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THE WORK OF GRACE 

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THE WORK OF GRACE: ARE YOU ASHAMED OR UNASHAMED AND EMBOLDENED TO DO THE WORK? 

“For I am not ASHAMED of the GOSPEL of Christ: for it is the POWER of God unto SALVATION to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God REVEALED from FAITH to FAITH: as it is written, The JUST [RIGHTEOUS] shall LIVE by FAITH” Romans 1:16-17/Emphasis Mine. 

In this Kingdom of our God in Christ Jesus — I mean, concerning the affairs of this Kingdom in grace: Are you ASHAMED of the Gospel of Christ? 

When last were you EMBOLDENED to make your FAITH in the Gospel of Christ KNOWN to all ABOUT you? Are you still hiding from public view as a Christ Disciple? Are you a hidden Believer of the FAITH of God in Christ Jesus’ stead? 

Are you not willing to make known your RESOLVE to be an AMBASSADOR of and for Christ Jesus? Which are you? ASHAMED or UNASHAMED! 

For in this Kingdom of God that is of RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE and JOY in the Holy Spirit, you need not to be ASHAMED of the GOSPEL of Christ; for the GOSPEL of Christ concerning human redemption gives the ENABLING POWER — CAPACITY, ABILITY — of God, for human DIGNITY to be ACTUALISED in His divine PLAN, PURPOSE and PURSUIT. 

“For the KINGDOM of God is not a matter of eating and drinking [what one likes], but of RIGHTEOUSNESS and PEACE and JOY in the Holy Spirit. For the one who serves Christ in this way [recognizing that food choice is secondary] is acceptable to God and is approved by men” Romans 14:17-18/Amplified. 

And as for me in this grace in the Kingdom, as in all situations, I am PROUDLY and awesomely EMBOLDENED to be a Disciple and AMBASSADOR of Christ Jesus by the GOSPEL. 

I therefore encourage you today to be graciously and gracefully emboldened in all situations to be UNASHAMED of who you are in God and of preaching the Kingdom Gospel of Christ, because therein lies the hope of many that can be RECONCILED to God through your essence in Him in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

For as a NEW CREATION, you ARE God’s RECONCILIATION AGENCY, His dwelling EMBASSY and His AMBASSADOR, otherwise REPRESENTATIVE on earth, in the Kingdom cause of our God to establish His RIGHTEOUSNESS in humanity, in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a NEW CREATION; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 18 Now all things are of God, who has RECONCILED us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the MINISTRY of RECONCILIATION, 19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then, we are AMBASSADORS for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be RECONCILED to God. 21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God in Him” 2 Corinthians 5:17-21/NKJV. 

Blessed regards to you in the grace in the Kingdom, as you go forth and do Kingdom business unashamed, being emboldened as a Christ ambassador in the grace in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“For THE GRACE of God has appeared that OFFERS salvation to all people. 12 It TEACHES us to say ‘NO’ to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to LIVE self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this PRESENT age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope – the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to REDEEM us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. 15 These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone DESPISE you” Titus 2:11-15 (NIV). 

“For God hath not GIVEN US THE SPIRIT OF FEAR; but of POWER, and of LOVE, and of a SOUND MIND. 8 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. 12 For the which cause I also SUFFER these things: NEVERTHELESS I AM NOT ASHAMED: for I know WHOM I HAVE BELIEVED, and am PERSUADED that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day” 2 Timothy 1:7-12. 

“But let none of you SUFFER as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters. 16 Yet if any man SUFFER as a CHRISTIAN, let him not be ASHAMED; but let him GLORIFY God on this behalf. 17 For the time is come that JUDGMENT must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that OBEY not the GOSPEL of God?” 1 Peter 4:15-17. 

“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 10:10-13. 

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a NEW CREATURE (CREATION): old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 18 And all things are of God, who hath RECONCILED us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of RECONCILIATION; 19 to wit, that God was in Christ, RECONCILING the world unto himself, not IMPUTING their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of RECONCILIATION. 20 Now then we are AMBASSADORS for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye RECONCILED to God. 21 For he hath MADE him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be MADE the righteousness of God in him” 2 Corinthians 5:17-21. 

SUMMARY: 
The message is a Kingdom charge to live UNASHAMED and EMBOLDENED as AMBASSADORS of Christ, because the GOSPEL is the POWER of God for SALVATION and the WORK OF GRACE that establishes God’s RIGHTEOUSNESS in humanity. 

It calls every Believer to reject fear and hiding, and to embrace their identity as God’s RECONCILIATION AGENCY — carrying RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE and JOY in the Holy Spirit to a world that needs to be RECONCILED to God. 

KEY POINTS 

  1. THE GOSPEL IS GOD’S POWER, NOT SOMETHING TO BE ASHAMED OF
  • “For I am not ASHAMED of the GOSPEL of Christ: for it is the POWER of God unto SALVATION” [Romans 1:16]. 
  • The GOSPEL REVEALS the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God from FAITH to FAITH, and “The JUST shall LIVE by FAITH” [Romans 1:17]. 
  • It gives the ENABLING POWER — CAPACITY, ABILITY — of God for human DIGNITY to be ACTUALISED in His divine PLAN, PURPOSE and PURSUIT.
  1. THE KINGDOM IDENTITY: RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE AND JOY
  • “For the KINGDOM of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of RIGHTEOUSNESS and PEACE and JOY in the Holy Spirit” [Romans 14:17-18]. 
  • We are not to hide as hidden Believers or Christ Disciples. We are called to be KNOWN, EMBOLDENED and UNASHAMED.
  1. YOUR DIVINE ASSIGNMENT: GOD’S RECONCILIATION AGENCY
  • As a NEW CREATION, you ARE God’s RECONCILIATION AGENCY, His dwelling EMBASSY and His AMBASSADOR on earth [2 Corinthians 5:17-20]. 
  • God has given us the MINISTRY of RECONCILIATION — “be RECONCILED to God” [2 Corinthians 5:20]. 
  • “For with the HEART man BELIEVETH unto RIGHTEOUSNESS; and with the MOUTH confession is MADE unto SALVATION” [Romans 10:10]. Our voice matters.
  1. THE SPIRIT WE HAVE RECEIVED EMPOWERS BOLDNESS
  • “For God hath not GIVEN US THE SPIRIT OF FEAR; but of POWER, and of LOVE, and of a SOUND MIND” [2 Timothy 1:7]. 
  • “Be not thou therefore ASHAMED of the TESTIMONY of our Lord… I AM NOT ASHAMED: for I know WHOM I HAVE BELIEVED” [2 Timothy 1:8, 12]. 
  • “Yet if any man SUFFER as a CHRISTIAN, let him not be ASHAMED; but let him GLORIFY God” [1 Peter 4:16].
  1. GRACE TEACHES AND COMMISSIONS US
  • “For THE GRACE of God has appeared… It TEACHES us to say ‘NO’ to ungodliness… and to LIVE self-controlled, upright and godly lives” [Titus 2:11-12]. 
  • Grace REDEEMS us to be a people “eager to do what is good” [Titus 2:14]. It is not passive; it mobilises us for the WORK.
  1. THE PERSONAL DECLARATION
  • “I am PROUDLY and awesomely EMBOLDENED to be a Disciple and AMBASSADOR of Christ Jesus by the GOSPEL.” 
  • The hope of many to be RECONCILED to God lies in our willingness to be UNASHAMED in all situations. 

CALL TO ACTION 

  1. EXAMINE YOURSELF: Ask — ASHAMED or UNASHAMED? When last were you EMBOLDENED to make your FAITH in the Gospel KNOWN? Refuse to be a hidden Believer.
  2. EMBRACE YOUR IDENTITY: Declare daily: I am a NEW CREATION. I am God’s RECONCILIATION AGENCY, His EMBASSY and AMBASSADOR. Walk in it.
  3. LIVE THE KINGDOM: Demonstrate RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE and JOY in the Holy Spirit. Let your life be acceptable to God and approved by men [Romans 14:18].
  4. SPEAK THE GOSPEL: Use your MOUTH. Confess Christ. The Gospel is the POWER for SALVATION. Do not let anyone DESPISE you [Titus 2:15].
  5. SUFFER IF NEED BE, BUT NOT IN SHAME: If you suffer as a CHRISTIAN, GLORIFY God and remain UNASHAMED [1 Peter 4:16]. The Spirit of POWER, LOVE and SOUND MIND is upon you.
  6. GO FORTH: Do Kingdom business unashamed. Be an instrument for RECONCILIATION — that men may be SAVED and become the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God in Christ [2 Corinthians 5:21]. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

MORE THAN CONQUERORS 

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MORE THAN CONQUERORS: YOUR RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES IN REDEMPTION! 

“Nay, in all these things WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS through HIM that LOVED us” Romans 8:37 

IT’S TIME TO APPROPRIATE AND ENACT TO RECEIVE THE NEEDED ENABLING OF WHO YOU ARE AS MORE THAN CONQUERORS IN CHRIST JESUS. 

