Night of Bliss ~ Excel, LONDON ~

Night of Bliss at the Excel Center with Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.  What an exciting night we have to look forward to!

I know that the world was changed through the last Night of Bliss with Pastor Chris, as well as me personally.  I know that this Night of Bliss will be even bigger.

So I really wanted to hear yor testimonies from what happened at the last Night of Bliss, and wanted to hear your expectations for Night of Bliss ~ London in June.  Send this page to your friends so they too can have the opportunity to share with us all. 

NIGHT OF BLISS LONDON ~ it keeps getting greater and greater!!

Hope to hear fom you, and God bless you MIGHTILY!

Night of Bliss ~ Johannesburg

Wow what a night!!!  Its taken me a while to post about it ~ things have been really busy around here

We had been preparing for a long time here in Australia, and the week leading up to it, CEGC was fasting and praying, studying the classic book “When God Visits You” by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (due to having kids, I prepared here at home).  Viewing here in Aus started very early in the morning, and the day leading up to it ~ it was a very funny day.  To me, it certainly felt as if the world had stopped spinning and was holding its breath for NoB to begin.

We spent a long time in prayer at the CEGC viewing centre, then watched a bit of the dance and song ministrations… then without warning the man of God Pastor Chris appeared on camera walking in his dazzling white suit.  It was as if I had been winded and I almost fell down flat on my face (and some of the brethren actually did). 

Throughout the service, Pastor released words that will not only change each individual, their families and those in their sphere of contact… but those words have changed governments, countries, and THE WORLD!

Thousands were healed ~ lives were changed ~ destinies were altered ~ miracles were wrought ~ calls were answered ~ people were refreshed ~ purposes were concreted ~ the brethren were CHANGED… all by the Word.

Go to www.christembassy.org or www.loveworldchristiannetwork.org  to get more info and order materials that will change your life for ever.  Stay tuned here as I post more in depth on what happened on NoB Jo’burg 2008 in posts ‘to come’.

God bless you real good

Your Faith ~ Put It To Work

Today there was such a great entry in the Rhapsody of Realities… “Put Your Fath To Work” written by Pastor Anita Oyakhilome.

The opening scripture is Hebrews 11:1 which is “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”.  The Amplified says : “NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].“

I just love that!  My faith is my proof, my evidence… my assurance.  People wonder how we can believe in something we may not neccessarily see ~ but we have proof, and our faith is that very evidence.  Notice in the amplified how it says the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].  Our faith perceives things that our five senses cannot, our faith perceives facts our physical senses are not sensitive enough to ‘tune into’.  Our faith connects us to the realities of the realm of the spirit (where all creation begins).

So if our faith is our ‘Title Deed’, there is no need to be passive any longer.  If you have something then acting passively and as though you do not seems foolish in a way.  Pastor Anita uses the example of James 2:17 which says “…faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone“.

So “… we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” (2 Cor 4:18).  We keep our focus and attention on the eternal  things of the spirit, because that is more real that what we can see with our eyes.  We live in the spirit and function in (walk by) faith… we are the children of God (Who is Spirit ~ John 4:24).

So if your faith is your evidence, proof, perception as real fact, confimation and title deed… how do we put our faith to work?

Pastor Anita puts it this way : “…if you truly believe God’s Word – that He is who He says He is, has done what He says He has done, and that you have what He says you have, then you must talk, act (behave) and live that way.” (parentheses mine).

We need to live the reality that what we receive by faith is more real than what we have in our hands.  We’re not pretending when we behave this way, we’re not trying to ‘attract’ something, we’re not trying to bluff ourselves in believing something by restrictng our actions, we’re not trying to convince ourselves… we’re simply walking in a higher reality, looking with the eyes of our spirits and walking by faith.

Put your faith to work… don’t stagger at the Word of God.  Your faith is the victory that overcomes the world (1 John 5:4).

Take care, God bless you mightily!

You Can’t Stop The Hand of God!

“What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder” Mark 10:9

Have you ever read that scripture before?  It is a portion of the Bible in which Jesus speaks of marriage and divorce ~ however this verse doesn’t just apply only to marriage.

The Amplified Bible puts it this way ~ “What therefore God has united (joined together), let not man separate or divide.”  It doesn’t say “Who therefore God has joined together…” (although it applies too), it says WHAT God has joined together! 

Also we read that God instructs us “…let not man separate or divide”.  Obviously God joins two things (people, jobs, dreams, love, prosperity, joy etc) together for His purposes.  However we clearly see that we have the responsibility to not let these things to become divided or separated.

