A Life Beyond Compromise

Apostle Grace Lubega

Romans 3:4(KJV); God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

One day, a man of God narrated how he and his ministry were struggling financially.

Understandably, they had needs: rent to clear, machines to be paid for and other church needs to be met.

I advised him that he was flaunting certain biblical principles of financial success, two of which were the giving of tithe and first fruit, and as such I asked him to ensure that as a ministry, they give their tithe and first fruit to whoever was their spiritual authority.

The Lord also further instructed me that if they did obey, I was to meet every financial need of the ministry that entire month.

I asked them for their budget and put aside the necessary amount.

Unfortunately, the man of God called me and told me that their needs were too heavy and as such, they could not afford to tithe or give first fruit.

What he did not know was that the Lord had also already made a way to sustain them had they obeyed.

What should this teach you, child of God?

Never put your need above the principles of God. This is not about only money; sometimes He might want you to forgive; He might want you to let go of a job or of a relationship that does not glorify His name.

It doesn’t matter how constrained you might feel; choose to obey and let God take care of the rest.

Yes, it might be difficult and might feel greatly constraining but God is true, like our theme scripture says.

He will reward your faithfulness.

His name be praised!

FURTHER STUDY: Romans 8:31, Jeremiah 17:5

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Never put your need above the principles of God.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank you for this Word. I know that you are my ever present help in times of need; I lean on you God with all my heart, soul and mind. I choose never to look at my need but to look to what your Word says. I walk in obedience to your truth regardless of the demands of my circumstances. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Land Of The Blessing

Apostle Grace Lubega

Deuteronomy 28:8(KJV); The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

I know a man who left his homeland only to settle in a homeless shelter in another country. He was hunting for green pastures, but what is so green about a homeless shelter?

That man did not understand the blessing of the Lord.

The blessing of the Lord is tagged to the land that He has given unto you. It is His intention to bless you in that place that He has ordained as your portion.

That’s the language in our theme scripture; “He shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee”.

You don’t need to travel to other nations in search of greener pastures in order to count yourself as blessed.

This does not mean that whosoever leaves their native land and goes to another nation is wrong to do so. However, there are those who move without a sense of divine purpose; they are not instructed by God but are simply convinced in their minds that a better life awaits them in other nations.

That is not the mind-set of a child of God who has understood the blessing of the Lord.

God can bless you anywhere as long as it is where He has ordained for you to be.

It doesn’t matter how remote the place is; He will still bless you.

Take comfort in the understanding that you are where you are for a reason; there is a reason you were born in that particular nation; a reason you speak their language; a reason you drank of its waters and ate the food from its ground.

If it is where God has purposed you should be, His blessing will work in you and for you right there.

His great name be praised!

FURTHER STUDY: Proverbs 10:22, Psalms 37:22

GOLDEN NUGGET:

God can bless you anywhere as long as it is where He has ordained for you to be. Take comfort in the understanding that you are where you are for a reason; there is a reason you were born in that particular nation; a reason you speak their language; a reason you drank of its waters and ate the food from its ground.

PRAYER: Loving God, thank you for the blessing upon my life. I am in my nation for a reason and to fulfil your great and eternal purpose. I stand in the blessed assurance that no matter where you have placed me, blessings follow me. If it be a place far from civilisation, men will dig roads to get to me because I carry the blessing; My nation is prosperous because I am in it; I walk in the confidence that what matters most is that I have you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

The Perfect Man

Apostle Grace Lubega

James 3:2(AMP); For we all often stumble and fall and offend in many things. And if anyone does not offend in speech [never says the wrong things], he is a fully developed character and a perfect man, able to control his whole body and to curb his entire nature.

God’s mind on perfection is rather intriguing.

He does not define a perfect man as one who is perfect in moral character; one whose reputation is pristine; one who wears garbs of piety and cloaks of holiness.

Primarily, the perfect man is he who does not offend in speech and never says the wrong things.

He is the man who will never confess sickness regardless of what his body says.

He is a man who will never speak of himself as poor even when his bank balance is low.

He is the man who can never speak anything negative about his business, marriage or career even when it is going down the drain.

Perfection in speech is the apex of Christian maturity and the axis of true mastery.

