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EAGLES’ FLIGHT – THE CHOICE TO AUGUST YOUR LIFE 

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EAGLES’ FLIGHT – THE CHOICE TO AUGUST YOUR LIFE: TO BE EITHER A THERMOMETER OR THERMOSTAT! 

“. . . 4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I BARE YOU ON EAGLES’ WINGS, and brought you unto myself . . .” Exodus 19:3-6. 

To AUGUST YOUR WORLDS BY THE WORD OF FAITH IS TO DETERMINE THE ATMOSPHERE YOU WANT TO SEE AND ENJOY DAY BY DAY IN CHRIST JESUS’ STEAD.  
It is in your hands and within your power to choose whether to be a THERMOMETER that merely reads the temperature of the atmosphere around it, or to be a THERMOSTAT that sets for the environment the atmosphere and conditions it will allow.. 
You can either govern your worlds by THE WORD OF FAITH or be governed by the CIRCUMSTANCES and PHILOSOPHIES of this world — just as the Apostle Paul warned Timothy about exposure and influence. 1 Timothy 1:1-20 

The word AUGUST means admiration, inspiring reverence, supreme dignity, grandeur, majesty, venerability, eminence, and lordliness. To AUGUST is to be dignified, revered, admired, majestic, eminent, venerable, grand, and more. 
Jesus has lifted you from the pit to the palace. He has brought us out of the miry clay to His banqueting table, and His banner over us is LOVE. 
It is not enough to know it. You must actualise it into reality. That is where THE WORD OF FAITH comes in. 
You can either live by assumptions, presumptions, and self-made notions, or by THE WORD OF FAITH. 

I urge you to August your path as a THERMOSTAT, so that you may have and enjoy the fullness of God in life and godliness. 
Give it some thought and be richly blessed in God’s blessedness, in Christ Jesus’ stead. 
Be a THERMOSTAT and not a THERMOMETER, to August your worlds by THE WORD OF FAITH. 

It is in your hands to COLOUR your spheres of operation and life exploration COLOURFULLY; and thereby THRIVE and FLOURISH, REFRESH and BLOSSOM, REJUVENATE and GLOW — knowing that those JUSTIFIED before God by Christ Jesus shall LIVE by his FAITH. Romans 5:1-2; Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:16-17; Hebrews 10:38; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 11:1-3 

It was by THE WORD OF FAITH that Abraham’s son, Isaac, was born, to fulfil in him the promise that he would be the father of many nations. Romans 4:17-22; Genesis 12:1-5 
It is by THE WORD OF FAITH, acting as a THERMOSTAT and not as a THERMOMETER, that you determine what you want to see and experience in life. 

You too can do the same, as the Apostle Paul also declares in the Holy Scriptures: 
 
“We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I BELIEVED, and therefore have I SPOKEN; we also BELIEVE, and therefore SPEAK.” 2 Corinthians 4:13 

 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed (fashioned, put in order, and equipped) by THE WORD of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear” Hebrews 11:3 AMPLIFIED. 

“But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, THE WORD OF FAITH, which we preach; 9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: FOR THE SAME LORD OVER ALL IS RICH UNTO ALL THAT CALL UPON HIM. 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” Romans 8:8-13. 

“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. 

“For WHATSOEVER is born of God OVERCOMETH THE WORLD: and this is the VICTORY that OVERCOMETH THE WORLD, even our FAITH. 5 Who is he that OVERCOMETH the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?” 1 John 5:4-5. 

“And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel; 4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I BARE YOU ON EAGLES’ WINGS, and brought you unto myself. 5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a PECULIAR treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: 6 and ye shall be unto me a KINGDOM of priests, and an HOLY nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel” Exodus 19:3-6. 

“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: 10 which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had NOT OBTAINED mercy, but now HAVE OBTAINED mercy” 1 Peter 2:9-10. 

SUMMARY: 
This message presents a prophetic charge for the month of August. It calls believers to consciously choose to AUGUST their lives by living as a THERMOSTAT and not a THERMOMETER. To AUGUST means to live with admiration, dignity, majesty, eminence, and lordliness, reflecting the life God has called you to. 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. The Divine Position: Carried on Eagles’ Wings
    God reminds His people of how He delivered Israel from Egypt and “BARE YOU ON EAGLES’ WINGS, and brought you untomyself” Exodus 19:3-6. 
    This establishes identity. You are a CHOSEN generation, a ROYAL priesthood, an HOLY nation, a PECULIAR people 1 Peter 2:9-10. You have been lifted from the pit to the palace, from the miry clay to God’s banqueting table, and His banner over you is LOVE. Knowing this is not enough. You must actualise it into reality. 
  1. The Choice: Thermometer or Thermostat
    The central illustration is this:
  • A THERMOMETER merely reads the temperature. It is governed by circumstances, philosophies of this world, and the atmosphere around it. 
  • A THERMOSTAT sets the temperature. It determines and governs the atmosphere by THE WORD OF FAITH. 

You have the power in your hands to choose which one you will be. To AUGUST your worlds by THE WORD OF FAITH is to determine the atmosphere you want to see and enjoy day by day in Christ Jesus’ stead. 

  1. The Instrument: THE WORD OF FAITH
    You can live by assumptions, presumptions, and self-made notions, or you can live by THE WORD OF FAITH.
    Scripture proves this principle: 
  • The worlds were framed by THE WORD of God. Hebrews 11:3 
  • Abraham received Isaac and the promise by THE WORD OF FAITH. Romans 4:17-22 
  • “We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I BELIEVED, and therefore have I SPOKEN” 2 Corinthians 4:13 
  • Salvation, righteousness and calling upon the Lord all come through THE WORD OF FAITH in your mouth and heart. Romans 10:8-13 

Faith is what overcomes the world 1 John 5:4-5, and without faith it is impossible to please God Hebrews 11:6. Those justified by Christ shall LIVE by his FAITH Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:16-17; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38.  

  1. The Application
    I urge you to AUGUST your path as a THERMOSTAT.
    When you do, you COLOUR your spheres of operation and life exploration COLOURFULLY. As a result, you will THRIVE and FLOURISH, REFRESH and BLOSSOM, REJUVENATE and GLOW. 
    This is how you enjoy the fullness of God in life and godliness. 

Closing Charge 
The choice is yours. Will you be governed by circumstances, or will you govern your worlds by THE WORD OF FAITH? 
Be a THERMOSTAT and not a THERMOMETER, to AUGUST your worlds by THE WORD OF FAITH. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

WHEN AT CROSSROADS 

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WHEN AT CROSSROADS: AUGUST YOUR LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS’ STEAD! 

“Being 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. 

Are you at a crossroads, trying to discern which life path to follow in order to August your life and well-being? 
I know of someone who owns life and has defined it, because He has experienced it and has elevated countless lives — including mine. 
His name is Jesus Christ — Saviour and Lord of all. 
Just call on Him right now, today, and you will never be the same again. 
The reason is that He is the same yesterday, today, and for ever — for your well-being. 

 “Jesus Christ the SAME yesterday, and to day, and for ever” Hebrews 13:8.  

Know this: your secret, innermost path will define you or expose you one day; and the beauty and shining light you desire for yourself today is already embedded, formed, and defined by the path you walked yesterday. 
 
You can start afresh even if you failed yesterday. Do not give up for any reason at all. 
For God is able, through Christ Jesus, to make it all well for you again in every matter of doing life and living godly.  

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Faithful is He that CALLETH you, who also will DO it” 1 Thessalonians 5:24. 

“Let us hold fast the PROFESSION of our faith without wavering; for He is faithful that promised” Hebrews 10:23. 

“God is faithful, by whom ye were CALLED unto the FELLOWSHIP of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord” 1 Corinthians 1:9. 

“For I know the THOUGHTS that I THINK toward you, says the Lord, THOUGHTS of peace and not of evil, to give you a FUTURE and a HOPE” Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV. 

“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. 

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

“The VOICE of him that CRIETH IN THE WILDERNESS, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every VALLEY shall be exalted, and every MOUNTAIN and hill shall be made low: and the CROOKED shall be made straight, and the ROUGH places plain: 5 and the GLORY of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it” Isaiah 40:3-5. 

“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. 

