God Heals 2

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. Luke Chapter 4 verses 18 to 19.

The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to [them that are] bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. Isaiah Chapter 61 verses 1 to 3.

Some ailments are satanically inflicted to torment, humiliate and oppress people; even animal, lands and natural resources in order to place limits on them. Please see Acts Chapter 5 verse 16 where the Bible records that the people who were tormented by unclean spirits received their healing. Please see also Matthew Chapter 9 verses 20 to 22, Luke Chapter 8 verses 43 to 48, Mark Chapter 5 verses 25 to 34, , 1 to 20; the woman with the issue of blood and the Gadarene demoniac, the epileptic boy, Mark Chapter 9 verses 17 to 27, Luke Chapter 13 verses 11 to 16 and the woman who was bent over for eighteen years in Luke Chapter 13 verses 10 to 16. Some of the ways through which God heals include:

Through His spoken word - The Bible records in Psalm 107 verse 20 that He sent His word and healed their diseases. Please see also Exodus Chapter 15 verse 26, Isaiah Chapters 53 verses 4 to 5; 54 verses 14 to 17, Acts Chapter 5 verse 16, Matthew Chapter 8 verse 17 and 1^st Peter Chapter 2 verse 24.

God Heals

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

He said, "If you listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you." Exodus Chapter 15 verse 26 NIV.

But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. Malachi Chapter 4 verse 2 KJV.

Jesus Christ healed the numerous sick people that He came in contact with. He responded to the pain, shame, humiliation and stigma that had come upon them as a result of the ailments they suffered. Please see Luke Chapter 14 verses 1 to 5. Jesus did not consider the spiritual, social and economic standing of the sick people. Rather, He simply addressed what was causing pain, shame and humiliation in their lives. The man with dropsy for instance was not at the synagogue or one of the preaching outposts of Jesus. The man was at the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees that Jesus had lunch with on a Sabbath day. Jesus addressed the health issue of the man with dropsy and he was healed; outside of the Church. 

The dead son of the widow of Nain was not anywhere near the Synagogue or the preaching outposts of Jesus. He was being carried out of the city of Nain in a coffin to be buried. Close to the city gate, Jesus met them; saw the widowed mother of the dead young man and had compassion on her. Subsequently, Jesus raised the young man back to life. There were no offerings, no special miracle or redemption of first born offerings collected. Rather, Jesus presented the young man to his mother. The mother was happy, the people glorified God, acknowledging Jesus Christ as a great prophet who had risen among the people and gladly proclaimed that God had visited His people.

You Can Call the Shots 2

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." Genesis Chapter 1 verse 28.

To call the shots means to be in charge, to exercise dominion at all times regardless of what the situation or circumstance is and who or what is involved. This means that you do not cave in to fear or intimidation or barricades. You simply maneuver the challenges and stay on top of your game. To call the shots, you must stand on the solid ground that never gives way no matter the pressures you are experiencing. That solid ground is God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. Also, you have to learn the diplomacy and language for always calling the shots.

Prior to becoming King in Israel, David always called the shots by daring to stand up against the wild beasts which came after the family flock he tended. Please see 1^st Samuel Chapter 17 verses 34 to 37 and psalm 78 verses 70 to 72. David ensured that none of the family flock was lost to bears and lions. He went after the animals, killed them and rescued the family flock no matter how young the sheep that was taken. These acts of courage that were based on trust in God and His power to always deliver Him energized David to call the shots against Goliath. David refused to be intimidated by both threats and size of Goliath. He went after Goliath and to the surprise of everyone; including Goliath, David brought Goliath down. Please read the entire chapter, 1^st Samuel 17 for details.

You Can Call the Shots

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Daniel always called the shots despite being employed by non Jewish Kings in non Jewish kingdoms. For three years, Daniel and his three Jewish friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah did not partake of the defiling delicacies of King Nebuchadnezzar’s table. No court trainee was allowed to do that as it would incur great wrath from the King not only to on the trainee but on the stewards assigned to the trainee.

