THE DAY OF HIS POWER

Psa 110:1  A Psalm of David. The LORD says to my Lord: "Sit at My right hand Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet."

Psa 110:2  The LORD will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying, "Rule in the midst of Your enemies."

Psa 110:3  Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power; In holy array, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew.

The above is a prophetic Psalm which reveals the purpose of God for Zion, the Church of Christ at this present season. It is a conversation which took place between Jehovah (God the Father) and Adonai (God the Son) after Jesus ascended triumphantly to  heaven after His victory over sin and death. It also reveals to us where Jesus is seated and for how long He will remain there before He comes back for the glorious Church. Some in Christendom have erroneously believed that Jesus is coming back to salvage what will be left of His Church after she might have been battered black and blue by Satan; a fire brigade kind of rescue. But the Above passage completely refutes that notion. Jesus is not coming back for a defeated Church, but as recorded in the Book of Ephesians chapter 2:25-27,

Eph 5:25  Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her,

Eph 5:26  so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

Eph 5:27  that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.

Jesus will come after The Church must have put down and completely routed all His enemies on the earth. He will continue to “sit down” at the Father’s right hand until He makes all His enemies His foot stool. In the first place notice that these enemies are not in heaven, for that is the throne and abode of God. They are on the earth. So while Jesus, the Head sits, His Body, the Church, haven come to the realisation of who she is and what authority has been invested in her, will in these last days arise with strength and power of the Holy Spirit to put under her feet all the enemies of Christ.

Note that the present revelation truth about CHRIST is that He is now a corporate person, Head and Body. Jesus the Head has finished His work on earth and has left the rest of the Job for His Body. He has invested His name in us, His Spirit, dwells mightily in us, His Word is as powerful as His person. It is therefore left to us to rise up with courage and understanding of who we are and what we have IN HIM to do His works and the greater works which He has said we would do.

God is raising up, as we speak, teachers of righteousness, who will feed the people of God with the TRUTH that will cause a mighty army, a type of Joel’s army, to arise in this end time.

Joe 2:1  Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, For the day of the LORD is coming; Surely it is near,

Joe 2:2  A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn is spread over the mountains, So there is a great and mighty people; There has never been anything like it, Nor will there be again after it To the years of many generations.

Joe 2:3  A fire consumes before them And behind them a flame burns. The land is like the garden of Eden before them But a desolate wilderness behind them, And nothing at all escapes them.

Joe 2:4  Their appearance is like the appearance of horses; And like war horses, so they run.

Joe 2:5  With a noise as of chariots They leap on the tops of the mountains, Like the crackling of a flame of fire consuming the stubble, Like a mighty people arranged for battle.

Joe 2:6  Before them the people are in anguish; All faces turn pale.

Joe 2:7  They run like mighty men, They climb the wall like soldiers; And they each march in line, Nor do they deviate from their paths.

Joe 2:8  They do not crowd each other, They march everyone in his path; When they burst through the defenses, They do not break ranks.

Joe 2:9  They rush on the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the houses, They enter through the windows like a thief.

Joe 2:10  Before them the earth quakes, The heavens tremble, The sun and the moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.

Joe 2:11  The LORD utters His voice before His army; Surely His camp is very great, For strong is he who carries out His word. The day of the LORD is indeed great and very awesome, And who can endure it?

Let us see ourselves as the word sees us, let our mentality be changed. We are the “latter house” prophesied about in the Book of Haggai.


Hag 2:6 "For thus says the LORD of hosts, 'Once more in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea also and the dry land. Hag 2:7 'I will shake all the nations; and they will come with the wealth of all nations, and I will fill this house with glory,' says the LORD of hosts. Hag 2:8 'The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine,' declares the LORD of hosts.       Hag 2:9 'The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,'  says the LORD of hosts, 'and in this place I will give peace,' declares the LORD of hosts."

 His glory upon us will greatly outstrip that which was seen on the early Church. We must not miss our Day.

LET ZION ARISE

In the Book of Joel 2:23-27, we have a prophetic word for the Church of Christ, which here is referred to as Zion. The passage reads:

Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. 

 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.  

And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.

 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.  

And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

Rain, as we know, is figurative of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit from God. The first major out pouring was on the early Church on the Day of Pentecost. The events that were recorded on that day were prophetically foretold in the same Book of Joel in Joel 2:28-29 and following:

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

        And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

The above scripture was quoted by Peter on the Day of Pentecost when he stood up to address the crowd which had gathered to witness what was happening. Peter, speaking by the unction of the Holy Spirit said, "But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God; I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

        And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

These prophetic words put the timing of the outpouring in a unique period of time. Joel speaking by the Holy Spirit says, “it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh;". However, Peter, speaking by the Holy Spirit says "it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh:” By this progressive revelation of the Holy, we understand that the time in which this outpouring would begin coincides with the Day of Pentecost. So we can safely say that the initial installment of the “former rain" which God promised in Joel 23 came at the inception of the Church at Jerusalem. This outpouring of God's Spirit had continued over the years since the Day of Pentecost in varying measures on the Body of Christ, at several locations on earth upon believers who have continually demanded from God based on His promise. But the Body of Christ has come to what I call the last of the Last Days, now we expect not only the former rain, but also the latter rain as well. This being so, we need to be expectant of a mighty deluge upon our earth.

Notice that a farmer, who tills the ground, is very conversant with the seasons and with the characteristic rainfall patterns of the seasons. This knowledge guides him to plan his farming for maximum profit. In like manner, as students of prophetic scriptures, we need to be like the children of sons of Issachar who not only had understanding of the times, but they also knew what Israel ought to do. (1Chr.12:32). An understanding of where we are prophetically will motivate us to act in line with God's word so that what He has promised for our time and for this season will become a reality in our lives. We are in the last days, we have been promised an outpouring of God's power which has never been witnessed before in the History of any People of God. We need to seek God's face earnestly and receive for our day that which have already been promised.

God promised in the Book of Haggai 2:1-9, the Bible records,  

"In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying, 

Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,

Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?

Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:

According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.

For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.

The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.

The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts."

The above passage is speaking prophetically to the end-time Church of Jesus Christ, which here is referred to as the "latter house". God by His Spirit is releasing upon the latter house His mighty glory; this will cause the attention of the world to be focused on the Church, thus the Church, witnessing to the fact of Jesus as Messiah will lead an unprecedented multitude who will believe in Jesus into the Kingdom of God. By the operation of the Holy Spirit, multitudes around the world hearing the good news of Jesus will come to God and make Jesus their personal Saviour. Believers after being empowered by the Holy Spirit will perform signs and wonders in the Name of Jesus. Miraculous healings will take place Great signs and wonders will abound to advertise that wonderful name JESUS. The kingdom of Satan will be depopulated; glory will come to the Name of Jesus and blessings to multitudes of men from one end of the world to another. For these things to get underway, a glorious Church who knows its rights and privilege in Christ, walking in holiness and the righteousness of the Lord must emerge. There must arise a company of mature sons and daughters of God, who knowing what the Word has said concerning them will take the World by storm through the power of the Holy Spirit.

We must therefore arise. Arise in prayer and intercession, arise boldly confessing what God has said in His Word about us and about our time, arise by the power of the Spirit of God within us to shine as the light which God has made us to be in the earth. We've got to manifest the glory of Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light.  

LET IT RAIN LORD (2)

A little over a week ago, I saw a beautiful picture of a lightning bolt which appeared to strike the Statue of Liberty in New York. This picture was taken by a photographer (Jay Fine) who for years had waited around the Statue, to capture such an image Lightning Strike. As I looked at this picture and wondered at the beauty and awesomeness of the phenomenon that produced the lightning; the verse of scripture in Zechariah 10:1 came to me. This scripture reads, “Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.”  The BBE (Bible in Basic English) translation of the Bible renders this verse of scripture in a way that I prefer. It reads, “Make your request to the Lord for rain in the time of the spring rains, even to the Lord who makes the thunder-flames; and he will give them showers of rain, to every man grass in the field.”

Like a few other instances in the Bible, God throws out a challenge to His people who believe in and serve Him to make a demand of Him. And consequent upon this demand, He in turn will move and act in direct response to their request. Before I go on further, let me share with you why this verse of scripture has captivated my attention.

Because I have come to understand the times we are in presently (The last days), and because I have come to know how faithful and reliable God is to fulfilling His word, I see Zechariah 10:1 as a blank cheque handed to the end time church, by which we can collaborate with God to precipitate the Plans and purposes of God for these last days. This end time Church of Christ is destined to MANIFEST the GLORY of God. The other signs and happenings which tell us of the “season” we are in spiritually have already become so visible, they are all over our faces. For example, the problems of humanity have now been compounded by a strong demonic involvement more than ever before. Our sensibility to moral decadence, inhuman practices, social injustice and human right abuses, are being gradually removed. Selfishness, self-centredness, racial prejudice, etc. are on the increase. There is a general attitude of disrespect for constituted authority and in a majority of places, the idea of a Holy God has become a myth only fit for history books. Self-love has replaced the love for God even in those who profess to know God. It is equally alarming that parallel to all these is a growing religious fundamentalism which is threatening modern civilization, seeking to engrave a psyche of fear and terror on the mentality of human kind. No other power or force can stand face to face with these threats and overcome them except the divine power of The Most High God who created the heavens and the earth.  We, the Body of Christ cannot afford to miss our great moment in history. What we see generally of the Body of Christ today is nothing compared to what it really ought to be. Today, the Christianity that is popular is man centred, self-serving and need oriented. It is as if God exists to pander to our lust for earthly gains. But really, it is not about us, it is about Him. God has an eternal plan He is executing. Man and the earth are central to this plan. As God’s people, the prophetic scriptures put a burden on us at this time to grow up into MATURITY in CHRIST and begin to do not only the works Jesus did, but greater work than He did so that through us God’s glory might be revealed.

We tend to have the idea that God is all powerful and can do anything and will eventually intervene when He gets ready to. As true as this is, it is not complete truth. God always needs men in order to move or manifest His power on earth. Please do not misunderstand me, God is sovereign and does act sovereignly. But in the issues regarding His eternal purposes for the earth and the Church of Christ, His Word is clear in passages below. 

"The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men."(Ps.115:16). Because God has given man authority in the earth, He requires His men and women, through their prayers and intercessions, to exercise His power.

"And I sought for a man among them that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none." Eze.22:30

 Israel was in captivity in Babylon. God has said through the prophetic declarations of Jeremaiah that Israel will go into the Babylonian captivity, but after 70 years have been accomplished, they will be released to go back to their land.  

"And this whole land shall be desolation, and astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

 And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations." (Jer 25:11-12)

We find out in the Book of Daniel that when the 70 years was accomplished, nothing was happening. It took a person like Daniel who had the understanding of the prophetic scriptures, to start interceding on behalf of Israel, reminding God of His promises before God was able to initiate the release of Israel from Babylon, by sending angel Gabriel who brought the good news of the answered prayer to Daniel after 21 days of delay by satanic force, who presented a stiff opposition to the angel bringing the answer in the heavenlies.

An interceding company like Daniel is being raised by God as we speak, through whom God will release His power to bring forth the rain of His power and glory upon The Church and then through the church to the earth.

There is coming a purging in the church, a washing and cleansing that will bring forth a glorious church, not having any spot, wrinkle, blemish or any such thing. This purging will separate the true Church from the Synagogue of Satan. It will bring a demarcation between the true and the false which will be made so glaring by the mighty power of God that the true Church will manifest.

We need to ask The LORD to send the RAIN, for NOW is the TIME. An outpouring of God's Spirit that is unprecedented in the History of the Church. This rain on one hand will cause a release by and from God of TRUE fivefold Ministry. Teachers of Righteousness who will teach and preach God's Word with power, thereby EQUIPING THE CHURCH to do the work of the Ministry. This will bring about the greatest ingathering of souls into the Kingdom of God that will ever be witnessed by any generation of peoples upon the earth.

We have a direct promise from God to ask for rain in the time of the latter rain. This type of "asking" is not something that you do once and forget about it. We keep on asking or making a demand from God based on His promise. Note that it is only God who can cause this rain to fall. He is the One who causes lightnings to flash. He is the One who will give EVERYONE (who asks) grass in his field. Let's be up and about our Father's business and it won't be long till we'll begin to see the manifestations of His power and Glory in The Church. 

Welcome to my Blog

May I use this opportunity to welcome you to my blog. In this maiden edition, I want to introduce myself to you. I am the Pastor of a vibrant and growing church located at Ibadan, Nigeria. The name of the Church is Christ the Dayspring Church.  This  blog post is primarily for believers in Christ Jesus. Those who are passionate to see God's glory in manifestation in their lives and our time.I will be sharing with you truths from The Bible, thought provoking comments from other blog posts and materials which are spiritually edifying for The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ today.

The Bible says we are the light of the world and the salt of the earth. As light, we illuminate the darkness around us and make manifest the deeds of darkness, exposing the evil works of Satan and stopping the advancement of the kingdom of darkness, As salt, we preserve this world from  rot and consequent destruction, or at least keep it at bay until the Work of God on Earth is done.

We are in a time unlike any other in the history of mankind. The very atmosphere over our heads testify to this fact. Unfolding world events daily attest to it also, that times have changed. Never before in the history of our world has there been such a hunger for solutions to the myriad of problems humanity faces today. It just appears that a power beyond us is all out to devour us and completely annihilate the human race. But will it happen this way? Is there a solution? What does the Bible say about all these?

The time we are in now is described in the Bible as both "Great" and Terrible". Great for the believers who would continue in all they've learnt from God, daily striving to follow God as they are led by Him, through His Spirit and His Word; but terrible, first for the believer who just pays lip service to the things of God, not putting into practice or doing what the Word of God says. Secondly, it will be terrible for those who have not yet made Jesus the Lord of their lives and so have kept on living as if God is non-existent.

It is very important to serve  God at this time with all we've got, knowing that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Do you have a local church where you worship and serve God? If so, continue and keep rendering your service to God and His people there. If not, pray about it and let God guide you to a place where you will serve God, learn more and grow up spiritually.

Before I conclude these opening statements, I'd like you to read and meditate on the Zechariah 10:1 and post your thoughts and comments. The Lord bless you.

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