The Executive, Legislature and Judiciary

In a typical democracy, there are three arms of government, the Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary. The Executive arm of government is responsible for implementing and administering the public policy enacted and funded by the legislative branch. The Legislative branch of government is responsible for enacting the laws of the state and appropriating the money necessary to operate the government. While the Judicial branch is responsible for interpreting the constitution and laws applying their interpretations to controversies brought before them.

When I looked at these three arms government, I marvelled because this system was copied and I believed it was a great inspiration from God Himself; this is also because this is the system of the Trinity in other words this is how God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit operate! I’m sure you’re like ‘huh?’ but it is. Now let’s take a look; God the Father is the Executive, God the Son is the Legislator, while the Holy Spirit is the Judiciary.

Let’s take a look at the Genesis of the book of Genesis, when God said “let there be light” in Genesis 1:3, it was with faith just as Hebrews 11:3 says, “By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.” To say you declare a thing through faith implies it is seen as having existed even before they exist. In other words it is clear to say God created the universe in accordance with the principles of faith itself, thus falling in line with the roll of the Executive who is responsible for implementing and administering the public policy enacted by the legislative branch.

The executive role played by God the Father is also in line with John 1:3, which says, “All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.” This shows God the Son acting the Legislative role of whom nothing happens without going through Him; just the way we understand nothing is enacted in a country without going through the Legislature.

Philippians 2:9-11 explains how God the Son is the Legislator, as seen in verse 9 which says, “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name.” God raised the position of God the Son above Him, even though it is still Him but in another person. This shows God the Father respects order.

For God the Holy Spirit, let’s look at John 14:16 in the Amplified version which says, “And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Healer, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever.” The Holy Spirit who stands as the Judiciary interprets what legislator has put down as law.

 Now, we know that for us the word of God (Bible) is what the Legislator has put down for us; it is the Holy Spirit who interprets the scriptures to us; this is why the Holy Spirit doesn’t just tell us things we haven’t at one point or the other studied. So, it is important for us to meditate on the scriptures in order for the Holy Spirit to explain what we’ve studied.

So, whatever God the Father does, He ensures it is in line with the principle laid down by God the Son and the interpretation of God the Holy Spirit; this is why in Genesis 1:26 God said “Let Us [Father, Son and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness...” AMP. So when God says He has blessed us with all Spiritual blessings [ref. Ephesians 1:3], just know that it a collective effort of the Trinity, and no power or authority can stand against that the declaration made.

However, the Executive, Legislator and the Judiciary are embodied in one being who acts as three persons. This is the Gospel Truth.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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Life Requires Diligence And Discipline NOT Struggle

Success is an important thing everyone in life would love to achieve, but many believe in achieving success, it requires struggle. Although, people add diligence and discipline which is good, but how is it possible to be so successful without a part of struggle? There is a lot of burning of candle, sleepless night and other related things, but the point here is that it is wrongly channelled. So let’s see how to achieve true diligence and discipline without struggle.

Solomon the wisest man said in the book of Proverbs 4:7-9 which says, “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. Exalt her, and she will promote you; she will place on your head an ornament of grace; a crown of glory she will deliver to you”; and in verses 11 and 12 it says, “I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths. When you walk, your steps will not stumble” NKJV. Wisdom is an important aspect in achieving success, Solomon tells us to incline our ears to wisdom by searching for it as one seek for silver and search for hidden treasure. But with all these, Solomon told us where to get wisdom, he said the LORD gives wisdom and from His mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

People struggle using their own mind, knowledge and degrees to achieve success, but success comes from wisdom. It is in the achievement of wisdom we are to have sleepless night for, burn candles for, why? This is because when we gain wisdom, everything we intend to do becomes a work over and not struggle. To achieve wisdom it requires discipline and diligence, this is the area we are to put all our effort, because wisdom is the key to success. But where does wisdom come from? From God!

