Pastor Ben Ochola

DELIVERANCE FROM FALSEHOOD

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Falsehood has plagued the Pentecostal church because of building foundations on lies and deception. A lie is anything inconsistent or incompatible with the Word of God.

Jonah 2:8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

God's mercy is never made available to anyone who walks in deception; every Spiritual activity we do based on lies, we forsake our mercy. There is mercy only for those who walk in the truth.

The reason we Pray and fast is to avail ourselves so that God may shine His light into our hearts so that we may confront these lies that we believed.

Proverbs 28:13 People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.

Any lie you believe is a liability to your life but if you love God, get rid of falsehood. The devil's currency is deception.

What have you borrowed from the world yet you know it is not consistent with God's Word? We must be honest with ourselves and allow God to deal with these lies if we are to move to the next level of our lives.

The devil is not that strong, he would have killed you already but he uses lies to afflict your life. Our power, authority, and strength is embedded in the life of obedience to the Word of God and individual instruction the Holy Spirit gives us which is truth Jonah 2:8

Isaiah 66:2 ... but to this [man] will I look, [even] to [him that is] poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

When you are poor in the spirit it means you can't take a step before you hear God correctly. Most of the times we have been missing it because we are deaf and believing the lies of the enemy.

Hebrews 4:12 (AMPC) For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.

God comes to expose you to you through the Word. The Word of God is truth and must be the final authority in your life because we are accountable to it John 6:63

There is a cleansing and deliverance that comes by God's Word; He shines His light to help us flash out every falsehood that we have believed Ephesians 5:26

Mark 9:24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!"

Never defend your errors but break and cry to God to save you when He reveals it to you.

The father of this child got to a point of admission of his unbelief and so Jesus bypassed his unbelief and healed his son. This was a show of mercy. If you admit your deficiencies God can bypass them and meet your needs.

The reason David won God's heart is that he leaned on the truth. He never reasoned with God at any time.

David was a king and warrior who fought 66 battles and he won them all but when Nathan, a little prophet told him about his sin, he broke and bowed down and asked for mercy. This is the same attitude we should carry.

Remember it is your heart that qualifies you, there is no need for pretense, ask the Lord to strip every falsehood that has plagued your life in these 21 days of fasting.

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

YIELDING TO THE HOLY SPIRIT- THE KEY TO BETTER THINGS

Sunday 7th January 2024- first service

Psalm 37:23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way.

We are human beings and most of the decisions and choices we make are based on what we know; only God knows the future and when He wants to help us, He steps in.

We are not our own and with all the plans and intelligence we have, God has better plans than we do. Therefore, the best thing we can do while walking with the Holy Spirit is to learn to surrender to the Lord daily because He doesn't have a plan but plans that will help you to arrive at the future you are hoping for. Jeremiah 29:11 GNT

Romans 8:25 (GNT) [25] But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. [26] In the same way the Spirit also comes to help us, weak as we are. For we do not know how we ought to pray; the Spirit himself pleads with God for us in groans that words cannot express.

The Holy Spirit is in us to help us. In the Old Testament, men made excuses because what God told them to do was beyond their ability. The command came but it was broken on the first day which is proof to us that no man can be able to obey on their own unless they lean on God to help them do what God commanded them.

In the New Testament, we enter into the economy of God's grace by the entry of the Holy Spirit into our lives; such that He who commanded lives in us to help us do what He commanded.

That is why your relationship with the Holy Spirit is key to fulfilling the life that God ordained for you.

We are weak men; that is why God came to live inside us by the person of the Holy Spirit to help us be the best mothers, fathers, employees, etc. Our winning and success is therefore tied to how we relate with Him.

Romans 8:27 GNT And God, who sees into our hearts, knows what the thought of the Spirit is; because the Spirit pleads with God on behalf of his people and in accordance with his will.

Praying in the spirit is the key to walking in God's will because whenever we engage in heartfelt prayer in the spirit, its influence begins to take over our lives and our lives start taking on the direction of the Spirit.

That is why I am believing God that everything you do this year will become better because of your greater level of submission to the Holy Spirit. Remember, everything that the Holy Spirit does is in the will of God.

What is the will of God?

The example is Elisha in 1Kings 19:19-20, he was a commercial farmer and as he was busy tilling the ground, the mantle fell on him. Elisha wasn't thirsty for the mantle but destiny and purpose located him and he didn't reject the call.

God alone has plans for you and no matter what satan plans, God can use all paths to lead you to your destiny; all you need to do is to yield to Him.

Ephesians 2:10 (GNT)

That is why the Bible says; "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him." 1 Corinthians 2:9

God's plans are the best; may God give us the grace to follow His plans because that is where fulfillment is found.

1 Corinthians 2:10-12 [10] But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. [11] For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

[12] Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.

We have been given the spirit that we might know the things that have been freely given to us; the Holy Spirit is the one responsible for unveiling them in our lives. That is why it is important to pray in the spirit.

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

YIELDING TO THE HOLY SPIRIT- THE KEY TO BETTER THINGS

Sunday 7th January 2024- first service

Psalm 37:23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way.

We are human beings and most of the decisions and choices we make are based on what we know; only God knows the future and when He wants to help us, He steps in.

We are not our own and with all the plans and intelligence we have, God has better plans than we do. Therefore, the best thing we can do while walking with the Holy Spirit is to learn to surrender to the Lord daily because He doesn't have a plan but plans that will help you to arrive at the future you are hoping for. Jeremiah 29:11 GNT

Romans 8:25 (GNT) [25] But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. [26] In the same way the Spirit also comes to help us, weak as we are. For we do not know how we ought to pray; the Spirit himself pleads with God for us in groans that words cannot express.

The Holy Spirit is in us to help us. In the Old Testament, men made excuses because what God told them to do was beyond their ability. The command came but it was broken on the first day which is proof to us that no man can be able to obey on their own unless they lean on God to help them do what God commanded them.

In the New Testament, we enter into the economy of God's grace by the entry of the Holy Spirit into our lives; such that He who commanded lives in us to help us do what He commanded.

That is why your relationship with the Holy Spirit is key to fulfilling the life that God ordained for you.

We are weak men; that is why God came to live inside us by the person of the Holy Spirit to help us be the best mothers, fathers, employees, etc. Our winning and success is therefore tied to how we relate with Him.

Romans 8:27 GNT And God, who sees into our hearts, knows what the thought of the Spirit is; because the Spirit pleads with God on behalf of his people and in accordance with his will.

Praying in the spirit is the key to walking in God's will because whenever we engage in heartfelt prayer in the spirit, its influence begins to take over our lives and our lives start taking on the direction of the Spirit.

That is why I am believing God that everything you do this year will become better because of your greater level of submission to the Holy Spirit. Remember, everything that the Holy Spirit does is in the will of God.

What is the will of God?

The example is Elisha in 1Kings 19:19-20, he was a commercial farmer and as he was busy tilling the ground, the mantle fell on him. Elisha wasn't thirsty for the mantle but destiny and purpose located him and he didn't reject the call.

God alone has plans for you and no matter what satan plans, God can use all paths to lead you to your destiny; all you need to do is to yield to Him.

Ephesians 2:10 (GNT)

That is why the Bible says; "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him." 1 Corinthians 2:9

God's plans are the best; may God give us the grace to follow His plans because that is where fulfillment is found.

1 Corinthians 2:10-12 [10] But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. [11] For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

[12] Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.

We have been given the spirit that we might know the things that have been freely given to us; the Holy Spirit is the one responsible for unveiling them in our lives. That is why it is important to pray in the spirit.

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

FASTING WITH A RIGHT ATTITUDE.

Wednesday 03rd January 2024-Midweek service

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1 Kings 3:16-26... Then the woman whose son [was] living spoke to the king, FOR SHE YEARNED WITH COMPASSION FOR HER SON; and she said, "O my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him!" But the other said, "Let him be neither mine nor yours, [but] divide [him.]"