One gracious and graceful thing God DID FOR US in REDEMPTION by Christ Jesus was and is, to ENSURE and AUTHENTICATE that we are MORE THAN CONQUERORS IN REDEMPTION; hence, Christ Jesus RECEIVES and GIVES GIFTS to us, as our RIGHTS and PRIVILEGES in HIM. 

And Jesus RECEIVED and GAVE to us these REDEMPTION rights and privileges to enable us to STAY AFLOAT as MORE THAN CONQUERORS IN REDEMPTION. 

There are Seven (7) Spiritual blessings and Five (5) Ministerial gifts, which are firstly in the heavenly places, and we are to APPROPRIATE and ENACT them on earth. 

Today, we can virtually see the five in manifestation and operation, but there is a STRUGGLE with the seven in the Believer’s day-to-day living. But WHY? 

When you watch some ACTS and LISTEN to the use of WORD in the course of most PRAYERS, TEACHING and PREACHING, you wonder if indeed some people KNOW that what God has given them only requires ACCEPTANCE with THANKSGIVING and THANKS-LIVING to help one APPROPRIATE and ENACT it into REALITY. 

In life, when you are given something, say a gift, you RECEIVE and ACCEPT it with thanks. You don’t go about ASKING again and again for what’s already GIVEN to you. 

Unfortunately, the continuous attitude of ASKING for the same thing is what most Believers have made their practice in Prayers, even in their FASTING GALORE to measure spirituality; and instead of RECEIVING and GIVING THANKS they are ASKING and ASKING and ASKING… 

Instead of them to see the need to maintain a HEART of GRATITUDE as the ATTITUDE in which they will then enhance their ALTITUDE in life and godliness in God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus. 

Most times Believers are occupied with programs that are more or less attached with religious obligations, traditions/customs of men, oblations and bye-laws, dogmas, and such like; and these in most cases have kept us in a particular routine and setting with no substance that can do us any good in Christ Jesus’ stead. 

We FAST and PRAY for the same thing and stay in the same acts and process just because it seems good, even when it’s obvious we are acting and praying AMISS and in ERROR and UNSCRIPTURALLY. 

That is not the Gospel of God in our Redemption in Christ Jesus; and as such, we cannot APPROPRIATE and ENACT our rights and privileges WHOLLY, COMPLETELY and at the same time live as MORE THAN CONQUERORS in our REDEMPTION.  

Therefore, it is your TIME to EXPRESS in order to ENACT and AUTHENTICATE your FAITH with the heartfelt attitude of RECEIVING, THANKSGIVING and THANKS-LIVING, which is the PRINCIPLE CORE to your rights and privileges in these seven (7) key REDEMPTION DONE DEALS for us in Christ as stated: 

  1. POWER (Authority) — In place of fear, oppression, intimidation etc. [Luke 10:19; 2 Timothy 1:7]
  2. RICHES (Prosperity) — In place of poverty, hunger, famine, lack etc. [3 John 2; 2 Corinthians 8:9; Philippians 4:19; Ephesians 1:3]
  3. WISDOM (Mental) — Sound mind & mental IQ in place of ignorance, foolishness etc. [James 1:5; Luke 2:40, 52]
  4. STRENGTH (Physique) — In place of weakness, sickness, and all ‘ness etc. [Philippians 4:13; Isaiah 40:28-30]
  5. HONOUR (Dignity) — In place of dishonour, shame, disdain, inferiority etc. [Colossians 1:13-14; Ephesians 1:7; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21]
  6. GLORY (Beauty & Adoration) — In place of reproach, embarrassment, ashes, shame etc. [Isaiah 61:3; 1 Peter 2:5, 9]
  7. BLESSING (Empowering & Bestowed Grace) — In place of curses, setbacks, stagnation etc. [Ephesians 1:3; Proverbs 10:22; 2 Peter 1:2-4]

I pray that THESE that Christ has RECEIVED and GIVEN us in His REDEMPTION DEED will be APPROPRIATED and ENACTED in our lives accordingly. Amen. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who HAD BLESSED us with all SPIRITUAL blessings in HEAVENLY places in Christ” Ephesians 1:3. 

“And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast REDEEMED us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 and hast MADE us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth . . . 12 saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to RECEIVE POWER, and RICHES, and WISDOM, and STRENGHT, and HONOUR, and GLORY, and BLESSING” Revelation 5:9-12. 

“Thou hast ASCENDED on high, thou hast LED captivity captive: thou hast RECEIVED gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them” Psalms 68:18. 

“Wherefore he saith, When he ASCENDED up on high, he LED captivity captive, and GAVE gifts unto men . . . 11 And he GAVE some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers” Ephesians 4:7-11. 

SUMMARY 
The message is A CHARGE TO BELIEVERS TO STOP BEGGING FOR WHAT REDEMPTION HAS ALREADY GIVEN AND TO BEGIN APPROPRIATING AND ENACTING OUR RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS “MORE THAN CONQUERORS” IN CHRIST JESUS. 

It teaches that God has already ENSURED and AUTHENTICATED our victory in Redemption, and Christ has RECEIVED and GIVEN us Gifts, Blessings and Enablement as our inheritance. The struggle in the church today is not lack, but failure to RECEIVE with THANKSGIVING and THANKS-LIVING. 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. OUR POSITION IN REDEMPTION
  • God’s gracious act in Redemption was to ENSURE and AUTHENTICATE that we are MORE THAN CONQUERORS IN REDEMPTION — Romans 8:37 
  • Christ RECEIVES and GIVES GIFTS to us as our RIGHTS and PRIVILEGES IN HIM to enable us to STAY AFLOAT as conquerors.
  1. WHAT HAS BEEN GIVEN: 7 + 5
  • Seven (7) Spiritual Blessings which are FIRSTLY in heavenly places: POWER, RICHES, WISDOM, STRENGTH, HONOUR, GLORY, BLESSING — [Revelation 5:12, Ephesians 1:3] 
  • Five (5) Ministerial Gifts: Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, Teachers — [Ephesians 4:11] 
  • We can see the 5 Ministerial Gifts in operation today, but there is a STRUGGLE with the 7 Spiritual Blessings in the Believer’s day-to-day living.
  1. THE PROBLEM: ASKING INSTEAD OF RECEIVING
  • Many Believers live in religious routines, traditions, dogmas and “FASTING GALORE” yet keep ASKING and ASKING for what God has already GIVEN. 
  • This is praying AMISS, in ERROR and UNSCRIPTURALLY — James 4:3 
  • What God has given only requires ACCEPTANCE with THANKSGIVING and THANKS-LIVING to APPROPRIATE and ENACT it into REALITY. 
  • When you are given a gift, you don’t keep asking for it. You RECEIVE and GIVE THANKS.
  1. THE PRINCIPLE: GRATITUDE RAISES ALTITUDE
  • Instead of ASKING, we need a HEART of GRATITUDE as the ATTITUDE that will enhance our ALTITUDE in life and godliness in God’s BLESSEDNESS. 
  • The 7 Redemption Done Deals are for: 
  • POWER — instead of fear [Luke 10:19] 
     
  • RICHES — instead of lack [2 Corinthians 8:9] 
     
  • WISDOM — instead of ignorance [James 1:5] 
     
  • STRENGTH — instead of sickness [Philippians 4:13] 
     
  • HONOUR — instead of shame [Ephesians 1:7] 
     
  • GLORY — instead of reproach [Isaiah 61:3] 
     
  • BLESSING — instead of curses [Proverbs 10:22] 
     
  1. THE SCRIPTURAL FOUNDATION
  • “Who HATH BLESSED us with ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS in HEAVENLY places in Christ” — Ephesians 1:3 
  • “He ASCENDED… and GAVE gifts unto men” — Ephesians 4:8 
  • “Worthy is the Lamb… to RECEIVE POWER, and RICHES, and WISDOM…” — Revelation 5:12 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

THE BLESSING OF GOD 

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THE BLESSING OF GOD: IT IS NOT MATERIAL STUFF SUCH AS – CAR, PROPERTY, MONEY AND MORE! 

“The BLESSING of the LORD MAKES a person RICH, He ADDS NO SORROW to it” Proverbs 10:22. 

Having material gains as CAR, PROPERTY, MONEY and MORE may be the RESULTS of God’s BLESSINGS, but they are not THE BLESSING of God. THE BLESSING of God is the ENABLING and ENDOWED grace bestowed upon the BELIEVERS in Christ, and it is firstly SPIRITUAL before it takes a PHYSICAL hold and effect as a result of its operations and manifestations. For there are many people that have obtained all these material things mentioned above through illicit, wicked, oppressive and devilish ways. Could that be God – NO. Hence, those are not THE BLESSING of God. 

“But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee POWER [ENABLING, ENDOWMENT, ENDUEMENT] to GET [CREATE, INNOVATE, INITIATE, EXPLORE] wealth, that he may ESTABLISH his COVENANT which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day” Deuteronomy 8:18. 

