FIX UP AND SHINE OUT!

Thursday, July 21

FIX UP AND SHINE OUT!

Scripture Reference: Matthew 5:15, 16
15) Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16) Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven.

As the light of the world, there are practical measures your heavenly Father wants you to undertake so as to brighten up your environment. He wants your light to shine before people so that they may see your good works. In other words, it’s His great delight for the world to witness His light, glory, beauty and splendour in you.

Nothing is more visible to the people around you than the way you live your life everyday. You reflect your light before them through the things you do and say. One fact about lifestyle is that you can’t fake it for long. You may pretend and act a certain way but sooner or later your actual deed will be exposed.

People aren’t interested in how religious you are. Rather they watch out for your lifestyle. Have you ever been asked, ‘Are you a Christian?’ or ‘But I thought you’re a Christian?’ This goes to show that you’re being watched by the people around you – in your school, workplace and even your home.

It’s high time you fixed up the attitude, character and conduct that aren’t befitting for a Christian. Put an end to that thing everyone is genuinely complaining about today. The fact is we all have something to work on. For some it’s anger problem. Others it’s gossiping. Many others struggle with forgiving those who offend them. You may not consider yours to be a big issue, but anything that falls short of God’s standard should be seriously dealt with.

You can bring either glory or shame to the name of the Lord through your lifestyle. Let it be your firm decision to bring glory to Him through the way you live your life on a daily basis.

Grace unto you,

Osei Barnie

GO AND PREACH!

Wednesday, June 01

GO AND PREACH!

Scripture Reference: Mark 16:15, 20
15) And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 20) And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen

There is one truth that will always stand and that is; you cannot encounter the great God and live a purposeless life afterward. There is always a mission that He will entrust to those who experience His presence.

As always, God desires to see the people that He created whole and sound in all aspects of life. He doesn’t take any pleasure in the sufferings of people but rather want to see them living in perfect liberty. The amazing truth is; He needs a man or a woman who will partner with Him in setting the captives free.

That’s the reason why He calls you His ambassador (2Cor 5:20). The Bible states it clearly that although we live in this world, yet we are not of this world. We have been sent here to convey the culture of our Kingdom – unconditional love, peace, joy, divine health, fulfilment and success – here on this earth.

Jesus didn’t only die for people who belong to the Christian community today – His death was for the whole wide world. So whatever ministry you are involved in the Kingdom, have the consciousness that the primary objective is to help liberate people from the power of darkness into God’s marvellous light (Acts 26: 17, 18).

For this reason your fellowship with God ought to be intimate. The more you fellowship with Him the more of His anointing that will be released into your life to break the yokes off the lives of those in need.

Grace unto you,

Osei Barnie

THE POWER TO GET WEALTH

Friday, May 13

THE POWER TO GET WEALTH

Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 8:18

And you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

Do you know God wants you rich? Yes, He really does! Over the years many people have spoken against the prosperity of the saint. Yet should you go through the Bible, you’ll discover vividly righteous people in the likes of Abraham, Job and David were mega-rich.

The people of Israel didn’t leave Egypt as poor beggars. In fact they plundered the Egyptians of their silver, gold and clothing. What they did wasn’t their own initiative but was in accordance with the direction of Moses – the prophet of God.

What God is against is the love of money (1Timothy 6:6-10) and discontentment (i.e. being greedy for more without having any godly or moral reason). These are the things you shouldn’t allow to defile your heart and your love for God.

God wants you rich so that you could financially help advance the gospel. It’s true that the gospel is free but it’s equally true that the means of getting it out to people is very expensive. Moreover, we have the poor and the needy living in our midst, and it’s our responsibility to help them out, but you can’t give what you don’t have. So allow God to prosper you, then He can use you to help prosper others.

Remember that Christ became relatively poor on the earth for a purpose, and that was to make you rich so that you can financially influence the spreading of the Word (2 Cor 8:9). That’s why you can’t settle for a beggarly Christian life. Your heavenly Father isn’t poor, and neither does He want you to be.

Commit yourself to Him, to the Word, prayer, evangelism as you love and serve Him with all your heart, soul, strength and substance. This is how you tap into that power to get wealth, which is your birthright as a child of the King.

Grace unto you,

Osei Barnie

THE ABUNDANT LIFE IN CHRIST – part 2

Wednesday, December 30

THE ABUNDANT LIFE IN CHRIST – part 2

Scriptural reference: John 10:10

The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly

Are you experiencing the victory Christ has already made available to you or are you on the receiving end of the blows of life? In life you are either a victim or a victor. There is no middle ground.

However, the good news is: the answer to all the problems and challenges in life is already given to us as a free gift from the good God. That answer is the Lord Jesus. He is the antidote to sin, sickness, poverty, depression and all the other fiery missiles of the enemy, Satan.

Are you struggling with a particular sin? Then He declares to you today that, ‘Sin shall not have dominion over you (Romans 6:14). He has set you free from sin and even more gloriously has made you a partaker of His own righteousness (Romans 6:18). Now you declare to yourself that you are the righteousness of God (2 Cor 5:21) and for that matter you cannot be a slave of sin. This is how to take dominion over that which you have been enslaved by.

Are you sick of any ailment? Now is the time to receive your divine healing. The beatings and sufferings Christ experienced shouldn’t be in vain. He bore your pains and sufferings through the stripes He received so as for you to live in divine health (Isaiah 53: 5). You therefore have no right to be sick. Neither is God trying to teach you a lesson through that sickness because He’s a good and loving Father. Refuse to be sick and take hold of divine healing and divine health which are you inheritance.

Do you know God wants you rich? Yep, He really does! Over the years many people have spoken against the prosperity of the saint. Yet should you go through the Bible, you will discover vividly righteous people in the likes of Abraham, Job and David were mega-rich. The people of Israel didn’t leave Egypt as poor beggars. In fact they plundered the Egyptians off their silver, gold and clothing. What they did wasn’t their own initiative but was in accordance to the direction of Moses – the prophet of God.

What God is against is the love of money (1Timothy 6:6-10) and discontentment (i.e. being greedy for more without having any godly or moral reason). These are the things you shouldn’t allow to defile your heart and your love for God.

God wants you rich so that you could financially help advance the gospel. It is true that the gospel is free but it is equally true that the means of getting it out to people is very expensive. Moreover, we have the poor and the needy living in our midst, and it is our responsibility to help them out, but you cannot give what you don’t have. So allow God to prosper you, then you can also help prosper others.

If we will be quite honest with ourselves, we would come to the agreement that most of the problems we get into are self-inflicted – they are caused by our own wrong choices and decisions. We most often ignore or reject God’s way of doing things for our own human and hence imperfect endeavours.

For instance, God has instructed us not to worry about anything but should let our requests known to Him by prayer, supplication coupled with thanksgiving (Phil 4:6). Although God has shown clearly the master key to dealing with any kind of challenging situations, many Christians don’t live by this principle. They would rather justify their reason for being worried, and before they could realise the door is opened for Satan to attack them with depression. Don’t be like that! Choose to be joyful even in turbulent cases – for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Christ has taken already your place of sin, sickness, poverty, worry, depression, confusion so that you could partake in His place of righteousness, perfect health, wealth, joy, sound mind and victory.

Grace unto you,

Osei Barnie