SUMMARY: 
This is a prophetic message, teaching you to trust Jesus Christ when you are at a crossroads in life. It declares that God has already begun a good work in you, and He is faithful to complete it. No matter what your past looks like, you can start afresh because God, through Christ Jesus, can make all things well and elevate your life and well-being. 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. Christ at the Crossroads 
    When you do not know which path to take, the answer is Jesus. He owns life, has defined it by experience, and has elevated countless lives — including the writers. He is the same yesterday, today, and for ever, so you can call on Him now and be transformed. 
  2. God Will Complete What He Started 
    Grounded in Philippians 1:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:24, and Hebrews 10:23: God called you, He is faithful, and He will perform the good work He began. You are called into fellowship with His Son. Your future is secure because He does not fail. 
  3. Your Path Shapes Your Future, But Grace Can Redeem It 
    The secret, innermost choices you make today are already forming the beauty and light you will walk in tomorrow. If you failed yesterday, you can still start afresh. God can straighten crooked places, lift valleys, and make rough paths plain, as in Isaiah 40. The path of the righteous shines brighter and brighter. 
  4. God’s Purpose and Peace for You 
    From Jeremiah 29:11 and Romans 8:28-30: God’s thoughts toward you are of peace, not evil — to give you a future and a hope. All things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose. You have been justified by faith and now stand in grace, with access and peace through Christ. 
  5. A Call to Pause and Respond 
    The message ends with an invitation: stop striving, hold fast to your profession of faith without wavering, and rely on God’s faithfulness rather than your own strength. 

CORE TRUTH: 
 At every crossroads, choose Christ. He began the work, He is faithful to finish it, and He can make your life well again. 

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

ON “EAGLES’ FLIGHT”!   

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 ON “EAGLES’ FLIGHT”! 

“Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on EAGLES’ WINGS, and brought you unto myself. 5 Now therefore, IF ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a PECULIAR TREASURE unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: 6 and ye shall be unto me a KINGDOM of PRIESTS, and an HOLY NATION. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel” Exodus 19:4-6. 

As GOD’S SPECIAL PEOPLE and CHOSEN GENERATION, we can make a GRACIOUSGRACIOUS DIFFERENCE in LIFE and GODLINESS only by the GLIDE on EAGLE’S FLIGHT. 

As you GLIDE on EAGLE’S FLIGHT, you will be RENEWED day by day in God’s refreshing grace. No FLAPPING – hence no LOSS of STRENGTH and WEARIEDNESS of any sort – Isaiah 40:31. For on EAGLE’S’ FLIGHT you can SHOW FORTH the glory of Him who has called you from DARKNESS to LIGHT without SHAME and without fear of any phobia 

In the OLD TESTAMENT it was a PRECONDITION to have an entrance to BECOME God’s TREASURED and SPECIAL PEOPLE. But in the NEW TESTAMENT, GRACE is BESTOWED in REDEMPTION in Christ Jesus to BECOME special and peculiar. Amen. 

So, it’s your moment to AUGUST your LIFE and GODLY LIVING on EAGLES’ FLIGHT. 

CHURCH, ARISE – And Make The Difference In Grace! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on EAGLES’ WINGS, and brought you unto myself. 5 Now therefore, IF ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a PECULIAR TREASURE unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: 6 and ye shall be unto me a KINGDOM of PRIESTS, and an HOLY NATION. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel” Exodus 19:4-6. 

“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 MARVELOUS LIGHT: 10 which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy” 1 Peter 2:5, 9. 

“Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3 who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 4 who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; 5 who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy YOUTH IS RENEWED LIKE THE EAGLE’S” Psalms 103:5. 

Further Scriptural Reading: Revelation 5:9-10; John 3:3-8. 

SUMMARY: 

The message is a charge to the Church and to believers as God’s CHOSEN GENERATION to live in grace, godliness, and kingdom influence by depending on God — symbolised as GLIDING ON EAGLE’S FLIGHT instead of struggling by self-effort. 

KEY POINTS 

  1. THE BIBLICAL FOUNDATION: EAGLES’ WINGS = GOD’S CARRYING
  • Exodus 19:4-6 is the anchor: God “bare you on EAGLES’ WINGS” out of Egypt. 
    The condition: IF you obey His voice and keep His covenant → you become A PECULIAR TREASURE, A KINGDOM OF PRIESTS, A HOLY NATION. 
  • Psalm 103:5: God renews your YOUTH LIKE THE EAGLE’S — forgiveness, healing, redemption, satisfaction. 
  • Isaiah 40:31: Those who wait on the Lord GLIDE, not FLAP. Result: NO LOSS of STRENGTH, NO WEARINESS. 
  • 1 Peter 2:5, 9: In the NEW TESTAMENT, through Christ’s REDEMPTION, we are now A CHOSEN GENERATION, A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PECULIAR PEOPLE called to SHOW FORTH His praises from DARKNESS into MARVELOUS LIGHT. 
  1. OLD TESTAMENT vs NEW TESTAMENT CONTRAST
  • OLD TESTAMENT: To become God’s TREASURED and SPECIAL PEOPLE was based on PRECONDITION — obedience to covenant. 
  • NEW TESTAMENT: GRACE is BESTOWED in REDEMPTION in Christ Jesus. We don’t earn it. We BECOME special and peculiar by the Blood. 
    Amen — this is settled. 
  1. THE CENTRAL CHARGE: GLIDE, DON’T FLAP
  • As GOD’S SPECIAL PEOPLE and CHOSEN GENERATION, we make a GRACIOUS DIFFERENCE in LIFE and GODLINESS only by the GLIDE on EAGLE’S FLIGHT. 
  • GLIDING means: daily RENEWAL in God’s REFRESHING GRACE. No striving. No burnout. No fear. No shame. No PHOBIA. 
  • On EAGLE’S FLIGHT you can SHOW FORTH the glory of Him who called you. This is your priestly assignment. 
  1. THE PROPHETIC CALL FOR THIS SEASON: AUGUST
  • “It’s your moment to AUGUST your LIFE and GODLY LIVING on EAGLES’ FLIGHT.” 
    August = Month 8 = new beginning, elevation, rising above. 
  • CHURCH, ARISE — This is a corporate call. The Church must arise and Make The DIFFERENCE In GRACE in the world. 
  1. OVERALL THEME IN ONE SENTENCE

God has called us out of darkness into His marvellous light not by our striving, but by His grace. As a chosen, royal, peculiar people, we are to glide on Eagle’s Flight — renewed daily, without weariness — to show forth His glory and make a gracious difference in life and godliness. 

  1. SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES GIVEN FOR PONDERING
    Exodus 19:4-6 — Covenant, peculiar treasure, kingdom of priests 
    1 Peter 2:5, 9-10 — Royal priesthood, chosen generation, called out of darkness 
    Psalm 103:1-5 — Benefits of God: forgiveness, healing, renewal like eagles 
    Further Reading: Revelation 5:9-10 — Kings and priests; John 3:3-8 — Born again by the Spirit 

This message blends identity, rest, and mission: 
Identity = Chosen, Royal, Peculiar 
Rest = Glide on Eagle’s Flight, renewed like eagles 
Mission = Show forth God’s glory and make a difference 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

WISDOM NUGGETS FOR THE YOUTH: ITS TIME TO MAKE A NEW YOU START-UP 

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WISDOM NUGGETS FOR THE YOUTH: ITS TIME TO MAKE A NEW YOU START-UP – TO BEAR YOUR OWN YOKE – IF NOT HAPPY AT HOME! 

“It is GOOD for a man that he BEAR the YOKE in his YOUTH” Lamentations 3:27. 

It’s AUGUST – the Eighth Month. Adam’s START-UP was on the 8th day, while God RESTED on the 7th day after creation, as in Genesis – The Holy Scriptural Book of Beginning. It’s time to stop living for ENTITLEMENT. It’s time to be CREATIVE and INNOVATIVE, to explore and initiate that beautiful ONWARD and UPWARD trajectory – the insights and foresights that you’ve so much dreamed of becoming.  

So, if you think your PARENTS are harassing and bothering you, and you think you are a grown adult, then it is time to be PRINCIPLED and shoulder adult RESPONSIBILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY – and all those bothering problems will be resolved. Otherwise, don’t complain. Enough of the ENTITLEMENT SYNDROME. You can’t lay claim to be treated as an adult with CHILDISH behaviour. Just be informed: No parent takes or tolerates such DOUBLE STANDARDS. A life that is worth living comes at a COST – it is not a giveaway. And you can make your best day for today and tomorrow a reality when you stand up to make your day count, and account for your good at your OWN COST. Therefore, ARISE. Dust off the ENTITLEMENT SYNDROME and take a new step of faith to own your today and tomorrow by launching out to bear your own burden and carry your own yoke as a GROWN ADULT. 

“When I was a CHILD, I SPAKE as a CHILD, I UNDERSTOOD as a CHILD, I THOUGHT as a CHILD: but when I BECAME a MAN (ADULT), I put away CHILDISH things” 1 Corinthians 13:11 (Emphasis Mine). 

