Judgment on the Tongue

Apostle Grace Lubega

Luke 16:23-24 (KJV); And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

The Bible gives an account of the man who died and went to hell. In the torment of hell, he lifted up his eyes and saw Father Abraham with Lazarus (the poor beggar he had paid little attention to) in his bosom.

But in this story, Christ gives us great insight into what is really judged by the eternal fires of hell.

This man was burning up, tormented and anguished but his cry to father Abraham was that he would dip his finger in water and cool his TONGUE.

The scriptures reveal that life and death are in the POWER of the tongue—it is the tongue that holds the power of both life and death (Proverbs 18:21).
In James 3:6, the Bible says; And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

It goes on to say, For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. (James 3:7-8).

No man can tame his tongue. However, you are more than a man, you are a spirit, a child of the most high God.

The power to tame your tongue has been handed to you. You have the power to rule it and bring it to subjection, that the utterances of your lips will only be of life. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: James 3:6-8, Proverbs 18:21

GOLDEN NUGGET:

The power to tame your tongue has been handed to you. You have the power to rule it and bring it to subjection, that the utterances of your lips will only be of life.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this knowledge. I have the power to rule my tongue. My lips are seasoned with salt and my utterances are of grace. Out of my tongue flows blessings and sweet utterances to the glory of your name. Amen.

Planted By The Word

Apostle Grace Lubega

Matthew 15:13 (KJV); But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

If a man is not planted by God, he will be up rooted.

Understand this; merely because someone is going up(succeeding in life) does not mean that they are going up the right way.

There are several people who have succeeded purely out of wickedness. For these, it is simply a matter of time, their leaves will wither and their fruit will become corrupted.

That is why we grow by the sure word of prophecy—the Word of God (2 Peter 1:19).

The Greek word used for the word sure is “bebaios” which is also translated to mean, stable and firm.

The WORD of God establishes you so firmly that nothing can uproot you.

Heaven and earth shall pass away but His WORD shall not pass away! (Matthew 24:35).
This WORD in you and by which you grow is eternal because it lives and abides forever! (1 Peter 1:23).

Psalms 119:89 says, “Forever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.”

When He says you are the head and not the tail, it is settled.
When He says you are His righteousness, it is settled.
When He says by His stripes you were healed, it is settled.

Nothing in the world can change that course because you are planted by the eternal substance of the WORD of God. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: 2 Peter 1:19, Psalms 119:89

GOLDEN NUGGET:

If a man is not planted by God, he will be up rooted. That is why we grow by the sure WORD of prophecy—the WORD of God

PRAYER: Father, I am thankful for this knowledge. Today, I stand on your Word—it is steadfast, sure and my very firm foundation. I grow by the Word and live life by its patterns. I am planted by you and nothing can change the course of my destiny. Because I live by the Word, I will surely finish well. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

The Fruit Of Your Mouth

Apostle Grace Lubega

Proverbs 18:20-21(KJV); A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

A man’s belly is satisfied by the fruit of his mouth.

The nature of the fruit is described in the subsequent scripture that says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”(Proverbs 18:21)

Death and life are both the fruits of your mouth.

It means that what you confess will either kill or give life.

God says, “…I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.”(Deuteronomy 30:19).
You make the choice to live every day by confessing right.

Every seemingly negative circumstance in your life will present you with this choice.

If you are struggling with health, life and death has been set before you, so choose health by the confession of your lips.

If your career is not advancing, death and life have been set before you, so choose growth by your right confession.

If it is your health, ministry, marriage or any other area of your life, life and death have been set before you.
Your confession determines your fruit. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Deuteronomy 30:19, Proverbs 15:4

GOLDEN NUGGET:
Death and life are both the fruits of your mouth. What you confess will either kill or give life. Every seemingly negative circumstance in your life will present you with this choice.

PRAYER: Thank you my loving father for this knowledge. I never error in speech and thus see perfection in everything that I do. Lord, it does not matter the circumstance of my life, my lips keep knowledge because I am a messenger and mouthpiece of God. I choose life every day by my confessions. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Life Starts From The Heart

Apostle Grace Lubega

Romans 6:17(KJV); But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have OBEYED FROM THE HEART that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

Obedience is a heart issue. For this reason, our theme scripture uses the language, “obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.”

It does not start from the things you say or do but from the state of your heart towards the things you say or do.

In fact, it is possible to confess right when you are disobedient, that is, to speak what the scriptures say about your life and any circumstance you are facing yet your heart is not in agreement with what you say.

The heart is ground, which means that out of it grow [into full-fledged plants] the seeds of your deepest convictions.

The scripture says, guard your heart with all diligence for out of it flow the issues of life (Proverbs 4:23).

