IT'S THAT EASY

Spirit & Life Devotional
Monday, December 22
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

IT'S THAT EASY

Matthew 9:5 NKJV "For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’?"

Brothers and sisters, it's that easy for God to do whatever you desire Him to do for you! Just a word from Him is sufficient to change your life forever! Things can change "suddenly"! Hallelujah!

Hear the word of the Lord, “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?" Your answer today is the key to the transformation of your life and your situation.

Jeremiah 32:17 says, "‘Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You." There is nothing too hard for the Lord! It doesn't matter that there are only a few days remaining in the year, God can do it for you! With God there are no hopeless situations! With God death is not final! With God it doesn't matter if something is missing or removed He can replace it with a brand new one! You can still have that job you've been believing for! Yes, it's that easy for God to do! Hallelujah!!!

CHOOSE TO SHINE

Spirit & Life Devotional
Sunday, December 21
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

CHOOSE TO SHINE

Isaiah 60:1 NKJV "Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you."

We've been talking about the glory of God since Monday. Part of what I shared from the word of God is that the glory of God is in you now, if you're born again. Hallelujah. But having it isn't enough, it has to be manifested.

Isaiah 60:1 says to arise and to shine. That's what we've got to do, we've got to shine! Jesus said we should let our lights so shine; don't prevent yourself from shining for any reason, choose today to shine for the glory of God. And note that it is not God's responsibility to shine for you, He has given us His glory, it's up to us now.

There are awesome things within you that need to be expressed. There are creations within you, inventions, ideas, and much more that need to come forth from within you! Jesus went about doing good; in other words, manifesting His glory. From today choose to touch lives, choose to do good, choose to bring forth every good thing that God deposited within you, choose to shine!

THAT THE EARTH BE FILLED WITH HIS GLORY

Spirit & Life Devotional
Saturday, December 20
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

THAT THE EARTH BE FILLED WITH HIS GLORY

Numbers 14:21 NKJV "But truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord."

It's God's desire that the whole earth be filled with His glory. For me, that means more salvation of souls and more manifestations of His power, His goodness and His grace. It also means more and powerful interventions of God on earth.

I'd like us to pray today. That the earth be filled with the glory of God. Psalms 72:18-19 says, "Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who only does wondrous things! And blessed be His glorious name forever! And let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen and Amen." That's the prayer of the Spirit right now! Pray for your community, your state, for your country and for the world at large.

We will keep praying until it comes to pass! We will keep praying until like Isaiah, we see visions of heavenly beings crying one to another and saying: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!” Hallelujah! Oh! I can sense in my spirit that 2015 will be a glorious year for us who believe! Hallelujah!! Glory to God!!!

7 THINGS THE GLORY OF GOD CAN DO FOR YOU

Spirit & Life Devotional
Friday, December 19
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

7 THINGS THE GLORY OF GOD CAN DO FOR YOU

We started talking about the glory of God on Monday and I have been sharing with you my message preached at The GloryLand 2014. We learned that God made us in His image, and that the image of God refers to His glory; we learned that sin robbed man of the image of God, and that Jesus came to restore the image of God in us. Today, God expects us to manifest the glory in us just as Jesus manifested His glory while on earth.

We dwell in the glory of God today! 1 Peter 2:9 says that we were called out of darkness into His marvellous light. Hallelujah! As we continue to have fellowship with the Lord, we will enjoy more and more of His glory.

Here are some things that the glory can accomplish in our lives:
1) The glory quickens our physical bodies (Deuteronomy 34:7).
2) The glory protects (Job 1:10, Isaiah 58:8).
3) The glory prospers (Isaiah 60:1-11).
4) The glory empowers for exploits (John 2:11).
5) The glory beautifies (Isaiah 60:15).
6) The glory will make you shine (Isaiah 60:1).
7) The glory will make you walk in dominion (Genesis 1:26-28).

Isaiah 60:1-2 says, "Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you." I pray that from today, the glory of God will be seen upon you, in Jesus name.

A GREATER GLORY

Spirit & Life Devotional
Thursday, December 18
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

A GREATER GLORY

II Corinthians 3:7-8 NKJV "But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, which glory was passing away, how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious?"

There are levels of glory. It's easy to think that because the face of Moses shined, that he had a great glory upon him, but that's not true! Our faces may not be shining "physically" but our spirits are! There's glory in us! Jesus had great glory in Him but they didn't know until He was transfigured before Peter, James and John. When the devil looks at us, he sees the glory! Hallelujah!

