STREAMS OF GREATNESS

YOU ARE CLOSER  Patience is enduring the cross, despising shame while you look unto Jesus in anticipation of a future that you have captured/seen in the Spirit. God asked Jeremiah, "what do you see Jeremiah?". "I see the almond tree," he replied. And the Lord said, "you have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled." You must be constantly plugged in for consistent revelational foresight of the glory ahead, so that you can avoid beating against the air. As you are patiently gazing, God is watching to see that His word is fulfilled. At this time, instructions from God may not profit your understanding, but obedience is key, obey the last order. At this time, you may even forgo juicy employment and let go some opportunities that look sumptuous but deadly and virusified to your destiny. In fact, your commitment to a particular course that seems not to be yielding anything substantial now is working o

LET GO AND LET GOD If at every time you are opportuned to be under a ministration that lays bear to you your identity, peculiarity, how that you are not ordinary. Suddenly some pictures flash through your mind within a twinkle of an eye, and those pictures unveil to you your weak background, your rugged past, your inadequacies and inefficiencies. Many a times, you might have tried answering questions like, can any good thing come out of me? Each time this question comes, it makes you shrink back into the prison yard of your mind. It makes you bury your head in the palm of your hands. God related his agenda for the life of Moses to him, and the first thing Moses saw was his inadequacy, forgetting that He who had said it saw the weakness before He sent His word. He ought to have trusted Him enough to know that He has the capacity to take it away. Stop pointing to him what He (God) already knows and focus on what He instructed you to do. God spoke to Jer

AN UNRENEWED MIND IS AS GOOD AS AN UNBELIEVING MIND The thoughts of a man inform his actions. The character you see any man display is a reflection of what goes on within him. He may think he acted in a particular manner by mistake, but he has consciously or unconsciously taken certain viruses in form of ideas and perception gotten from wrong sources. The quality of what goes in within you determine the quality of life you are subjected to live, your mind can be a barrier to your lifting. Your life will not change automatically because you are born again, there is a mindset that sets a man on the track of success in life and ministry.  If not, Romans 12:2 wouldn't have need exhort us to be transformed by the renewing of the mind. You see the mind again appearing here.  When the mind is not renewed, there seems to be no difference between a so called Christian and an unbeliever. No wonder people give there lives to Christ and still continue in sin. 

EMBRACE LIGHT AND VALUE MODESTY Brethren, know ye not that you have been washed from your sins? When you were in the world, under the bondage of sin, you yielded to sin willingly and the end thereof was death. But now that you are in the light, why entangle yourself with the bondage of sin.  You dressed provocatively when you were under bondage, given to lust, and now that you are saved, know ye not that sin shall no longer have dominion over you? Know ye not that you are the temple of the HolyGhost, where the spirit of God dwells? Why do you still expose your breasts and other private areas in other to feel accepted, feel among? Why do you defile the temple of God? Know ye not that you are light and shine as light, even as your Father is light, in whom there is no darkness.  Manifest this light in all manner of conduct, don't you ever think it has no reward. Even those in the world knows light when they see light indeed. Modesty is just a choice away

THERE IS A MINDSET  You are not cheap and irrelevant, you are a bundle of relevance to your generation. The society may tell you otherwise, but you are not bound by the voices around you, voices from your background, voices from your past.  The voice of God is louder than the voice of your pains, it is louder than the voice of your shame, louder than that of your guilt, louder than the voice of your past.  Falling into a pit does not mean staying in the pit. Come out of the pit and shake off the dust tainting your perception about life.  Don't let this mindset tie you down, cage you, box you in, keep you under, swallow you and keep you down forever. The devil only thrives on your fears, but this the word says, let this mind be in you, that is there is a mind you need to embrace which will break away from the fallen perception, ideologies and conditioning, that you are tied to as a result of your experience and journey. I bring to you a mindset that sa