Some people are keen to guard their hearts from the negative things that people say.
When someone says something contrary to scripture, for example, “You are poor”, they are quick to say, “That is not my portion. I cancel it is Jesus’ name!”

However, they do not guard their hearts from their own PERSONAL REFLECTIONS; they easily entertain negative thoughts and dwell on them endlessly.

The MESSAGE version of Proverbs 4:23 says; “Keep vigilant watch over your heart; [that’s] where life starts.”

In all that you say and do, always ensure that your heart AGREES because life starts from the heart. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Proverbs 4:23, Philemon 1:6

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Some people are keen to guard their hearts from the negative things that people say. However, they do not guard their hearts from their own PERSONAL REFLECTIONS; they easily entertain negative thoughts and dwell on them endlessly.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this wisdom. I receive it with my spirit and yield to it’s work in my life. My heart is right before you and is aligned to what I do or say. My meditations are pure and my confessions are of truth. As I continually exercise myself in this pattern of life, I bear fruit to the glory of your name. Amen.

Up The Tower

Apostle Grace Lubega

Habakkuk 2:1 (AMP): [OH, I know, I have been rash to talk out plainly this way to God!] I will [in my thinking] stand upon my post of observation and station myself on the tower or fortress, and will watch to see what He will say within me and what answer I will make [as His mouthpiece] to the perplexities of my complaint against Him.

In our theme scripture, the Prophet Habakkuk was bothered by many questions and he desired answers from the Lord.

He chose to go up a tower to see what God would say WITHIN him.

Think of this as more than a physical tower but a higher place from which you make the choice to view your circumstances.

Issues will always seem bigger than you as long as you observe them from the same plane on which they are. You must always look at any problem from a HIGHER and GODLY perspective. Hallelujah!

The prophet went on to say that on the tower, he would watch out to see what God would say WITHIN him.

On the tower[higher places of perception], God sends a WORD within you and that WORD will make you His mouthpiece to perplexities and issues in your life.

Whenever you are struggling with a problem, SEEK for God to speak a WORD within you.

Once that WORD is planted inside your spirit, you will become a mouthpiece of God.

The WORD He gives you will be God Himself speaking to that situation. And once God speaks, there is a guarantee that that situation will be judged.
Praise Him!

FURTHER STUDY: Isaiah 55:11, Psalms 107:20

GOLDEN NUGGET:

On the tower[higher places of perception], God sends a word within you and that word will make you His mouthpiece to perplexities and issues in your life.

PRAYER: Lord I thank you for this day. I thank you for the blessed assurance of your WORD. When you speak, it does not return to you void but prospers in the thing in which you have sent it. Today, your WORD judges every negative circumstance in my life. Even as I speak it forth, issues hear the sound of your voice. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Of Spiritual Maturity: Wisdom In Judgement

Apostle Grace Lubega

Philippians 1:9(KJV); And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and [in] all judgement.

Christian maturity has many facets.

Today, I wish to open your eyes to one of these facets; this is the wisdom in judging matters.

Part of this wisdom is to never judge issues before time.

God in His infinite LOVE always gives men the opportunity to repent and turn to Him (2 Peter 3:9).

When you judge a matter before time, you over look God’s patience and mercy toward a man whom He has allowed the chance to change.

Another aspect of this wisdom is the constraint of love (2 Corinthians 5:14).

The MESSAGE version rendering of this scripture is that His love has moved us to EXTREMES and is the first and last word in everything we do.

Take this example;
A man may be extremely provoked by another and immediately judge him. He may speak a word that dooms his fellow man.

But merely because the words spoken against another man have come to pass does not make you a mature Christian.

I have heard ministers of the gospel boast over the fulfillment of words spoken against fellow brethren–that is not maturity!

Look at Christ, the epitome of maturity, He continually imputes righteousness.

At the cross, with nails in his hands and feet, His heart still bled with love and He said,” Forgive them…”(Luke 23:34). That is maturity!

Maturity causes you to never hold grudges, to see a man fall in a pit he dug for himself and get on your knees to pray for him.

Maturity will cause you to intercede for those who HATE you and not to seek for their destruction because you understand that Jesus died for them too and that He wishes that no man perish.
Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Matthew 5:44, 2 Corinthians 5:14

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Maturity causes you to never hold grudges, to see a man fall in a pit he dug for himself and get on your knees to pray for him. Maturity will cause you to intercede for those who hate you and not to seek for their destruction because you understand that Jesus died for them too and wishes that no man perish

PRAYER: Father, you perfect me in your love and for this I am grateful. I thank you that this day, I walk after its pattern. For the Bible says, by this love shall the world know that I am your disciple. Mysteries are not a mark of discipleship; gifts and miracles are not a mark of discipleship but your LOVE is! Today men identify me by it’s overflow in my speech, attitude and character. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

How Deep Are Your Waters?