Also, ‘Being Blessed of God’ simply MEANS – to be EMPOWERED TO: Succeed, Achieve, Become, Innovate, Create, Get and such like. For it is THE BLESSING of God that makes one ENRICHED in the kingdom and thus SUSTAINS that enrichment; it is not just about having material acquisitions such as money, property, car and more as is commonly known that makes one rich. For money and other material gains HAVE WINGS – they come and they go. But THE BLESSING OF GOD that enriches us ABIDES forever. Meaning, you can keep being EMPOWERED to succeed again and again, no matter what levels of challenges are around you. [Genesis 26:1-5, 12-25]. 

So if you must crave and pursue, CRAVE and PURSUE God’s BLESSING and build your life on God’s blessing which will eventually enrich you, and not just a pursuit of wealth or material acquisitions. 

  • God’s BLESSINGS are wholesome, total, complete, fulfilling, peaceful, all- embracing and are not limited to things physical only, but to the TOTAL BEING of man – spirit, soul and body [1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 4:12-13; Luke 2:52]. 
  • God’s BLESSINGS empower and create enrichment and fulfilment in His grace. And the New Creation Testament BLESSEDNESS is UNCONDITIONAL, meaning it is not based on “IF” CONDITIONS as it was in the Old Testament due to human frailty and depravity to meet heavenly requirements and demands – which were FULFILLED in Lord Jesus. [Ephesians 1:3; Galatians 3:13-14; Deuteronomy 8:18; Deuteronomy 28:1-2, 5, 9, 11, (1-15)]. 
  • Know also that you are POSITIONALLY BLESSED of God already, and it is through KNOWLEDGE that you can ENACT and AUTHENTICATE it into reality [Ephesians 1:3/2 Peter 1:2-4]. And your BLESSEDNESS is HEAVENLY SECURED and PROTECTED in grace [Ephesians 1:3, 20; Ephesians 2:6; Matthew 6:19-20]. And the BLESSEDNESS can be made TANGIBLE by FAITH – by acting on the Word in context accordingly. 

Therefore, I say to you, LIVE ON GOD’S BLESSEDNESS and all other things will come together in due season.  

I pray that the BLESSINGS of God be your vehicle of enrichment in Jesus’ precious name, Amen. 

Blessed regards. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath BLESSED us with all SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS in heavenly places in Christ” Ephesians 1:3. 

“The BLESSING of the LORD MAKES a person RICH, He ADDS NO SORROW to it” (Proverbs 10:22). 

“Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For RICHES certainly makes themselves WINGS; they fly away like an eagle towards heaven” Proverbs 23:5. 

“But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee POWER (Enabling) to GET (Create, Innovate) wealth, that he may ESTABLISH his COVENANT which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day” Deuteronomy 8:18. 

SUMMARY 

This message is a doctrinal and prophetic teaching that separates THE BLESSING OF GOD from mere material results. It calls believers to pursue THE ENABLER, not just the enablement. 

KEY POINTS: 

  1. THE DEFINITION: WHAT THE BLESSING IS NOT & WHAT IT IS
  • IT IS NOT MATERIAL STUFF such as CAR, PROPERTY, MONEY and MORE. — Proverbs 10:22 
  • Material gains may be RESULTS of God’s BLESSINGS, but they are not THE BLESSING of God. 
  • THE BLESSING of God is the ENABLING and ENDOWED grace bestowed upon BELIEVERS in Christ. 
  • It is firstly SPIRITUAL before it takes a PHYSICAL hold and effect through operations and manifestations. 
  • Proof: Many obtain cars, money, property through illicit, wicked, oppressive and devilish ways. That cannot be God. Hence, those are not THE BLESSING of God. 
  1. THE SOURCE & FUNCTION: THE ENABLING POWER
  • “it is he that giveth thee POWER [ENABLING, ENDOWMENT] to GET [CREATE, INNOVATE] wealth, that he may ESTABLISH his COVENANT” — Deuteronomy 8:18 
  • ‘Being Blessed of God’ MEANS — to be EMPOWERED TO: Succeed, Achieve, Become, Innovate, Create, Get and such like. 
  • THE BLESSING makes one ENRICHED in the Kingdom and SUSTAINS that enrichment. 
  • Material gains HAVE WINGS — they come and go. But THE BLESSING OF GOD ABIDES forever. 
  • With THE BLESSING, you can be EMPOWERED to succeed again and again, no matter the challenges. — [Genesis 26:1-5, 12-25] 
  1. THE SCOPE: WHOLESOME & TOTAL
  • God’s BLESSINGS are wholesome, total, complete, fulfilling, peaceful, all-embracing. 
  • They are not limited to physical things only, but to the TOTAL BEING of man — spirit, soul and body — [1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 4:12-13; Luke 2:52] 
  • God’s BLESSINGS empower and create enrichment and fulfilment in His grace. 
  1. THE COVENANT: UNCONDITIONAL & SECURED
  • New Creation Testament BLESSEDNESS is UNCONDITIONAL. 
  • It is not based on “IF” CONDITIONS like the Old Testament, because of human frailty. 
  • All heavenly requirements were FULFILLED in the Lord Jesus. — [Ephesians 1:3; Galatians 3:13-14] 
  • You are POSITIONALLY BLESSED of God ALREADY. — [Ephesians 1:3] 
  • Your BLESSEDNESS is HEAVENLY SECURED and PROTECTED in grace. — [Ephesians 1:20; Ephesians 2:6; Matthew 6:19-20] 
  • Through KNOWLEDGE you can ENACT and AUTHENTICATE it into reality — [2 Peter 1:2-4] 
  • It is made TANGIBLE by FAITH — by acting on the WORD in context. 
  1. THE CHARGE & PRAYER
  • If you must crave and pursue, CRAVE and PURSUE God’s BLESSING. Build your life on it, not just on wealth or material acquisitions. 
  • LIVE ON GOD’S BLESSEDNESS and all other things will come together in due season. — [Matthew 6:33] 
  • Prayer: May the BLESSINGS of God be your vehicle of enrichment in Jesus’ precious name, Amen. 

In one sentence: 
THE BLESSING OF GOD is God’s ENABLING GRACE in Christ that EMPOWERS, ENRICHES, and SUSTAINS the TOTAL MAN — spirit, soul and body — and it ABIDES forever. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

LIVING THE BLESSED LIFE 

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LIVING THE BLESSED LIFE: “THE BLESSING OF GOD” IS IN TOTALITY [WHOLESOMENESS] – AND IT’S LIFE GIVING IN BLESSEDNESS! 

“THE BLESSING of the LORD MAKES a person RICH, He ADDS NO SORROW to it” Proverbs 10:22. 

“BLESSED be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath BLESSED us with all SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS in heavenly places in Christ” Ephesians 1:3. 

THE BLESSING of God is the ENABLING and ENDOWED grace bestowed upon BELIEVERS in Christ, and it is firstly SPIRITUAL before it takes a PHYSICAL hold and effect as a result of its operation, administration and manifestation. 

It therefore means that THE BLESSING of God is not MATERIAL STUFF — such as cars, property, money, precious stones of silver, gold, diamonds and the like — as some people may think or suggest. 

Physical things rot, decay and expire. But God’s BLESSEDNESS does not rot, decay or expire — and it is not limited by, nor subjected to, any human, demonic or natural factor. 

It is a TREASURED enabler from heaven for earthly affairs in humanity. 

“Do not LAY UP for yourselves TREASURES on earth, where MOTH and RUST destroy and where THIEVES break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves TREASURES in heaven, where neither MOTH nor RUST destroys and where THIEVES do not break in and steal. 21 For where your TREASURE is, there your HEART will be also” Matthew 6:19-21. 

Hence, having material gains such as CARS, PROPERTY, MONEY and MORE are the results of THE BLESSING of God, but they are not THE BLESSING of God itself. 

However, there are many people who have obtained all these material things through illicit, wicked, oppressive and devilish means as well. Could that be considered THE BLESSING of God? 
The answer is NO. NEVER. NOT AT ALL. 

Those are not THE BLESSING of God, because you cannot measure God’s BLESSEDNESS by physical possessions. 
For a man’s life in BLESSEDNESS does not consist of, nor is it measured by, the abundance of physical things he thinks he possesses. 

“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of COVETOUSNESS: for a MAN’S LIFE CONSISTETH NOT in the ABUNDANCE of the things which he POSSESSETH” Luke 12:15. 

There is the need to know full well that — ‘TO BE BLESSED OF GOD’ simply means to be EMPOWERED to — SUCCEED, ACHIEVE, BECOME, INNOVATE, CREATE, INITIATE, EXPLORE, GET and the like. 

For it is THE BLESSING of God that makes one enriched in the Kingdom, and it is also that which sustains that enrichment of BLESSEDNESS. 

And it must be noted that in the Kingdom, enrichment is not just about having material acquisitions such as money, property, cars and more that men call “rich”. 

You need to know full well that RICHES — otherwise depicted as the material gains of this world such as money and other precious materials of worth — HAVE WINGS. 
They COME to one, and they can also GO out of one’s reach. 
Hence you see many who were once called rich by human perception are now totally bankrupt and needy. 

“Will you SET YOU EYES on that which is not? For RICHES certainly makes themselves WINGS; they fly away like an eagle towards heaven” Proverbs 23:5. 

