Allow God to Work

We have all been hurt at some point or another in our lives. we need to understand that coming to Jesus is only the beginning of our healing. It does not heal our wounds automatically. There is a process, it begins with forgiveness.

What is forgiveness?

It is an action of your choice.

Who will make it?

You for your life and I for my life

Read Matthew 18:35

"This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."

And it is a command from your Lord!

Read Matthew 6:14

"For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you."

Then why not abolish the root of the unforgiveness

Good thought!

What is the root of most hurts?

Insecurity and immaturity

Say - I am secure in Christ

Say - I am growing to the maturity

What will happen if you will not forgive?

Read Matthew 6:14

"For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you."

Enemy gets access to enter in our lives and destroys our homes, finances health and the other areas.

Read Ephesians 4:27

" and do not give the devil a foothold."

Our prayer will not reach unto God. 

Read Matthew 11:25

"At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children."

God will not accept our offering. 

Read Matthew 5:23

“Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you,"

Demons will torture us.

Read Matthew 18:35

“This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”

Faith is annulled and their is a lack of forgiveness which blocks our heart from believing in Him.

Love is annulled. 

A spouse may say - I don't love you and can look for false refuge in a love affair. 

The person who does not forgive will always suffer great loss and great pain will be afflicted upon that person. 

Lack of forgiveness causes bitterness and that will devour the person. 

Check - Where do you stand? 

Do you want to come under the mercy of God?

Do you want the love of God to flow in you? 

If you are ready;

Say - I make a choice to forgive others no matter how much they have troubled me! 

Say - I forgive them because I want the grace of God in my life.

Say - I forgive them because I want the peace of God in my life. 

Say - I forgive them because I want the healing of God in my life. 

Do you have a question on what you must do? 

Here is the answer -

1. Make a list of all the people that have hurt you. 

2. Repent, forgive and release them unto God. 

Say - Jesus I have nothing to do with the past hurt.

Read Ephesians 4:31. 

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.

3. Confess or express your mistakes to each other if it is possible.

Read James 5:16

"Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."

4. Renounce the spirit of resentment, bitterness, hate and unforgiveness. 

Now Pray - Lord I forgive __________ (the person) because of ____________(the reason why you are forgiving them).

Lord I present all these people to you and I surrender my life unto you. 

Lord I choose not to be bitter or angry anymore. 

Lord I ask the Holy Spirit to heal me of my hurt feelings.

In Jesus Name, 

Amen

We will all in one way or the other be hurt in our lives. What we must remember is to forgive and forget. 

If we follow this principle we will mature in the things of God.

Salvation Is A Process

When we receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and savior -
-we become a new creation
-we become a child of God
-we become more than a conqueror
-we became head not the tail
-we become citizen of heaven, it means when we die we will go directly to heaven.
But someone may ask a question if we are so blessed that we are even citizen of heaven then-
-why do we still struggle
-why do we have problems
-why are we in bondage
-why are we bitter
-why are we in lack
The reason is that our spirit has been born again, but our soul needs to be renewed and transformed.
Renewal of the mind and transformation takes time.
it means it is a process
Say - It is a process
In order to understand the process of transformation of mind we must know who we are!!
Man is a spirit with a soul and lives in a physical body. When we receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and savior our spirit becomes alive
Read John 3:3-6
Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.
 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”
 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
When you are born again your spirit becomes alive and the spiritual nature of yours gives you the ability to communicate with God
Read Proverbs 20:27
The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the inner depths of his heart.
What is the inner depths of his heart?
say- communion, inner voice and The conscience
1. Communion-through communion we develop intimacy with God, it means you can talk to Him and hear from Him
2. Inner Voice- Read Romans 8:14-16
For as many as are led by the spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the spirit of adoption by whom we cry "Abba Father" The spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.
Inner voice gives us understanding of belonging of Father God.
3. The conscience - Read Romans 9:1
I tell the truth i am not lying, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit.
It allows us to distinguish between right and wrong.
When we are born again the work of Christ in our spirit is perfected, but our soul does not change.
Read Philippians 2:12
Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed--not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence--continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
so we are asked to be transformed by the renewal of our mind that we may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God (Romans 12:2)
Many people have wounds and hurt, and wrong desires, when they receive Jesus they are given a new heart but mind (soul) is still under bondage. The soul needs inner healing and deliverance from the unsolved issues of emotional hurts and wounds, sickness and pains.
what should we do?
1. Surrender unto the Lord
Read James 4:7
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
2. Renounce
In order to get freedom you have to renounce-
-your previous involvement with different ritual practices, false religion or teachings
-your previous involvement with different groups which denies Jesus Christ, secret initiation, ceremonies or covenants
-your previous involvement with different activities which you did knowingly or unknowingly
-ask God to reveal those ungodly ties so that you can confess and separate yourself with those activities
Remember these activities and involvements gave the devil a foothold in your life now you have to reverse it by your confession
3. Put off your will
Ephesians 4:22-24
You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
4. Get rid of
Ephesians 4:31
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Pray-
I recognize that there is only one true and living God who exists as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
I recognize Jesus Christ as the Messiah, the Word who became in flesh and dwelt among us.
I believe that He  came to destroy the works of Satan
I believe that God has proven His love for me because when I was still a sinner, Christ died for me.
I believe that He delivered me from the domain of darkness and transferred me to His kingdom, and in Him I have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
I believe that I am now a child of God and that I am seated with Christ in the heavenlies.
I announce to Satan that Jesus is my Lord and I reject works of Satan in my life.
I believe that the truth will set me free, therefore, I stand against Satan's deception by taking every thought captive in obedience to Christ.
I renew my mind by the living Word of God in order that I may prove that the will of God is good, acceptable and perfect.
I renounce all selfish goals and choose the ultimate goal of  love.
I choose to obey the two greatest commandments, to love the Lord my God with all my heart, soul and mind, and to love my neighbor as myself
I believe that Jesus has all authority in heaven and on earth and that He is the head over all rulers and     authority.
I believe that Satan and his demons are subject to me in Christ since I am a member of Christ's body. Therefore, I obey the command to resist the devil and command him in the name of Christ to leave my presence.
I declare I am free because whom the son sets free is free indeed.

Amen

Do Not Miss The Point of The View of Christmas

Read Matthew 1:18-23

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about; His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit, because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”)

Say – God is with us!

If today any nation is strong it is strong because of it's army forces

To be at the border and face the enemy is one thing but to cross the border and enter in the territory of the enemy is another thing
Say – Lord of the host is with us, He is our strong hold

Let us read a scripture from Bible

1 John 3:8b

……  the reason Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.

When you enter in the territory of your enemy it means you are charged completely.

Right?

That is what Jesus did.

He was fully charged and for what He was sent

The interesting story of Christmas was written with a deep purpose by our creator 

Because of the love of the creator Jesus entered into the territory of the enemy, so that He could bring deliverance to the people from the bondage of the devil and set them free from eternal death

He agreed to die a death on the cross and suffered insult, pain and sorrows and thus paid the price for our sins

Read Romans 5:6

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly

In this busy Christmas season I pray that you don’t miss the point of view of Christmas

Remember He was born so that we can escape from the fire of the hell

Read John 3:16

 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

You are also called by the same God for the same purpose what Jesus did. Let me explain this more.

Could you go to the camp of the enemy this Christmas and pray for the salvation of the captives?

Read Luke 15:7

 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

Allow the heaven to come right now in the midst of you and you rejoice in the Lord because Christ the Savior is born

Amen

Do Not Delete But Unwrap The Gift

Do Not Delete But Unwrap The Gift

As I sat today before God for giving me the right word for you, one thing
was reminded to me.
Let us read James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of
the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows
Can it be possible about you?
Say - Yes!!!
Because you are not of your own choice but of God and given to your parents,
whether they wanted you or not!!
Say – I am a perfect gift from God
Before I move further I will share a testimony of my life
I am the last born and 7th in the family. My mother never wanted to have me because she already had six children. I was an extra luggage and she didn't want to have me.
Say – OUCH
Sometimes we are an extra luggage and people don’t want us
Right!!
But remember God wants each one of us
Say – I am God’s desire
So finally my mother had some deleting (abortion) pills because she didn't want to have 7 children
Say – Deleting pills OUCH
But it did not work
Say – I am God’s desire
then she had another round of dose
Say – Deleting pills OUCH
But still I was safe
Say – I am God’s desire
Read Romans 8:38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,  neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord
There may be many Deleting pills OUCHES in your lives, someone will Delete your joy or someone will Delete your time or many more things but remember you are God’s desire. He will still be holding you with your right hand and no one will be able to separate you from His love.
Say – I cannot be deleted, I am gift of God
Say – I am growing and going to unwrap the gift of God
When Jesus came, He brought the gift of life for us
Let us Read Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord
In Ephesians 2:28, it says
For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God
Are you ready to unwrap the gift of God today with me, then I have good news for you
You may be in impossible situation and might say, ‘It’s impossible’
But God says to you in Luke 18:27 "All things are possible"
You may be tired and might say, ‘I’m too tired’
But God says to you in Matthew 11:28-30, I will give you rest
You may be hated and might say ‘Nobody really loves me’
But God says to you in John 3:1 6 I love you
You may be discouraged and might say, ‘I can’t go on’
But God says to you in 2 Corinthians 12:9 My grace is sufficient
You may be confused and might say, ‘I don’t know what to do’
But God says to you in Proverbs 3:5-6 I will direct your steps
You may be failed and might say, ‘I can’t do it’
But God says to you in Philippians 4:13  You can do all things
You may be weak and might say, ‘I’m not able’
But God says to you in 2 Corinthians 9:8  I am able
You may be low esteem and might say, ‘It’s not worth it’
But God says to you in Romans 8:28  It will be worth it
You may be defeated and might say, ‘I can’t forgive myself’
But God says to you in 1 John 1:9 I Forgive you
You may be lacking and might say, ‘I can’t manage’
But God says to you in Philippians 4:19  I will supply all your needs
You may be fearful and might say, ‘I’m afraid’
But God says to you in 2 Timothy 1:7 I have not given you a spirit of fear
You may be worried and might say, ‘I’m worried and frustrated’
But God says to you in 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your cares on me
You may be very simple and might say, ‘I’m not smart enough’
But God says to you in 1 Corinthians 1:30 I give you wisdom
You may be without any friend and might say, ‘I feel all alone’
But God says to you in Hebrews 13:5 I will never leave you or forsake you
Can you see the love of God for your life?
In John 10:10, Jesus talks about life more abundantly
This Christmas season as many of you looking forward for some good party and gifts, remember Jesus is the reason for this season so do not delete the true reason of this season but receive all what God has in store for you through Jesus Christ
Merry Christmas to all

No Situation is Hopeless

“Success is state of mind”.
It is your attitude which determines your thinking. If you have an attitude of achieving success in your life, you will discipline your mind and body. That is the beginning to be an over comer
In Revelation 12:11, it says they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimonies
Who is this Lamb?
Read John 1:29, …….”Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world”
Say- My sin penalty has been paid
Say – I am an over-comer
Sometime back, I read a story which talked about a poor old man who became rich. During that time cars were invented for only very rich people who could afford it. To show his wealth he purchased a car for himself and nice suit with hat. Every morning he would go out in his car greet people and come back without blowing his horn even once.
Do you want to know why?
Because he had two horses pulling his car the whole day
Do you want to know why were horses pulling his car?
Because he never knew how to drive the car
Most of the time we are also like him, who have God given potential of not two horses but of hundreds of horses in us, but we do not know how to operate in the realm of blessing
Say – I have potential
Say – I will operate in the realm of blessing
I am taking you bit further it will open your eyes to recognize your worth and the ability God has given you as a child of God
Read Luke 16:19-26,
“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’
“But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’
Notice few things here
1. The story teller is no one but Jesus, and He will sit on the judgment seat and judge us in the day of judgment
2. A judge has every authority to forgive or to punish, Jesus came to forgive you
3. Ask Him and He will forgive you all your sins
4. The rich-man was not right before God but was well focused in his goals that is why he gained success in this world but he missed his eternity in heaven
5. It means rich-man was sinning
6. Lazarus the beggar had all the potential to have everything on this earth as well in heaven but he missed the prosperity on the earth due to his ignorance
Read Hosea 4:6, it says “My people are destroyed from the lack of knowledge”
7. It means Lazarus was lazy and ignorant of all what God had already given to him
8. He was sick and not able to work, that’s why he was relying on the food which was thrown from rich-man’s house
9. He was unaware of his healing
But see the end result of these two men’s life, one who lived richly reached to eternal torment and the beggar in the heaven
Say – I will not be destroyed
Say – I have knowledge
Many a times as a youth I have questioned God
“Why do you allow the bad men to flourish?” The same way as Jeremiah cried unto The Lord
Jeremiah 12:1
You are always righteous, O LORD, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
As I began to grow in Lord I understood 3 principles, which helped me to know, why it happens?
1. I learned as per Genesis 3:17, ……”Cursed is the ground because of you, through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life” Every man has to work hard to get prosperity
2. I learned as per Deuteronomy 8:17 and18, “….. my power and the strength of my hands have produce this wealth for me But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth,…”
3. I learned that one can become prosperous when he gets the inheritance from his father
To make it easier I will say one can be prosperous
1. Through his hard work
2. Through hard work and favor of God
3. Through transfer of the property from father to son etc.
4. Through cheating also
I will ask you, “Which one is the best prosperity?”
Through hard work and favor of God!!
Say – I work hard every day
Say – I have favor of God always
Today I am here to encourage all of you and tell you whatever may be your situation but there is always hope in Christ, come out of your situation and tap into your God given ability and allow His Holy Spirit to operate in your life to make it successful in every area of your life
God wants us to be knowledgeable
God wants us to be prosperous
God wants us to be in heaven not to hell
God wants us to be sin free
God wants us to be healed
Stand at your feet and talk to Him
Ask Him to forgive you and release His favor upon you
Amen

Evangelism in Tanzania

Mark 16:15, He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” We had our first two months evangelism in Dar-es salaam, Tanzania, among youths. It was awesome. Holy Spirit moved mightily. The life was transformed. God gave wonderful miracle to a young couple whose one year old baby girl Glory was unable to move her body (paralyzed). Now that child is sitting, kicking, moving and smiling. 

Praise God

Glory of God in Glory's life

Youth rejoicing in the Lord

Youth rejoicing in the Lord

Worshipping the Lord

Worshipping the Lord

Brother Arun Addressing to the youths in our very first fellowship

Pastor Benjamin happened to be in Dar Es Salaam and he took the opportunity to be with us

praying for the healing

Healing of the deaf, evil spirit left her ear

Youth were very excited for this first meeting, they arranged every thing on their own

Altar call and many were healed

Fire of God was over the youths

I am set apart

God has called each one of us to be more than conquerors
God calls us peculiar generation
God calls us royal priests
God calls us heads not the tails
Say- I am set apart
Say – I am head not the tail
If I ask you to make a list about the qualities of yours, you will find yourself unique
Right
Actually your qualities are result of your confidence
Do you know that confidence is the answer to all our failures
If we take two people, one with less knowledge but high level of confidence and another with more knowledge but low level of confidence.
What do you think  who will have more success?
Definitely the one with more confidence
Why?
Because:
1.   The more confident person will act boldly
2.   The more confident person learns from the past mistakes
3.   The less confident person prefers to be calm and mostly he misses the leadership qualities
But here I have a question
How are we going to become more confident?
Read Romans 10:17
If you have faith in the word of God you will have confidence
Say- God guides me, he provides me
Say – I am a leader
Read Philipians 4:19
Look at your situation
You may have any type of need, but now remember the word that your God will supply all your need.
Here is your solution. The word which you have heard will create confidence in you
Say – I am creating confidence in me
Say – I am set apart
That means your confidence is the direct cause of your action 
That also means, if you are lacking the confidence in doing something, you have to have faith in the word that you can do anything by Christ who strengthens you, and then you need to take an action.
Look at this formula of CARS
It will drive you on the track
Say – I am on my right track at the right time
Everyone likes cars
Right
Here's the formula, Confidence = Action + Risk + Success
James 2:17
We all say we have faith but we don’t take action or we doubt in the word of God
That is why many blessings which are ours remain away from us
Most people murmur and do not achieve success in their lives, because they fear to take action and adopt a life of failure
But today I have come to tell you that success or failure is nothing but mere a state of mind.
Say – failure is the state of mind so is success
Say – I am successful
If you want to be confident, then you have to take an action
Run. Do. Move. Study. Risk. Decide. Choose. Succeed.
Persevere. Go. Believe. Jump. Create. Build. Draw.
Speak. Live. Love. Be. Give. Accept. Write.
Say – I am taking action that’s why I am confident
Say - I am set apart
Pray for confidence and success in every areas of life
Pray
God as we are sharing Jesus we declare that people are ready to accept Jesus and many soul will come in His Kingdom and become His disciples
Amen