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Ezra 7, 8

Ezra was described as a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses. When he was set to leave < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Babylon for Jerusalem, King Artaxerxes gave to him all his request because the hand of God was upon him. In his entire request, he later realized that he did not ask for the provision of security that will lead him and his entourage against enemies on the road. Ezra pointed out the reason why he could not go back and request for the addition of security from the king. In Ezra 8:22, ÒFor I was ashamed to request of the king an escort of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the road, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake Him.Ó It is demonstrated in EzraÕs statement of request that he was boasting of his God. Ezra did not limit, reduce or put any condition on what God can do or cannot do. He made a bold testimony of how his God operates because he knew his God and what He can do. Above all, EzraÕs statement demonstrated the fact that God has everything in place, but we have to be in a position to receive. Have you been able to confess Him at any level like Ezra did and not get the result? It is one thing to ask or trust God for intervention and it is another to be able to take a position to receive our request or confession. Ezra, having realized what he confessed, needed to take a position in receiving his confession. Ezra described his positioning in Ezra 8:23, ÒSo we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer.Ó Ezra went out of his way and into the way to receive from God by making a proclamation to fast and become humble before God. If you have been confessing Him or asking from Him and there is no demonstration of His power coming to manifestation, it is time for you to begin to examine how you have been positioning yourself. God is a faithful God and He will never, ever fail or be late. 

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Psalm 16:9-11, 20:6-9

Besides the fact that the right hand of God is righteous, there are number of places in the Bible that point out what the right hand of God is about. Psalm 16:11, ÒYou will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.Ó At His right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 20:6, ÒNow I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven with the saving strength of His right hand.Ó Here, it is evident by the testimony of the Psalmist that His right hand is a saving strength. Isaiah 41:10, ÒFear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.Ó Again, it is testified that the right hand of God upholds. As a believer whose righteousness is the Blood of Jesus Christ, all of your needs that will get you to the expected end are in the consistent and diligence asking for the right hand of God in every area of your life. The Word of God is true and He has said He will honor His Word more than His Name. God also pointed out that Hs Word will not come back to Him void; it shall perform what it stands for. Are you serious about seeing His right hand operate in your life? Ask God for His right hand to overtake you in all areas of your life. Above it all, after the resurrection of Jesus, when it was time for Him to be received in Heaven, He took a sit at the right hand of God. Mark 16:19, ÒSo then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.Ó The right hand of God is the hand to be prayerfully desired and He will deposit all you need to reach your expected end in Him.

LET GOD ARISE

Psalm 68, Acts 12< ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>

Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered; let also those who hate Him flee before Him (Psalm 68:1). How much are you letting Him or how much will you let Him? To consciously let God is to let go from all that is forcing against you in the journey of life. To let God is to be able to trust in waiting for the move of His hand at His appointed time. Resting on the promises of God by obeying His commands will also let God in every area of bondage. In the same Psalm 68:6, it is written ÒHe brings out those who are bound into prosperityÓ. God is faithful in His Word and working His Word in the life of those that will let Him. Peter the apostle was in bondage and was set to be killed. While Peter was set to be killed, God was set to bring him out of the bondage of death. When it was time for God to let go of Peter from the bondage of death, there was no negotiation with the prison officer, but there was manifestation of His power to let go. Peter, being led by the angel of God, was let go from chains and the gates of bondage. Acts 12:10, ÒWhen they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.Ó  Peter was let go by the LordÕs doing and because it was of the Lord, the gates opened on its own accord. Today as you seek Him for a way out of bondage or whatever is bounding you, the gates will open up for you on its own accord in the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

BELIEVE

Mark 16:1-11< ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>

When all that you consider as your life has been stolen from you, you will definitely lose hope. Are you considering yourself dead because your source of living has been stolen? Is it more than you can handle? Above all, forces of destruction appear to have overcome you and you are beginning to feel there is destruction. This is what Jesus has to say in John 10:10, ÒThe thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.Ó Jesus came not just to give life, but to give it more abundantly. Jesus indeed came to give life more abundantly and if you will position yourself to abundantly receive, then it will become of you. Believe that Jesus came to give life. A woman that had lost it all, a woman that was under demonic power was the first to see Jesus after His resurrection. The disciples and all the religious multitudes were not in position to be the first to see Him. Mark 16:9-11, ÒNow when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons. 10 She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept. 11 And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.Ó Jesus knew the purpose of His coming and He demonstrated it before He went to the cross and after His resurrection, Today, He continues to demonstrate it. The reason of His coming is for sinners like me and you. Believe it that Jesus was here and He is still alive today for me and for you. 

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Nehemiah 9:16-17, Philippians 2

Do you ask yourself if you have the mind of Christ or is the mind of Christ is having you. Paul, the Apostle, encouraged in Philippians 2:5,Ó Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.Ó The absence of the mind of Christ will make operating like Christ absolutely impossible. Paul went further and pointed out what the mind of Christ is about in Philippians 2:8, ÒAnd being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.Ó Christ humbled Himself and became obedient. Without humility, there is no way for any believer to be obedient to the commands of God. This is the revelation of why a majority of the self-acclaimed Christ followers today are operating without any power demonstration. The mind of Christ is not in place and as a result, power has been misplaced. There has to be interpretation and application of the Word. To be humble is to be obedient to what God requires from His children. This is what Nehemiah has to say in Nehemiah < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>9:16, ÒBut they and our fathers acted proudly, hardened their necks, and did not heed Your commandments.Ó To be proud is to lack humility. Whenever proud is in place, hardness of heart or necks as implied by Nehemiah, will also have its place and then obedience will be displaced. It is also written all over, from the Old Testament to the New Testament, that to lack humility will lead to disobedience. The mind of Christ is the only source of power for any believer that desires to operate in power demonstration. Ask God for help because determination will not do it. Be of Christ minded.