome, gracious and graceful to stand before Father God’s presence, day by day until the final day, without the sense of guilt, doubt, daunt, inferiority and sin consciousness.

For that, indeed, should be the path of the Believer’s daily consciousness in Christ Jesus, while doing LIFE and living in GODLINESS, to ensure the promised CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS that awaits us is attained accordingly.

There is A CROWN of righteousness laid up and awaiting ALL who order their life in righteousness in Christ Jesus by — FIGHTING the GOOD FIGHT of righteousness, FINISHING the GOOD COURSE of righteousness, FOLLOWING the GOOD PATH of righteousness and KEEPING THE FAITH of righteousness while on this side of the heavens.

You can picture Apostle Paul as a mortal man like you and me, who FOUGHT the good fight of FAITH, looked toward the promised CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS as he affirmed he would receive his, and admonished all Believers in Christ Jesus to look toward the same.

“Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day” 2 Timothy 4:8

“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: 8 henceforth there is laid up for me a CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, which the Lord, the RIGHTEOUS JUDGE, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing” 2 Timothy 4:7-8.

Therefore, be emboldened in Christ Jesus to — STRIVE RIGHTEOUSLY, for awaiting you is THE CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, by the righteous Judge — our Father God.

Ensure today that you daily order your life in the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God that is in Christ Jesus to ENACT, AUTHENTICATE and ENSURE it.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, THAT THEY MIGHT BE SAVED. 2 For I bear them record that they have A ZEAL OF GOD, BUT NOT ACCORDING TO KNOWLEDGE. 3 For they being IGNORANT of God’s righteousness, and going about to ESTABLISH their own righteousness, have not SUBMITTED themselves unto the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the END of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. . .” Romans 10:1-10.

“Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. 3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No man that WARRETH ENTANGLETH himself with the AFFAIRS of this life; that he may PLEASE him who hath CHOSEN him to be a SOLDIER. 5 and if a man also STRIVE for MASTERIES, yet is he NOT CROWNED, except he STRIVE LAWFULLY. 6 The husbandman that laboureth must be first PARTAKER of the fruits” 2 Timothy 2:1-6.

“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.

Further Scriptural Reading Text: Romans 10:1-10.

SUMMARY:
The Believer must live daily in righteousness — guilt-free, sin-consciousness-free, and confident before Father God.
A CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS awaits all who STRIVE LAWFULLY: fighting the good fight, finishing the race, following the way, and keeping the faith in Christ Jesus till the last day.

KEY POINTS

THE CALL TO RIGHTEOUS LIVING AND STRIVING

The charge is clear: “AUGUST THEREFORE YOUR LIFE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS TO ENSURE IT: DO STRIVE RIGHTEOUSLY — FOR THE CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AWAITS YOU — BY THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGE!”

This striving is not by works, but by ordering your life in the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God that is in Christ Jesus — to ENACT, AUTHENTICATE and ENSURE it daily.

It is “awesome, gracious and graceful to stand before Father God’s presence, day by day until the final day, without the sense of guilt, doubt, daunt, inferiority and sin consciousness.”

THE PATTERN OF THE SOLDIER, ATHLETE AND FARMER

Paul gives 3 pictures of lawful striving:

The Soldier: “No man that WARRETH ENTANGLETH himself with the AFFAIRS of this life; that he may PLEASE him who hath CHOSEN him to be a SOLDIER” 2 Timothy 2:4

The Athlete: “if a man also STRIVE for MASTERIES, yet is he NOT CROWNED, except he STRIVE LAWFULLY” 2 Timothy 2:5

The Farmer: “The husbandman that laboureth must be first PARTAKER of the fruits” 2 Timothy 2:6
Application: Endure hardness, stay focused, and labour in righteousness to partake of the reward.

THE CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

There is A CROWN laid up for ALL who order their life by:
FIGHTING the GOOD FIGHT of righteousness,
FINISHING the GOOD COURSE of righteousness,
FOLLOWING the GOOD PATH of righteousness and
KEEPING THE FAITH of righteousness.