HE DID NOT REPAIR THE DAMAGED LIFE, HE GAVE ME A BRAND NEW LIFE I have been held by fear, so I know what freedom means. I have been rejected, so I know what acceptance means. I have been under the control of man, so I know of joy of being led by the spirit. I have tasted the hatred of the devil, so I know the magnitude of the love of the Father. I was used, so I know what value and honour means. I have experienced the merry clay life, so I know the mountain top life. I once lived the low life,  but now, I have the everlasting life. I am in you not because of money, marriage, fame, connection, food, clothing, shelter. My stay in you is not conditional! I was once held in bondage, but now I am free. All I know is that I have wallowed in the mud of sin, and to that low life I go back no more. No more I say, no more! Your love has birth hunger for you in me, oh the love of the Father, that pulls a man out of a dirty life only to hand over

BRING OUT THE GOLD IN YOU When Gold is covered with clay, people will give it the recognition clay deserves, but when the clay is taken off and the gold becomes visible, the honour doubles.  Those who have walked past it, on their way back will change their approach. They can't remember what it used to be, but everyone will surely recognize what it is now.  Well, Gold might have felt bad, angry, depressed, left out, rubbished, empty, irrelevant, not appreciated, it had no place, nothing to offer, a biological accident, no reason to live, unwanted, unloved, not recognized. Hmmmm, the list is endless. Obviously, gold doesn't know it's value. It doesn't know how much the world is in need of its impact. It doesn't know it carries riches, neither does it know that it's contribution is capable of turning the world around for the best.  Gold doesn't know that the nations are to come to the brightness of its rising. It's glaring gold h

DISCOVER WHAT YOU CARRY, YOU ARE NOT EMPTY No human being was born empty, we are all created loaded and have gifts and talents deposited in us.  Potentials are inherent abilities that has not yet been discovered. The fact that you have not discovered them, (perhaps they are more than one) does not mean they are not there.  The fact that a blind man doesn't see does not rule out the fact that he has eyes. As soon as internal correction takes place,  the eyes begin to function and fulfil it's purpose. We are diverse, creativity is hidden in us. Gold is not found on the surface,  you dig deep to bring  it out. You look deep inward to reach for the unique you.  Imagine what our world will look like when we are all a blessing to one another, being a blessing to everyone within our sphere of influence with our gifts and talents. No competition, no comparison, respect for everyone's personality and appreciation of everyone's uniqueness. 

IF IT IS NOT FROM GOD, IT IS NOT FOR YOU Not understanding times and seasons is a great tragedy. I believe it's one of the causes of competition.  Man not knowing the how, where, when and why of his life is the reason most people get weak and sick. Hearing that a friend of yours just achieved a milestone is like a blow to you. You become restless, seeking and opening yourself to opportunities not meant for you because a change of status is on the top of your list now.  Not all opportunities are meant to be jumped at. You don't go for all things that come your way, not all things are for you. Not all places are designed for you. When you have this understanding, you can even reject a job worth 1 million per annum, not because it's iniquitous, but because it's not meant for you. Knowing where you ought to be per time is key to the fulfilment of God's plan for you.  When the only factor that determines your placement is where God wants you to be,

THAT WHICH PUSHES YOU SHOULD COME FROM WITHIN The greatest encouragement that can spur a man on is the internal motivation, not external, for the external is not constant , availability is conditional and may not come when you need it most. So, after your spiritual eyes might have captured the unseen, what the world doesn’t know about you, you don’t need to wait for external encouragement because it may not come, for unsecured humans are always threatened by the manifestation of a man’s originality. The disciples went out to preach the gospel and they were captured in the process and detained, beaten, tortured and threatened. On their release, the first important thing that occurred to them was to praise God for the opportunity to suffer shame for the Name. Glaringly, we see that the motivation of these men were nothing external. Nothing around them encouraged them in the pursuit of their vision. But their spiritual eyes had captured something they were ready t