If God has joined you and your wife together… LET NOTHING AND NO-ONE SEPARATE YOU!  You might say to me… “Well Angela, I love my wife, and wish we were still together~ but we’re already separated.  We fight all the time, she says she doesn’t love me anymore and there’s no way we can get back together.  We’re just waiting to get the divorce, and there’s nothing I can do about it”. 

Yes there is!  Pray.  When you are in prayer speak this scripture with power…  really get it into you.  Declare (for example):
“Father, I thank you for my wife/husband _________.  I thank you for joining us together  in marriage, and I thank you because Your word says that what You join together, let no man separate.  I therefore will not let any one or anything or anyone to separate us: no principality, no power, no imagination or thought, no circumstance, no plan and no person ~ in the name of Jesus.  You joined us together Lord, and I declare in the name of Jesus that we will no longer be separated from each other.  I pray that we live together in happiness and joy…(pray for the needs in your marriage)” AMEN

 Maybe you’re suffering a terrible illness, it may be something that is painful and debilitating ~ or perhaps it is paralysis.  Do you suffer from cancer, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis?  There’s apparently no cure… no way out.  Nothing left the doctors can try… WRONG!

When you are born again, you received divine health.  God joined to you divine health and it is your birthright as a child of God.  God wishes you to be in health (3 John 1:2), and in Romans 8:11 it says: “And if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, [then] He Who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also restore to life your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you.”  The original word for ‘restore to life’ is zōopoieō which means vitalizes, or gives life to.  So the Holy Spirit lives in you and brings you body to vitality.  This divine health was joined to you through the Holy Spirit, and refuse to be separated from your health ANY LONGER!

Speak to your body!  Tell it: “The Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead lives in me!  I thank You Holy Spirit because You bring life to my body.  Father, Your word says that by Jesus stripes, I was healed (1 Peter 2:24).  In the name of Jesus, I am healed.  This sickness will no longer be tolerated in my body.  This disease/cancer (etc) is not accommodated in my body… every cell of my body is filled with the vitality of the Holy Spirit, and I am healed… I am made WHOLE in the name of Jesus…” AMEN

Are you facing eviction?  Are you behind on your rent, and cannot see a way to pay it?  There’s simply not enough money in your bank account to cover all your expenses and you don’t know what will become of you?  Refuse to be separated from the house God has ‘joined’ you to.

“In the name of Jesus, I cannot be evicted from my home!  I cannot be divided from my abundant prosperity, and I am more than able to pay every bill needed in the name of Jesus.  I dispatch angels to bring to me everything I require and want.  I thank You Lord because You are my source.  You were made poor so I can be rich, and my prosperity is overflowing!  I thank You for my home, and my bills.  I thank You because You will be glorified through all this Lord, and I give You the glory and honour.  I thank You because I will not be moved in the name of Jesus…” AMEN

Refuse to be separated from what God has joined to you.  In the Rhapsody of Realities of Chris and Anita Oyakhilome, you learn God’s word which tells you that you have the birthright of abundance, prosperity and joy on the inside.  You have the life and nature of God… so go ~ and be blessed!

Miracles ~ In Your Hands

There was an entry in December’s “Rhapsody of Realities” (Wednesday Dec 26th entry) that really struck me, and I have continued to meditate on it ~ and I just wanted to share with you all a few things…

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome wrote an entry called “What You Need For A Miracle Is In Your Hands”, and it just spoke to my spirit.  

We read from Exodus 4:2 ~ “And the Lord said unto him, What is in thine hand?  And he said, A rod”.  This portion of scripture is actually showing just after Moses was given the charge to liberate the Israelites (about six million of them!) from Pharaoh, Moses asked the Lord “What happens if they don’t believe that you sent me?”.  God asks him what was in his hand and he wisely answered “A rod”.

 Why do I say “wisely”?  Well, Moses could have quite easily answered “nothing” because a rod might not be viewed by a man as being significant… and we can see that it didn’t have much of a natural connection with the ‘conversation’ they were having.

I studied what it meant in the original Hebrew “… in thine hand”, and it is yad.  This is a primitive word that distinctively means open hand.  It is used many ways, and among some of the meanings it implies are:

“Power, means, direction, custody, dominion, enough, ministry, with (him, me, you), and service”

Really think about what the Lord is asking… He is also asking you; what is at at your disposal?  What is within you power and means to do?  What direction can you take?  What is already in your custody, what do you have enough of?  What needs can you attend to right now, what is with you in this instant?  What service can you perform?

This shows us that there is always something we have and can do, no matter what.  Born again Christians shouldn’t lack.  Why not?  Because all things are yours (1 Cor 3:21), and you shall not want for any good thing (Psalm 34:10).  We can see that Moses acknowledged the good he had, the positive things he had, and what he could do!  Like we said before, Moses could have replied to the Lord ‘nothing’ and missed out on the miracles meant for him.   But through recognising what he HAD, great things then came from that rod.

