SERIES: FAITH THAT WORKS 03

Topic: FAITH IN NEIGHBOUR

*Text: Mark.11.25 – And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.*

Someone might question, what has my text to do with faith? You can’t claim to have faith in the creator of the universe and not have faith in His creation. And one sole way of expressing faith in his creation is by giving. Forgiveness is one of the most greatest form of giving. It’s true nature and definition I discovered in the course of this teaching is found in the word itself; For-give. To give in advance even to one who in no way deserving of it.
The Bible speaks of the coming of the king. When he comes he shall say to the sheeps at his right hand I was hungry you fed me, I was thirsty you gave me water, I was in prison and you visited me, I was naked you clothed me. And they questioned and asked him, when did we see you hungry, naked, in prison… he replied; if you had done it to this little ones, you did it to me.
God himself expressed faith in man and gave his only begotten son. Christ rebuked the Pharisees and Saducees for omitting the weightier matter *Judgement Mercy and Faith.
How many times have you heard a brother come crying to you for help, and you turn your back on him? James 2:14-18. We claim to have faith but looking at our lives in comparison to the lives of the heroes of faith, who practically lived their lives for others. They never lived a day for themselves. Time wont permit me to talk about father Abraham who interceeded for lot, and also went into battle to bring him out of captivity. Or of david who wept for saul and even went out of his way to look for mephiboshet. And uncle moses who left his wife and children to bring His brothers out of Egypt. Today we live for ourselves yet we say we have faith. If God demands faith from us, it that kind of faith expressed through the person seated next to you. If you ever want to touch God through your act of faith, touch someone by your side. For-give. In other words dont wait for him to ask. The king said; I was hungry… not you asked me. Faith is giving, and for-giveness, is an higher form of faith that crushes mountain. It’s Christmas a season we celebrate the giving and expression of faith. Enter 2023 giving and forgiving in expression of faith. Shalom

*Further Scriptures: Mathew 23:23 James 2:14-18, Math. 25:33-46*

*Prayer: Father I thank you for giving me Jesus, which is an expression of your faith in a mortal man like me. Help me and teach me daily to give and forgive in Jesus name, Amen.*

*Rhema E.C Jonathan*

SERIES: FAITH THAT WORKS 02
Topic: FAITH IN YOURSELF

Text: Mark.11.23 – For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith

The Lord in the book of mathew made mention of this twice. Mathew 17:20, Mathew 21:21. Having faith in God is very important, but I remember in Genesis 1, God said let us make man in our own image and after our own likeness so its impossible, that we come from such Energy source and dont have same Energy flowing inside us. Every time we fail to connect to this power we get Him so disappointed. we see Jesus express this disappointment towards his disciples several times. God rested of his works after he made man. Why, he had faith in man, believed in him to continue from where he stopped. God put you in that family, church community; to fix thing not complain, but instead we spend time complaining over what God have not done for us, how bad the government is wasting the resources of the nation, over how big and stubborn the mountain is. Instead of speak to the mountain to be removed we glorify the mountain. We must understand that the mountain is not there to be gloritied but for God to be glorified. But until that mountain is removed God glory is at stake.
Stop feel beaten, defeated, and hopless and unworthy. The lying spirit of unworthiness is one voice the enemy uses to put us down making you a child of God feel not enough. Not enough to command such level of wealth, not worthy enough heal the sick, not enough to preach the gospel. Today I cause that spirit of unworthiness and cut off her lying tongue in Jesus name. there is Power in you to excersise give that Power an expression give that power a voice, give that Power a PUSH and see something happen.
For this cause am I born!

Further Scriptures: Mathew 21:21, Mathew 17:20, Gen. 1:26-31, John 18:37

Prayer: Father I thank you for the power and authority I have in the name of Jesus and so i speak to every mountain standing before me to move and casting into the sea in Jesus name, Amen!!!

Rhema E.C Jonathan

Topic: FAITH THAT WORKS 01

Text: Heb.11.6 – But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

God has given to every man a measure of faith, and is expressed in three channels. Faith in yourself, Faith in your neighbour
and ultimately Faith in God. This three channels of faith we would be looking into in this series.
Whatever the measure of faith, God expects us to operate in that level of faith. The bible speaks of faith like unto a mustard seed and faith as unto a mountain. faith is of different measure but all same capacity. faith that works is the faith that is expressed, a faith that is worked on, and excercised. Faith is not talked faith is worked. Faith without work is dead.
As we enter into the year 2023, God has made it a year of all round possibilities. But it takes an excersised diligent faith to access them possiblities. Faith drives you into your promised land and delivers it to you. When faith is diligently applied with a seeking heart, reward.is the end result.
I pray for you, as your enter the year 2023, your faith put to work, will bring to life every dead thing in your life. In Jesus name!! Amen.

Further Reading: James 2:15-25, Heb. 11:1-6.

Prayer: Father thank you for the measure of faith at work in me. As i put my faith at work, pleasing you in my ways. Let all impossibility become possible in Jesus name. Amen!!!

Rhema E.C Jonathan

Topic: SONS OF ANAK Part 4

Text: Deut.9.2 – A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!

The scripture says “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life” Keep your heart from what? Informations that gets into it. God said to the children of Isreal, the land I am given you to posses, is far grester than you are. And occupied by people you already know by reason of what you have heard of them. Then in verses 3 he said “understand this” understanding comes by meditation, and meditation is done in the closet of the heart. so in other words he is saying feed your heart with this information; “the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee. As you enter the year 2023, the Lord your God, goes before you as a consuming fire, destroying, bringing down, and driving off and away every sons of Anakim contending your promise in the name of Jesus. Amen!!!》receive power to Posses; stretch out, lunch out hold not back for the Anakims which you have heard of, are not to be compared to the God who have spoken the Promis to you, and have commanded you to posses.