IF WE ONLY BELIEVE WHAT WE SEE, WE ARE OF ALL MEN MOST MISERABLE BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI Seeing is believing, a statement that we spill out consciously or unconsciously and because we speak it often, it has become our reality. The root of this statement of uncertainty is doubt. It means we are not sure/certain until we see/behold. Meanwhile, it does not have root in the word of God. Jesus told Thomas, “Because you have seen me, you have believed, blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed” John 20:29 If you want to see with your physical eyes before you believe, then your future is void of anything new the world is yet to see. For even the bible says that, “what no physical eye has seen, what no physical ear has heard and what no human/carnal mind has conceived- the things God has prepared for those who love him” 2Cor 2:9 But then, these are the things God has revealed to us by His Spirit, 2Cor 2:10. What your spiritual eyes cannot capture ,you can never

YOU HAVE ALL IT TAKES BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI A man going straight towards his goal overcomes difficulties and obstacles in his path, and turns them into benefits; he turns challenges into opportunities and improves himself through overcoming obstacles - Sunday Adelaja. Some people are chronic pessimist, share your vision with them, they will point out one thousand and one reasons why you may not succeed on that part. They will quickly identify challenges that will serve as obstacle to achieving your goals. Well, its better not to disregard, disrespect or condemn them. They have actually helped you, am sure they don’t know how helpful they are. I advice you note down their points and thank them heartily. In fact, scenarios like this help to test your convictions. If situations like this don’t ensue, you may not know how ready you are. They have helped you to identify obstacles you may never have thought of. An obstacle you cannot foresee may not be easily pulled ou

ONLY FOOLS COMPARE THEMSELVES TO OTHERS Have you ever taken time to meditate on how beautiful, unique, endowed, loaded, different and special you are? Can you just divert the energy you expend comparing yourself to others to this kind of meditation? Can you please value your uniqueness? But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want a King over us. Then we will be like all the other nations, with a King to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.” 1 Samuel 8: 19-20. Until we discover our uniqueness, we will continue to strive to be like someone else. Until the gold in your hand is revealed to you, you will continue to envy the silver and bronze in another man's hand. Until we discover our originality, fake people will not cease to appeal to us and buy our mind over. How strange that a nation serving the Almighty God envied other nations bowing to inferior gods, who have inactive eyes, ears and legs, crippled gods.

YOU ARE THE ANSWER THE WORLD NEEDS Greatness is a package  that resides in every human. God designed every human to live a victorious life and did us good by placing in us potentials. Nobody was born empty, we are all loaded. No one has any excuse for not living a fulfilled life. I may not know where you are coming from, I may not also know what your past looks like. Probably, your father is a poor Carpenter, your mother a poor trader, maybe you once lived under the bridge or you never had the opportunity of a university education. Who knows? You may be the son of a President, the heir to the throne of a particular village or town.  Can I quickly tell you this, you can be rich and yet miserable, you can be surrounded with people and yet alone. You can have fleet of cars and servants to serve you and yet unfulfilled.  You can be in a place of authority and have every one bowing to you and yet lack joy. You may even be a pastor and yet miserable. Until we d

GOD IS SO SPECIFIC ABOUT YOUR DESTINY JUST LIKE NOAH’S ARK “This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high. Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one cubit high all around. Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks.” Genesis 6:15-16. God is specific about every creature on the face of the earth, human inclusive. He is a God of purpose and detailed description. Out of the multitude who tarry to inquire from God about their destinies, we have some who listen patiently and follow wholeheartedly, we also have those who listen hurriedly and also follow the limited information received dogmatically and they end up celebrating uncompleted assignments and half-baked success. I understand we live in a generation where people wants to see the result now! So we are all in a rat race to please people around us. We are so much under pressure that we hav

IF THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL USE JUST ONE MAN ON EARTH, I WANT TO BE THAT MAN, I AM SURE THAT IS ALSO THE CRY OF YOUR HEART  BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI  Oh Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth. You have set your glory in the heavens and placed your Spirit in us, the coheirs with Jesus, sons, that we may replicate your rule in heaven here on earth. He that carries God's Spirit carries His signature. When a man carries God's signature he becomes a link between heaven and earth. It is God’s utmost desire that His will be done on earth, even as it is done in heaven. This replica is brought to bear through vessels that carry God's signature. Your Spirit is a portal that gives access to the expression of heaven on earth. But this portal must be open to intercourse with the Holy Spirit for flow of heavenly radiance. By implication of this, you become a link between the Spirit realm and the physical realm, wherever you are. When your Spirit is in ri

SECONDS–MINUTES–HOURS–DAYS–MONTHS–YEARS I was in Church on a Sunday morning and we went through a praise section that was sound enough to make you dance. The sound system was wao! You feel like dancing like its your last opportunity to do so.  And then when you hear songs like ‘we go dey hail, hail your name, day by day, all the way', you want to throw your hands in the air and give God some praise, you know. Youths don’t hear songs like that and remain in the same position, you want to change your position as if you want God to really know that you are hailing Him. But then, right in front of me was this old man, his face was aglow, enjoying the beat, and most assuredly was amazed at the vigor of the youth, the strength and enthusiasm.  He was looking so handsome, as the smile brightened his face, his gray hair neatly combed. It looked like he felt like jumping up too and digging it like it was going on around him, but the strength wasn’t there. As I looke

UNCOMPROMISING CHRISTIANS NEEDED AT SUCH A TIME AS THIS The devil is sure of what he wants, he has a target, and he is working day and night to achieve his goal because he knows that his time is too short. You can't wage war against such without being sure of your stand in Christ. Those who keep God’s command and hold fast their testimony about Jesus are threat to the kingdom of darkness. For these tools are important in the life of every Christian, washed by the blood and sanctified.   The bible says that this is the whole duty of man, keep His commandments. Let His commandments be written on the table of your heart. For this is how we show that we love him really, not by lifting up hands and singing praises or being emotional, but by keeping His commands, His word. He that keeps His command shall never be moved but shall abide forever. The word of God endures for evermore, you can’t feed on it constantly and that same enduring power it carries will not enter i

STAY HUNGRY, A SPIRITUAL STRUCTURE IS COMING FORTH Those who worship small gods serve whom they do not know. But then, what is the difference? if you are in the kingdom and yet do not know God, the King intimately. You are equally serving whom you don’t know. Salvation is the foundation your spiritual structure stands on. When you lay the foundation of a building, and you refuse to build on it, it remains at that level. A structure does not suddenly appear on it, it must be erected.  The builder is God by the Holy spirit, you are the building. Your yieldedness to the holy spirit facilitates the building process to the end that you may become a spiritual structure. The building process is a process of making, intimate knowing, pruning and sharpening to the end that our mind aligns with the mind of God. As you grow in God’s knowledge, you are building a spiritual structure.  This process of making is not an easy one but it is a sure one. Continue to build, a

DO YOU HAVE A WITNESS IN YOU WHEN YOU HEAR OR LISTEN TO SONGS BIRTH FROM THE WOMB OF THE SPIRIT? Every song inspiration is backed upon by a spirit, it came out from a source. So, when you embrace a song, you embrace the spirit behind the song. Your spirit becomes one with the spirit behind the song. The more you listen and sing the song, the more you submit yourself to the spirit behind the song. By and by, your spirit becomes open to whatever that spirit is capable of doing. Since God made us in His image, God is Spirit and He created us in that similitude. It takes a spiritual man to effectively fellowship with God, because it is a fellowship between Spirits. The bible says God is Spirit and those that will worship Him must do it in Spirit and truth. That is telling us that not all worship we render is acceptable. True worship is a fellowship between spirits, a dimension of operation where the Holy Spirit takes hold of your Spirit to worship God.  You can n