You need to know that in life and by grace, it is only THE BLESSING of God that enriches and possesses the assured enabling that makes one to ABIDE and ABOUND forever in God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus. 

It therefore means you can be EMPOWERED to succeed again and again, no matter what levels of challenge are about you — even as Isaac, the son of Abraham, experienced with God in famine after having been in plenty at another time. — Genesis 26:1-5, 12-25 

So if you must crave and pursue anything in life and godliness, then crave and pursue God’s given BLESSEDNESS — that is, THE BLESSING of God — and build your life on God’s given BLESSEDNESS, which will eventually enrich you wholly. 

Do not build your life merely on the pursuit of wealth or material acquisitions, as many do, or think, or suggest, and then depict it as God’s blessing. 

Be it known that “THE BLESSING OF GOD” under the OLD TESTAMENT was based on condition — with an “IF”. 

Thus indicating you had to fulfil God’s set order of works to earn His BLESSEDNESS — which none could, and it was found difficult to attain in the human depraved state of being at that time. 

“And it shall come to pass, IF thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2 and all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, IF thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God . . . 9 The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, IF thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways . . . 13 And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; IF that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them . . .” Deuteronomy 28:1-3, 9, 13-14. 

Unlike the OLD TESTAMENT, THE BLESSING OF GOD under the NEW TESTAMENT is based on “FAITH” in the “REDEMPTION WORK OF GRACE” in Christ Jesus — which is a done deed, for all eternity. 

It does not have an “IF” element, neither is it based on condition. 
For it is a BLESSEDNESS based on God’s imputation of RIGHTEOUSNESS, and not of man’s work to attain or to merit from God. 

“BLESSED be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath BLESSED us with all SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS in heavenly places in Christ” Ephesians 1:3. 

THEREFORE KNOW FULL WELL THAT: 

  • THE BLESSING OF GOD is in totality — wholesome, fulfilling, peaceful, all-embracing — and is not limited to physical things only, but extends to the total being of man: spirit, soul and body. — 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Luke 2:52
  • THE BLESSING OF GOD empowers, gives enabling, rights, privileges, and creates enrichment and fulfilment. — Deuteronomy 8:18
  • And you are BLESSED with THE BLESSING OF GOD as a possession already. — Ephesians 1:3; 2 Peter 1:2-4 
    And it can be made tangible today by FAITH — acting on THE WORD accordingly as you BELIEVE. 

Henceforth, I say to you: Live on God’s gracious BLESSEDNESS and all other things will come together in due time. 

I pray that THE BLESSINGS of God be your vehicle of enrichment in Christ Jesus’ precious name. Amen. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“THE BLESSING of the LORD MAKES a person RICH, He ADDS NO SORROW to it” Proverbs 10:22. 

“Who shall ASCEND into the hill of the Lord? or who shall STAND in his holy place? 4 He that hath CLEAN hands, and a PURE heart; who hath NOT LIFTED UP his soul unto vanity, nor SWORN deceitfully. 5 He shall receive THE BLESSING from the Lord, and RIGHTEOUSNESS from the God of his salvation” Psalms 24:3-5. 

“But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee POWER (Enabling, Right) to GET (CREATE, INNOVATE, INITIATE) WEALTH, that he may ESTABLISH his COVENANT which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day” Deuteronomy 8:18. 

“This Book of the Law shall not depart from YOUR MOUTH, but YOU shall MEDITATE in it DAY and NIGHT, that YOU may OBSERVE to do according to all that is WRITTEN in it. For then YOU will MAKE your way PROSPEROUS, and then YOU will have GOOD SUCCESS” Joshua 1:8. 

“Beloved, I pray that you may PROSPER in all things and be in HEALTH, just as your SOUL PROSPERS” 3 John 1:2. 

Further Scriptural Reading Text: Genesis 26:1-5, 12-25. 

SUMMARY: 
The message is a doctrinal teaching and exhortation on LIVING THE BLESSED LIFE — clarifying that THE BLESSING OF GOD is not material wealth, but the empowering, covenant grace of God that makes a believer wholesome, fruitful and sustained in spirit, soul and body. It contrasts OLD TESTAMENT conditional blessing with NEW TESTAMENT covenant BLESSEDNESS by FAITH, and calls believers to pursue God’s BLESSEDNESS first, not just physical gains. 

 

KEY POINTS 

  1. THE DEFINITION OF THE BLESSING
  • THE BLESSING OF GOD means to be EMPOWERED to SUCCEED, ACHIEVE, BECOME, INNOVATE, CREATE, INITIATE, EXPLORE, GET. 
  • It is totality — wholesome, fulfilling, peaceful, all-embracing — covering spirit, soul and body — 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Luke 2:52. 
  • It is LIFE-GIVING and SORROW-FREE — Proverbs 10:22.  
  1. WHAT THE BLESSING IS NOT
  • It is not limited to material stuff: cars, property, money, gold, diamonds. 
  • Physical riches HAVE WINGS — they come and go — Proverbs 23:5. 
  • People can get wealth through illicit, wicked, oppressive means. That is NOT THE BLESSING of God. 
  • “A MAN’S LIFE CONSISTETH NOT in the ABUNDANCE of the things which he POSSESSETH” — Luke 12:15
  1. THE SOURCE AND SUSTAINER OF ENRICHMENT
  • Only THE BLESSING of God enriches and gives the assured enabling to ABIDE and ABOUND forever — Deuteronomy 8:18. 
  • Example: Isaac was blessed in famine after plenty — Genesis 26:1-5, 12-25. 
  • Material gains are the result of THE BLESSING, not THE BLESSING itself.
  1. OLD TESTAMENT vs NEW TESTAMENT BLESSING
  • OLD TESTAMENT: Based on CONDITION — “IF you obey” — Deuteronomy 28:1-2, 9, 13-14. It was difficult to attain in man’s depraved state. 
  • NEW TESTAMENT: Based on FAITH in the REDEMPTION WORK OF GRACE in Christ Jesus — a done deed, for all eternity. 
  • It is BLESSEDNESS by God’s imputation of RIGHTEOUSNESS, not by man’s works — Ephesians 1:3; Galatians 3:13-14. 
  • You are already BLESSED with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places — Ephesians 1:3; 2 Peter 1:2-4
  1. HOW TO WALK IN THE BLESSING
  • It is made tangible today by FAITH — acting on THE WORD accordingly as you BELIEVE. 
  • Build your life on God’s given BLESSEDNESS, not on the pursuit of wealth. 

CALL TO ACTION 

  1. SHIFT YOUR PURSUIT: Stop chasing material acquisitions. Crave and pursue God’s given BLESSEDNESS first. 
  2. BELIEVE AND ACT: You are already blessed. Make it tangible today by FAITH — speak THE WORD and act on it. 
  3. LIVE ON BLESSEDNESS: Build your life on God’s gracious BLESSEDNESS. When you do, “all other things will come together in due time.” 
  4. GUARD YOUR HEART: Don’t measure your life by possessions. Value what does not rot, decay or expire. 
  5. DECLARE: I am BLESSED with THE BLESSING OF GOD. It empowers me, sustains me, and makes me rich without sorrow in Christ Jesus’ name. Amen. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

THE DANGER OF SCRIPTURAL IGNORANCE

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THE DANGER OF SCRIPTURAL IGNORANCE: IT LEADS ONE TO ERRORS, TO BECOME MISTAKEN AND TO BE ELUDED FROM THE POWER OF GOD! 

“The man that WANDERETH out of THE WAY of UNDERSTANDING shall remain in the CONGREGATION [GATHERING] of the DEAD [UNPRODUCTIVE, TASKMASTER, OBSCURED, SLOTHFUL, SLUGGARD]” Proverbs 21:16. 

“GOOD UNDERSTANDING giveth FAVOUR: but THE WAY of TRANSGRESSORS [DISOBEDIENT, ARROGANT] is HARD [DIFFICULT, FRUSTRATING, CHALLENGING]” Proverbs 13:15. 

Our Father God does not condone ignorance, which is the breeding ground of stupidity, foolishness and arrogance – especially in the midst of every opportunity to acquire and gain the knowledge needed to answer your earnest quest in life and godliness. Wisdom to do life and to become in the grace comes through knowledge and understanding. Playing the game of ignorance takes no one anywhere with God. God “WINKED” at ignorance and at ignorant people in times past, especially when there were no opportunities. But now, with every opportunity and possibility and signs pointing to wisdom – He expects you to ask, to know, and to enquire for the understanding that will enable you to excel in life and in grace. 

“And the times of this IGNORANCE God WINKED at [OVERLOOKED]; but now COMMANDETH all men every where to REPENT [CHANGE]: 31 because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in RIGHTEOUSNESS by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given ASSURANCE unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead” Acts 17:30-31. 

Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord, did not increase in wisdom, stature and in favour with Father God and man by a mere wish. But in the early time of His humanity, He took time to sit, to know and to understand – by being in places to ask questions and get answers, in order to be in understanding, so that He could fulfil purpose meaningfully in Father God’s BUSINESS [ASSIGNMENT] concerning Him. And why can’t you too seek after knowing and understanding in the matters that concern life and godliness, in order to ensure a solid content in the grace? So, get out of the erroneous and mistaken path of ignorance, and get into the path of knowledge and understanding in context, in order to be fulfilled purposefully and meaningfully in the grace wherein you are called and, in the content thereof. 

“And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, SITTING in the midst of the DOCTORS [TEACHERS], both HEARING them, and ASKING them questions. 47 And all that heard him were astonished at his UNDERSTANDING and answers. . .. 49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my FATHER’S BUSINESS? 50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them . . . 52 And Jesus INCREASED in WISDOM and STATURE, and in FAVOUR with God and man” Luke 2: 46-52. 

“And we know that ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER for GOOD to them that LOVE God, to them who are the CALLED according to his PURPOSE” Romans 8:28/[Ephesians 1:11-12; 1 Corinthians 2:9-10]. 

Avoid ignorance by every means. It is dangerous, and the side effects and consequences are unimaginable. Ensure that in every subject you endeavour to know and to understand but the context and, where possible, the contents. This is in order to avoid an erroneous position, being mistaken and misconstrued, and being cut off from the power of God – meaning, the enabling of God’s grace for that context to be made known and manifest for your good and BLESSEDNESS. 

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

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

Ignorance hurts and hunts. It makes one stupid and foolish. It frustrates one’s efforts. It keeps one away from the good of God – for God once winked at ignorance. Ignorance subjugates. It enslaves. It captivates. It is destructive. The side effects are innumerable and unimaginable, and never to be wished upon anyone. Therefore, do not even imagine it, nor allow it to play around you and within your domain at any given moment. PURSUE and ENSURE knowledge and understanding always, in order to stay safe.  

“A WISE man is STRONG; yea, a man of KNOWLEDGE INCREASETH STRENGTH” Proverbs 24:5. 

“WISDOM is the PRINCIPAL thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy GETTING GET UNDERSTANDING” Proverbs 4:7. 

For God is a FAITHFUL and rewarding Father, who cherishes achieving and accomplishing anything through process – which is the consequence of knowledge and understanding. For wisdom to succeed in excellence is the application of knowledge, unlike ignorance whose effect is to make the slothful [a sluggard] and unproductive. For whatever has no process of accomplishments is a fraud and a scam in both context and content. God wants you to be a follower of Him and of those who do life and godliness through knowledge and understanding of the scriptural context, in order to ensure an assured content. 

“God is FAITHFUL, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord” 1 Corinthians 1:9. 

“And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING” Jeremiah 3:15. 

“For God is not UNRIGHTEOUS [UNGRATEFUL, UNFAITHFUL] to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. 11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same DILIGENCE to the FULL ASSURANCE of hope unto the end: 12 that ye be NOT SLOTHFUL, but FOLLOWERS of them who through faith and patience INHERIT [ACCOMPLISH, ACHIEVE] the promises” Hebrews 6:10-12. 

“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. 

IT PAYS TO PATIENTLY STRIVE FOR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING RATHER THAN TO REMAIN IN IGNORANCE – WITH ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS OF STUPIDITY AND FOOLISHNESS, SLOTHFULNESS AND SLUGGISHNESS THAT IT BRINGS – UNPRODUCTIVE IN BOTH CONTEXT AND CONTENT. 

IGNORANCE is not just bad; it is a DIS-EASE [UN-EASE] -a place and position worse than any cancerous disease. For by IGNORANCE, many talents, visions and dreams that would have enhanced life and godly living, and uplifted and placed people and persons on an ONWARD and UPWARD trajectory, have ended up in the GRAVEYARDS – unfulfilled, unsung, unproductive, unwritten, unaccomplished and such like. 

Therefore, SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK [REFLECT]! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

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

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

“And the times of this IGNORANCE God WINKED at [OVERLOOKED]; but now COMMANDETH all men every where to REPENT [CHANGE]: 31 because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in RIGHTEOUSNESS by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given ASSURANCE unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead” Acts 17:30-31. 

“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: AND HIS COMMANDMENTS ARE NOT GRIEVOUS [DIFFICULT, TASKMASTER, BURDENSOME, IRKSOME]” 1 John 5:3 Emphasis Mine. 

“And now, BRETHREN, I COMMEND you to God, and to THE WORD of his grace, which is ABLE to BUILD you up, and to give you an INHERITANCE among all them which are SANCTIFIED [UNIQUELY SET APART]” Acts 20:32. 

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

“Therefore MY PEOPLE ARE GONE INTO CAPTIVITY, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE: and their HONOURABLE men are FAMISHED, and their MULTITUDE dried up with thirst. 14 Therefore HELL hath ENLARGED herself, and OPENED her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. 15 And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: 16 but the Lord of hosts shall be EXALTED in judgment, and God that is holy shall be SANCTIFIED in righteousness” Isaiah 5:13-16. 

SUMMARY 

The message is a prophetic charge entitled: THE DANGER OF SCRIPTURAL IGNORANCE. 
It warns that ignorance is not neutral — it is destructive, and it cuts people off from the power of God, purpose, and destiny. The only way out is deliberate pursuit of KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING through God’s Word and godly process. 

 KEY POINTS 

  1. THE DANGER AND EFFECTS OF IGNORANCE
  • Scriptural ignorance leads to error. “Ye do ERR, NOT KNOWING THE SCRIPTURES, NOR THE POWER OF GOD” — Matthew 22:29; Mark 12:24 
  • Ignorance hurts, hunts, frustrates, subjugates, enslaves, and destroys. Its side effects are innumerable and unimaginable. 
  • Proverbs 21:16: “The man that WANDERETH out of THE WAY of UNDERSTANDING shall remain in the CONGREGATION of the DEAD.” — Unproductive, taskmaster, obscure, slothful. 
  • By ignorance, talents, visions and dreams that should enhance life and godliness end up in the GRAVEYARDS — unfulfilled, unsung, unproductive, unwritten, unaccomplished. 
  • Hosea 4:6; Isaiah 5:13: “MY PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE… GONE INTO CAPTIVITY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE.” 
  • Ignorance is a DIS-EASE [UN-EASE] — a place and position worse than any cancerous disease. 
  1. GOD’S POSITION ON IGNORANCE
  • Acts 17:30-31: God “WINKED” at ignorance in times past when light was limited. But now He COMMANDETH all men everywhere to REPENT and to CHANGE. 
  • Our Father God does not condone ignorance. It is the breeding ground of stupidity, foolishness and arrogance — especially now with every opportunity to acquire knowledge. 
  • God is FAITHFUL and a REWARDER of those who diligently seek Him — Hebrews 11:6. He cherishes process, which is the product of knowledge and understanding. 
  1. THE PATTERN OF CHRIST: LEARNING THROUGH PROCESS
  • Jesus did not increase by a wish. Luke 2:46-52: In His early humanity He SAT, HEARD, ASKED QUESTIONS in the temple. 
  • Result: “Jesus INCREASED in WISDOM and STATURE, and in FAVOUR with God and man.” 
  • He was about His FATHER’S BUSINESS. Understanding positioned Him for purpose. 
  • Application: If Christ took time to sit and learn, we must too. 
  1. KNOWLEDGE + UNDERSTANDING = WISDOM + FAVOUR + STRENGTH
  • Proverbs 4:7: “WISDOM is the PRINCIPAL thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy GETTING GET UNDERSTANDING.” 
  • Proverbs 24:5: “A WISE man is STRONG; yea, a man of KNOWLEDGE INCREASETH STRENGTH.” 
  • Proverbs 13:15: “GOOD UNDERSTANDING giveth FAVOUR: but THE WAY of TRANSGRESSORS is HARD.” 
  • Knowledge applied = wisdom. Wisdom applied = excellence. 
  • Whatever has no process of accomplishment is fraud and scam in both context and content. 
  1. THE WORD OFGODIS THE BUILDER 
  • Acts 20:32: “THE WORD of his grace… is ABLE to BUILD you up, and to give you an INHERITANCE.” 
  • Jeremiah 3:15: God gives pastors after His heart to feed you with KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING. 
  • Hebrews 6:10-12: Be NOT SLOTHFUL, but FOLLOWERS of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. 

CALL TO ACTION 

  1. REPENT FROM IGNORANCE: Acts 17:30. Stop tolerating what God no longer overlooks. Choose to change. 
  2. PURSUE KNOWLEDGE DILIGENTLY: Proverbs 4:7. Sit like Jesus sat. Hear. Ask questions. Study the Scriptures. Enquire for understanding in every matter of life and godliness. 
  3. EMBRACE PROCESS: Do not take shortcuts. God rewards process. Process produces stability, excellence, and assurance. 
  4. GUARD YOUR DOMAIN: Do not allow ignorance to play around you. Avoid erroneous positions, being mistaken, and being cut off from the enabling of God’s grace. 
  5. SELAH — PAUSE AND REFLECT: Examine your life, calling, marriage, career, ministry. Are you growing in knowledge and understanding or are you stagnant? 
  6. STAY IN THE WORD: 1 John 5:3 — “His commandments are NOT GRIEVOUS.” The Word builds you and gives you inheritance among the sanctified. 

