YOU ARE VICTORIOUS #ByDefault

YOU ARE VICTORIOUS, BY DEFAULT. 

THAT FIGHT IS FIXED! 

Good day Dear Believers, Still on the series #ByDefault... 

1 Peter 5:8

 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. 

John 10:10a

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy... 

We have one adversary - the Devil. We fight all the time.  He is always looking for a way to steal, kill, and destroy something : our peace, joy, home, finance, possession, success, job, life, loved ones, etc.

Every journey is a fight. Every examination is a fight. Every challenge is a fight. Every struggle is a fight. Every setback is a fight. 

However, Dear Believers, there is something about the concept of victory in the life of the Believer that I would want us to know and keep knowing. It's that VICTORY IS NOT AN "OPTION" ON THE RESULT/OUTCOME OF A FIGHT. This means that the Believer does not go to a fight with the option of whether winning or losing. Whether it's spiritual, financial, academic, material, health-wise, and so on. 

Every Believer should know that we don't fight to victory. No. Never. We don't fight to win it. WE FIGHT FROM VICTORY. Meaning that we fight as winners already. You know what the Scriptures say? Rom. 8:37

"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us". 

How can the Believer already be more than conquerors if he/she hasn't fought yet. That's the revelation. 

Jesus had this same revelation and knew just how to apply it. He WENT TO SLEEP IN THE MIDST OF A STORM. He wasn't doing it for fun. He knew that He has control over the storm. He knew the moment He stepped on the scenes, the storms would find the back door and windows out of that environment. And that was the case.

Elijah already knew the result of the encounter on that mount. He wasn't skeptical as to whether the prophets of Baal will win. Naaa. It was already a done deal for Him (1 Kings 18:1-40)

Jehoshaphat already knew the result of that battle and that was why he could comfortably put worshippers on the forefront of a battle instead of bombs, swords, shields, and the likes (2 Chro. 20:1-20).

This is the revelation. That fight you're presently fighting is a done deal. That fight with your health is already fought. That fight with finances is already won. That fight in your job is already a success. That you haven't experienced it doesn't mean it hasn't happened. Dear Believer, it has happened in the future already, you're simply walking into it. 

You know how you can re-watch a movie with people who haven't seen that movie before? Or how you can re-watch a football match with people who haven't seen it before? You already know how the movie ends. You already know the scoreboard at the end. While they are shouting and enjoying the suspense, you just laugh and enjoy the superiority. That's who you are. Victorious. Don't let the enemy use that ignorance against you again. You are victorious, and will always be. You were born victorious.

Dear Believers, please know and keep knowing this:

YOU ARE VICTORIOUS, BY DEFAULT. 

Because THAT FIGHT, AND EVERY OTHER ONE AFTER THAT, IS FIXED. 

Shalom. 

#ByDefault #ThatFightIsFixed #Victorious

THE RIGHT WAY TO PRAY

THE RIGHT WAY TO PRAY. 

So I noticed that many Christians aren't praying the right type of prayers. 

There are two elements that make prayer what it should be (communication with God), and they are: 

FAITH & CONFESSION. 

First is FAITH ...

As a matter of fact, you can't be a Believer without FAITH. It's evident all through the Scriptures;
By Grace through faith we are saved (Eph. 2:4-8)
By Faith, we are justified
By Faith, we receive
Without it, we can't please GOD (Heb. 11:6) 

So if you take Faith from the Believer, He is DEAD! In fact, the subject of faith is so serious that the Concept of Christianity is referred to as THE FAITH. 

Jesus often rebuked His disciples for their lack of faith or little faith, and when He praised a "dog" (an unbeliever), it was for her large faith.

That's why unbelievers can read the Word from cover to cover and nothing happens, but we Believers may pick just a verse and it changes things. What's the difference, please? FAITH.

Handkerchief from Paul's body performed special signs and wonders....Peter's shadow performed miracles but the seven sons of Sceva were beaten by the demon. What was the difference? FAITH.

So FAITH makes all the difference. Now, having understood that...You can pray in two different ways... 

1. In the Spirit

2. In your Understanding

1 Cor. 14:15,

I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. 

Praying the Spirit helps build us into maturity,
Jude 20

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

People of God, you can never pray amiss when you pray in the Spirit. It's not possible. Never! You never pray the wrong prayer points in the Spirit. You know why? You pray with the help of the Spirit according to the will of God. And you will ALWAYS get answers (Rom. 8:26-27). 