If the YOKE is easy and PARENTS are TROUBLESOME, let the YOUTH give it a go without COMPLAINS and MURMURS. You can GET or CREATE a job – it’s all worth it for your YOKE-BEARING while it is day, before the night of life falls upon you and it is too late to make your good happen for you.  

NOW GIVE IT A GO.  
DON’T GIVE UP.  
DON’T LIMIT YOURSELF – YOU CAN BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE BY GOD, IN HIS GRACE AND BLESSEDNESS, IN CHRIST JESUS’ STEAD.  

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“It is GOOD for a man that he BEAR the YOKE in his YOUTH” Lamentations 3:27. 

“When I was a CHILD, I SPAKE as a CHILD, I UNDERSTOOD as a CHILD, I THOUGHT as a CHILD: but when I BECAME a MAN (ADULT), I put away CHILDISH things” 1 Corinthians 13:11 (Emphasis Mine). 

SUMMARY: 

The core message is a prophetic charge to youths to embrace responsibility, accountability, and purpose, using the symbolism of AUGUST as Month 8 and Adam’s “START-UP” on the 8th day as a spiritual template. 

KEY POINTS 

  1. THE BIBLICAL FOUNDATION
  • AUGUST = Month 8. The 8th day is presented as “a NEW BEGINNING”. 
  • Adam’s START-UP was on the 8th day after God RESTED on the 7th day of creation Genesis. 
  • Lamentations 3:27: “It is GOOD for a man that he BEAR the YOKE in his YOUTH” — this is the anchor scripture. Youth is the season to learn burden-bearing. 
  • 1 Corinthians 13:11: Maturity means putting away CHILDISH things, thoughts, and speech. Adulthood = responsibility. 
  1. THE CENTRAL CHARGE: END ENTITLEMENT, EMBRACE RESPONSIBILITY

The message confronts “ENTITLEMENT SYNDROME” directly: 

  • Stop waiting to be given. A life worth living comes at a COST, not a giveaway. 
  • Be CREATIVE and INNOVATIVE. Explore and initiate your ONWARD and UPWARD trajectory. Pursue the insights and foresight you’ve dreamed of. 
  • If you feel PARENTS are harassing/bothering you, and you claim to be an adult — then act like one. Be PRINCIPLED. Shoulder RESPONSIBILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY. 
  • Double standard rejected: You cannot demand to be treated as an adult while behaving with CHILDISHNESS. No parent tolerates that. 
  1. THE CALL TO ACTION FOR YOUTH
  • BEAR YOUR OWN YOKE. Don’t complain or murmur. John 9:4 principle — “work while it is day”. 
  • GET or CREATE a job. Take ownership. This is part of your YOKE-BEARING. 
  • Don’t waste time. The “night of life” will come when it’s too late to make your good happen. 
  • ARRISE. Dust off entitlement. Take a step of faith. Own today and tomorrow. 
  1. THE PROMISE & ENCOURAGEMENT
  • When you bear responsibility from your youth, you align with God’s purpose for REST Hebrews 4. 
  • DON’T GIVE UP. DON’T LIMIT YOURSELF. You can be the BEST YOU can be BY GOD, IN HIS GRACE AND BLESSEDNESS, IN CHRIST JESUS’ STEAD. 
  • SELAH — Pause and think. Reflect on the Scriptures. 
  1. OVERALL THEME IN ONE SENTENCE

Youth is not the time for complaints and dependence. It is the 8th-day season to start up, bear your own yoke, reject entitlement, and walk in maturity, creativity, and God-given responsibility so you can fulfil purpose before it’s too late. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

LIVING BY ‘THE LAW OF FAITH’ IN THE GRACE!

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LIVING BY ‘THE LAW OF FAITH’ IN THE GRACE!  

The Month of AUGUST ushers us into the realm of LIVING BY THE LAW OF FAITH IN THE GRACE – which is about synergising and energising our realm of doing life and living godly through THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE in Christ Jesus’ stead, thereby experiencing our God-given BLESSEDNESS. 

“Where is BOASTING then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by THE LAW OF FAITH. 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is JUSTIFIED BY FAITH WITHOUT THE DEEDS OF THE LAW. 29 Is he the God of THE JEWS ONLY? is he not also of THE GENTILES? Yes, of THE GENTILES also: 30 seeing it is one God, which shall JUSTIFY THE CIRCUMCISION BY FAITH, and UNCIRCUMCISION THROUGH FAITH” Romans 3:27-30. 

“There is therefore now NO CONDEMNATION to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For THE LAW of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death” Romans 8:1-2. 

The law of faith is about the PRINCIPLES – the guiding laws – upon which the subject of Faith operates: with, through, in, upon and on – in order to ensure and assure its fundamental and foundational basis of our belief and trust in God in Christ Jesus’ stead. The knowing and understanding of these principles helps one to do life and live godly in the grace of God through all forms of persecution, in receiving God’s promises, and helps one through the process of enduring and persevering in the faith, doing righteousness, stopping satan and his cohorts, and such like. [Hebrews 11:32-40]. 

The essence of knowing and understanding the act of LIVING BY THE LAW OF FAITH in the grace is to ensure and assure the Believer in God in Christ Jesus’ stead, and to show how one can, by THE LAW OF FAITH in the grace, be energised in their spirit-being instead of relying on mental exertion, which is not of faith toward Father God and our Saviour and Lord, Christ Jesus. 

The essence of LIVING BY THE LAW OF FAITH in the grace of God in Christ Jesus consists in BELIEVING and RECEIVING what God has REVEALED – and hence, may be defined as absolute trust in the God of the Scriptures and in Christ Jesus whom He sent, to fulfil the redemption of mankind through loving obedience and good works [Acts 20:20-21; John 1:12; James 2:14-26; Hebrews 5:7-9]. 

LIVING BY THE LAW OF FAITH in the grace is operational through these four fundamental principles of application in doing life and living godly under God in Christ Jesus’ stead: 

  1. FOR SALVATION: Living by THE LAW OF FAITH in the grace ensures that personal faith – personal trust – to obtain Salvation is possible without our meritorious works to prove a point to Father God in Christ Jesus – who is our Deliverer from the clutches of sin to our justification – wherein we have been made and declared the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. Amen. For our merits are filthy rags before God and our wealth cannot save a soul. But our Faith operating under grace gives us SALVATION and access to Father God in Christ Jesus. [Romans 4:5, 23-25; 5:1-2; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Isaiah 64:6; Psalms 49:6-9].
  2. FOR PRAYERS: Living by THE LAW OF FAITH in the grace ensures that our PRAYERS [fellowship – communion – to enhance relationship] with Father God in Christ Jesus are offered with assurance and confidence. It helps us to be ensured of our justified state of being and our access to Father God in Christ Jesus when we STAND in the grace of His RIGHTEOUSNESS to offer PRAYERS without an iota of mistrust. [Romans 5:1-2; Hebrews 4:14-16; 1 John 5:14-15; Colossians 1:12-14; Philippians 3:3; 1 Corinthians 1:9; John 4:19-24].
  3. The UNSEEN: Living by THE LAW OF FAITH in the grace ensures that one knows and understands that the UNSEEN world makes and brings about the SEEN world. And this helps to make the act of doing life and living godly possible, as it brings the unknown – the unseen – things into being, into reality, into tangibility. And one can then act on the conviction that God’s word is practicable, reachable and tangible beyond mere sight, even before believing God in Christ Jesus – [Hebrews 11:1-3; Romans 4:17; 2 Corinthians 6:13; 2 Corinthians 5:7].
  4. DAILY LIVING: Living by THE LAW OF FAITH in the grace means living by the principles that ensure a practicable and liveable essence in our day-to-day living, when we understand the working principles in life, and the use and applications of faith – that the WORD OF FAITH is indeed true and real to do life and live godly, irrespective of our daily circumstances. [Habakkuk 2:4 (Galatians 3:11; Romans 1:16-17; Hebrews 10:38); Romans 10:8-10]. 

Living by THE LAW OF FAITH in the grace ensures and assures that the Believers in God in Christ Jesus live beyond borders and walls, by the governing and binding law by which THE [SAVED] JEW (which is of the circumcision) and THE [SAVED] GENTILE (which is of the uncircumcision) can have access to God’s redemption rights and privileges to become and make up – THE CHURCH of Christ Jesus – made up of the born-again of God: Jews and Gentiles [Romans 3:27-29; Romans 2:28-29; 1 Corinthians 10:32]. 

Living by THE LAW OF FAITH also means that the Believer in Christ Jesus is to operate LAWFULLY within the grace of God. Otherwise, there is disqualification in that particular context and in the subjects of life, plan, purpose and pursuit [2 Timothy 2:5.; Galatians 5:1; Romans 8:2; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27]. 

