Newness

One of the things God did when we became born again was to give us a new heart and then he gave us a new spirit and furthermore he put His spirit within us, we might want to ask the need for him putting his spirit within us: it was simply to help us manage the new heart and unite with our new spirit

• The Law without help from the holy spirit puts man to stumble because the heart of man was desperately wicked it became important to change the heart of man from a heart of stone to that of flesh that the law of God might be written on it, but that was not all in order for us to fully walk in God's righteousness God placed or more explicitly God put his Holy Spirit within us.
• The work of the Holy Spirit in us was to make us to walk in the righteousness of God that the law demanded we do.

The Bible made it clear that the law was perfect so then why does it make people stumble?      

So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good. Romans 7:12

• The Law in itself is righteous but obedience to the law became a problem because of the presence of sin, sin made the law to look unrealisable. Sin had control through the law and instead of the law bringing people close to God it drew them farther, for they focused on the judgement of sin than fulfillment of the law, sin became the center of attraction instead of the law which was meant to bring us closer to God, the law was meant to show how good God was but sin seized the occasion that the law was a burden.   
•  Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! Nevertheless, in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it used what is good to bring about my death, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful. Romans 7:13
  The law was given to bring us closer to God. if we do not sin we would be close to God, in all it's application it became important for God to help man, merely giving us the law was not sufficient, it also became necessary to enable us obey the law  from within. even for those who venture to obeying the law there is no pleasure or better still satisfaction from obeying the law because of the absence of the indwelling Holy Spirit.
• The law was good but it made God to appear untouchable, to holy to approach, God intervened and made it easier for us to obey him putting his spirit within us he makes it not only easy to access God but also to obey the law, the holy Spirit also interprets the law
• he makes us one with the law in that the law demands righteousness from us and God had made us righteous via the sacrifice of Jesus, so it becomes easy for a righteous man to walk in righteousness ( we became righteous by accepting Jesus Christ by our persona Lord and savior) where as when sin was dominant it wasn't easy. cos when you don't feel like doing good and you are asked to do good it becomes a struggle, and then after you've obeyed you don't know how long you will sustain it(doing good)
• As it was easy for Jesus to walk righteous on earth it becomes easy for us too because of the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit
• The New Creation man is a man created by God in his own image and then controlled and maintained by the holy spirit. The Holy Spirit and the spirit of Man becomes one at new birth to produce a new creation who God's Law is engraved in their heart.
  

 As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him. 1 john 2:27

ENCOUNTER

Encounter is a labor room, Encounter is the birthplace of sons, the vision of encounter is to recruit kingdom workers, it’s like a launch pad, where power is generated and ministries birthed. Encounter is an event that seeks to increase awareness on the need of more gospel workers.

Encounter started Feb 17 2010! It began with a heavenly visitation and an anointing of the head. All I remember was that before I had the encounter I was a normal boy but after the encounter I became a different man with vision and clarity. I became hungrier for God. As the vial of oil was poured upon my head by Jesus Christ I felt cold sensations and heat sensations at the same time. It was as if my flesh was alive and boiling in my body I could feel heat, but around my surroundings I felt cold. I saw Jesus I can't forget those eyes they were transparent and translucent you could see inside them and they were also glowing, His silver like whitish hair that was shining, did I also tell you that gazing at those eyes felt like gazing straight into a flame. And that I could see myself in him, I was so conscious of my weakness but he assured me of his presence that he would be with him if I stayed with him. The appearance of Jesus was like that of a refiner’s fire, as I stood in his presence I was being purified and energized. 

Since the time I had this encounter, ministry started, it was automatic! Although before then I was a Sunday school and bible study teacher and was also involved in the teens and children evangelism ministry through school visitors, but it was after then I began to minister with powers with visible manifestations and signs.

Enormous amount of energy is required for a rocket to be launched out into orbit so likewise encounter is a program soaked with the energy of God and the power of God for launching out, with diverse manifestations of the spirit, you are sure to locate your own place in the assemblage of the righteous. There is a quickening spirit that facilitates the life of God into a soul, it’s an awakening!!!

