Pastor Ben Ochola

THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH 2024

John 1:1,3 [1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [3] All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

Proverbs 3:19 The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding He established the heavens;

There is nothing we see on earth that God created except by His wisdom.

Mark 6:1-2 [1] Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him. [2] And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, "Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands!

The mighty works of Jesus were attributed to His wisdom; He wasn't born with it but it was just given to Him.

If that wisdom was given to Jesus, then you and I can get that wisdom because it is what we need to build everything we need in life.

Genesis 1:26-28

Man being created in God's image had a degree of God's wisdom that was imparted in Adam and Eve that even when man fell, God didn't withdraw it.

Every human being in the likeness of God has a degree of wisdom that they are born with and there is a kind of wisdom that we get from school but the wisdom being talked about is not that.

1 Corinthians 1:24,30 [24] but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. [30] But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God--and righteousness and sanctification and redemption--

Jesus Christ is the wisdom of God and the Bible tells us that nothing was created without Him. John 1:3

The day we accepted Christ, wisdom came into our hearts. We are potentially wise but the only challenge is that many of us have not engaged it.

Jesus was able to perform the mighty works because of the wisdom. The same Holy Spirit that filled Jesus is that same spirit in us; that means that we can produce the results that Jesus did.

JOSEPH

Genesis 41:14-38

Pharaoh attributed the wisdom of Joseph to the Spirit of God. Joseph was able to rise because of wisdom; wisdom can change your life.

God gave us this wisdom because He wants to distinguish and separate us. That is why God sent His Spirit to dwell in us.

JOSHUA

Deuteronomy 34:9 Now Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him; so the children of Israel heeded him, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.

This wisdom is not learnt but it is received as a result of transfer of spirits. May God fill us with the Spirit of wisdom because that is what we need to take over all we need to.

SOLOMON

1 Kings 3:5-7, 10:23-24

King Solomon didn't have that wisdom but he asked for it and it was transferred to him. He surpassed all the kings of the earth because the spirit of wisdom that created the world was in him.

God is the same yesterday, today and forever; He doesn't change. He can give you a wise and understanding heart like Solomon but all you need to do is to get on your knees and pray for it.

Remember, this kind of wisdom is neither studied nor taught but it is only given by God.

THE SONS OF ISSACHAR

1 Chronicles 12:32

The brethren were at command because they knew the times and seasons and ought to be done.

It is not enough to know God's will, we need wisdom and spiritual understanding that we may be able to walk worthy of the Lord. Colossians 1:9-10

Further study

Deuteronomy 4:6

STAY BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED, WE LOVE YOU. PASTOR BEN OCHOLA.!

Sunday 25th August 2024- Second service

John 1:1,3 [1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [3] All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

Proverbs 3:19 The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding He established the heavens;

A CALL TO A LIFE OF HOLINESS

Tuesday 3rd September 2024

As we pray and seek God for the last move of the Holy Spirit over the earth, one of the things the Lord expects of us, is to live a life that honors Him.

1 Peter 1:16 because it is written, [ "Be holy, for I am holy."]

If you want to walk with God, you must make up your mind to be Holy; to be set apart or separated.

We are saved by grace but the bible requires you and I to live a sanctified life. We must look more like Jesus daily, by pursuing holiness whole heartedly.

2 Timothy 2:20-21 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

Are you a vessel for special or ordinary use? In other words, does your life bring honor to God or not?

When you yield yourself to the Holy Spirit, you become a vessel of honor but when you allow the enemy to find expression in your life, you become a vessel of dishonor.

Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; [it is] the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

We are not saved by good works but we have been saved to do good works. The things you do are the proof of the fruit of your salvation.

Jesus woke up early one morning, saw a fig tree from afar and He hurried to get something from it, but when He found no fruit, He cursed it. (Matthew 21:18-19)

What are the fruits of your life? Never let the grace of God upon your life be in vain. Do not be a man or woman who is sold to believing the lies of the enemy, but be sold to a life of holiness, purity and integrity in honor of God. (Daniel 1:8)

2 Timothy 3:12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

There is a degree of suffering you will go through when you stand for righteousness. However, you don't have to budge because the Holy Spirit will always see you through as long as you keep yourself in sync with Him.

Matthew 5:13-14

The bible says that once salt loses its saltiness, it's of no use. This means that if you compromise by living in sin, your testimony dies and you become irrelevant.