It behoves me, therefore, to compel you to press into the realm of LIVING BY THE LAW OF FAITH in the grace, in order that you may be ensured and assured of your blessedness in God in Christ Jesus. Amen… 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Therefore, since we have been JUSTIFIED [that is, acquitted of sin, declared blameless before God] BY FAITH, [let us grasp the fact that] we have PEACE with God [and the joy of reconciliation with Him] through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed). 2 Through Him we also have ACCESS BY FAITH into this [remarkable state of] GRACE in which we [firmly and safely and securely] STAND. Let us rejoice in our hope and the confident assurance of [experiencing and enjoying] the glory of [our great] God [the manifestation of His excellence and power]” Romans 5:1-2/AMP. 

“Where is BOASTING then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by THE LAW OF FAITH. 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is JUSTIFIED BY FAITH WITHOUT THE DEEDS OF THE LAW. 29 Is he the God of THE JEWS ONLY? is he not also of THE GENTILES? Yes, of THE GENTILES also: 30 seeing it is one God, which shall JUSTIFY THE CIRCUMCISION BY FAITH, and UNCIRCUMCISION THROUGH FAITH” Romans 3:27-30. 

“There is therefore now NO CONDEMNATION to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For THE LAW of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death” Romans 8:1-2. 

“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” 2 Timothy 2:4-5. 

“And every man that STRIVETH for the MASTERY is TEMPERATE in all things. Now they do it to OBTAIN A CORRUPTIBLE CROWN; BUT WE AN INCORRUPTIBLE. 26 I therefore so RUN, NOT as UNCERTAINLY; so FIGHT I, NOT as one that BEATETH the air: 27 but I KEEP UNDER MY BODY, AND BRING IT INTO SUBJECTION: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway” 1 Corinthians 9:25-27. 

“Now we know [without any doubt] that THE LAW IS GOOD, if one uses it LAWFULLY and APPROPRIATELY, 9 understanding the fact that law is not enacted for the righteous person [the one in right standing with God], but for lawless and rebellious people, for the ungodly and sinful, for the irreverent and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, 10 for sexually immoral persons, for homosexuals, for kidnappers and slave traders, for liars, for perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine, 11 according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted” 1 Timothy 1:8-11/AMP. 

“Give none offence, neither to THE JEWS, nor to THE GENTILES, nor to THE CHURCH OF GOD: 33 even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved” 1 Corinthians 10:32-33. 

“For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; 10 making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. 11 For I long to see you, that I may IMPART unto you some SPIRITUAL GIFT, to the end ye may be ESTABLISHED; 12 that is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual FAITH both of you and me” Romans 1:9-12. 

“I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, 5 hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; 6 that the COMMUNICATION OF THY FAITH may become EFFECTUAL by the ACKNOWLEDGING of every good thing which is in you IN Christ Jesus” Philemon 1:4-6. 

SUMMARY: 

This message is a prophetic, doctrinal charge for the month of August, calling Believers to live by THE LAW OF FAITH through the grace of God in Christ Jesus. 

  1. CENTRAL THESIS

LIVING BY THE LAW OF FAITH IN THE GRACE is about synergising and energising our “doing life and living godly” through THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE in Christ Jesus. 
It moves us from mental exertion and works into Spirit-energised faith, so we can experience our God-given BLESSEDNESS. 
Core Text: Romans 3:27-30; Romans 8:1-2 
Key idea: Justification is BY FAITH, not by works of the law. There is now NO CONDEMNATION for those in Christ who walk after the Spirit. 

  1. DEFINITION OF THE LAW OF FAITH

The Law of Faith is the set of PRINCIPLES — the guiding laws upon which faith operates: with, through, in, upon and on. 
Purpose: 

To ensure the foundational basis of our belief and trust in God in Christ Jesus’ stead. 

To help us do life and live godly through persecution, receive God’s promises, and endure/persevere in faith, righteousness, and against satan. Hebrews 11:32-40 

To energise us in our spirit-being rather than in mental striving. 

It is defined as BELIEVING and RECEIVING what God has REVEALED — absolute trust in God and in Christ Jesus for redemption, expressed through loving obedience and good works. Acts 20:20-21; John 1:12; James 2:14-26; Hebrews 5:7-9 

  1. THE 4 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF APPLICATION
    FOR SALVATION 
    Personal faith/trust obtains Salvation without meritorious works. Christ is our Deliverer and in Him we are made and declared the righteousness of God. Our merits are filthy rags; wealth cannot save. Faith under grace gives SALVATION and access to the Father. Romans 4:5; 5:1-2; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 
    FOR PRAYERS 
    Faith ensures our prayers — fellowship and communion — are offered with assurance and confidence. Because we STAND in the grace of His RIGHTEOUSNESS, we have access to the Father without an iota of mistrust. Hebrews 4:14-16; 1 John 5:14-15 
    THE UNSEEN 
    Faith understands that the UNSEEN world produces the SEEN world. It brings the unseen into being, reality, and tangibility. This enables us to act on the conviction that God’s Word is practicable and tangible beyond mere sight. Hebrews 11:1-3; Romans 4:17; 2 Corinthians 5:7 
    DAILY LIVING 
    Faith provides a practicable and liveable essence for day-to-day life. When we understand the working principles and application of faith, the WORD OF FAITH becomes true and real to live godly irrespective of circumstances. Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:16-17; Hebrews 10:38 

The Law of Faith governs both THE [SAVED] JEW and THE [SAVED] GENTILE, giving both access to God’s redemption rights to become ONE — THE CHURCH OF CHRIST JESUS, made of the born-again. Romans 3:27-29; 1 Corinthians 10:32 
It also demands we operate LAWFULLY within grace. To strive otherwise leads to disqualification in life, plan, purpose and pursuit. 2 Timothy 2:5; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 

  1. APOSTOLIC CHARGE & SCRIPTURAL ANCHORS

The message ends with a pastoral charge: “It behoves me, therefore, to compel you to press into the realm of LIVING BY THE LAW OF FAITH in the grace, in order that you may be assured of your blessedness in God in Christ Jesus. Amen.” 

Scriptural Thoughts for Pondering: 

  • Peace, Access & Standing in Grace: Justified by faith, we have peace and access into grace to stand firm. Romans 5:1-2 AMP 
  • No Boasting, No Condemnation: Justified by faith apart from works. The Law of the Spirit of life makes us free. Romans 3:27-30; 8:1-2 
  • Strive Lawfully: Like a soldier and athlete, we must strive lawfully and keep our body in subjection to obtain an incorruptible crown. 2 Timothy 2:4-5; 1 Corinthians 9:25-27 
  • Use the Lawfully: The Law is good when used lawfully, for the unrighteous. 1 Timothy 1:8-11 AMP 
  • Impartation for Establishment: Paul’s longing to impart a spiritual gift for mutual faith and establishment. Romans 1:9-12; Philemon 1:4-6 
  • One Church: Give no offence to Jews, Gentiles, or the Church of God. 1 Corinthians 10:32-33 
  1. OVERALL SUMMARY 

August is positioned as a month to shift from flesh, works, and mental striving into Spirit-led, faith-governed living. When we live by THE LAW OF FAITH in the grace, we live beyond borders, walls, and condemnation — justified, established, empowered for daily life, prayer, victory over the unseen, and unity in the Church. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

LIVING BY ‘THE LAW OF FAITH’ IN THE GRACE!

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LIVING BY ‘THE LAW OF FAITH’ IN THE GRACE! 

LIVING BY ‘THE LAW OF FAITH’ IN THE GRACE”! For by GRACE, we are SAVED and by GRACE we STAND; and as we LIVE BY and LIVE THROUGH THE LAW OF FAITH IN THE GRACE, we are ensured and assured of the rights and privileges of our REDEMPTION in Principle. And this belongs to all ends of the spectrum that make up THE CHURCH OF GOD in Christ Jesus – The JEWS [The CIRCUMCISION] and The GENTILES [The UNCIRCUMCISION]. 

“Where is BOASTING then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by THE LAW OF FAITH. 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is JUSTIFIED BY FAITH WITHOUT THE DEEDS OF THE LAW. 29 Is he the God of THE JEWS ONLY? is he not also of THE GENTILES? Yes, of THE GENTILES also: 30 seeing it is one God, which shall JUSTIFY THE CIRCUMCISION BY FAITH, and UNCIRCUMCISION THROUGH FAITH” Romans 3:27-30. 