When you have pushed the baby out of your womb, you will not speak carelessly about it but you will yearn with compassion for it. I pray that the Holy Spirit will transport you to that place and make you pregnant with something during these 21 days of fasting and prayer so that your prayers about it can be hearty and filled with it's emotion and pain.

It is your attitude during the prayer and fasting that adds meaning and brings forth results. It is religion that delights in heartless spiritual activities (2 Timothy 3:5).

You do not need to probe a pregnant woman in a labour ward to cry. What is on the inside of her will make her wail in controllably. Do not bring professionalism in your prayers. God desires a fresh and yearning passion from your heart, not a routine. (Revelation 2:4)

When it is there, you cannot hold it back, it burns because it is real and not fake. ( Jeremiah 20:9)

Jonah 2:8

If you are going to attract the mercies of God you cannot build the foundation of your spirituality on lies, deception, or falsehood, you have to be real with God.

Proverbs 14:10 The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.

You can not lie to your heart. If your heart has it, it knows it and any stranger cannot share with or understand it. If the people and nations are still questioning where our God is, we cannot settle at all. (Joel 2:17)

1 Samuel 1:8-10 Then Elkanah her husband said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? And why is your heart grieved? [Am] I not better to you than ten sons?" So Hannah arose after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the tabernacle of the LORD. And she [was] in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD and wept in anguish.

Did Hannah have to wait for ten years for the burden to become grievous to her? No!. She was casual at first but she got to a point where she could not bare it anymore and the kind of desperate prayer she made brought forth a supernatural child. ( 1 Samuel 1:13-18)

God is no respect of persons, We are all children of God but what either qualifies or disqualifies us is our heart attitude during these seasons of fasting and prayer.

Do you have a casual attitude about this fast?. Everytime the nation of Israel or individuals engaged in a fast with the right attitude of desperation towards God, great results were born.

It was always a matter of life and death, solely depending on God because all the other sources of help were exhausted. For example;

1. Esther and all the jews fasted. She risked her life and God saved the jews. (Esther 4:16.)

2. In the days of Jehoshaphat, the king and the entire nation of Judah desperately fasted and sought the help of God then God supernaturally saved them. ( 2 Chronicles 20)

3. In the days of prophet Jonah, the people of Nineveh accepted the prophetic message and all desperately engaged in fasting to seek the help of God and were spared. ( Jonah 3:5.)

This must be the same attitude we must carry. When desperate people pour their hearts before God, He comes through for them.

The attitude you carry during the fast is more powerful than the fast itself.

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

THE LIGHT THAT SHINES INTO OUR HEARTS

Thursday 04 January 2024

To re-broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/live/O3vG_wOCxck?si=-lHP1MsSZYbsqfta

Psalm 25:9 The humble He guides in justice, And the humble He teaches His way.

As we engage in seeking the face of the Lord in these 21 days of fasting, He has given us a means by which we can humble ourselves before Him and this means of grace is fasting. (Psalms 35:13)

Proverbs 14:10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not share its joy.

Each of us knows the flaws, yokes, chains, and darkness that pervert our souls. This is the time/season to come into God's presence and ask Him to shine the Light into our hearts. (Proverbs 28:13)

In any area of your life where sin has taken root, you'll not know the prosperity of the Lord. You need to humble yourself and ask the Lord to reveal to you the little foxes that have been a source of hindrance to the flow of the grace of God in your life so that He may deal with them.

Hebrews 12:1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

Certain things don't constitute sin but they slow us down (weights). What are those weights in your life that the Holy Spirit has been convicting you to let go of?

This is the season you need to ask the Holy Spirit to break those chains and lift the weights off your life so that you can realize your prophetic destiny as ordained by God.

Psalms 139:23-24 [23]Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; [24]And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.

Don't be so quick to say you're okay, you'll be amazed at what you see when the Lord shines the light in your heart. Ask the Lord to shine His light and expose any darkness, crookedness, attitude, desires, and activities that have stood in the way preventing God from manifesting in your life.

Not until you make it known: admit and confess, there is little God can do. This calls for brokenness in this season: admit what the issue is, ask God to deliver you, and help you walk the way of righteousness.