Look at how the glory upon Moses was described, "a glory that was passing away". It was a glory from the ministry of condemnation; but today, we are able ministers of the New Testament, a ministry of life! What was upon Moses was nothing at all compared to what's in us! Hallelujah!

II Corinthians 3:9-11 says, "For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory. For even what was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels. For if what is passing away was glorious, what remains is much more glorious."

MANIFESTING THE GLORY WITHIN YOU

Spirit & Life Devotional
Wednesday, December 17
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

MANIFESTING THE GLORY WITHIN YOU

II Corinthians 4:3-4, 6 NKJV "But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."

John 2:11 says, "This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him." In the past two days I've shown you from the Scriptures that having been born again, the image of God (that is, the glory of God) is within you. 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 shows us that the glory came by the word when we believed it. Hallelujah

The glory is meant to be manifested. It's the divine nature of God in us that overcomes every form of darkness in the world. The world eagerly awaits our manifestation, and we've got to manifest as Jesus did if we are serious about having them saved.

We are the light of the world! Isaiah 60:1 says to arise, and shine, because the light has come and the glory of God has risen upon us. 2 Corinthians 4:6 says that God has shone in us! Wow! That's mind-blowing! When you arise and begin to shine, it says that kings shall come to the brightness of your rising! The more of the glory in you, the more you shine. 2 Corinthians 3:18 says that as we continue to behold Him, we are changed into the same image, from glory to glory! Glory to God!

CONFORMED TO HIS IMAGE (GLORY)

Spirit & Life Devotional
Tuesday, December 16
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

CONFORMED TO HIS IMAGE (GLORY)

Romans 3:23 NKJV "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."

I began yesterday to share with you the message I preached at THE GLORYLAND 2014. We saw that man was made in the image of God, and I showed you from the word that the image of God refers to His glory. I also said that Adam lost the glory of God when he sinned. From Romans 3:23, we see that sin robs a man of the glory of God. After Adam sinned, for the first time, God referred to him as dust.

When Adam lost the glory, he immediately began to hid from God. Genesis 3:8 "And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden." Also, he began to give birth after his own image (the glory of dust). Genesis 5:3 says, "And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth."

But thank God, Jesus came to restore the glory of God to man! Hallelujah! I Corinthians 15:49 says "And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man." Romans 8:29 says, "For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren." Hallelujah! If you have been born again, you have the image of God in you now! Glory to God!

To be continued tomorrow...

MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD

Spirit & Life Devotional
Monday, December 15
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD

Genesis 1:26-27 NKJV "Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them."

This is a bit of the revelation I shared yesterday at the GloryLand 2014, an annual event that began yesterday. I hope to share more of that message with you this week.

Many teachers of the word have tried to explain what it means to be created in the image of God. Brothers and sisters, the image of God refers to His glory and it is revealed in the word! Hebrews 1:1-3 says, "God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person..."

It is clearer in II Corinthians 3:18. It says, "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord." You see, the Scripture says that as we look at the glory of God we are being changed into the same image! Hallelujah! Adam lost that image, I will teach you that tomorrow, but Jesus came to restore the image of God in us! Jesus was the express image of God as we say in Hebrews 1:3. Talking about Jesus, John 1:14 says, "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." Hallelujah!

A NEW REVELATION OF JESUS

Spirit & Life Devotional
Sunday, December 14
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

A NEW REVELATION OF JESUS

John 21:1 NKJV "After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself."

Everyone of us must have a hunger for a fresh revelation of Jesus at all times. Paul cried, That I may know Him! That was after several revelations of the Lord, yet he wanted more of Him!

At Paul's conversion, Ananias said to him, "The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth. For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard."

You will be an effective witness when you have had a revelation of Him. Witnessing is powerful when you have seen and heard Him! The more of Him you know, the more of Him you can share. Jesus is real! And you've got to know Him beyond the pages of the Bible! That's my prayer for you today, that you will have a fresh revelation of Jesus today. Amen.

YOU ARE THE ONE

Spirit & Life Devotional
Saturday, December 13
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

YOU ARE THE ONE

Genesis 5:29 NKJV "And he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord has cursed.”

After Adam and Eve sinned by disobeying God, God said to Adam, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’: “Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, and you shall eat the herb of the field. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

In those days, they were living very long, up to nine hundred years! But even though they were living long, they were labouring very hard as a result of the curse. By the time Noah was born, their suffering had become unbearable, and he was called Noah, the one that would bring comfort to his family.

I came to prophesy to you this morning! You are the one that will turn things around in your family! Where there has been hardship and unfruitfulness, through you the blessing of the Lord comes in! Laban and Portiphar knew that they were blessed because of Jacob and Joseph. From today, the blessing of God will follow you and manifest wherever you are and in all that you do, in the name of Jesus!

HE CARES FOR YOU

Spirit & Life Devotional
Friday, December 12
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

HE CARES FOR YOU

I Peter 5:7 NKJV "Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you."

God cares! That's noteworthy. Have you been in situations when it seems that no one cares? You run from pillar to post seeking help but no one is willing to help, you have issues bothering you but there's no one who you can share with; you feel all alone in this world: but God cares! He's more than a lover, a friend, a parent and a brother; He's your Creator!

Cares refer to worries and anxiety. Chances are that you have things on your mind, things that make you cry at night, things you probably can't share with others, things that have stolen your peace of mind. Today God is asking you to throw all your worries and anxiety on Him.

Philippians 4:6 says, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God." It's not that God is ignorant of your issues and your pain, He simply wants you to talk to Him about them and to trust in His everlasting love for you. He cares for you. And when you do cast them upon Him, don't take them from Him afterwards. If you could do something about your issues I'm sure you'd have done so by now. So forget about them, be happy, and just keep thanking Him in faith.

THE WORD OF THE LORD IS WITH YOU

Spirit & Life Devotional
Thursday, December 11
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

THE WORD OF THE LORD IS WITH YOU

II Kings 3:11-12 NKJV "But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of the Lord by him?” So one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.” And Jehoshaphat said, “The word of the Lord is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him."

Brothers and sisters, God is still speaking today! Hallelujah!

But a lot of us still don't have an understanding of the things of God. We go about looking for the word of God, from church to church, prophet to prophet, program to program, as if we are Old Testament people without the Holy Ghost. When are we going to grow up! If so many believers are in need of help, who will rescue the world?

Romans 10:8 says that the word is near, in our mouths and in our hearts! Your solution will not come by running around (this word is for someone), sit down, be still and hear the Spirit of God speaking to you! I like what David said, "He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul." Are you lying down? Are you being led by the still waters? Job 33:14-16 says, "For God may speak in one way, or in another, yet man does not perceive it. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, while slumbering on their beds, then He opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction." May you begin to perceive His voice in Jesus name. Amen.

THE PLEASURE OF THE LORD

Spirit & Life Devotional
Wednesday, December 10
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

THE PLEASURE OF THE LORD

Psalms 35:27 NKJV "Let them shout for joy and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; And let them say continually, “Let the Lord be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”
There's a debate about if God wants us to prosper or whether Christians should be prosperous in this world; but God has pleasure in the prosperity of His servants. Hallelujah! 3 John 1:2 says, "Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers." Amen!

But God doesn't want us chasing prosperity as the unbelievers do, neither does He want us cheating or stealing from others for whatever reason, instead He wants to bless us with prosperity. Jesus taught us to seek first the kingdom of God. If we do, God will bless us with prosperity. That's what Solomon did, when God asked him for what he wanted, he put the kingdom first. And God was pleased:

I Kings 3:10-13 says, "The speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. Then God said to him: “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked long life for yourself, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice, behold, I have done according to your words; see, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has not been anyone like you before you, nor shall any like you arise after you. And I have also given you what you have not asked: both riches and honor, so that there shall not be anyone like you among the kings all your days." Wow!

MORE THAN CAN BE NUMBERED

Spirit & Life Devotional
Tuesday, December 9
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

MORE THAN CAN BE NUMBERED

Mark 5:19 NKJV However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.”

A testimony is a solemn statement of fact or truth. It's telling to others what happened. In other words, it's sharing your experiences or what you witnessed with others. God wants us to testify about all that He has done for us. Evangelism is really tesifying to others about what God has done for you.

To testify is also to give evidence. That's interesting. What's the evidence? Faith! Faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen. Understand the difference: people who testify in law courts talk about what they saw, or heard or felt, but we live by faith and not by sight! Our testimonies are not limited to the things that have already happened; well, faith is the evidence! Whether we have seen it or not, we testify once we have the evidence in our hearts (faith!).

You can't convince me that you have nothing to testify about! There are some people reading this who haven't testified this year! Come on, don't be ungrateful, give God the glory! David said, "Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works which You have done; and Your thoughts toward us cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered." That's my story! Hallelujah!

@PastorChinae
PIN:7F5A7DE3

THE POWER OF LOVE

Spirit & Life Devotional
Monday, December 8
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

THE POWER OF LOVE

Romans 16:3-4 NKJV "Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles."

The greatest expression of love is risking one's life for another. Jesus said, "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends."

In these last days, according to Paul's prophecy, men are being lovers of themselves, lovers of money and lovers of pleasure; many of us will never, for any reason, make costly sacrifices for other people, not even for our own family members.

I'm touched by what three of David's men did for him: David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was in Bethlehem. In there, he said with longing, “Oh, that someone would give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!” Getting water from the well in Bethlehem meant passing through the camp of the enemy and probably losing your life in the process! But guess what, three of his men broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David! Wow! Even David was shocked at what they did for him. He offered the water as offering to God, saying, “Far be it from me, O my God, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy? For at the risk of their lives they brought it." The power of love!

@PastorChinae

UNWORTHY, BUT CHOSEN

Spirit & Life Devotional
Sunday, December 7
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

UNWORTHY, BUT CHOSEN

I Corinthians 15:9 NKJV "For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God."

Paul was a murderer! And he wasn't just a murderer, the people he killed and persecuted were children of God, members of the church! Yet God forgave him, called him, gave him countless revelations, used him to write many epistles in the holy Bible, revealed Himself to him, and enabled him to be the greatest apostle who ever lived! That's too much! If I were God, I may never have done that; but you see, that's the power of God's forgiveness and grace!

And how about Rahab. The lady was a prostitute, I mean a well-known one in Jericho before the Israelites captured it. Yet, she became an ancestor of Christ! Unbelievable, but true! What of Mary, from whom demons were cast out, she was became the first female evangelist after the resurrection of Jesus.

Listen to me, you might be feeling unworthy as a result of the sins you have committed until now, maybe you even did something wrong last night, but I need you to understand that if you decide right now to yield yourself to God, He can, and He will make something beautiful and great out of your life. Men may judge you and call you names, but when God forgives He also forgets. Once in Christ, you are no longer condemned! Hallelujah!

@PastorChinae

WHAT DOES BEING BORN AGAIN MEAN TO YOU?

Spirit & Life Devotional
Saturday, December 6
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

WHAT DOES BEING BORN AGAIN MEAN TO YOU?

John 3:3 NKJV Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

There are people who do not like to say that they are born again. They are probably not. Well, they think that it is one jargon formulated by a group of people. That's not true. Jesus was the first to use the term when He spoke to Nicodemus; Peter also used it; 1 Peter 1:23 says, "Having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever." Hallelujah!

So what does being born again mean to you? Something or nothing? It means so many things to different people: no more sinning, going to heaven, delivered from the kingdom and power of darkness, the hope of glory, etc. Fantastic! It also means that we were born by the Spirit, God Himself, that we have His life in us and that we are joint heirs together with Christ! Hallelujah!

2 Corinthians 5:17 says, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." Romans 5:1 says, "Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" Ephesians 2:1 says, "And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins" Wow! I feel like screaming and running around! I don't know about you, but being born again is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me and I'm forever grateful that I am saved! Hallelujah!

@PastorChinae

I CAN DO ALL THINGS

Spirit & Life Devotional
Friday, December 5
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

I CAN DO ALL THINGS

Philippians 4:13 NKJV "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

The topic would have been, You Can Do All Things, but I need you to say it yourself. You've got to be convinced, you've got to believe it and agree with the word about it, that you can do all things. For me, it has since been settled in my mind, in my spirit, in my soul, in my subconscious, that I can do all things!

If there's anything you think that I can't do, that's you thinking I can't do it, not me! Give me some time and it will be done! What's the source of my confidence? From Christ! It is He Who gives me the strength - the wisdom, the resources, the connections, the ability, the anointing - that I need! You see, I'm just staying connected to God and being like Him! Read Isaiah 40:28-31;

"Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint."

Yes! You too can do all things through Christ who strengthens you! Hallelujah!

@PastorChinae

MOTIVATING YOUR PASTOR

Spirit & Life Devotional
Thursday, December 4
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

MOTIVATING YOUR PASTOR

Philippians 1:3-4 NKJV "I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy."

It is the duty of your pastor (spiritual leaders) to pray for you and to teach you the word of God. Here's what Samuel said to the Israelites, "Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you; but I will teach you the good and the right way." But truth be told, how well he discharges his duties toward you depends on how motivated he is.