The dawn Month of AUGUST is the eighth month of the year and thus represents a NEW BEGINNING. It is the eighth [8] month in both the JULIAN and GREGORIAN calendars and one of the seven [7] months that is 31 days long. 

The name AUGUST means to inspire – REVERENCE, ADMIRATION, SUPREMACY, DIGNITY, GRANDEUR, MAJESTY, VENERATION, EMINENCE, GRANDNESS AND LORDLINESS. And in conjunction with this, AUGUST therefore is to ensure that “LIVING BY ‘THE LAW OF FAITH’ IN THE GRACE” is DIGNIFIED, REVERED, ADMIRED, MAJESTIC, EMINENT, VENERABLE, GRAND and more of such like . . .  

In GENESIS 1-2:3, the scripture records the wonderful acts of God in the creation of planet earth and all that is on the earth, as summed up in PSALMS 24:1-2. From the scripture we see that by the sixth day God had created all He intended to create, including man whom He also empowered to have dominion over all of creation; and on the SEVENTH day God RESTED, taking delight in His creation – as declared in REVELATION 4:11 and ECCLESIASTES 3:11. 

“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast CREATED ALL THINGS, and for THY PLEASURE they ARE and WERE CREATED” Revelation 4:11. 

“He has MADE everything beautiful and appropriate in its time. He has also planted ETERNITY [a sense of divine purpose] in the human HEART [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end” Ecclesiastes 3:11/AMP 

When God rested on the SEVENTH day, what then do you think happened on the next day – being the EIGHTH? I tell you now what I think and have come to know and understand by the Spirit of God. This is what I believe and conclude: That on the EIGHTH, man’s NEW DAY DAWNNED – born and made to begin. Meaning, the EIGHTH day was the BEGINNING of man [non-gender] to LIVE for purpose and meaning [Romans 8:28-30; Ephesians 1:11-2; Ecclesiastes 3:11/AMP]. And it was for man to start taking on, in PRINCIPLE, the act of RESPONSIBILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY from the REST of God on the seventh [7] day, in order to find his OWN REST when he has done God’s purpose for him [Romans 8:28-30; Hebrews 4:8-11; Revelation 14:13]. And it was for man to EXERCISE his eminent, given and endowed authority: to be fruitful and multiply, to replenish the earth, subdue it and have dominion in it, and to live in majestic splendour, thrive in colour and grandeur – Genesis 1:26-28. 

The EIGHTH day was a day of great influence, affluence and significance – of honour and dignity – for man to take the chance and opportunity accorded him by the uncreated Creator God to advance the PATH OF LIFE in the path of divine responsibility and accountability on earth, to fulfil God’s given purpose and assignment. It was a DAWN DAY of becoming God’s REPRESENTATIVE and AMBASSADOR on earth – according to, but not limited to, these Scriptures: Psalms 115:16; Psalms 8:4-6; Isaiah 45:11-12; 2 Corinthians 5:20. 

HEREIN NOW IS THE TRAJECTORY TO – “LIVING BY ‘THE LAW OF FAITH’ IN THE GRACE”:  

Do you recall your first time of going to school, college, or university – that place you so much desired, deserved and cherished – and how well you PREPARED and DRESSED to AUGUST it? Or when you started that desired and precious job – how you began it on such a good note with a majestic show that you were present and capable to AUGUST it? Or that first or special date with that special person – how beautifully you carried yourself with such great value to AUGUST it? Or on that lovely, sweet and gracious wedding – how you ensured and AUGUSTED it, so that it becomes the most talked-about day for an honourable marriage, and was at the top of everyone’s lips before all invited friends and family? 

It is time to SELAH – PAUSE and THINK – of any other situations you dignified, accorded respect to and honoured, though not mentioned here. That is what it means to AUGUST an occasion precisely and pricelessly. And this is how and why’ you need to AUGUST this month of AUGUST, in doing LIFE and living GODLY in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

It is this act of AUGUSTING one’s life that led the Apostle Paul to say he dearly and earnestly MAGNIFIED and DIGNIFIED his MINISTERIAL OFFICE, so that no man would disdain or take his calling and ministerial office for granted. In other words, he AUGUSTED the office of his CALLING with GRACIOUSNESSS and GRACEFULNESS, with such grace as to ensure it was DIGNIFIED, REVERED, ADMIRED, MAJESTIC, EMINENT, VENERABLE, GRAND and more – just as it is written: 

“Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness? 13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I MAGNIFY MINE OFFICE: 14 if by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them”  

I can therefore conclude that the number EIGHT is the dawn number of OPPORTUNITY and POSSIBILITY- for a start and for a new day in man’s new beginning. When God rested to enjoy His finished work, mankind began its ambassadorial role with great chance and opportunity, polished and fashioned in the path of dignity and gracious display – being revered, admired, majestic, eminent and venerable. 

You need to believe again in the you that is of God and in God – to live and reign with dignity. This is the month of AUGUST – let us AUGUST it again by “LIVING BY ‘THE LAW OF FAITH’ IN THE GRACE”. 

I pray that as you journey through this month of August, being the eighth of the calendar year, it shall be the beginning of months for you. A month in which you will live and reign in the path of majesty, in dignity, eminence, reverence, admiration, venerability and lordliness. A life where all things are under your control as you reign in the path of dominion. May you spend time in God’s presence that He might order your life to greatness and peace, as it is written: “A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary”. Jeremiah 12:12 

Unlike Adam who misplaced his priority with Eve, I pray that this honour of being justified by the deeds of Christ as in Romans 5:1-2, your path shall shine brighter and brighter until the full glow of you is seen by all and they may behold the great eminence of God in you; and then glorify our Father God, the Father of our saviour-King and Lord Jesus, whose presence is your source of life and grace. Amen! 

May this month of number eight, being August, turn your shame to fame, your disdain to honour and glory, your failure to success, your setbacks to stepping stones and your disappointment to appointment. May your present lamentable situation and circumstance become your positioning for greater heights in life and godliness. 

I pray that the good Lord will order your steps, uphold you, and help you to put on the same kind of spirit as that of Joseph of the twelve. Who, after hearing that Pharaoh wanted him, did not go as he was – in disdain, sorrowful and in a battered prison uniform. Rather, he SHAVED HIS BEARD and exchanged his prison clothes for a dignified robe; assuring himself in God that when he got to the palace of pharaoh – a place of HONOUR, EMINENCE, DIGNITY and REVERENCE – he would not return to prison again. And that eventually became his story. Even though he knew he was in prison, he did not imprison himself as a prisoner. Meaning, the prison did not have him, because the eminent one – Jehovah-Adonai, lived in him [Genesis 41:12-16; 1 John 4:4-6].  

I PRAY that you have a gracious and graceful month of August in God’s BLESSEDNESS, in Christ Jesus’ stead, as you begin “LIVING BY ‘THE LAW OF FAITH’ IN THE GRACE” Amen. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Therefore, since we have been JUSTIFIED [that is, acquitted of sin, declared blameless before God] BY FAITH, [let us grasp the fact that] we have PEACE with God [and the joy of reconciliation with Him] through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed). 2 Through Him we also have ACCESS BY FAITH into this [remarkable state of] GRACE in which we [firmly and safely and securely] STAND. Let us rejoice in our hope and the confident assurance of [experiencing and enjoying] the glory of [our great] God [the manifestation of His excellence and power]” Romans 5:1-2/AMP. 

“Where is BOASTING then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by THE LAW OF FAITH. 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is JUSTIFIED BY FAITH WITHOUT THE DEEDS OF THE LAW. 29 Is he the God of THE JEWS ONLY? is he not also of THE GENTILES? Yes, of THE GENTILES also: 30 seeing it is one God, which shall JUSTIFY THE CIRCUMCISION BY FAITH, and UNCIRCUMCISION THROUGH FAITH” Romans 3:27-30. 

“There is therefore now NO CONDEMNATION to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For THE LAW of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death” Romans 8:1-2. 

“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” 2 Timothy 2:4-5. 

“And every man that STRIVETH for the MASTERY is TEMPERATE in all things. Now they do it to OBTAIN A CORRUPTIBLE CROWN; BUT WE AN INCORRUPTIBLE. 26 I therefore so RUN, NOT as UNCERTAINLY; so FIGHT I, NOT as one that BEATETH the air: 27 but I KEEP UNDER MY BODY, AND BRING IT INTO SUBJECTION: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway” 1 Corinthians 9:25-27. 

“Now we know [without any doubt] that THE LAW IS GOOD, if one uses it LAWFULLY and APPROPRIATELY, 9 understanding the fact that law is not enacted for the righteous person [the one in right standing with God], but for lawless and rebellious people, for the ungodly and sinful, for the irreverent and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, 10 for sexually immoral persons, for homosexuals, for kidnappers and slave traders, for liars, for perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine, 11 according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted” 1 Timothy 1:8-11/AMP. 

