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Reigning In Life Through AGAPE Love
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Romans 5:17 ‘’For if by one man&#8217;s offense 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.)’’
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Reigning In Life Through AGAPE Love</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #808000;"><strong>- Achievers Course To Be ‘A More Than CONQUERORS’ -</strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center; padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Romans 5:17 </strong></span><em>‘’For if by one man&#8217;s offense death reigned by one; <strong>much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall REIGN IN LIFE  by one, Jesus Christ.)’’</strong></em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Galatians 5:6</strong></span> <em>“</em><strong><em>For in Jesus Christ</em></strong><em> neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; <strong>but Faith which worketh by Love.</strong></em><em>”</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong><span style="color: #800000;">John 17:1-3</span><em> </em></strong><em>“These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said,</em><em> Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give<strong> eternal life</strong> to as many as thou hast given him. And this is<strong> life eternal,</strong> that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>1 John 5:11-12</strong></span><em> “<strong>And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.”</strong></em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>2 Corithians 2:14</strong></span><strong> </strong><em>‘’Now thanks be unto God, which <strong>always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place’’</strong></em><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Shalom! Kingdom greetings!! I gracefully welcome you into this month of <span style="color: #808000;"><strong>LOVE and LIFE </strong></span>in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, praying that His grace, peace, love and mercy might take hold of you with all things under your feet according to the Holy Scriptures, amen. I hope that in this month <strong>– FEBRUARY 2010 -</strong> where many are crazy for the <strong>VALENTINE</strong> kind of love that is temporal and passes away without an eternal effect in their life, you will be overwhelmed by God’s kind of Love <strong>- AGAPE &#8211; </strong>that is eternal and permanent to affect your life in every perspective <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>- 2Corinthian 4:18</strong></span>. And by his agape kind of love, you will do life and have the might and reason to celebrate God, reigning and doing life triumphantly on a daily basis by <strong>FAITH</strong> and with all things under your control by Christ Jesus, in the fullness of His grace towards you. Amen.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>1 John 5:4-5</strong></span> <em>“</em><em>For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, <strong>even our Faith. </strong>“Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?”</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Revelation 5:9-10 </strong></span><strong>‘’</strong><em>And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; <strong>And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth</strong></em><strong>’’</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>AFD FEBRUARY 2010 Edition</strong></span></span></p>
<p>To some, the year <strong>– 2010 –</strong> is still young and tender, while some on the other hand are waiting for some special news or announcement to be made by an accorded Business tycoon, Political guru, Financial and Economic titan, a Religious magician, an Absolute leader – <strong><em>you name it</em></strong> &#8211; to enable them know how to pilot their life in the dawn year.</p>
<p>At the moment of drafting this – <strong><em>February 2010 Edition</em></strong> – another of the ‘<strong>World Economic Forum’ &#8211; DAVOS 2010’</strong> was having major economic plans to shape the world economy in Switzerland, and in attendance are major FINANCE MINISTERS of nations. Most nations in attendance will leave that convention with an economic ideology that will formulate their national economy which invariably will have an impact on all nationwide and probably in a collective sense globally. Based on that, business entrepreneurs, career negotiators, financial institutions, political leaders, family institutions, ordinary individuals and others will begin to chart the pathway to their wellbeing in the year. Does that relate to you today! Have you thought, that you are about to step into another month without accounting for the month just ending. It’s for this cause, that the <strong>Achievers’ FAITH Digest</strong> is being made available for your enthronement –Doing Life Triumphantly.</p>
<p>Beloved, in my New Year ‘January 2010 edition’, I did acclaim to us that it’s a year of <strong><em>“A More Than Conqueror”.</em></strong> This means that it’s a year in which you can do life triumphantly as God’s children in every circumstance, just as Joshua experiences with God from the time He was told of God in <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Joshua 1:1-9.</strong></span> But this act of experiences is a matter of choice for the people of God. God gives His people <strong>His WORD(s) of Life</strong>, it is His people’s obligation to do life with those words as others have done and experienced in the bible days as seen again in the Apostles acts of accomplishment by the word given to them in <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Mark 16:16-20</strong><strong>.</strong></span> Our God will not enforce His will on us but He loves His people to obediently and willingly put their Faith upon His Word in order for them to receive His goodness<strong> – <span style="color: #800000;">Isaiah 1:19; 1 Cor. 1:9.</span> </strong>Know full well that colourful living and doing life in Christ Jesus is a choice to be made in an individual basis. And this can only be enhanced and demonstrated by <strong>FAITH</strong> through the avenue of genuine bible love – <strong>AGAPE</strong> &#8211; the God kind of love.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Receive &#8211; Inspiration, Revelation &amp; Empowerment</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Romans 1:11</strong></span> <em>‘’For I long to see you, that I may <strong>impart</strong> unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be <strong>ESTABLISHED</strong>’’ </em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>2 Chronicle 20:20</strong> </span><em>‘’ . . . Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his <strong>PROPHETS</strong>, so shall ye <strong>PROSPER’’</strong><strong> </strong></em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Hosea 12:13</strong></span><strong> </strong><em>‘’And by a <strong>PROPHET</strong> the LORD brought Israel <strong>OUT OF EGYPT</strong>, and by a<strong> PROPHET</strong> was he <strong>PRESERVED</strong>’’</em></p>
<p>Dearly beloved Achiever, I am constrained in my spirit by the reason of the grace given to me by the Lord in this edition to help awaken the consciousness of God that is already in you so that by it, you can triumphantly reign in life today. I mean the God kind of consciousness that was imparted into your spirit or subconscious-man in Faith by the reason of being born of God in Christ Jesus.</p>
<p>God’s intention through the ministry gifting of His called servant as indicated in the examples found in the Holy writ of <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Romans 1:11, 2 Chronicle 20:20 and Hosea 12:13;</strong></span> is that you might find reasons to live and enjoy the fullness of what Christ has done in you, for you and by identification with you.</p>
<p>I hereby proclaim that it’s high time God’s children woke up and fully arose to the God given mandate and consciousness for a daily inspiration, revelation and empowerment in order to triumphantly reign in life. This will enable us to deal with the daily affairs of life and also to become and achieve what you are born to be in Christ. Many believers put their value of INSPIRATION, REVELATION AND EMPOWERMENT in what they have in their possessions <strong><em>– Job, position, family, finance, material wealth etc –</em></strong> that if any of it is temporarily or permanently tempered with, their world would crash as if that is their LIFE, which contravenes their Faith as in the scripture <strong><span style="color: #800000;">– Luke 12:15 </span><em>“</em></strong><strong><em> And he said unto them,</em></strong><strong><em> Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man&#8217;s LIFE consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”</em></strong></p>
<p>For when you live in God’s consciousness you get inspirations, you receive revelations and empowerment to fulfil your God given duty in life as to – family, business, career, leadership and many others (name it). <strong><em>‘’When you are inspired (by God’s consciousness), you will aspire and will not expire. When you live by revelation knowledge you will make wise decisions, not foolish or costly mistakes with unforgiveable, unforgettable regrets. When you are empowered by impartation of God’s grace, you will make an impact in life and live a sweat-less and stress-less lifestyle’’</em></strong>.</p>
<p>Triumphant reigning in life is the consciousness of God’s grace upon our life as a result of inspiration, revelation and empowerment we daily receive in Christ to accomplish the plans, purpose of God we seek to pursue in our life.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Triumphant Reign – Accorded To Everyone And In Every Place</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>2 Corinthians 2:14</strong><strong> </strong></span><em>‘’Now thanks be unto God, which <strong>always causeth us to TRIUMPH in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us IN EVERY PLACE’’</strong></em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Romans 5:17</strong><strong> </strong></span><em>‘’For if by one man&#8217;s offense death reigned by one; <strong>much more THEY which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall REIGN in LIFE by one, Jesus Christ.)’’</strong></em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>2 Corinthians 2:14 <span style="color: #000000;">and</span></strong><strong> Romans 5:17</strong> </span>indicate that there is a place of triumph and a place to reign in life for every child of God irrespective of gender, race and generation. And this is a place all of us most come into: a place of full grace experience and God’s consciousness to enable us to actualise our God given rights and privileges in the kingdom, as in the scriptures.</p>
<p>To triumph is a feeling, condition and state of great happiness as a result of being victorious, having a major achievement and success in an endeavour of life. While to Reign indicates to be and hold a position of sovereignty, dominate and being in control. The life of triumph and to reign is what Christ has done for us and in us <strong><em>that is why we don’t just come to give our life to Christ but to have Christ in our life</em></strong>. We lost our place of reign and triumphant in Adam but find it in Christ. It’s not a state of the mind but life reality for all God’s children born into the kingdom to fully actualise in them if they must live above the rudiments and detects of this worldly control system.</p>
<p>This is not an ‘if’ condition or a place to experience or enter when we get to heaven or in the next millennium, but a call for today, even now. We are called of God to reign in life on earth by Christ Jesus – <strong><em>every one that has received the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness </em></strong><strong><em>–</em> <span style="color: #800000;">Romans<span style="color: #800000;"> </span></span><span style="color: #800000;">5:17</span></strong><span style="color: #800000;">.</span> The Church in the wilderness (Old Testament) led by Moses was a kingdom based on condition <strong>‘if’</strong> before they could reign as royals <span style="color: #800000;">– <strong>Exodus 19:5-7</strong>.</span> Unlike Moses kind of Church, the Church of the New Testament led by Christ is not with an <strong>‘if’</strong> condition, but based on the done work of Christ Jesus our Lord. We are made into it. We are engrafted into it as a result of being born of God – <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>1Peter 2:9, Revelation 1:5-6; 5:9-10; 1 John 5:4-5</strong>.</span> Yours is to claim it by faith, lay hold of it and live in the consciousness, that, it does not depend on your effort but on the done work of Christ in every place of life and for all things of life.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Diverse Kinds of Life – A Personal choice to make</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Romans 5:17</strong></span> <em>‘’For if by one man&#8217;s offense death reigned by one; <strong>much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)’’</strong></em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Revelation 5:9-10</strong></span><strong><span style="color: #800000;"> </span>‘’</strong><em>And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; <strong>And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth</strong></em><strong>’’</strong><em> </em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>James 3:14-15</strong></span> <em>‘’ But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from <strong>ABOVE</strong>, but is<strong> EARTHY,</strong> <strong>SENSUAL</strong>, <strong>DEVILISH</strong>. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from <strong>ABOVE</strong> is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy’’ </em></p>
<p>The scriptures in <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Romans 5:17 and Revelation 5:9-10</strong></span> indicate that we have been made (note that it has already happened) and empowered to reign in Life. <em>What sort of life? Besides, is that true, real or one of those Bible statements of faith &#8211; one may ask?</em> Whatever question it is, one thing is very sure and that is, the act of doing life is real and real to all man born under the sun. God wants us to reign in life, but what kind of life and how can one reign in life with all the credit crunch and world economy meltdown, stale and pains in virtually all family under the sun you may ask. It all depends on the kind or nature of life you are living.</p>
<p>There are four major ‘Greek’ translated word for ‘Life’ I want us to consider three of them, probably that will help you weigh in your spirit man <strong><em>– subconscious person -</em></strong> what kind of life you’ve been living and how to consider what is expected of you to make you reign in life in all things and over all circumstances as an achiever in Christ Jesus. I know this by reason of grace in the Lord, will help you to tend towards God and will also enable and empower you to reign in life.</p>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #800000;">· <strong>Zoe (Grk)</strong><strong> – The God kind of life</strong></span></span></li>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>John 10:10</strong><em> </em></span><em>‘’</em><em>The</em><em> thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: <strong>I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly’’</strong></em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>1 John 5:11-12</strong> </span><strong><em>‘’And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son; He that hath the Son hath life: and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life’’</em></strong></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>2 Corinthians 4:10-11</strong> </span><em>‘’Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus&#8217; sake, <strong>that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh‘’</strong></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #808000;"><strong>The Zoe Life <em>– God kind of life -</em></strong></span> speaks of the nature and person of God. The kind of life that God offers, embedded in us through Christ Jesus when we are born into the kingdom which will invariably affect the way we speak, what we say, how we act and how we do things, view things and conclude on things. The way we make choices and decisions in life depend on this God given kind of life if we must actual reign in life. It is the life in the realm of the Spirit – empowered Spirit of God. This is the life that you receive <strong><em>– eternal life –</em></strong> when you get born of God, it is the consciousness of what you have received and have in Christ that set a new pedestal for your lifestyle in the kingdom. This life is base on inspiration, revelation and empowerment knowledge of God.</p>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Psuche (Grk) – The Soulish (sense) Kind of life</strong></span></span></li>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Hebrews 5:14</strong> </span><em><span style="color: #800000;">‘</span>’But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have <strong>their senses exercised to discern both good and evil’’</strong> </em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Romans 12:1-2</span> </strong><em>‘’I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present <strong>your bodies a living sacrifice</strong>, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: <strong>but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,</strong> that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God’’</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Romans 8:5-9</strong> </span><em>‘’For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. <strong>For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.</strong> Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. <strong>Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his’’</strong></em></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #808000;">The Psuche life </span><em><span style="color: #808000;">– Soulish kind of life –</span> </em></strong>is the life that is lived within the five senses of man – <em>Feeling or Touching, Taste, Hearing, Seeing and smelling</em>. This is a kind of life based on sense knowledge which sometimes constrains us to a laboratory and scientific test and some gimmicks approval for it to be live by. This is the life that multitudes want to live on and still expect God to bless it. Hence the scriptures indicate how much we need to have our senses sensitizes by the word of God if we may find the chance of obtaining God’s will to enhance us reigning in life as in <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Romans12:1-2, Hebrews 5:14 and Romans 8:5-9. </strong></span></p>
<p>The life of the senses is the life that is completely ruled by our emotions, circumstances and detects of our environment. Here carnality operates, we walk by sight as the Holy writ says and those in this realm can’t please God and can’t reign in life by God. Those who live by sense knowledge are people who live by the direction of their mind, their intellect, their emotion – the human or natural influence. God wants us to have a sanctified, transformed and renewed mind which permits His word to enable us to reign in life.</p>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Bioe or Bios (Grk) – The Biological kind of life</strong></span></span></li>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Acts 17:22-29</strong> </span><em>‘’Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars&#8217; hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.<strong> For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in temples made with hands; Neither is worshipped with men&#8217;s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;</strong> And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;<strong> That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man&#8217;s device’’</strong></em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>James 3:15</strong></span> <em>‘’But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from <strong>ABOVE</strong>, but is<strong> EARTHY,</strong> <strong>SENSUAL</strong>, <strong>DEVILISH</strong>. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from <strong>ABOVE</strong> is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy’’</em></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #808000;">The Bioe or Bios <em>– Biological life –</em></span> </strong>speaks of livelihood or manner of life or behaviour. There are lots of people today who by the way they live, just exist rather than having and enjoying a life at all. Their life can be equated to the life of plants, animals or other created creatures. The Bioe life is a life built on mere human existence with their sub consciousness and soul –mind, emotion etc &#8211; not being involved in making decisions in their day to day activities.</p>
<p>In this realm of biological kind of life, anything comes and anything goes with no value attached to it. It’s for this reason of a mere life as Bioe that makes people not to have instincts of God but seek other means of living life as in idolatry, magic, necromancy, etc since they can’t fathom God. In life, even in Church life also, people are being modelled on how to live, talk, behave, answer questions, and make decisions without individual wills involvement. <strong><em>How can such a person reign in life? </em></strong>Know today that a mere ‘manner of life or behaviour in life’ doesn’t determine a man’s destiny but eternal life &#8211; God kind of life &#8211; in a person is what determines his destiny.</p>
<p>This biological kind of life is where people equate their life to that of their pet. I have heard people say how they have more faith in their pet than in their spouse. As unbelievable as this may sound, it happens.</p>
<p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">You’re Redeemed – To Reign as Royal</span> </strong></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Revelation 5:9-10</strong></span> <strong>’’</strong><em>And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; <strong>And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth</strong></em><strong>’’</strong></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Revelation 1:5-6</strong></span> <em>‘</em><em>’</em>And from Jesus Christ, <em>who</em> <em>is</em> the faithful witness, <em>and</em> the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him <em>be</em> glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen’’</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>1 Peter 2:9-10</strong><strong> </strong></span><em><span style="color: #800000;">’</span>’</em> But ye <em>are</em> a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past <em>were</em> not a people, but <em>are</em> now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy’<strong><em>’</em></strong></p>
<p>Beloved Achiever, what we lost in Adam, Christ has restored back to us in redemption. The scriptures in Revelation 5:9-10, Revelation 1:5-6 and 1 Peter 2:9-10 like many others indicate absolutely that we have been redeemed and made to reign as royals. This is not an act of revolution, it’s not refurbishment or renewal; this is the REDEMPTIVE act of God in Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour. A complete transformation or translation as a result of what God has done in Christ  <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>- Colossians 1:13-14; Galatians 3:13-14).</strong></span></p>
<p>The believer is redeemed to reign as royal; born into the kingdom of king-hood and priesthood, crowned with royalty mandate. God’s intention is for us to reign on earth. Kings reign in authority and dominion – <strong><em>not as overlords on people</em></strong> – but over life challenges, circumstances, principalities and powers and over the domains of satan and his cohort that intend to resist the eternal plans and purposes of God for our wellbeing and comforts. Reigning to set the captives free and all those whose lives are oppressed and in bondage not only by demons but also in their minds – ruled and controlled against their will by their thought life.</p>
<p>This spirit of grace given to us to reign in life is not wishful thinking or a mere ideology but a true reality of what God has promised and has done in Christ Jesus for us to celebrate and live on in this life. If you know this and live in the consciousness of God’s grace and the gift of righteousness, you will be able to reign over all things that have limited you and rob you of becoming what God has made you to be <strong>– REIGN IN LIFE AS ROYAL!</strong></p>
<p>When kings reign, all things are brought under control and under obedience to Christ. Its time to arise by faith in Christ and put an end to all the fear-alleluia, poverty-alleluia, sickness-alleluia and complain-alleluia which you may not be saying or confessing, but may be acting <em>- knowingly or unknowingly.</em> And this attitude can have an adverse effect, thereby affecting your life goals and pursuits. Know full well and be engross that you are redeemed to reign in life as royal, begin it today and start to live in it now <span style="color: #800000;">- Hebrews 3:15</span>.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>You’re Empowered – To Reign in Life</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Romans 5:17</strong></span><em><span style="color: #800000;"> </span>‘’For if by one man&#8217;s offense death reigned by one; <strong>much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)’’</strong> </em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>2 Peter 1:1-4</strong></span> <em>‘’ . . . to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, <strong>According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust’.</strong> </em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>John 1:12</strong> </span><em>‘’But <strong>as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God</strong>, even to them that believe on his name’’ </em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Ephesians 1:19-22</strong></span><em><span style="color: #800000;"> ‘</span>’And what is <strong>the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ</strong>, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,<strong> Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church</strong>, Which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all’’ </em></p>
<p>The scriptures above show that we have been empowered graciously to reign in life over all things, all flesh and circumstances that have limited us. Kingdom achievers’ are empowered by the grace of God to deal with life victoriously and triumphantly in every place – <em>not only in some areas or places</em>– of their life. It’s irrelevant what or how people feel or think about it, God’s word cannot be bound. It’s irrevocable and it’s authentic even as it is written in the Holy writ.</p>
<p>You are empowered, therefore arise, go to the mirror if you have one and speak into your being what God has made you to be and begin to reign with the God kind of life <strong>- Zoe.</strong> The scriptures say that <em>we shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ<strong> <span style="color: #800000;">- Rom. 5:17</span></strong></em><span style="color: #800000;">. </span>It’s for you to take your place in Christ. It’s a choice; you are the one who determines the pace of your life and not God. You take your place and reign or merely talk it, assume it and not actualising it, letting the events of life take their course against you. This is what Adam did to let the devil take charge and we all have to pay the price of one man not taking His place in God.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Romans 5:1-2, 17, 21</strong></span> <em>‘’Therefore<strong> being justified by faith</strong>, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God . . . For if by one man&#8217;s offense death reigned by one; <strong>much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) . . . </strong>That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might<strong> grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life</strong> by Jesus Christ our Lord’’</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>2 Corinthians 5:21</strong></span> <em>‘’For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that <strong>we might be made the righteousness of God in him’</strong>’</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>2 Corinthians 2:14</strong></span> <em>‘’Now thanks be unto God, which <strong>always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place’’</strong></em></p>
<p>In these three scriptures above, we can deduce two principal empowerments bestowed upon all who have received <strong><em>- born into -</em></strong> Christ and Christ into them to make them reign in life:</p>
<ul>
<li>The Abundance of grace and </li>
<li>The Gift of righteousness</li>
</ul>
<p>These ingredients are already engrafted and embedded into our life when we were born of God – received Christ as our personal Lord and Saviour. God extended His life – Zoe, eternal life, the unlimited life – to our limited life so that we can live and reign in life by Christ Jesus. We lost it in Eden, we can live on it today – It is a fully paid bill by our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen. You can live guilty free and stand boldly before the lord without shame, inferiority complex or fear in your daily life schedule  <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>- Hebrew 4:14-16</strong></span></p>
<p>Hear this, when you make an effort to appropriate the God kind of life<strong><em> – Zoe -</em></strong> and live with that consciousness, an ability to reign in life becomes natural. This will enable you to dominate all that has hindered you in making all things become possible. You can then be able to reign in life as undermentioned:</p>
<ul>
<li>· Express genuine Love and Faith.</li>
<li>· Operate in revelation knowledge, understanding and wisdom</li>
<li>· Walk in integrity and prudence</li>
<li>· Live in righteousness, Holiness and sanctification</li>
<li>· Make sacrifice of Consecration and commitment</li>
<li>· Practice a life style of giving and receiving</li>
<li>· Live in Hope and complete assurance of God’s ability.</li>
<li>· Live in Patience, endurance and temperance</li>
<li>· Triumph over every trials and temptations</li>
<li>· Overcome acts of sinful living and such-like</li>
<li>· Overcome the habitual anger and bitterness</li>
<li>· Overcome the detects of satan, demonic powers and principalities</li>
<li>· Overcome unsanctified thoughts and imagination that works &#8211; in and through -our minds</li>
<li>· <strong><em>. . . and in many other kingdom life demands </em></strong></li>
</ul>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>The Vitality of &#8211; Reigning Through Agape-LOVE </strong></span></span></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>1 Corinthians 13:13</strong></span> <em>“</em><em>And now abideth <strong>Faith, Hope, Charity (LOVE),</strong> these three; but the greatest of these is charity <strong>(Love)</strong>.”</em></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>As we examine the vitality and essence of reigning in life through Love, what comes to mind is the place of Faith in the expression of love. By Faith we take a stand to live in all areas of our lives, yet the Bible says that it takes love to ensure that our faith for living is <strong>efficient – effectual and effective</strong>. Being<em> <strong>efficient – effectual -</strong></em> is to do things well; while being <strong><em>effective</em></strong><em> </em>is to do the right things well and produce results, that is, to bring forth fruit in due season according to the working of God.</p>
<p>Reigning in life triumphantly by an act of love affects every aspect of our Faith life in Christ Jesus. Whether it be in your career and business development, family life, personal growth and development which may be spiritual or physical, raising godly children in a turbulent world, overcoming financial setbacks, strengthening and restoring broken relationships. Also in reaching out to the hurt, wounded and unloved, pursuing a journey to restore and obtain favour with God and many others, as befit your yearnings and aspirations. Knowing full well that in Christ Jesus as an Achiever what is vital and prominent is not just about who you are <strong><em>– circumcised or uncircumcised -</em> </strong>but how you reign to become who you are <strong><em>– Faith working through Love.</em></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Three Vital Elements of our LIFE: Hope, Faith and Love.</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>1Corinthians 13:13</strong></span> <em>“</em><em>And now abideth <strong>Faith, Hope, Charity,</strong> these three; but the greatest of these is charity.”</em></p>
<p>The above scripture helps to indicate three vital elements that give worth to life which just as they are spiritual are legal and vital to the achievers’ lifestyle of living triumphantly. They are hope, faith and love.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>HOPE</strong> – <em>Sets life goals</em></li>
<li><strong>FAITH </strong>– <em>Brings life set goals to pass.</em></li>
<li><strong>LOVE</strong> – <em>Lubricates and sustains and strengthens our hope and faith to make life worth living.</em></li>
</ul>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p>These ingredients that make life worth living are so vital if we must have lively achievers’ wellbeing. However, in this edition we will be considering just two of them – faith and love. Seeing how vital they are and how they work together in making us become what we are born to be and in achieving our set goals and aspirations in life.</p>
<p><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>The Vitality of Faith</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Galatians 5:6</strong> </span><em>“</em><em>For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; <strong>but Faith which worketh by Love.</strong></em><em>”</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong> </strong></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Hebrews11:6</strong></span> “<strong>But without Faith <em>it</em> <em>is</em> impossible to please <em>him</em>:</strong> for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and <em>that</em> he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Romans 14:23</strong></span> “And he that doubteth is damned if he eats, because <em>he</em> <em>eateth</em> not of faith: <strong>for whatsoever <em>is</em> not of faith is sin.</strong>”</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Ephesians 2:8</strong></span> “<strong>For by grace are ye saved through faith</strong>; and that not of yourselves: <em>it</em> <em>is</em> the gift of God:”</p>
<p>I have come to know in life and in the course of my pastoral responsibility that people everywhere who live with unfulfilled life dreams could end up in frustration and destruction watching their aspirations, hopes and faith being shattered. It’s horrible and painful to see people earnest desire dreams and destiny come to delusion.</p>
<p>For these the Bible has great input to say about the vitality of our <strong>FAITH</strong> if we must achieve our goals in life and become what we ought to be. <em>Let’s consider these scriptures then:-</em></p>
<ul>
<li> <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Hebrews 11:6</strong></span> – says that you cannot <strong>Please</strong> God without <strong>Faith</strong>. (Deut 32:20, Luke 18:8)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Romans 14:23</strong> –</span> <em>Says that anything <strong>Done</strong> without <strong>Faith</strong> is sin</em>.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>2Corinthians 5:7</strong> –</span> <em>Says that we <strong>Walk</strong> by <strong>Faith</strong> and not by sight</em>.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Habakkuk 2:4</strong> –</span> <em>Says that the just shall <strong>Live</strong> by <strong>Faith</strong></em></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Ephesians 2:8</strong> -</span> <em>Says that by <strong>Faith</strong> we are <strong>Saved</strong> by<strong> G</strong>od’s grace</em>.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><em>Testimonies of countless people healed by our <strong>Lord Jesus Christ</strong> were as a result of their <strong>Faith</strong></em>.<span style="color: #800000;"> <strong>Luke 7:9; Matthew 9:29; Matthew 5:28 </strong>etc</span>.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>FAITH</strong> is spiritual, legal and vital to our Christian walk and is important in becoming that which God intended us to be. Faith is of God. It is a product of the Spirit and comes from the Word of God <span style="color: #800000;"><strong><em>- John 6:63; Romans 10:17.</em></strong></span> Meaning that FAITH can come and go when attention is not given to generate and sustain it through the Word of God. There is no single being that has walked on the face of the earth with meaningful and achievable kingdom results that has nothing to show from a life of Faith. The reason is because Faith is the Victory by which life warfare can be overcome in every level of life <strong><span style="color: #800000;">- 1John 5:4-5.</span> Faith is bringing the unseen to the seen –<span style="color: #800000;"> 2 Cor. 4:13, 18</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #808000;"><strong><em>We can therefore sum up the vitality of faith by the scriptural truth of Hebrews chapter eleven.</em></strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Vs 1</strong>-</span> Faith gives substance(flesh) to our hopes and aspirations</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Vs 1</strong> –</span> Faith is evidence – legal tender, assurance and confidence.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Vs 3</strong> –</span> Faith gives understanding</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Vs 4</strong> – </span>Faith offers an excellent and better sacrifice.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Vs 5</strong> –</span> Faith translates and transfigures.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Vs 6</strong> –</span> Faith pleases God.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Vs 7</strong> </span>– Faith gives warning of coming danger</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Vs 8</strong> –</span> Faith receives an inheritance.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Vs 9</strong> -</span> Faith gives or creates patience</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Vs 11</strong> -</span> Faith gives strength.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Vs 12 – 40</strong> –</span> Faith produces and makes the heroes of faith.</li>
</ul>
<p>Yet as vital and as this essence of <strong>Faith</strong> is, it’s not workable says the Word of God except it allows <strong>LOVE</strong> to be the main stream or river course in which it flows and operate to achieve life goals.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>The Vitality of Love</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>1 John 5:1–5</strong> </span><em>“</em><em>Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that <strong>Loveth</strong> him that begat <strong>Loveth</strong> him also that is begotten of him.  By this we know that we<strong> Love</strong> the children of God, when we <strong>Love</strong> God, and keep his commandments. For this is the Love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.   For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: <strong>and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our Faith</strong>.  Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?</em><em>”</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Romans 5:5, 8</strong> </span><em>“</em><em>And hope maketh not ashamed; because the <strong>Love</strong> of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. . . But God commendeth his <strong>Love</strong> toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.</em><em>”</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Rev 2:4</strong> </span><em>“</em><em>Nevertheless</em><em> I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first<strong> Love.</strong>”</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>1 John 4:7–10</strong></span> <em>“</em><em>Beloved, let us <strong>Love</strong> one another: for <strong>Love</strong> is of God; and every one that <strong>Loveth</strong> is born of God, and knoweth God.  He that <strong>Loveth</strong> not knoweth not God; for God is <strong>Love</strong>. In this was manifested the <strong>Love</strong> of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.  Herein is <strong>Love</strong>, not that we <strong>Loved</strong> God, but that he <strong>Loved</strong> us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.</em><em>”</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Just like <strong>Faith</strong>, <strong>Love</strong> is a product of the Spirit. God is love. God is a Spirit and those who worship Him do it in Spirit and in Truth; Love is of the Spirit. Genuine Bible love is spiritual not natural. Neither is it devilish nor creation of man. God is love and anyone whose intention is to know, understand and manifest a genuine kind of love needs to connect to God’s DNA of love.</p>
<p><strong>Love</strong> is an attitude, a deliberate choice, an exercise of the will, a choice of life and is not a feeling, it is an expression of the nature of God. <strong>God is love</strong> <strong><span style="color: #800000;">- 1 John 4:7–10.</span> </strong>Let’s consider love in diversity for a clearer understanding of the kind of love being implied in this edition</p>
<p><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>There are three kinds of love:</strong></span></span></p>
<ol>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Phileo </strong>Grk <strong>(of the soul)</strong> -</span> Love relationship in family <strong>- <em>between parent and child</em>.</strong> The Family kind of love. It means to be fond of; it is based on feelings and not on principle. It’s never used of man’s love to or for God. This is human or natural kind of love. <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Genesis 8:19;</strong></span><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:21.</span> </strong>This kind of love is however essential and crucial for a family wellbein</li>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Eros</strong> Grk <strong>(of the Physical body)</strong> -</span> Sexual love; purely reserved for the married – <strong><em>within the bond of marriage</em></strong>. It’s neither for fornication nor adultery. Lust and immoral desires have gotten some into it. <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Heb 13:4</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Agape</strong> Grk <strong>(of the spirit)</strong> -</span> God kind of love; unconditional, limitless, divine, spiritual. It transcends race, gender, generation, culture, family, physical, personal (self) etc. <strong><span style="color: #800000;">1 Corinthians 13.</span> </strong>Agape love even helps to ensure, strengthen and maintain the Phileo and Eros kind of love in all life endeavours. Agape love is based on principle – be it towards things or people.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong> <span style="color: #800000;">Note:</span> </strong>The Phileo or Eros kinds of Love need to be controlled by Agape kind of love or else it will hinder our fellowship with God and leads to sin. <span style="color: #800000;">E.g. <strong>Eros</strong> <strong>– 1 Cor. 7:5</strong>; <strong>Phileo</strong> – <strong>1 Samuel 2:22-36</strong>.</span></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Love</strong> is a fruit and not a gift. Fruits are grown while gifts are imparted. Genuine Bible love <strong><em>– Agape -</em></strong> is born and is a product of the Spirit. Considering our subject of discussion, let us come to the light in examining some characteristics of <strong>Agape</strong> kind of love as vital to enhance the working of <strong>Faith</strong>.</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>John 3:16 -</strong> </span>Love gives power of initiative, is a giver, sacrificial.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>James 2:8 –</strong></span> Love is the royal law for the redeemed who are a  royal priesthood <strong><em>– kings &amp; priests unto God</em></strong></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Romans 13:8, 10 -</strong></span> Love works no ill to self or others and it’s the fulfilment of all God’s commands.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Romans 12:9 –11; Philippians 2:3-4 -</strong></span> There is no hypocrisy or dissemination in love. It sees people through in life and not through people</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>John 4:17–18 -</strong></span> No fear in love.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>1 Corinthians 13:13 -</strong></span> Love is the greatest gift in ranking.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>1 Peter 4:7–9 -</strong></span> Love is the end of all commandments and above all things.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Col</strong><strong> 3:12–14 -</strong></span> Love is above all things.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong><span style="color: #800000;">1 Corinthians 2:31 – 13:1-13 –</span> </strong>Love is the excellent way to enhance spiritual gifts</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Galatians 6:1; John 8:1-11; John 4 –</span> </strong>Love restores the weak ones back to Faith not an accuser</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>1 Corinthians 12:31 –</strong></span> The most excellent way to excel and have overflowing life.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>John 15:13 –</strong> </span>Love is considerate.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>1 Corinthians 13 –</strong></span> Love is patient, kind, not boastful or arrogant, not selfish and keeps record of no wrong.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Psalm 119:165 -</strong></span> Love forgives and does not offend.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>1 Corinthians 8:1–3</strong> <strong>-</strong></span> Love edifies and builds.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Proverbs 10:12, 1 Peter 4:8, John 3:16 –</strong></span> Love overlooks a multitude of sins</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #800000;"><strong><em>. . . And many more in searching the scriptures.</em></strong></span></li>
</ul>
<p>Your regard, respect and value for Love determines how you reign in it and the virtues that get back to your life. When one walks in love one is then prepared to live through life as God’s instrument of grace on the pathway to achieve and become.</p>
<p><strong>Love</strong> is the hallmark of the New Testament Christian Faith for any great achiever or one intending to become such in God. <strong><em>Hence its vitality was strongly Commanded – not an advice &#8211; by our Lord Jesus Christ as in</em></strong></p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>John 13:34–35</strong> </span><em>“</em><strong><em>A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”</em></strong></p>
<p>And upon this unity of purpose born from the spirit of love that God’s commanded blessings are made manifest in believers life and ministry as expressed in -</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Psalm 133</strong> </span><em>“. . . </em><strong><em>Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! </em></strong><em>It is</em><em> like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron&#8217;s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: <strong>for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.</strong></em><strong>”</strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Christ Jesus &#8211; Reigned as the son of Man on Earth</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Acts 2:22</strong><strong> </strong></span><em>‘’Ye men of Israel, hear these words; <strong>Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God</strong> among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know’’</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>John 13:1-3</strong></span><em> “</em><em>Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, <strong>having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.</strong></em><strong><em>”</em></strong></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Hebrew 5:7-10</strong></span> <em>’’<strong>Who in the days of his flesh</strong>, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; Called of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek’’</em></p>
<p>Dearly Beloved Achiever, <strong>Year 2010</strong> is here already. God wants you to triumph and reign in life through love. The days of mere wishful way of existence to deal with the affairs of life is over for all those who are born of God and want to let the word of God have a root in them. We live in challenging times and every child of God must as a matter of reality live by what they are made to be in order to authenticate their faith in God – <strong><em>made to be kings and priests.</em></strong></p>
<p>You need to take your stand in Christ in that which affects and opposes your faith to enable you to triumphantly reign in life through love in matters of -<strong><em> business entrepreneurship, marital relationship, career instability, general life relationship, health, finance, </em></strong>you just name it &#8211; This becomes the key over all that have limited you and questioned the integrity of your Faith in God.</p>
<p>Our Lord Jesus Christ, in the days of his life in the flesh <strong><em>– humanity “as son of man” – </em></strong>reigned in life through Love by the abundance of all things as supplied of the Father God towards him even as we have received of Him. He reigned and dominated principalities and powers, overcame temptations and trials, uprooted bitterness, envy and every works of the flesh as depicted in <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Galatians 5:19-21</strong> etc.</span> His love knows no bounds hence He reigned in life on earth in His humanity in the midst of all odds. He had a choice to either give in or be in charge and in control, and He chose to reign that He might give us an assurance of hope and to let us know that it’s all possible again to reign in life on earth until He comes to have us home<strong> </strong><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>– 1 John 4:17.</strong></span> For as a son of man in humanity, He reigns triumphantly in life through love in this wise undermentioned:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>*</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Over all flesh </strong><strong><span style="color: #800000;">– John 17:1-2</span> </strong></li>
<li><strong>*</strong><strong>Over Temptations and trials</strong><strong> <span style="color: #800000;">- Matthew 4:1- 11; Luke 4:1-13</span></strong></li>
<li><strong>*</strong><strong>Over all things </strong><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>– Philippians 2:21-22; John 14:30</strong></span></li>
<li><strong>*</strong><strong>Over principalities and powers </strong><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>– Ephesians 1:20-22; John 14:30</strong></span></li>
<li><strong>*</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Over the detects of hell and death </strong><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>– Rev. 1:18-19; Heb. 2:14-15</strong></span></li>
<li><strong>*</strong><strong>With all authority and powers </strong><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>– Matt. 28:18</strong></span></li>
<li><strong>* </strong><strong>Over all the works of the flesh </strong><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>– Galatians 5:19-21; John 14:30</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #800000;">* <strong><em>. . . And many over’s as in the Holy writ.</em></strong></span></li>
</ul>
<p>Let’s arise, put an end to living in our own strength and skills and on life that is based on our intellect. Let’s begin to live life to the full, taking charge and reigning in life as a triumphant, victorious and more than a conqueror people of God and not as cowards (not spoken but acted). Human life is limited, is more than a mere accumulation of wealth or being physically strong. You can’t measure God’s endowment with physical prosperity. Let’s begin to exercise ourselves unto the<strong> Zoe kind of life</strong> and <strong>Agape kind of Love</strong> we shall live well on this side of heaven and here after.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Luke 12:15</strong></span> <em>‘</em><em>’And he said unto them, </em><em>Take heed,</em><em> and beware of covetousness: for a <strong>man&#8217;s life </strong>consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth’’</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>1 Timothy 4:7-8</strong></span> ‘’But refuse profane and old wives&#8217; fables, <strong><em>and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come’’</em></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>GRAND FINALE: Agape-Love &amp; Faith In Triumph</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Galatians 5:6</span> </strong><em>“</em><em>For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; <strong>but Faith which worketh by Love.</strong></em><em>”</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Ephesians 3:17, 19</strong></span> <em>“</em><em>That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, . . .   And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.”</em></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Ephesians 4:1 – 3</strong></span> <em>“I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”</em></p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong><span style="color: #800000;">Galatians 5:22-23</span> </strong><strong><em>“</em></strong><em>But the fruit of the Spirit is <strong>LOVE</strong>, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, <strong>FAITH</strong>, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law”</em><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Faith and Love</strong> are an expression of obedience to God. Obeying God is as a result of the revelation knowledge of God and His Word. It is not dogmatic or an act of religious know-how, tradition and conscience of any source. Faith and Love are both fruit of the Spirit.</p>
<p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Verse 17 and 19 of Ephesians 3</strong> </span>shows that our faith should be rooted and grounded (established) in the love of Christ. <span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Matt 5:23–26</strong> </span>(for illustration)</p>
<p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Ephesians 4:1–3</strong></span> indicates that if we must love, we need to make an effort. Make everything possible to love to enable our faith in God to be effective and effectual – efficient. To love is to be gentle and humble – complete humility and patience in bearing with each other as a way to love.</p>
<p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Galatians 5:6</strong></span> indicates that in Christ Jesus nothing has value except <strong><em>Faith expressing itself in Love.</em></strong> Faith works by love when we take God’s Word as it is without argument. This we can see in the following biblical expressions and hallmark of <strong>Love:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Faith</strong> is the hand <strong><em>– legal tender – </em></strong>that takes the things we need from God and delivers them into our hand. Everything that Jesus purchased (Redeemed) for us on Calvary can be obtained by <strong>FAITH</strong> <span style="color: #800000;">(Eph.1:3; 2 Pet. 1:3-5; Col. 1:13-14; John 10:0; 3John 2 etc.).</span> Faith is acting corresponding to the Word of God – <strong>Belief in Action</strong></p>
<p>One of the reasons why <strong>FAITH</strong> is not working for some of the Believing Achievers as they lay claim to be people of Faith is simply because they do not have understanding of what the Word of God says <strong>– Faith that works by Love</strong>. This is what will measure up to all of the principles and stands set down in the Word of God. When we are <strong><em>Love-conscious and not Sin-conscious</em></strong>, our <strong>Faith</strong> will bring us to our place of triumph to reign in life.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Rev 2:1 – 7</strong> </span><em>“. . .</em><strong><em>Nevertheless</em></strong><strong><em> I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love</em></strong><em>”.</em></p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Mark 11:20-24</strong></span><em><span style="color: #800000;"> </span>“</em><em>And Jesus answering saith unto them, <strong>Have faith in God</strong>. 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. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them</em><em>”.</em></p>
<p><strong>Beloved</strong> you are destined not only to have good success and triumphantly reign but to become in life as an ACHIEVER through love. We can deduce from the foregone illustrations that in our exercising of Faith through our natural instinct or as a fruit or spiritual gift – we need the element of love to authenticate its viability to make life worth living. This will bring forth the desire you long for and anticipated <em>for your spouse, children, parents, family members, in-laws, relationship, your neighbour, career, business, friendship, church etc.</em></p>
<p>I therefore urge you to create a desire that enables love to enhance your faith. This becomes the pathway to all the open doors that you desire. Love is the mother of unity and unity receives and enhances blessings from the Lord<strong> <span style="color: #800000;">– Psalm 133; Matthew 5:23-25.</span> </strong>I therefore present you the biblical FOOD FOR THOUGHT as to:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong><em>Where is your faith LIFE?</em></strong> <span style="color: #800000;">Luke 18:8; Deut 32:20; 2 Thess 3:12</span></li>
<li><strong><em>Where is your love LIFE?</em></strong> <span style="color: #800000;">Rev 2:4, Galatians 6:5</span></li>
</ol>
<p>Faith and Love produce an effectual and effective achievers’ life. There is a promise of grace for all who operate under God or in God’s name through the urgency of LOVE in their Faith endeavours.</p>
<p>I pray that God will give you understanding and revelation knowledge. And I therefore make bold to say that the excellent way to be effective and effectual in life, ministry, family, relationship, career etc is by our <strong>FAITH</strong> working through the pin-hole of <strong>LOVE</strong></p>
<p>I sincerely pray for you that in this month wherein most people are considering and marking Valentine’s day in various ways, God will awaken your spirit by this<strong> </strong><strong>FEBRUARY</strong><strong> </strong><strong>EDITION</strong><strong> </strong>so that you can begin to reign in life in full by God’s kind of love -Agape. Your prosperity is very certain and is today, this day; this month can be the beginning of the beginning. Desiring for you, God’s grace and abundant blessings in all you do through the month, amen.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proverbs 4:20 &#8211; 22 &#8220;My son, attend to my words; consent and submit to my sayings. Let them not depart from your sight; keep them in the center of your heart.