Yet, Daniel and his three friends were able to do this for three years. They successfully sidestepped the laws of the land; called the shots in their favor and to their advantage. Did they achieve this daring feat through outright personal disobedience, civil disobedience  such as inciting other trainees to act against the laws of the land; threats, intimidation and blackmail?

Not at all! Daniel was unusually gifted with soft skills. He was a diplomat, divinely endowed with very strong negotiating skills. The Bible records that Daniel went to the chief of the eunuchs assigned to him and his friends and respectfully requested that they should be exempted from the defiling delicacies of the King’s table. Quite instructive and significant is the fact that Daniel did not refer to the King’s delicacies as defiling when he spoke with the chief of the eunuchs. He simply begged to be exempted; requesting that a ten days trial should be given to them after which the chief of eunuchs could decide on what to do with them depending on the outcome of the trial. Daniel was strategic in his choice of words, He referred to himself and his three friends as the servants of the chief eunuch meaning they were subject to his authority. The implication is that they had no intention to be rebellious to his authority or that of the King. The Bible records that the chief of eunuchs consented to Daniel’s plea and thereafter the ten days trail, the steward took away their portion of the King’s delicacies and for three years, Daniel and his friends were not defiled by the King’s delicacies.

Guaranteed Deliverance 2

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Beloved, I am neither massaging your emotions nor telling you stories because I have nothing to do. I am sharing you with you what God wants you to know so that you can turn the seemingly dead or impossible situation around. God wants to intervene in your personal life as well as your nation. But you must do something by rising up to what God wants you to do. How He wants you to act to regain your freedom may be entirely different from mine but He wants to intervene in your situation. Besides, your situation differs from mine just as that of your nation differs from mine.

The lame man at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple was lame from birth; had grown into a man who could not fend for himself. In point of fact, he could in no way help himself as he had to be carried, probably on a daily basis to the gate of the temple, referred to as Beautiful where he daily asked for alms from those who entered the temple. A down trodden man at a beautiful gate; life can be quite ironical. What could be more indignifying, possibly hopeless! After all, he had been that way from birth and as far as he was concerned; that was probably his lot in life. So why not cope with it and stick to begging for alms.

But unknown to him, God had a different plan for him; a plan that would save him the daily embarrassment of being an inconvenience to people around him. Also, quite fortunately for him, he was at the gate when God came visiting in the form of Peter and John who were about to go into the temples. Significantly and quite instructive, the lame man asked for the usual pittance he got as alms. Please forgive the choice of the word pittance as I am only being realistic. This is because if he got anything substantial, he would not be there on a daily basis. How do I know he was there on a daily basis? Everyone who came to the temple knew him because at one time or the other he had stretched out his hands for alms. But God had something greater than alms for him on that day.   

Thank You

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

This post is to appreciate the contribution of everyone who participated in Healing the Nations Campfire 2016. I am grateful first to God who enabled you to do of His good pleasure and to you all who honored God and prayed through for the healing of the nations. God bless you all and meet you at the point of every need in your life in Jesus mighty name. May He also enlarge your coast and make you as prosperous as you desire in Jesus mighty name.

Beloved, the healing of the nations is not an event; that is to say that it is not a one off activity. It is a continuum – prayers, intercession, prophetic declarations, and activities such as prayer walks, praise and worship sessions, adoration and thanksgiving to God, celebrating the awesome sanctifying, healing and protective presence of God in the people and in the land.

Healing the Nations Campfire is an annual event, a one off prayer activity every year. But the bulk of the work, the real intercession for the healing of the nations is in the daily intercessory meetings for the healing of the nations; the lead up activities such as prayer and fasting, confession of sins, praise and worship, prophetic declarations to the one off annual event. The healing of the nations is therefore a daily activity – constant prayer as exemplified in Acts Chapter 12 where the Church gathered in the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark to pray for the release of Peter.