Final Truth: IT PAYS TO PATIENTLY STRIVE FOR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. Ignorance buries destiny. Knowledge births excellence, favour, and blessedness. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

THE KINGDOM GOSPEL 

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THE KINGDOM GOSPEL: GIVES SALVATION UNTO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH! 

“For I am not ashamed of the GOSPEL OF CHRIST: for it is THE POWER of God UNTO SALVATION to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith“ Romans 1:16-17. 

The Gospel of Christ Jesus — it is the POWER of God that brings about the SALVATION of all mankind for today and tomorrow. How relevant it is today, more than ever before, in the midst of the turbulence, confusion, distrust, breakdown, hunger, chaos, wars, pandemic and such like, that have ravaged our world today. 

And SALVATION in this context is not necessarily only about being born of God into His Kingdom; but it is also about matters of life and godly living in humanity, and covers but is not limited to the following: PEACE, SOUND MIND, HEALTH, PROSPERITY, HEALING, SECURITY, SAFETY, DELIVERANCE, RESTORATION, STRENGTH, LIVELIHOOD, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP and Such like and MORE. 

So, the preaching of the GOSPEL is the preaching of THE WORD of God, which is the preaching of Christ Jesus, who is THE WORD, the GOOD NEWS of human redemption. The good news is that man’s debt and eternal judgement are averted because Christ Jesus has paid for them by the sacrifice He made to take on human condemnation — which is the consequence of sin — so that man can be JUSTIFIED before God instead of facing the judgement of condemnation; and thereafter man can then live in FREEDOM from sin and its effects, in an onward and upward trajectory toward God in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen.  

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK! 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“And THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM shall be PREACHED in all the world for a WITNESS unto ALL NATIONS; and then shall the end come” Matthew 24:14. 

“But ye shall receive POWER, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be WITNESSES unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, AND UNTO THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE EARTH” Acts 1:8. 

“Yea, so have I strived to PREACH THE GOSPEL, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation: 21 but as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand” Romans 15:20-21. 

“For I am not ashamed of the GOSPEL OF CHRIST: for it is THE POWER of God UNTO SALVATION to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith” Romans 1:16-17. 

“. . . 4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where PREACHING THE WORD. 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and PREACHED CHRIST unto them. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city” Acts 8:1-8. 

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then we are AMBASSADORS for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 21 For he hath made him to BE SIN FOR US, who KNEW NO SIN; that we might be MADE the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God in him” 2 Corinthians 5:17-21. 

“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. 

“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. 

“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]” Galatians 5:1-2 Amplified. 

“If the Son therefore shall make you FREE, ye shall be FREE indeed” John 8:36. 

SUMMARY: 
This message is a proclamation that THE KINGDOM GOSPEL is THE POWER OF GOD UNTO SALVATION — for today, for tomorrow, and UNTO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. 

It declares that the Gospel is not just about going to heaven, but about God’s power to bring PEACE, HEALING, DELIVERANCE and godly living to humanity right now, in the midst of a world that is turbulent and broken.  

KEY POINTS: 

  1. THE CORE FOUNDATION: THE GOSPEL = THE POWER OF GOD FOR SALVATION
    The Gospel is not to be ashamed of because it carries God’s power.
    Romans 1:16-17 — “For I am not ashamed of the GOSPEL OF CHRIST: for it is THE POWER of God UNTO SALVATION to every one that believeth… For therein is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith” 
    In this season of chaos, wars, hunger and pandemic, the Gospel remains the most relevant answer. 
  1. THREE TRUTHS ABOUT KINGDOM SALVATION
    A. SALVATION IS BROADER THAN NEW BIRTH
    Salvation includes being born into God’s Kingdom, but it also covers life and godly living. It addresses: PEACE, SOUND MIND, HEALTH, PROSPERITY, HEALING, SECURITY, SAFETY, DELIVERANCE, RESTORATION, STRENGTH, LIVELIHOOD, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP and MORE. 
    Application: The Gospel meets man in every area of life, not just eternity.

    B. THE GOSPEL IS CHRIST — THE WORD
    To preach the Gospel is to preach THE WORD of God.
    Acts 8:4-5 — “Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where PREACHING THE WORD. Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and PREACHED CHRIST unto them” 

    C. THE GOSPEL DEALS WITH SIN, CONDEMNATION AND FREEDOM
    Man’s debt is paid and judgement is averted because Christ took our condemnation.
    2 Corinthians 5:21 — “For he hath made him to BE SIN FOR US, who KNEW NO SIN; that we might be MADE the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God in him” 
    Romans 8:1-2 — “There is therefore now NO CONDEMNATION to them which are in Christ Jesus… For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death” 
    Galatians 5:1 — “It was for this FREEDOM that Christ set us free [completely liberating us]; therefore keep standing firm” 
    John 8:36 — “If the Son therefore shall make you FREE, ye shall be FREE indeed” 
    Result: We are JUSTIFIED, we have PEACE with God, and we walk in FREEDOM and in an onward and upward trajectory toward God. 
  1. AN IMPORTANT MANDATE: PREACH IT TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
    This is a Kingdom Gospel, not a local message.
    Matthew 24:14 — “And THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM shall be PREACHED in all the world for a WITNESS unto ALL NATIONS; and then shall the end come” 
    Acts 1:8 — “ye shall receive POWER, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be WITNESSES unto me… AND UNTO THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE EARTH” 
    Romans 15:20-21 — “so have I strived to PREACH THE GOSPEL, not where Christ was named… To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see” 
    Where the Gospel is preached, there is proof: healing, deliverance, and great joy — Acts 8:6-8.  
  1. A WORD TO THE PREACHER AND THE HEARER
    To the preacher:Don’t be ashamed. Preach Christ. The power is in the Gospel. 
    To the hearer: Receive salvation that covers your whole life. Come into the freedom Christ has paid for. You are no longer under condemnation. 

IN ONE SENTENCE: 

The KINGDOM GOSPEL is the POWER OF GOD for SALVATION to the ends of the earth — it justifies us, frees us, heals us, and qualifies us as AMBASSADORS to preach Christ until every nation has heard. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

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

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

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the CALLED according to HIS PURPOSE . . .” Romans 8:28-30. 

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

“. . . 11 in whom also we have OBTAINED an inheritance, being PREDESTINATED according to the PURPOSE of him who worketh all things after the COUNSEL of his own will . . .” Ephesians 1:3-12. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KEY POINTS: 

  1. GOD’S POWER IS PURPOSE-DRIVEN
  • The power of God is the enabling of God to accomplish His PURPOSE in your life. 
  • A PURPOSELESS lifestyle cannot receive God’s POWER to actualise the set-out divine PURPOSE of God — for life and godliness, in Christ Jesus. 
  • “…11 in whom also we have OBTAINED an inheritance, being PREDESTINATED according to the PURPOSE of him who worketh all things after the COUNSEL of his own will…” Ephesians 1:3-12 
  • “And we know that ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER for good to them that love God, to them who are the CALLED according to his PURPOSE…” Romans 8:28-30 
  1. CHRIST JESUS IS OUR PATTERN
  • Jesus Christ lived for God’s given CAUSE and PURPOSE in humanity. 
  • He was not only ANOINTED with the Holy Spirit, He was also EMPOWERED by the Holy Spirit to fulfil that PURPOSE under God. 1 John 3:8; John 18:37; Luke 4:1-2, 14 
  • He could only bear WITNESS of the Gospel truth by the given POWER of God for that purpose. John 18:37; John 5:31-33, 36-37; John 8:18; John 10:25 
  • “How God ANOINTED Jesus of Nazareth with the HOLY GHOST and with POWER: who went about doing good, and HEALING all that were OPPRESSED of the devil; for God was WITH him” Acts 10:38 
  • “And Jesus RETURNED IN THE POWER of the Spirit into Galilee… The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath ANOINTED me to preach the GOSPEL…” Luke 4:1-22 
  • “To this end was I born, and for this CAUSE came I into the world, that I should bear WITNESS unto the truth” John 18:37 
  1. THE PURPOSE OF GOD’S POWER: TO BE A WITNESS
  • God’s POWER is not GIVEN for NOTHING. It is for the PURPOSE of being a WITNESS of God to humanity in every area of life: marriage, family, ministry, career, business, enterprise, relationships, leadership and such like. 
  • It is about being God’s representative and ambassador with the message of reconciliation. Acts 1:8; Matthew 24:14; 2 Corinthians 5:17-20; Ephesians 6:20 
  • “But ye shall receive POWER, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be WITNESSES unto me…” Acts 1:8 
  • “And this GOSPEL of the kingdom shall be PREACHED in all the world for a WITNESS unto all nations…” Matthew 24:14 
  • “…he shall testify of me: and ye also shall bear WITNESS…” John 15:26-27 
  1. THE APOSTLES’ EXPERIENCE
  • The disciples who became Apostles lived to bear WITNESS by the enabling POWER of God in His grace. 
  • Christ assured them of the promised POWER before He finished His earthly work. Luke 24:49; Acts 1:8; Acts 4:33 
  • “And, behold, I send the PROMISE of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with POWER from on high” Luke 24:49 
  • “And with great POWER gave the apostles WITNESS of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great GRACE was upon them all” Acts 4:33 
  • “Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; BUT SUCH AS I HAVE GIVE I THEE: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk” Acts 3:6 
  1. THE DANGER OF POWER WITHOUT PURPOSE
  • The essence of God’s POWER in a Christian is to fulfil God’s PURPOSE in the individual, to ensure God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:28-30 
  • If you seek God’s enabling POWER without first resolving God’s PURPOSE, you will receive NOTHING from God but counterfeit, adulteration and falsehood. 
  • Example: Simon of Acts 8:9-24, who claimed the great POWER of God in self-denial and self-deception. 
  1. FINAL ENJOINMENT

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

IN ONE SENTENCE 

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

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

AUGUST YOUR LIFE BY GOD’S ENABLING POWER 

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

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

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

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

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

And I know exactly what it all means. 