“Give none offence, neither to THE JEWS, nor to THE GENTILES, nor to THE CHURCH OF GOD: 33 even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved” 1 Corinthians 10:32-33. 

SUMMARY: 

This message is a prophetic exhortation calling believers to live by faith in God’s grace, and to “August” — dignify, honour, and elevate — their lives and purpose in this eighth month. It ties together theology, identity, history, and practical application. 

  1. THE FOUNDATION: GRACE AND THE LAW OF FAITH

The core doctrine is Romans 3:27-30 and Romans 5:1-2. 

  • By GRACE we are SAVED and by GRACE we STAND. 
  • We are JUSTIFIED BY FAITH, WITHOUT THE DEEDS OF THE LAW. 
  • This applies to all: THE JEWS [THE CIRCUMCISION] and THE GENTILES [THE UNCIRCUMCISION] — there is one God for both. 
  • Boasting is excluded. Peace with God, access into grace, and all rights of REDEMPTION come through faith, not works. 
  • Other anchor texts: Romans 8:1-2 — no condemnation for those in Christ; 1 Timothy 1:8-11 — the law is good when used lawfully. 
  1. THE MEANING OF AUGUST AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EIGHTH MONTH
  • August is the 8th month, with 31 days, in both Julian and Gregorian calendars. 
  • AUGUST means: to inspire REVERENCE, ADMIRATION, SUPREMACY, DIGNITY, GRANDEUR, MAJESTY, VENERATION, EMINENCE, GRANDNESS, LORDLINESS. 
  • To AUGUST something is to treat it with dignity, to make it revered, admired, majestic and grand. 
  • Theological meaning of 8: The 7th day was when God RESTED after creation Genesis 1-2:3, Revelation 4:11, Ecclesiastes 3:11. 
    The EIGHTH day therefore represents man’s NEW BEGINNING — the dawn of purpose, responsibility, and dominion. It is when man began his ambassadorial role to be fruitful, multiply, subdue, and have dominion Genesis 1:26-28. It is a day of OPPORTUNITY, POSSIBILITY, INFLUENCE, AFFLUENCE, HONOUR and DIGNITY. 
  1. THE CALL: AUGUST YOUR LIFE AND OFFICE

Using relatable pictures, the message asks: 

  • How did you prepare for school, university, first job, first date, wedding? You dressed, prepared, and showed up to AUGUST those occasions. 
  • SELAH — PAUSE AND THINK: Apply that same honour to your life now. 
  • Example: The Apostle Paul MAGNIFIED his MINISTERIAL OFFICE Romans 11:13-14 so that no one would disdain it. He handled his calling with GRACIOUSNESS and GRACEFULNESS. 
  • We are to AUGUST this month of AUGUST by LIVING BY ‘THE LAW OF FAITH’ IN THE GRACE — doing LIFE and living GODLY in Christ Jesus’ stead. 
  1. PRAYER AND PROPHETIC DECLARATIONS FOR AUGUST
    That this 8th month will be the beginning of months for you — a month of majesty, dignity, eminence, dominion. 
    That your path will shine brighter and brighter Proverbs 4:18 as you are justified by Christ Romans 5:1-2, so that men see God’s eminence in you and glorify the Father. 
    Turnaround prayers: Shame to fame, disdain to honour, failure to success, setbacks to stepping stones, disappointment to appointment. 
    That the Lord will order your steps like Joseph: who, though in prison, did not see himself as a prisoner. He shaved, changed his robe, and walked into Pharaoh’s palace with dignity because Jehovah-Adonai lived in him Genesis 41:12-16; 1 John 4:4. 
  1. SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS TO PONDER

The message ends with passages to meditate on: 

  • Romans 5:1-2 — Justified by faith, we have peace and access into grace. 
  • Romans 3:27-30 — Justification by faith for Jew and Gentile. 
  • Romans 8:1-2 — The law of the Spirit of life sets us free. 
  • 2 Timothy 2:4-5 — Strive lawfully as a soldier. 
  • 1 Corinthians 9:25-27 — Run to obtain an incorruptible crown; keep your body in subjection. 
  • 1 Corinthians 10:32-33 — Give no offence to Jews, Gentiles, or the Church of God. 

IN ONE SENTENCE 

At this dawn of the 8th month, you are called to stop living by circumstances and start LIVING BY ‘THE LAW OF FAITH’ IN THE GRACE — believing who you are in Christ, walking with dignity, and AUGUSTING your life, calling, and season so that God’s glory is seen through you. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

THE DAWN MONTH TO AUGUST WITH – “THE NEW WINE FOR A NEW YOU! 

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THE DAWN MONTH TO AUGUST WITH – “THE NEW WINE FOR A NEW YOU! 

You are most WELCOME to the DAWN of our eighth [8] month, AUGUST – our NEW DAWN MONTH in God’s grace and BLESSEDNESS, in Christ Jesus’ stead. 

“In the BEGINNING God CREATED the heaven and the earth . . . 31 And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was VERY GOOD. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day” Genesis 1:1, 31. 

“He has made EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL in its time. Also, He has put ETERNITY in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from BEGINNING to end” Ecclesiastes 3:11 NKJV. 

“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the SEVENTH DAY God ended his work which he had made; and he RESTED on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3 And God BLESSED the seventh day and SANCTIFIED it: because that in it he had RESTED from all his work which God CREATED and MADE” Genesis 2:1-3. 

The Holy writ, the Book of beginnings in Genesis 1-2:3, records the wonderful acts of God in the creation of planet earth and all that is on the earth, as summed up in Psalms 24:1-2 and Acts 17:24-31. From scripture we see that by the sixth day God had CREATED all He intended to create, including man whom He also empowered to have dominion over all of creation; and on the SEVENTH day God RESTED to take pleasure in His creation, as declared in Revelation 4:11. 

“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast CREATED all things, and for thy PLEASURE they ARE and WERE CREATED” Revelation 4:11. 

When God rested on the SEVENTH day, what then do you think happened on the next day – being the EIGHTH? I can tell you now what I believe, embrace and concluded: On the EIGHTH day, man’s NEW DAY DAWNED. It was born to begin, as God rested from His work of creation. Therefore, the EIGHTH day marked the beginning for man to take his stand in PRINCIPLE – with RESPONSIBILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY, in DILIGENCE and PRUDENCE -flowing from the REST of God, in order to find his own rest as he fulfils God’s purpose and assignment – Romans 8:28-30; Ephesians 1:11; Hebrews 4:8-11. Man’s NEW DAWN signifies a time to EXERCISE the eminent authority given and endowed to him – a power of attorney – to be fruitful and multiply, to replenish the earth, to subdue it and have dominion in it, and to live in majestic splendour, thrive in colour and grandeur Genesis 1:26-28. 

The EIGHTH day was a day of great INFLUENCE, AFFLUENCE and SIGNIFICANCE – a day of HONOUR and DIGNITY – for man, without regard to gender, to seize the chance and opportunity accorded by the uncreated Creator God to advance God’s purpose through “THE NEW WINE FOR A NEW YOU”. This is to meaningfully, responsibly and accountably carry out God’s order on earth and to fulfil the given purpose and assignment accordingly as instructed. It was a DAWN Day of becoming God’s REPRESENTATIVE and AMBASSADOR on earth – according to but not limited to, Psalms 115:16; Psalms 8:4-6; Isaiah 45:11-12; 2 Corinthians 5:20  

HEREIN NOW IS THE TRAJECTORY FOR THE NEW DAWN MONTH OF AUGUST:  

The dawn Month of AUGUST, being the eight month of the year, represents a NEW DAWN signifying a NEW BEGINNING. It is the eighth month in both the JULIAN and GREGORIAN calendars and one of the seven months that has 31. And the name AUGUST means to inspire REVERENCE, ADMIRATION, SUPREMACY, DIGNITY, GRANDEUR, HONOUR, MAJESTY, VENERABLE, EMINENCE AND LORDLINESS. Therefore, in line with the Month’s theme and in the context of AUGUST, having “THE NEW WINE FOR A NEW YOU” means that you are deemed to be DIGNIFIED, REVERED, ADMIRED, MAJESTIC, EMINENT, VENERABLE, HONOURED, GRAND – and all that AUGUST represents. 

