Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
DO YOU MAKE FIRE, OR DO YOU MAKE NOISE WHEN YOU PRAY?
A few years ago, while listening to a dear man of God, I heard him refer to a common phrase that is used by most Nigerian Christians each time they pray, or while they are in the church and most especially when they encounter what they consider to be satanic opposition or demonic activity. The term am talking about is ‘HOLY GHOST FIRE’ .He was essentially emphasizing the fact, that most Africans do not give and that when they do give, they give very little. Then he said, no wonder, most Africans are poor, and suffer a lot of demonic attacks, and defeat from the devil, because the secret of being rich and receiving and having power with God, is giving, as revealed in the word of God .Then he said, all that the y know how to do is to shout –HOLY GHOST FIRE- which has no chapter or verse in the Bible, and that was when he got my attention.
This now brings me to the subject of our discussion today-Do you make fire when you pray? The scriptures have a lot to teach us about the fact that real prayer generates fire. King David in Psalm 141 verse 2 states thus:’Let my prayer be set before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.’ The man of God recognized the fact that there was a spiritual activity that followed prayer that could release smoke and that could burn as an incense and ascend before the throne of God.
This was latter to be demonstrated by the man of God by the name –Elijah. The first time he did it was when he had an encounter with the prophets of Baal as is written in the book of First Kings, chapters 17 verse1, then the whole of chapter 18.Thus in chapter 18 and verse 37 we read: “Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their back again. 38 Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The Lord, he is God; the LORD, he is God.”This is the first account of how that Elijah brought down physical fire from heaven through prayer. He repeated this a second time in 2 Kings chapter 1, when an angry King, sent a band of fifty soldiers to go and bring him down from the mountain top where he was, thus in 2 Kings chapter 1, verses 10 and 11 we read, “And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume thee and thy fifty, And there came fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.” If you read verse 11, you see the same feat repeated.
Actually, King Solomon, who came directly after king David, saw such a manifestation, after his prayer, during the dedication of the temple, as stated in 2 chronicles chapters 6 and 7.Thus in chapter7 and verse 1, we read; “Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, then fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the hou se”.Now in the New testament book of Revelation we read in the eight chapter thus, i.e. Revelation chapter 8 verses 2 to 5; ”And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.3And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer ;and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thundering and lightening, and earthquake.”We can see from the this last instance, that the prayers of the saints in heaven, is indeed a tangible raw material for the angels of God to work with, and that after the mixture, incredible power is demonstrated.
Conclusively, I believe in the existence of the HOLY GHOST FIRE, because the fire that came down and consumed the captain of fifty and his fifty was called, the fire of God, and the HOLY GHOST, is God (refer to 2 Kings chapter1 verse 12).Many times, in our prayer meetings, especially in truly living churches, some individuals fall down, and begin to shake, and cry out in pains, and when this happens, many onlookers, are confused. They wonder, what the hell in this whole wide world is going on ?, what they don’t understand, is that when a truly righteous man prays effectually, and fervently, he generates fire –HOLY GHOST FIRE-which in turn, torments and tortures, contrary spirit beings which are true personalities, that though they are invisible, they are real. These evil beings which have forcefully possessed the weak and the ignorant are tormented and driven out by fire, because demons cannot stand the fire of God .
This now brings me to the subject of our discussion today-Do you make fire when you pray? The scriptures have a lot to teach us about the fact that real prayer generates fire. King David in Psalm 141 verse 2 states thus:’Let my prayer be set before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.’ The man of God recognized the fact that there was a spiritual activity that followed prayer that could release smoke and that could burn as an incense and ascend before the throne of God.
This was latter to be demonstrated by the man of God by the name –Elijah. The first time he did it was when he had an encounter with the prophets of Baal as is written in the book of First Kings, chapters 17 verse1, then the whole of chapter 18.Thus in chapter 18 and verse 37 we read: “Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their back again. 38 Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The Lord, he is God; the LORD, he is God.”This is the first account of how that Elijah brought down physical fire from heaven through prayer. He repeated this a second time in 2 Kings chapter 1, when an angry King, sent a band of fifty soldiers to go and bring him down from the mountain top where he was, thus in 2 Kings chapter 1, verses 10 and 11 we read, “And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume thee and thy fifty, And there came fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.” If you read verse 11, you see the same feat repeated.
Actually, King Solomon, who came directly after king David, saw such a manifestation, after his prayer, during the dedication of the temple, as stated in 2 chronicles chapters 6 and 7.Thus in chapter7 and verse 1, we read; “Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, then fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the hou se”.Now in the New testament book of Revelation we read in the eight chapter thus, i.e. Revelation chapter 8 verses 2 to 5; ”And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.3And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer ;and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thundering and lightening, and earthquake.”We can see from the this last instance, that the prayers of the saints in heaven, is indeed a tangible raw material for the angels of God to work with, and that after the mixture, incredible power is demonstrated.
Conclusively, I believe in the existence of the HOLY GHOST FIRE, because the fire that came down and consumed the captain of fifty and his fifty was called, the fire of God, and the HOLY GHOST, is God (refer to 2 Kings chapter1 verse 12).Many times, in our prayer meetings, especially in truly living churches, some individuals fall down, and begin to shake, and cry out in pains, and when this happens, many onlookers, are confused. They wonder, what the hell in this whole wide world is going on ?, what they don’t understand, is that when a truly righteous man prays effectually, and fervently, he generates fire –HOLY GHOST FIRE-which in turn, torments and tortures, contrary spirit beings which are true personalities, that though they are invisible, they are real. These evil beings which have forcefully possessed the weak and the ignorant are tormented and driven out by fire, because demons cannot stand the fire of God .
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
SEVEN BIBLICAL PROOFS THAT SICKNESS COMES FROM THE DEVIL
Many Christians and non-Christians have heard but do not yet understand how and why it is said that sickness comes from the devil. Some have not even heard this saying before, and still many, who might have heard it, do not believe it. If you believe that the Bible is the authentic, and the authoritative word of God, which I am sure that it is, then as you go through this article, you will understand it fully.
Firstly, we are told in the book of Job chapter2 and verse 7, “So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils, from the sole of the foot unto his crown.”Here we are clearly shown, how that the old devil himself, carried sickness in the form of sore boils, and put it on the God’s servant-Job.
Secondly, in the book of Luke chapter 13, we read the story of a woman, who was bound by a spirit of infirmity for 18 years, and could in no wise lift up herself because according to Jesus, it was Satan, that bound her, thus we read in Luke 13 verse 16:”And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, this eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?”
Thirdly, in the book of Mathew chapter 12 and verse 22 we read the story of someone who was possessed by the devil, and is was written that the same individual was both blind and dumb because the devil had made it so, thus we read: “Then was brought unto him, one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb: and he healed him, in so much that the blind and dumb, both spake and saw.”
Fourthly, in the book of Mark, chapter9, verses 17 to 27, we read the story of another child that was possessed by a devil that made him dumb, and caused him to pine away or to loose weight, and to gnash his teeth and foam in the mouth. The disciples of Jesus, had tried to cast out that devil and failed, but that child became normal, after Jesus cast out the devil.
Fifthly, in the book of Acts chapter 10 verse 38, we read: “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power : who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil: for God was with him.” We can clearly see that the Bible shows here that the devil is the one that oppresses people with sickness and disease, while Jesus was anointed to heal them.
Sixthly, in the book of 1John chapter3 verse 8b, we read:”for the devil sinneth from the beginning .For this purpose was the son of God manifested , that he might destroy the works of the devil.” In the book of John, chapter 10 verse 10 we read:”The thief cometh, but for to steal, to kill and to destroy…” Here we can clearly see the threefold ministry of the devil, killing, stealing and destruction.
Finally, in the book of Mark chapter 5 and verse 15, as well as in Mark chapter 7 and verses 24-30, the devil is clearly shown to be the cause of insanity in both the syrophenician woman’s daughter, and the demoniac of Gadara. Thus in Mark chapter 15 and verse 8, we read: “For he (Jesus), said unto him, ‘“Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.” ‘“, and in verse 15 of the same chapter 15, we read, “And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.” In the case of the Syrophenician’s daughter, we read in chapter 7 of Mark, from verses 24 to 30, and especially in verse 29 And he said unto her ,For this saying, go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.” If you read the next verse, you can see that the daughter was actually healed following the casting out of that devil.
In conclusion, l have just given you a few examples of how that the devil causes sickness, and notice that the devil caused sore boils, deafness, dumbness, blindness, insanity, or mental illness. In the same way he causes, paralysis, other diseases and death .It is my heart’s desire that all those who treat the sick today, including all doctors and nurses, etc, will have this kind of knowledge.
Firstly, we are told in the book of Job chapter2 and verse 7, “So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils, from the sole of the foot unto his crown.”Here we are clearly shown, how that the old devil himself, carried sickness in the form of sore boils, and put it on the God’s servant-Job.
Secondly, in the book of Luke chapter 13, we read the story of a woman, who was bound by a spirit of infirmity for 18 years, and could in no wise lift up herself because according to Jesus, it was Satan, that bound her, thus we read in Luke 13 verse 16:”And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, this eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?”
Thirdly, in the book of Mathew chapter 12 and verse 22 we read the story of someone who was possessed by the devil, and is was written that the same individual was both blind and dumb because the devil had made it so, thus we read: “Then was brought unto him, one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb: and he healed him, in so much that the blind and dumb, both spake and saw.”
Fourthly, in the book of Mark, chapter9, verses 17 to 27, we read the story of another child that was possessed by a devil that made him dumb, and caused him to pine away or to loose weight, and to gnash his teeth and foam in the mouth. The disciples of Jesus, had tried to cast out that devil and failed, but that child became normal, after Jesus cast out the devil.
Fifthly, in the book of Acts chapter 10 verse 38, we read: “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power : who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil: for God was with him.” We can clearly see that the Bible shows here that the devil is the one that oppresses people with sickness and disease, while Jesus was anointed to heal them.
Sixthly, in the book of 1John chapter3 verse 8b, we read:”for the devil sinneth from the beginning .For this purpose was the son of God manifested , that he might destroy the works of the devil.” In the book of John, chapter 10 verse 10 we read:”The thief cometh, but for to steal, to kill and to destroy…” Here we can clearly see the threefold ministry of the devil, killing, stealing and destruction.
Finally, in the book of Mark chapter 5 and verse 15, as well as in Mark chapter 7 and verses 24-30, the devil is clearly shown to be the cause of insanity in both the syrophenician woman’s daughter, and the demoniac of Gadara. Thus in Mark chapter 15 and verse 8, we read: “For he (Jesus), said unto him, ‘“Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.” ‘“, and in verse 15 of the same chapter 15, we read, “And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.” In the case of the Syrophenician’s daughter, we read in chapter 7 of Mark, from verses 24 to 30, and especially in verse 29 And he said unto her ,For this saying, go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.” If you read the next verse, you can see that the daughter was actually healed following the casting out of that devil.
In conclusion, l have just given you a few examples of how that the devil causes sickness, and notice that the devil caused sore boils, deafness, dumbness, blindness, insanity, or mental illness. In the same way he causes, paralysis, other diseases and death .It is my heart’s desire that all those who treat the sick today, including all doctors and nurses, etc, will have this kind of knowledge.
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