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

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

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

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

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

THEREFORE, THINK AND PONDER TODAY: 

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

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

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KEY POINTS: 

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

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

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

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

 REV. CHUKIE MORSI

YOU ARE – GOD’S BATTLE AXE 

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YOU ARE – GOD’S BATTLE AXE: THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST – AND TRIUMPHANT IN EVERYWHERE AND IN EVERYWAY! 

“Crowns and thrones may perish 

Kingdoms rise and wane 

But the Church of Jesus constant will remain: 

Gates of hell can never 

‘Gainst that Church prevails; 

We have Christ’s own promise – 

And that cannot fail” – S. Baring-Gould. 

“But THANKS be to God, who ALWAYS LEADS us in TRIUMPH in Christ, and through us SPREADS and MAKES evident everywhere the sweet FRAGRANCE of the KNOWLEDGE of Him” 2 Corinthians 2:14. 

Yea, Kingdoms, Nations, Empires, Politicians, Political and Military dictators, Kings and Rulers that have covenanted with satanic evil and wicked cohorts have risen and fallen – lost their greatness and collapsed, reigned and died. Yet the Church of Jesus Christ –  hallelujah – the greatest and only UNPARALLELED force known on earth, beneath the earth, and in the heavens, keeps marching on triumphantly in the face of absolute opposition and challenges. And in spite of all the attacks of the ENEMY and his COHORTS against God’s mandate – His plan, purpose and pursuit – the Church stands and advances. 

“. . . 2 The Lord shall send the ROD of Your STRENGTH out of ZION (THE CHURCH). RULE in the MIDST of your ENEMIES! 3 Your people shall be VOLUNTEERS (WILLING) in the DAY of your POWER; In the BEAUTIES of HOLINESS, from the womb of the morning, you have the DEW (UNCTION) of your youth” Psalms 110:1-3 NKJV. 

All simply because this Kingdom purpose and cause is of God, and it is an EVERLASTING KINGDOM that endures and will endure through ALL GENERATIONS – irrespective of the challenges, opposition and difficulties in the pathway. 

“Thy KINGDOM IS AN EVERLASTING KINGDOM, and thy DOMINION endureth throughout ALL GENERATIONS” Psalms 145:13. 

“For THE KINGDOM is the Lord’s: and he is the GOVERNOR among THE NATIONS” Psalms 22:28. 

Therefore, as God’s Battle Axe and Weapons of War, the Church of God in Christ Jesus, it is time to ARISE and BUILD with selfless hearts of FAITH, HOPE and LOVE again – in order to set things right in the human DECADENCE and PERVERSIONS that we see EVERY DAY in our denominationised Churches, Homes, Streets, Roads, Governments, Communities, and in every place of living and doing life. 

“The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the DEMONS are SUBJECT to us in Your name.” 18 He said to them, “I watched Satan FALL from heaven like [a flash of] lightning. 19 Listen carefully: I have GIVEN you AUTHORITY [that you now possess] to TREAD on serpents and scorpions, and [the ability to exercise authority] OVER ALL the POWER of the ENEMY (Satan); and NOTHING will [in any way] harm you. 20 Nevertheless do not rejoice at this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your NAMES are RECORDED in heaven” Luke 10:17-20 Amplified. 

For we as the Church have been given so much tremendous authority and power to bring about the atmophere we earnestly desired to colour our worlds with God’s goodness until Christ Jesus returns for the fulness of our God and well being as Apostle Paul stated in the Holy writ of Ephesians 1:17-23. 

WE ARE God’s BATTLE AXE and WEAPONS OF WAR, the Church of JESUS CHRIST with the mandate to be triumphant in EVERYWHERE and EVERYWAY. 

CHURCH ARISE – YOU ARE THE CHURCH! 

IT’S NOT THE ARCHITECTURAL BUILDING!! 

AND AS THE CHURCH – YOU ARE TRIUMPHANT!!! 

CONGRATULATIONS – BE BLESSED. 

SCRIPTURAL TRUTH WORTH PONDERING: 

“THOU ART MY BATTLE AXE AND WEAPONS OF WAR: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms . . .” Jeremiah 51:20-23. 

“Thy KINGDOM IS AN EVERLASTING KINGDOM, and thy DOMINION endureth throughout ALL GENERATIONS” Psalms 145:13. 

“For THE KINGDOM is the Lord’s: and he is the GOVERNOR among THE NATIONS” Psalms 22:28. 

“Now thanks be unto God, which ALWAYS causeth us to TRIUMPH in Christ, and maketh MANIFEST the SAVOUR of his KNOWLEDGE by us in EVERY PLACE” 2 Corinthians 2:14. 

“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, THAT MEN OUGHT ALWAYS TO PRAY, AND NOT TO FAINT (Give Up, Lose Heart, Discourage) Luke 18:1. (Emphasis Mine) 

“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH; and THE GATES OF HELL SHALL NOT PREVAIL AGAINST IT. 19 And I will give unto thee the KEYS of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt BIND (Allow, Permit) on earth shall be BOUND (Allowed, Permitted) in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt LOOSE (Allow, Permit) on earth shall be LOOSED (Allowed, Permitted) in heaven” Matthew 16:18-19 (Emphasis Mine). 

“Jesus came up and said to them, “ALL AUTHORITY (all power of absolute rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations [help the people to learn of Me, believe in Me, and obey My words], baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always [remaining with you perpetually—regardless of circumstance, and on every occasion], even to the end of the age” Matthew 28:18-20 Amplified. 

“[I always pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son]. 18 And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints (God’s people), 19 and [so that you will begin to know] what the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His [active, spiritual] power is in us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength 20 which He produced in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above ALL RULE and AUTHORITY and POWER and DOMINION [whether angelic or human], and [far above] every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and world but also in the one to come. 22 And He put ALL THINGS [in every realm] in SUBJECTION under Christ’s feet, and appointed Him as [supreme and authoritative] head OVER ALL THINGS in the church, 23 which is His body, the FULLNESS of Him who fills and completes all things in all [believers]” Ephesians 1:17-23 Amplified. 

Further Scriptural Reading: 2 Corinthians 10:3-16; 1 Timothy 1:18; 1 Timothy 6:12; Ephesians 6:10-18; 2 Timothy 3:12; Isaiah 54:15-17; Isaiah 60:1-2; Mark 16:16-20.  

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

THE BLESSEDNESS OF – “BEING LED OF THE SPIRIT”

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THE BLESSEDNESS OF – “BEING LED OF THE SPIRIT”: THE ENABLING POWER OF GOD TO ACCESS AND FULFILL PURPOSE IN CHRIST JESUS! 

“. . . 14 For as many as are LED by the Spirit of God, they are the SONS of God . . .” Romans 8:9-11, 14-17. 

“Then was Jesus LED up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil” Matthew 4:1. 

Until redemption in Christ Jesus, the OLD TESTAMENT CREATION people were LED by mere men who served under God as Prophets, Priests, Kings and Levites, and who were not born again [not circumcised in the heart] otherwise born of God with the Holy Spirit living within them [Romans 2:28-29; Philippians 3:3; John 14:16-27; Romans 5:5]. All of them, from the Old Testament till the Gospel, none was born of the Spirit in their spirit-being, in order for them to know, understand and experience God within for themselves [John 3:1-15]. Those used to accomplish divine purpose in the Old Creation Testament received the Blessed [empowering] Spirit of God’s BLESSEDNESS UPON them firstly – without living WITHIN them – but ONLY for them to function and carry out the intent, plan, purpose and pursuit of God as they were instructed in all generations and dispensations until Christ Jesus. That Is when the Spirit WITHIN comes into being for our BLESSEDNESS within. The Holy Spirit, the third person of the divine trinity, was concealed – not revealed in person except in function- to those used in the Old Creation Testament. 