GOD IS INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU CAN BECOME  BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI God selected twelve disciples, people who in their days were not relevant men, only known within their scope of jurisdiction. God looked at them and saw what mere physical eyes and reasoning could not capture. His eyes saw beyond the moment, he saw their future even before He choose them. He saw great Apostles in weak and beggarly men of little or no reputation. He labored over them till what He had envisioned materialized. Now, we have the twelve Apostles of faith, thank God for their yieldedness, the Holy Spirit made it happen. God looked upon the notorious Saul, a man who consented to the death of Steven and engineered many atrocities against the Christians. God saw in him an Apostle to the gentiles, and when the fullness of time came, he encountered Christ and he did great exploit. His impact is trans generation, it will ever remain relevant. God is not interested in your past. He is interested i

SUCK WITH SINCERITY AND WATCH YOURSELF GROW BY THE HELP OF THE SPIRIT BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI When a baby is born, the mother takes responsibility and ensure he feeds properly on breast milk with the eagerness to see rapid growth take place in the child.  The process of a baby going from crawling stage to sitting and then to standing is a process of growth facilitated by intake of adequate nutrient coupled with an enabling and welcoming environment that encourages growth. The child gains balance with his/her feet and walks confidently. The bible also emphasizes growth in the knowledge of God. A process where a new born babe grows to full maturity and stature. “As new born babe, desire the sincere milk of the word that you may grow thereby”. Desire, hunger, passion to grow is key to the growth process. Not an experience borne out of compulsion, willingness facilitates enjoying the process. In this Kingdom, God is the King and ruler, a process of getting to know t

FAITH PLUS WORK IS KEY TO MAXIMIZING YOUR LIFE  BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI If you have not found your track, merry go rounding is a sure thing. Finding your place presupposes finding relevance in your world. An average Christian believes he is born of a victorious seed, some that are exposed to deep teachings often confess that they are not ordinary. We have too much of Christian talking about who they ought to be than being who and what they are called or designed to be.  Are we also seeing the same thing, how that half of the time we ought to spend working is spent talking. Now, your faith alone does not procure your yearnings. Something is lacking and that is ‘Work'. Faith plus Work is the key! Am aware of how an average person prefers to confess the word rather than taking responsibility. We have divine deposits in us, God invested in all that He created. Deploying these God given abilities in advancing the Kingdom is part of the process many have not

ARE YOU TIRED OF NORMAL AND COMMON IDEOLOGIES?  BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI God has told us many things about our existence here on earth either by first hand revelations or through prophesies, to the end that we might not live like ordinary men but press to be equipped to function properly in His will for us. We have too much revelations to run with, therefore staying empty is not an option for us. Those revelations must live our head, rest In our Spirit, find expression in us and through us. We can’t afford to die like a chicken and be a barrier to what God wants to make of us. For what shall it profit a man to have divine revelations that never materialized. We are submitting this revelations on the altar of intense prayer and supplication. We are not venturing into things by mere guess work. We want to move with precision and accuracy of direction of operation. We have spent too much time chewing this revelations in the mouth, we want to see their manifestation

LIFE BATTLES AIN'T GETTING EASIER, WE ARE COMMANDED TO GET STRONGER BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI The Christian life is a battle, in fact, life itself is a battle ground. Someone said: What is life but a great battle, lasting from our earliest days until we sheathe sword in death? We have victory in Christ Jesus, the cross procured victory and authority over battles of life. We are not ignorant, we don’t pray to God never to give us problem. We have God's word written on the table of our heart. It says that in this world we shall have tribulations, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. The advantage we have over life battles is that, we won even before we started the fight. “For in this things we are more than conqueror through Christ that strengthens  us. But then, we lay hold on this authority bequeathed to us in Christ by revelation, not just by confession. We fight daily, but not in the flesh, for we wrestle not against flesh and blood, b