But praying in the understanding can be done amiss. We may pray the wrong prayer points with our understanding (James 4:2). And that's why we should be careful.

Here is how to pray right in the understanding:

When we go to God, we are to make confessions. However, we make mistakes by confessing the wrong things.

As a Believer, you don't go to God confessing sins that you have been forgiven of. Please don't do that again if you have been doing so. Even God forgot about them (Heb. 8:12, Col. 2:15).

Instead, you should confess your REALITY IN CHRIST.

When praying in the understanding, we say things like;

Father, I think you because your Glory is real in my life. I am a champion. I am victorious. Lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places. Your favor and light shines on my path. I am not disadvantaged. I am not a mediocre. I stay on top of my game. I am not confused. I receive directions. I know what decisions to take per time. 

YOU NEED TO BREAK A HABIT? Say things like... 

I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. I am holy in all manner of conversations. I break this habit. It's not a part of me. My mind is renewed. My heart is transformed. This habit becomes a thing of the past. I am not under its power. The power of the Holy Ghost is at work in me. 

YOU WANT TO WRITE AN EXAM? Say things like... 

I am a child of the God who knows all things. I know all things. I carry the Holy Spirit, the anointing, who teaches me all things. I am not a failure. I have more understanding than even my teachers. My brain is sharp and receptive to all that I read. My mind is calm. I am coming out a success. 

YOU DESIRES PROVISIONS (HEALTH, MATERIAL, FINANCIAL, etc.) say things like... 

The earth is the Lord's and its fullness thereof. I lack nothing. I live and walk in abundance. All my needs are supplied according to His in Christ Jesus. My needs are met. I walk in divine health. I live the life of Jesus Christ. His blood flows through my veins. My body is not conducive for disease and sickness. I am rich. I am prosperous. 

Dear Believer, Making such confessions in faith, cannot go wrong. NEVER!

This is how to PRAY THE RIGHT WAY. 

THE GLORY #ByDefault

THE BELIEVER'S DEFAULT SETTINGS - 1 

THE GLORY.

Scripture says we have been _baptized into Christ_

Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? (Rom. 6:3)
And that His Spirit dwells in us sent by God.

*ROM. 8:14-16*

14  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
 15  For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
 16  The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God

*Gal. 4:6*
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

There's no doubt about the fact that Believer carries God's presence. And that's why we can walk up to God and call him "Daddy" without any protocols. 

We can put our ears to His chest and listen to His heartbeat because we have been made "sons" by that Spirit of Adoption through faith.
You don't have to see a Priest or a pastor to know God's will for your our life. You can bow your head later, even in a commercial vehicle and expressly hear God's voice.
How wonderful it is to carry God's presence. That presence is *His Glory*
It was *THE GLORY* that clothed Adam and Eve before they fell.
It was *THE GLORY* that followed the children of Israel through the wilderness such that they were victorious. Their dresses or shoes never wore out.
It was because of *THE GLORY* that even Kings were reproved for the sakes of God's children saying that they were God's anointed and should not be touched (Ps. 105:14-15)
It was *THE GLORY* that made David win battles...
It was *THE GLORY* that made Solomon never to fight any battle in his lifetime
It was *THE GLORY* that made the burning fire air conditioned for the 3 Hebrew children.
It was *THE GLORY* that made Daniel untouchable for the Lion (King of all beasts)
It was *THE GLORY* that could make our Lord Jesus Christ break all principles, protocol and laws and then do the seemingly impossible...
He fed 5000 people with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes
He walked on water
He brought money out of the mouth of the fish
He re-created an ear where it was cut within seconds

He healed blind eyes from sand and spittle

He raised Lazarus from the dead. 

*THE GLORY*

Now we can go on and on, but how about you, the Believer...
Have you seen John 14:12?
"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 unto my Father." 

Greater works

Now, this is the question...
If Jesus who carried *THE GLORY* without measure (Jn.3. 34), did all those great things, from that Scripture above, can you imagine what you carry as a Believer? Where is that demon, witch, power, principality that can dare the Believer?
Such is not born or will ever be born. Even the devil is not your match

Let me show you another Scripture

2 Cor. 3:9-11

9  For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
10  For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.

