Tag: HOLINESS

  • THE UNDEFILED

    What we see, hear, speak, think, where we go, what we touch, and what we do can all defile our body, soul, and spirit.

    A stain on the soul and spirit causes us to be viewed as someone wearing filthy garments.

    Can we participate in the wedding wearing filthy garments?

    Being clothed in white means living a life like Christ.

    The Lord says only a few have kept their garments undefiled.

    Let’s strive to be among those chosen few.

    He offered Himself as a spotless, holy, and perfect Lamb so we could be worthy to dwell with Him.

  • CHARACTERISTICS OF TRUE PROPHETS

    The Prophet Ezekiel was a priest among the captives.

    God called him, revealed Himself, and commissioned him to be a prophet; his spiritual eyes were opened.

    “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8).

    Yahweh appeared to him as fire, for the Father, the Almighty God, appears as fire.

    The LORD then revealed to him the characteristics of a prophet: a prophet must be as bold and courageous as a lion; humble, obedient to the Master, hardworking, sincere, and loyal as an ox; and vigilant like an eagle.

    When you humble yourself and pray, wherever you are, God will reveal Himself to you, bless you with the prophetic anointing, and ordain you as His prophet.

  • THE TRUE BELIEVER: THE CALL TO HOLINESS

    Do not be unequally yoked with anything ungodly. Do not be conformed to this world. What will it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Apostle Paul lived a holy and sanctified life, urging others to follow him as he followed God. LORD JESUS, the All-Holy and All-Perfect, wants us to follow Him, replicating His holiness and His way of life.

    We must set an example for others, so that those who look at us know what it means to be a true believer and a Christian. A Christian or believer must follow the Lord Jesus Christ, believe in the Trinity, be baptized by water and the Spirit, and lead a holy life while walking with God. God sees the heart of the individual, not the church to which they belong.

    A thousand sermons or songs of praise cannot quench the true thirst of our souls or lead us to heaven. Yet, silent, intimate communication with God at the midnight hour enables us to hear His sweet whisper. In that moment, He truly appears, holding your raised hand or embracing you. That is what it means to be a true believer.

    You are the light of the world (Matthew 5:14).

    Will you lead those who are lost and in darkness to the LIGHT OF LIFE, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST?

  • HONOUR YOUR FATHER & MOTHER

    Honour your father and mother. Take care of them when they are aged. They have sacrificed a lot in raising you. If you take care of them, your children will care for you when you are aged. It is the divine responsibility of every parent to care for their children, and for children to care for their parents when they are aged.

    Remember the countless hours your dad worked hard to bring you gifts, the hands that fed and embraced you—but now he has become a stranger to you.

    Your mum has done everything for you: she dressed you, cooked food for you, packed your lunch, and fasted and prayed for you. But now, she is an alien to you.

    Once you began earning a little money, you felt on top of the world and started hurting and abusing your loving parents. You then left home, leaving them in tears.

    If you cannot love your parents who are in front of you, how will you love the Father whom you have not seen?

    God will judge you.

    “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind” (Matthew 22:37).

    Many people leave their parents in an old age home. Will God not judge such a cruel and unloving heart?

    Love your parents, and take care of all their needs in their old age. Remember all that they have done for you. Speak to them, dine with them, care for them, and love them. If you hurt and mistreat your aged parents, tomorrow, your children will do the same to you. Do not hurt them with your words or gestures; they need your love. Express your love to them today; tomorrow, you might regret it, for life is like a vapor.

  • KEEP YOUR HANDS HOLY

    The day I was taken into the Throne Room of God Almighty and touched Him, I promised to keep my hands holy forever.

    To serve the Lord, our hands must be holy.

    During a deliverance ministry, I asked a terribly possessed brother to hold the Bible. Immediately, the evil spirit within him declared that his hands were unclean.

    The possessed will not touch the Word of God.

    Let’s be holy in the sight of the Lord. When our hands are holy, we will be more confident in doing the will of God, for evil fears holiness.

  • BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART

    Only the pure in heart can see God.

    Features, outfits, wealth, and bank accounts do not make a person a prophet, seer, apostle, evangelist, pastor, or teacher.

    What comes out of his mouth says who he is.

    Our God is all-holy and all-perfect; He will not reveal Himself to tainted, sinful hearts.

    We have to see our God. We have to see our Father. We have to know Him.

    We have to know that which we have not known. Knowing the Unknown is what we should know.

    The number of times one has been in the spirit, visited the Throne Room of God, and spoken to God the Almighty face to face makes him a true man of God.

  • LORD JESUS WEEPS FOR YOU

    The Lord Jesus Christ weeps for us.