The perfect man controls his body and curbs his entire nature, like our theme scripture teaches.

Child of God, purpose never to say the wrong things; that is the only guarantee that you will accurately direct your course and destiny.

Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY: Proverbs 18:21, James 1:26

GOLDEN NUGGET:

The perfect man is he who does not offend in speech and never says the wrong things. He is the man who will never confess sickness regardless of what his body says. He is a man who will never speak of himself as poor even when his bank balance is low. He is the man who can never speak anything negative about his business, marriage or career even when it is going down the drain.

PRAYER: Loving father, I thank you for this wisdom. You continually teach me to rule my spirit, and what greater way can a man rule his spirit than have mastery over his tongue? Today, my eyes are opened to the definition of perfection in the mind of eternity and as such I purpose to live and walk in this understanding. Circumstances will never taint the integrity of the words on my lips because I am never moved by what I see. I am moved by what I believed. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Concept Of Numbers

Apostle Grace Lubega

John 6:2(KJV); And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

One day, a man opined that instead of building mega churches, Christians instead ought to build mega homeless shelters.

Well, that kind of reasoning is flawed.

Firstly, spiritual depravity is a greater evil than homelessness and the spiritually depraved are more than the homeless.

Secondly, we were anointed to depopulate hell. God has given us the grace to draw multitudes to His kingdom.

There is nothing wrong with having a mega church; Christ in essence had one.

He was followed by multitudes like our theme scripture reveals.

Peter’s first sermon drew thousands to Christ (Acts 2:41).

Paul too drew multitudes. At one point, he preached a message and the next day, almost the entire city showed up to listen to him (Acts 13:44).

This gospel is about people.

No minister of the gospel should feel complacent about a small congregation in a city of thousands that do not know Christ.

No man or woman of God should be comfortable with a few members in a nation of millions that do not profess Christ.

Every empty chair ought to speak, to provoke us past indifference to the winning of souls.

God’s name be praised!

FURTHER STUDY: Proverbs 11:30, Matthew 28:18-20

GOLDEN NUGGET:

We were anointed to depopulate hell. God has given us the grace to draw multitudes to His kingdom.

PRAYER: Loving God, thank you for this great wisdom for today. What a truth! You have graced me with influence over multitudes. I receive it as my portion for the glory of your name. Regardless of my station Abba, I know that I am called to touch many. My ideas are for multitudes; my message is for multitudes; the wisdom upon my life is for the profit of many. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

To Bridle The Tongue

Apostle Grace Lubega

James 1:26(KJV); If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

A person’s ability to bridle their tongue is one of the greatest facets of mastery.

Bridling the tongue means that you tame your conversation and speech.

It doesn’t matter how mighty you are, if you do not bridle your tongue, that might will never save you.

Wealth, power and influence dim in ability, in the face of a weak and unbridled tongue.

In Romans 15:18, Paul says, “For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by WORD AND DEED.”

In Colossians 3:17, he says, “And whatsoever ye do in WORD OR DEED, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.”

Notice the pattern in these scriptures: WORD PRECEDES DEED, deed does not precede word.

Firstly, you must learn how to speak right before you act right; that is mastery!

You can never be a great minister until you learn to speak like a great minister.

You can never be an influential leader until you learn to speak like an influential leader.

You can never walk out of a weakness until you learn to speak like someone who is free of that weakness.

You can never be free of disease until you learn to speak like one who was healed.

Actions follow words; words do not follow actions.
Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: 2 Corinthians 4:13, Psalms 45:1

GOLDEN NUGGET:

WORD PRECEDES DEED, deed does not precede word. Firstly, you must learn how to speak right before you act right; that is mastery!

PRAYER: Great and loving father, what a great assurance to know that the power of life and death are in my tongue. You have placed my entire destiny on my lips and today, more than ever, I walk in this understanding. My heart is inditing a good matter and my tongue is a pen of a ready writer. I write my future through my words and paint it in the colours of success and greatness. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Message And The Method

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 12:4-6(KJV); Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.

There are diverse ways of ministry.

For example, Christ practiced diversity in His healing ministry; at one point he laid hands on blind men(Matthew 9:29-30); at another time He simply told him that his faith had made him whole and at another(Luke 18:42), He spat on the ground, made clay of the spittle before He touched the blind man’s eyes(John 9:6).