Apostle Paul modelled it: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith” 2 Timothy 4:7
And he declared the reward: “henceforth there is laid up for me a CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, which the Lord, the RIGHTEOUS JUDGE, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing” 2 Timothy 4:8

THE FOUNDATION: GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESSINCHRIST

True righteousness is not self-established. “For they being IGNORANT of God’s righteousness, and going about to ESTABLISH their own righteousness, have not SUBMITTED themselves unto the righteousness of God” Romans 10:3

Christ is the end of the law for righteousness: “For Christ is the END of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth” Romans 10:4

By His obedience we are MADE RIGHTEOUS: “by THE RIGHTEOUSNESS of one the free gift came upon all men unto JUSTIFICATION of life… by the obedience of one shall many be MADE RIGHTEOUS” Romans 5:18-19

We reign in life by it: “they which receive abundance of grace and of THE GIFT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS shall REIGN IN LIFE by one, Jesus Christ” Romans 5:17

FINAL EXHORTATION

Be emboldened in Christ Jesus to STRIVE RIGHTEOUSLY, for awaiting you is THE CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS from the righteous Judge — our Father God.
Ensure today that you daily order your life in that righteousness to walk in GODLINESS and attain the promise.

IN ONE SENTENCE

Live unentangled, strive lawfully, and keep the faith — because the RIGHTEOUS JUDGE has a CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS reserved for all who walk in the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

FEAR NOT – IN SICKNESSES AND DISEASES

August 8, 2026 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

August 7, 2026 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

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:

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

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

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.

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

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

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

AUGUST YOUR LIFE BY GOD’S ENABLING POWER: JESUS DID

August 7, 2026 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

AUGUST YOUR LIFE BY GOD’S ENABLING POWER: JESUS DID, AND SO DID THE FIRST AND EARLY APOSTLES AND FELLOW BELIEVERS!

“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 . . .” Romans 8:28-30.

The power of God is the enabling of God to accomplish His PURPOSE in your life.
Hence, a PURPOSELESS lifestyle cannot receive God’s POWER to enable the actualisation of the set-out divine PURPOSE of God — in the individual — both for life and godliness, in Christ Jesus.

“. . . 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 . . .” Ephesians 1:3-12.

Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord, lived for God’s given CAUSE and PURPOSE in humanity to accomplish God’s intent for humanity. And for that PURPOSE to be accomplished He was not only ANOINTED with the Holy Spirit, He was also EMPOWERED by the Holy Spirit to fulfil that PURPOSE under God. 1 John 3:8; John 18:37; Luke 4:1-2, 14.

This indicates that Christ Jesus, in humanity, in order to fulfil God’s PURPOSE and to bear WITNESS of the Gospel truth, could only have accomplished it all by the given POWER of God for that purpose. John 18:37; John 5:31-33, 36-37; John 8:18; John 10:25.

Just know today, for sure and assuredly, that God’s POWER is not GIVEN for NOTHING. It is for the PURPOSE of being a WITNESS of God to humanity in every capacity of doing life and living godly in Christ Jesus. These areas include, but are not limited to marriage, family, ministry, career, business, enterprise, relationships, leadership and such like.

In all, it is about being God’s representative and ambassador with the message of reconciliation to humanity through every avenue of doing life and living godly in Christ Jesus. Acts 1:8; Matthew 24:14; 2 Corinthians 5:17-20; Ephesians 6:20.

The disciples of Jesus Christ who became Apostles lived to bear WITNESS of the Gospel of God in Christ Jesus, by the enabling POWER of God in His grace that was bestowed upon them. Long before Christ Jesus had finished His earthly cause and purpose, He informed and assured them — and us today — of the promised POWER of God towards them and us today, which gives the enabling to fulfil God’s PURPOSE in humanity for all who come to Him. Luke 24:49; Acts 1:8; Acts 4:33.

In summary, one can say that the essence of God’s POWER in an individual Christian is to fulfil God’s PURPOSE in the individual, in order to ensure God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:28-30.

Hence, if you seek, or are seeking after God’s enabling POWER in your life, ensure you have first resolved God’s PURPOSE for your life. Otherwise you will receive NOTHING from God, but the counterfeit, adulteration and falsehood — just as many who have been BEWITCHED into SORCERIES, like Simon of Acts 8:9-24, who went about claiming to be attributed with the great POWER of God, in self-denial and self-deception to himself and his followers.

I hereby enjoin you to — AUGUST YOUR LIFE BY GOD’S ENABLING POWER IN CHRIST JESUS, as Jesus Christ DID experience in humanity, and as THE FIRST AND EARLY APOSTLES and FELLOW BELIEVERS in Christ Jesus DID experience. Amen.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“How God ANOINTED Jesus of Nazareth with the HOLY GHOST and with POWER: who went about doing good, and HEALING all that were OPPRESSED of the devil; for God was WITH him” Acts 10:38.

“And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was LED by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. . . 14 And Jesus RETURNED IN THE POWER of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about . . . 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath ANOINTED me to preach the GOSPEL to the poor; he hath sent me to HEAL the brokenhearted, to PREACH deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 to preach the acceptable year of the Lord . . .” Luke 4:1-22.

“Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this CAUSE came I into the world, that I should bear WITNESS unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice” John 18:37 (John 5:31-33, 36-37; John 8:18; John 10:25).

“And, behold, I send the PROMISE of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with POWER from on high” Luke 24:49.

“But ye shall receive POWER, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be WITNESSES unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth” Acts 1:8.

“And this GOSPEL of the kingdom shall be PREACHED in all the world for a WITNESS unto all nations; and then shall the end come” Matthew 24:14.

“But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: 27 and ye also shall bear WITNESS, because ye have been with me from the beginning” John 15:26-27.

“Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; BUT SUCH AS I HAVE GIVE I THEE: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk” Acts 3:6.

“And with great POWER gave the apostles WITNESS of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great GRACE was upon them all” Acts 4:33.

“There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a WITNESS, to bear WITNESS of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear WITNESS of that Light . . . 15 John bare WITNESS of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me” John 1:6-8, 15.

“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.

SUMMARY:
The title of this message is “AUGUST YOUR LIFE BY GOD’S ENABLING POWER” — just as Jesus DID, and as THE FIRST AND EARLY APOSTLES and FELLOW BELIEVERS DID.
This message links God’s POWER directly to God’s PURPOSE. Without PURPOSE, there can be no authentic POWER.

KEY POINTS:

GOD’S POWER IS PURPOSE-DRIVEN

The power of God is the enabling of God to accomplish His PURPOSE in your life.

A PURPOSELESS lifestyle cannot receive God’s POWER to actualise the set-out divine PURPOSE of God — for life and godliness, in Christ Jesus.

“…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…” Ephesians 1:3-12

“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…” Romans 8:28-30

CHRIST JESUS IS OUR PATTERN

Jesus Christ lived for God’s given CAUSE and PURPOSE in humanity.

He was not only ANOINTED with the Holy Spirit, He was also EMPOWERED by the Holy Spirit to fulfil that PURPOSE under God. 1 John 3:8; John 18:37; Luke 4:1-2, 14

He could only bear WITNESS of the Gospel truth by the given POWER of God for that purpose. John 18:37; John 5:31-33, 36-37; John 8:18; John 10:25

“How God ANOINTED Jesus of Nazareth with the HOLY GHOST and with POWER: who went about doing good, and HEALING all that were OPPRESSED of the devil; for God was WITH him” Acts 10:38

“And Jesus RETURNED IN THE POWER of the Spirit into Galilee… The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath ANOINTED me to preach the GOSPEL…” Luke 4:1-22

“To this end was I born, and for this CAUSE came I into the world, that I should bear WITNESS unto the truth” John 18:37

THE PURPOSE OF GOD’S POWER: TO BE A WITNESS

God’s POWER is not GIVEN for NOTHING. It is for the PURPOSE of being a WITNESS of God to humanity in every area of life: marriage, family, ministry, career, business, enterprise, relationships, leadership and such like.

It is about being God’s representative and ambassador with the message of reconciliation. Acts 1:8; Matthew 24:14; 2 Corinthians 5:17-20; Ephesians 6:20

“But ye shall receive POWER, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be WITNESSES unto me…” Acts 1:8

“And this GOSPEL of the kingdom shall be PREACHED in all the world for a WITNESS unto all nations…” Matthew 24:14

“…he shall testify of me: and ye also shall bear WITNESS…” John 15:26-27

THE APOSTLES’ EXPERIENCE

The disciples who became Apostles lived to bear WITNESS by the enabling POWER of God in His grace.

Christ assured them of the promised POWER before He finished His earthly work. Luke 24:49; Acts 1:8; Acts 4:33

“And, behold, I send the PROMISE of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with POWER from on high” Luke 24:49

“And with great POWER gave the apostles WITNESS of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great GRACE was upon them all” Acts 4:33

“Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; BUT SUCH AS I HAVE GIVE I THEE: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk” Acts 3:6

THE DANGER OF POWER WITHOUT PURPOSE

The essence of God’s POWER in a Christian is to fulfil God’s PURPOSE in the individual, to ensure God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:28-30

If you seek God’s enabling POWER without first resolving God’s PURPOSE, you will receive NOTHING from God but counterfeit, adulteration and falsehood.

Example: Simon of Acts 8:9-24, who claimed the great POWER of God in self-denial and self-deception.

FINAL ENJOINMENT

I hereby enjoin you to — AUGUST YOUR LIFE BY GOD’S ENABLING POWER IN CHRIST JESUS, as Jesus Christ DID experience in humanity, and as THE FIRST AND EARLY APOSTLES and FELLOW BELIEVERS in Christ Jesus DID experience. Amen.