Men will awaken to their call and gifts, an in-gathering of souls for the purpose of ministry. It’s a birth place of revival, where people cry out with one voice, one soul, one thought and one purpose to God. We want to see your kingdom come Spirit Break Out!! There will be heavy manifestations of God’s presence and a quickening of God’s mind, purpose and plans into believers, it would be a taking up of arms, it would be a raising up of an army unto God to plunder the kingdom of darkness. It would be an earnest seeking of believers, a downpour of God’s glory (power), an activation of the spirit life, an embracing of spiritual principles, a building up, a major shakeup of the sinful life (carnal). It’s a Revival, a birthing of sons, an upholding of righteousness, an adoption of the spirit life and an embracing of life eternal. That mortality might be swallowed up by life, a growing unto maturity, an earnestness.

It would be said of us after encounter that the zeal of God’s house has eating us up. The reality of the life of God will open to us. We will walk in his consciousness and live in this consciousness. We will be helped; our souls will be refreshed because of this Light. We would no longer wander in darkness because the life of God will be revealed unto us and we would embrace it. Encounter is a fire conference, a lighting of torches, a setting off of flames, a setting ablaze, an ignition and spread of holy flames from the altar down to the pews. An empowerment, a victorious living, a triumphant life, a journey into Holiness, a growing deeper, a burrowing of roots, a sp read of tentacles, an assimilation, a bearing of fruits, a reward of diligence and years of earnest seeking. The power of God would be so mighty to release gifts, ministries, mantles and to deliver men. It would be a reward of faithfulness. A journey into God, a life of pursuit, a reward of excellence, an habitation of Heaven’s Host, a breaking forth, a harbinger of success, a distribution of wealth, a entering into prosperity.

Encounter would be all that God wants it to be. There will be an increase in finance, wealth and prosperity for the work of the ministry there would be a spread of millionaires after this meeting because God would entrust his resources to those he knows would make good use of it, television ministries would be birthed radio stations, would be launched. The life of God would be celebrated. O! Holiness would be our watchword. A life of purity will be exalted, nations will be birthed, prophecies would be released, the deaf will hear, the dumb will speak, the lame would walk and the dead would be raised up back to life, there would be a perfecting of the saints an everlasting reward, a revealing of secrets, destinies would be launched. Mothers will be born, there would be a holy hunger and a reverence for God and for sacred things, instruments of worship will be consecrated, boldness and confidence would increase. Encounter would be a koinonia, a place of intimacy.

 Make sure you are at Encounter 2015, that’s all I can say! Let the countdown begin! As at when this write up was published 73 more days to encounter Feb 5 – 8 2015.

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100 DAYS PRAYER

Join me as I pray for persecuted Christians in the North, in Iraq and all over the world, but the major source of news reaching us comes from Iraq where a guerilla Islamic group known as Isis as taking over a part of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, this group are advancing into turkey and they also have plans of overthrowing Israel. Their major victims have being the Christians, there have being massive slaughter people are being buried alive, crucifixions, hangings, be-headings and even blood sacrifices; Christians. I have seen series of Death that I had never seen before even headless Bodies.

These sight is nauseating if we don't pray for the persecuted we all might soon fall into the same category, especially those in Nigeria. Boko Haram is tailing the line of Isis, this is not the time to lay blames or speak against any one. this is the time to repent, seek and be humble and pray.

Join me for the next #100 Days as we pray against Persecution especially In Iraq and Northern Nigeria. Boko Haram must be stopped and Isis must be destroyed. The Lord began to show me that Isis got their devilish inspiration from Boko Haram. The way Boko Haram laid siege on Nigeria gave Isis the inspiration to establish an Islamic state. And the way they are going about it is radical, they are taking over any land they enter into and they are well on the verge of taking over the rest of Iraq.

This group is more brutal than Al-Qaeda, Taliban, Hamas or any other terrorist group put together, they don't negotiate or take hostage, once they know you are not for them the next is to kill and destroy, they are very merciless.

Christians unite wake up, Let's pray, Let's Join hands together and save our nation, and save the church and also the world. This is a wake up call, there is a major shaking up. And it requires that we act fast. When Jesus spoke in his prayer at John 17, he said Father that they all may be one. He kept saying this and I wondered what this meant? what is dis power in unity? I realised that this unity is a bigger voice for evangelisation or soul winning than any individual anointing a man can  carry. It became clear that God would have us unite more than what our individual minds can fathom, unity not compromise.

In becoming united we would speak with one voice and the same authority when we see our brother in pain, we would all move to help such a one. When we do this, when we do this i.e speak with the same voice and authority, then the world will know God and that Jesus Christ was truly sent by him.

With authority he raised the dead, with authority he parted the red sea. When we are united such authority will be manifested through us and the world will definitely know that we are his own. So they will seek the truth and seek to know and follow Jesus because of such level of power and demonstrations. What are the things making Headlines in our News is it not war, bloodshed, hunger, famine, even sports, parties and events, when Jesus was alive he made headlines. When we become united we would make headlines because the world would not stop to talk about us. Anywhere they go! they see headlines made by Christians. They have no choice but to report it, The world is yet to see the unity of believers.

Our evangelism would become more effective. The lord has raised us up as disciples to be an example unto the world and so that by this sign, the world may come to know Jesus and believe and be saved.

By this many more sons are brought to glory. This is the power of unity so let's unite.

There is power in Prayer, I tell you the truth even me I just discovered it's potency. I've been receiving Prayer requests and testimonies about answers, Healing. Breakthrough, School Fees being paid, Jobs being secured, contracts being awarded, projects being completed. These are Just a few of the miracles the lord has done in the past one month yea! One Month!!

You see prayer of itself is not the power but it is the life that backs the request and the authority that is being used to offer such a request.

I say life because, without carrying the mindset of Christ Prayer becomes a wish. Yea! A mere wish it is the life(Zoe consciousness) that gives strength to the request or petition, for example look at Peter in Acts 3 at the beautiful gate he said such as I have I give to you, In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. He was confident of the life he carried and of it's potency. He did not just pray and sit back, he pulled him up and helped him to his feet because he was so sure that the man would walk, because he knew that life had gone into him as he spoke. How sure are you. Are you hoping or wishing, once we start to pray for this #100 Days, I tell you we have become sure and certain that persecution will stop and cease in Iraq and the North. We are no longer Hoping once we embark on this Journey. And I say It with a certain confidence Just as Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden were destroyed Isis and Boko Haram will be destroyed. However this can only be hastened By the agitations of certain Believers.

Thanks and God Bless I remain a brother and a fellow servant of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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UNITY

Christians unite wake up, Let's pray, Let's Join hands together and save our nation, and save the church and also the world. This is a wake up call, there is a major shaking up. And it requires that we act fast. When Jesus spoke in his prayer in John 17, He said Father that they all may be one. He kept saying this and I wondered what this meant? what is this power in unity? I realised that this unity is a bigger voice for evangelization or soul winning than any individual anointing a man can  carry. It became clear that God would have us unite more than what our individual minds can fathom, unity not compromise!!!

In becoming united we would speak with one voice and the same authority when we see our brother in pain, we would all move to help such a one. When we do this, i.e speak with the same voice and authority, then the world will know God and that Jesus Christ was truly sent by him.

With authority he raised the dead, with authority he parted the red sea. When we are united such authority will be manifested through us and the world will definitely know that we are his own. So they will seek the truth and seek to know and follow Jesus because of such level of power and demonstrations. What are the things making Headlines in our News is it not war, bloodshed, hunger, famine, even sports, parties and events.

When Jesus was alive he made headlines. When we become united we would make headlines too because the world would not stop to talk about us. Anywhere they go! they see headlines made by christians. They have no choice but to report it, The world is yet to see the unity of believers.

Our evangelism would become more effective. The Lord has raised us up as disciples to be an example unto the world and so that by this sign, the world may come to know Jesus and believe and be saved. By this many more sons are brought to glory. This is the power of unity so let's unite.

Youths can't help but be united, because it is dis lack of unity that killed our Fathers, everyone wanting his own territories, they are all doing great works but no one records it because the miracles are localised, u just imagine Anglican publishes the things done in the catholic church all for the praise of God's Holy name and then Catholic publishes the works of Methodist and the miracles being done in the charismatic circles, if everyone begins to emphasise on a particular thing. It would become more magnified and pronounced, and then more people are aware of that particular thing being done because of it's widespread reach and popularity. The world media would have no option but to broadcast this events also. We can't afford to joke or mess around with sectarianism again, in this our age and generation it would be a deadly mistake we all have to lay down our arms to serve the master and only pick it up for him alone and not for our own personal business. Enough of us seeking the spotlight and wanting to become superstars, if the spotlight is on us then the glory will be diminished, but if it's on Jesus it would be magnified. When our missions and ministries truly focus on Jesus we would experience true unity because we would no longer just focus on what is happening in our ministry, but we would focus on what is happening around us and give glory and praise to God and if everyone does this, God will be magnified the more and the Gospel will spread. I believe this is the way. Enough of self centred and personalised ministry, we should all seek to record and report what's happening in the body of Christ this should be our greatest passion.

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THE CROSS!

When the Bible said Jesus' will was surrendered many do not understand! "Not my will but yours be done" In plain language is I strip myself of every Identity and ability as God. This was the main reason for this Prayer, because in other to deliver Humanity God had to die as a man to bring about his glory...

I always wondered why Jesus would pray this prayer since He knew right from the beginning He would die, but then it occurred to me that the stripping of all of His heavenly glory was the biggest challenge He had to face, because He had to die powerless. His No. 1 will was His Godness. i.e ability to be God and perform as God. He couldn't access His God nature. If He was to toll the way of the cross, HIM that had authority over the devil had to become a subject of the devil and the only thing the devil could do when he had the opportunity to get back at God was to humiliate Him, and further humiliate Him by hanging Him on a tree! (Even the devil didn't understand the mystery of God, it never occurred to him that God also had authority in hell in other-words, God can bring anything back from Death or hell; Kumfayakum)
 
This was all part of the plan because He was fulfilling prophecy! God surrendered his Godness, He lost his existence, His Identity, His ability. His essence. Now Divinity had to look for how to reinstate this Glory because without the presence of the word, the heavens will be bare! So God had to create a permanent body for the word and uphold the symbol of redemption, He had to fast forward eternity as He gave us a glimpse into incorruption. As Earthly flesh mastered heavenly weather!

But what struck most were His words "not my will but yours be done!" it was possible for Him to die with all the Glory of Heaven, the implication of which I do not know!

But rather so that there would not be a revolt he had to feel all that we felt, the emotions, the doubts, the pain the confusion, all were pointing for His Glory, because of the enormous Glory that would be revealed! Before It was only God that was mentioned there were no distinguishing of Father, Son and Spirit, In order to restore! Divinity had to come out in their raw form. God made himself vulnerable and the mystery surrounding God was simplified!
It was in this surrendering of his glory that the "prayer not my will" find it's significance. There was no doubt of whether He would die! He agreed to die that was why He came but it was in the manner and mode of His death that we find the real struggle, He had to die helpless and powerless. scorned!!! He was powerless He couldn't control the circumstances around Him, He was a mere man! Ordinary!! stripped of every  Glory. Those that saw Him as divine changed their perception, His worth reduced! All His pride gone, His achievements were forgotten because He seemed to men as fake! The pain, the emptiness, all were pointing to redemption, for once He lost sight of what was ahead! He became a natural man! His visions lost, He didn't know what lay ahead! For the first time He was clueless! And if all this happened to Him it meant there could not be communication between Him and His Father! Separated! alone!!

