THE KINGDOM ACCOUNTABILITY TEST

Knowing that even when nobody is watching, God is watching is the beginning of our successful journey towards enthronement.

God wants to make you ruler over His household only if you can pass the test of faithfulness. Your reign in life, your enthronement, is tied to your faithfulness. What you do with the little that is committed in your hand is what will prompt God to commit more into your hand. If you cannot be trusted with a little, no one will trust you with true riches. 

Matthew 24:45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

The accountability test is crucial to our next level; many believers are not too conscious of the presence of God in their lives. When I started my journey with God, I quickly realised that the Holy Spirit is always listening to our conversation; so when I am with other children of God, I will indirectly channel my discussion to the issue of concerns which I want God to speak about; guess what, He does speak because He is always there. The only way we can maintain a sense of accountability is to be aware of God's presence in our lives. God is watching every one of our actions and inactions; he is taking record, and we are going to be held accountable for every careless step and action.

Genesis 41:40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. 41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

 

Joseph rose to the point that God could hand over the whole Nation to him to manage. Pharaoh trusted Joseph with his throne, and he did not disappoint him; His reign in Egypt was not accidental because he maintained a good resume. If I may ask, if God checks your resume for your previous job of stewardship, will he be impressed? The next level you are waiting for will not come if you do not pass the kingdom test. God is examining your resume; your prayer request is your resume; the master is in the interview panel, asking you only one question. Why do you think you are qualified for this job? God asked David the same question through Saul before he was allowed to face off with Golaiath and David mentioned an occasion where he passed his accountability test, and the Lord handed over the kingdom of Israel into his hand until this day. 

1 Samuel 17:34 (And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: 35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. 36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God).

David passes his test that even the Messiah has to come from his lineage; the question is, how faithful are you? It is time to stop doing eye service; you are not helping yourselves. The praise of men will not get you anywhere; only God's commendation can enthrone you.

Joseph is so conscious of eye service that even when Potiphar throws him in prison, he doesn't really care. His focus was to please God. Genesis 39:9 (There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?)

David was not there to impress Saul; his focus was to deliver the armies of God and take the reproach from them. If I may ask, why are you in that church? What is your intention? Why are you in that service unit? Why are you doing what you are doing? Why did you choose that profession? Are you there to save lives or to impress people? Your answers will determine your next level promotion. Friends, you can always make a U-turn and get it right with God; a genuine repentance is what is required to get it right. Say yes to Jesus today and be reconciled with God by praying this salvation prayer below, and be blessed, in Jesus name.

Lord Jesus, I repent of my sins and accept You as my Lord and Saviour. I believe you died for me to make me a new man/woman. Forgive me all my sins, wash me with your blood, and give me a new heart. Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul. Now I believe I am born again. And I am a child of God. Amen!

NENE ISAH,

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THE SHINING PATH

John 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

Literally no sane person will want to be in the dark, and that is why every blind person would do anything to get their sight back if it were possible. The situation of the world was like that before the physical manifestation of Christ. People were desperately looking for light, and when the light finally came, they could not recognise him, even though he was screaming that he was the light. John 9:5 (As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world).

During creation, God solved the problem of darkness by introducing light to the world (Genesis 1:1-3), but darkness reintroduced itself to the world after the fall of man (Genesis 3:1-11). Jesus came into the world as the light of the world, and before living, he duplicated himself in us so that as many as receive him as their Lord and saviour will become the same as he is. Satan, the devil, cast darkness on the mind of man, and that is why man needs the mind of Christ to operate as light. 

2 Corinthians 3:14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. 15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. 16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.

2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Every believer is likened to a city set on a hill that cannot be covered. When you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and saviour, you will become a carrier of light, and others are meant to be lightened because of our light. Psalm 36:9 (For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light).

So our light is highly contentious, and that is why darkness hides at the appearance of our light. If no one is seeing the good work of God in you and through you, then your light is not shining, because the proof of our light is how we represent God here on earth. If other people are not blessed because of you, then your light is questionable; if all you do is cause people problems, then you are not representing the light. The scriptures say that Jesus Christ was anointed and he went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil (Acts 10:38). 

Proverbs 4:18 (But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day).

We are the light of the world; the light that we generate as a believer is meant to radiate from within and to lighten our path. So if you are not carrying light, your path can never be lighted. Lighting our path means that everyone on the path of our destiny as we move forward will experience the light that comes from us. And if they are not lightened, which means we too are not moving forward because we did not generate enough light to even see our front. Without enough light, stagnation and retrogression are inevitable. Friends, please work on your headlamp. Our association with Christ is what makes us the light of the world because as he is, so we are in this world (1 John 4:17). 

Just like in the secular world, the more knowledge of a particular subject you have, the more enlightened you become in that area. The difference between literate and illiterate is knowledge. We all cannot have equal light, and therefore our shining cannot be the same. The amount of knowledge we have about God determines how bright our light can become. Which means Christ in us can be measured by the amount of light that comes from within us. Christ is the word of God, and the more of the word of God you have in and what you do with the word that is in you, will determine your command of the supernatural. The closer we are to God, the more shining we become. In order not to be outdated and become irrelevant, we need to get more light. We can only generate more light by beholding him in his word so that we can move from glory to glory. 2 Corinthians 3:18 (But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord).

Friends, as long as you are in that business, that career, and that environment, you are the light there, but how shining is your light as a believer? If your light is not bright, nobody will notice you. Please go for light; that means go for knowledge (John 9:5)

PRAYER

Father, in the name of Jesus, opened my eyes of understanding to the knowledge of God and enlightened my path. Amen 

Ephesians 1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

John 8:12 (Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life).

Friends, you need to say yes to Jesus to stop walking in the dark path. If you have not done so yet, please quickly pray this salvation prayer below and begin to walk in the shining path of life. God bless you

Lord Jesus, I repent of my sins and accept You as my Lord and Saviour. I believe you died for me to make me a new man/woman. Forgive me all my sins, wash me with your blood, and give me a new heart. Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul. Now I believe I am born again. And I am a child of God. Amen!

NENE ISAH,

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POSSESSING A FREEDOM MENTALITY

The victory you cannot conceive you cannot become; if it is too big for you to imagine, then you cannot become it, that is the painful truth. If you are not pregnant, you cannot be expecting a baby; the expectant mother is the one who is pregnant. Some are free, but they are now held captive in their mind. Their thought pattern has not changed from that of slaves; we are no longer slaves to fear; Christ has rescued us, and we are now bonafide members of the household of God and entitled to everything that belongs to our father. The difference between the prodigal son and his obedient brother is their mentality. The prodigal son has a freedom mentality but does not utilize it in a manner that is profitable to him, while his brother has no freedom mentality. He has everything, yet he is complaining of not having access; meanwhile, everything belongs to him. 

Luke 15:25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. 26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. 27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. 28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him. 29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: 30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. 31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.

That is the situation of so many believers today: they have the key but are complaining about the access. His father has to remind him that everything he has is his, and no one puts a restriction on him. Imagine years of obedience and labouring, hoping one day his father will die and then he will inherit the throne. Little did he know that he had already been crowned. The prodigal son collects his own part of the inheritance and squanders it, and then comes back for more before the obedient brother realizes that everything belongs to him. If you don't change your mentality and take what belongs to you in redemption, then don't be envious of those who know their rights. Without understanding and knowledge, we may never know what is ours in redemption; if you do not use the information at your disposal, you will end up like those who have no access to information. The question every one of us needs to ask ourselves is: who am I in redemption? What is the reason for my redemption, and what is available for me as a redeemed of God? For example, the scripture says that Jesus Christ was slain for us to inherit seven things from him. 

Revelation 5:12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

That is serious information; the next thing to do as a believer is to ask What do I need to do to lay hold of my own inheritance. What is the access code to each of these redemptive packages, because if it is automatic, every born-again child of God would have been rich? Your freedom comes with a package, and to unwrap it, you need the access code, which is embedded in every page of the scripture. We are complete in Christ, and for us to be his perfect image, we need to have a freedom mentality; a mentality of a son and a daughter of the King of kings. Saying yes to Jesus is the first step to living a life of freedom. When you do that, the gift will be given to you, and you can now start the process of unwrapping it through your commitment. I am glad to announce to anyone who has not said yes to Jesus that he is waiting for you with your package. Hurry up and receive yours by praying this salvation prayer below and be blessed, in Jesus name. 

Lord Jesus, I repent of my sins and accept You as my Lord and Saviour. I believe you died for me to make me a new man/woman. Forgive me all my sins, wash me with your blood, and give me a new heart. Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul. Now I believe I am born again. And I am a child of God. Amen!

NENE ISAH,

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A LONELY ROAD

Daniel 10:7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.

Habakkuk 2:2 And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

 

It is lonely at the top; if the top is your desire, then you must focus on your race and avoid looking for accolades. The organogram of life is designed for you to be at the top and manage your affairs well to remain in that position. The only lonely road in this world is the road that leads to your destination in life because the journey of destiny is an individual one. You embark on it alone, and if you fail, you have yourself to blame. Proverbs 9:12 (If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it).

No one has the right to blame people for their failure in life because you have the willpower to say no, even if you have to perish. There is no joint vision; you saw the vision alone, and you have to run with it alone; you fight the battle alone. There is no joint call. You receive your call alone and run with it alone, Isaiah 51:2 (Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him).

Jacob was left alone, and he fought for his destiny. Genesis 32:24 (And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day).

The decision to move or not is in your hands; even God did not want to force His will on you, though He has all the power to do it, but he chose not to. People say no all the time; Joseph says no to Portipher´s wife to preserve his glorious destiny. Esther says that if she perishes, she perishes, but she has to fulfill destiny by saving God's people; Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not eat defiled food, and God stepped in. Until you make a decision and stand your ground, God will not step in. When it comes to your destiny, you have to arrive at the decision yourself. My father, Bishop David Oyedepo, says' that it is your vote alone that counts in the journey of destiny; that your vote and God's vote are what you need to win the election of destiny. Which means if you are waiting for people´s vote, you are wasting your time; and also if they all vote for you and your own personal vote is missing, you will still not move. Some people did not even have their own vote; they would say Whatever will be, will be. They leave life for a chance, that is, the assassination of destiny.  Indeed, the road is deserted, so stop looking for support and help where there is none. The appraisal you are looking for cannot take you to your destination; it is the decision you make that will determine your end. You will end well, in Jesus' name. Whether they support you or not, that will not matter as long as you have your own support. It is lonely at the top; that is how life is designed to be, and you cannot change it. It is you who will still need to adjust to reality and begin to move as fast as you can. Strong men and women cry alone; champions do cry, but they don't display their tears; they only display their victory. People don't celebrate weakness; I notice this in my local church: when people come out to give testimony and start getting emotional, people get bored and begin to murmur. They want you to tell them what God did, which means everyone was anxiously waiting for the testifier to tell them the victory. Over-displaying weakness is you using style to glorify the devil, and he will be so happy. But when you shout with the voice of triumph, he will be so ashamed. If you study the managerial organogram carefully, you will see the Chairman at the top alone, but as you come down, you will begin to see the branches with their support team. The head is designed to carry the branches and not the other way round. Friends, now that you understand why you need your own vote, it is time to secure God´s vote; you can't have His vote if you are not sure of your relationship with Him. To have God´s vote, please quickly say yes to Jesus by praying this salvation prayer below and be blessed, in Jesus' name

Lord Jesus, I repent of my sins and accept You as my Lord and Saviour. I believe you died for me to make me a new man/woman. Forgive me all my sins, wash me with your blood, and give me a new heart. Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul. Now I believe I am born again. And I am a child of God. Amen!

NENE ISAH,

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LET IT REMAIN IN THE TRASH

2 Peter 2:22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

Proverbs 26:11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

 

As we continue on this journey, many decisions will be made by us or anyone else along the way; some may favour us and some may not, but that should not hinder us from moving forward. Some things are better to remain where they belong. When you drop something in the trash, it means you no longer need it; please don't go looking for what you have already disposed of; it will be a great mistake. Only dogs go back to their vomit. When you touch that trash can, it has become poisonous. Today, many have taken poison in the process of going back to their past. Apostle Paul understands this narrative so well that he said he does not go back to those things that profit him not. 

Philippians 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Many believers are frustrated today because of the mistake of going back to the same thing that held them down for years. If you keep looking back, you may never reach the goal. Friends, the blood of Jesus has cleansed you. Please stay far away from pollution and contamination, because if your life is polluted, good things will not come near you. The reason for the pollution is to chase away those whom God has ordained to add value to your life. No reasonable person would want to pick something from the dustbin. You have a great destiny, a bright future ahead of you, but you need to sanctify yourself and stay away from contamination. Friends, don't reduce yourself to the trash level; going back to pick up what you have trashed is diminishing. God has elevated you; please strive to go higher and don't look back. 

Those behaviours that held you back for years that you finally dropped, please don't go back to them. When you left, they mocked you, saying it was just a matter of time before you returned. The question is, are you going to prove them right? Say no to their prediction; you have made the right decision; stay where you are and continue to move from glory to glory. Friends, some things belong in the trash; the unclean spirit knows where they belong, and that is why they beg Jesus to cast them out and let them enter into the swine; you are not their candidate (Mark 5:11-12).  Friends, if you are still struggling with something you might have picked from the trash while you were still trying to find your way up, please, now that you have been stabilised, trash it before it is too late. Are you still struggling with addiction of any kind? I have good news for you. Run to Jesus, he is the only one who can help you overcome that spirit of filthiness (2 Corinthians 7:1). Say no to that unclean spirit and say yes to Jesus by praying this salvation prayer below and be blessed, in Jesus' name. 

Lord Jesus, I repent of my sins and accept You as my Lord and Saviour. I believe you died for me to make me a new man/woman. Forgive me all my sins, wash me with your blood, and give me a new heart. Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul. Now I believe I am born again. And I am a child of God. Amen!

NENE ISAH,

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