Following The Prodigal Route

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Home with the pigs

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Waiting for The Prodigals

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Home with the pigs

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Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repented.
And Jesus said, a certain man had two sons .And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living and not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him .And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before them .And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servant .
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing .And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and so
And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and in treated him.
And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. Luke 15;10-31.
This is a popular proverb, this is a popular saying ,this is worthy of emulation. The initial and final decision of the prodigal son teaches us that no decision is too hard to take, no condition is too bad to remedy and only in the grave that hope is finally lost for man.
When he took the decision for an untimely journey into the open world of pleasure, he was wise in his own eyes but unknown to him there is a way which seemeth right unto man, but the end thereof are the ways of death[proverbs 14;12] He deceived himself believing he was matured enough to .
After wasting with speed in riotous living, the huge substance he gathered from his father, he came face to face with the realities of the time courtesy of the mighty famine that hit he coast. Mr prodigal had no other option than to seek for an alternative way of living. He quickly joined himself with a friendly citizen of that country who wasted no time sending him to work, live , wine and dine with his swines.
He found appetite in the husks the swines did eat because no one gave nor cared for him, but soon the wise man came to his senses and went back to his father. He asked himself this pertinent question. How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger in a foreign land, eating the pigs menu?
Now I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before them .And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants .
The things that God almighty detests are now the universal way of life, Satan is promoting them to distract men from following God.
For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God[Roman 3;23] and all our righteousness are as filthy rags [Isaiah 64;6] As it is written , there is none righteous, no, not even one[ Roman3;10] Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world and death by sin and so death passed unto all men for all have sinned.
Beloved brethren, you must not deceive yourself, “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not is us”[1 John 18-9]
You must have been playing with sin, fornicating, adultery, raping, lying, stealing, cheating, in wanton destructive activities, even lives. You are a Christian but you still forge documents and signatures ,gamble ,hide and seek, abort babies, a drug merchant and smoker of hard cigar. You spend your time in the clubs and high places where free women and the stings of alcohol take you to the heights.
You must not live in ignorance of what the end of this life will , Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. [1 Cor 6;9-11]
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:[ Hebrews 9;27.]
God has therefore commanded all men to repent irrespective of your prodigal ways because he has appointed a day in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man of Calvary[Jesus]
So therefore, if you must come out of the world, of you must separate yourself from the sinking world, if you must gather and be gathered, you must dance the prodigal tunes ,retrace your steps and plead to God to save you, wash you and accept you back to the fold for you were dead but now lives. The prodigal son took such a bold step and succeeded, you too can do it. You too can succeed.

Children Are Your Heritage.

