The Battle of Life

And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. 1 Sam 17:4,43,50 KJV

A lot of us have great potential and a lot more have great battle arrays. But we still are not able to win against the enemy and this is why we face so much difficulties in life. The enemy has someone who will always champion their fight. They are battle ready and are ready to fight with all they have.
Why does the enemy fight each one of us?

• The enemy wants to possess your land
• The enemy want to subdue you
• The enemy wants to make slaves of you; to enslave you
• The enemy does not want you to succeed and to fulfill your purpose

This is why we are working so hard each day and we do not see the fruit of our labour. For 430 years the Israelites were slaves in Egypt but the Egyptians were enjoying the fruit of their labour. In the same way, a lot of us work day and night, with hard labour but we do not enjoy the rewards of our hard labour. This is why we must fight to get our freedom. The world fights those who are not ready to fight.

The Philistines saw the start of Israel and were determined that they would not get there. They therefore used the bullying and intimidation that is common to the enemy -devil. He bullies you into thinking you can’t win. He begins by sending a champion, in the form of sin and vices. To take away your strength, then you begin to doubt yourself and you believe that he is right.

This strategy is to cover up their own weakness. Just like Goliath was not the strength of the Philistines, so also whatsoever the enemy is using to trick you is his weakness. All we need is to see it as what it is, the weakness of the enemy. This is because no matter how cunning or strong the enemy thinks he is, his strength can be overcome by the sling and stone of David.

What is this sling and stone? These are the word of God, fasting and prayer. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. Matthew 17:21 KJV. Know God’s word for yourself, accept it for what and who it is (God’s word is God himself) and believe in the word. Live by it and pray His words, remind God of them through fasting and praying!

The Glory of His Presence PT 2

Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest

Exodus 33:13-14 KJV

 Moses said, having a discussion with God, that God has not given him a helper. He asked God to show him his ways and God said that His presence will go with him and will make the work easy with him. Moses then told God that if His presence will not go with them, He should therefore not take them out of where they are. 

Life can be extremely difficult but can also be outstandingly easy. It can be extremely difficult if we:

• Make the wrong assumption
• Do things the wrong way
• Have the wrong approach
• Do things the way we know how

Whatever God has asked you to do is just for you to do it. Whenever God gives you an assignment you have to go back to God and ask Him how you are to do and carry out this assignment. To do this we must have a close and intimate relationship with God. To have a relationship with God we must then understand the secret to life. Having a close relationship with God is not about how holy we are, how righteous we are, or how wise we are.

Even King Solomon in the bible said that in wisdom is a lot of grief. Sometimes when we know too much and too full of wisdom we become burdened. Then he said that the job of a man is to please God. Every morning when you wake up, you ask yourself how can I please God? What do say that will please God? Where do I go to please God? What do I wear to please God? Ask such questions about each step and everything you are about to do to know if it will please God.

Ask yourself, ‘what would Jesus do?’ If you can ask yourself consistently before we react or take action on things living our life would become easy and free of stress. This might be difficult to adjust to at the beginning but the end of the matter would be that we would have pleased God.

It is not our business to know how things get done, that is God’s business. It is God who will work through us to make things happen. That’s why God sad to Abram, “walk before me and be thou perfect”. What does the presence of God do?

1. It brings about prosperity 1 King 5:2-6. This is an all round prosperity; financial prosperity, marital prosperity, emotional prosperity, social prosperity. 
2. It will bring about grace and promotion. There would be a grace and favour around you that will bring about promotion. You would just have that favour which even you won't understand and people just promote you and lift you up. 
3. It will bless you and bless the people around you when you are in God’s presence. The bible said that the Lord blessed the house of Portiphar because of Joseph. You become a blessing to generation yet unborn
4. It leads us in His presence. 
5. When we are in the presence of God we can do no wrong
6. The presence of God brings about deliverance out of a problem
7. The presence of God gives you complete of joy Psalm 16:11

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

The Glory of His Presence

 And Moses said unto the Lord, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. 

Exodus 33:12-14 KJV

God’s presence will always go with us and we shall have our rest. In the passage Moses a prophet of God was having a conversation with God, so much so that he heard God clearly. Moses was talking to God and he heard a 7 point agenda

1. Asked to bring up the people. We all have the mandate to lift up the people. To change life
2. God will send a helper our way; to help us fulfil our purpose and God’s assignment for our life
3. God knows our name. He know who we are, what we are and what our capabilities are. Therefore it mean we are not a mistake but a deliberate creation of God
4. God’s grace and favour is always available to them who knows the ways of God
5. Prayer is important if we want the presence of God to go with us. 
6. Asked that God show him the way. The ward says and we believe that Christ is the way. With Christ in our life we would always walk on the path that leads to life
7. He asked that the presence of God go with the people

The presence of God does quite a few things in the life of his people. The presence of God in our life brings and opens the doors to prosperity. To prosper, just make sure that God is with you. Luke 5:1-12. The fortunes of Simon turned around because God got into his boat. That is why we are to dedicate all achievement and steps of success to God to make it sustainable. Anytime we talk to God, we are to always ask God to be with us; as God been with us will bring about a great prosperity. No one that has prospered has done so outside the permission of God.

God been with you brings about grace and promotion. The bible says “Joseph found grace in his sight” because God was with him. Promotion does not come from the east or west, but comes from God alone.

When God is with you He will bless all the people around you. A lot of people are blessed because of the people who walk with God. God’s blessing is not limited to you but to the people around you.

The presence of God connects us to the helpers of our destiny. God’s presence in our life serves like a magnet that would attract the people that would help us fulfil destiny.