 For they are life to those who find them, healing and health to all their flesh.&#8221;
 
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="color: #808000;">Proverbs 4:20 &#8211; 22</span></strong></span> <span style="color: #800000;">&#8220;My son, attend to my words; consent and submit to my sayings. Let them not depart from your sight; keep them in the center of your heart.<br />
 For they are life to those who find them, <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>healing and health to all their flesh.&#8221;</strong></span></span><br />
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">In the Hebrew, health in<span style="color: #800000;"><strong> verse 22</strong></span> is translated &#8216; <strong>medicine</strong>&#8216;. God has given us a prescription for our bodies &#8211; pertaining to our salvation &#8211; which is health (physical and spiritual), prosperity, </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">One <strong>dose</strong> will not do.</span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> Liken this to medication prescribed by the <strong>Doctor</strong> for you. </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">You usually have to take a full course of the medication before it takes the desired effect on your body. There are a certain number of times a day that you would have to take the tablets and a certain amount too.Well the Bible says that we ought to do like wise with the Words of God. they are life, healing and health. <em><strong>Faith in God is faith in His word</strong></em>.<br />
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Ever wondered why we take the Doctor&#8217;s instructions so seriously yet take the Word of God with a pinch of salt? Let us reverence the Word of God as it so deserves. Let us reverence the integrity of the Word. No Word of God will be void of power.<span style="color: #808000;"><strong> </strong><span style="color: #000000;">It is the Word that goes out of your mouth that cannot return to Him void.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #808000;"><strong> Luke 1:37 </strong></span><span style="color: #800000;">&#8221; </span></span><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfilment.</span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Word of God is the will of God.<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Word of God is the mind of God.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Jesus is the Word of God.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Word of God is my light and my salvation.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Word of God brings healing to all flesh and spirit when partaken of.<br />
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<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Use the Word of God to the fullest advantage. Obey it, do it, live it, enjoy it.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">So what is being prescribed?</span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #808000;"><strong>Proverbs 3:7b &#8211; 8 </strong></span><span style="color: #800000;">&#8220;. . . reverently <strong>fear and worship the Lord</strong> and turn [entirely] away from evil. <strong>It shall be health to your nerves and sinews, and marrow and moistening to your bones.&#8221;</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #808000;">Proverbs 7:1-2 </span></strong><span style="color: #800000;">&#8220;MY SON, <strong>keep my words;</strong> lay up within you my commandments [for use when needed] &amp; <strong>treasure them. Keep my commandments &amp; live</strong>, and keep my law and teaching as the apple of your eye.&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #808000;">Ephesians 6:18</span></strong> <span style="color: #800000;">&#8220;<strong>Pray at all times</strong> (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints (God&#8217;s consecrated people).&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #808000;"><strong>Proverbs 5:1</strong></span><span style="color: #800000;">&#8220;My son, <strong>pay attention to my wisdom</strong>; Lend your ear to my understanding,&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #808000;"><strong>Proverbs 3:21 </strong></span><span style="color: #800000;">&#8220;My son, let them not escape from your sight, but keep sound and godly Wisdom and discretion,&#8221;</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #808000;"><strong>Proverbs 12:18 </strong></span><span style="color: #800000;">&#8221; </span></span><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">There are those who speak rashly, like the piercing of a sword, but <strong>the tongue of the wise <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">brings healing.</span>&#8220;</span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">People die knowing the medication that would get them well but not taking it. They perish when they half heartedly partake of the medication. That just comes down to lack of knowledge.<strong><span style="color: #808000;"> Hosea 4:6a</span></strong> <span style="color: #800000;">&#8220;My people perish for lack of knowledge . . .&#8221; <strong>(<span style="color: #000000;">Check out </span>Isaiah 5:13-15)</strong><br />
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="color: #000000;">That is why what the Church needs to teach is the unadulterated Word of God &#8211; not philosophies and motivational speak. Just as the Word of God comes.</span><br />
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<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Let us be doers of the Word of God and not just hearers only.</span> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #808000;"><strong>James 1:22</strong></span> <span style="color: #800000;">&#8220;But be doers of the Word [obey the message], and not merely listeners to it, betraying yourselves [into deception by reasoning contrary to the Truth].&#8221;</span><br />
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 Triumphantly Reigning In Life 
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Romans 5:17 ‘’For if by one man&#8217;s offense 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.)’’
 
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Romans 5:17 </span></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">‘’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">For if by one man&#8217;s offense death reigned by one; <strong>much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)</strong></span></em><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’’</span></em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Revelation 5:9-10 </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">‘’</span></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; <strong>And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth</strong></span></em><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’’</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">2 Corithians 2:14 </span></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">‘’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">Now thanks be unto God, which <strong>always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place</strong></span></em><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’’</span></em></strong><strong> </strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Shalom! Kingdom greetings!! I gracefully welcome you in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, praying that His grace, peace, love and mercy might take hold of you with all things under your foot according to the Holy Scriptures, amen. I hope that in this month <strong>– <span style="color: #993300;">FEBRUARY 2009</span> -</strong> where many are crazy for <strong><em><span style="color: #993300;">valentine</span></em></strong> kind of love expressions, that you might find the reason to celebrate God, living triumphantly daily with all things under your control, reigning in life by Christ Jesus in the fullness of His grace towards you.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">To some the year <strong><span style="color: #993300;">– 2009 –</span></strong> is still young and tender, while some on the other hand are waiting for some special news or announcement to be made by an accorded, business tycoon, political guru, financial and economic titan, a religious magician, an absolute leader <span style="color: #993300;">– <strong><em>you name it</em></strong> &#8211; </span>to enable them know how to pilot their life in the dawn year.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">At the moment of drafting this <span style="color: #993300;">- <strong><em>February edition</em></strong> –</span> the ‘<strong><span style="color: #993300;">World Economic Forum’ &#8211; DAVOS 2009’</span></strong> was having major economic plans to shape the world economy in Switzerland. Most nations in attendance will leave that convention with an economic ideology that will formulate their national economy which invariably will have an impact on all sundry nationwide and probably in a collective sense global-wise. Based on that, business entrepreneurs, career negotiators, financial institutions, political leaders, family institutions, ordinary individuals and others will begin to chart the pathway to their wellbeing in the year. Does that relate to you today! Have you thought, that you are about to step into another month without accounting for the month just ending. It’s for this cause, that the <strong><span style="color: #993300;">Achievers’ FAITH Digest</span></strong> is being made available for your enthronement.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">Inspiration, Revelation &amp; Empowerment</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Romans 1:11</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: olive;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">For I long to see you, that I may <strong>impart</strong> unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’’</span></em><em> </em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">2 Chronicle 20:20</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: olive;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;"> . . . Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper</span></em><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’’</span></em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Hosea 12:13</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">‘’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Dearly beloved Achiever, I am constrained in my spirit by the reason of the grace given to me by the Lord in this edition to help awaken the consciousness of God that is already in you so that by it, you can triumphantly reign in life today. I mean the God kind of consciousness that was imparted into you spirit or subconscious-man in Faith by the reason of being born of God in Christ Jesus. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">God’s intention through the ministry gifting of His called servant as indicated in the examples found in the Holy writ of <span style="color: #800000;">Romans 1:11, 2 Chronicle 20:20 and Hosea 12:13;</span> is that you might find reasons to live and enjoy the fullness of what Christ has done in you, for you and by identification with you. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">I hereby proclaim that it’s high time God’s children woke up and fully arose to the God given mandate and consciousness for a daily inspiration, revelation and empowerment in order to triumphantly reign in life. This will enable us to deal with the daily affairs of life and also to become and achieve what you are born to be in Christ. I bare record that they are many believers in the kingdom today just going through life or merely existing that if what they holds as strength at the moment<strong><em> – <span style="color: #993300;">Job, position, family, finance etc</span> –</em></strong> are temporarily or permanently tempered with by any force of life, they crutch to the bottom with no inner grace to rise up again, that is if they will even remember again if there is a God in Zion.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">For when you live in God’s consciousness you get inspirations, you receive revelations and empowerment to fulfil your God given duty in life as to – family, business, career, leadership and many others (name it). <strong><em>‘’When you are inspired (by God’s consciousness), you will aspire and will not expire. When you live by revelation knowledge you will make wise decisions, not foolish or costly mistakes with unforgiveable, unforgettable regrets. When you are empowered by impartation of God’s grace, you will make an impact in life and live a sweat-less and stress-less lifestyle’’</em></strong>. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Triumphant reigning in life is the consciousness of God’s grace upon our life as a result of inspiration, revelation and empowerment we daily receive in Christ to accomplish the plans, purpose of God we seek to pursue in our life. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">Triumphant Reign – Everyone and In Every Place</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">2 Corinthians 2:14 </span></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">‘’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">Now thanks be unto God, which <strong>always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place</strong></span></em><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’’</span></em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Romans 5:17 </span></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">‘’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">For if by one man&#8217;s offense death reigned by one; <strong>much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)</strong></span></em><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’’</span></em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">The Scriptural books of <span style="color: #800000;">2 Corinthians 2:14 and Romans 5:17</span> indicate that there is a place of triumph and a place to reign in life for every child of God irrespective of gender, race and generation. And this is a place all of us most come into: a place of full grace experience and God’s consciousness to enable us actualise our God given rights and privileges in the kingdom, as in the scriptures.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">To triumph is a feeling, condition and state of great happiness as a result of being victorious, having a major achievement and success in an endeavour of life. While to Reign indicates to be and hold a position of sovereignty, dominate and being in control. The life of triumph and to reign is what Christ has done for us and in us <span style="color: #800000;"><strong><em>that is why we don’t just come to give our life to Christ but to have Christ in our life</em></strong>.</span> We lost our place of reign and triumphant in Adam but find it in Christ. It’s not a state of the mind but a true life reality for all God’s children born into the kingdom to fully actualise in them if they must live above the rudiments and detects of this worldly control system and lifestyle. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">This is not an ‘if’ condition or a place to experience or enter when we get to heaven or in the next millennium, but a call for today, even now. We are called of God to reign in life on earth by Christ Jesus – <strong><em><span style="color: #993300;">every one that has received the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness –</span></em><span style="color: #993300;"> Romans 5:17</span></strong>. The Church in the wilderness (Old Testament) led by Moses was a kingdom based on condition <strong>‘if’</strong> before they could reign as royals – <strong><span style="color: #993300;">Exodus 19:5-7</span></strong>. Unlike Moses kind of Church, the Church of the New Testament led by Christ is not with an <strong>‘if’</strong> condition, but based on the done work of Christ Jesus our Lord. We are made into it. We are engrafted into it as a result of being born of God – <strong><span style="color: #993300;">1Peter 2:9, Revelation 1:5-6; 5:9-10; 1 John 5:4-5</span></strong>. Yours is to claim it by faith, lay hold of it and live in the consciousness, that, it does not depend on your effort but on the done work of Christ in every place of life and for all things of life.