1 Corinthians 1:24 says Jesus is the wisdom of God; so once Jesus is in your heart, it implies you have wisdom beyond human knowledge. And remember, the wisdom comes with Grace; you receive deep insights which makes you wise. An example of someone who was filled with the wisdom of God is Jesus with reference to when He was here on earth; have you ever wondered why He couldn’t get any question wrong? The answer is simple; Jesus didn’t rely on His human understanding, but on God’s understanding.

Jesus was uneducated formerly, that is He didn’t go to a formal school, yet He knew beyond any man [ref. John 7:15]. The truth is that the wisdom of God is God’s wisdom and not your wisdom; therefore since God is all-knowing then and no one knows more than He does, once you have His wisdom you have more understanding than your teachers. What you just need to do is to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit.

You have to be discipline and diligent when it comes to searching wisdom. Apostle James said, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 NKJV; he went ahead saying, “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. James 1:6-8 NKJV. When you ask for wisdom from God, you have to believe that God is the giver of wisdom and believe that you have received it, and see wisdom in action.

Always depend on God when faced with a difficult situation. When I face any difficult situation, I always say, ‘Holy Spirit give me the wisdom to know what to do’, and before I know it a great idea come my way which is just perfect for the situation. Don’t be scared that you are not qualified for certain responsibilities given to you, just push all your worries to God and ask Him for wisdom to know what to do, this is what God regards as humility; and because you have depended on God, He would exalt you by giving you a way out of every situation that troubles you; it takes discipline and diligence NOT struggle [1 Peter 5:6-7]. To struggle is to do things without the help of God, and also mixing your wisdom and God’s wisdom, it doesn’t work that way, it has to be completely God’s wisdom.

With God, there are no struggles because with the wisdom of God, He reveals the path we are to take, all we need to do is just to follow the path but most of all is to meditate and receive constant flow of God’s wisdom. This is the Gospel Truth.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from King James Version (KJV)

The Bandwagon Effect

Yesterday, I explained how Jesus had lived our lives ahead of us; He lived our lives and came out victorious. So what we are doing is just repeating every move Jesus made which made Him victorious, which of course makes us victorious through Grace because the real battle we would face had been won already by Jesus. We are therefore to meditate on the scriptures and listen to the Holy Spirit for direction leading us on the path Jesus took which we are to take. This is living by faith.

Today, I’ll explain how humans live their lives in what I call a ‘bandwagon effect’. According to Investopedia, the bandwagon effect “is a psychological phenomenon in which people do something primarily because other people are doing it, regardless of their own beliefs, which they may ignore or override.” I explained in an earlier blog that humans do things which are general because they feel it is a norm on how to live. But based on what I explained yesterday, everybody has a particular path of life God has designed for us which Jesus lived on our behalf so that when we live the life it would be smooth for us.

Have you ever thought of the fact that Jesus never made a mistake? This is because Jesus followed every step of His Father’s direction, not His own direction [John 14:10]. This is how we are supposed to live our lives really and become successful at everything in life; this is what eternal life really is.

Eternal life doesn’t mean living forever, because whether one goes to heaven or hell, the person lives forever. What exactly is eternal life? Jesus Himself gave the answer in John 17:3, as properly elaborated in the Amplified translation, it says, “And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent.” This is what eternal life really is, becoming fused with God in Spirit, knowing God in-depth, in another sense becoming God, that is having His Spirit; and this can only happen when you accept Jesus as the Lord of your life; your old Spirit is then taken away and the Spirit of Jesus becomes your new Spirit [ref. 2 Corinthians 5:17].

The term “know” as used in John 17:3 is the same original meaning of the “knew” used in Genesis 4:1, when Adam knew his wife, not sexual intercourse, but having a covenant as becoming one in-depth (this is why one shouldn’t just have sex outside God’s approval which is in Holy Matrimony because to have sex is to have a covenant with your partner).

We are not animals or robots; that is why God gave us a unique life different from another person. By faith we believe Jesus lived our lives ahead of us as He destroyed the sin of the world on the cross and came out victorious when He resurrected and God gave Him all authority in heaven, earth and under the earth, which is the authority we get to share. Now anything that is not in line with who Jesus is right now is regarded as sin, e.g. sickness, diseases, poverty, spiritual battles even physical battles etc. Jesus destroyed everything at the cross.

So when you see any battle in real life, don’t fear, instead remember, the very battle you see infront of you was won by Jesus Himself. So, make sure you listen to the Holy Spirit to direct you on how Jesus won the battle; don’t live a ‘bandwagon effect’ kind of life, instead live your own life which is the life God has designed for you. DON’T ASSUME YOU KNOW, ASK HIM THROUGH PRAYER AND EXPECT AN ANSWER. This is the gospel truth.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from King James Version (KJV)

Taken Back In Time To Determine Your Future

I looked at the human life generally in terms of how goals are achieved. I discovered once a person focuses on his goal as having it as his, with time what is focused on manifests in real life. This principle applies to every man irrespective of being a believer or not, it is something God gave to man right from when he said man should dominate the earth [ref. Genesis 1:28].

Now, my point here is to question the fact of a man bringing his goals into manifestation just by believing he has it through the power of focus. The point here is, isn’t this faith and didn’t Jesus say in Mark 11:23-24, “ ...whoever says... and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says... ...whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.” NKJV. So, if the ordinary man can achieve this, then what is so special about faith? This is how most Believers live. If this is so which is, then it implies Believers haven’t gotten the true meaning of faith.

According to the Amplified translation, Hebrews 11:1 says “NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real what is not revealed to the senses]. There are key terms stated here: CONFIRMATION/TITLE DEED; HOPE and PROOF/CONVICTION. A proper understanding of what these terms mean would enable us to understand what faith really is.

Jesus told His disciples to have faith in God [ref. Mark 11:22]; faith in another sense could be seen as a reaction to what someone has done, and not what we have done; allow me to elaborate. As humans we all have things we need, which could be referred to as hope. The CONFIRMATION/ TITLE DEED as put in Hebrews 11:1 implies that someone has paid for something which you didn’t do, and this is where Grace comes in. Grace as we know is an unmerited favour, thus receiving things we don’t deserve. This affects the HOPE; now hope are the things we need which God knows we need.

Ephesians 3:20 says Christ is able to do beyond our imagination; this is an act of Grace which is CONFIRMATION/TITLE DEED which was done by someone and not us. Now the PROOF/CONVICTION implies that what we intend to get has already been done ahead of time.

Flow with me, Jesus while on earth had told His disciple that though there may be trials and temptation, they are to be of good cheer because He has overcome the world [ref. John 16:33]. This implies he has gone ahead of us to fight the battle we would face but would come out victorious because He came out victorious [ref. Philippians 2:9-11; Ephesians 1:21]. Jesus won every battle we would ever fight; this is why we fight from victory and not for victory.

The truth here is that Believers are to live their lives as actors in a movie Jesus lived; we are just to act the script of how Jesus overcame the world; now “the world” here is personified as the life we face individually.

So what we are doing is like going back in time to determine our future; now this is faith, as the scriptures says in Zechariah 4:6, “Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the LORD of hosts.”  We are to live by the Spirit and not by our might, effort or knowledge. Remember, we were bought with a price; as we gave our lives to Christ we died and a new life came in which is the exact Spirit of Jesus. So, it is the life of Jesus we are to live and not our life, really because we don’t exist anymore!

So, unlike the normal human who focuses on what he wants and as a result of his focus gets what he wants, Believers on the other focus and live the life Jesus had already lived which is always a life of good success and prosperity.

Now the script to this remarkable successful life are the scriptures and the director is the Holy Spirit, telling us each move Jesus made which we are to make. With this we would not live a life of assumptions but a life of conviction because we have the script with us; remember, it is not about you but Him; just believe that He exists and has fought your battle ahead of you; He is a lamp to our feet and a light unto our path [ref. Psalm 119:105]. This is the Gospel Truth.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from King James Version (KJV)

The House On The Rock

When Jesus gave His three days sermon on the mount, He talked about the importance of putting His words into action. He likened it to two men who built their houses; the one who heard the words of Jesus and put them into action is likened to a wise man who built his house on the rock. On the other hand, the one who heard the words of Jesus and didn’t put them into action is likened to a foolish man who built his house on the sand. Both men faced the same challenges, but the result was different just because their foundation differed.