You see, your pastor or teacher is human just like you, and like any worker, it is possible for him not to discharge his responsibilities well, or to ignore them entirely. It all depends on you - how you treat him or her. Paul said he prayed for the Philippians with joy, upon every remembrance of them. Have you ever bothered to know why? It's there, he called them his partners in verse 5, and in chapter 4, he said they always gave gifts to him! It's not only when you have issues that you remember your pastors and teachers, bless them. It's for your own good!

Hebrews 13:17 says, "Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you." Did you see that? When your spiritual leaders are happy it will benefit you, and when they are not, it will be unprofitable for you. Learn and be wise.

@PastorChinae

RECEIVING GRACE

Spirit & Life Devotional
Wednesday, December 3
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

RECEIVING GRACE

Ephesians 2:8 NKJV "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God."

The grace of God is sufficient and available for everyone. The Bible talks about the "exceeding riches of His grace". But a lot of us are not enjoying enough of it even though it is available, because we do not know how to access it.

Now, grace has since been made available for man, especially for the believer. (Grace is for man and not for God. God gives grace for man's benefit). For instance, we were saved by grace. The grace has since been made available, long before we were born, but we did not use it until the day we believed. Through faith, we became beneficiaries of the grace of God. Hallelujah!

The Scripture says that God is able to make all grace abound towards us, and I'm so sure that we all desire and require His grace and more grace everyday of our lives; the way to receive it is by faith. Faith unlocks the doors of grace. What do you want - grace for your family, your job, your business, a project, for ministry, childbirth, your studies? Have faith in God, exercise your faith in that situation and grace will flow to you like a river! If you can believe, you will see the glory of God! Hallelujah! Receive more grace today! In Jesus name.

@PastorChinae

SATISFIED WITH THE GOODNESS OF GOD

Spirit & Life Devotional
Tuesday, December 2
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

SATISFIED WITH THE GOODNESS OF GOD

Ecclesiastes 6:3 NKJV "If a man begets a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with goodness, or indeed he has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better than he."

The above is not your portion in Jesus name! The truth is that it will never be your portion as long as you are in Christ because one of the promises of God is that He will satisfy us with His goodness! And you know, God is not a politician, when He promises, He performs! Hallelujah!

Psalms 103:5 says, "Who (God) satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s." Psalms 107:8-9 says, "Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness." Wow! Somebody is being filled now, in the name of Jesus! I see good things happening to you! It's the goodness of God!

Jeremiah 31:14 says, "I will satiate the soul of the priests with abundance, and My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord.” Glory to God! There's something for every body! Receive it, in the name of Jesus!

@PastorChinae

BEING HAPPY IN JESUS

Spirit & Life Devotional
Monday, December 1
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

BEING HAPPY IN JESUS

1 Samuel 15:9 NKJV "But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good, and were unwilling to utterly destroy them. But everything despised and worthless, that they utterly destroyed."

God, through Samuel, gave Saul clear and specific instructions: "Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’” But notice that the Bible says they were unwilling to utterly destroy every thing. In their own wisdom, they chose not to obey God's instruction.

You know, understanding is essential for happiness in relationships; you don't relate with people the same way, you've got to know what their interests are, likes and dislikes, and relate with them based on those things. Same for organizations, you can be happy in an organization and be unhappy in another because you don't agree emotionally with their policies and culture.

No doubt, some Christians are happier than others; same God but different experiences. Brothers and sisters, to be happy in Jesus, you must learn to walk in complete obedience. Know what God wants you to do, and just do it - do them all. Isaiah 1:19 says, "If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land." There are things that are acceptable, logical and okay to do, but if it's not the will of God, ignore. You too can enjoy God's very best, and never have a reason to complain again, just trust and obey.

@PastorChinae

Follow @PastorChinae

THE SPIRIT OF FAITH

Spirit & Life Devotional
Sunday, November 30
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

THE SPIRIT OF FAITH

Romans 10:8-9 NKJV "But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."

We know that faith comes by hearing the word of God, and the Scripture calls it the word of faith. Meaning that every word of God that you hear is capable of producing faith in you. Now, Paul highlighted two things, believing and confessing. That's what faith is really about, we must learn to do both for faith to produce the desired results.

Notice those two things again in the words of Jesus, "For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says." Again we see that we must confess and believe for there to be results.

2 Corinthians 4:13 says, "And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore speak." Hallelujah! So if you believe you must also speak! And if you speak you must also believe. Don't stagger in unbelief, keep speaking and keep believing, it will come to pass!