Further Reading: Deut. 9:2-6 Prov. 4:23

Prayers; Father, i give my heart to the truth of your word and by your word, i drive out every giant occupying my possession in Jesus name. Amen!!!

Rhema E.C Jonathan

Topic: SONS OF ANAK Part 3

Num.13.33 – And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

The mission of the sons of Anak is in three fold, just as the devil’s mission is to kill, to steal and to destroy. The son’s of Anak steals your testimony, kills your dream and destroys your faith in your God.
The children of Isreal could not enter the promise land except for joshua and caleb who held on to their faith, dreams and faith in the ability of the God who have promised and is able to bring to pass that which he has promised.
They said surly the promise is true, and land is filled with milk and honey but there are giants. I dont know what is standing between you and your promise, but by the authority of the living word of God, i command your victory in Jesus name.
You must understand this, God never gives you a vision that you a taller than. If you seem taller than your dreams, then its a self given dream. But if we are talking about a God given dream, then its never going to be your size. The size of your Anakims should, remind you that the battle is not yours but the Lord’s. It should teach you to shift the attention from self towards God. The children of Isreal said who is this uncircumcised philistines that have come to defy “the armies of Isreal?” Self David asked who is this… to defy the armies of the Lord God of Isreal?
You see the difference? The sooner you redirect the battle from self to God, the easier the battle and the victory more certain.

Further Reading: Number 13:22-33 Deu. 1:26-28, 2Sam. 21:15-22. Deut. 1:28-30

Prayers: Father I thank you for the battle is not mine but yours, and because the battle is yours my victory over my enemies is sure In Jesus name Amen.

Rhema E.C Jonathan

TOPIC: SONS OF ANAK Part 2

Num.13.33 – And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

The sons of Anak have this general effect on People. The moment you come in contact with the sons of Anak, you begin to see yourself through there own eyes. You become insecure, lose confidence in everything you ever believed in, finaly you reduce yourself to the size of a grasshopper.
The sons of anak by reason of their size and fierce look instil fear and intimidates their opponent. But the bible make me understand that everytime the sons of God meet the sons of Anak, the sons of Anak's head come rolling down off their neck. History have thought me something of my divine ancestory and the ancestory of the Anakims, every time the sons of my father meets the sons of Anak the sons of Anak falls. They fell before Joshua, they fell before caleb even the father of Anak, Arba caleb destroyed. Goliath from gath one of the decendant of Anak fell in the hands of david his head rolled of his neck.
The gigantic nature of the sons of Anak is not and can not be compared to the gigantic God you serve. For in him i live, i move, and i have my being. never allow the size of your problem make your switch place, for there is no giant bigger than your God. Your victory is in your testimony but the moment your testimony becomes the size of your giant and not the size of your promise and the God who gave the promise, you have lost the battle. What gave Joshua, Caleb the victory was the size of the promise, which for my friend Peter Rubaduka, is a gold medal in the olympics, for some other person a good job, a marriage, a ministry; whatever the promise, keep it in focus. What gave david victory over goliath was the size of the God of the army of Isreal.
As the year 2022 comes to an end, recieve your victory and enter the year 2023 free of Anakims in Jesus name!!!

Further Reading: Number 13:22-33 Deu. 1:26-28, 2Sam. 21:15-22. Deut. 1:28-30

Prayers: Father I thank you for being God i believe and hold on to your eternal word and promise and believe you will fight my battles for me and give me victory even as you have done for my fathers. In Jesus name Amen.

Rhema E.C Jonathan

DAILY DOSE RELOADED 01

Topic: SONS OF ANAK Part 1

*Text: Num.13.22 – Their route went through the Negev Desert to the town of Hebron. Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of the giant Anak, lived there. Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.(MSB)*

It's one thing to recieve the promise;  shout hallelujah amen! on hearing the Promise. But on enrout to accessing the promise, are the sons of Anak, decendants of the giant Anak. Father Abraham who recieved the promise, passed it on to Isaac, Isaac to Jacob even is Isreal was born and grew into a nation  in egypt. we never had of Anak and his decendants not until Isreal was fully grown to Posses the promise. On their way to search out they promise behold the sons of the giants occupying the supposed promised land.
I dont know the promise you have received, I dont know the promise you are trying to access and its not coming to you easy, that you begine to question if truly you have heard from God. As far as you are a decendants of Abraham, carrier of a promise, be sure to meet decendants of Anak enrout your promise land. Just as david encountered goliath from Gath another decendant of Anak. The fact that the son of Anak lived in the Promise does not mean they own the Promise. they are only but watch dogs watching over the promis for you to arrive. No wonder goliath asked david "Am I a dog" I guess he knew the answer already.  As joshua eliminated every sons of Anak and possesed the promise, every decendants of Anak, occupying your promise, your job, your marriage, ministry, business; today I eliminate them in the name of Jesus. And I decree and declear to you, Posses your possession. Deutronomy 2:22 and they discomfited them, and dwelt in their stead. So shall you dicomfit your giants and occupy your promise. In Jesus Name!!

Further Reading: Numbers 13:22-33, Deutronomy 2:10-21. Joshua 11:21,22

*Prayer: Father, thank you for the promise thank You for the process that have brought me thus far, I take hold of my Possession, Eliminating all sons of Anak occupying it. in Jesus name; Amen!!!*

Rhema E.C Jonathan