Let’s take a look at what the message version says in Matthew 7:24-27:

“These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit- but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.

But if you just use my words in Bible studies and don’t work them into your life, you are like a stupid carpenter who built his house on the sandy beach. When a storm rolled in the waves came up, it collapsed like a house of cards”

Note this, both men faced the same challenges; they built the same house, they faced the same storm in their life, but they ended up with different results. If you ask a Civil Engineer, the most important part in laying a structure, the answer would definitely be the foundation. The foundation is the part that we don’t see but it’s what determines the lifespan of whatever is put above it. Our foundation is what determines the kind of life we would have, whether positive or negative.

Now Jesus didn’t say we shouldn’t go to school or bag degrees, what He meant is that your degrees and things you intend to build or have built is determined by the foundation we lay. So what is this foundation? As we know the foundation is Jesus; in another sense it is the act of obedience on the words of Jesus.

The words of Jesus affect every aspect of our lives; the words serve as a lamp and light to us; it could also serve as a blue print of how to live [ref. Psalms 119:105]. As Hebrews 12:4 says, “For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.” AMP.

This is too deep, there is no power or force that supersedes that of Christ, therefore placing Christ as your foundation would imply placing your house on the rock where whatever you intend to build becomes a success. Jesus knows the end from the beginning, He should be our foundation.

Decide today and enjoy your life; it’s not by power nor by might but by the spirit which determines your foundation which in turn determines your success. This is the gospel truth.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from King James Version (KJV)

David and Goliath

You most likely would have read about the story of David and Goliath or maybe heard of it. You find an inexperienced 17 year old who challenged a giant, who has been fighting from his youth and a champion. The very funny thing is that they both were representatives of their land and had no choice but to win or else the loser becomes slaves to the winner. So, how would an inexperienced youth out rightly defeat a champion who is a giant and has been fighting from his youth? I’m sure what you’re saying right now is, “yeah, yeah, I know the whole story, my Pastor preached this several times”. But my point here is to properly understand what David did and how we could tap from his wisdom.

As we all know David the 17 year old boy defeated the giant with a piece of stone which he slung at Goliath the giant’s forehead. But how many of us know that it wasn’t David who actually killed Goliath directly? Yeah, you must have heard that several times. David was anointed King over Israel; to be anointed allows the Holy Spirit to come upon the one anointed.

David understood the might of God in the universe and also understood what being circumcised meant. To be circumcised implies being set aside as God’s own, therefore no one gets to you without first going through God, so God gave His own total protection against the wicked one. David understood this, but the armies of Israel didn’t properly understand this, because if they did, they would have conquered the Philistines, believing God would fight their battles for them, but they didn’t believe thus making them raise their challenges above the mighty and powerful God.

We must remember who owns us, unlike the era of David where the Spirit could come and leave, but for Believers under this new covenant, after accepting Jesus as Lord and Saviour, the Holy comes to live with and in us permanently not just with us alone as it was in the old covenant. With this in mind you must understand that, “you have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. Those people belong to this world, so they speak from the world’s viewpoint, and the world listens to them. But we belong to God, and those who know God listen to us. If they do not belong to God, they do not listen to us. That is how we know if someone has the Spirit of truth or the deception.” (1 John 4:4-6 NLT).

David understood that he belonged to God because of the covenant of circumcision, as he referred to the Goliath saying, “For who s this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God” (1 Samuel 17:26b NKJV). The understanding that God was the one fighting for Israel was what David stood on; he told Goliath, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defiled” (1 Samuel 17:45 NKJV). He knew it was not by physical power or by might but by the Spirit.