Diversity does not mean the absence of the Unity of Faith, but rather it demonstrates the many sidedness or the manifold nature of the wisdom of God.

However, regardless of diversity, the Unity of Faith has one underlying principle: the message must be sacred, the method is not.

Methods of healing may vary; methods of service may vary; methods of teaching may vary but the message of Christ in its truth and perfect integrity is absolute; it is what ought to be preserved at any cost.

It is an error to exalt the method above the message and to regard the method as the fountain of truth.

It is an error to assume that because a man or woman of God does not teach, heal or demonstrate the Spirit in the exact manner like another then one of them is a false minister.

The question should be, ‘Is the Christ exalted and lifted up?’

Be at liberty to heal as led by God but remember that the important thing is the message of healing as taught and demonstrated by the Christ.

Be at liberty to teach as led by God but be mindful of the fact that the true doctrine that lifts Christ is the basis of all sound teaching.

Be at liberty to serve as led by God, never forgetting that our primary service is to God Almighty and to His son Jesus Christ.
Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Romans 12:4-8, Ephesians 4:4-13

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Regardless of diversity, the Unity of Faith has one underlying principle: the message must be sacred, the method is not. Be at liberty to heal as led by God but remember that the important thing is the message of healing as taught and demonstrated by the Christ; Be at liberty to teach as led by God but be mindful of the fact that the true doctrine that lifts Christ is the basis of all sound teaching; Be at liberty to serve as led by God, never forgetting that our primary service is to God Almighty and to His son Jesus Christ.

PRAYER: Father God, I thank you for the great family of the Church in which you have placed me. Thank you for the gift of your precious Holy Spirit that has blessed us with the diversities of ministration. I walk in the wisdom of one who upholds the message of Christ above the methods of ministry, for methods did not save us, Christ and the message of redemption is the basis of my salvation. It is in this knowledge that I serve, give and minister. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Why We Preach The Grace: The Word Of Faith

Apostle Grace Lubega

Romans 10:5-8(KJV); For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

The righteousness of the Law seeks after actions; it is about what you do.

For this reason, our theme scripture clearly says, “Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, that the man which DOETH those things shall live by them.”

However, the righteousness of faith SPEAKS. Paul says, “But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise.”

The law will always be about what you do or do not do. Faith is firstly in WHAT YOU SPEAK.

You have received the righteousness of faith. Your health begins with what you speak about it; your finances change based on what you say about them; your ministry grows based on what you speak.

The word in your mouth changes or destroys what is around you. The scriptures have called it the WORD OF FAITH.

A Christian who has understood the righteousness of faith is he or she who has learned to speak forth the Word.

Having believed the Word in your heart, SAY IT; SPEAK IT OUT

Speak great things upon your business!

Speak vitality upon your marriage!

Speak great success upon your career!

Speak godliness and prosperity upon your nation!

As you speak, the manifestation will follow.

As you speak, your body is aligned to those words; as you speak, everything around you will start to respond.

Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY: 2 Corinthians 4:13, Romans 3:21-22

GOLDEN NUGGET:
A Christian who has understood the righteousness of faith is the one who has learned to speak forth the Word. Of God Having believed the Word in your heart, SAY IT.

PRAYER: Father God, I thank you for this great and wonderful knowledge. I have received and embraced the righteousness which is of faith, my inheritance and my portion in Christ. This righteousness speaks, and so Lord, I speak forth the Word. I declare and decree that I am blessed in everything that I do; that I am the head and not the tail; that I am a wonder; that my marriage is a success; that my career is a success; that I am shining with the glory of God. As I speak, I see increase, I see transformation, I see multiplication and I frame my world. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Spirit Of Prayer – 2

Apostle Grace Lubega

Zechariah 12:10(KJV); And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the SPIRIT OF GRACE AND OF SUPPLICATIONS: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

Prayer is a spirit.

He is in the business of constantly moving us to pray; not just in the morning when we wake up or in the evening when we sleep or in church when others are praying but whenever the need of heaven and of the Spirit demands it.

The scriptures have called Him the SPIRIT of grace and supplications.

Because He is a spirit of GRACE and SUPPLICATIONS, no child of grace can fail to pray; there is always and consistently an abundance of grace to pray.

Until you understand Him as such, you will always pray as a matter of duty and not out of relationship.

It is this same understanding that will cause you to consider prayer not as an option but a LIFE.

This life is one of the constant leading of the Holy Spirit as we yield ourselves more and more to Him.

When you embrace this life, every time there is a necessity, He will nudge your spirit to pray.

It will not matter where you are; whether you are driving or in the middle of a meeting.

As you feel the nudge to pray, speak in tongues; wordlessly bubble tongues beneath your breath. That’s our life of victory!

FURTHER STUDY: Luke 18:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:17

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Prayer is a spirit. Because He is a spirit of GRACE and SUPPLICATIONS, no child of grace can fail to pray; there is always and consistently an abundance of grace to pray.

PRAYER: My Lord, thank you for the Spirit of prayer, for the constant grace to seek your face, for the urgency of the Spirit that moves me to pray in the very moments when I need to. This is my life! I know when to pray and what to pray. I am fully yielded to this, God. That is how lives are saved because you move me to pray; that is how destinies are aligned, because you move me to pray. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Spirit Of Prayer – 1

Apostle Grace Lubega

Luke 18:1(KJV); And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.

Years ago, before we learnt the truth about communion and blessed fellowship with God, we always fainted in prayer.

We counted minutes in prayer and wondered absentmindedly why the clock ticked slowest when we were praying. That was fainting in prayer.

In those moments, we interceded for our parents and our siblings, our relatives on the maternal side and on the paternal side, our neighbours, and our neighbours’ relatives.

A whole twenty minutes later, we would then wonder idly who else needed their issues mentioned before God. That was fainting in prayer.

In those times, we occupied ourselves with the thought that everyone else was watching us pray and so we had to put on a good show, acting the presence of God and yet we were our only audience; not even God was.

That was fainting in prayer.

You can never learn to pray until you know God.

You may mumble things to Him in a monologue but you will not be truly praying.

Until you understand the eternal realm of God, time will always be a factor when it comes to the things of God.

In true prayer and communion, earthly time literally freezes as the eternal things fill one’s experience.

May you learn to pray in this understanding.

FURTHER STUDY: Romans 12:12, Matthew 6:6-8

GOLDEN NUGGET:

In true prayer and communion, earthly time literally freezes as the eternal things fill one’s experience.

PRAYER: Father, thank you for this instruction in prayer. I embrace this understanding and choose to pray daily in this knowledge. I know that in the many things prayer is, it is also about the place from where I pray. I am an eternal spirit and so I choose never to pray from the earth but from the heavenly places; I learn from He who lives to make intercession for the saints; I tap into heavenly conversations. To the glory of your name. Amen.

A Lesson From Jonah

Apostle Grace Lubega

Jonah 4:10-11(MSG); GOD said, “What’s this? How is it that you can change your feelings from pleasure to anger overnight about a mere shade tree that you did nothing to get? You neither planted nor watered it. It grew up one night and died the next night. So, why can’t I likewise change what I feel about Nineveh from anger to pleasure, this big city of more than a hundred and twenty thousand childlike people who don’t yet know right from wrong, to say nothing of all the innocent animals?”

The Book of Jonah ends on an interesting note; it doesn’t end with Nineveh but with a conversation between Jonah and the Lord over Jonah’s unjustified anger about Nineveh’s repentance and the Lord’s subsequent mercy.

It ends with God dealing with His servant on a pertinent character issue; about the need to understand God’s heart and His mind.

In the grand scheme of things, the story of Jonah was about more than God delivering the city of Nineveh but the Lord dealing with His minister.

When you trace your steps backwards through the story, you will discover that whatever happened to Jonah was orchestrated by God to develop a certain character in him.

Look at the fish, the east wind, the guord and the worm.

Each time the scripture referred to these, it used the Hebrew word ‘manah’ which means to “appoint” or “prepare”.

God appointed and prepared the fish to swallow Jonah in Jonah 1:17; the Lord appointed and prepared a guord in Jonah 4:7; the Lord prepared and appointed a worm to destroy the guord in Jonah 4:7; the Lord prepared a vehement East Wind in Jonah 4:8.

