God is With You

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

What makes a Church a Church is the Presence of God in the Church. It is not the physical size of the structure in which the people gather to worship. It is also not the economic power or social status of the people. It is not the large number of people. Rather it is the Presence of God in the Church and in the personal lives of the people. It is also the personal relationships the people have with God that dovetail into the indwelling Presence of God in the people. This is what makes a Church the Church of God. It is not the finesse of the pastor, leadership or the finery in terms of dress, furniture, etc. It is the wholesome, awesome, sanctifying Presence of God in the midst of the people or in the building that makes the place a Church.

In like manner, what makes an individual strong, a family or nation strong is the Presence of God in that individual, family or nation.

The Biblical Samson remained strong and unbeaten as long as God was with him. But the moment he got careless and made known the source of his strength, the Presence of God in his life through his Nazrite hair, he lost his super human strength and became a slave to the Philistines. His strength however returned when he repented and his hair grew afresh.

Severally, the nation of Israel was defeated by nations who they ordinarily overran. This was because the nation of Israel sinned against God and lost the critical and very important Presence of God in their personal and national lives. A case in point was the defeat they suffered from Ai, a small nation they could have defeated easily. Please read Joshua Chapter 7. But the moment there was national repentance, the Presence of God came on strong and they not only defeated Ai but went on to defeat several nations to possess the land of Canaan.

WALL OF FIRE

This story comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo where there is fighting between government and rebel soldiers.

The door fell with a crash as enemy soldiers rushed into the pastor’s house. They had machine-guns and were ready to use them. Their plan was to kill all the people in the village, beginning with the young pastor and his family.

FILLED WITH HATE

The family sat, stunned, waiting to see what would happen next.  The soldiers were filled with hate. “Wait,” the pastor said. “Please let my family and me pray for a moment before we die”  The whole family knelt, arm in arm, in a circle on the floor and asked God for his help.

As they prayed, they expected machine-gun fire any second, but none came.  Slowly they stood up. The soldiers had gone, not just from their house but from the village too.

The Significance of the Word of God in the Healing Process

Written By Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

There is power in the word of God. The power of God is the word of God, the infallible word of God that does not fail. The word of God is precise and accurate which explains why God does not use words in vain. This is because the presence of God is in the word of God. Additionally, the word of God does not return to Him without accomplishing what the word is designed and sent forth to accomplish. Please see Isaiah Chapter 55 verses 6 to 13 and Psalm 107 verses 17 to 20. God sent His word that does not return unto Him void and healed their diseases. In Matthew Chapter 8 verses 5 to 13, the Centurion implored Jesus Christ to send the word by speaking the word so that his servant would be healed. Jesus indeed sent the word and the servant of the Centurion was healed.

Healing starts in the mind. When a person’s mind receives and accepts the truth of the Word of God – I am the God who heals you (I have the capacity and power to heal you; I created you and know how your body works, can see through your body, tell what needs to be repaired, adjusted and restored and more importantly, I am willing to do it and requests healing from God, appropriating all the promises of God concerning healing; rather than worrying and fretting about who is attacking him or her, who wishes him or her dead and therefore wandering  in trackless deserts of divination; the person’s body will respond to messages OF HEALING THAT THE BRAIN WILL SEND to the body. It is what your mind feeds the brain that the brain feeds the body and it is what the brain feeds the body that the body responds to. Wake up daily and tell your body that you are healed by the stripes of Jesus Christ.