No matter how you look at it, and from which angle it attracts you, a heritage simply means an endowment, inheritance, a possession that is immaterial in every respect. A heritage is equally seen as a gift, ones portion, birthright etc.
Psalm 127:3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Psalm 127:4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
Psalm 127:5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
This is the holy bible’s description of children[babies] and every child has been given the divine ability to be a blessed, glorious, flourishing, honourable and praise worthy until he or she is proved to be the opposite. The baby in your womb ?, immediately he or she touches mother earth, the identity in every society immediately changes, The baby on you labs is so precious in the sight of God and man babies ,brings joy to the immediate and extended family, the baby is exemplary, priceless and praise worthy, a heritage of honour and happy is the couple that their quiver is full of them.
Against these backgrounds therefore, it is pertinent to remind whoever has the opportunity to be called a mother that she is viewed all over the world as the first gardener and the father the next gardner.So therefore mothers like a garners and children for sure the garden the mothers must plant good seeds in the garden, teaching tgh3eir children Godly virtues from tender age to serve as blue prints for their lives, let them be close to bible stories, often admiring and desiring to be like the heroes of faith .
Once you have planted the Godly and good-home-up bringing lessons,the nest step is you begin to water your plants in the in the heart of the child to maturity. This is the identity of successful mothers. All mother should seek the face of God in this initial journey in child training. It is what you plated and watered in your child that makes or mar him or her.
Thank God you have planted good seeds in the life of this child, won’t you water the seeds in order to see it grow with the child ?. One thing is to plant another is to give the water to the thirsty plant. You must not relent in your effort, go ahead, nurture your precious garden, not forgetting the importance of sound health , speaking to the child ,life building words and not life boring and breaking words. These positive word strengthen his or her being energizing the mind to pursue and accomplish noble roles in the life ahead.
Mothers should trim their tongues knowing fully well that negative words discourages, and drains the mental energy of the child dampening his or her momentum and blurring the vision.
You must weed your garden as a good gardener, or else weed alien weeds will choke off the good seeds . Like a dog, be watchful, be sober, be vigilant over your child’s behaviours as he or she grows up to maturity. Strive to be alert, correctly with motherly gestures every behavior picked up in the school, neighbourhood , etc
Next, guard the good work you have done in the garden, if any,. This is done through fervent prayers. There are a lot of rotten gardens around, fence your children round, to prevent the rottenness of the other un kept gardens from reaching them. Simply keep your children away from the rotten children.
Having done all, prune the garden for it is not every plant that grows in it that is good for food. Train up the child in the way he or she should go even when he or she is old, they will never depart from the good training. It is stored in their brains and at the appropriate time in their lives good training will spring up.
Untrained cum undisciplined children bring shame to the family. Reward for good deeds in the family, punishment for bad behaviours, leaving the rod to play it’s role, should be followed strictly in child training. Like the endowments which they are, they become our immaterial possessions in deed, priceless, blessed and flourishing beside us. The children are from God, like the garden of Eden which He left to the care of Adam and Eve, God has given us gardens called children and we are all gardeners called parents.

Prayers To Destroy The Three Evil Strongmen.

THE EVIL FOUNDATIONS,THE ALTARS&THE GATES.

Evil  foundations, the altars activating their instructions and stings  and the gates erected by the devil and his agents to hinder and accomplish their tasks are three  stubborn knees challenging the progress of Christians today. Though you may be serious in your Christian life, Though you must have toed the worthy parts and the faith of the saints of old, and though you have exercised patience of Job.  If you have not made the desired progress which is the will of God for your life, On your way to the avowed success  are lots of over-looked  hindrances. “Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting” [Mathew 17;21] Jesus speaking to His disciples insisted that Unless you rise up, fast and pray extraordinarily, certain devil engineered wind will not cease to blow on you, they  must be prayerfully taken away with fasting.

The evil  foundations, the altars and the stubborn gates  have done more damage than the more pronounced   witchcraft. This is because believers  concentrate more on witchcraft, thereby languishing in ignorance over  the source of their “legal” operations .The three strongholds have turned destinies upside-down, countless souls have been buried and many opportunities lost by the believers as the three working in agreement tend to speak on their behalf, act on their behalf   and conclude their  assignments of doom also on their behalf. The believers, the born again, the righteous all suffer from the activities of these evil kings because if the foundation be destroyed, what shall the righteous do” Psalm 11;3

 As prayer warriors, we are going to tackle each strong hold and destroy them to the glory of God. We must do this on the authority in the name and blood of Jesus Christ For behold” He has given me [empowers me ] authority to tread upon serpents and  scorpions and  over all the powers of the enemy and nothing shall by any means  hurt you” Luke 10;19.

MY FOUNDATIONS.. We carry the first battle to the various  evil foundations wherein we were brought up..

1.      Let the earth shake and tremble and also the hills and their foundations, let them be moved and shaken because my God is wroth—Ps18;7—Let the channels of the wicked waters  be seen and their foundations exposed at the blast of His nostrils[ Ps 18;15].

2.      Oh Lord, rebuke my evil foundations and  cast them into the sea and out of my way for ever.

3.      O Lord, break them [my foundations] in the purposes thereof they are made to humiliate me, in the mighty name of Jesus.

4.      The power of ignorance, holding me captive and preventing me from destroying my evil foundations ,loose your hold on me now in the mighty name of our Lord Jesus Christ.[Hosea 4; 6]

5.       I overcome by the blood of Jesus, every satanic foundation, and prisons binding me to the evil in my father’s house and which has stolen from me in one way or the other. I claim Revelation 12; 11 for I shall surely testify to the goodness of God over this problem.

6.      I decree destruction to every household enemy, evil foundation, resisting my promotion and breakthrough in the mighty name of  Jesus.

7.      I strongly refuse to recognize the voice of the evil foundations speaking on my behalf, Let  the l foundations propagating evil covenants in my life be bound ,chained, paralysed and totally destroyed in the name of Jesus[ Exodus 34;7]

ALTARS. .It is not sufficient for people to carry the bible and walk along the streets as children of God or born again if they have had anything to do with the altars of the devil

1.       In the name of Jesus who paid my price at the cross of Calvary, I boldly break every link or contact I have  ever had with the demonic world through the altars.

2.      Every altar carrying out instructions from my  evil foundations to hinder me, be set ablaze in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.

3.      It is the Lord that has given me power to make wealth, I therefore paralyse and destroy every altar  and their spells working against my finance and good living in the name of Jesus. Duet 28;12,

4.      Any stone, and or  abnormality ,programmed into my spirit ,soul and body by the occultic altars be  completely destroyed and evacuated in the name of Jesus.

5.      Oh Lord, I stand on your word and the authority in the name of Jesus to command the withdrawal all my virtues locked up in the  evil altars. Let these virtues come out in the name of Jesus.

6.      Let this be known to the altars that I am drunk with   the blood of Jesus and have swallowed  the fire of the God to purge my system clean. My system is clean in the name of Jesus.

7.      Every mountain created by the evil altars, be leveled ,in the name of Jesus

THE GATES.. Gates are being built and  locked against the children of God by the activities of unfriendly friends and the altars and the foundations releasing family secrets to them. I thank God as I pray these prayers, the gates of brass and bars of iron will be cut into pieces by the God that answereth  by fire.

1.      Lord I want to show forth your praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion, I will rejoice in thy salvation, I reject any other voice speaking the contrary in the name of Jesus.[Psalm 9;14]

2.      Every gate of the enemy anchoring bondage in my life be uprooted mercilessly  by the holy ghost fire in the mane of Jesus.

3.      Let the gate anchoring stubborn problems in my life loose their foundations in the name  of Jesus.

4.      Let all the unseen gates working mischief in my life, be  revealed and  uprooted by the holy ghost in the name of Jesus.

5.      Lift up your heads, O ye gates ,and be ye lifted up ,ye everlasting doors for the king of glory shall come in. [Psalm 24; 7]—Every gate challenging the entrance of the word of God in my life must now be lifted up in the name of Jesus

6.      I uproot and throw out of my life the gates promoting hell in my life, the gates of unforgiveness, the gates of prayerlessness, bitterness ,anger, malice, lying, stealing, poverty, etc

7.      Oh Lord, I stand on the word of God to command the demolition of all the satanic gates. I embrace your gates which makes me inaccessible, untouchable and unpenetratable to both house hold wickedness and other forms of evil activities promoted by my  evil foundation, altars  and the gates

Psalm 118;19 << OPEN TO ME THE GATES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,I WILL GO INTO THEM AND I WILL PRAISE THE LORD.

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WILLIAM BRADBURY---SWEET HOURS OF PRAYER

Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! That calls me from a world of care, And bids me at my Father’s throne Make all my wants and wishes known. In seasons of distress and grief, My soul has often found relief And oft escaped the tempter’s snare By thy return, sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! The joys I feel, the bliss I share, Of those whose anxious spirits burn With strong desires for thy return! With such I hasten to the place Where God my Savior shows His face, And gladly take my station there, And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! Thy wings shall my petition bear To Him whose truth and faithfulness Engage the waiting soul to bless. And since He bids me seek His face, Believe His Word and trust His grace, I’ll cast on Him my every care, And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! May I thy consolation share, Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height, I view my home and take my flight: This robe of flesh I’ll drop and rise To seize the everlasting prize; And shout, while passing through the air, “Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!”

An Apostle, by Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678)

PROPHESY FOR YOUR MONEY.

From Prophet Kobus

 2011

Fear not, for thus saith the Lord
Your money shall not fail
God will provide for you
To see you through in every single situation
God will prosper you
God will bless you
Thus saith the Lord
Your money shall not fail
God, some supernatural way, is going to prosper you
Break you through
Promote you
Give you jobs
Give you things to do
Get money through to you
Through the Post
Some other way money is coming your way
And you are going to break through!
Hallelujah!

                                                            www.spiritword.org.za

Strauss Khan: France Still Waiting.

Half FRANCE with HIM, CONSPIRACY THEORY-half of French want Dominique Strauss-Kahn return to politics, but the Socialists hope that if you have many more. Meanwhile retain the breath of the thesis of DSK conspiracy friends, while the Le Journal du Dimanche Sunday reveals that the drug dealer held to which the waitress Nafissatou Diallo # called Ophelia # telephoned following the complaint of rape was not a friend but her husband. The first, long awaited, poll after the collapse of the credibility of the accuser of Strauss-Kahn, reveals that France is divided in half. The 49% rivorrebbe in politics the former Director General of the International Monetary Fund Imf # #, a percentage that increases if one considers only the gauche and sympathizers who arrives at 65% are queried only if the Socialists. This does not change the Outlook of the party's primaries, where-when-candidates are those stated with Francois Hollande and Martine Aubry.

The number 1 of the party, in particular, it seems likely to give way for a possible return of DSK. In contrast, the now famous Marrakesh agreement under which who was better placed candidate would have been, could play now in favour of Aubry. Which, say many analysts in Paris, could now enjoy the support of Strauss-Kahn as close advisor or, even, in an unprecedented # # for France to present its presidential ticket: Aubry President with DSK Prime Minister. But at the moment still holds the judicial bench in New York, which is not closed. Today, Le Journal du Dimanche gives its contribution revealing that the phone call that did turn the investigation, convincing even





NEW YORK-After an oral report, agreed and consenting, Dominique Strauss-Kahn refused to pay the maid's Sofitel Manhattan accusing the former Director General of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to have her raped. Is this the idea seriously considered today by the New York Post tabloid, one of the Big Apple, but lawyers for Strauss-Kahn belie: has not been a sexual relationship. "There was no dispute between the parties because it is about money", stated today in a statement sent to the New York Office of France Presse the two legal Economist, Ben Brafman and Bill Taylor.
After you have written, Saturday, the maid round salary as prostitute ' with ' customers of the hotel, the Post not only confirms the next day, but matters worse. Always quoting sources close to defense, the tabloids to Rupert Murdoch (who had left in fourth dedicating covers the "perverse" Strauss-Kahn at the outbreak of the scandal) argues that the woman has continued to see customers in Brooklyn where the Prosecutor's Office in Manhattan had arranged to protect journalists, at the expense of the taxpayer. It happened in the first two weeks because the maid was watched 24 hours on 24, but then, once loosened the controls, the woman began to invite several men in a room, with regularity. A source close to the Defense says the tabloid of Rupert Murdoch after the relationship with Strauss-Kahn, "convinced that he was a wealthy man, the woman he wanted to be paid, given that his colleagues had said that it was a goldmine". The IMF's then number one would have refused to pay it, you would be covered, then leave the hotel. She would remain in the room for at least nine minutes, while the French economist prepared, furious and insulting him. In a long article devoted to each other, a serious site like The Daily Beast's Tina Brown does not exclude his hypothesis of the trap.
At the end of the oral report, the waitress might have intentionally spit the seeds on the carpet and walls to create a clear Dna evidence. Strauss-Kahn have been revoked the arrest Friday, after the discovery that the maid has repeatedly lied, claiming inter alia rape group in Africa, thus turning it into a very credible witness in the case of the process. After dinner, Friday evening, the Italian restaurant Mediterraneo, ' ' Les Demoiselles d'Avignon by Picasso, Saturday: accompanied by his wife Anne Sinclair, Strauss-Kahn visited the Museum of modern art (Moma) New York, attardandosi at the bar of the fifth floor, which serves delicious slices of cake. Shortly before, the pair went into the shopping arcade of Columbus Circle, beneath the twin towers that House the Mandarin Oriental, one of the most luxurious hotels in Manhattan, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center, Winston Marsalis.

victory Over Crisis And Depression

1 Samuel 30;1-8.

Crisis  is simply  described  as  a moment or moments of trouble cum uneasy calm in the life of a man ,nation or group. Crisis is a nearby companion to life as one often hears about financial crisis, marital crisis, social crisis, company crisis and recently the bold grab, economic downturn is having on the world in general

The attack and crisis at Ziklag , took place three days after David and his men left the Philistine army at Aphek.

Nomadic in nature, the Amelekites roaming the nearby lands had often attacked Isreal. Their wandering nature was generational as God cursed them with a curse for fighting His people Isreal after the great exodus.. Numbers 13;29 and Exodus 17;8-13]. Duetronomy 25;19.

 These normads [Amelekites] had invaded Ziklag on the absence of David and instead  of killing, they chose to carry their prey away as slaves. Among those who were carried away were David’s two wives and children and host of others.

 To David, it was a major crisis  in his leadership. He  was highly distressed not only because of his personal grief over the erosion that swept off his family members, but the magnitude of the crisis  at hand, can one tackle this problem without divine intervention, how, just how,?

 David wept. More so as the people  were ready to stone him to death. for failing them.

 The crisis led             David to a great depression ,his wives Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and  Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite were gone ,everyone in the village lamented of his loss, their souls were grieved, they became  depressed, things fell apart for David, the centre could no more hold for him but he did one thing.. BUT DAVID STRENGHTENED HIMSELF IN THE LORD HIS GOD. [vs6b] “Then David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelechs’,please bring the ephod here to me axnd Abiathar brought the ephod to David, then David enquired of the Lord saying,shall I pursue this troop?, shall I overtake them? And He[God] answered him, pursue for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all[vs 8]

Then David attacked them[ The Amelikites] from twilight until the evening of the next day, not a man of them  escaped except four hundred young men who rode on carmels and fled, so David recovered all that the Amelekites had carried from him and David recovered his two wives and nothing of their’s was lacking either small or great, sons or daughters ,spoil or anything which they had taken from them David recovered all.[vs17-29].

The solution to crisis and depression is simply taking the steps David took.. Encourage yourself in the Lord..

                                              PRAYERS.                                        

1.       Arise my soul, why are you cast down and why are you disquieted within me, hope in God for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.[Ps 42;5]

2.       Arise my soul and encourage yourself in the most high God.

3.       The Lord opens the eyes of the blind, the Lord raises those who are bowed down[Ps146;8]…Lord open my eyes in the physical and in the spiritual and raise me up where I am bowed down in the mighty name of Jesus.

4.       Let him who stole, steal no more but labor with his hands, what is good that he might give to him who has need.. Ephesians 4;28]

Oh Lord, provide for me goods work, let me not be idle, but labor with my hands, that I might be a blessing to others in the name of Jesus.

5.       “Say to those who are fearful hearted, be strong do not fear, behold your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God, he will come and save you”..Isaiah35;4]

6.       “Who amongst you fear the Lord?, who obeys the voice of his servant? who walks in darkness and has no light ,let him trust in the Lord and rely upon his God. [Isaiah50;10] Oh God, I rely and trust in you, confound them that seek after my fall in the name of  Jesus.

7.       The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those that are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord” Luke 4;18] Lord let your spirit increase in me, increase your anointing on me and let me preach to the poor and broken hearted with boldness in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.

8.       “then he said to them, go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared for, for this day is holy to our Lord. .DO NOT SORROW for the joy of the Lord is your strength [Nehemiah 8;10],….Oh Lord, your promises are yea and  amen, they are unfailing, you never lost any battle, I sorrow no more in the mighty name of Jesus.

9.       Oh Lord, thank you for delivering me from the evil of this present age…Gal 1;4.

10.   Lord Jesus, help me to be constantly renewed in the spirit, that I may put on the new man created according to God in true righteousness and holiness.. [Ephesians 4;

11.   Lord ,may  I  Like David did ,continue to strengthen myself in you in times of need and everyday of my life .. in the mighty name of Jesus.