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

And God’s BLESSEDNESS in grace is as real as when it is being carried by the spiritual empowering of the Holy Spirit, who is the enabler of God, and the ensuring factor that brings God’s promises to physical reality – tangibility in various formats to all in humanity. Unfortunately, most people think that God’s BLESSEDNESS, [BLESSINGS] are of the physical, [tangible] things they see, feel/touch, smell, hear and taste; which unfortunately, it is not, otherwise it would rot, rust, corrupt, decay, degrade, depreciate and the like, in all things happening under the Sun. And it is heavenly secured in God’s hands of righteousness, where Christ is seated and we in grace ARE positioned and seated at the right hand of the Father God, and it is with no earthly corruptions, counterfeits, distortion and adulteration to undermine its priceless worth in the grace. 

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath BLESSED us with all spiritual blessings in HEAVENLY places in Christ . . . 20 which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the HEAVENLY places” Ephesians 1:3, 20. 

“And hath raised us up together, and made us SIT together in HEAVENLY places in Christ Jesus” Ephesians 2:6. 

“Lay not up for yourselves TREASURES upon earth, where MOTH and RUST doth CORRUPT, and where THIEVES break through and STEAL: 20 but lay up for yourselves TREASURES IN HEAVEN, where neither MOTH nor RUST doth CORRUPT, and where THIEVES do not BREAK through nor STEAL: 21 for where your TREASURE is, there will your HEART [SPIRIT-BEING] be also” Matthew 6:19-21. 

For God’s enabled BLESSEDNESS, [BLESSING] it is not accompanied with sorrow and such like, but it enriches to all things. And it is not limited to any to monopolised, as it is irrespective of gender, race, colour, tongue, status, class, geographical location, etc. And it is not governed by sentiments, prejudice and dissimulation. 

“The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it” Proverbs 10:22. 

“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 10:11-13. 

“Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is NO RESPECTER of persons: 35 but in EVERY NATION he that FEARETH him, and WORKETH RIGHTEOUSNESS, is ACCEPTED with him” Acts 10:34-35. 

“Christ hath REDEEMED us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: 14 that THE BLESSING of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might RECEIVE the PROMISE of the Spirit through faith . . . 26 For ye ARE all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is NEITHER Jew nor Greek, there is NEITHER bond nor free, there is NEITHER male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise” Galatians 3:13-14, 26-29. 

In same scenario, to BE LED BY THE SPIRIT [HOLY SPIRIT] is another act of the BLESSEDNESS [BLESSING] of God in Christ Jesus. That you live and do life in grace by the leading [being led] of God in every one of your life decisions, it is an awesome, gracious and graceful realm to enjoy of God in order to fulfil purpose in your redemption in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

Jesus Christ our Saviour and Lord in humanity knows the virtue of BEING LED of the Spirit, from the onset of His humanity and Ministry until the end of His time in our redemption. He knows it takes the Father God’s BLESSEDNESS to function within His perspectives. And because He was BEING LED of the Holy Spirit, He was able to fulfil the demands of the Father God for human redemption with no stone left unturned in His humanity [Matthew 3:16-17; Matthew 4:1/Luke 4:1-22; Acts 10:38]. 

The Believers of God in Christ Jesus can also enjoy the BLESSEDNESS of God in BEING LED of the Holy Spirit. It is God’s given access to ALL in Redemption that are born of God in Christ Jesus [Romans 5:1-2, 5-8]. That is what ensures SONSHIP in God in Christ Jesus. [Galatians 4:6-7; Romans 8:14 (8-11, 14-17, 26-40); Luke 24:49; Acts 1:8; John 7:37-39; Luke 11:9-13]. And every believer should crave to ensure that they are BEING LED of God, otherwise satan and his cohorts will set up middlemen in religious cloaks and will act religiously as your go-between to God, which is unscriptural toward religiosity, dogma, bondage and such like [1 Timothy 2:5; Acts 4:12]. There are many out there for deception, to pervert and to deceive others of the truth [Galatians 1:6-9; Jude 1:3-4; Philippians 1:15-18]. And BEING LED of the Holy Spirit BLESSEDNESS gives the wisdom from above, to be above only in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. [James 3:15 (13-18)]. 

I PRAY that you will rise up now in Christ Jesus and thirst and hunger after the BLESSEDNESS of BEING LED by the Holy Spirit of promise – who is the Holy Spirit of the triune [trinity] God [1 John 5:7]. If you act otherwise, it then means you have set yourself readily ready to fall prey and victim before the enemy and cohorts of your faith in Christ Jesus’ stead. [1 Peter 5:8-9; James 3:13-18]. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING ON CONTEXT: 

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

“Then was Jesus LED up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil” Matthew 4:1. 

“And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was LED by the Spirit into the wilderness . . . 14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all . . . 18 The Spirit of the Lord is UPON me, because he hath ANOINTED me to PREACH the GOSPEL to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 to preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. 22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the GRACIOUS WORDS WHICH PROCEEDED OUT OF HIS MOUTH. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?” Luke 4:1-22. 

“How God anointed and consecrated Jesus of Nazareth with the [Holy] Spirit and with strength and ability and power; how He went about doing good and, in particular, curing all who were harassed and oppressed by [the power of] the devil, for God was with Him” Acts 10:38/AMP Classic Edition. 

“But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you . . . 14 For as many as are LED by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17 and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together” Romans 8:9-11, 14-17. 

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

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

“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. 

“. . . 11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father GIVE the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?” Luke 11:9-13. 

“Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from ABOVE, but is EARTHLY, SENSUAL, DEVILISH. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace” James 3:13-18. 

SUMMARY: 

Core Thesis: 
The message presents being led by the Holy Spirit as the central blessedness of the New Covenant. It contrasts Old Testament function “upon” with New Testament life “within”, arguing that true purpose, sonship, and God’s incorruptible blessedness are accessed only through Spirit-led living in Christ. 

  1. Definition of God’s Blessedness
    Nature: Not physical, tangible, or perishable. It does not rot, rust, decay, or depreciate like earthly things [Matthew 6:19-20]. 
    Location/Security: Heavenly, secured in God’s hands of righteousness where Christ sits at the right hand of the Father [Ephesians 1:3, 20; Ephesians 2:6]. Believers are “seated in heavenly places in Christ”. 
    Character: Adds no sorrow [Proverbs 10:22]. Enriches in all things. Inclusive — no difference of gender, race, class, geography [Romans 10:11-13; Galatians 3:28]. Not governed by sentiment, prejudice, or dissimulation. 
  1. “Being Led of the Spirit” as Enabling Power
    Scriptural Anchor: “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God” [Romans 8:14]. Spirit-led living is presented as proof of sonship. 
    Christ’s Pattern: Jesus Himself knew the virtue of being Spirit-led from the start of His ministry [Luke 4:1] until redemption was complete [Matthew 4:1; Acts 10:38]. He functioned by the Father’s blessedness and the Spirit’s empowerment, fulfilling every demand of redemption. 
    Believer’s Access: This same Spirit-led access is “God’s given access to all in redemption who are born of God in Christ Jesus” [Romans 5:1-2, 5-8]. It is not for a select few. 
  1. Old Testament vs New Testament Contrast
    Old Testament Creation: People were led by men under God — Prophets, Priests, Kings, Levites. They were “not born again, not circumcised in the heart” [Romans 2:28-29]. 
    Spirit’s Role Then: The Spirit came upon them for function — to carry out God’s intent for that dispensation — but did not live within them [John 7:39]. None were born of the Spirit in their spirit-being until Christ. 
    New Testament Reality: With redemption in Christ, the Spirit within comes into being for the believer’s blessedness. The Spirit is now revealed, not concealed, as the third person of the triune God [1 John 5:7]. This enables knowing, understanding, and experiencing God internally [John 3:1-15]. 
  1. Practical Implications for Believers
    Sonship & Purpose: Spirit-led living ensures sonship [Galatians 4:6-7; Romans 8:14-17] and empowers believers to access and fulfil purpose in Christ. 
    Warning Against Religious Go-Betweens: If believers are not Spirit-led, they become prey to “middlemen in religious cloaks” promoting religiosity, dogma, and bondage [1 Timothy 2:5; Acts 4:12]. Scripture warns of deceivers who pervert truth [Galatians 1:6-9; Jude 1:3-4]. 
    Wisdom from Above: Being led by the Holy Spirit gives “wisdom from above” — pure, peaceable, gentle, full of mercy [James 3:15, 17] — which keeps the believer “above only in Christ Jesus’ stead”. 
  1. Exhortation

The message closes as a prayerful charge: believers must “rise up now in Christ Jesus and thirst and hunger after the blessedness of being led by the Holy Spirit of promise” [Matthew 5:6; Luke 11:9-13]. Failure to do so leaves one open as prey to the enemy [1 Peter 5:8-9]. The call is to crave Spirit-dependence for power, witness [Acts 1:8; Luke 24:49], and victory. 

Summary in one sentence: 
God’s incorruptible, heavenly blessedness in Christ is accessed and expressed through the enabling power of the Holy Spirit within, which makes Spirit-led living the defining mark of New Covenant sonship, purpose, and protection against religious bondage. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI