Pastor Ben Ochola

PURGE US WITH YOUR MERCY FATHER

Tuesday 28th November 2023

To Re-broadcast:https://youtube.com/live/xtu1i8IpYQ8?si=NiydEiFbA1xGyChZ

Malachi 3:2 " But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He [is] like a refiner's fire And like launderers' soap.

Lord, wash us, purge our consciousness and burn every trace of evil within our souls. Forgive us for whatever veils Your glory and serves as a hindrance to the full flow of Your Spirit in our spirits, souls and bodies. Free us from things, habits and appetites that displease You.

Numbers 32:13 So the LORD's anger was aroused against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the LORD was gone.

May this not be our testimony as a generation. Father, free us from evil cravings, strange desires and longings that are not consistent with your will and word.

We pray that our yearning and desires will be consistent with that which You have ordained and predestined for us. (Jeremiah 29:11)

John 2:17 Then His disciples remembered that it was written, [ "Zeal for Your house] [ has eaten][ Me up."]

Father, ingrain in us passion and zeal that is consistent with our prophetic destiny, that we shall be driven by this fire as we walk this journey of faith.

Rekindle our flames and burn deep within our souls until everything is consumed, so that we can make a statement Jesus made; "Lord, we have come to do your will".

Jeremiah 10:23 O LORD, I know the way of man [is] not in himself; [It is] not in man who walks to direct his own steps.

Father, we are men, don't give us up on us. Don't leave us to our earthly nature but free us from self. Dethrone self in our thought process and reasoning.

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the [life] which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Father, help us to crucify "I" daily. I pray that You will become our preference, let your will and desire burn deep within us daily.

Exodus 34:7 keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing [the guilty,] visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children's children to the third and the fourth generation."

Father, cleanse and purge us from every pillar of evil that stands in our bloodline that the enemy is using as a projection for his works in our lives.

We stand before you crying for mercy and grace. Where our grandparents went int covenants with forces of evil and did things they did not know would affect future generations, mercy us Lord.

Let this life we have received from Christ affect everything in our blood line and let there be a correction as we come before you tonight.

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

THE RIVER OF LIFE (THE HOLY SPIRIT )

13 October 2023

From Genesis to revelation, God sent His Spirit upon a man every time He wanted to do anything because the Holy Spirit is the instrument of the Triune God responsible for bringing about any change, growth or transformation you want to see in your life.

The Lord is telling us to re-dig all those wells that have been filled with the Philistines; the Philistines mean the worldly things that have clogged the outflow of the Holy Spirit.

Genesis 2:10 Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads.

That river gave and sustained life in the Garden of Eden. It is time for you to allow the Holy Spirit to dig out those things that stand as a hindrance to Him so that pure water will flow to water your family and nations.

Psalms 46:4 [There is] a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy [place] of the tabernacle of the Most High.

Please get rid of everything that blocks the flow of the Spirit in your life, for He is the river responsible for sustainability of everything in your life. Otherwise, Christianity will be reduced to mere sets of regulations and religion with no life.

2 Timothy 3:5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!

The form is the structure and the life is the Holy Spirit. You can have the structure without life; it was until God breathed into Adam that the structure got life (Genesis 2:7).

The Spirit that gives life but the flesh profits nothing. This brings us back to one truth, the flow of the river of life (John 6:63).

The reason why your life; business, prayer life, home, family has become arid or a wilderness is because the flow of the river has been cut off.

Isaiah 41:18 I will open rivers in desolate heights, And fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land springs of water.

Life is sustained by the water of the spirit. Therefore,when you see death and wilderness with or around you, it is because men have prevented the river from flowing there. Dig out everything that is blocking the flow of the river so that life can flow again. Then, you will see growth in your family, business, etcetera.

As believers, everything we do is tied to that river. That is why even after Jesus gave the disciples the great commission of preaching the gospel, He told them not to leave Jerusalem until they were dressed with the river(Holy Spirit).

It is the Holy Spirit that takes the things that God has spoken and brings them to reality in our lives.

Jesus patiently waited for the Holy Spirit for thirty years and the day He came on Him, it took Jesus only three years to accomplish His mission (Luke 4:1).

Whenever you experience difficulty and flexing of carnal power, know you are performing without the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

As long as you are a child of God, your performance, effectiveness and victory in this life is dependent on your fellowship and relationship with the Holy Spirit.

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

IN THE POTTER'S HANDS .

THE MERCIES AND GRACE OF GOD

Thursday 5th October 2023

As we continue to seek the face of the Master, I want to draw your attention to God's mercy, grace, and faithfulness.

God's dealing with man is founded on His love, mercy, and compassion. Right from day one when man sinned, God never gave up on him because of His compassion, loving kindness, and mercy. His mercy went after them, substituted their leaves, and clothed them with leather. ( Gen 3:21).

Exodus 34:6-7 And the LORD passed before him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth,...

When God appeared before Moses, He introduced Himself as a gracious and merciful God full of compassion and loving-kindness. He realized that He was dealing with a man whose framework has been corrupted and therefore His approach to him is ever by mercy with grace and compassion.

As we have an understanding of the mercies of God, it purges any form of pride that can rise inside us because you will know God's dealing with us is purely based on His love, grace, and mercy.

Ecclesiastes 10:8(AMPC) He that diggeth a pit, thereinto, may fall,and, he that breaketh through a hedge, there may bite him a serpent.

When we go beyond the boundaries that God permits us to, we will be hurt so we begin to look at the laws, instructions, and commandments that God gives us as His mercy extended to us to preserve our lives not Him trying to limit our liberty.

Luke 18:10-13 "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.'..

Though the Pharisee had fasted, all the fasting was going nowhere because it was coming from a place of arrogance and works, not as a means of grace that God has provided for us to access Him.

Every time we practice these spiritual activities with the wrong heart, they yield nothing. We relate with God based on His grace, mercy, and love.

Psalms 123:2 Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] to the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes [look] to the LORD our God, Until He has mercy on us.

David said we look to God such that we are sustained and protected by His mercy. It is His mercy that dresses, clothes, and keeps us alive, that is why the scripture says come before the throne of grace that you may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:16)

Every time God answers a man it comes in two forms; Mercy and Grace.

2 Chronicles 20:12‐22 O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes [are] upon You."...

[21] And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the LORD, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: "Praise the LORD, For His mercy [endures] forever."

They provoked the mercies of God by singing, 'God You are good and Your mercy endures forever'. None of them lifted a single weapon but God descended and fought their battles. The enemies destroyed themselves and the Israelites spent three days collecting spoil because God manifested His grace and mercy.

Psalms 143:12 In Your mercy cut off my enemies, And destroy all those who afflict my soul; For I [am] Your servant.

The mercies of God can deal with your enemies negatively and with you positively.

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

IS IT STILL ABOUT JESUS?

tuesday 3nd October 2023

When Jesus is not a priority in a place, church, home or a life, know that it is already a setup for a total disaster.

It is my prayer that Jesus will be the center of our living. May He become the reason, cause and effect of what and why each one of us does what he or she does.

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

We have replaced the Healer with the healing, the Giver of the gift with the gift, the Anointer with the anointing. The source of all good things has been placed in the corner.

It is hardly about Jesus for we have made idols out of the anointings, gifts of the spirit, men of God and many other things. We only mention the name Jesus to make things appear Spiritual while the truth has departed from the depth of our hearts.

The time has come for us to move from simply quoting scriptures to asking the Holy Spirit to make Jesus the cry, burden and the very breath of our lives.

Colossians 1:17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

In all things, Jesus takes the prominence. He takes the first place because all we see today came out of Him; all the things you desire, want and are looking for, are in Him (John 1:3).

Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

The kingdom of God is the king and His will. His righteousness is His nature and the way He does things. Is what you are doing the way He would do it? If Jesus was here, would He ever take the same path you took to attain the success that you have attained?

What we have made it out to be, is not it. That is why the Holy Spirit is calling us to make Jesus the center of whatever we are involved in. He must become the center of our lives; everything must be about Him and for Him.(John 6:63)

What consumes you? What drives you? Jesus is the answer (John 14:6).

Hebrews 12:2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of [our] faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Where are you looking? Who are you looking to? May God forgive us for what we have turned this gospel into and may Jesus find His place again at the center of our activities.

Many people have the gifts but not the giver of the gifts. We have fallen in love with the gifts that men will spend days on mountains crying for gifts and anointing but not for the giver of the gifts (Matthew 7:22-23).

How is your relationship with the giver of the gift? Have you exalted the gift over your relationship with the giver of that gift?

Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

All kinds of spiritual activities were going on in the church while Jesus was knocking at the door. I challenge each one of you to weigh your relationship with Jesus. Are you the kind that has exalted the gift over Him?

Is it still about Jesus or it has ceased to be about Him and it is now about your name and reputation?

God is calling us back to a place of sincerity, honesty and purity; a bride fully sold out to the groom. May the Spirit of the Lord help us.

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

DISCERNING TIMES AND SEASONS

Friday 29th September 2023

There is an announcement going on in the Spirit and I pray that we become sensitive to what is going on in the realm of the Spirit. The Lord is shifting seasons and heaven is closer to us than ever before.

In times like this, it is crucial to be in the right place, at the right time because the enemy will cause destruction by drawing you to the wrong place where you end up losing what you had received after praying for years.

Luke 18:7-8 And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?"

When Jesus comes, will He find you in a place of belief, trust and confidence or will you be in disbelief,doubt and complaining?

When people move away from the place of prayer, they lose it. As a result, they continue performing in the same rat race thinking that God is unfair yet they are not in their place.

John 5:4-5 For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.

The angel would come in a particular season; this means that there was continuous visitation but this man was always in the wrong place. For thirty-eight years, people came and were healed while this man was left in the same place.

I pray that you do not miss out on your visitation because of being in the wrong place. Be careful where you find yourself in this season.

Be in the presence of the Lord and you will be surprised at the drastic or dramatic things God will do with certain people just to prove a point.

Read Genesis 41:39-41

An example of the dramatic change is Joseph. The shift from prison to prime Minister in one day was dramatic beyond anyone's understanding. These are the things that God is going to do but you have to be in your place.

Ecclesiastes 9:11(NLT) I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn't always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn't always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don't always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.

The things of God are tied to times and seasons. You can do a forty-day prayer and fast but still miss out. I pray that the Holy Spirit will give you the spirit of discernment such that you do not miss out on your times and seasons.

Don't play with the salvation you have received but stay away from anything that causes you to compromise your faith. Be discerning enough to know where to be and what to do so that Heaven may meet you.

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

BROKENNESS IN PRAYER

28th September 2023

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Numbers 11:4-15...

… [14] I am not able to bear all these people alone, because the burden [is] too heavy for me. [15]If You treat me like this, please kill me here and now if I have found favor in Your sight and do not let me see my wretchedness!"

Has God brought you to that place in your life where you see your inability and limitation?

Despite all the manifestations of the power and grace of God upon Moses's life, he got to a place where he was so downcast, tired and desired to die.

We cannot bury our heads in the sand and pretend that we have it all together.

We must become real with ourselves: face and confront our shortcomings and inabilities to meet the demand that is being placed upon our lives for Him to manifest in our lives and churches. We can not continue in these lies, pretence and showbiz otherwise the body of Christ will sink into a place of darkness.

Exodus 34:6-10 6 And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, 7 keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation.”

[10] And He said: "Behold, I make a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation; and all the people among whom you [are] shall see the work of the LORD. For it [is] an awesome thing that I will do with you.

God hasn't changed, but are our hearts properly aligned in sincerity to be able to draw this dimension of God in our midst?.

Whatever is happening around us is evidence that we need God to show up. David cried out to the Lord;

Psalms 42:3 My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say to me, "Where [is] your God?"

We must arise in all honesty and sincerity and ask the Lord to help us because our generation asks, where is your God?.

We need to encounter this God who will make us relevant to our generation.

Our prayer and seeking moments should be moments of brokenness and contrition of spirit where we come to a place of admission and glue ourselves to this God just like Ruth did to Naomi;

Ruth 1:16-17 But Ruth said: " Entreat me not to leave you, [Or to] turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people [shall be] my people, And your God, my God...

This is the kind of resolution we need to have within our souls. Let's not be deceived by titles and the names people call us, God is waiting for us and He is up to the task.

The question is; Can we break down before the Master and tell Him: 'Lord here we are, in ourselves, we are dead men, we neither have the wisdom nor the power.'

Let us get real before the Lord and ask Him to cloth us so that by the time we walk into our offices and homes, we have direction. The written Word must become the Living Word within our lives.

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

When you find God, everything in your life will be sorted; Let us throw away every form of pretense and hypocrisy that people have placed upon us and let us surrender to God and allow Him to be God, let us be broken before Him. Strip yourself of all the ornaments that people have placed on you. (Exodus 33:5)

The Holy Spirit is called the Spirit of reality, not falsehood; Our prayer altars must become a place where men break down before God and admit the need for His help. Don't be satisfied with the little you have, there is much more in God! .

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