Do you recall your first day of school, college, or university – that which you so desired, deserved and cherished? How well you PREPARED and DRESSED to AUGUST it? Or that desired, PRECIOUS and PRESTIGIOUS job – how you started it on a very good note, with a MAJESTIC entrance to show that you were present and capable to AUGUST it? Or that first or SPECIAL date with that special person – how you carried yourself with great value to AUGUST it? Or that lovely, sweet and gracious wedding and marriage of yours – how you ensured and assured yourself to own the day and to AUGUST it, so that it became the most talked-about day for of honourable union? And you were at the top of the note before all invited friends and family too? I could give you many more scenarios, but you have some and can testify to them – that grandeur display of yours to AUGUST in your presence, especially on your Birthday, when you took out time and resources to make it YOUR DAY. 

Now therefore, it’s time to SELAH – PAUSE and THINK – of any situations that you’ve dignified, accorded respect and honoured, though not mentioned here. That is what it means to AUGUST an occasion precisely and pricelessly – and the how and why to AUGUST this month of AUGUST, in DOING LIFE and LIVING GODLY. 

It is this act of AUGUSTING one’s life that made Apostle Paul say that he MAGNIFIED his MINISTERIAL OFFICE. He did so dearly and earnestly, that no man would disdain or take his calling and ministerial office and repute for granted. Meaning, he AUGUSTED the office of his CALLING with GRACIOUSNESSS and GRACEFULNESS – with such grace to ensure it was DIGNIFIED, REVERED, ADMIRED, MAJESTIC, EMINENT, VENERABLE, GRAND and all such like, as it is written: 

“For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I MAGNIFY MY MINISTRY, 14 if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them” Romans 11:13-14 NKJV. 

I can therefore conclude that the number EIGHT is the DAWN NUMBER of OPPORTUNITY and POSSIBILITY – to make a start and of a new day for man’s new beginning. When God rested and was delighted in His finished work, mankind began its representative and ambassadorial role in a great fashion – a chance and opportunity, polished and fashioned in the path of dignity and gracious display: to be revered, admired, majestic, eminent and venerable. 

You need to believe again in the you that is of Go d and in God – to live and reign dignified. This is the month of AUGUST – let us AUGUST it again with “THE NEW WINE FOR A NEW YOU” in God’s GRACE and BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen! 

I pray that as you journey through this month of AUGUST, being the eighth month of the year, it shall be the beginning of months for you. A month in which you will live and reign in the path of MAJESTY and DIGNITY, EMINENCE: be REVERED and ADMIRED, VENERABLE and LORDLY. May the Month of AUGUST be a month wherein all things that pertain to DOING LIFE and LIVING GODLY are under your control, as you reign in the path of DOMINION. May you spend time in God’s presence, that He might order your life to GREATNESS and PEACE, as it is written: 

“A GLORIOUS HIGH THRONE from the BEGINNING is the PLACE of our SANCTUARY (DWELLING)” Jeremiah 17:12. 

Unlike Adam, I pray that this honour of being justified by the deeds of Christ Jesus as in Romans 5:1-2, will cause your path to shine and shine brighter and brighter – cleaner and cleaner – until the full glow of you is shown, that all may see your great eminence in God; and then glorify our Father God, the Father of our saviour-King and Lord Jesus, whose presence is your source of life and grace. Amen! 

May this month of number EIGHT, being AUGUST, turn your shame to fame, your disdain to honour and glory, your failure to success, your setbacks to stepping stones, and your disappointment to appointment. May your present lamentable situation and  

circumstance become your positioning for greater heights in life and godliness. 

I pray that the good Lord will order your step, uphold you and help you to put on the same kind of spirit as that of Joseph of the twelve. He, after hearing that Pharaoh wanted him, did not go as he was – in disdain, sorrowful and in a battered prison uniform. Rather, he went to shave his beard, exchanged his prison clothes for a dignified robe, and assured himself in God that when he got to the palace of pharaoh – a place of honour, eminence and dignity to be revered – he would not return to prison again. And that eventually became his story. Even though he knew that he was in prison, he did not imprison himself as a prisoner. Meaning, the prison did not have hold of him, because the EMINENT ONE lives in him – who is our JEHOVAH-ADONAI. Genesis 41:12-16.  

Have a gracious and graceful month of AUGUST with – “THE NEW WINE FOR THE NEW YOU” – in God’s BLESSEDNESS, in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“And no one puts NEW WINE into OLD WINESKINS; or else the NEW WINE bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But NEW WINE must be put into NEW WINESKINS” Mark 2:22 NKJV. 

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is A NEW CREATION; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” 2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV 

“But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. 15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but A NEW CREATION” Galatians 6:14-15 NKJV. 

“If ye love me, keep my commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; 17 even the Spirit of truth; whom the WORLD CANNOT RECEIVE, because it seeth him not, neither KNOWETH him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth WITH you, and shall be IN you” John 14:15-17. 

“And WINE that maketh glad the heart of man, and OIL to make his face to shine, and BREAD which strengtheneth man’s heart” Psalms 104:15. 

“Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you CORN, and WINE, and OIL, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen . . . 28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will POUR OUT MY SPIRIT upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29 and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I POUR OUT MY SPIRIT” Joel 2:19, 28-29. 

“And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 2 and both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. 3 And when they wanted WINE, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have NO WINE. 4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. 5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. 6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. 7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. 9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, 10 and saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good WINE; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. 11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples BELIEVED on him” John 2:1-11. 

“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. 

“For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence . . . 8 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 1:5, 8. 

“In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If Any Man Thirst, LET HIM COME UNTO ME, AND DRINK. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)” John 7:37-39. 

“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. 6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. 7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilæans? 8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? 9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judæa, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. 12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? 13 Others mocking said, These men are full of NEW WINE” Acts 2:1-21. 

SUMMARY: 

This is a prophetic charge and teaching welcoming people into AUGUST 2026 — the 8th month, framed as a “NEW DAWN MONTH” in God’s grace and BLESSEDNESS. 

KEY POINTS 

  1. FOUNDATION: GOD’S PATTERN OF 7TH DAY REST → 8TH DAY BEGINNING
  • Genesis 1-2:3 — God CREATED for 6 days, RESTED and SANCTIFIED the 7TH day. 
  • Revelation 4:11 — All things were created for His pleasure. 
  • Key Question & Answer: What happened on the EIGHTH day? 
    Answer: Man’s NEW DAY DAWNED. It marked man’s beginning to take his stand with RESPONSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, DILIGENCE, PRUDENCE — flowing from God’s REST, to fulfil purpose. Romans 8:28-30, Eph 1:11, Heb 4:8-11 
  • Genesis 1:26-28 — On this 8th day mandate, man exercises authority: be fruitful, multiply, subdue, have dominion, live in majestic splendour. 
  1. THE MEANING & IDENTITY OF “AUGUST”
  • AUGUST = 8th month in both JULIAN and GREGORIAN calendars. One of 7 months with 31 days. 
  • Name “AUGUST” = to inspire REVERENCE, ADMIRATION, SUPREMACY, DIGNITY, GRANDEUR, HONOUR, MAJESTY, VENERATION, EMINENCE, LORDLINESS. 
  • Therefore, to “AUGUST” something means to treat it with precision, value and honour. To AUGUST YOUR LIFE is to live dignified. 
  • Example: Apostle Paul MAGNIFIED HIS MINISTRY — Romans 11:13-14 — he AUGUSTED his calling with GRACIOUSNESS so no one would disdain it. 
  1. THE CENTRAL CHARGE: “THE NEW WINE FOR A NEW YOU”

August is the month to AUGUST IT AGAIN with “THE NEW WINE FOR A NEW YOU” in God’s GRACE. 
This means: 

Number EIGHT = DAWN NUMBER of OPPORTUNITY and POSSIBILITY for a new beginning. 

Believe again in the you that is of God and in God — to live and reign dignified. 

Expectation: Shame → Fame, Disdain → Honour, Failure → Success, Setbacks → Stepping stones, Disappointment → Appointment. 
Your present situation becomes your positioning for greater heights. 

  1. THE JOSEPHPRINCIPLEILLUSTRATION 

Like Joseph in Genesis 41:12-16: 
Even in prison, he didn’t imprison himself. When Pharaoh called, he shaved, changed clothes, and entered the palace with dignity because “the EMINENT ONE lives in him — JEHOVAH-ADONAI.” 
We are called to carry that same spirit this month. 