He had to face the cross, with no way of escape ahead! He didn't know if a lamb would be provided in His case to take His stead as it did for Abraham, such hopelessness was too much! Must we do it like this He asked can't I retain few of my powers! All He relied on were prophecies! He also had to rely on the things He created! Even though things looked hopeless He couldn't see the future, He had to believe that the divine plan would work. So He went helplessly and dumb as a sheep before his shearers! Hopeless(Humanly but not divinely) utterly helpless. Scorned, buffeted, speechless, humiliated, ridiculed.
Dereped! O what a life! What a Sacrifice, What a Price! to have my sins taking away. If someone I care and love can go this extent to show His love, Shouldn't I respond! Shouldn't my response match He's in zeal and passion!

What a Mystery.

MY EXPERIENCE WITH SIN – By Brother Ransome

At the cradle of my Christian ordeal, I was more concerned with DOING than with BEING, more meticulous of what I should do rather than who I am. I did all I was told with continuous zeal and innermost calm.

I lived almost 2 decades of my Christian life thinking being a Christian is all about having a CHANGED LIFE. But I gradually reach out on my own accord to get a glimpse of the truths with several hours of meditations and contemplation in the inner light. I was thrilled as words from the other realms flooded my soul and I finally got the answers for the numerous questions I have always had.

What God offers the believer was not a CHANGED LIFE, rather an EXCHANGED LIFE. The life of a believer was not ATTAINED but OBTAINED. True victory is not in a suppressed life, but the expressed one. My life was not changed but exchanged. I did not give my life to Jesus Christ, He gave me his life. But before, all I ever knew was that Jesus died for my sins, once I have believed and confessed, then that would be all.

But far beyond that, Jesus did not just die for my sins. I gradually understood that He took my place (Of sin, sickness, poverty etc). It was not just the understanding alone, the experience followed suit several months later, and this was the beginning of my transcendent life.

So what am I to do now? Does God still want me to keep the 10 commandments? What is Grace? What is the Law? Is the Law inferior or superior? What or who is a new creation? These were prevailing questions in my heart then, but all vanished just as the dust before the wind or better still in a flash. You either learn by knowledge or experience. But in my case, I learnt by tears and joy.

Below are few of them:

Of my entire struggle, the highest of them was not with sin per se but the consciousness of sin. I tried to do what has been done, and undo what can never be undone. Nothing has done more harm to me than having an awareness of sin consistently. But I found that God’s way of deliverance is different from my approach.

I tried to suppress sin by seeking to overcome it. I mourned over my weakness, thinking that if only I was stronger, all would be well. But God’s approach is not by making me stronger and stronger; rather, it is by making me weaker and weaker.

God fixed my sin consciousness not by helping me do anything to come out of the situation, but by entirely removing me from the scene of action. I felt I must always to something for God, but I realized it was not based on what I should do, but what has been done. As long I try to do anything, He can do nothing. It was because of my trying to do that I failed many times. (Reference: Galatians 2:20)

God does not hate the sinner, He hates the sin, He does not remove the sin out of the sinner, He removes the sinner from his sins (from the scene of action) so he would cease to sin. I prayed as a lad several times that God would remove my weaknesses and sin consciousness. The more I pray, the more it increased.

DEALING WITH SIN AND SIN CONSCIOUSNESS

The Christian is not supposed to deal with sin. It has been dealt with. My salvation was completed in two twofold works: I was saved from the penalty of sin, then from the power and the control sin had over me. But sadly, I only took advantage of the former abandoning the latter.

I thought God’s word said the old man was washed and that was all, but little did I know that the old man was corrupted beyond repair. The only way God dealt with my old man was to put it to death. My old man was not crucified by a touch, or some sense of feeling or a physical death, but a spiritual one.

My old man was crucified by “RECKONING, REGARDING and CONSIDERING” (Romans 6:11), and whenever I fail to reckon or fail to consider or disregard this fact, my old man would revive again, because Satan is always looking for an opportunity to reactivate my old man.

Each time I commit sin. It produces two major effects in me. First, the pleasure of sin, and second, the craving for more sin. I attempted to hold on to victory several times with my strength, but as soon as I am tempted, I easily err and miss the mark.

I have been to cross; I know the address, the exact spot where all my stuffs were nailed. The cross terminated my first creation, and out of death a new creation came into being. This is the ultimate of glorification. I have been taken and the journey was worth it. Of a truth, It is possible to live without sin.

