Today's Distractions Affect Tomorrow's Height

By Deaconess Kemi Epidi

Tomorrow’s heights are often missed because of today’s distractions. You start out strong and mighty. Your mind is made up that you are going to wait on God until your change comes.

But then you realize time is moving on and it seems like nothing still is happening. Or better yet, things are happening, you are happy, ecstatic, you have “arrived” but lose focus, become distracted by your accomplishments.

Don’t be fooled, a distraction does not always have to be a problem or a situation that seems to be getting worse. Some-times it can be a situation that seems all so right.

“I know he’s not saved but I believe he really loves me”,  “I know this job is going to keep me from church but I’ll now be able to pay all of my bills”  In Matthew 14, we find Peter became distracted with what was going on around him instead of continuously focusing on Jesus, so he began to sink.

In Luke 10, while Mary, not conforming to what society expected of her sat at Jesus’s feet focused on Him, Martha was distracted by her many task.

Have you shifted your focus away from the heights God has called you to because of your many tasks? Have you shifted your focus because God is telling you to wait for the appointed time those heights will be manifested?

We can’t afford to get distracted. God has so much in store for you. So don’t let distractions cause you to miss out on the heights God has just for you, in Jesus Name.

You will have good success this 2017.
Remain blessed. Shalom.

From Lowest to Highest

By: Pastor 'Deji Adewale

Obadiah 1:17- “But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions”

“Give me this mountain". This was the prayer of Caleb who could see deeper into spiritual things. I guess I now know why he so much wanted that mountain.

Campers, especially the Boys Scout, would always take themselves to the high hills and mountain tops to stay the night after much jungle work. On the mountain top, there is little or no fear of snakes, scorpions, other dangerous animals, even mosquitoes are rarely there.

Very cool a place to stay. So cool that they would not be bothered if their beds were rocks or not. Remember what they say, “the higher you go the cooler it becomes”

This is a geographical principle that states that when one moves to a higher height, temperature generally decreases. In essence, the mountain-top is a place free from fear, a place of rest and great dreams.

Obadiah 1:17 tells us that the mountain is a place of great deliverance and possession, but the valley is not a good place to stay. It is a place of fear and demotion, a place of unwanted burdens and stains, a place of the shadow of death.

Psalms 23:4 You are not to be seen there. Beloved, you need to claim your own mountain and leave the valley. The Lord will give you your mountain top life, peace, coolness, safety and rest, in Jesus Name.

You will have good success this 2017.
Remain blessed.
Shalom.

No Woman Left Behind

By Sis Oluchi Olageshin

Matthew 24:41: “Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left”

Are you ready for His coming?  No woman or man should be left behind when Christ comes on the last day? You might have heard that we are in the end times, the last days, and also Jesus is returning soon.

The end of things as we know it in the earth is drawing near. God has notified us both through His written Word and by His Spirit within us that Jesus is coming back for us.

The question is, “will you be ready when the Lord shall come”?  How have we treated our husbands, children, friends, less privileged and helpers?

If you’re expecting the King of kings, how should your life look? Would you have been comfortable if He came back during your activities this past weekend?

Colossians 3:2 says “Then you need to focus your attention and your affection on the things of God instead of the things of this world “

After all, this world is not our final destination. We’re just sojourning here, looking forward to the time of glory and at home with the Lord, in Jesus Name.

You will have good success this 2017.

Remain blessed.

Shalom.

Lifted to Greater Heights

Genesis 12:1-3 – “Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed”

Higher ground has to do with geography and location; be it spiritually or physically. What's around you or what surrounds you matter. Where you are located affects you.

Because of what was around Abraham, the Lord relocated him. The level of ground you are plays a major part in your success.

God will not bless you just anywhere you go. God will bless you however, if you are willing to go where He leads as to a higher ground in Him.

Listen, if you are satisfied with the level you are, maybe this month is not for you. But if you want more of God, more of His love, more of His spirit, more of His blessings, more of His abundance, and more of His supernatural power, then you need to strive to arise and come up higher in Him so that you can be affected by His presence.  In God’s presence, the best comes out of you and the worst part of you dies.

This Month, sicknesses must die, brokenness must amend, bitterness must turn sweet, death must leave, and poverty must cease, in Jesus Name. Amen.

You will have good success this 2017.

 Remain blessed. Shalom.