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 2:10 [AMP]; Yet to us God has unveiled and revealed them by and through His Spirit, for the [Holy] Spirit searches diligently, exploring and examining everything, even sounding the profound and bottomless things of God [the divine counsels and things hidden and beyond man’s scrutiny].

Some Christians have this mindset that they can run dry or empty and are thus in constant need to be “refilled” by the Holy Spirit.

This is because they have not understood what it means to draw from eternal wells and depths.

Deep calls unto deep [Psalms 42:7].

But what is deep calling you to?

It is [God] calling you to true eternal experiences because these experiences carry the ultimate revelation of the BOTTOMLESSNESS of the things in Him -GOD!

However, to every believer, even the bottomless things of God have a bottom called FAITH.

In God, you can only go as far as you BELIEVE.

You have the liberty to dig as deep as you wish. Never be afraid to tread greater places in God.

He has promised that when you pass through the waters [these are waters of the Spirit], He will be with you and the rivers shall not overwhelm you [Isaiah 43:2].

He says, “I WILL BE WITH THEE.” This is more than just a blessed assurance of His constant presence.

He is drawing you to the fact that no matter, how deep you go, He will still be there.

There will always be more of God. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Psalms 42:7, Isaiah 43:2

GOLDEN NUGGET:

Deep calls unto deep. But what is deep calling you to? It is [God] calling you to true eternal experiences because these experiences carry the ultimate revelation of the BOTTOMLESSNESS of the things in Him – GOD.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for the experiences in you. I have the understanding that you are bottomless. I refuse to be satisfied with what I have seen and tasted. My faith cries that there is more. I recognize the sound of deep calling unto deep and yield to your Spirit as He leads me to deeper places in you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Things That Make Ministers: The Father’s Heart

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Samuel 18:7-8 (KJV); And the women answered one another as they played and said, Saul hath slain his thousands and David his ten thousands. And Saul was very wroth and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands and to me they have ascribed but thousands; and what can he have more but the kingdom?

Saul turned against David and desired to kill him simply because David had “killed ten thousands” while Saul only killed “thousands.”

David assumed that he had a father in Saul but this was not so. Saul was provoked to jealousy because he did not carry a father’s heart toward David.

When a man with a father’s heart, sees his son draw millions of people, he sees it as his victory too. One without a father’s heart will see it as a threat.

Take the example of biological fathers. If your child does something greater than you have done, it is natural for you to be proud because you see it as an extension of yourself doing better things.

It would be strange for you to fight your son–his success means that you have your part in him, unless he is not yours.

A ministry can be destroyed when a father looks at the success of a son and does not see his part in him.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 Corinthians 4:15, 1 Samuel 19:1-18

GOLDEN NUGGET:
A  ministry can be destroyed when a father looks at the success of a son and does not see his part in him.

PRAYER: My Lord, I am most grateful for this wisdom. It teaches me to celebrate the success of others because those are things that prove ministers. I walk in love towards those that do great things in the kingdom and I never seek to fight or compete against them. I understand my part and lot in this gospel and with this wisdom I supply as each individual joint is mandated to. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Why We Continue To Behold

Apostle Grace Lubega

2 Corinthians 3:18(AMP); And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit.

The power of truth is that every time you hear it, you are changed.

The Greek word for changed in our theme scripture is “metamorphoo” which is translated to mean changing into another form or to be transfigured.

Beholding in the realm of glass [the Word] does not ONLY make you a “good and loving Christian.” We do not sit under the Word just to become better people.

There is a higher purpose to it–we change form! This means that we adopt the reality of our spiritual identity and take on a supernatural radiance in the spirit realm.

The language in our theme scripture is “because we CONTINUED to behold.” It is not something to do occasionally, it ought to be CONTINUAL.

No time is ever wasted in the presence of God. You are constantly changing.

I wish to encourage you today dear Christian, pursue EVERY opportunity to be in the presence of God and never assume that nothing is happening by your constant attendance of Christian meetings or constant study of the Word.

The more you behold this glory, the more you are changed. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Colossians 3:16, James 1:23

GOLDEN NUGGET:
Beholding in the realm of glass[the Word] does not ONLY make you a “good and loving Christian.” We do not sit under the Word just to become better people. There is a higher purpose to it–we change form!

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this great Word. As I continue to behold in the kingdom of glass, I am transformed. I radiate glory and shine by the power of your Word. I am more than a man, I bear the identity, nature and character of Christ. In Jesus’ name. Amen