Wednesday 28 October 2015

'Wealth Messenger'

‘Wealth Messenger’
 
GOD speaks to me in so many ways. Sometimes, He speaks to me in just one word or a set of words or even through names of people, or organizations. Now, the prophetic word above was through the words, ‘Wealth Messenger’.
 
Prophecy
 
25th October 2015
 
You will soon meet someone who will bring you your wealth. That person has been entrusted with the responsibility of carrying your wealth to you.
 
‘Eyeglasses’
 
Now, what He said made me uneasy because I knew that some would take out their ‘eyeglasses’ and ‘microphones’ and read more into it or even discredit it and I was right. Even if I knew that it was a corporate word, due to this unease, I asked GOD to confirm it to me and He did. He told me to share it with you and I obeyed.
 
Fulfillment of the Prophecy
 
“...that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing” (Ezra 1:1).
 
It was one of those words that you simply share but one that you do not think about much. In fact, your expectancy levels are not very high concerning its fulfillment. Well, given a particular negative reaction I received, I soon forgot about it but GOD did not. As usual, when He says something, He will move the heart of a ‘king’ so that His word is fulfilled. The fulfillment of that word is manifested in action. This action may be in proclamation and writing and then followed by ensuing activity as was with King Cyrus.
 
The following day, on Monday, someone requested that she and I meet on Tuesday and I agreed. She shared a testimony of the healing she had received when I prayed for her a couple of months back. Nonetheless, unknown to me was the fact that she made a vow to GOD when He healed her. She told Him that, if He gave her money, she would give me a particular amount as a thank offering. Needless to mention, GOD gave it to her and promptly reminded her to give it to me.
 
When we met, yesterday, she shared the testimony with me but also the vow that she made to GOD and then she gave me the money. It was then that I remembered the word of GOD concerning money. I thank GOD that He spoke to me and that He watched over His word until it was fulfilled. I also thank Him that He proved His word that He indeed moves the hearts of kings so that His word spoken by His servants is fulfilled.
 
His Ways Are Not Our Ways
 
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your Thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8-9).
 
As I held the envelope and prayed for her, the Spirit of GOD told me that her harvest would be in the area of marriage. You see, she and her future husband are facing a few challenges. Therefore, GOD said that He would use that seed to bless resolve the challenges they were facing. Indeed His ways are not our ways or His thoughts our thoughts. You see, because she had blessed me with money, I was inclined to pray that GOD increases her in that area. However, GOD saw what she needed more and led me to pray over that.
 
It Can Happen For You too
 
Now, I know that the GOD who said that it was for everyone is the same GOD who will make it happen for you. Have faith in His word and do not be cynical about it. Simply take it as it is and expect it to be fulfilled in your life.
 
You May Be the Messenger
 
You must also realize that if you have made a vow to GOD, concerning money, it is time to honor it. Maybe, He wants to use you to be the ‘wealth messenger’ in this case. GOD may even use the seed you sow, in the right ground, to address that need that you have.
 
Lesson Learned
 
I learned a lesson from all of this. I learned that not every word that GOD speaks through me will be received well. It is only for those for whom it is meant. However, as one through whom He has spoken, I need to keep my eyes on the word and close my ears to anything else that is contrary to it.
 
GOD BLESS YOU.
 
Prayer
 
Dear GOD, I thank you for not only releasing your word through me but also fulfilling it. Thank you for moving the heart of the king so that your word may be fulfilled. I also thank you, LORD, for giving me the grace to release your word to the world even though I knew the opposition that awaited it. I thank you that I did not recall it even when that opposition arose, for it is not mine to recall.
 
Father, give me the grace to perform my duty as the 'wealth messenger' to whom you will send me. I pray that I sow in the exact ground that you have prepared for me. Thank you, LORD, because you have done it. In Jesus’ name, I have prayed, amen.
 

Sunday 25 October 2015

Eight Years Ago (revised with an addition)

There is something about eight years ago. GOD has been talking to me about ‘eight years ago’. I honestly do not know what He is saying in its entirety but for now; allow me to release what I hear.
 
  • You will regain something that you lost eight years ago.
  • Something that you started eight years ago is coming to fruition now.
  • GOD is now answering a prayer that you said eight years ago. You are beginning to appreciate the exactness of GOD because He is giving you everything as you prayed for it. I see the word, ‘details’. GOD is answering your prayer to the detail.
  • A prophetic word that was given to you EIGHT YEARS AGO is now unfolding right before your eyes exactly as it was said.

Friday 23 October 2015

'Mwogera'


Sometimes, I have no better words to use other than the words ‘my heart broke’ because that is exactly how I feel and that is the only way that I can describe it! You must realize that I am not talking about the ‘heartbreak’ connected to a love affair – this is deeper. It is a feeling that I cannot describe to you and that one that you would have to feel in order to know it.

 

The first time I felt it was at the beginning of my ministry. GOD made me feel so much pain for what His body was doing or not doing. When I asked Him why I was feeling that way, He said that He felt that way! In other words, I felt the heart of GOD. However, what I did not know then was that this feeling had come to stay! I will feel it now and again when someone hurts me but also when I hurt GOD. I will also feel it when someone that I am praying for has done something to hurt GOD. I feel it when I feel betrayed but also when I am betrayed. It is a feeling that fills my heart the instant my peace is attacked.

 

“...and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth” (Jeremiah 15:19).

 

Attacks that rob me of my peace usually come in form of words or actions that elicit a verbal response from me. GOD will periodically examine me and it was only recently that the Spirit of GOD revealed it to me that GOD examines me mostly in this area – in ‘the department of words’. What I say when I open my mouth is very important to whether I pass or fail an exam. In fact, my victory often lies in remaining silent.

 

Now, about two weeks ago, He warned me of coming exams and wished me luck in them. Of course, even if I cancelled them, I knew that GOD would bring them anyway. Therefore, they began. However, I must tell you that I have already tripped and, even if I do not like to say it, I know that I have failed some! You see, situations occurred where I was offended and I opened my mouth! Although I did not curse, I did not bless either. These situations were both in a typical Ugandan taxi (if you are a Ugandan, you know what I mean). As soon as I stepped out of the first encounter, I knew that I had failed the exam and my heart broke and I immediately repented. The next one, I was more alert and I refused to say anything other than, ‘forgive me sir’. I passed that one. The third time, I could clearly see that I was about to be examined but then my examiner held his peace and knew that GOD had exempted me from that one. Nonetheless, when I was examined the fourth time, I failed and, again, my heart broke and I repented to GOD immediately.

 

My next exam appeared in a word that GOD said this morning. He said, ‘MWOGERA’ (you people talk too much) and I knew that that there was my next examination! It was not the first time that GOD was cautioning me using this word and whenever He does, I pray not to open my mouth in gossip, slander or in argument. Therefore, I prayed and asked Him to put His hand on my mouth so that I would not say anything that I was not supposed to say. I also asked Him to take all that is vile out of my system and replace it with the precious so that when I open my mouth only precious words (His word) flow out.

 

It was not long before I was given the next exam. Now, I am in a season of my life where I am so busy but productive. However, the devil will use anything and anyone to distract me from GOD’S purpose for my life. To be honest with you, unless it builds the kingdom of GOD directly, I do not want to have anything to do with it. You see, there is so much that I need to do in order to ‘build my part of the wall’.

 

It so happens that, sometimes, because we want to be ‘well-mannered’ or ‘proper’ we suffer people and their attitudes towards us. This takes our peace and causes a ‘roadblock’ to the successful accomplishment of our divine duties. Well, my time and assignment to the kingdom of GOD takes priority over everything else steals my joy and peace. Therefore, today I chose to be different. I chose to put my foot down and refuse to be drawn into something that would do just that. I verbally told my ‘opponents’ that I had so much to do for the kingdom of GOD that I did not ‘need this’. I promptly closed my mouth and went back to work!

 

Consequently, I advise you to prioritize the things in your life and decide what it is that matters more. Is it that which the devil uses to steal your joy and peace while stalling the successful completion of your kingdom duties? Choose to be different...choose to take a stand and say, ‘NO, I will not be drawn into this this time. I have kingdom work to take care of’.

 

Prayer

 

Dear GOD, there have been times when I have given in to the devil’s attacks and opened my mouth and retorted in anger. Please forgive me. Today, LORD, I choose silence even as I choose peace and joy. I will not let the devil take away my joy. LORD, whenever you are silent may I be silent and may I speak whenever you have something to say. Please empty me of all the vile and fill me with the precious. I thank you, LORD, because you have done. In Jesus’ name, I have prayed, amen.

Thursday 22 October 2015

'Maliza'

 
“Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen hat good part, which shall not be taken away from her” (Luke 10:38-42).
 
About three weeks back, I met a woman who I had taken months without meeting. Her name is ‘Maliza’, which is the Luganda version for Martha. Now, we exchanged pleasantries and as we spoke I told her that she was the only Maliza I personally knew. She agreed that they were not many but that there were some. Well, we soon said our goodbyes and went separate ways. Now, I did not know that GOD was telling me something and that I was about to meet a ‘Maliza’.
 
Two days back, I visited with someone who had not been able to meet with me for some time. We shared as the Spirit of GOD led us and then we prayed. However, GOD completely took me by surprise and showed up in a way that He last showed up eight years ago – it was powerful, it was deep and His presence was tangible! He revealed so much and gave her a number of instructions.
 
Now, it so happened that her brother had had an asthma attack and was admitted in the Hospital. Her plan was to go and visit with him and then later continue to a certain Church for overnight prayers. However, during our time with GOD He spoke and told her not to go for the overnight. Later, as we were preparing to part ways, He also instructed her not to go to the Hospital. GOD said that He wanted her to Himself. He then said that He was going to visit her and, as He spoke, I clearly saw the word ‘visitation’ in my mind. In fact, because of the spirit of urgency with which GOD spoke, I turned down her offer to walk me a few meters to the taxi stop – GOD wanted her NOW. Therefore, I quickly bade her goodbye and told her go into His presence.
 
Just yesterday, she called me and told me that when she got home, she prepared a meal and worshiped GOD in song and prayer. She also said that she had a peaceful night as opposed to other nights. However, she said that she had not received the visitation! She had experienced nothing out of the ordinary. Well, I remembered the urgency with which GOD had spoken and I wondered what had happened to deter the visitation. However, GOD was quick to point out that even the peaceful night was part of the visitation.
 
As I kept watch last night, I again asked GOD what had happened. He then spoke and told me, ‘MALIZA’. He said that she went about cooking, as Martha did, instead of sitting at His feet as Mary did! I feel the heart of GOD even as I write this to you. You see, GOD visited her but she was busy cooking instead of being in His presence!
 
Before and shortly after GOD called me into ministry, I was a Martha. I would take to cleaning my house and taking care of all the house chores excellently until the house was sparkling! By the time I would settle down to read the word of GOD and hear from Him, half of the day had sped by. Thankfully, my thirst for Him made me aware of this and I changed. I put on hold all the things that would keep me from my Lover and entered His presence, forgot everything else as I drunk and fed from Him at His feet. His presence was so sweet that no matter how excellent my housekeeping skills were, I chose to turn my back to my house chores and turned my face to my Master. Everything else came secondary to GOD and my special time with Him. I take this with me everywhere I go.
 
When GOD VISITS, we should stop whatever we are doing and simply BE. It is an experience that I have lived and continue to live but cannot describe it well enough to you. He yearns to be with you and is in fact sitting in your sitting room waiting for you but you are doing everything else but sitting at His feet!
 
Prayer
 
Dear GOD, I am sorry that I have been more concerned about taking care of my household chores than I have been about being in your presence. Please forgive me. Today, I choose to put you first in everything. I choose to put everything on hold while I sit at your feet and feed from your plate. I thank you, LORD, because you have enabled me to make this choice but also that you have done it through me. In Jesus’ name, I have prayed, amen.
 
 
 
 

Wednesday 21 October 2015

'REHOBOTH'

“For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we. And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them. And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well. Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD. And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink” (Genesis 26:15-30).
 
The Spirit of GOD told me to tell you not to fight over that, which the enemy claims is his. Move on. Leave what is disputed and move on to what will not be disputed. GOD will give you room and cause you to flourish in the land.
 
At the beginning of the scripture above, it is written that Abimelech asked Isaac to ‘go away’ from him and his because Isaac was mightier than they were. However, when Isaac left, they followed him and quarreled over the wells that Isaac would reopen.
 
You will note that the wells that Isaac REOPENED were those that his father Abraham had dug and gave them the same names. In other words, the wells belonged to the one who had dug them and because Isaac was his son, they were rightfully his. However, whenever he reopened them, the Philistines quarreled with his herdsmen and claimed ownership of the same wells! Therefore, Isaac renamed them following the disputes. While he named one, ‘Esek’ to mean dispute, he named another ‘Sitnah’ to mean opposition.
 
Interestingly when they arose, so did Isaac and he reopened yet another well that Abraham had dug. Nonetheless, the Philistines continued to claim Abraham’s wells until his son Isaac MOVED ON from there and dug one that they did not quarrel over. He then said that the LORD had given him room and that he would prosper in the land. Therefore, he called that well, ‘REHOBOTH’.
 
After that, Isaac moved and went to Beersheba and that very night GOD appeared to him and spoke to him. GOD reaffirmed to him that he was with him and that he would bless him for Abraham’s sake!
 
And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water. And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day” (Genesis 26:31-33).
 
Now, the same people who chased away Isaac were the same ones who came to him admitting that indeed GOD was with him and that he was blessed. Interestingly, the same men who sent Isaac away and quarreled over the wells that his father had dug and that he reopened were the same men who said that they had done him no wrong! They then asked him to make a sworn agreement with them so that he would not hurt them. It is commendable that Isaac quickly put their earlier disputes behind him and made them a feast. He later made a sworn agreement not to cause them harm.
 
It is hardly coincidental that that same day, after Abimelech and his men had left, Isaac’s servants found water. It is also hardly surprising that Isaac named it ‘Shebah’ to stand for ‘oath’. My belief is that GOD blessed Isaac as He had promised to but also because of his spirit of mercy and reconciliation.
 
Now, your ‘well’ may be a business that those in authority or more powerful than you are have quarreled over. In fact, it does not matter how many of the ‘wells’ that you dug, and that were rightfully yours, have been disputed. MOVE ON. Before long, those who fought against you will stop fighting you and claiming what is yours. GOD will then appear to you and reaffirm His covenant with you GOD will give you room and you will flourish in the land. This time, the ‘well’ that you will dig will not be claimed. It will be yours.
 
They, who opposed you, will realize that GOD is with you and that you are blessed. They will then ask you to make a covenant of peace with them. Nonetheless, just as Isaac did, you will be required to put your earlier differences behind you and make peace with them. You will make a written agreement with them and immediately after that GOD will bless you.
 
 
Prayer
 
Dear GOD, I was disheartened when the very people who asked me to leave followed me and quarreled over that which was rightfully mine. They came and claimed it after I had gone through the entire process of building it up. GOD, I will move on now because I know that you have given me the land and that I will flourish in it.
 
Father when they come looking for me, because they certainly will, seeing that you have blessed me, make me noble enough to welcome them. Give me the grace to put my earlier differences with them behind me and make peace with them. I await the blessing that follows mercy, peace, and reconciliation. I thank you, LORD, because you have done it. In Jesus’ mighty name, I have prayed, amen.

Sunday 11 October 2015

I AM HIS AND I AM NEW!

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation” (2Corinthians 5:17-18).
 
Has someone ever made a comment to someone else but that was directed at you? Well, that happened to me recently. What she said reeked of all that I did before I met Christ and He washed me clean. Suddenly, I felt guilty and started down the bumpy and dusty road of self-condemnation! Thankfully, the Spirit of GOD was quick to remind me of who I am now - I am His and I am new! In a few minutes after that, the hand of GOD quickly shoved those negative emotions aside and reminded me that I am a new person in Christ Jesus.

You see, GOD uses that part of my life to minister to many. Although I would have chosen to live that part of my life differently, I am glad that I lived it that way because GOD uses my testimony to minister to many women out there.
 
“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool” (Isaiah 1:18).
 
Yes, we have all had a life before Christ... one that did not glorify Him at all. We were bad...in fact; we flinch whenever we rewind all that we did then. However, the blood of Jesus that washes as white as snow has now washed us clean and taken away all our dirt. In fact, some of us have done what we should not have done even after we gave our lives to Christ but then we confessed our sins, repented, and started all over again. GOD forgave us even then! However, sometimes, the people who knew us before then are quick to remind us in comments and, sometimes, direct assault about who we were then. For a moment, we too, cringe inside and nearly take that journey with them. In fact, we take a step towards self-blame and guilt. Nonetheless, the Spirit of GOD is always alert. He reminds us that we have been changed and that we are no longer who we were then. HE MADE US NEW!
 
Today, I would like to tell you that many who knew you before will try to take you back there but do not let them do that. Do not let anyone take you back there. You must know who you are now but you must also appreciate who you were back then. You see, who you were ironically prepared you for who you are now. GOD used it to give you a testimony and a ministry. He used what you were and what you had to go through so that you could help someone out there. Maybe, you went through all that so that you could help me...or maybe I went through all that stuff so that I could be a blessing to you. Therefore, I encourage you to take heart and remember this whenever someone tries to remind you of your old self.

Remember that YOU ARE HIS and that YOU ARE NEW! In addition to this, remember that when GOD washed you, He did a good job and that no trace of your dirt remains!
 
Prayer
 
Dear GOD, I thank you that you washed me clean when I gave my life to you and confessed Jesus Christ (your Son) as my personal Savior. However, sometimes, people make comments that remind me of who I once was. These comments make me cringe inside and condemn myself. Please forgive me.
 
LORD, I know that people shall always be there to remind me of the old me. However, I ask you to make me so confident in who I am now but also in the cleansing power of your blood that I am not moved by their comments. May I remember that I am now a new creature in Christ Jesus, that I have been changed, and that old man has been buried and will never rise again. I thank you, LORD, because you have done it. In Jesus’ name, I have prayed, amen.
 
Prayer for salvation
 
Lord Jesus, I am tired of living this way. I know that this lifestyle does not glorify you in any way. Please forgive me. I confess my sins right now and choose to walk away from this lifestyle. Lord Jesus, wash me clean. Give me a new life and give me the strength not to return to my old lifestyle.
 
Jesus, I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that you are the Son of GOD. I believe that you took my sins and my shame away. Lord, I believe that you were crucified on the cross and that you died for me, were buried and that you rose again on the third day. I now ask you to come into my life and be my Lord and Savior. I give you all my thoughts and actions and I ask you to live through me. Holy Spirit, please come into my life and teach me how to live for you. Give me the grace never to backslide or turn to any religion. Lord, lead me to the right Church where I will be baptized by immersion but also in which I will do all that you require me to do there. I thank you, Lord, because you have done it. In Jesus’ name, I have prayed, amen.