    Judas betrayed Him once and nailed Him to the cross. We have been betraying Him every day and crucifying Him constantly. He weeps because we have turned from Him. He weeps because we no longer look at Him. He weeps, for we are engrossed with this sinful world and have shown the least interest in Him.

    When we taste sin, we scourge Him. When we look at sin, we pierce Him. He weeps that His children have betrayed Him. He weeps that His children have gone far away from Him. Every time we sin, He bleeds.

    You have gone to the place you shouldn’t have gone, His legs are bleeding, and He weeps. You have committed sin with your hands, therefore His hands are bleeding and He weeps.

    Every now and then we keep whipping Him, lashing at Him, slapping Him, and piercing Him. He weeps.

    “My children, My children, lo, I give myself to you” The Lord Jesus Christ.

  • TREAT EVERY WOMAN WITH RESPECT

    Treat every woman with honor and respect. Help them if they are in need. Consider them as your own mother or sister. If you help or serve them with purity, someday when your own mother or sister needs help, God will provide them with the necessary support.

  • THE LORD TESTS THE RIGHTEOUS

    God tests the heart. He is always pleased with the integrity. He tests us and refines us like the silver. He knows the way that we take. When He tests us, we will have to come forth as gold.

    This world cannot help us during the trials and temptations.

    God will surely test us before He could bless us. If we overcome all the trials and temptations, then we will be commissioned for the mission.

    The LORD JESUS CHRIST hung on the cross alone. It pleased the FATHER, for He was offered as the sin offering. He stamped death, hell, and Satan on that cruel cross.

    He accomplished it in such a way that every knee bows to His Name and Hell trembles and fears.

  • TOUCH NOT; TASTE NOT; HANDLE NOT.

    Touch not woman.

    A sin is a sin. A stain is a stain. Adultery and fornication will stain the soul.

    “You shall not commit adultery. You shall not covet your neighbour’s house, you shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is your neighbour’s” (Exodus 20:14,17).

    You have heard that it was said by them of old time , You shall not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart” (Matthew 5:27,28).

    How can a soul meet the Lord with this stain?

    The soul can never face God because He is All Holy. The brightness radiating around Him is due to His holiness. Only the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ can cleanse such souls. God will forgive only if a soul repents; however, the thought of repentance never arises when a soul is fully controlled by the spirit of lust.

    “But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroys his own soul. A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away “ ( Prov 6:32,33).

    If you truly fear God, you will stay away from this sin, being truthful and faithful to your spouse. Furthermore, the unmarried ones will keep their garments holy.

    “And others save with fear, pulling them out of fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh” (Jude 23).

    God says many are not faithful and  truthful. Your heart is open to the Lord. You are not truthful to your wife. He has marked your sin. Repent now and escape His sword. And you—yes, you—are friendly with other men, yet you show anger and hatred towards your own husband. Ah! Are you right in the sight of God?

    Repent now. Be united, be truthful, be holy, be righteous. He will search your heart and your deeds. It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

    “But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee” (1 Sam 13:14).

    “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 mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will” (Acts 13:22).

    King David was close to the Lord’s heart yet God punished his generation. Sin entered through his eyes.

    Touch not woman.

    Taste not wine

    In Genesis 6:8–9, Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. He was just, righteous, and perfect in his generation, and he walked with God. However, in Genesis 9:20–27, Noah became drunk and lay naked in his tent. When his nakedness was revealed, his son Ham saw him and told his brothers. Consequently, Noah cursed Ham’s son, Canaan. Even though Noah had walked with God, his drunkenness led him to bring a curse upon a future generation. As the saying goes, a drunkard knows not what he says or does. 

    “Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder” ( Prov 23:32).

    Taste not wine for God hates the drunkards.

    There are many who touch and taste, then stand and preach the Word of God without an iota of guilt. Yet, God sees every secret sin. Shouting and screaming from the pulpit after hurting the Lord and staining themselves is to no avail.

    “Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son” (2 John 9).

    In many deliverance ministries, the preacher and prayer warriors continue to pray while the spirit manifests, yet true deliverance never occurs. Evil spirits do not fear tainted preachers; instead, Satan will put you to shame and cause embarrassment. You must fast and repent. The All-Holy, All-Perfect Lord Jesus Christ commanded the spirits with authority and power through His word. He said ‘Go,’ and the soul was delivered. The evil spirits screamed and fled. This spiritual authority is a result of His holiness; even hell must tremble in fear.

    Handle not spirituality when you are sinful. 

    You can attend several sessions of prayer meetings and services, clap hands, and rejoice, but God will truly intervene in your life only if you wait upon Him as a family. Family prayer is more important for inviting God into your home. Personal prayer is for growing in Christ-like holiness and having visions and visitations. Both are very essential for healthy spiritual growth. Be wise.

    Touch not; taste not; handle not (Colossians 2:21).