So what does that mean to us as Christians?  If you feel in need or lack, firstly acknowledge every good thing (Philemon 1:6).  The Lord is asking you to give what is in your means and power. 

In the words of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome “Don’t be surprised when you think you’re in need and yet the Lord is asking you to give what you have.  At such times, be smart to recognize that a miracle is about to happen for you, for He’ll bless and multiply back to you whatever you present to Him.  It might be the last bit of money you have in your account; it might be your skill or talent; whatever it is, remember that its not the size or the worth of the thing that matters, but the quality of your faith. 

Whatever you have is God point of contact to bless you; learn to present what you have to Him in faith, and He’ll multiply it back to you“

Read Mark 6:37-44, where we see the multiplication and supernatural increase from such a small amount.  Acknowledge every good thing in your life, use your faith and present who you are, what you have and what you can do, to the Most High… because He causes you to increase in every area, and when you are seeking Him, you shall not lack ANY GOOD THING.

 Every thing you need for that miracle is in you hands… set a time for your miracle and present what you have to God in faith… you will not be disappointed!

Take care, God bless you all mightily ~ until next time

Giving of Yourself

Sunday service, our chapter leader Pastor Carol was ministering to us some of the teachings and revelations from Christ Embassy’s International Pastor’s and Partner’s Conference (Lagos, Nigeria).

Our brother Peter shared a testimony from this awesome conference, that he learned “The more of yourself you give, the more of God you get”.  Now, I really thought about that one… the more I give of myself, my time, my finances, my mind, my life… the more of God I get… the more of His blessings, His grace, His life.  What more could I want in life, than to know God more and more each day??  What more could I want, but to become more like Jesus each and every day??  Some think that by letting go of ‘yourself’ to God, you lose your joy, you lose the enjoyment in life… but that is so far from the truth.

When you accept the Word as Truth, when the Holy Spirit is living in you and He is your Counsellor, your Advocate, your Stand-by… when you live your life by the leading of the Greater One, you experience blessings of peace and joy.  Psalms 16:11 says “Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence there is fullness of joy, at thy right hand there are pleasures forever more”.  So we know that our joy and ‘pleasures’ are in the presence of the Almighty!

 Have you heard of the Mimshach (Mimshak) anointing?  It is the anointing for increase, growth and expansion, from God that works in your life.  It causes you to increase in everything you do, your school, business, job and every area of your life.  We were admonished to walk in the light of the Mimshach anointing that has been released on our lives… and I am taking that word personally!

Another point to think about, is the authority you have as a believer when preaching the Gospel.  If you read in Matt 4:18, we see Jesus tell Simon Peter and Andrew to come and follow Him.  Notice that neither fellow questioned the master, never asked ‘who do you think you are, and why should we follow you?’… the authority that Jesus had, caused them to just ‘up & go’ without hesitation!  Do you know that you have the same authority in your ministry, because we have Christ in us?

Brethren, the time is over for apologies!  This is not an apologetic Gospel, it is not an apologetic message!  There is such urgency in the realm of the Spirit, we need to be at work for the Kingdom, we need to be preaching the Gospel to ALL nations!  We need to manifest the presence of the Spirit of God, we need to take charge of our families, friends and all others in our ’sphere of contact’ through prayer and ministration.  People all around you will perish through the lack of knowledge of what Christ did for them, and we need to give them that knowledge. 

 Some Christians feel that they lack in their lives ‘and if they just had ______ then they could preach effectively’, or ‘they don’t have enough time’…
Well, the Word says that “… they that seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing” (Psalms 34:10), so don’t see with your physical eyes, see with the eyes of your spirit… see the abundance in your life, and use it to further the preaching of the Gospel.

Some feel as though they have no-one to preach to, or not enough time.  If you talk any person, you have an opportunity to tell them the Good News.  No matter how small a window of time you have, be conscious that you can make an impact in their life.  Why not distribute a few copies of our devotional “Rhapsody of Realities” written by Pastors Chris and Anita Oyakhilome?  Pastor Chris is the president and founder of our ministry, and this devotional is CHANGING LIVES!  Visit www.rhapsodyofrealities.org for more information (you’ll be glad you did!)

If you hear someone complain, why not use that as a window to tell them the Gospel?  Tell them the truth; that God does not glory in anyone’s suffering.  Tell them the reality that Christ died so we would be free of sin and suffering that comes with it.  Tell them that when they accept Christ as their Lord and Saviour, they are born of incorruptible seed, and are made more than a victor in every circumstance in their life.

Just tell someone the Good News today: Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever!