The master we are following never did anything without the anointing. Acts 10:38 says: “How God anointed Jesus Christ with Holy Spirit and power: who went about doing good…”

He did nothing without the anointing. He performed no miracle until the Holy Spirit fell on Him (John 1:29-34; John 2:11). It was after the Holy Ghost descended on Him, after He returned in the power of the Holy Ghost that He went to the wedding in Cana of Galilee and performed His first miracle. After Christ’s death, the disciples did not perform a single miracle until Pentecost.

It was after the Pentecost, when the Holy Ghost came in Acts 2:1-4, it was then miracles started. We begin to see Acts 9:36-42, also Acts 6:2-3,8. It is only after the anointing has come that miracles can begin. You will notice that the first thing after Paul was converted was the Holy Ghost baptism. To show the urgency of the need of the anointing, the man who went to pray for him prayed for the Holy Spirit baptism.

The joy of it is that there is only one Holy Spirit, the same one Jesus had, which Peter had, the same one Stephen had. He is the same Spirit available for every disciple today.

He is available to us according to Acts 2:38-39, there is anointing in the word of the master (John 6:63).

The Lord said that the words He speaks are spirit and life. The centurion also said so. He told Jesus to send His word and His servant will be healed. Remember that all he said to the ten lepers was, ‘Go. There is anointing in His words. The same was true of Paul. In Acts 14:8-19, when Paul said to the lame man, rise up and walk and the man arose.

There is anointing in the touch of the Master. In Matthew 8:1-3, a leper came to Jesus to be cleansed. He said Jesus could make him clean if He willed. Jesus said He willed, be clean and touched him. As soon as he touched him he became clean. In the same way, there was anointing in the touch of Paul. In Acts 20:7-12, a dead man was brought back to life through Paul.

There was anointing also in the garment of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Matthew 9:20-22. The woman with the issue of blood touched the hem of His garment and was made whole. In the same manner, there was anointing in the garment of Paul according to Acts 19:11-12, and he was sending his handkerchief and aprons and they were bringing healings.

It is the same Holy Ghost that was in Jesus that was in Paul, and by the grace of God it is the same Holy Spirit that is in you if you are a spirit filled believer. You have the same Holy Spirit Jesus had and can thus do the same works He did.

CONDITIONS FOR FREE FLOW OF ANOINTING

There are two conditions for the free flow of the anointing whereby the work of God will not be hindered. These are:

1. The vessel in which the anointing is to low must be pure. There must be no dirt to hinder the flow of anointing (Hebrews 1:8-9; I Corinthians 9:27). The anointing is like electricity. When the wire (conductor) is pure, the current flows unhindered, and there will not be loss of energy.
2. The disciple must have a constant link with the Holy Spirit, there must be no break in the link. In I Corinthians 14:18, Paul thanked God that he prayed in tongues more than others. He kept on praying in the Holy Spirit because 1 Thessalonians 5:17 says we should pray in the Spirit.

For you to receive a supply of electricity, you must be connected to the Source. If there is a break between your wire and the main wire from the generating source, there will be no supply of electricity at your end. In the same vein, if you as a disciple do not maintain your link with the Holy Spirit, the anointing will stop. But if you keep on praying in the Spirit, living a holy life, the anointing will keep flowing like a river.

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When Satan plans destruction for a nation, what he does is that he moves the people to sin against God so that God Himself will rise up and say that He will destroy His people. Examples are those of Balaam, David and the census, Ahab and the worship of Baal in 1 Kings 17:1.

God is aware of this technique of the devil and is always looking for a way out of the dilemma posed by His holiness and His love, because a Holy God cannot tolerate sin. If you sin you ought to be punished. Yet He knows that His people were pushed into this sin by Satan. How does He punish His children who He actually doesn’t want to punish.

Ezekiel 22.29-31: “The people of the land have used oppression and exercised robbery and have vexed the poor and needy: they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. And I sought for a man among them that should make up the hedge and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: But I found none. Therefore have I poured out my indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath. Their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord.”

God said that these people had sinned. As a Holy God, He has to punish them, but He was looking for a man who would plead the cause of His people and intercede on their behalf, a man to stand in the gap.

The question now is, who qualifies to stand in the gap? According to Psalm 15 and Psalm 24:3-5, the one who is going to do this job must be holy. He must be someone who has a credit with God, people like Daniel (Daniel 1:8) or even Paul (Acts 21:30), who said he was not only ready to suffer but even ready to die for Christ.

In Acts 27:21-25, when a shipload of people were about to perish, God said “Paul, because of you nobody is going to die; I give you their lives.”

In Ezekiel 22:30, God made a statement, “I sought for a man among them.” God is the one looking, He is the one who will decide whether the man is worthy to be used or not. And the standard of purity of the man is God’s standard and not man’s standard. It is not the pastor’s standard.

In I Peter 1:15-16, the Bible says that as He that has called us is holy we also must be holy. Matthew 5:48 also says, “Be ye perfect as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” Not as the pastor is perfect. Likewise what constitutes a credit for you is going to be decided by Him.

God says He seeks for a man, not an angel. For example, Cornelius (Acts 10:1-6). It was an angel that Cornelius saw but God said, ‘Send for Peter?’ Why didn’t God allow the angel to preach to Cornelius. Because God said He looks for but God said. ‘Send for Peter.” Why didn’t God allow the angel to preach to Cornelius. Because God said He looks for a man. He didn’t say He is looking for many men but just a man. Leviticus 25:25, 47-49 – the man God is looking for must be a native of the land, not a missionary. It is a Nigerian that must intercede for Nigeria. A man who will stand, not a man who will sit or sleep. A man who will stand persistently (Ephesians 6:13), as Abraham did in Genesis 18:16-27.

This is where you come in as a disciple. If you are not holy. God can sanctity you. God says make a tree good and it’s fruit will be good. You may not have a credit with God but you can earn a credit today.

In John 4:23 says, “God is a Spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth for the Father seeks such to worship him.”

He will find you particularly if you are a worshipper.

You might not know how to stand or how to persist. Philippians 4:13 says you can do all things through Christ that strengthens you.

If you are really determined God will strengthen you.

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Because the disciple knows how to visit with God, how to enter into the holies, how to be locked in with God in the privacy of His room (because when you are alone with God in His private room you can talk to Him plainly), the disciple does not only get victories in His battles, he can also obtain victory for others (Intercession)

An example is in I Kings 17:17-24, when Elijah was staying with a widow and her only son died. Elijah took the boy with him into the room where they could be alone, and locked the door behind him. Remember what he said – “O Lord my God, why have you done this?”. This was a challenge to God. You can only say that to God in private. You can’t say that to God outside but when you are alone with God you can talk plainly with him. At the end of the day the boy was restored and the widow’s sorrow vanished.

Now if you go into the private room of God and say, “I am not here to ask for anything of my own but I’m here to ask on behalf of somebody else,” and God says, “Why not mind your own business?”

You as a disciple armed with Luke 11:5-8, can intercede. This verse is the basis of intercession. You can tell God that the person is a special person who needs help but you cannot help him on your own. According to Philippians 3:10, it is with Christ alone that we can do all things.

John 14:13-14 says if you ask anything in the name of Jesus it will be done. Tell Him there is no other way out than for Him to help. Refuse to leave till you get an answer (Matthew 15:26-27). This is the story of the woman with a possessed daughter. She knew that only Jesus could help her daughter. She knew that only Jesus could help her and she went to meet him saying, “Master, have mercy on me!’ Jesus refused to answer, but she kept on following. By INSISTENCE and PERSISTENCE, she received her miracles. This is what intercession is all about. The woman eventually got her requests.

Another thing you can tell God is that if He helps you now to help your friend, not only your friend will be blessed but so will you; because you will rejoice at being able to help another (John 16:24). Your friend will also rejoice and bless you for aiding him. Thus he would be able to help you do the same in future. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 says that two are better than one. When one falls, the other will help him up, but woe unto him that is alone when he falls.

If God now says, Present your case, show me why your friend should be helped.’ (Remember, this is plain talk between Father and son.) You now list out your reasons to Him.

1. You will talk of the goodness of God and the unrighteousness of your friend (even if you think your friend is good, don’t mention it at all) – Matthew 19:16-17. Whenever you are interceding for someone, do not mention that the person deserves help. There is no good man. If he were good, would he be in the trouble that he is in? But tell God that He is a good God, a merciful God, whose mercy endures forever. It is because of His mercy that you can even intercede.
2. Tell Him that His name, His glory and His justice are involved.
3. Whenever you are interceding, do not use personal pronouns like ‘my’. Rather, use your?’ For example, your people, your children, your church, etc. Not my church, my people, etc. Tell Him not to allow the enemy to laugh.
4. You must also be persistent, very persistent without being rude.

1. For example, if an elder wants to intervene and plead the cause of a disobedient child with his father, he does so with wisdom, not rudely.

1. In Daniel 9:3-16, we see Daniel speaking first of the goodness of God and the weaknesses of himself and his people.

• When Abraham was interceding for Sodom in Genesis 18:23,26, he said “will God of the whole earth not do that which was just?” He called God a just God. Who would not kill the righteous with the unrighteous.

1. When Moses was interceding for Israel (Exodus 32:11-14; Deuteronomy 9:18-26,29), he kept saying, These are your people, do not let the enemy laugh at them, do not let them say that you could bring them out of Egypt but could not bring them into the promised land. You are the Almighty, the merciful God …

That is how to intercede. It is the one who can do this that knows how to visit God in the privacy of his room. This is the privilege of every disciple, washed in the blood of the Lamb. As they become locked in with God, they can intercede for their friends, families, countries, etc.

Why don’t you start interceding for someone now?

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We me already told that a disciple is first and foremost a son. A son who has voluntarily decided to follow the footsteps of his father. So a disciple is a loved son, a son that is cherished, a son that is welcome.

(i) Consequently; a disciple has a privilege of visiting with God anytime. In other words, a child of God who decides to follow the footsteps of God can visit God anytime he wants to. When he knocks the door, the door will be opened unto him. Once he’s inside the room with God, alone with God, he has the opportunity of being very intimate with the Most-High.

You know, if your father is a president and you want to talk to him in public, you have to address him like other people will address him, Your excellency. But when you get to the bedroom, “Daddy, how now?” Because you are now together in the same room. In the same manner, when you are alone with God, you can talk to him in a way you can’t talk to Him when other people are present. For example, Jesus will call God father. But when He is alone with Him He use the word, “Abba,” which means Daddy. (Mark 14:35-36; Galatians 4:6; Romans 8:15).

This is different from “Father”. Father is a kind of name you give to somebody, to be feared, respected etc. When you are intimate with God, you call him Daddy. When you are alone with Him, you can be very frank with Him. You lay all the cards on the table without any pretense. You know if your Daddy sees you in public and says, “How are you my son?” You will answer, fine Sir. But when you are alone with him in the room, you will tell him exactly the situation. Not I believe I am fine. You will say, “I’m sorry O, I have headache.” You will tell him your needs, desires etc. (I Corinthians 14:2, 4, 18- 19).

I remember when I used to lead morning prayers several years ago. When I said “let us pray for our country” everybody would pray in English; “let us pray for our church”, everybody would be praying in English. As soon as I said, If you have any special prayer request, ask God, everybody’s voice would drop. And then they would begin to pray in their own mother tongues, “Oh! God,” will become “Olodumare, Chineke, Abasi.” Their voice would change, the tempo would drop. Even the interpreter would begin to pray and I would not even hear what he was saying. This is because they had moved into the private room with God.

• You know, when you are alone with God, then God can give you private or special attention; individual personal attention. And then He can give blessings that are custom made. So there are occasions when God has special blessing for special people. You know when God called Abraham, Abraham took Lot with him. God said “well, I am not going to do anything until Lot is separated from you because my plan is for you, Abraham. In Genesis 13:14-17, the Bible says as soon as Lot separated from Abraham, then God began to speak with Abraham again. He said, the blessing promised, I shall give it to you now.

• When you are alone with God, when there is privacy, rules can be waived. Oh! There are certain laws that you will think cannot be changed. That is in public. When you are in privacy with God anything can happen. For example, look at Esther 5:1-5, you see, there was a rule in the time of Esther, if you go to the presence of the king, without being called, all the king has to do for you to die is to do nothing.

In other words, you come into his presence, he didn’t call you, the soldiers will be watching the king, what do we do to this fellow and the king did nothing he didn’t smile, he didn’t move. A minute later, the head of that fellow is gone. If the king wants that fellow to live, he will have to lift up his sceptre towards that fellow, then the soldier will say “alright don’t kill this one.”

But when Esther went to see the king, though she was not invited, because she was the favourite of the king and because it was a private meeting, the king said, What do you want my queen? Ask me. Even to half of my kingdom I will give it to you. The king waived the rule so as to meet the need of someone special to him in private.

• For the disciple who knows how to visit God in private, he enters His presence with thanksgiving and praise and you can do that straight away. Do it just for some minutes and see what God will do. Praise Him.

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Anointing is like heat. It can be transferred in three ways:

1. By conduction – that means there will be physical contact between the one who has the anointing and the one to whom the anointing is going to be transferred.
2. By convection – In other words, to transfer the anointing to a certain object, that thing would carry the anointing to one who actually wants it. For example, you can anoint a handkerchief and then send the handkerchief to someone who needs anointing. That one is transferring anointing by convection.
3. By radiation – The third way of transferring anointing is by radiation. Like we just throw a stone, for example, from one man to another; transferring the anointing over a distance without any physical contact.

EXAMPLES OF TRANSFERRING ANOINTING

#1 BY CONDUCTION:

3. Peter, when he was talking to the lame man at the Beautiful Gate in Acts 3: 1-3. Alter Peter told the lame to walk, and nothing happened, Peter grabbed him by the hand; anointing flowed through Peter to the lame man, and the lame man was healed.

1. There is also the example of Elijah versus the dead child in I Kings 17:17-22 when the child of the widow with whom Elijah was staying died. Elijah laid on the child. There was body contact between the two of them. So anointing from Elijah flowed to the dead child and brought that child back to life.

• Elisha did exactly the same thing in II Kings 4:32-35 and in II Kings 13:20-21, the Bible said anointing was transferred from the bones of Elisha to the dead man.

1. Also in Acts 20:7-12, Paul was preaching, he preached a long sermon. There was this young boy, Eutychus who was sitting on the window and he fell asleep and fell down and died. When Paul got down he laid on him. There was bodily contact and then there was transferred anointing and the child came back to life.

1. In Deuteronomy 34:9, the Bible says: “Moses laid his hand on Joshua and transferred anointing to him and Joshua became full of wisdom.”

#2 BY CONVECTION

About the example of convection, that is, passing the anointing into a medium and the medium takes the anointing to the recipient.

1. A very good example is that of Paul, in Acts 19:11-12,

“And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: So that from his body where brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them; and the evil spirits went out of them.”

In other words, the anointing of Paul was transferred into pieces of cloth and these pieces of cloth carried the anointing to those people who needed deliverance and healing.

Another example is Peter. In Acts 5:15-16, the Bible says they laid sick people on a street, they said just let the shadow of Peter touch them’ and as many as the shadow touched, were healed. In other words, the anointing of Peter was transferred into his shadow and the shadow carried the anointing to the sick people.

#3 BY RADIATION

1. In the case of Philip in Acts 8:5-8, the Bible says when the demons began to hear what Philip was saying, they started screaming and they started getting out and he didn’t touch them. He didn’t send a handkerchief to them. As he was speaking, the anointing in him was jumping upon those who are demon-possessed and several people received their healing and deliverance.

2. Peter healed by speaking the word (Acts 9:32-34 and 36-40). Here we find Peter healing a man who was sick his bed whose name was Aeneas. He just said Aeneas, God has made you whole, the Lord has healed you. Immediately Aeneas was healed.

• In fact, when he raised Dorcas from the dead, he just said, Dorcas get up and the anointing was transferred.

In Acts 13:6-12, Paul said to a man who was hindering his preaching and said, “be blind.” That’s what he said and the fellow became blind.

In Acts 14:8-11, we saw Paul healing in the same manner. Paul healed a lame man by speaking to him.