All this goes to show that in all his ups and downs, God’s hand was present upon Jonah.

The end of it was to teach Jonah; to create in him a proper character of mercy and forgiveness.

Beloved saint, God is in your story no matter how it looks.

He is working through it all to grow you into the minister that you must become.

He is causing you to grow and to understand His mind.

See His hand in every situation no matter how ugly. He is working it for your good.

His name be praised!

FURTHER STUDY: Romans 8:28, 2 Corinthians 4:17-18

GOLDEN NUGGET:

God is in your story no matter how it looks. He is working through it all to grow you into the minister that you must become. He is causing you to grow and to understand His mind. See His hand in every situation no matter how ugly. He is working it for your good.

PRAYER: Loving God, thank you for this knowledge. It is a blessed assurance to know that your hand is upon me; you are in every detail of my life, working all things for my good. I choose to see your part God, not to observe any lying vanities but to behold your glorious mercies in every situation. No matter how bad, I see love. The worm worked for me, the east wind blew for me, the great big fish worked for me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Heaven Has Distinctions

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 3:13‭-‬15 (KJV); Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.‬‬‬‬

Whoever believes in Jesus Christ as his or her LORD and savior is a candidate for heaven, but not everyone who goes to heaven is ready for it.

Take the example of one of the criminals that hang besides Jesus at the cross. He said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.” And Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:42-43 NLT). He went to heaven immediately, but that does not mean that he was ready for it.

At the beginning of salvation, one is a babe, and over time, he or she is expected to mature in the Word, the anointing and in service unto God, so that when the Great Shepherd appears, they will receive a crown of never-ending glory and honor, (1 Peter 5:4 NLT).

When a man Labours well, His Lord says unto him, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant” (Matthew 25:21a).

Every man is called to be a worker of the kingdom because the Bible says, “Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire.
And if any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he shall be saved; yet so as by fire.‬”

This simply means that some people will get to heaven, but their works will not stand the test of eternal fire.

Child of God, you have to understand that what you are doing on earth counts; it is these labours that define your crown and reward.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 9:24-25, 1 Peter 5:1-4

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Child of God, you have to understand that what you are doing on earth counts; it is these labours that define your crown and reward.

PRAYER: Father God, I thank you for this great Word. I thank you because you have taught me to number my days that I may apply my heart to wisdom every day of my life. I mature in your Word, the anointing and my service unto you because I understand I have been called; I am an ambassador of heaven; a worker of the kingdom of God; By grace, I labour mightily to do my part and fulfill my mandate. In Jesus’ mighty name. Amen

Godly Addictions

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 16:15-16 KJV); I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and [that] they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,) That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with [us], and laboureth.

Not every addiction in this world is folly or scandalous.

Our theme scripture reveals how the house of Stephanas ADDICTED themselves to the ministry of the saints.

When you are addicted to something, you have no power against it.

Addicted men are not conscious of how much time they have spent in pursuit or consumption of a certain drug or habit; but rather they are so consumed by the very act, that it becomes hard to differentiate between them and the very act.

Some people attend church service but are not addicted to ministry.

Others worship but are not addicted to worship. Others pray but are not addicted to prayer.

One of the attributes of addiction is pleasure.

The degree of pleasure something stimulates is the degree to which you will be addicted to it.

Paul says he could spend and be spent for the gospel because it was an addiction.

He declared that necessity is laid upon him because he was addicted. The men and women of the early church rose above the fears of persecution because they were addicted to the gospel.

God is calling you to a life of divine addiction; not just to have a taste of heavenly pleasures but to get addicted to them.

Get addicted to the Word.

Get addicted to His presence.

Get addicted to winning souls.

Get addicted to service to God.

Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Psalms 16:11, Psalms 119:135

GOLDEN NUGGET:

God is calling you to a life of divine addiction; not just to have a taste of heavenly pleasures but to get addicted to them.

PRAYER: My Heavenly Master, I give you praise for this great day. Thank you for your Word and divine presence that defines my ultimate pleasure. The hunger to see your glory fill the nations satiates my soul and causes me to stay addicted to the work of Ministry. Service is my addiction! Prayer is my addiction! The Word is my addition. In Jesus Name. Amen.