What caused Adam and Eve to be chased out of the Garden of Eden and lose their placement, was sin. (Genesis 3:23)

Sin will deceive you for a season and in the end, it will destroy you. Sin leads to a spiritual death that will affect your marriage, relationship and finances among others.

Isaiah 6

It was until the Lord touched Isaiah’s lips, cleansed and removed his iniquity, that He asked; "Whom shall I send, who shall go for us?"

God was looking for someone to send but none was qualified. He is still looking for a man to do His work. However, He expects you to be living a Holy life. Your words and actions must reveal the nature you have received. (Matthew 7:16)

There is a call from Heaven to live a life that honors God. If your lifestyle does not honor God, let it end here today. The Holy Spirit is on the inside of you, to help you overcome sin.

Further study

Amos 3:3

Psalms 15

STAY BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED, WE LOVE YOU. PASTOR BEN OCHOLA!

A PRAYER FOR MORE GRACE

Friday 30th August 2024

Precious Holy Spirit, we thank you for Your presence, mercy and compassion that never fails. We come to Your throne of grace to obtain mercy and find grace to help us in this time of need.

James 4:6 But He gives more grace... Lord, we need Your grace more than anything else.

We place a demand on the much abounding grace. Lord, we pray that You will cause Your grace to abound in this house, land and our lives like never before. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. (Romans 5:20)

John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses, [but] grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Jesus, You are full of grace and out of Your fullness we receive grace upon grace that sustains our lives.

I remember the words of Apostle Paul; For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God [which was] with me.1 Corinthians 15:9-10

Lord, we have nothing to pride ourselves in, except Your absolute grace upon our lives. Let our testimonies zero in on one thing; Your grace. For it is Your grace that works in us both to will and to do.

We are in an age where scientific knowledge has increased exponentially but we cry for a commensurate higher dimension of grace that will cause men to know that they are mere men. (Isaiah 60:1)

2 Corinthians 9:8 And God [is] able to make all grace abound toward you,...

Lord, we pray that You will cause us to enter and walk into that unspoken grace.

We thirst and hunger for the unsearchable and unlimited riches in christ. Reveal that which You have packaged for this generation, the unreachable dimensions of grace in Christ. Amen

STAY BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED, WE LOVE YOU. PASTOR BEN OCHOLA!

FAITH - THE LANGUAGE OF THE SPIRIT

Sunday 11th February 2024

God's help comes to us in form of His Word; therefore, every time we do not read God's Word, we are robbing ourselves.

We should always ensure that our actions do not contradict our faith because faith without actions is dead. (James 2:17).

Genesis 1:26, 28

God gave the spirit of man which is His image, dominion over the sea, air, and the earth.

Genesis 2:7

The contact between the spirit and the body of man brought forth the soul.

Man is a spirit, having a soul and living in a body; the body gives him permission to function on earth while the spirit gives him permission to function in the spirit world.

Man is the only creature that has the legal right to operate both in the spirit and natural realm and if God wants to do anything here on earth, He goes through man.

Genesis 3

Before man fell, he was living by his spirit, living by faith, from the inside-out, not controlled by external information but by information from within his spirit which is the image of God.

However; when man fell, his identity was lost; he stopped living by his spirit (faith) and started living by his senses. He became self-conscious

Remember God's greatest investment in a man is His image and that is what the devil was targeting; he went after man because he was God's representative on earth.

Romans 3.23

Before man fell, he was conscious of God's glory and after the fall, he became conscious of himself. That is why the most dangerous enemy is not the devil but "I" (self). John 3:30

Remember God is a spirit and when He wants to do something with a man, He contacts his spirit because man's true identity is locked up in his spirit (John 4:24, John 1.12-13 AMP, 2Peter 1:3 ).

The attack on man In the garden of Eden was aimed at the spirit because the devil knew that once he attacked the spirit, all other things would be disconnected. So for God to also fix man, He had to deal with his spirit.

Hebrews 11.6 - But without faith it is impossible to please Him....

Faith is the language of the spirit and it is a must if we want to deal with God because God is a spirit.

All the business for example; healing, deliverance, promotion, breakthrough , etc, are done in the spirit and because it is a spiritual affair, we must engage faith.

If we, like God, want to solve problems and have permanent results; we must operate in the spirit.

Hebrews 11.6 ..... For he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Faith doesn't focus on things, it focuses on God. It is after we have sought Him that He rewards us with the things.

Hebrews 12:2

You should never take out eyes off Jesus because He doesn't change. If you want anything from Him focus on Him and He will in turn reward you with all you need.

Hebrews 11.1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Evidence means proof for what you do not see; for example, if you want to sell land, you don't carry the land with you but you just show the title deed as proof that you are the owner of the land.

Faith is the proof (title deed) to the property that you are yet to manifest in the physical. You hold on to that evidence until you possess it. But before it is manifested in the physical, it must be first seen in the spiritual. (2 Corinthians 4.18)

Mark.11.24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

Having comes after receiving; you must receive it by faith before you see it physically.

When you have received something in the spirit, there comes a knowing in your spirit that it is done; that is the definition of faith.

You stay in faith after receiving while waiting to have the physical manifestation of what you received in the spiritual realm.

STAY BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED, WE LOVE YOU. PASTOR BEN OCHOLA.!

FAITH - THE LANGUAGE OF THE SPIRIT

Sunday 11th February 2024

God's help comes to us in form of His Word; therefore, every time we do not read God's Word, we are robbing ourselves.

We should always ensure that our actions do not contradict our faith because faith without actions is dead. (James 2:17).

Genesis 1:26, 28

God gave the spirit of man which is His image, dominion over the sea, air, and the earth.

Genesis 2:7

The contact between the spirit and the body of man brought forth the soul.

Man is a spirit, having a soul and living in a body; the body gives him permission to function on earth while the spirit gives him permission to function in the spirit world.

Man is the only creature that has the legal right to operate both in the spirit and natural realm and if God wants to do anything here on earth, He goes through man.

Genesis 3

Before man fell, he was living by his spirit, living by faith, from the inside-out, not controlled by external information but by information from within his spirit which is the image of God.

However; when man fell, his identity was lost; he stopped living by his spirit (faith) and started living by his senses. He became self-conscious

Remember God's greatest investment in a man is His image and that is what the devil was targeting; he went after man because he was God's representative on earth.

Romans 3.23

Before man fell, he was conscious of God's glory and after the fall, he became conscious of himself. That is why the most dangerous enemy is not the devil but "I" (self). John 3:30

Remember God is a spirit and when He wants to do something with a man, He contacts his spirit because man's true identity is locked up in his spirit (John 4:24, John 1.12-13 AMP, 2Peter 1:3 ).

The attack on man In the garden of Eden was aimed at the spirit because the devil knew that once he attacked the spirit, all other things would be disconnected. So for God to also fix man, He had to deal with his spirit.

Hebrews 11.6 - But without faith it is impossible to please Him....

Faith is the language of the spirit and it is a must if we want to deal with God because God is a spirit.

All the business for example; healing, deliverance, promotion, breakthrough , etc, are done in the spirit and because it is a spiritual affair, we must engage faith.

If we, like God, want to solve problems and have permanent results; we must operate in the spirit.

Hebrews 11.6 ..... For he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Faith doesn't focus on things, it focuses on God. It is after we have sought Him that He rewards us with the things.

Hebrews 12:2

You should never take out eyes off Jesus because He doesn't change. If you want anything from Him focus on Him and He will in turn reward you with all you need.

Hebrews 11.1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Evidence means proof for what you do not see; for example, if you want to sell land, you don't carry the land with you but you just show the title deed as proof that you are the owner of the land.

Faith is the proof (title deed) to the property that you are yet to manifest in the physical. You hold on to that evidence until you possess it. But before it is manifested in the physical, it must be first seen in the spiritual. (2 Corinthians 4.18)

Mark.11.24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

Having comes after receiving; you must receive it by faith before you see it physically.

When you have received something in the spirit, there comes a knowing in your spirit that it is done; that is the definition of faith.

You stay in faith after receiving while waiting to have the physical manifestation of what you received in the spiritual realm.

STAY BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED, WE LOVE YOU. PASTOR BEN OCHOLA.!

A CRY FOR A GREATER DIMENSION IN GOD

Genesis 1:2-3 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.

When darkness covered the earth, the answer was light. As a church of Jesus, we are supposed to be the answer and solution to questions being asked but is our light strong enough: are we radiating what it takes to invade the gross darkness that is covering the earth?

If we are little candles burning in the dark, how much of that light can affect the darkness? Are we small plantain yet the kind of darkness we see needs a strong beam of light that eliminates it all?

The strength and degree of brightness is determined by what reflects and we are the ones that reflect the light of the sun (Jesus Christ). Are there things/veils in us that make our reflector dirty so that the beam doesn't come out like it should be?

This is where we need to ask the Lord to eliminate whatever hinders the light within us from shining as bright as it ought to.

1 Corinthians 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

God's weakness is stronger than your strength. We are in a situation where people are getting to a place where what they thought was the answer isn't and this is the time for the church of Christ to reflect the light but we are busy caught up also in things and paying attention to things we shouldn't. Let us set our faces like a flint and seek this God until He appears to this generation.

Ezekiel 47:2-5

Why are you settling for the ankle-deep when you still see men heading to hell at the speed of light? If the ankle-deep can't stop it, why should we settle there when there is knee-deep, waist-deep, and a dimension where we can only swim in the largest flow?

Could it be because of a few miracles here and there, that we have reached a place where we think we have arrived?

Thank God for where we are but can't our eyes see the evil in our generation; if what we have cannot affect the evil and decadness in our colleges and universities, then we must go back to Daddy and ask Him for a higher dimension.

Matthew 12:3-4

When David and his men were hungry, they went into the house of the Lord and found bread that helped them. When people come to the house of the Lord, do they find bread? Man or woman of God, such are the questions that we should ask ourselves.

Let us not bury our heads in the ground but cry to the Lord and tell Him, "no, we cannot settle for this level of manifestation." Many are satisfied with people falling and there is nothing wrong with that but is that all? Are lives of people being changed and is the power of sin being broken off their lives?

If this power is not affecting us, we can't sit down and lie to ourselves. You can still speak in tongues either at the ankle deep, knee deep, or waist deep or the flood but the results are not the same; I am an advocate for the flood.

Acts 2:17 [' And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,] [ That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;] [Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,] [Your young men shall see visions,] [Your old men shall dream dreams.]

Whoever you are, this has nothing to do with a prophet or evangelist but has everything to do with the body of Christ. We are the church: the salt and light of the world and God uses the church as a system of intervention on earth. Let us bow our knees to the One who makes things happen and tell Him; "Daddy, this is not the place, we cannot settle here". (Deuteronomy 1:6)

STAY BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED, WE LOVE YOU. PASTOR BEN OCHOLA!

A LIFE OF FAITH- FROM THE UNSEEN REALM TO THE SEEN REALM

Sunday 4th February 2024- second service

Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

We can not do business with God without faith. It is the currency that enables us to do business in the kingdom of God. A life of faith is a believer's lifestyle because we live, walk and stand by faith. (2 Corinthians 5:7, Galatians 3:11, Romans 5:2).

Genesis 26:1-16

Isaac, as a farmer engaged the divine systems when the natural systems had failed until he became the most powerful man in the land. That's what a life of faith can do.

In this day and age, when all the world systems are shutting down and paving way for the anti Christ, a life of faith is inevitable for sustenance.

Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

The things which are seen were not made of things that were visible. The visible (seen) came from the invisible (unseen). Everything we see has it's parent source from the unseen dimension and a day will come when the seen will revert back to the unseen form. ( 2 Peter 3:10)

We are made in His Image: (Colossians 1:15)

Genesis 1:26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."

God made man in His image and gave him dominion over the three realms (air, sea, and land). He wanted man to operated the seen world on His behalf. God is a spirit and the image of God in us is our spirit. So we are capable of operating exactly like Him here on earth.

So if we as children of God want to do business like our Father, we need to acquaint ourselves with how He does His business;

God works with the unseen dimension:

Romans 4:17

...God, calls those things which do not exist as though they did;

At the beginning of creation when there was confusion upon the earth, God spoke what He wanted into existence.

Genesis 1:6-28 [6] Then God said, "Let....and it was so. [9] Then God said, "Let....and it was so. [11] Then God said, "Let....and it was so. [14] Then God said, "Let there be.... [20] Then God said, "Let..... [24] Then God said, "Let the....and it was so.

When He spoke it into being, He saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:31

[31]Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.

In the entire Genesis chapter one, God spoke it and saw it created in the unseen ( Spirit realm).

Then in Genesis 2, He took what He had already seen in the spirit realm and gave it a body - formed it in the seen realm.

Genesis 2:7-9

[7]And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

[8]The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed...

This shows us the precedence of how things should be created. See it first in the spirit realm and then form it in the seen realm. If you can see it the Spirit (unseen) realm then it will show up in the physical realm.

1 Kings 18:41-44 [41] Then Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain." [44] Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, "There is a cloud, as small as a man's hand, rising out of the sea!" So he said, "Go up, say to Ahab, 'Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you."

Further study:

2corinthians 4:18

Isaiah 55:10-11

STAY BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED, WE LOVE YOU. PASTOR BEN OCHOLA.!

A LIFE OF FAITH- FROM THE UNSEEN REALM TO THE SEEN REALM

Sunday 4th February 2024- first service

Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

We can not do business with God without faith. It is the currency that enables us to do business in the kingdom of God. A life of faith is a believer's lifestyle because we live, walk and stand by faith. (2 Corinthians 5:7, Galatians 3:11, Romans 5:2).

Genesis 26:1-16

Isaac, as a farmer engaged the divine systems when the natural systems had failed until he became the most powerful man in the land. That's what a life of faith can do.

In this day and age, when all the world systems are shutting down and paving way for the anti Christ, a life of faith is inevitable for sustenance.

Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

The things which are seen were not made of things that were visible. The visible (seen) came from the invisible (unseen). Everything we see has it's parent source from the unseen dimension and a day will come when the seen will revert back to the unseen form. ( 2 Peter 3:10)

We are made in His Image: (Colossians 1:15)

Genesis 1:26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."

God made man in His image and gave him dominion over the three realms (air, sea, and land). He wanted man to operated the seen world on His behalf. God is a spirit and the image of God in us is our spirit. So we are capable of operating exactly like Him here on earth.

So if we as children of God want to do business like our Father, we need to acquaint ourselves with how He does His business;

God works with the unseen dimension:

Romans 4:17

...God, calls those things which do not exist as though they did;

At the beginning of creation when there was confusion upon the earth, God spoke what He wanted into existence.

Genesis 1:6-28 [6] Then God said, "Let....and it was so. [9] Then God said, "Let....and it was so. [11] Then God said, "Let....and it was so. [14] Then God said, "Let there be.... [20] Then God said, "Let..... [24] Then God said, "Let the....and it was so.

When He spoke it into being, He saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:31

[31]Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.

In the entire Genesis chapter one, God spoke it and saw it created in the unseen ( Spirit realm).

Then in Genesis 2, He took what He had already seen in the spirit realm and gave it a body - formed it in the seen realm.

Genesis 2:7-9

[7]And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

[8]The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed...

This shows us the precedence of how things should be created. See it first in the spirit realm and then form it in the seen realm. If you can see it the Spirit (unseen) realm then it will show up in the physical realm.

1 Kings 18:41-44 [41] Then Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain." [44] Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, "There is a cloud, as small as a man's hand, rising out of the sea!" So he said, "Go up, say to Ahab, 'Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you."'

2corinthians 4:18

Isaiah 55:10-11

STAY BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED, WE LOVE YOU. PASTOR BEN OCHOLA.!

CELEBRATING GOD’S GRACE

Tuesday 30th January 2023

To re-broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/live/WEuHuYgUGqI?si=b2f4XXbI6BHX5hnc

John 1:16 And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.

We thank You Lord Jesus for Your amazing grace, we appreciate and celebrate You for giving us grace upon grace, and gift upon gift.

Thank You for qualifying and counting us worthy; You are our sufficiency and confidence. You said in your word;

“Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other (Isaiah 45:22)

Our eyes are on You; the Monarch of Zion and Ancient of days, the ageless One. Who can fathom You, for You are beyond comprehension.

Nothing in the realm of men can capture Your greatness and supremacy, nothing can describe who You are.

With the little we know of You, in all humility, we lift our eyes to You and bless You our Father, Jehovah Elohim.

We choose to believe that You created the heavens and the earth and all things by the power of Your Word. Father, You who sits in the circle of the earth, rise upon the whirlwind to our help ( Isaiah 40:22-23 )

Now we understand when the angels said;

When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, [4] What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? (Psalm 8:3-4)

Father, We cannot absorb this with our finite minds but release ourselves and choose to believe. Thank You for Your love that is beyond our sense of knowing.

Lord, It is Your love that gives us the confidence to stand before You, for You love us.

1 John 3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!

Thank You Lord for the double anointing of sonship; by birth and by adoption. You call us sons, this is amazing to us

Hebrews 2:8 You have put all things in subjection under his feet.” For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him.

Father, we long to see Jesus exalted and sited at the right hand of Your Majesty interceding and advocating for us by the speaking of His blood. This is why we confidently and boldly come before You.

We have not been redeemed by corruptible things but by the precious blood of Jesus Christ, how can we say ‘thank You.’ (1 Peter 1:18)

All we can do is give our lives unto You and honor You with them. We lay it all at the altar of sacrifice; here is Your vessel, house, and temple. For we are no longer of our own (1 Corinthians 6:19)

Matthew 16:18

We are Your property and Your Church. Thank You for building and beautifying us; making us spotless without wrinkle, and a presentable glorious bride. Father, this is our confidence in the work of sanctification.

Psalm 138:8 The Lord will perfect that which concerns me;...

We choose to look away from all things that distract and focus our eyes on You, Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.

We launch ourselves on the saving grace as we are saved by grace (Ephesians 2:8) It is not of us that we are saved; we began by grace, we will carry on by grace, and we shall finish by grace. Thank You for this multifaceted grace.

As a house of faith, we are grateful for this grace. Looking back, it has been Your doing and it is wonderful in our eyes. We shall not take credit for nothing. We give all the honor, all glory, and all praise to You.

Thank You for who You are to us, for the things You have done in our lives, the things You are doing and about to do. We pray that Nations will bow their knees and confess You as their Lord.

As we continue to seek Your face, we pray that You will carry us on the wings of Your grace to places You have prepared for us to reveal You.

STAY BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED, WE LOVE YOU. PASTOR BEN OCHOLA

PERSEVERANCE

Monday 29th January 2024

To Re-broadcast: https://youtube.com/live/EC3722aYKaA?si=eeQAImT-dYQkNsjZ

Romans 5:3-4 And not only [that,] but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope.

In my experience with believers, very few of them understand ‘perseverance’. You will not see or experience much with God if you do not have the grace to persevere. This is because perseverance works out character.

Isaiah 50:7 " For the Lord GOD will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.

Jesus stood against every opposition and He did not let anything that came towards Him deter Him because He was focused.

As believers, it is very good to be excited or happy when God gives a word, but excitement is just an emotion. There has to be a resolve within your Spirit that God has said it and no matter what happens, keep the focus and run with the word. (Luke 8:15)

We live in a microwave generation that wants everything instantly but this does not work with God. As you journey more with God, you need to trust His wisdom; that He is faithful, true to His word and that He will fulfill whatever He has spoken to you. (Ecclesiastes 3:11)

Galatians 6:9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

All spiritual activities including Prayer, fasting, seeking God, giving, etcetera, are all kinds of well doing that we must hold on to against all odds.

Sadly, many give up on well doing at the point of their breakthrough. I pray you won't be like that. Watch your confession, feelings and imagination because everything that you do is a seed and the fruit for your planting shall surely come.

Romans 4:18 who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, [ "So shall your descendants be."]

Negativity must have come Abraham's way but he was persuaded and convinced that He who gave him the word had the power and ability to bring it to pass. Each one of us has to convince ourselves to believe God for the fulfillment of what He has spoken.

Luke 18:8 I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?

Will Jesus still find you believing? Don't be a thermometer whose temperature goes up and down depending on the weather, but a thermostat that regulates the temperature. If the Lord has spoken, be still and stay focused.

Psalms 34:5 They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed.

Where you look determines how far you will go in life. Are you looking for a man or a job? Set your eyes on Jesus because you determine how far you want to go and how much you want God to bring out of you. This is not God's issue but yours. (Hebrews 12:2)

If God is everything you have, you will throw yourself in Him. Unfortunately, some people have settled for an average life yet for each one of us, there is a great destiny in our lives. However, this takes linking up with God who authored it, to bring out the best in you.

STAY BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED, WE LOVE YOU. PASTOR BEN OCHOLA!