And in Acts 16:16-18, we saw Paul casting out demons in the same manner.

• Calling down fire from heaven. This is a special case of anointing by radiation.

We discovered that all those men with anointing that can bring down fire from heaven were always found on mountain tops. The first fellow to do it was Elijah (I Kings18:36-38) on Mount Carmel. In II Kings 1:9-12, he was on top of a hill and he called down fire three times. Why is it that these people are always on the mountain top when they are calling down fire? You probably have seen what is called the thunder-arrester.

You will find that on top of a very high building, they will put something like a very sharp iron, and then they connect it to the ground. In other words, whenever thunder wants to strike a house, that sharp iron that is higher than anything else, will catch the thunder and arrest it and bring it to the ground, so that the house can be saved.

May be you have noticed that when great saints of God want to pray, they combine their hands and it forms the shape of thunder catcher. They know what they are doing. When they combine their hands, they want to catch thunder from heaven. They want to bring fire down and of course if they have the right anointing, they can catch fire anytime. What do you think will happen when they now lift the two hands, one to the right and one to the left? They lift the two hands, so that the two hands can catch fire.

You see what happened in Exodus 17:11-13. The story goes thus, the Amalekites came to fight against the children of Israel and Moses said to Joshua, you go and fight I will go to the hill top. I will go and catch fire from there and bring it down to you. When Moses was on the hill top, where it was easy for the thunder catcher to do his work, he lifted his hands and he kept on catching fire, passing it to the people fighting below, and when he became tired, and there was no more thunder-arrester, then the enemy began to win.

Then Aaron and Hur, discovered that Moses’ outstretched hands, were bringing the miracle so they said “well we will help him.” One stood on his right, and the other on the left, and they lifted his two hands. They kept the two hands up, until total victory was won.

What we are saying now to you disciples is that you too should practice the thunder catching today; I am talking of living thunder. And we want you to lift your hands to heaven and cry to God. Ask for the anointing that will break the yokes in your life, in your family life, in your church, in your home, in your city, even in this nation. Call on the Almighty God in heaven and you will see what will happen.

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LESSON C15

SHOUTING AS A WEAPON OF WARFARE

How can shouting become a weapon of warfare? How can somebody just shout and get a victory? From the scriptures, we discovered that some people have shouted before and they got victory. In fact, we know of a particular army that was surrounded on all sides and when they shouted, not only were they delivered out of trouble, they also got a victory. In 2 Chronicles 13:13-18 the Bible says:

“But Jer-o-boam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them. And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the Lord, and the priests sounded with trumpets. Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass that God smote Jer-o-boam and all Isreal before A-bi-jah and Judah. And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand. And A-bi-jah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five thousand chosen men. Thus, the children of Isreal were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.”

Here we find an army that was surrounded in front and from behind and then they decided that the only thing they could do was to shout. They all shouted and as soon as they shouted God began to fight for them and I am sure God will fight for me too. Those who are always quiet might be in trouble anytime particularly when it is time to praise God. Those who pray silently particularly in the house of God, do not know what they are missing. Just a single shout can solve all your problems.

When You Shout, Certain Things Begin to Happen:

1. When you shout, it could be a sign that God has accepted your offering (and I want God to accept my offering). Leviticus 9:22-24 says,

          “And Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering; and the burnt        ,       and peace offerings. And Mos`es and Aaron went into the tabernacle        of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the     glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people. And there came a       fire out before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt    offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted,      and fell on their faces.”

They shouted because their offering had been accepted. My own offering has been accepted too because Jesus said my sin offering and His offering had been accepted by God the father, which is one of the reasons he whenever children come to the house of God, they should never be silent. We do not need to beg you before you shout, “Halleluyah”. If you know God has accepted your offering, you should shout.

2. When we shout, it also means God is present in our midst. Usually, whenever the ark of the covenant of God comes into a town, His people also shouted. They shouted because wherever you found the Ark of covenant of God, you also found God. For example in 2 Samuel 6: 15, the Bible

says. “So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and with the sound of trumpet.”

The same thing in I Chronicles 15:28,

“Thus, all Israel brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.”

Whenever the Ark of the covenant of God comes into a town, the people will shout because they believe God is present with the Ark of covenant. Therefore when you find a group of the children of God shouting, it is a demonstration of the belief that their God who is a great God is present in their midst. When you are very cold, it is another way of saying,

‘God, I believe you are not around.’ But, I know my God is around.

In Isaiah 12:6, the Bible says:

“Cry out and shout, thou inhabitants of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.”

The Holy One of Israel is not only great, He is also present in our midst and one of the ways we can show the world that the Lord is present in our midst is by shouting. Because wherever God is, miracles are bound to happen, and when miracles are happening people always shout for joy.

3. You may say I will shout for joy when my miracle happens, but whenever you shout for joy before the Almighty God, it is a demonstration of your belief that you are trusting Him for victory, that He is also going to give you victory. Psalms 5:11 says, “But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.”

If you have put your trust in the Lord, the Bible says that you should shout for joy. If you really trust God that He is going to give you victory, there is no reason why you should be silent. When you come before Him, you should shout because you believe the Mighty God in our midst is going to give you victory.

In Psalms 47:1-3, Bible says:

“O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph, for the LORD most high is terrble; he is a great King over all the earth. He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.”

Why did He ask us to clap and shout? He said because God is going to give us victory. He is going to subdue the people under us. He is going to put nations under our feet. He is going to make our victory complete. And we should therefore begin to clap and shout for joy, because our victory is certain.

While those of us, who have God in our midst not even know the importance of His presence in our midst, the enemy knows the value of His presence.

4. In fact, when the enemies hear us shouting they get frightened. Why do they get frightened? Because they know that when we are shouting, our God is present in our midst, and they know that they can defeat you on your own, but when God is present with you, you become indestructible.

For example, I Samuel 4:5-8,

        “And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted, so that the earth rang again. And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, what meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews?

And they understood that the ark of the LORD has come into the camp. And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, ‘God is come into the camp’ and they said, ‘woe unto us! For there hath not been such a thing heretofore. Woe unto us! Who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? These are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.”

What happened here? The enemy (Philistines) heard the children of Israel shouting for joy and said, what is the meaning of that shouting? What is happening? And they said the Ark of the covenant of their God has come into town. They said, ah, then we are done for. God has come into camp.

When you begin to shout in your churches, God will come into your midst, all the enemies around will know that God has at last come to your church, and those who had been trying to bring depression upon your church, those who have been trying to pour water on your enthusiasm, those who have been trying to sneak in and bring sickness and diseases unto the church, they will say, ‘ah! at long last God has come into this church’ and then, they will be afraid and say, woe unto us. We are in trouble now. Their Lord will revenge now.’

We always look at some of the churches as being too noisy. But do you know that they always get plenty of miracles? They may be noisy. They may not have enough teachings! But they always get enough of miracles. You attend any of their crusades, before the preacher begins to preach, the people are attracted so much that many of them will be healed even before preaching.

And go to any of the orthodox churches where everything is so solemn, “Oh Lord our God. We must not disturb you today, just like you used to do in the past, if it is your will do something today.” And those who have been sleeping when the pastor has finished preaching will say, “Amen.” They never get a single miracle. Because God does not come into that church, so miracles cannot happen there.

Do not keep silent, begin to shout in your churches. You will be amazed by the number of miracles that will be happening because God will come in, the enemies will be frightened and the enemies will get out. When the enemies get out, miracles will begin to happen. Praise the Lord.

Why does shouting bring fear to the enemy? It is not just because when you shout they will know that God has come to the camp. The devil knows that it is written that when you begin to shout, it means that our enemies are finished. The Almighty God said, it is written and the devil knows that when “it is written” nothing can change it. That is why he does all he can to stop you from shouting.

Zephaniah 3: 4:17 ,says:

“Sing o daughter of Zion; shout, o Israel; be glad and rejoice with all thine heart, o daughter of Jerusalem.

The Lord hath taken away thy judgements, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil anymore. In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.”

Shout and you will see evil no more, that is what is written in Zephaniah Chapter Three: The devil knows that. So when you suddenly begin to shout, he begins to wonder what is it that God has done that gave this fellow the assurance that he will see evil no more? And then he becomes careful because he will think that God must have set a trap for him: he knows that something is going to happen that God had not told him, that is going to put an end to all your enemies.

5. So when you begin to shout even if you have not seen any miracle, yet as soon as you begin to shout you are prophesying that victory is on the way. That victory is about to happen right there and I need a lot of miracles right now which is one of the reasons why I am going to do some shouting today.

Joshua 6:20 says:

“So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.”

When the people shouted, the wall fell. When you shout, you are prophesying that victory is about to happen, that your victory is imminent, that miracles are just about to occur.

For example in John 11:43, everybody knows that Jesus Christ is a very gentle man, He never lifted His voice before. When He wants to pray for the people, He might say, “I will, be thou clean;” “Okay, receive thy sight,” “Thy faith had made thee whole;” “Young man, I say unto thee, arise.” But when He came face to face with a big miracle, somebody who has been dead for four days, that fellow is now about to be raised from the dead, when a totally hopeless situation is about to be turned round, even Jesus shouted.

Look at John 11:43: “And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.”

When He had thus spoken, He cried with a loud voice. When you shout, you are prophesying that a victory is about to happen; that your victory is certain.

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There are two types of anointing: The anointing of God and the anointing of the devil. The devil’s anointing comes in various forms but only major ones will be mentioned. These are (1) Anger (2) Impure Thoughts.

#1 ANGER

The angry man enjoys being angry. In a negative way, it is enjoyable to him. His anger steadily increases in intensity. When a man is angry, he gets supernatural strength. Gradually, the angry man is lifted out of the world of reality. His self-confidence increases, he begins to boast and claim he will do what he can never do. There will be a feeling of ‘Damn the consequence.’

When anger reaches its height, its victim is ready to die. That is why it is called temporary madness, and it is sometimes a synonym of madness, as in “I was ‘mad’ (angry) at him” At a stage, the angry man loses the ability to reason logically. Even when he is initially right, he ends up far from being right ultimately.

The Bible has a lot to say about this devil’s anointing, and most of these sayings are in the book of Proverbs.

Proverbs 19:11 says, “The discretion of a man defereth his anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.”

In other words, a wise man is slow to anger.

In Proverbs 16:32, the Bible says, “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.”

Proverbs 14:17 says, “He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly.”

The Bible says only one man is free to be angry, that is the foolish man. Ecclesiastes 7:9, “Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”

In other words, if you are a fool, anger must be dwelling inside of you. You are free to be angry any time. Whenever you are angry, you say all manner of things. Matthew 12:36 tells us that idle words are dangerous because we are going to give account of every one of them on the day of judgement.

#2 IMPURE THOUGHTS

The physical effect of impure thoughts are similar to that of anger but it is in the reverse order of anger. It is a negative kind of anointing that produces a tender and loving feeling. It induces a pleasure that slows down the victim, luring the fellow into a dream land. Immoral thoughts are used as a diversionary tactic of the enemy.

Usually, when the enemy is about to strike he uses immoral thoughts to get the victim to lose his focus – David and Bathsheba for example. The devil uses these thoughts to divert his victim’s attention especially when an opportunity is coming his way, until he loses such an opportunity.

Romans 1:28 says that if you yield to immoral thoughts, you will be forsaken by God. Romans 8:7 also says that the carnal mind is enmity with God. It follows then that when you begin to have immoral thoughts, they have a way of slowing you down, they make one become slothful and this has great consequences for the soldier of the cross. Proverbs18:9 says, “He that is slothful in his work is a great waster.” When you slow down, you waste time, energy and opportunity. You lose several precious things. Proverbs12:27 says: “The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man is precious.”

Because impure thoughts make you wander from the narrow path, even though for a short time, it is very dangerous because the Bible says if you wander out of the path you could die. Proverbs 21:16, 17 say, “He that wandereth from the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead. He that loveth pleasure shall not prosper and he that loveth wine shall not be rich.”

If you allow immoral thoughts to slow you down, you can wander from the way of understanding and this can lead to poverty and death.

You may ask how to discern evil thoughts. Even child knows which thoughts are wrong.

According to Proverbs 20:11

“Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.”

HOW TO DEAL WITH THE DEVIL’S ANOINTING

#1 ANGER

The Bible has made it clear that only a fool is free to be angry at any time. Anytime someone is trying to annoy you, to get victory over him, just make up your mind to refuse to be a fool, for only a fool is free to be angry. Every time you are angry you are equal to a fool, in fact you are more than a fool, you are temporarily mad.

#2 IMPURE THOUGHTS

You must be aware that at the instant you begin to have the impure thoughts, danger is nearby. The devil must have a plan up his sleeve to attack you. It is also a sign that you are becoming too comfortable, too loose, lax and empty (Philippians 4:8). It is a sign that you are either losing sight of your goal or that you have no goal at all.

As soon as you find yourself facing the battle of immoral thoughts, you must declare a fast immediately. You must set a goal for yourself of prayer hours, Bible Study, memory verses, giving to God – mighty goals. Increase your commitment to God and the time you spend with Him. It will be quite difficult for you to continue immoral thoughts in God’s presence.

You must make a decision to keep off the devil’s anointing.

Steer clear of anger, steer clear of immoral thoughts.

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Without Satan, God would have a problem. Many people wonder why God has not destroyed Satan? It is because God needs him to perform a certain duty for him. God needs someone to examine His children before they are promoted. God does conduct the examination Himself as seen in James 1:12-13 where the Bible says that God never tempts any man with evil. All God does is to prepare his children for the examination, according to John 16:33.

It is Satan God uses to conduct the examination. God wants us to be promoted but this is not possible without an examination. That is the reason why he allows Satan to examine you.

However, it is God who fixes the examination date, according to I Peter 3:13-18. It is he who prepares you for the examination and it is he who promotes.

If the examiner comes knocking at your door, you should know that promotion is around the corner. Do not be surprised, especially if you are living a holy life. The bible tells us in I Peter 4:12-17 not to be surprised when the examiner brings the examination (I Peter 1:7; 2:20)

Whenever you face examination, there is a divine purpose behind it. It is important also to note that the higher you are in divine hierarchy and estimation by God, the tougher the examination will be smaller. For example, primary grade student would not be given the same examination as a University graduate. In other words, the higher you are, the higher your examination will be, as seen in Acts 5:40-41 and 2 Corinthians 11:23-28.

Note that you are free to do the examination; you are also free to defer or postpone it. God will no object as seen in Hebrew 11:24-27. You need to know that whether you like it or not, you will write your examination. You must also be aware that your Captain and Master passed through His own examination and he passed (Hebrews 2:9-10), and he is an example you must follow (I Peter 2:21-22)

You are not going to be of much use to the Almighty until you have passed your examination. You will not even be as of much use to other fellow disciples. The bible says in 2 Corinthians 1:3-4,

          “Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the father of all mercies and the God of comfort; who comforeth us in all tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.”

Why do we need to through examination? It is so that when we pass, we might be able to comfort those who are passing through the same thing.

You need to know that the power of His resurrection is interwoven with the examination you need to do. The examination you need to go through is interwoven with the power of his resurrection. When Paul was speaking in Philipians 3:10 saying, “that I may know him and the power of his resurrection,” He immediately followed it by saying “… and the fellowship of his suffering.” Both his power and his sufferings are interwoven.

Whether or not you share in his glory when he manifests will be determined by whether or not you pass you examinations (Romans 8:16-17; 2 Timothy 2:11-12). Unless you suffer with him, you cannot be glorified with him. If you do not pass your examinations, you are not likely to share in his glory

Another point to note is that the examination never lasts for long (I Peter 5:20). It is only for a short period of time. When you read the account of job, all his sufferings and woes seem as if they lasted for a whole life time, but it was only for nine months. And after nine months, the result of the examination was out. God gave him 140 years to enjoy the result.

So what is your choice? Will you do your examination now or are you going to postpone it? Be informed that whether you like it or not you will write your examination. God said when you pass through the fire , He will be with you. He did not say “IF”. It is a question of “when” All you need is the grace to pass through the examination successfully.

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ACTIVATING MIRACLES

In science, there is something called potential energy or sleeping energy or energy at rest. There is another one called kinetic energy, that is, energy at work.

For example, you may think that a block resting on the roof top, has no power, but if it falls off and lands on your head, you will discover that it has power, only that it was resting. The bullet in a gun has its own energy but it is sleeping quietly in the gun. But the moment it is fired, the energy is no longer sleeping, but is in action.

And when it is in action, it has what is called kinetic energy. If a lorry is parked and is completely motionless it has plenty of energy within. A child can stand in front of it and play but the moment it begins to move slightly, any one standing in front of it may get himself killed.

The same thing is true of you brother; it is also true of you sister. There is a lot of power deposited in you that could perform miracles, the moment you are baptized in the Holy Spirit. But you are allowing this power to sleep. You need to activate it so that miracles can begin to happen.

If you don’t go to the hospital to pray for the sick, how will you discover that there is power within you that can bring healing to people? If you don’t go to a village to conduct a crusade, how will you discover that the ability to cast out demons has been deposited in you? If the disciples in your own area don’t gather to have a disciples’ weekend and rally, how will you discover many miracles that will happen, that will lead to the salvation of souls.

Mark 16:16-20 says, “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents;. and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them, they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. So then after the Lord has spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following”.

The signs will only follow those who are already moving. It doesn’t say these signs shall follow those who stay. It will follow those who go. In Luke 10:17, the Bible says, “And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name”.

The seventy returned with joy, they returned with testimonies because the Lord sent them and they went. Those who did not go had no testimony.

Luke 5:1-7 says, “And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. And when they had this done, they in closed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink”.

Jesus after using Peter’s boat, told him to launch into the deep. God is calling unto you today, don’t stay at one spot, move forward and then cast your net. Do something, stop giving excuses. Hold a meeting, even in your own sitting room. You can have crusade in your own garden. You can hold prayer meeting in your own room, miracles will hap-pen. Do something, launch into the deep. Let down your net, it is then you can catch fishes.

Matthew 12:9-13: “And when he was departed thence, he went to their synagogue: And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered, and they asked him, saying, is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath days? that they might accuse him. And he said unto them, what man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the Sabbath days. Then saith he to the man, stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; it was restored whole, like as the other”.

The Bible talks about a man with a withered hand. Jesus told him, stretch forth your hand. Suddenly the miracle followed:

In John 5:5-9: Jesus Christ said to the man who had been lying down there for 38 years, rise up, take your bed, go. Make a move, stand up, don’t sit down, stand up, not only physically but spiritually. Potential energy can only become kinetic energy if it moves.

It was while the man was trying to stand up that the miracle started. You pray for some people that are sick and they are still lying down on the bed. What are you doing on the bed? Take a step of faith, stand up and the miracle will begin. That is the way to activate miracles.

In Luke 8:43-48, the woman with the issue of blood said in her heart, I think I will go, If only I can touch the helm of His garment, I will be healed. If she said that and did not do anything about it, if she sat down at home and kept on saying: “I think I should go, it will be a good idea if I can go, I think if I touch the helm of His garment, I will be healed”, and did not do anything about it, she would have missed her miracle. But after thinking about it, the potential energy in her became kinetic energy because she got up.

When she got up, there was multitude there, she kept on pushing her way, until she finally touched Jesus Christ. She activated her miracle.

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Pray about everything you have heard. Pray in tongues, Let the rivers of living water begin to flow out from within you. Make a decision that when you get home, you will start something. You will activate miracles. And you will have outstanding miracles to the glory of God.

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HIS PURPOSE: MY AVAILABILITY AND OBEDIENCE

The purpose of God “Almighty for my life, making myself available to Him and my willingness to be absolutely obedient to Him.

In Isaiah 6:8, the Bible says, “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, whom shall I send and who will go for us? Then said I, here am I; send me”.

God’s question always is; who is available? Who shall I send? Who will go before me? He never said, who is capable, because all ability belongs to God.

In Luke 10:1-2, the Bible says, “After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest”. The same problem God had in the time of Isaiah was there in the time of our Lord Jesus Christ. The harvest is great, but the labourers are few. The same problem is still in existence today.

Acts 13:21-22, “And afterwards they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years. And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, which shall fulfil all my will”.

God is always delighted when He finds someone who is available. Someone who will be obedient to carry out His programme. God is always excited when He finds someone about whom He could say, ‘I have found someone.’ It means God is still seeking for someone.

I Samuel 2:35, “And I will raise up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind; and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed forever”.

When God had found Samuel, He said “this is someone I can use.” He said with joy “I will raise thee up a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and my mind.”

There are two principal things God is looking for:

(1) Someone who is available

(ii) Someone who will be totally obedient.

I am sure someone who is totally obedient is difficult to find among men now more than ever before. If I ask, who is available to be used by God, all of you will raise up your hands. But if I ask, who will be willing to obey God absolutely, some hands will go down, because many of the orders that God will give us at times, seem very difficult to obey, unless you know Him very well.

Matthew 26:39, “And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, 0 my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt”.

Our Lord Jesus was able to submit totally to the will of His Father because He knows his Father so intimately. He was able to say ‘not my will but thy will be done. Because He had known His Father intimately. That is why He said, “my Father and I are one.”

The problem is, we cannot wait. God Himself cannot wait until we know Him completely. We must begin to obey Him because He wants to use us now. God cannot wait till we fully understand Him before He begins to give His instructions.

For example: (1) Noah could not possibly understand what God meant when He asked him to begin to build an ark, and begin to bring in reptiles, and animals and all kinds of ugly things inside the ark, because the earth had never been flooded before. He did not even know what is called rain, but he obeyed God instantly.

(ii)      Abraham could not understand the logic of God asking him to          sacrifice his son Isaac, yet he obeyed.

(iii)     Philip could not understand why God asked him to leave a      successful city-wide crusade for a desert. Why God? He could have         asked. But he didn’t ask, he simply obeyed.

Acts 8:26-27, “And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ehtiopia an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship”.

(iv)     A classical example of those who are absolutely obedient and available to God is Elijah. He knew quite well that he was not an       ordinary person. He knew Jehovah had something to do with his life. He had been very, very zealous for the Lord God of Hosts.

1 Kings 19:9-10, “And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said unto him, what doest thou here, Elijah? And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the Children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine alters, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life to take it away.”

He was always in love with God. Himself and God, they were true friends. He could not tolerate any insult to his God. How I wish we can say of that about all disciples.

When God’s time came, he was available.

(a) I Kings 17:1, “And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, as the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word”.

The moment God said, ‘go’ to Ahab, he was there. Step by step as God was leading him, he was willing and obedient all the time.

(b)     I Kings 17:2-5, “And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, Get thee hence, and turn thee east-ward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.”  God told him leave the palace, go to the brook sit down there. What did he say? Yes sir! Later on, the brook dried up.

(c)      I Kings 17:7-10, “And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman to sustain thee. So he arose and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold the widow woman was there gathering of sticks; and he called to her, and said fetch me, I pray a little water in a vessel, that I may drink”.

God said “get up now, go to Zarephat, stay with a widow there.” What did he say? Yes sir. He didn’t ask a question, he didn’t even consider, ‘eh, what will people say when they see me living in the house of a widow?’

(d)     In spite of the danger to his life, God said, go and show youself to Ahab today. He said, yes sir’. He did not say, “but God you know this man wants to kill me, is this going to be the day of my death”. He didn’t ask any question, he just jumped up and went. Because he is not only available; he was ready to die in obedience, he moved on.

(e)      Later on, God said, go to Horeb, he said, “yes sir,” that is in I Kings 19.

(i)      And then later on, he travelled for forty days where he started to grumble. And God said, “alright, go and appoint your successor” (I Kings 19:16-19). Another fellow could have said, “I am still strong, I can move and if I am unhappy today, it is because your people are not worshiping you. Why do you want to replace me?” He did not even say a word. Yes sir.

(g)      In II Kings 1:15, he was on the mountain top and the soldiers came to arrest him. They could kill him on the way, but God said, follow them. He said, “yes sir.” This man is great. He is the kind of person God will use. He obeyed God in all things.

(h) And then finally God said to him, prepare for your home coming, yes sir.’ He did not say let me live for some years more please, anything God says, he is willing.

All these people were totally obedient to the will of God: Noah, Abraham, Philip, Elijah. How come they were totally obedient to God even though they were yet to know God fully? The answer is, faith in God. They knew that God is good. I don’t know about your own God, but my own God is good. Our God cannot do evil. So whether I understand it or not, I know that His plan for my life cannot be evil. His plan for my life shall ultimately be glorious.

In Hebrews 11:17-19, the Bible says that it is by faith that Abraham did what he did. In Hebrews 11:7, the Bible says that it is by faith, that Noah did what he did.

In Acts 10: 5-6, God spoke to Simeon Peter. That means Simeon Peter was available. But what remains was to make Simeon Peter willing to be obedient. God knows those who are available. He brings you here so that you can become totally obedient.

God gave a vision to Peter. God said, kill and eat, but Peter. said, no Lord, three times. After the vision was removed, he began to wonder what kind of vision is this?

In Acts 10: 19-23, God gave direct order to Peter, get down go with them, tarry not, other signs began to follow. Thank God Peter obeyed all. He got up, he went down, he met with the strangers, he went with them. Peter did not carry out anymore assignments. That was the end of his minis-try. In Acts 9: 30-43, we discover that Peter already had enough faith to raise the dead. And yet he did not have enough faith to obey God completely, until God gave him that great vision.

What this means, is that, the faith that you need to obey God intrinsically, is greater than the faith you need to raise the dead.

You need to pray for faith my brother, you need to pray for faith my sister, because in John 2:5, the mother of Jesus Christ said to those who were standing by, something that should become the main focus for every Christian, “Whatsoever he asks you to, do it”. Whatsoever he says, do it. That is the only way to make it. That is the only way to reach your goal.

He has a purpose for your life. It is a good purpose, if you are available you must be willing to obey him completely. That is not going to be easy. For, it is not by power, not by might, but by the Spirit of the Lord.

PRAYER

Why don’t you talk to Him now. Father increase my faith, that I will be able to obey you at all times. Whatever you say, no matter how stupid it might sound to me, Give me the grace to obey.

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MY PART IN THE PLAN OF GOD

We learnt in lesson SB4 that you have a part to play in the plan of God.

HOW DO I KNOW MY PART IN THE PLAN OF GOD?

When a woman is pregnant, she begins to know by feeling different. Soon, something begins to beat within her. Then there will be slight movement. After sometime, the baby will begin to do some kicking.

By the age of 12, Jesus was already becoming aware of His purpose in life. In Luke 2:49, the Bible says,

“And he said unto them, how is it that ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?”

When His parents found him in the temple they asked him, how come that you did not go with us? He said, why are you searching for me? That was at the age twelve. He did not begin the work until 18 years later.

Samson too before he started the real work God sent him to do, the Bible says, the spirit of God was moving him at times.

Judges 13:25, “And the spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol”.

All of a sudden he would feel different, something would come upon him and it was the Spirit of God.

In the same manner, there is no disciple in year five, that by now does not feel certain prompting of the Holy Spirit. May be God is leading you in a direction slightly different from the ones you originally thought you are going. Suddenly, you are beginning to discover that there are certain things people find difficult to do, but you find it easier to do.

Like Samson, in Judges 14:6, took a lion and tore it into pieces. He must have been surprised, because that was the first time he put that power that was moving him into action. He was so surprised that he didn’t tell any-body. He didn’t tell his father or mother.” What is this that is happening to me?” What am I able to do now? Some of us have had similar feelings. Some things are already prompting us, we are feeling somehow, that God is saying, this is the direction I’m going’ and you would not even be able to tell anyone.

When you begin to move out to witness or attend crusades, this feeling becomes stronger or may be, you start a house fellowship and certain things begin to happen and you begin to wonder: “Me! Can I do this?”

In Luke 10:17, the Bible says, “And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name”.

The Bible says the 70 disciples returned with joy. They were excited. They were saying to Jesus, ‘Ah, we did not know we can do it. Even devils were subject to us at your Name.’ They were watching Jesus casting out demons, and they thought he was the only one who could do it. Our own is just to follow Him. But when they were sent out, they discovered they could do the same things.

At The Redeemed Christian Church of God convention, there was a time the General Overseer was the only one to minister during the miracle night. By then, we were few, not more than 5,000. But when we began to increase, he choose seven people, laid hands on them and prayed for them and told them, “you too can do it”. So they went and began to pray for some people, and people were slain in the spirit. At the end of the day, they were surprised that they laid hands on some people and they began to fall, under the anointing.

Jesus Christ said, the works that I do, you will do (John 14:12) and greater works shall ye do. It was not the day that Paul got converted that he was able to do what he did for God. But as he began to step out in evangelistic programmes, as he began to move from one town to another, he soon discovered what he wrote for us in Philipians 4:13. He said, “I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me”. It was not the day he was coverted that he discovered that. It was gradual. God believes in you, not because of whom you are now but because of what you can become, and what He can do through you, by the Holy Spirit.

In II Corinthians 1:21-22, the Bible says, “Now he which established us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts”.

It is God who is going to bring about the desire. It is God who is going to do it. It is God who will do His good pleasure in us. A young man who is courting a lady knows that the lady alone cannot produce a baby but the union of both of them will produce the baby. You alone cannot perform miracles, but when you combine with the Holy Spirit, there is nothing that can stop you.

When Mary asked the angel in Luke 1:34-35, “how can this thing be? How can I have a baby when I don’t know a man?” The angel answered in Luke 1:37, after he had told her that the Holy Spirit will overshadow her, he said, with God, nothing shall be impossible. You and the Holy Spirit, when the two of you combine, there is nothing you cannot do.

It is interesting that Mary did not tell anyone that an angel came to visit her. According to Luke 2:19, she did not tell even her husband. When she became pregnant, the husband was thinking there must be a man who had come in with her, because Mary did not tell him. Many of the things that God is planning for your future, what He is already hinting you. I’m sure you have not told anyone and it is a wise thing to keep your mouth shut. Do not tell the enemy, so that the devil will not bring obstacles to block your way.

By the time the Lord Jesus Christ was 30 years old, He was ready according to Luke 4: 18-22. By now, He knew His purpose on earth. And as Paul grew older, he knew why he was arrested on the road to Damascus, according to Philipians 3:12. By the time he was growing older he knew why God had to choose him.

Why are you in the world? Why are you saved? Why are you baptized in the Holy Spirit? Why has God anointed you? Why did He bring you to the School of Disciples? God never does anything without a purpose. If you don’t know the answer to this yet, it is because you have not stepped out in evangelism. As you step out, you will discover. Whatever you are going to be in this world is already predetermined by God.

In Ephesians 1:3-5, the Bible says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ: according as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will”.

When were you chosen? Before the foundation of the world, God had already decided what you are going to be.

And you need to know according to Romans 9:15-21 that God is the potter and you are the clay. Before the potter begins to make any clay at all, he would have decided what kind of vessel he wants to fashion out. According to Jeremiah 1:4-5, God said to Jeremiah, even before you were conceived, I had already known you. While you were in the womb, I had already sanctified you, I have set you apart to be a prophet to nations. Brothers, Sisters, before you were born, God had already concluded a plan for your life. He is the potter, you are the clay.

According Jeremiah 18:1-6, there are some vessels that would need to be abandoned because they refuse to yield to the potter. But if you read Romans 9:1, even the vessels that are abandoned serve a purpose. They will be examples to others. This is what will happen if you don’t yield to the potter. There are mighty men of God that God wants to use tremendously. Half way, they began to misbehave against the will of God. God will push them aside. But they become examples to others.

To you who is young, who is just beginning your ministry, God will say, “you see so and so? You know what happened to him? If you don’t want that to happen to you, this is what you must do.”

HOW TO FULFIL THE PURPOSE OF GOD FOR YOUR LIFE

In order to fulfil the purpose of God for your life, you must note five things:

(i)      The clay does not argue with the potter. Don’t argue with God.

(ii)     The clay never has a say in his destiny, the clay must surrender      himself so that the potter can design what he wants and fulfil it.          Don’t try and become what God did not plan for you to become. If   the hands were to say, “what’s happening, legs are wearing shoes,        I too want to be legs, I want to wear shoes.” There will be trouble    for the hands. Be what God wants you to be. Wherever He puts you, be there.

(iii)    Clay is most easily shaped when it is soft, flexible and malleable.     You want to be what God wants you to be, you to do, do it.  obey   Him in all things. (John 2:5). Whatever God want you to do it

(iv)     Clay has no identity or function unless the potter gives it one. The   potter can decide; this particular vessel is going to be used for drinking water or for washing of hands or he may say, I just want this to be a flower pot to be placed on my table.’ Whatever function         the potter has designed for you, that’s what you better do. Stop    claiming for yourself titles and identities. I am a chief, High chief,           Senior Apostle, Reverend e.t.c. Let the potter give you an identity.

(v)      Remember, clay is always clay (Ephesians 2:8-9). You are what        you are, by the grace of God. Never forget that if you go beyond    your boundaries, He will reduce you back to the dust you are.     Never forget your beginning. No matter how high you go, clay is      clay. It is when the Holy Spirit combines with the clay, that it will    become something. If the Holy Spirit says, bye-bye to the clay, the   clay will return to the clay.

PRAYER

Talk to the Almighty God and say, Father I will be whatever you want me to be, by your special grace. Never let me lift up myself against you.

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Lesson SB6

A DAILY MIRACULOUS LIFE

How to experience miracles of God on a daily basis.

Acts 4: 24 says, “And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that is in them”.

When you have a right concept of God, you know how great God is, what He can do, how mighty and how powerful He is. When you know that He is not only the Creator of heaven and earth, He is also the one controlling everything in all these places. It will enable you to see that miracles are easy possibilities for Him.

Acts 4:29-30 says, “And now, Lord behold their threatening: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, by stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus”. The faith produced in you as a result of this perspective of God will lead you to pray aggressive prayers that will move the hands of God. When you know, for example, that your God can do all things, including those things that you can not even imagine, your faith will increase.

According to Ephesians 3:20-21 which says: “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the Church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end”.

All that God can do. It is God that can do exceedingly above all we can think about. You can ask of things and He will do according to the power that works in us. Your desire, the legitimate desire, that God can use me and you. Begin to see yourself as working miracles for God. Begin to imagine yourself as one extension of the hands of God and you begin to desire that God will use you and the desire will begin to manifest. The Bible says that He will do these things according to the power that works in us. It is therefore sure that God can work through you and me.

Ephesians 4:15 says, “But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ”.

Romans 12:2 says, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable, and perfect will of God”.

You need to know that fear of failure is one of the trademarks of the world. But we are not to be conformed to the pattern of the world. It is better to do something and do it perfectly than do something invulnerably. No child will ever walk if he doesn’t take the first step. And in taking the first step, he is going to fall down. He doesn’t cry, but tries again. He enjoys the fact that he is about to move, on his own.

And that child that is tumbling, falling and rising today, is going to be a big champion tomorrow. When God asks you to pray for someone, obey immediately. Do not listen to the devil who will say, what will happen if you lay hands and nothing happens. Ask him what will happen if you lay hand on the person and he is healed? So don’t consider failure. Failure is a trademark of the world, and you are not of the world.

Hebrews 6:4-5 says, “For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come”.

Many of you have had a taste of miracle working before. You may never consider it a miracle, but if you have ever prayed for somebody with headache before and the fellow got healed, God has worked a miracle through you. There is no miracle that is small. All miracles are miracles. All you need to do now is to take bigger steps of faith.

I Corinthians 2:9: “But as it is written, eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him”.

You will be amazed at what God has in stock for you. God wants you to perform miracles for Him. Try it. Pray for the sick. God will work miracles through you. He is already in you. There is a well in you now. Let that well flow out. Let your life become a daily life in the supernatural.

Don’t forget that Jesus said in John 14:12-13; “Verily, verily I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works that I do, shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do because I go to my father. And whatsoever ye ask in my Name, that will I do.”

The one who made this promise is the one whose name is Truth. The one who can never lie. This can become a reality in your life.

John 16:7 says, “Nevertheless I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you” All the crucial promises of God have been fulfilled in your life. Jesus said, “I am going away, I will send the Holy Ghost to you.” He promised He will send Him. And He has come.

And Jesus said in Acts 1:8, “But ye shall receive power, after the holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witness unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth”.

The Holy Spirit that Jesus received in Acts 10:38, is the same Spirit you have now. Your life should no longer be ordinary. Only believe, because Mark 9:23 says that, “all things are possible to him that believeth”. Be ready now to live a supernatural life, on a daily basis.

PRAYER

Lord I am ready, I am willing, help my faith. From now on, I want to live in the supernatural.

Action Point

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THE PURPOSE OF THE DISCIPLE’S LIFE

As a pregnant woman becomes aware of the life within her, certain questions begin to arise. Will the baby be a boy or girl? Am I carrying a set of twins? Whom will he resemble, the father or me? What name shall we call him?’

In the same manner, now that you are becoming more and more aware that God is dwelling in you, that the power of God is within you, that His anointing is upon your life, questions shall also begin to arise. Why am I in the world? What has God got for me to do? How can I achieve the plan of God for my life? Every disciple who comes to the awareness that God is dwelling in him, will normally at one time or the other, begin to ask questions. Often, you may not get an answer immediately, you may not even get an answer directly. But gradually, God will reveal all to you, step by step. He will reveal what is His purpose for your life.

Example of Joseph:

In the case of Joseph, it started with dreams. In Genesis 37: 5-11, he dreamt about his brothers and even his fa-ther. In his first dream, his brothers were bowing down to him. The second dream showed that even the parents were bowing down to him.

In Genesis 37: 18-24, when they threw him into the dry pit, the dream he had before, kept him going. He knew he would not die in the pit. “Ah my brothers are yet to bow down to me. My father has not bowed down to me”.

In Genesis 39: 1-9, when he began to prosper in Portiphar’s house, he knew that he may prosper now but this is not according to the dream he had. Something deep within him told him that he had not yet arrived and that it was God only, who could fulfil His promise for his life, and take him to his destiny. He knew he must never offend that God.

I am sure some of you have had some prophecies. Something deep within you has told you that you are going to be great. It does not matter what may be happening now, that original dream is there and the only fellow who can bring it to pass is God Almighty. That is why you must never offend that God. Because if you offend Him, that might be the end of the dream. If you do not offend him, it does not matter what anybody may say, you will still make it.

In Genesis 39:20-23, when Joseph ended up in jail because of his loyalty to God, he could not even understand why he had to be in prison. ‘Ah, I was trying to be holy and I landed in prison’, but somehow he knew that there was a goal ahead of him. He remained close to God. Somehow he became a prosperous prisoner. Even in prison, God was with him.

In Genesis 40:1-4 the fire of awareness in him was getting stronger, that he was going to be great, and that somehow he knew that his destiny was going to be linked up with that of Egypt. That is why he told Pharaoh’s cup bearer, When you are restored, don’t forget me. I have a role to play in the life of Egypt?’

Brethren, many of you have a mighty role to play in the life of this nation. In fact, many of you have a great role to play in the whole of the continent of Africa, and beyond. God has a purpose for your life. Whatever may be happening now, God is taking you step by step to the ultimate goal.

Two years had passed, two years that must have seemed like eternity to Joseph. He was in prison, God was silent, no new dream, the cup bearer had forgotten him. Nothing seemed to be happening, but the clock of destiny was ticking on.

God has a time table for your life, He has a time table for my life. One day will be one day, the D’day, the day of your appointment with God, the great day will arrive. Today could be your day.

In Genesis 41:1-4, Pharaoh had a dream. Note that it was Pharaoh and not Joseph who dreamt. Joseph had no new dream as soon as he had the two original dreams. But as soon as he had the original dreams the journey of faith was irresistibly guided from heaven. The one who was pushing him forward, was the one who gave him the original dreams. Meanwhile Joseph had grown as a result of his constant fellowship with God.

He had grown from a dreamer to an interpreter of dreams. He had grown from hearing to knowing God. He now knew the mind of God according to Genesis 41: 25-28. As a result of his growth, he had reached the point of perfection. It was now time for God to put him on the throne of Egypt. He became Prime Minister of Egypt. Greatness had come, prosperity had come, not as a slave now, not as a prisoner, but as the Prime Minister of Egypt.

But then he must have thought, “is this the end of the purpose for my life? There are certain parts of the dream that are yet to be fulfilled. Where are my brothers, falling down before me? Where is father, falling down before me?” Seven years of plenty passed. Seven years of famine started.

In Genesis 41:38-44, the brothers came and they fell before him. Very soon after that, the father also came. Now the dream has completely been fulfilled. They all came and bow down before him. But then the real purpose for Joseph’s life was yet to be fully understood. Read Genesis 42, 43, 44 and 45.

Many years passed, daddy died. Then the real purpose for Joseph’s life came to pass and you find that in Genesis 50: 15-20. The brothers became afraid and said, “our father is dead now, this man is going to revenge on us, of all the evil we have done to him.” Joseph said “no, God sent me here, not you. You were instruments in the hands of God. God sent me, so that I can preserve life. You meant it for evil but God turned it for good. Don’t worry, I have nothing against you. God was just fulfilling His purpose for my life.”

Brethren, God has a purpose for your life. In 1997, December 24th, at about 2:00pm, God said certain things to me. He said, “Son, I will build you an army”. That was the first thing He said and then several other things. In fact, that day, He said twenty eight things.

I am believing that you are part of that army which the Almighty God will use for the last day revival. You may not see anything great happening yet, but one thing is certain, God has a purpose for my life. And your life somehow is linked with my life.  Together God wants to use us for something extremely great, something that the world has not seen before. But it is up to you, whether you will remain in that army of the Lord, because it is not all who started that will finish.

PRAYER

Will you talk to God now? Please Father, I don’t want to drop out. Uphold me Lord, in Jesus’ Name.

Action Point

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THE DISCIPLE’S ANOINTING

We have learnt about different kinds of anointing, including the anointing of the devil. Here we want to talk about the disciple’s anointing.

Why did God anoint you to be His Disciple?

In Ephesians 2:10, the Bible says,

” For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”

God never does anything without a purpose. God has a purpose for anointing us. He said, for we are His work-manship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. God has a purpose for saving your soul. He has a reason for anointing you. He has a reason for baptizing you with the Holy Spirit.

WHAT IS THE WILL OF GOD FOR DISCIPLES?

According to Hebrews 10:7, the Bible says: “Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.”

You as disciples, are anointed to do the will of God. For example, by the time you are in year two, you are expected to have at least five other disciples backing you up, that you won to Christ. This means that you and your five disciples will form a team of six. The following year each of you is supposed to bring five new disciples. Which means by the time you are in year three, you shall have a team of 30, which you are leading.

In year four you are supposed to lead a team of 150 disciples. And now, you are in year five, you are supposed to be leading a team of 750 disciples. Many of you don’t even have 50 out of the expected 750. And yet God anointed you for a purpose. How are you going to catch up? May be as you leave this place now, you go and start a study centre or go to a village and start a church there, because if you win souls there, you will be able to tell them, ‘come along with me to the School of Disciples’ and they will follow you. According to Ephesians 5:16 and Colossian 4:5, the Bible says.

“Redeeming the time, because the days are evil”.

“Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time?.

The Bible warns you; redeem the time. You must redeem the time. You have wasted a lot of time. Redeem the time now.

Acts 10:38 says, “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with Him.”

In Acts 10:38, the Bible says, God anointed Jesus for a purpose, and He achieved that purpose. God anointed you for a purpose, you must achieve that purpose. For example, you are anointed to be something. He anointed you to be everything He saith you are. According to Revelation 1: 5-6, you are anointed to be a priest and a King. A priest and a King to the Almighty and Kings are anointed to reign. You are anointed to reign. Look at Romans 5:17, the Bible says.

“For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ”.

We shall reign in life. In year five, you are old enough to believe every word of God. If the word of God says I shall reign, a King reigns, and I am a King, Jesus made me a king to His Father. You are a king also. A king to the Almighty God, Kings don’t beg.

Have you ever seen a King by the road side begging? No, kings reign. It is where kings are seated that blessings come to them. And your blessing will come to you wherever you are in Jesus’ name. The moment you believe that you are a king, you begin to reign. You reign over demons, you reign over evil forces. You command them and they obey you. Look at Il Peter 1:3, He has given us everything we need to reign. God cannot give you more. He has already given you everything you need to reign.

Over whom are you going to reign? You can reign over your people. Which people? Your converts. If you win somebody for Christ, if you ask that fellow to do something, he will not refuse. When you say go and he is a true convert of yours, he will go. When you say come, he will come. If you want to do something glorious, for example, house dedication and you need people to help you at cooking, they will gladly come. In fact they wouldn’t come empty handed. That’s what makes you a king. You are reigning over your people.

You are a priest. Priests are anointed to lead people in the worship of God. You are a priest of the most High God. In I Peter 2:9, the Bible says,

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praise of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light”.

Why were you chosen to be a royal priesthood? That you might lead people in the praise of the Almighty God. Royal priesthood?

In Britain, if there is somebody who knows how to make soap very well, the queen will appoint that man and call him soap maker to the Queen. On every soap they make, they will inscribe, we are soap makers to the Queen’ and everybody will like to buy their soap. They are called the royal soap makers.

When you hear of royal priesthood, we are talking of priests who are so holy and good, that God chose them and said, you will be priests unto me.’ I am a royal priest you know. That makes us special. We are to lead people in worship.

If you start a study centre and you begin to get people converted together to study the word of God, what is the first thing you do when you gather? You begin to sing choruses and begin to praise God. And who is the one leading? You of course. God anointed you, so that you can lead people in praising Him.

Hebrews 12:2 says, “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God”.

You are to point to Christ. That is the duty of a priest. The Bible says looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith. If you are a leader and the people are following you, the moment you turn to a particular direction the people will say, what is it that is attracting the attention of our leader’. If you the priest, are looking unto Jesus, your followers will also be looking unto Jesus. You are supposed to guide the people towards Christ correctly. You show them how to live for Christ correctly. According to Romans 13:13-14, it is your duty as a priest, to lead them in worship, to point them to Christ and to show them by example, how to live correctly for Christ.

HOW DO YOU SEE YOURSELF?.

It is crucial to note that as you see yourself, so will the enemy see you. That is how God will see you too.

In Numbers 13:33, twelve spies were sent to the Promised Land. When ten of them came back, they said, ‘the place is wonderful but there are giants in the land. When we look at the giants, we saw ourselves as grasshoppers and they saw us as grasshoppers.

As you see yourself, that’s how the enemy will see you. God said ‘its alright, since you see yourself as grasshoppers, be grasshoppers. Then go round in cycles until all grasshoppers are dead’. But two people said, “there are giants in the land but they are meat for us. We will get them. If God be for us, we will get them”. How do you see yourself? Do you see yourself as a grasshopper? Or as a giant killer? I see myself as a Christian completely swallowed up by Christ. I see myself as a king. I see myself as a priest, I’m like my Father.

In I John 4:17, the Bible says, “Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgement: because as he is, so are we in this world”.

As Jesus Christ is, so I am in this world. Not when we get to heaven, as He is in heaven, powerful, glorious, reigning, so are we in this world, right now. In the infinite past, God had a plan; a great plan. Somehow you are included in that plan.

Ephesians 1:3-5; “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will”.

Before God made the world, He had a plan. Before He laid the foundation of the world He had chosen you and He included you in this great plan of His. That is why you are in the School of Disciples. Several people have heard about the School, but they can’t come. Some people started but they are out now. They could not get to year five because somehow, they are not in the final plan. But you are in that final plan. One day, you are going to explain how you played your part in that plan.

Romans. 14:12, ” So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.”

PRAYER

How are you going to play your part in the plan of God? I have an advice. Bow your head now and pray. Say, Father everything you want me to be I will be, everything you want me to do I will do. I am not going to allow doubt and unbelief to stop me. All I’m asking for is, just help me.

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