David’s actions were full of faith and this is how we are to live. As Believers, having the fullness of Christ, we must understand that as God is for us, no one can come against us; God has said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay” (Hebrews 10:30; Deuteronomy 32:35 NKJV); so it is not our battle but the Lord’s. Proverbs 21:31 says, “The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but deliverance is of the LORD.” (NKJV).

We are to stand still and know that God is God and He is what He says He is; there is no power in the entire universe that can stand the power of the Monarch of the universe whom we serve. We need to remind ourselves every day. If your problems seems so large to you, place it beside God and know how infinitesimal it is beside Him; trust and have faith in God as David did and see your problems crumble before your eyes, “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” (Numbers 23:19 NKJV); THIS IS THE GOSPEL TRUTH.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from King James Version (KJV)

Law and Grace (Part 2)

Last time I explained how the law and Grace could be similar but yet different; this similarity has confused people and even Believers over the years to think the era of the law was just a time without Jesus, while the era of Grace is an era with Jesus; in other words, for most people the only difference between the era of the law and Grace is just the presence of Jesus alone. To them, nothing else changed, but a lot has changed because there was a close of an era and the opening the opening of a brand new era which is very different from the old even though there could be similarities but how you live one differs completely from the other. As it is put in Hebrews 8:13 which says, “By calling this covenant “new”, he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and ageing will soon disappear.”. (NIV).

Now because Jesus met all the recommendations of a perfect man, God raised Him up above every name that exist and would ever exist, having all authority in heaven, earth and under the earth [ref. Philippians 2:9-11; Ephesians 1:21; Acts 2:33]. This was what Jesus got as a man, so anyone who wants to live like Jesus should drop their old Spirit and take up the Spirit of Jesus by accepting Him as their Lord and Saviour [ref. Romans 8:9; 2 Corinthians 5:17]. Spiritually when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Saviour we immediately get ‘a tag’ named ‘Jesus’; with this, when God sees us, He sees Jesus and not us; this brings me to the meaning of Grace [ref. 1 Corinthians 6:20; 7:23; Galatians 3:13-14; 1 Peter 1:18-21].

The law was given when man was in bondage, but now Jesus has direct control and command of the entire universe which supersedes the law [ref. Romans 7:6; 2 Corinthians 3:6] Since we have accepted Him, we have now become joint heirs with Him having the same control and command of the entire universe, this is Grace! [ref. Romans 8:17]. We didn’t work for it; we just believed Jesus and made Him Lord of our lives [ref. Romans 4:1-5].

Now, through the law you were assumed righteous but not righteous and through your effort; while through Grace you are made righteous by believing [ref. Hebrews 9:13; 10:1-4]. Our Spirit was saved, not our soul and body, so we need to connect our soul to the Spirit which in turn controls the body. This is done by studying the manual, and what is the manual? The bible! The bible explains who we really are and the control we have in the universe; so as we read and study the scriptures, the Holy Spirit helps us interpret it which enables us to live it [ref. Romans 12:1-2]. So, grace understands it is not in a day that we live the life of the Spirit since the other life has a Spiritual force that tries to take us back. So it is how much time we dedicate to our new Spirit that makes us get to perfection on time.

We are not living the life of sin anymore even though we falter a times, we now live the Spirit life; we are like a child who is learning how to walk. The child’s intention is to walk and not fall; even though he fall a couple of times it was his body not getting used to the walking and not him not walking. This is different from the law, we didn’t have the ability to walk, but the law forced us to do what we didn’t have the ability of doing.

To further buttress my point, the first covenant having the law has been superseded by the power and authority of Jesus through Grace, so when we get the perfect Spirit, we don’t go to the former which has been superseded, instead we go to the present and eternal which is Grace who is Jesus. Grace is given to us as we believe through faith.

So, faith is living the supernatural life as a regular life and not forcing ourselves to achieve it. It’s in you, this is achievable because of the everlasting love Jesus has towards us; this is the gospel truth.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from King James Version (KJV)