This is not self righteousness; it is not the case of trying, but of trusting, not of struggling, but of resting on Him whom all things are opened before His eyes. I stop to do what I cannot do myself, I have ceased to live, and He now lives in me.

What is in Adam can sin, what is in Christ cannot. I never worked for my salvation, why should I work to maintain or keep it? But Brother Ransome, didn’t the Bible says: …Work out your salvation with fear and trembling? Even Faith without works is dead?

My friend, God never looks at good works; He looks at the source of the good works, and the motivation behind what you are working out. If Abraham was justified by works, he had something to glory of and boast about, but not before God.

What is the source of your good works? Self or the Spirit? Satan is not afraid of Christians with good works, he is afraid of the Christians doing the will of God.

In the second part of this series, I will share with you “The Difference between a Christian who commits sin and A Sinner who commit sin normally”. Then also the 4 Major aspects of Salvation : ***Confession of sin ***Forgiveness of sin ***Repentance from sin and ***Forsaking of sin.

Be encouraged, of writing many words, there is no end. For His time is at hand and Glory to His name, even us. Grace to your heart.

  

The Light That Does Not Fail,

Brother Ransome.

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Benefits of Rest

Imagine that you are coming from the market and you see someone who is willing to help, one of your neighbours who has a car is also coming out from the market, she even offered to carry you since you stay in the same area! Imagine you have about 80 to 100kg to carry.

Imagine you refuse and there is no drop! you have to gan Molue to get to your destination. Such an act is what we refer to as foolishness.

Imagine that a farmer carrying heavy tubers of yam boards a car and leaves the tubers on his head while he is seated in the car, That my friend is what is called ridiculous!

Imagine someone who went to the incinerator to drop refuse, later decides to go back with the refuse and the smell all around town, that is what I call kolo mental

Imagine someone dressed in rag for an executive Job Position. That is what we call Ogun Idile.

Ook, You get my point

All these scenarios play out when we go to church and claim with our lips to love God and surrender all to him and then as we are leaving church such commitment ends.

How do we fully benefit from rest? Tongues is meant to refresh but it is obvious not everyone who claims to speak in tongues now rests or his refreshed. Why is that so. Trends and pattern have shown that there are people who are addicted to the music of church but not the lifestyle of christ. The only thing they practise is music, they don't practise a daily christian Living.

I can't help such a person, who prefers to sing empty songs or talk empty talks. I can only help those who are sincere to want and seek after rest.

When we leave church after a restful service we must not allow the practise of rest stop. It is not only in organised service one can engage in rest, personally in our closest we will find that the joys of individual worship increases unto abundant rest. Closing the chapter of worship after we leave church is a sure way to live a life of turmoil, because the bible says tomorrow has enough trouble of it's own. We must learn to take up the yoke of christ on our own. And build a personal fellowship with God. It is Jesus that brings the rest it is as we seek to know him more that rest comes. Imagine you had a wonderful restful moment in church and you repeat it when you are alone and this becomes a practise, In the longrun you would have learnt to activate the fullness of the life of rest.

Gathering in church only compliments your rest bank and no longer to activate it. Build your rest bank because you won't know when you'll have to make a quick rest withdrawal.

I have come to realise that the christians that flourish more are those that don't wait until Sunday for God to meet their rest need, immediately they sense an emptiness they go to God, any other just serves to compliment that rest. The best is to keep building our rest bank regardless, to enjoy worship unrestrictedly.

Engaging the gift of tongues, meditation and worship are sure ways to walk in rest.

  

In conclusion, what is your business with your load of worry? Since you dropped it at the feet of the master leave it there. Because you placed your worry at the master's feet and you still see it during worship does not mean he won't carry it, yours is to place it at his feet, His, his to carry it. Drop your load and go your way shikena! As long as it's no longer on your neck you are free, no one can force it on your neck except you pick it back again.

But this is what we do we pick back the load because it's still visible, we become impatient to see it carried away! A load you have dropped when you pick it back again It becomes heavier.