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">Kinds of Life – A choice to make</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Romans 5:17</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: olive;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">For if by one man&#8217;s offense death reigned by one; <strong>much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)</strong></span></em><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’’</span></em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Revelation 5:9-10 <span style="color: olive;">‘’</span></span></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; <strong>And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth</strong></span></em><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’’</span></strong><em> </em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">James 3:14-15</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: olive;">‘’ But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from <strong>ABOVE</strong>, but is<strong> EARTHY,</strong> <strong>SENSUAL</strong>, <strong>DEVILISH</strong>. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from <strong>ABOVE</strong> is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy’’</span></em></span><em> </em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">The scriptures in <span style="color: #800000;">Romans 5:17 and Revelation 5:9-10</span> indicates that we have been made (not to be made) and empowered to reign in Life. <em>What sort of life? Besides, is that true, real or one of those Bible statements of faith &#8211; one may ask?</em> Whatever question it is, one thing is very sure and that is, life is real and real to all man born under the sun. God wants us to reign in life, but what kind of life and how can one reign in life with all the credit crunch and world economy meltdown, stale and pains in virtually all family under the sun you may ask. It all depends by what kind of life you are living by. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">There are four major ‘Greek’ translated word for ‘Life’ I want us to consider three of them, probably that will help you weigh in your spirit man <strong><em><span style="color: #993300;">– subconscious person -</span></em></strong> what kind of life you’ve been living and how to consider what is expected of you to make you reign in life in all things and over all circumstances as an achiever in Christ Jesus. I know this by reason of grace in the Lord, will help you to tend towards God and will also enable and empower you to reign in life. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; padding-left: 30px;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; color: #993300;">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">Zoe (Grk)</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <span style="color: #993300;">– The</span> <span style="color: #993300;">God kind of life</span></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">John 10:10</span></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: red;">The</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <span style="color: red;">thief</span> <span style="color: red;">cometh</span> <span style="color: red;">not,</span> <span style="color: red;">but</span> <span style="color: red;">for</span> <span style="color: red;">to</span> <span style="color: red;">steal,</span> <span style="color: red;">and</span> <span style="color: red;">to</span> <span style="color: red;">kill,</span> <span style="color: red;">and</span> <span style="color: red;">to</span> <span style="color: red;">destroy:</span> <strong><span style="color: red;">I</span> <span style="color: red;">am</span> <span style="color: red;">come</span> <span style="color: red;">that</span> <span style="color: red;">they</span> <span style="color: red;">might</span> <span style="color: red;">have</span> <span style="color: red;">life,</span> <span style="color: red;">and</span> <span style="color: red;">that</span> <span style="color: red;">they</span> <span style="color: red;">might</span> <span style="color: red;">have</span> <span style="color: gray;">it</span> <span style="color: red;">more abundantly</span></strong></span></em><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’</span></em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;">2 Corinthians 4:10-11</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: olive;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus&#8217; sake, <strong>that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh</strong></span></em><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">‘’</span></em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">The Zoe Life – God kind of life &#8211; speaks of the nature and person of God. The kind of life that God offers, embedded in us through Christ Jesus when we are born into the kingdom which will invariably affect the way we speak, what we say, how we act and how we do things, view things and conclude on things. The way we make choices and decisions in life depend on this God given kind of life if we must actual reign in life. It is the life in the realm of the Spirit – empowered Spirit of God. This is the life that you receive <strong><em>– eternal life –</em></strong> when you get born of God, it is the consciousness of what you have received and have in Christ that set a new pedestal for your lifestyle in the kingdom. This life is base on inspiration, revelation and empowerment knowledge of God.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Hebrews 5:14</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">‘’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have <strong>their senses exercised to discern both good and evil</strong></span></em><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’’</span></em></strong><em> </em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Romans 12:1-2</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">‘’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present <strong>your bodies a living sacrifice</strong>, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: <strong>but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,</strong> that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Romans 8:5-9</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: maroon;">‘</span><span style="color: olive;">’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. <strong>For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.</strong> Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. <strong>Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his’’</strong></span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">The Psuche life – Soulish kind of life – is the life that is live within the five senses of man – <strong><em><span style="color: #993300;">Feeling or Touching, Taste, Hearing, Seeing and smelling</span></em></strong>. This is a kind of life based on sense knowledge which sometimes constrains us to a laboratory and scientific test and some gimmicks approval for it to be live by. This is the life that multitudes want to live on and still expect God to bless it. Hence the scriptures indicate how much we need to have our senses sensitizes by the word of God if we may find the chance of obtaining God’s will to enhance us reigning in life as in <span style="color: #800000;">Romans12:1-2, Hebrews 5:14 and Romans 8:5-9.</span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Acts 17:22-29</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: olive;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars&#8217; hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.<strong> For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in temples made with hands; Neither is worshipped with men&#8217;s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;</strong> And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;<strong> That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man&#8217;s device’’</strong></span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">The Bioe or Bios – Biological life – speaks of livelihood or manner of life or behaviour. There are lots of people today who by the way they live are more of just existing than having and enjoying a life at all. Their life can be equated to the life of plants, animals or other created creatures. The Bioe life is a life built on mere human existence with their sub consciousness and soul –mind, emotion etc &#8211; not being involved in making decisions in their day to day activities. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Revelation 5:9-10</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <strong><span style="color: olive;">’’</span></strong></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; <strong>And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth</strong></span></em><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’’</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Revelation 1:5-6</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"> </span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">‘’</span></em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">And from Jesus Christ, <em>who</em> <em>is</em> the faithful witness, <em>and</em> the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him <em>be</em> glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen’’</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Beloved Achiever, what we lost in Adam, Christ has restored back to us in redemption. The scriptures in Revelation 5:9-10, Revelation 1:5-6 and 1 Peter 2:9-10 like many others indicates absolutely that we have been redeemed and made to reign as royals. This is not an act of revolution, it’s not refurbishment or renewal; this is REDEMPTION act of God in Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour. A complete transformation or translation as a result of what God has done in Christ <span style="color: #800000;">(Colossians 1:13-14; Galatians 3:13-14). </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;">Ephesians 1:19-22</span></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;"> ‘’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">And what is <strong>the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ</strong>, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,<strong> </strong><strong>Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church</strong>, Which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all’’ </span></em><em> </em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">You are empowered, therefore arise, go to the mirror if you have one and speak into your being what God has made you to be and begin to reign with the God kind of life <strong><span style="color: #993300;">- Zoe.</span></strong> The scriptures indicate that <em><span style="color: #993300;">we shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ<strong> &#8211; Rom. 5:17</strong></span></em>. It’s for you to take your place in Christ. It’s a choice; you are the one who determines the pace of your life and not God. You take your place and reign or merely talk it, assume it and not actualising it, letting the events of life take their course against you. This is what Adam did to let the devil take charge and we all have to pay the prize of one man not taking His place in God.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Romans 5:1-2, 17, 21</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: olive;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">Therefore<strong> being justified by faith</strong>, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God . . . For if by one man&#8217;s offense death reigned by one; <strong>much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) . . . </strong>That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might<strong> grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life</strong> by Jesus Christ our Lord</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">2 Corinthians 5:21</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: olive;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that <strong>we might be made the righteousness of God in him</strong></span></em><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’</span></em></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">2 Corinthians 2:14</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: olive;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">Now thanks be unto God, which <strong>always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place</strong></span></em><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’’</span></em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">In these three scriptures above, we can deduce two principal empowerments bestowed upon all who have received &#8211; born into &#8211; Christ and Christ into them to make them reign in life:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">These ingredients are already engrafted and embedded into our life when we were born of God – received Christ as our personal Lord and Saviour. God extended His life – Zoe, eternal life, the unlimited life – to our limited life so that we can live and reign in life by Christ Jesus. We lost it in Eden, we can live on it today – It is a fully paid bill by our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen. You can live guilty free and stand boldly before the lord without shame, inferiority complex or fear in your daily life schedule <strong><span style="color: olive;">(Hebrew 4:14-6)</span></strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Hear this, when you make an effort to actualize in your life &#8211; <strong>Zoe</strong> and live with God consciousness in you, an ability to reign in life becomes as natural, this will enable you to dominate all that have hindered you to make all things become possible. You can then be able to reign in life:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;">Acts 2:22</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;"> </span></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">‘’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">Ye men of Israel, hear these words; <strong>Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God</strong> among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;">Hebrew 5:7-10</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;"> <em>’’</em></span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">Who in the days of his flesh</span></em></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; Called of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: olive;">’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;">Dearly Beloved Achiever, </span><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">year 2009</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"> is no longer a wish. It’s here already. God wants you to triumph and reign in life. The days of a mere wishful way of existence to deal with the affairs of life is over for all those who are born of God and want to let the word of God have a root in them. We live in challenging times and every child of God must as a matter of reality live by what they are made to be in order to authenticate their faith in God </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">– <strong><em>made to be kings and priests.