IN ONE SENTENCE

God’s enabling POWER is given solely to fulfil His PURPOSE through you as His WITNESS, and to walk in that power you must first align with His PURPOSE, following the pattern of Christ and the early Apostles who lived, ministered and witnessed by the Holy Spirit.

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

YOU DEARLY NEED – THE FAITH AT REST – THE FAITH ASSURED

August 7, 2026 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

YOU DEARLY NEED – THE FAITH AT REST – THE FAITH ASSURED – AND THE SPIRIT REFRESH: IT’S MADE POSSIBLE BY PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT – THAT’S THE SYNERGY!

“The spirit of a man will SUSTAIN him in sickness (INFIRMITIES), But who can BEAR a BROKEN spirit?” Proverbs 18:14.

“A MERRY heart (spirit) doeth GOOD like a medicine: but a BROKEN spirit DRIETH the bones” Proverbs 17:22.

When your FAITH is at rest, your SPIRIT-BEING and WELL-BEING are at rest — then you are ASSURED of your daily triumph no matter what; but when your faith is troubled, your spirit is troubled — then your ASSURANCE and CONFIDENCE of triumph dwindles.

And FAITH is of the WORD which is spiritual and is of the Holy Spirit in your spirit, which, when not tended to and looked after, leads to stress and depression and all forms of fear and PHOBIA in your human spirit-being.

STRESS is a result of having limited capacity to deal with our various life challenges — be it family, work, career, ministry, business, academics, relationships, leadership and more.

You need to know full well that you are a spirit-being (spiritual), with a soul (mind, emotions, will and intellect) and living in a body (humus — physical) — 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 4:12; Proverbs 20:27; Job 32:8; Job 33:4; Genesis 2:7.

However, there is good news, for God has given us a means of synergy to enhance us with the grace of rest to deal with all factors that result in stress. It is called — PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT — that is, PRAYING BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, which means SPEAKING FORTH IN OTHER TONGUES — that is, in spiritual tongues/languages to be precise.

And you need to engage and use it to do and live life. In it you will be REFRESHED, REAWAKENED, RENEWED, REKINDLED, SYNERGISED and AFLAME to enjoy a stress- and depression-free life in Christ Jesus. Amen.

MEDITATE on the SCRIPTURES below and be BLESSED in Christ Jesus to live free within. Amen.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“For with stammering lips and ANOTHER TONGUE will he speak to this people. 12 To whom he said, This is the REST wherewith ye may cause the WEARY to REST; and this is the REFRESHING: yet they would not hear” Isaiah 28:11-12.

“For if I PRAY in an UNKNOWN TONGUE, my spirit prayeth but my understanding is unfruitful. 15 What is it then? I will PRAY with the spirit, and I will PRAY with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding” 1 Corinthians 14:14-15.

“Do not get drunk with wine, for that is wickedness (corruption, stupidity), but BE FILLED with the [Holy] Spirit and constantly guided by Him” Ephesians 5:18.

“But you, beloved, BUILD yourselves up on [the foundation of] your most holy FAITH [continually progress, rise like an edifice higher and higher], PRAY in the Holy Spirit, 21 and keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously and looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ [which will bring you] to eternal life” Jude 1:20-21.

“PRAYING ALWAYS with ALL PRAYER and supplication IN THE SPIRIT, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints” Ephesians 6:18.

“If you FAINT in the day of ADVERSITY, Your STRENGTH is SMALL” Proverbs 24:10.

“The spirit of man is the CANDLE of the Lord, SEARCHING all the INWARD parts of the belly (BEING)” Proverbs 20:27 (Emphasis Mine).

“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.

“In the same way the Spirit [comes to us and] helps us in our weakness [INFIRMITIES]. We do not know what prayer to offer or how to offer it as we should, but the Spirit Himself [knows our need and at the right time] intercedes on our behalf with sighs and groanings too deep for words. 27 And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because the Spirit intercedes [before God] on behalf of God’s people in accordance with God’s will” Romans 8:26-27.

“But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead DWELL in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also QUICKEN (GIVE LIFE TO) your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you . . .14 For as MANY as are LED by the Spirit of God, they are the SONS of God” Romans 8:9-11, 14 (Emphasis Mine).

SUMMARY:
The message teaches that YOU DEARLY NEED THE FAITH AT REST, THE FAITH ASSURED, AND THE SPIRIT REFRESHED — AND THIS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT.
This is presented as the synergy God has given to deal with stress and to sustain victorious daily living in Christ.

