“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!

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!