11  For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.

It's the reality of EVERY BELIEVER. You carry God's presence, so even you shouldn't doubt it. If you're already a Believer, you carry it by default.

IT'S IN YOUR DEFAULT SETTINGS. 

HEIGHT OF LOVE : BANISHED BUT NOT EXPELLED (Part 2)

2 Samuel 14:14, Titus 2:11.

Good day Beloved,
We discussed in the first part some Mysteries of our identities. A close friend got so personal with it that he edited his name and added 'GOD' to it. Well, no worries. After all, the Scripture says 'we are gods and Children of the Most High' (Ps. 82:6). So it's acceptable.
(To read up on the first part, you could check my Facebook wall or ------> zoescripts.blogspot.com )

However, the latter part of 2 Sam. 14:14 says that God devises means so that those He has Banished do not become expelled.

In this part, we will go ahead to discuss that devised means.
For someone to be banished is:
- Not to have access to a particular place or thing.
- To always be on the run, looking over the shoulder.
- To be denied some benefits/privileges once enjoyed.

Well, one general truth is that Man was banished from Eden. Eternal life was taken from man, all the comforts and privileges of Eden were withdrawn and Man lost access to Eden (Gen. 3:22-24).

However, God, true to His Word, devised a means so that His Banished does not become expelled. That means was the Sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross. He sent His Only Son so as to bring many sons (you and I) into glory (Heb. 2:10).

Now, through the Sacrifice of Christ on the Cross, we have access to Eden once again, we have eternal life again (Jn. 3:16).
Titus 2:11 says ' The GRACE that brings salvation has appeared unto ALL men...'. That GRACE is JESUS.

Without Him, we would all have been all expelled like the devil. But thank God for Jesus. This is the height of love. There is no greater love than this that a man should lay down his life for another (Jn. 15:13).

Please and please, you can put an end to sorrow, Sickness, failure, lack, and all oppressions of the devil. Let Jesus fight for you. He has never lost. Allow Him. Access that GRACE and begin to enjoy a life of ease. It's real. It's here.

THE HEIGHT OF LOVE

Jn.15:13, 2 Sam.14:14.

*a deep sigh*...
Yeah, I had to do that. Let me share with you why.

You know, I have always heard that God is love (1 Jn. 4:8). And that He loved us so much that He sent His only Son to die for our sins so as to redeem us from the curse of the law (Gal. 3:13) and make us Kings and priests unto Him (Rev. 1:5-6). Mysterious, you think?

I have heard more than that even to the fact I am now a child of God, heir according to the Abrahamic promise (Gal. 3:29), now a citizen of Heaven (Phil. 3:20), and now partakers of the Commonwealth of Israel (Eph. 2:11-13). You think that's a mystery?

How about the fact that you now bear His name (2 Chro. 7:14) - so my name can as well be OLUMADE ZOE TESTIMONY GOD. Yeah, the 'God' isn't there because I am claiming to be God. Far from it. Never will that be. It's rather there because that's my spiritual Surname. I've been baptized into Him (Rom. 6:3), and I bear His marks and seal on my body and in my spirit (Eph. 1:13-14, Gal. 6:17). A deeper mystery?

Then I saw this...
It's in 2 Samuel 14:14.
...
When a man commits a sin, God chastises. He disciplines with love. In doing that, the individual may be banished from His presence. This is not the worst that can happen to any man. To be expelled is. When a man is expelled, there is no hope of return. This is where the devil and his demons stand.

However, the height of love is this, that after He banishes a man, He still goes ahead to put measures in place that such individual isn't expelled. Never seen love so awesome and overwhelming. He's the best Father ever. He really wants absolutely no one to perish but that all should come to repentance (2 Pet. 3:9). He's always ready to forgive with open arms no matter how grave the sins are (Isa. 1:18).

No man is totally expelled. Some may be banished. Just in case you are banished. You do not hear His voice anymore. You don't see Him like you used to anymore. You don't receive revelations in the Scriptures like you used to. You know beyond doubt that there's been a gulf between you and God. This is a measure by God to make sure that you are not expelled.

The solution is a prayer of repentance. And I can assure you that without doubt, you will be welcomed back into the family of God.

Only Banished! Not Expelled! Hope exists for All!
The Height of Love.