KEY POINTS OF THE MESSAGE

THE CONDITION OF THE SPIRIT DETERMINES YOUR TRIUMPH

When your FAITH IS AT REST, your SPIRIT-BEING and WELL-BEING are at rest. The result is ASSURANCE and CONFIDENCE of daily triumph, regardless of circumstances.

When your faith is troubled, your spirit is troubled. This leads to a dwindling of assurance, and opens the door to stress, depression, fear and PHOBIA.

Scripture backing: “The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness, but who can bear a broken spirit?” Proverbs 18:14. “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones” Proverbs 17:22.

THE ROOT OF STRESS: LIMITED CAPACITY

STRESS is a result of having limited capacity to handle life’s challenges — family, work, career, ministry, business, academics, relationships, and leadership.

Man is a tripartite being: a spirit-being who has a soul and lives in a body. “…spirit and soul and body…” 1 Thessalonians 5:23. Your spirit must be tended to, because faith comes from the Word and is ministered to by the Holy Spirit in your spirit.

GOD’S PROVIDEDSYNERGY: PRAYINGIN THE SPIRIT

The good news is that God has given us a means to access the grace of rest.

It is called PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT — that is, PRAYING BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, which is SPEAKING FORTH IN OTHER TONGUES, spiritual languages.

This is not optional. You must engage it to do and live life effectively.

THE RESULTS OF PRAYINGINTHE SPIRIT

When you pray in the Spirit you are:
REFRESHED, REAWAKENED, RENEWED, REKINDLED, SYNERGISED and AFLAME.
The outcome is a stress- and depression-free life in Christ Jesus.

SCRIPTURAL FOUNDATION FOR REST AND REFRESHING

“For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing” Isaiah 28:11-12.

“For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth but my understanding is unfruitful. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also” 1 Corinthians 14:14-15.

“But you, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit” Jude 1:20-21.

“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit” Ephesians 6:18.

“Be filled with the Spirit” Ephesians 5:18.

“The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities… the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us” Romans 8:26-27.

“If the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he… shall also quicken your mortal bodies” Romans 8:9-11.

IN ONE SENTENCE

The message calls believers to safeguard their faith and spirit by consistently PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT, because this is God’s ordained synergy that brings rest, refreshing, renewal and assurance, enabling us to triumph daily and live free from stress and depression.

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

AUGUST YOUR LIFE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS

August 7, 2026 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

AUGUST YOUR LIFE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS: THE WORK AND EFFECT ARE – PEACE, QUIETNESS AND ASSURANCE FOREVER!

“And the WORK of RIGHTEOUSNESS shall be PEACE; and the EFFECT of RIGHTEOUSNESS will be QUIETNESS and ASSURANCE (CONFIDENT) for ever” Isaiah 32:17 (Emphasis Mine).

Righteousness – The Kingdom’s streamline to AUGUST life – is the right of grace to stand upright in faith before Father God without fear, guilt, shame, or inferiority; and to be undaunted by the accuser of the brethren – the devil (1 Timothy 2:8; Revelation 12:20).

The Scriptures indicate that the kingdom of God is not merely food, drink and pleasures, but RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE and JOY in the Holy Ghost. When we seek the kingdom of God first, and His righteousness – that is, His will, His commanded deeds, and His ways of doing and living life – ALL other things – food, drink, pleasures and more – will be added to us accordingly.

Righteousness works, promotes and enhances PEACE with God, with self and others. PEACE – which means concord, agreement, harmony and a mind free from fear, agitating passions and moral conflicts. The result of righteousness is INWARD quietness, resolve, assurance and exaltation.

I pray that as you resolve for righteousness, you will experience the WORK and EFFECT of the grace of God in this regard.

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of EATING and DRINKING [what one likes], but of RIGHTEOUSNESS and PEACE and JOY in the Holy Spirit” Romans 14:17 (Amplified).

“But the wisdom from above is first PURE [morally and spiritually undefiled], then peace-loving [courteous, considerate], gentle, reasonable [and willing to listen], full of compassion and good fruits. It is unwavering, without [self-righteous] hypocrisy [and self-serving guile]. 18 And THE SEED whose FRUIT is righteousness (spiritual maturity) is SOWN in peace by those who make peace [by actively encouraging goodwill between individuals]” James 3:17-18.

BE EMBOLDENED AND DARE TO SAY “NO”

August 6, 2026 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

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.

“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).

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

August 6, 2026 By Pastor Chukie Leave a Comment

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:

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

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.

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

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.

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