God spoke: His gonna do better things in our lives, but if we are going to manifest these words in our lives, we must walk as the Spirit of the Lord demands. Pay attention to the voice of the Spirit like Samuel (1 Samuel 3:10) But don't stop at hearing, begin to walk it. Walk and work in uprightness: align your walk and words to what the Spirit is saying.

Deuteronomy 1:6-7 [6] The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount: [7] Turn you, and take your journey, …

How long are you gonna stay on that mountain while making excuses, and saying: "this is me"? Be broken and let the Lord do a purging in your mind and body. Let that light shining in your heart result in transformation: change the way you talk, imagine, and your attitude towards people.

Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,

We have received the mind of Christ, but are you manifesting it? It's one thing to receive and another to manifest what you have received. Let the mind of Christ dominate your reasoning, thinking, and imagination. (Proverbs 23:7)

You need to bring and allow your soul to come under the governance of the Holy Spirit. This will take your willful submission to His word and speaking. This is why the Lord is calling us to the feet of the Master.

The time has come in these 21 days, to ask the Lord that this season produce in your life a permanent transformation that your life and words reflect your faith that you may produce in you a permanent fruit.

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

FATHER, GLORIFY YOUR SON

Wednesday 20th December 2023

To re-broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/live/KWNBr-PQnlU?si=Qemo1vg_V7s_gFag

John 17:1 ...“Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You,

Father, glorify Your Son in this season, it is Your face and your will that we seek. Lord, as we journey into You through prayer, our cry and desire is to encounter You.

Appear to us, give us encounters, and cause us to be transformed to be more and more like You. As we behold Your glory, let that transformation flow within our soul.

Psalm 73:25-26 [25] Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. [26] My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Holy Spirit, it is only You that we have. We are desiring, longing, and yearning for You more than ever. Holy Spirit, quicken each one of us this as we seek Your face. Let Your virtues permeate our being.

Hebrews 7:25 Therefore He is also able to save [a]to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

Holy Spirit, please carry us on the wings of intercession for it is You who ever lives to pray through us.

Revelation 22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”

Father, glorify Your Son in this house and nation. It's only you Jesus in our homes, houses, and endeavors. You are the reason and cause for the season, the alpha and omega, the beginning and end. It all starts and ends with You.

It is only You, Jesus, in every house, home, and life. Won't You glorify Your Son, Father, in this body, house, and life. Holy Spirit we pray: this is our prayer in Jesus name.

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

THE REVELATIONAL KNOWLEDGE

TUESDAY 19TH December 2023

To Re-broadcast:https://youtube.com/live/lE4DSfXvcts?si=eF0YLC44MxxlxfEe

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 God purposed to put the earth in order, the first thing He brought forth was light.

This light speaks of knowledge, wisdom, understanding and counsel. If you have these things, you will not fall victim to life.

Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea.

When the Bible says let the earth be filled with the glory of God, it is referring to the earth being flooded with the knowledge of God. Liberty and freedom are preserved for those that have knowledge. (John 8:32)

The first order of knowledge that God wants everyone under the sun to have, is the knowledge of God that leads to salvation. Then, the working knowledge; this comes by revelation and you use it to dominate the sphere that God has placed you in. (Isaiah 2:2)

There are various avenues of knowledge; the knowledge we acquire from institutions of learning, from culture as we grow up and experiential knowledge. Though these three dimensions of knowledge are good, revelational knowledge is the highest dimension because it comes by the Spirit of the Lord.

Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just [is] like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.

This means that we need to grow in knowledge to become more accurate, brighter and brighter until our shine can no longer be hidden.

Throughout the Bible, men rose to prominence and fame because of revelational knowledge. There is a place where you can do your business or career by revelation and this is the light by which the church will conquer the earth.

This knowledge can take you ten years ahead of your days. Abraham was able to live ahead of his time into the New Testament because of revelational knowledge.(Galatians 3:8)

It is by revelation that you compress time, recover lost years and seasons. This is why the Lord must help us now and illuminate our hearts with heavenly knowledge.

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.

You do not lay hands on people to transfer earthly knowledge, otherwise teachers would be laying hands on pupils in class. The kind of knowledge that Moses transferred to Joshua was divine; it comes by the Spirit through the laying on of hands.

That is the wisdom I am talking about. It comes by the Holy Spirit and is preserved for the body of Christ. Isaiah 11:2 talks about the seven spirits of God, four of these have to do with knowledge, understanding, wisdom and counsel which makes a man dominant on the earth.

Knowledge will stabilize you while understanding will put you ahead of your days. Let us place a demand on the Holy Spirit who is the embodiment of the wisdom of God. (1 Timothy 6:16)

Ephesians 1:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.

Apostle Paul prayed for the church because he knew that revelational knowledge would be the winning ticket for the body of Christ. The greatest wisdom that God has made available to everybody is the written word; the Bible.

Function by that word and you will then walk into the revelational wisdom that will guide and direct your personal affairs.

May God flood our hearts again with the knowledge and wisdom that will make us perform as the sons of Light.

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

A HEART OF OBEDIENCE

Thursday 7th December 2023

1 Corinthians 7:20 Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called.

Mark 3:13-14 And He went up on the mountain and called to [Him] those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him. Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach,

Jesus changed the lives of the disciples and then sent them. So, God calls us to be with Him but He does not leave us the way we are, He calls us to transform our lives.

That is why we must begin to yield ourselves to the transforming power of the Holy Spirit by the application of His word. It is time we let go of every contamination and let our lifestyle become evidenced by the new life of God that we have received.

Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just [is] like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.

This should be reflected not only in the works of our hands but also in our walk with God. We must grow: our hatred and detest for the things that do not please God must get stronger, we must model our lives after Christ, and our desires must be in complete alignment with God's will for our lives.

All these things can only come to pass when we arrive at a place where we know that it is only the Holy Spirit who can help us such that He does the works of God from inside our spirits into our souls but it calls for a life of obedience (submitting to the instruction of the Holy Spirit).

Exodus 20:5 You shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, [am] a jealous God,..

God doesn't share us with anybody, don't provoke His jealousy. If you believe you are His, then let Him be the Lord of your life, let Him begin to dictate and direct you because God's will and plan for your life is the best.

1 Samuel 15:22-23 [22] So Samuel said: "Has the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, [And] to heed than the fat of rams. [23] For rebellion [is as] the sin of witchcraft,

After we have disobeyed God, He is not moved by the things we do for Him whether preaching, singing, praying or giving but many times we are running around with sacrifices yet we are living in disobedience.

We must humble ourselves, stop walking in rebellion and chasing after our ambitions, and make the necessary adjustments in our lives as the Holy Spirit brings conviction to our hearts. (Psalms 32:9)

As we cry and seek God for a great move in our lives, families, and nation, let us also align ourselves with the principles that make this life of God that we have received a reality. May the Lord help us to cultivate a heart of obedience.

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

PAY ATTENTION TO GOD'S WORD AND HIS INSTRUCTIONS.

FRIDAY 1ST DECEMBER 2023

Exodus 20:5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, [am] a jealous God,..

It is so amazing that the children of Israel even while they were standing under the canopy of the glory of God, in the visible manifest presence of God still carried idols in their hearts. A man can serve God, preach, and minister yet there are things he is engaged in that do not honor God.

God is gracious, merciful, loving, and patient but we should not mistake His patience for approval. He is patient with you and I so that we can repent and turn away from the evil practices.

Where we are going as the body of Christ, seasons are changing, God wants to do something awesome but He demands each one of us to align our lives and actions.

1 Samuel 2:12-17

Do not be like the sons of Eli who went to the point of being a reprobate beyond return and they died just like that.

God gave them time to turn but they refused; that is the deceitfulness of sin. The more you practice it, the harder your heart becomes until you get to a place where you can no longer come under the conviction of the Holy Spirit. You become reprobate.

1 John 5:21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

What are those idols you are carrying in your life that are standing between you and God? Do not toy with sin or things that the Holy Spirit is telling you to walk away from.

As we desire and long to ascend the higher heights in God, there are ways we must weigh off because, throughout the scriptures, God's standard never changes: He demands us to be Holy. (Hebrews 12:1)

We must come to a place in our walk with God where we are submitted to the leading of the Holy Spirit, surrender to the Word, and let God have His place. (Matthew 6:33)

Deuteronomy 28:1 "Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.

God's Word and instructions are the formula for lifting and walking in abundance. Anything outside the voice and principles of heaven won't last long. So, be patient with the Word of God and His instructions.

Ecclesiastes 3:14 I know that whatever God does, It shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, And nothing taken from it. God does [it,] that men should fear before Him.

You and I are safe obeying the instructions of God; never allow anything to be bigger and greater than God's Word in your life. Anything bigger and greater than the instruction of God in your life has become an idol to you.

You do not need to attract judgment towards yourself but look into your heart; what are those things that the Word of God and the Holy Spirit has convicted you about? If you really love the Lord, you should mean it.

Jeremiah 29:10-12 [10] For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place. [11] For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

[12] Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

God has already done everything for us, all that we need to do is cry out to Him to open our eyes such that we can see the prophetic blueprint of our lives.

After the plan of God has been unveiled to us, the next step is to take that plan that God has shown us in prayer and in accordance with what He has said.

Jeremiah 29:13 And you will seek Me and find [Me,] when you search for Me with all your heart.

God reveals to us His plans such that we can seek Him, not His plans. It is in our seeking Him that He unveils the formula through which the plans can come to pass.

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

A BELIEVER'S TRUE SPIRITUAL WARFARE

Wednesday 29th November 2023

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John 14:30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.

Submission, surrender to the Lord, worship, and repentance (complete turning away), makeup ninety-five percent of spiritual warfare. The binding, breaking, and loosening is just five percent. This is because demons have no power, they are only empowered by rebellion, sin, and disobedience.

The moment you commit yourself to a lifestyle of absolute surrender, submission, worship, and a heart of repentance, Satan will always be under your feet. This is what Jehoshaphat understood when the enemy attacked; they went into a fast (repentance) and then worshiped and God sent an ambush on the enemy. (2 Chronicles 20:1-30)

The battles we fight are not ours but the Lord's. God never involves Himself in our battles, it has to be His battle. This is why we invite Him with our worship and when He comes, victory comes.

Does satan have anything against you?.

Isaiah 6:6-7 [6]Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. [7] And he touched my mouth with it, and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged.”

Isaiah was called by God but unclean lips were stopping him from walking in the fulness of the call because Satan was using it against him to block its full manifestation not until the day the veil was taken away from him. (Isaiah 1,2)

Iniquity is a sin running in the bloodline which was unclean lips in the life of Isaiah but the Holy Fire took it away. After this, Isaiah's ministry took off at the highest level.

It is important that as we cry out to the Lord, submit to Him, and repent (for there are things we do not know) so that He may take away anything Satan is trying to use against us. May God help us and burn away anything the devil is trying to use against us.

Zechariah 3:1-5 …[2] And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, Satan! …[3] Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the Angel. [4] Then He answered and spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, “Take away the filthy garments from him.” And to him He said, “See, I have removed your iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with rich robes.” [5] And I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.”

The filthy garments are those things carried from our past; may the Lord take away all the filthy garments in our lives so that Satan cannot stand to oppose our ministry, projects, etc.

2 Corinthians 10:3-6 [3] For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. [4] For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, [5] casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, [6] and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.

Your obedience is what gives you leverage in spiritual warfare. If you live in rebellion and disobedience, Lucifer will laugh at you.

The Lord is calling the church to the place of purity and brokenness because He wants to pour something on His body and dethrone the works of hell that have been raging havoc in the lives of saints.

It is nothing of the Lord to save by few or many; you can choose to be that one or stay on the periphery. But make up your mind from today whether you are going to live your life the way you want or have a life governed by Jesus.

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