  1. THE PRAYER/DECLARATION FOR AUGUST

As we journey through this 8th month, it shall be a “beginning of months” for you. 
A month to: 

  • Live and reign in MAJESTY, DIGNITY, EMINENCE 
  • Be REVERED, ADMIRED, VENERABLE, LORDLY 
  • Have all things pertaining to DOING LIFE and LIVING GODLY under your control 
  • Spend time in God’s presence so He orders your life to GREATNESS and PEACE — Jeremiah 17:12 
  • Have your path shine brighter and brighter because of justification in Christ — Romans 5:1-2 
  1. SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS TO PONDER

The message is anchored on “NEW WINE” and “NEW CREATION” scriptures: 

  • Mark 2:22, 2 Cor 5:17, Gal 6:14-15 — New Wine, New Creation 
  • John 14:15-17 — The Spirit of Truth dwells IN you 
  • Psalm 104:15, Joel 2:19,28-29 — Wine, Oil, Corn and the outpouring of the Spirit 
  • John 2:1-11 — Jesus turned water to wine at Cana 
  • Luke 24:49, Acts 1:5,8 — Endowment of Power 
  • John 7:37-39 — Rivers of living water 
  • Acts 2:1-13 — Pentecost: “These men are full of NEW WINE” 

IN ONE SENTENCE: 

August is prophetically declared as the EIGHTH DAY / NEW DAWN where, from God’s rest, we are empowered by “THE NEW WINE FOR A NEW YOU” to AUGUST our lives — walking in dignity, dominion, and the Spirit, so that our lives reflect God’s glory and attract honour. 

Tone: Prophetic, instructive, celebratory, and highly declarative. It moves from Creation → Rest → New Beginning → Personal Application → Prayer. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

HOLDING FORTH THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS” – IN THE GRACE!

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HOLDING FORTH THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS” – IN THE GRACE! 

“And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, these are the true sayings of God. 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that HAVE THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS: worship God: for THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS is the spirit of PROPHECY” Revelation 19:9-10. 

“HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain” Philippians 2:16. 

I WELCOME YOU SPECIALLY by the scriptures of Revelation 19:9-10 and Philippians 2:16, to the DAWN of the eighth [8] month in the year of our Lord 2026; For the Month of AUGUST – thus signifying a NEW DAWN MONTH to partake of God’s grace and BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

And as we journey through AUGUST, let us remember: “HOLDING FORTH THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS” – in grace, as we do life and live godly in Him. 

The Month of AUGUST, being the eight month of the year, represents a NEW BEGINNING. It is the eighth month in both the JULIAN and GREGORIAN calendars and one of the seven months that has 31 days. 

And it is my earnest PRAYER as we have stepped into this month, that we hold on to that PRINCIPLE in grace that will help and keep us to do life and live godly in Him. 

The name AUGUST thus creates an inspiring, revealing and empowering context of grace – as being sanctified – set apart for uniqueness and class in – REVERENCE, ADMIRATION, SUPREMACY, DIGNITY, GRANDEUR, MAJESTY, VENERATION, EMINENCE, GRANDNESS AND LORDLINESS. And concerning the matter of “HOLDING FORTH THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS”, it is in this that we are ensured and assured in grace to AUGUST – that is, to be DIGNIFIED, REVERED, ADMIRED, MAJESTIC, EMINENT, VENERABLE, GRAND, LORDLY and all such like. 

And through this month of AUGUST, I will be exploring how we can HOLD FORTH THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS in every aspect of our doing life and living godly in His grace. For it is in our HOLDING FORTH THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS that we experience the genuine spirit of prophecy – unadulterated, uncompromising, unpolluted and without sentiments, prejudice, or dissimulation. And it is simply because, in grace, we have A MORE SURE WORD OF PROPHECY to ensure us of God’s BLESSEDNESS, as it is written: 

“We have also A MORE SURE WORD OF PROPHECY; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” 2 Peter 1:19-21. 

And one major principles of HOLDING FORTH THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS is HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE in grace unwaveringly, as it is written: 

“HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain” Philippians 2:16. 

Therefore, in this Month of AUGUST, I trust that you will get yourself ready for the teaching journey on the inspiration, revelation and empowerment of God’s grace in Christ Jesus and on what “HOLDING FORTH THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST” will produce. 

Welcome once again to the month of AUGUST! And may you find every reason to ensure and assure yourself that as you HOLD FORTH THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS, you will experience the blessedness of grace -in being REVERED, ADMIRED, MAJESTIC, EMINENT, VENERABLE, GRAND and all such like.  

Be blessed in grace as we explore this truth through the month, in grace. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHT WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. 14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings: 15 that ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; 16 HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. 17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all” Philippians 2:13-17. 

“And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, these are the true sayings of God. 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS is THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY” Revelation 19:9-10. 

“Bind up the TESTIMONY, seal the law among my disciples . . . 20 To the LAW and to the TESTIMONY: if they speak not according to this WORD, it is because there is no light in them” Isaiah 8:16-20. 

“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death” Revelation 12:11. 

“BE NOT THOU THEREFORE ASHAMED OF THE TESTIMONY OF OUR LORD, NOR OF ME HIS PRISONER: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; 9 who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, 10 but is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: 11 whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles” 2 Timothy 1:8-11. 

“I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; 5 that in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; 6 even as THE TESTIMONY OF CHRIST WAS CONFIRMED IN YOU: 7 so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: 8 who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord” 1 Corinthians 1:4-9. 

“Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; 19 HOLDING FAITH, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: 20 of whom is Hymenæus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme” 1 Timothy 1:18-20. 

“Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 HOLDING THE MYSTERY OF THE FAITH in a pure conscience” 1 Timothy 3:8-9. 

“For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 8 but a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 9 HOLDING FAST THE FAITHFUL WORD as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers” Titus 1:7-9. 

SUMMARY 

The entire message is a prophetic welcome and charge into the 8th month, August — positioned as a “NEW DAWN MONTH” to partake of God’s grace and BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus. 

THE KEY POINTS 

  1. WELCOME & SCRIPTURAL FOUNDATION

The message opened by welcoming people into August 2026 using 2 anchors: 

  • Revelation 19:9-10 — “THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS is the spirit of PROPHECY” 
  • Philippians 2:16 — “HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE” 
    This establishes that August is a season to live, speak, and demonstrate Jesus. 
  1. THE MEANING OF AUGUST
  • 8th month = NEW BEGINNING. One of 7 months with 31 days. In both JULIAN and GREGORIAN calendars. 
  • Name “AUGUST” carries a grace context of being sanctified/set apart for: REVERENCE, ADMIRATION, SUPREMACY, DIGNITY, GRANDEUR, MAJESTY, VENERATION, EMINENCE, GRANDNESS, LORDLINESS. 
  • Therefore, to “AUGUST” means to walk as DIGNIFIED, REVERED, ADMIRED, MAJESTIC, EMINENT, VENERABLE, GRAND, LORDLY — a product of holding forth Jesus. 
  1. THE CORE PRINCIPLE FOR THE MONTH

The earnest prayer is that we hold on to PRINCIPLE in grace to “do life and live godly in Him.” 
The teaching journey for August will explore how to HOLD FORTH THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS in every aspect of life. 

Key truths established: 

Holding forth the Testimony of Jesus = Experiencing the genuine spirit of prophecy — unadulterated, uncompromising, without prejudice. 

Reason: Because we have “A MORE SURE WORD OF PROPHECY” — 2 Peter 1:19-21. Scripture is God-breathed, not private interpretation. 

One major way to do this: HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE unwaveringly — Philippians 2:16, so our labour is not in vain. 

  1. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME/BLESSEDNESS

As you hold forth the testimony of Jesus, you will experience the blessedness of grace manifested as being REVERED, ADMIRED, MAJESTIC, EMINENT, VENERABLE, GRAND, etc. 
It’s a call to get ready for the “teaching journey on the inspiration, revelation and empowerment of God’s grace in Christ Jesus.” 

  1. SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS TO PONDER

The message is backed with a cloud of witnesses: 

  • Philippians 2:13-17 — God works in us, shine as lights, holding forth the Word of Life 
  • Revelation 19:9-10 & 12:11 — Testimony of Jesus + Word of their testimony = overcoming 
  • Isaiah 8:16-20 — Bind the Testimony. To the Law and Testimony! 
  • 2 Timothy 1:8-11 — “BE NOT ASHAMED OF THE TESTIMONY OF OUR LORD” 
  • 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 — The Testimony of Christ was confirmed in you 
  • 1 Timothy 1:18-20, 3:8-9 & Titus 1:7-9 — Holding faith, holding the mystery of faith, holding fast the faithful word 

IN ONE SENTENCE: 

August is a NEW DAWN to intentionally HOLD FORTH THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS by holding forth the Word of Life. As we do this in grace, we walk in the sanctified, majestic identity of “AUGUST” and experience the unadulterated spirit of prophecy and God’s blessedness. 

Tone: Prophetic, empowering, teaching, and celebratory. It’s both a welcome and a charge. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI