Prove Your Own Work

Apostle Grace Lubega

Galatians 6:4 (AMP); But let every person carefully scrutinize and examine and test his own conduct and his own work. He can then have the personal satisfaction and joy of doing something commendable [in itself alone] without [resorting to] boastful comparison with his neighbor.

In this life of the gospel, it is important that you do not seek to “set sail by another man’s star” because when he changes direction, you will lose your light at sea.

That is why the scriptures require every Christian to prove his or her own work.

You are not “deep” because you attend a church where the depth of the scriptures are taught.

You are not free from demonic attack only because of the man of God to whom you submit.

Granted, there are things that spiritual covering protects you from. However, you ought to appreciate that victory in the things of the spirit is based primarily on truly understanding who you are in God.

The ultimate question that defines distinction in the things of the spirit is, “Jesus we know, Paul we know, but who are you?”(Acts 19:15).

You are who you are because of what you did with the message once you heard it.

Examine and scrutinise your own results in this gospel. Prove your work. If you never do so, you might wake up too late to realise that you were only lying to yourself.

On the other hand, our theme scripture reveals that if you do prove your work , you will have the personal satisfaction and joy of doing something commendable [in itself alone] without [resorting to] boastful comparison with your neighbour.

FURTHER STUDY: 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Corinthians 13:5

GOLDEN NUGGET:

In this life of the gospel, it is important that you do not seek to “set sail by another man’s star” because when he changes direction, you will lose your light at sea.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this knowledge and wisdom. I walk in the understanding that personal responsibility is laid upon me by virtue of the message that I have received. I practice the Word, cultivate its truth and principles for results; it effectually works in me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Receiving from Ministers of God

Apostle Grace Lubega

Luke 9:49 (KJV); And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.

Our theme scripture reveals that the disciples once stopped a man from casting out devils because he was not a part of their group.

The disciples should have asked themselves the pertinent question: “how did he learn how to cast out demons?”

The fact is that there were times when they themselves failed to cast them out (Matthew 17:14-21), how come this man was doing the very thing that sometimes proved difficult to them?

If he cast out demons in Jesus’ name, it was only because, he had a personal relationship with the master without having to be among the twelve.

Never forget these two things: proximity is not access, genuine hunger is.
Secondly, familiarity with ministers of the gospel breeds contempt.

When you hear the Word, receive it as the instruction of Jehovah God Himself and act on it promptly and with diligence. It will work. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Revelation 3:20, Isaiah 28:26

GOLDEN NUGGET: 

Never forget these two things: proximity is not access, genuine hunger is. Secondly, familiarity with ministers of the gospel breeds contempt.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this knowledge. I am taught of you. When I receive the Word from the ministers of the gospel, it is as an instruction from your throne and I treat it with all due honour and respect. This understanding grants me access to rivers of revelation and the wellsprings of wisdom. I know how to receive from ministers and how to perfectly imitate their faith. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Time To Move On

Apostle Grace Lubega

Deuteronomy 2:1-3 (KJV); Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days. And the Lord spake unto me, saying, Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.

The children of Israel spent forty years in the wilderness on their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land.

However, a deeper study of the scriptures reveals that of the forty years spent in the wilderness, thirty eight years were spent around Mount Seir.

This Mount Seir was the inheritance of the descendants of Esau (Deuteronomy 2:4-5).

God got tired of their being in the same place even though it appeared that they themselves seemed to have the grace to continue to dwell there.

Had He not told them to move, they would surely have stayed there.

I have seen this happen in the lives of several believers.

They will endure circumstances that are not the will of God for their lives yet seek grace to bear these circumstances.

As such, I have heard saints quote the famous Serenity Prayer; “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference…”

There is nothing you cannot change by God.

He says “All things are possible to them that believe…” (Mark 9:23).

Why seek for the serenity to accept the things that cannot change when you have a God with whom all things are possible? (Matthew 19:26).

Don’t ask for grace to endure that sickness, you must be healed! Don’t seek for grace to face poverty, it is God’s will that you walk in wealth and abundance (2 Corinthians 8:9).

FURTHER STUDY: 2 Corinthians 12:9, Mark 9:23

GOLDEN NUGGET:
Why seek for the serenity to accept the things that cannot change when you have a God with whom all things are possible? Don’t ask for grace to endure that sickness, you must be healed! Don’t seek for grace to face poverty, it is God’s will that you walk in wealth and abundance.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this knowledge. It causes me to progress in every area of my life. I am not delayed; I do not tarry in the places that are not ordained for me. Sickness, poverty or struggle are not my portion. I rejoice in prosperity and success because that is my portion in Christ. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Our Eternal Identity

Apostle Grace Lubega

Jeremiah 1:5(KJV); Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

Before you were manifested in the earthly realm, you had an existence in eternity.

This is what God means when He says, “I knew you…”

In this life of the gospel, the Holy Spirit helps you live out the account of who you are eternally.

The question every believer ought to ask themselves is this: who was I before I came in the earth?

The Holy Spirit joins the eternal testimony of who you were before you came in your mother’s womb together with the life that now is. You start to function from a past, present and future experience.

That is why any man who has understood this cannot live a lower life. The definition of a life well lived is when at the end of your life you realise that you were aligned to eternal purpose and that you fully ran your race. Praise Him!

FURTHER STUDY: Romans 8:29-30, Hebrews 12:1

GOLDEN NUGGET:
The essence of the Holy Ghost in this life is so that you live out the account of who you are eternally.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this revelation. My eyes are opened to the reality of the life I lived before manifestation on the earthly realm. I live my course and run my race according to the eternal blue print of who I am. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Apôtre Grace Lubega

NOTRE IDENTITÉ ÉTERNELLE

Jérémie 1:5(KJV) Avant que je t’eusse formé dans le ventre de ta mère, je te connaissais, et avant que tu fusses sorti de son sein, je t’avais consacré, je t’avais établi prophète des nations.

Avant que tu sois manifesté dans le royaume terrestre, tu avais une existence dans l’éternité.

C’est ce que Dieu veut dire quand Il dit : « Je vous connaissais… »

Dans cette vie de l’évangile, le Saint-Esprit vous aide à vivre le récit de qui vous êtes éternellement.

La question que tout croyant devrait se poser est celle-ci : qui étais-je avant de venir sur la terre ?

Le Saint-Esprit rejoint le témoignage éternel de qui vous étiez avant de venir dans le sein de votre mère avec la vie qui est en ce moment. Vous commencez à fonctionner à partir d’une expérience passée, présente et future.

C’est pourquoi tout homme qui a compris cela ne peut pas vivre une vie inférieure. La définition d’une vie bien vécue est celle où, à la fin de votre vie, vous réalisez que vous avez été aligné sur le but éternel et que vous avez entièrement couru votre course. Louons-Le !

ÉTUDE COMPLÉMENTAIRE : Romains 8:29-30, Hébreux 12:1

PÉPITE D’OR : L’essence du Saint-Esprit dans la vie est pour que vous viviez le récit de qui vous êtes éternellement.

PRIÈRE : Père, je te remercie pour cette révélation. Mes yeux sont ouverts à la réalité de la vie que j’ai vécue avant la manifestation sur le monde terrestre. Je vis mon parcours et cours ma course selon l’éternel schéma de qui je suis. Au nom de Jésus. Amen.

The Perfect Law Of Liberty

Apostle Grace Lubega

James 1:25(KJV); But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

The Word of God is the perfect law of liberty. Some biblical translations call it the law of free men.

This freedom is the grace to continually access the revelation of the person of Christ.

The revelation of Christ is not one dimensional, but multi-dimensional as designated by the Spirit.

In Psalms 119:96, the Psalmist walked in the spirit, reached the end of all perfection and saw the broadness of the Word of God.

Every aspect of this gospel has various dimensions, and that makes the beauty of revelation.

For example, when it comes to love, the apostle Paul beheld it’s breadth, height, length and depth (Ephesians 3:18-19).

This liberty was the apostolic architectural angle from which Paul laid the foundation of the gospel (1 Corinthians 3:10).

A man cannot start to build unless he has fully understood this grace to access.

With the same liberty we all build on Paul’s foundation (1 Corinthians 3:11).

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 3:11, Ephesians 3:18-19

GOLDEN NUGGET:
The Word of God is the perfect law of liberty; the law of free men. This freedom is the grace to continually access the revelation of the person of Christ.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this knowledge. Thank you for the experience by which I come to the end of all perfection and behold the broad things. I increase daily in the understanding of the person of Christ and by this, I play my part in the gospel and build with mastery. In Jesus’ name. Amen

The Person Of The Holy Spirit

Apostle Grace Lubega

John 16:7 (KJV), Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

As a Christian, you will always remain an average believer until you fully cultivate an intimate relationship with the person of the Holy Spirit.

When He truly meets you, your life will never be the same again.

People struggle both in their personal lives and in ministry because they do not know the Holy Spirit. He ought to be your chief counsellor.

Some have made drastic decisions whose consequences they have failed to live with because they never sought His counsel.

Someone may say, “I am not sure of God’s will and the step I ought to take in this matter.”

The question is, have you asked the Holy Spirit? Is He your best friend and confidante?

Proverbs 3:6 MSG says, “Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track.”

The depth of His presence is what will introduce glory in your life. He will anoint your voice, that when you speak, men will hear God speak. He will grace your hands, give them a “Midas touch” and you will succeed in whatsoever you do.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 2:10, Psalms 46:1

GOLDEN NUGGET:

The depth of the presence of the Holy Spirit is what will introduce glory in your life. He will anoint your voice, that when you speak, men will hear God speak. He will grace your hands and give them a “Midas touch.”

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit, my comforter, advocate, counsellor, strength and guide. I fall more deeply in love with Him every day. I yield deeper to His convictions and live a life wholly instructed of Him, to the glory of your name. Amen.

Hearing From The Inside

Apostle Grace Lubega

Romans 12:6 (KJV), Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

Our theme scripture reveals that you minister according to the proportion of faith given to you.

The Greek word for proportion in our theme scripture is “analogia”, derived from “ana” which means “in between” and “logos” which is the Word of God.
You minister from in between logos (the Word).

Since you have logos on the inside of you, you were given grace to cut asunder, separate bone and marrow, soul and spirit (Hebrews 4:12) beginning from God’s working within you.

This is what gives you definition: even when you refer to another minister’s teaching, you will have your own distinction of revelation.

God is calling you to hear from within, as He abides in you. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Hebrews 4:12, Romans 10:17

GOLDEN NUGGET: 

God is calling you to hear from within, as He abides in you.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for your Word. My spirit is tuned to listen and to draw from what is on the inside of me. Because I minister out of the overflow of what is in me, I have distinction in sound, the wells of revelation in my spirit are bottomless and when I speak, people hear God speak. In Jesus’ name. Amen.,

Fainting Heroes

Apostle Grace Lubega

Judges 15:16-19 (KJV); And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi. And he was sore athirst, and called on the Lord, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.

There is a difference between an ‘AND’ the lord answer and a ‘BUT’ the lord answer.

Notice the nature of Samson’s prayer in our theme scripture. He said, “Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?”

One would think that the subsequent response would be, “AND God clave an hollow place…”

However, the language of the scriptures is, “BUT God clave an hollow place…”

Every time you see “but” in the scriptures, it implies a contrary position or mind-set to what preceded it.

Even if Samson received an answer from the Lord, the mind of God was not in agreement with how he prayed.

Sometimes God can answer us despite our ignorance because in the days of ignorance, he winks (Acts 17:30).

However, results in prayer can never be sustained in ignorance.

Samson’s prayer ought to have been, “thank you for victory and thank you for the water.”

Let thanksgiving shape your prayers because you understand that the God who started the good work in you will also bring it to accomplishment. Praise Him!

FURTHER STUDY: Philippians 4:6, Ephesians 5:20

GOLDEN NUGGET:
Let thanksgiving shape your prayers because you understand that the God who started the good work in you will also bring it to accomplishment.

PRAYER: Father, I am grateful for this instruction on how to pray. By thanks giving, I make my requests known unto you. Victory is my companion, Prosperity is my kinsman. I am perfect in speech and pray in knowledge and understanding and as such, my results in prayer are constant. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

To Separate The Precious From The Vile

Apostle Grace Lubega

Jeremiah 15:19 (KJV); Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.

There are things that are vile to God but some men consider precious.

Similarly, there is that which is precious to God yet seen as vile by some men.

When a man truly understands the distinction and how to separate the precious from the vile, God makes him His mouthpiece.

There is a message God can never place on the lips and in the heart of a man until he has learnt what is considered by God as precious and what He sees as vile.

If something does not edify, it is vile (worthless before God).

Edification is the drawing line between preciousness and vileness of anything spiritual, because it determines the unity of the faith, the knowledge of the son, the perfection of the New Creature in Christ and the maturity of men into the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ (Ephesians 4:12-13).

When God by His grace defines true preciousness to you, you cease to waste time in the things of the gospel.

You will seek after the things that satisfy the spirit and not the flesh; those that make you genuinely hunger for more of Him.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 10:23, Ephesians 4:12-13

GOLDEN NUGGET:

If something does not edify, it is vile (worthless before God). Edification is the drawing line between preciousness and vileness of anything spiritual, because it determines the unity of the faith, the knowledge of the son, the perfection of the New Creature in Christ and the maturity of men into the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this wisdom. I understand the things that are expedient in the gospel and it is on those that my heart is set. By wisdom, I separate the precious from the vile; by this my lips are pure and my message is a blessing because it does not provoke men to aspire for physical or spiritual vanities. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Apôtre Grace Lubega

POUR SÉPARER DU PRÉCIEUX DE L’INFAME

Jérémie 15:19 (KJV) C’est pourquoi ainsi parle l’Eternel: Si tu te rattaches à moi, je te répondrai, et tu te tiendras devant moi; Si tu sépares ce qui est précieux de ce qui est vil, tu seras comme ma bouche. C’est à eux de revenir à toi, Mais ce n’est pas à toi de retourner vers eux.

Il y a des choses qui sont infâmes à Dieu mais certains hommes considèrent comme précieux.

De même, il y a ce qui est précieux à Dieu pourtant considéré comme infâme par certains hommes.

Quand un homme comprend vraiment la distinction et comment séparer le précieux de l’infâme, Dieu le fait Son porte-parole.

Il y a un message que Dieu ne peut jamais placer sur les lèvres et dans le cœur d’un homme jusqu’à ce qu’il ait appris ce qui est considéré par Dieu comme précieux et ce qu’Il voit comme infâme.

Si quelque chose n’édifie pas, c’est infâme (sans valeur devant Dieu).

L’édification est la ligne de démarcation entre la préciosité et la bassesse de tout ce qui est spirituel, car elle détermine l’unité de la foi, la connaissance du fils, la perfection de la Nouvelle Créature en Christ et la maturité des hommes dans la mesure de la plénitude du Christ (Éphésiens 4:12-13).

Quand Dieu par Sa grâce vous définit la vraie valeur, vous cessez de perdre du temps dans les choses de l’évangile.

Tu rechercheras les choses qui satisfont l’esprit et non la chair ; ceux qui vous font vraiment faim pour plus de Lui.

ÉTUDE COMPLÉMENTAIRE : 1 Corinthiens 10:23, Ephésiens 4:12-13

PÉPITE D’OR : Si quelque chose n’édifie pas, c’est infâme (sans valeur devant Dieu). L’édification est la ligne de démarcation entre la préciosité et la bassesse de tout ce qui est spirituel, car elle détermine l’unité de la foi, la connaissance du fils, la perfection de la Nouvelle Créature en Christ et la maturité des hommes dans la mesure de la plénitude du Christ.

PRIÈRE : Père, je te remercie pour cette sagesse. Je comprends les choses qui sont utiles dans l’évangile et c’est sur ceux que mon cœur est fixé. Par la sagesse, je sépare le précieux de l’infâme ; par cela mes lèvres sont pures et mon message est une bénédiction parce qu’il ne provoque pas les hommes à aspirer à des vanités physiques ou spirituelles. Au nom de Jésus. Amen.

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Shedding Spiritual Weights

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 10:23 (AMP); All things are legitimate [permissible — and we are free to do anything we please], but not all things are helpful (expedient, profitable, and wholesome). All things are legitimate, but not all things are constructive [to character] and edifying [to spiritual life].

In the spiritual realm, there are things that are permissible but they are not necessarily beneficial.

That is why Paul differentiates between the permissible and the beneficial.

Christians who have not understood this carry a lot of unnecessary weight in the spiritual realm.

The Bible says that this kind of weight easily besets (Hebrews 12:1).

The Greek word used for beset is “euperistatos” which is also translated to mean “thwarting a racer in every direction.”

These weights can frustrate a man in his course. They are sometimes carried under the deception that they are a part of one’s divine mandate, yet in truth, these things only make the Christian laggard.

Take as an example the vanities of ministry which shape the aspirations of some ministers of the gospel.

They include ambitions like having the biggest cathedral in the nation, running institutions like schools and universities or having a television ministry.

These in themselves are very good because they reflect the blessing of God upon one’s life.

However, when the pursuit of them is weighed against an individual’s understanding of divine purpose, they are sometimes exposed as vanities.

When pursued as a minister’s ultimate goal, they become unnecessary weight and as such, may easily divert a man from his course.

FURTHER STUDY: Hebrews 12:1, Philippians 3:8

GOLDEN NUGGET: 

In the spiritual realm, there are things that are permissible but they are not necessarily beneficial. Christians who have not understood this carry a lot of unnecessary weight in the spiritual realm.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for defining my aspirations beyond the things that are temporal to the testimony of things that echo through eternity. My eyes are set on the high calling which is in Christ, on the demands of eternal purpose, on the direction of your mind for the Church and on the things that define the axis of eternal life. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

What Is Your Course?

Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Peter 1:10(KJV); Therefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

Every child of God must ask themselves this pertinent question: “what is my course?”

There are prophets, apostles, pastors, evangelists and teachers who even though they claim these callings, are not sure what they mean.

Some do not know their part and lot in the gospel.

When you understand your course, you will learn to number your days on the earth (Psalms 90:12) and never waste time in the things that do not profit the kingdom.

This life of the gospel is not a “que sera sera, (whatever will be, will be)” affair. You must understand the race set before you and the path you must take to that finish line.

The one distinctive thing about a man who has understood his course is that he has a burden for the gospel.

When you have a burden for the gospel, you cannot be indifferent to the labours in the kingdom because every labour comes with a burden and every burden comes with a message.

If a man is not communicating from that sense of responsibility, that man cannot transform a generation; he can touch lives but not change them.

FURTHER STUDY: Psalms 90:12, 1 Corinthians 9:16

GOLDEN NUGGET:
The one distinctive thing about a man who has understood his course is that he has a burden for the gospel. When you have a burden for the gospel, you cannot be indifferent to the labours in the kingdom because every labour comes with a burden and every burden comes with a message.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for your Word. I understand my course, I know my race and I run it with faith, grace and wisdom. Thank you for the milestones that you have drawn along the course of my destiny. I cannot miss them because you have taught me how to identify them. In this understanding, I will never veer off my eternal path. Surely, I will finish well. In Jesus’ name. Amen.