</em></strong></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;">Our Lord Jesus Christ, in the days of his life in the flesh – son of man – reigned in life by the abundance of supply of the Father towards him even as we have received. He reigned and dominated principalities and powers, overcame temptations and trials etc. He had a choice to give in or be in charge and in control and He chose to reign that He might give us an assurance of hope and to let us know that it’s all possible again to reign in life on earth until He comes to have us home </span><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">– in Heaven</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;">. For as a son of man He reigns:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;">Let’s arise, put an end to living in our own strength and skills and on life that is based on our intellect. Let’s begin to live life to the full, taking charge and reigning in life as a triumphant, victorious and more than a conqueror people of God and not as cowards (not spoken but acted). Human life is limited, is more than a mere accumulation of wealth or being physically strong. You can’t measure God’s endowment with physical prosperity. Let’s begin to exercise ourselves unto a Zoe kind of life and we shall live well on this side of heaven and here after. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;">Luke 12:15</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"> <em>‘</em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">And he said unto them, </span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: red;">Take heed,</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <span style="color: red;">and</span> <span style="color: red;">beware</span> <span style="color: red;">of</span> <span style="color: red;">covetousness:</span> <span style="color: red;">for</span> <span style="color: red;">a</span> <strong><span style="color: red;">man&#8217;s</span> <span style="color: red;">life</span> </strong><span style="color: red;">consisteth</span> <span style="color: red;">not</span> <span style="color: red;">in the abundance</span> <span style="color: red;">of</span> <span style="color: red;">the things which he possesseth</span></span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;">’’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;">1 Timothy 4:7-8</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">‘’</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">But refuse profane and old wives&#8217; fables, <strong><em>and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come</em></strong></span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’</span></em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;">I sincerely pray for you that in this month, God will awaken you by this</span><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;"> FEBRUARY EDITION of the Achievers’ FAITH Digest</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;"> so that you can begin to reign in life in full. Your prosperity is very certain and is today, this day; this month can be the beginning of the beginning. Desiring for you, God’s grace and abundant blessings in all you do, amen. </span></p>
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BE PREPARED &#8211; AS A HORSE FOR BATTLE
The Achievers’ Spirit of Triumph
 
Prov 21:31 ‘’ The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD’’
 
2 Sam 11:1-5 ‘’And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent [...]


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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: #808000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;">BE PREPARED &#8211; AS A HORSE FOR BATTLE</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #cc6600;">The Achievers’ Spirit of Triumph</span></em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Prov 21:31</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;"> The horse <span>is</span> prepared against the day of battle: but safety <span>is</span> of the LORD</span></em></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">2 Sam 11:1-5</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">And it came to pass, after the year was expired, <strong>at the time when kings go forth <span>to</span> <span>battle</span>,</strong> that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. <strong>But David tarried still at Jerusalem</strong>. And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king&#8217;s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman <span>was</span> very beautiful to look upon. And David sent and inquired after the woman. And <span>one</span> said, <span>Is</span> not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house. And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I <span>am</span> with child</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’.</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Jeremiah 12:5</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <strong><em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></strong></span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and <span>if</span> in the land of peace, <span>wherein</span> thou trustedst, <span>they</span> <span>wearied</span> <span>thee</span>, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?’</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’</span></em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Shalom! I bring you kingdom greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen. I pray that the grace, love, peace and mercy of our God be increased and multiplied to you, with all things under your feet as you take the first step in his first month of year 2009 – <strong>JANUARY!</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">I believe by now you may have received the <span style="color: black;">42<sup>nd</sup></span> Generation Foundation theme for the year &#8211; <strong>2009 AFD Edition</strong> – which was meant to structure the foundation for the new year – <em>to serve as footing</em> &#8211; upon which our monthly Achievers’ Faith Digest (AFD) will be leaning towards.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #cc6600;">January Edition</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">When I consider closely all that has happened in 2008 – to families whom I have had the privilege of hearing their cries and pains and the different news still going on in the media: I also see and hear some believers act and speak as a people without hope and God in this world. I am bound to trust God that this <strong>January 2009 AFD edition</strong> will bring about an awakening to each one of us into a place of triumph and desired dreams.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #cc6600;">There Is &#8211; Battle in Life</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">2 Tim 4:7</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">I have fought a good fight</span></em></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">, I have finished <span>my</span> course, I have kept the faith:</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’</span></em><em></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">1 Tim 1:18</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, <strong>that thou by them mightest war a good warfare</strong></span></em><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’</span></em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">1 Tim 6:12</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">Fight the good fight of faith</span></em></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’</span></em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">John 16:33</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em>‘’</em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: red;">These things</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <span style="color: red;">I</span> <span style="color: red;">have</span> <span style="color: red;">spoken</span> <span style="color: red;">unto</span> <span style="color: red;">you,</span> <span style="color: red;">that</span> <span style="color: red;">in</span> <span style="color: red;">me</span> <span style="color: red;">ye</span> <span style="color: red;">might</span> <span style="color: red;">have</span> <span style="color: red;">peace.</span> <strong><span style="color: red;">In</span> <span style="color: red;">the</span> <span style="color: red;">world</span> <span style="color: red;">ye</span> <span style="color: red;">shall</span> <span style="color: red;">have</span> <span style="color: red;">tribulation</span></strong><span style="color: red;">:</span> <span style="color: red;">but</span> <span style="color: red;">be of good cheer;</span> <span style="color: red;">I</span> <span style="color: red;">have</span> <span style="color: red;">overcome</span> <span style="color: red;">the</span> <span style="color: red;">world’</span></span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Battles speak of a fight, conflict and the struggle that we go through in our lifetime. The scripture of <strong>Proverbs 21:31</strong> intimates us of battle in life even as other scriptures also referred to it as war, warfare and a fight in life.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">I remember a prayer scenario in which a young man came to meet his Pastor for prayers in order to get rid of any problems then and in future. The Pastor with all sincerity asked him to kneel, laid his hand on him and prayed this prayer – Lord, since this young man cannot take any more problems, kill him and take him home early – hearing this, the young man stopped the Pastor. He learnt from here, that under the sun, battles, conflicts, struggles, challenges and fights – are real to life either directly or indirectly.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">As an achiever you need not take things for granted as some may. A lot of Christians jump into the New Year with great excitements, but unarmed and unprepared and end up being casualties of any problems that come their way instead of being victors as in Christ Jesus.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">2 Cor. 10:3-6</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare <span>are</span> not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Eph. 6:11-12</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high <span>places</span></span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’.</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">1 Peter 5:8-9</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">We are constantly engaged in life battles – they are real, be it natural or spiritual. We need to realise and acknowledge these realities. These are some of the factors that we can attribute to life battles:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Mental &amp; psychological battles</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Some of these battles come with no warning whatsoever and are in various sizes and phases. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #cc6600;">The Horse &#8211; Prepared for Battle</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Prov. 21:31 </span></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">‘’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">The horse <span>is</span> prepared against the day of battle: but safety <span>is</span> of the LORD</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’</span></em><em></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Job 39:19 </span></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">‘’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">1 Cor. 14:8 </span></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">‘’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’</span></em><strong></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">In scripture the horse is used as a symbol of fleshly strength and might in war as described in<span> </span><strong>Job 39:19-25, Psalms 20:7, Psm 33:16-17 &amp; Psm 147:10</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">The horse is a solid-hoofed domesticated mammal used for pulling carts for war and for pleasure riding and racing. The horse has to be prepared against the day of battle or for whatever purpose it may be for. In racing the horse is prepared through intense training – months before the race. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">In the case of American Indians going to war – the soldier would knot up the horse’s tail to prevent the enemy from taking hold of it and using it to take him down.<span> </span>He would plait the mane to prevent his bow and arrow getting entangled during combat. For war &#8211; horses were prepared both for emergency and planned wars. Vet checks, appropriate food for strength, and all necessary training and exercise regimes were carried out. So not only was the horse prepared in order to have speed and strength for the battle but preventative measures were put in place to ensure that the enemy could not pick on its weak areas. The American Indians would also decorate the horse in order to identify with their own and these decorations would usually tell a story about who the Indian and his horse were and were capable of. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #cc6600;">We Are &#8211; God’s Battle Axe (prophetic)</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Jere. 50:21-23</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <strong><em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></strong></span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">Thou <span>art</span> my battle axe <span>and</span> weapons of war</span></em></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider; With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid; I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Psm. 18:38-40</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet. For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me’’</span></em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Just as the horse was the vehicle in use for battle – in the same manner we are God’s vehicle to accomplish His purposes on earth. We serve a royal God and one of the great roles for kings is to ensure safety, security and prosperity for their subjects. We are a royal priesthood &#8211; <strong><em>1 Peter 2:5, 9</em></strong> – we have a responsibility to keep our place in God safe from the enemy. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">We are God’s battle axe and weapons of war to bring about the change not only in our personal lives but in our community. If we cannot battle the ant around us how can we battle for others? I pray that you will be inspired and not expire. Inspiration as God’s battle axe will cause you to aspire to greater heights and fight through to achieve that which you desire. You can only possess what you are willing to pursue.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Jere. 12:5</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and <span>if</span> in the land of peace, <span>wherein</span> thou trustedst, <span>they</span> <span>wearied</span> <span>thee</span>, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">When people come across trials – the tendency is to give up. (Luke 18:1) If you get weary on a foot battle, how will you contend with ‘horses’ in some pursuits of business and personal life? Achievers do not give in until victory comes. You are an achiever – do not give in. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #cc6600;">The Battle &#8211; Is the Lord’s</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Psm 24:8</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">Who <span>is</span> this King of glory? <strong>The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle</strong></span></em><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’.</span></em></strong><strong></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Psm 20:6-8</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand. Some <span>trust</span> in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black;">.</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Josh 5:13-15</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, <span>Art</span> thou for us, or for our adversaries? <strong>And he said, Nay; but <span>as</span> captain of the host of the LORD am I now come.</strong> And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? <strong>And the captain of the LORD&#8217;s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest <span>is</span> holy. And Joshua did so</strong></span></em><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’.</span></em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">One basic thing should always be in the depth of our spirit &#8211; and that is to know that no amount of self made strength can get us truly out of these battles <strong>(Zech. 4:6)</strong>. If we could, the credit crunch would have left only a few in the red. All are looking for a miracle to deliver them because their strength has come to an end. The good news is that the battle of life is the Lord’s. <span> </span>You need not fight in your own strength – hand it all over to God. This is what David did to triumph over Goliath. Commit that marital, business, career, financial battle to the Lord; He will definitely fix it for you. It doesn’t matter how small or how big it may appear or look, the Lord will fix it again and again.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">1 Sam 17:47-49</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <strong><em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></strong></span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle <span>is</span> the LORD&#8217;s</span></em></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">,<strong> and he will give you into our hands.</strong><span> </span></span></em><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">AND IT CAME TO PASS</span></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slung <span>it</span>, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’.</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Prov 21:31</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">The horse <span>is</span> prepared against the day of battle: <strong>but safety <span>is</span> of the LORD</strong></span></em><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’.</span></em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">You can triumph over that monster of health, finance, business and relationship breakdown. Don’t give up or own up to the enemy, just keep on keeping on until your miracle comes from the Lord. It’s only what the Lord does that last for ever to authenticate His handwork and His glory in His Church on earth –<strong><em> that includes you.</em></strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #cc6600;">Dare Plan &#8211; Be Prepare for Life Battle</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Prov. 16:1, 3, 7, 9</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">’’</span></em></span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">The preparations of the heart belong to man</span></em></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">, and the answer of the tongue, <span>is</span> from the LORD . . . <strong>Commit thy works</strong> unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established . . . <strong>When a man&#8217;s ways</strong> please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. <strong>A man&#8217;s heart plans his way</strong>: but the LORD directs his steps’’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Mark 1:35</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">And in the morning, rising up a great while before day</span></em></strong><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">, he <strong>(Jesus)</strong> went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’.</span></em><em></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Josh. 1:8</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth<strong>; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest OBSERVE</strong> to do according to all that is written therein: <strong>for then thou shalt make thy way</strong> prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">I’ve called back again and again what you very well know. That conflicts are real, battles are real regardless of what people think or the angle from which you are looking. The book of <strong>Jeremiah 12:5</strong> challenges us not to grow weary when life’s battles come for if we faint for men on foot how then can we compete with big time business magnets in our society. The Bible says that if we faint, our faith (strength) is small – <strong>Proverbs 24:10.</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Life battles come to us in various forms, times and seasons, we must be alert or else we will be caught in the net -<strong> Eccl 9:11-12</strong>. Our arc enemy who is the architect of our battles goes to and fro seeking for whom he may devour and disrupt their God given dreams. While the battles belong to the Lord, you have also the responsible of planning and preparing ahead of all battles of life. Failing to Plan and prepare, is otherwise the act of planning and preparing to fail in life. <strong>GOD FORBIDS!</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Learning the principles of life from our lord Jesus – I will give you just two principles – <em>not limited however</em> &#8211; that will enable you to crush your enemy and to achieve your desired goals for 2009 as you plan and prepare.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Principle of Prayer and worship</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> – <strong>Mark 1:35, Luke 18:1</strong>. Be alert in the spirit of prayers with God the Father. Fellowship with the Holy Spirit, the chief executive of God concerning all the happenings in the WORLD today, He will lead you through in all life battles with victory. You can’t afford to do life battles without the Holy Spirit in Prayers as an achiever in Christ Jesus our Lord<strong>– 1 Cor. 2:6-16.</strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Principle of studying the Word and doing the Word of God</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">, in order to receive revelation, inspiration and empowering to deal with the affairs of life at any level <strong>- Josh 1:8, Psm 1:1-3, 2 Tim 2:15, 2 Tim 3:14-17; James 1:22-25.</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">When you know the mind of God &#8211; <strong><em>you will by the word</em></strong> &#8211; and you saturate it with God’s grace in prayers, you will ever win these battles no matter what it takes and how long it takes. The scripture says that the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God for they are foolishness to him – <em>But we have the mind of Christ</em>.<strong> Amen!</strong> <strong>1Cor. 2:14-16.</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">2 Sam. 11:1-5</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <span style="color: #993300;">‘’A</span></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">nd it came to pass, after the year was expired, <strong>at the time when kings go forth <span>to</span> <span>battle</span>,</strong> that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. <strong>But David tarried still at Jerusalem</strong>. And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king&#8217;s house: and from the roof <strong>he saw</strong> a woman washing herself; and the woman <span>was</span> very beautiful to look upon. <strong>And David sent and inquired after the woman.</strong> And <span>one</span> said, <span>Is</span> not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? And David sent messengers, and took her; <strong>and she came in unto him, and he lay with her</strong>; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house. And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I <span>am</span> with child</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Psm. 78:9-11</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">’’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">The children of Ephraim,<strong> <span>being</span> armed, <span>and</span> carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle</strong>. They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law; And forgot his works, and his wonders that he had showed them’</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Under the sun, the Battles of life most times comes our way with the intent to stop us from achieving God’s purposes in our life as we take our stand in Christ. Idleness and standstill position is one cunning and crafty way it comes and it does not only destroy an individual, it makes those around you suffer the same defeat when you yield to it &#8211; <em>as failing in life<span> </span>battles always demands that</em>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">The Scripture says <strong><em>it was the time when kings go to batter, but David decides not to go to war </em>(Rev. 5:9-10; 1Pet. 2:5, 9)</strong>. As a result of that idleness &#8211; <em>the devil workshop they say</em> – he fell into adultery that caused him confusion and family decadence for the rest of his family life. He began to make so many wrong judgements afterwards and his children went in the same lineage after him. That is the greatest strategy of life. To create a problem which posterity can’t fathom, but suffer same due to the error of another.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">The children of Ephraim, who are meant to fight in the battle for God’s people, return without a shot from the battle field on the day of battle. What a great disappointment that an army fully armed and equipped returns without a shot in the midst of war. Israel was defeated that day. That is the kind of pain and disappointment that you get when those much trusted disappoint. And you see it in all areas of life – Marriage, business, career, parenthood, education, name it etc.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">When people are self centred, they will never do anything for you on the day of your battle -<em> these are vision and mission killers</em> &#8211; they destroy faithful trust and the confidence of others for their selfish reasons. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">This is why you should prepare, live ready and lean on God and not the kind of men with Ephraim’s and David’s spirit and attitude &#8211; <em>on the day of battle</em>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Isaiah 28:5-6</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people, And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’.</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">2Corinthian 2:14</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">Now thanks <span>be</span> unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">1Corinthian 14:8</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;"> <em><span style="color: #993300;">‘’</span></em></span><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?</span></em><em><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #993300;">’’</span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">The trumpet is sounded; the battle stage of life is set for 2009. The prepared horse has a winning spirit. When the trumpet is sounded for battle, all that the prepared horse has in mind is to win every battle no matter what it takes. Know for certain as in the scriptures that you are God’s battle axe and weapon of war to create and give hope to this generation <strong>- Jeremiah 51:20-24</strong>. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Beloved, as an achiever of God with a desired mandate, my prayer for you and all involved with my commission is to see each one triumph in this God intended mission to raise an amazing and majestic generation. God is raising a generation of hope, passionate with love, driven by faith in all life battles and with a mindset to be victorious and triumphant in life <strong><em>- year 2009 inclusive</em></strong>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">I challenge you in this year 2009 to take on again that business, career, marriage, parenthood, education and that seemingly impossible project you desire and pursue it with a winning spirit. So were you born of God to win in life in Christ Jesus, any day, anytime and anyhow &#8211; <strong>2Cor. 2:14.</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Therefore, go forth in year 2009, month by month, week by week and day by day winning the battle of life. I perceive in my spirit that this year 2009 that there is a reality of life for you to be a true STRANGER to defeat and failure. This is imminent and very possible indeed. <strong>See it and live for the greatest!</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana;">Be awake, alert and ready before the day battle begins. So, I pray by the grace of God that you will see your DAY even before its dawn, for so is the achiever mindset to life, even as our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen! – <strong>Mark 1:35.</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #cc6600;">DARE BE PREPARED . . . WINNING IN LIFE TRIUMPHANTLY</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Mistral; color: #993300;">Pst. Chukie MORSI</span></strong></p>


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The Bible is the harmonious and beautifully constructed Word of God. It’s known to be Blessed Information Bringing Life Eternal. It’s a fortress often attacked but never failing. Its wisdom is commanding and its logic convincing.
 
 
 
 
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The Bible is the harmonious and beautifully constructed Word of God. It’s known to be <strong>Blessed Information Bringing Life Eternal.</strong> It’s a fortress often attacked but never failing. Its wisdom is commanding and its logic convincing.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Salvation is its watchword, eternal life it’s goal and it punctures all pretence. Trust it, love it and obey it for redemption and eternal life will be yours.</span><strong><em></em></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: left;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">John 1:1-5<span style="color: green;"> “</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; color: green;">In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.<span> </span>All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.<span> </span>In him was life; and the life was the light of men.<span> </span>And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not”.</span></em></strong><strong><em></em></strong></p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">2 Tim 2:15<span style="color: green;"> “<span style="font-size: small;">Study</span></span></span></em></strong><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; color: green;"> to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth”.</span></em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">2 Tim 3:16<span style="color: green;"> </span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; color: green;">All Scripture <span>is</span> given by inspiration of God, and <span>is</span> profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:”</span></em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">James 1:22-25</span><span style="color: green;"> “</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana; color: green;">But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholds himself, and goes his way, and straightway forgets what manner of man he was. <span> </span>But whoso looks into the perfect law of liberty, and continues <span>therein,</span> he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed”. </span></em></strong></p>
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