God's Greatest Gift

"He who believes in Me as the Scripture has said, "From his innermost being shall flow [continuously] springs and rivers of living water." But He was speaking here of the Spirit, Whom those who believed in Him were afterward to receive..."John 7:38-39 (AMPC)


The greatest treasure each believer has ever received is the presence of the Holy Spirit. The moment we become born again, the Holy Spirit comes to live inside of us. Then, the Bible says we can receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, where He infuses us with power, like a fountain of life that energises and strengthens us from the inside. God's presence inside us changes everything about us. Like a mighty gushing river, it flows into every part of us - renewing, refreshing and reviving a fresh passion and zeal to know God more intimately and serve Him wholeheartedly. This power gives us a supernatural boldness and irrepressible joy to share the goodness of Jesus with the world around us. When we learn how to tap into the continuous flow of the grace that exists in the manifested presence of God through the Holy Spirit, we become unstoppable for the kingdom of God here on earth. The Apostle Paul urges us to not be ignorant of this extraordinary gift of the Holy Spirit. 1 Peter 4:10 tells us to be good trustees of God's many-sided grace which has extremely diverse powers and gifts, granted to us by unmerited favour. Determine to learn all you can about God's greatest gift to you as you discover how to host His Presence flowing in, upon, and through you!

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Don't Just Endure - Enjoy!


“The blessing of the Lord brings [true] riches, And He adds no sorrow to it [for it comes as a blessing from God].”. Proverbs 10:22 (AMP)



There is NO Prosperity Gospel. There is only THE GOSPEL, and the result of it is a prosperous life! When we pursue knowing more of God through His Word and through spending time in His Presence, we begin to prosper in every way! Paul prayed that we would receive a spirit of wisdom and revelation to know the Person of Jesus Christ more fully. That's because personally knowing Jesus doesn't just fill us with strength to endure this life, it causes us to delight in Him and we end up enjoying the fullness of life we have in Him. Psalm 37:4 says delighting in Him causes us to receive the desires of our hearts! The Bible says our lives become enriched by the Spirit of God when we choose to learn all we can about Him and how He operates in our lives. 1 Corinthians 1:5-6 in The Passion Translation says: "In Him you have been made extravagantly rich in every way. You have been endowed with a wealth of inspired utterance and the riches that come from your intimate knowledge of Him. For the reality of the truth of Christ is seen among you and strengthened through your experience of Him." There is nothing compared to knowing the Person of Jesus. It's a life enriched with His goodness, favour, mercy and love. Joy, joy, joy floods the heart of the person who seeks and finds the Lord as his essential necessity in this life!

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Challenged, Not Defeated

“For our momentary, light distress [this passing trouble] is producing for us an eternal weight of glory [a fullness] beyond all measure [surpassing all comparisons, a transcendent splendor and an endless blessedness]!”. 2 Corinthians 4:17 (AMP)


As a child of God, it's biblical to be challenged, but it's unbiblical to be defeated. According to John 16:33, trials and tough circumstances are to be expected. But Jesus told us exactly how to face and overcome them. He said we are to be joyful because He has already overcome whatever challenge we will ever face in this world! In other words, we must have the attitude of someone who knows victory is our outcome - even before we see it. And according to 1 John 5:4, our victory has everything to do with our faith in God and the promises of His Word! So if you're facing a challenge that's got you feeling anxious, do what Jesus says to do. Start thanking Him for the victory He has already promised you and the wisdom He is about to give you to see it resolved (James 1:5). Then find the promise pertaining to the breakthrough you need and apply your faith to it. As you lay it before the Lord in joyful faith, listen for His instructions and expect His peace. Obey what He lays on your heart to do and rejoice! Shift your focus from the problem to God's faithfulness, and delight yourself in Him as He honours His word and your obedience - changing every challenge into a glorious victory!

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Cancelled Accusations


“Having canceled out the [a]certificate of debt consisting of [b]legal demands [which were in force] against us and which were hostile to us. And this certificate He has set aside and completely removed by nailing it to the cross.”.Colossians 2:14 (AMP)


We partake of communion because it reminds us of what Jesus did on the cross for us and the life we can now live in Him. It points to the intimate relationship we now have access to with the Father. It also keeps us fully aware of the victory we have over sin in our lives because our old nature died with Jesus, and we rose together with Him as brand new creations - clean and righteous! No matter what our life before knowing Jesus looked like, the devil, who is our accuser, can never hold our past against us. The Bible says Jesus cancelled the record of our wrongdoings that were charged against us when He was nailed to the cross. Those accusations were nailed with Him. Hallelujah! When Jesus came off the cross, they were left nailed to it and that's where they will remain. They don't belong to us anymore! One translation says the very handwriting those accusations were written in has been blotted out - they simply don't exist anymore. Remind the devil of this very powerful truth whenever He tries to intimidate and prevent you from gaining traction in faith. Stand up in confidence, walk in His fullness and move forward in the victory that's yours - because you are free!

Fear Will Flee From You!

"By this we come to know (perceive, recognize, and understand) that we abide (live and remain) in Him and He in us: because He has given (imparted) to us of His [Holy] Spirit."1 John 4:13 (AMPC)


The Bible tells us the Spirit of the Lord rested upon Jesus when He walked among us (Isaiah 11:2). It's noticeably evident His success of ministry and purpose had everything to do with His inseparable relationship with His Heavenly Father through the fellowship and presence of the Holy Spirit in His life. The Holy Spirit is all-knowing, all-present, and all-powerful. 1 Corinthians 2:10 tells us the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God, and communicates them to our spirits. He is the very breath and expression of God; anything He speaks comes directly from the heart of God, and then He transmits it directly to our spirits (John 16:13-15). Since everything we will ever need for life and victory already exists in God, and His Spirit is vitally connected to ours - continuously transmitting divine wisdom and overcoming power into our spirits - there is nothing we cannot overcome while we are in perfect harmony with Him. This is our reality: the Almighty God abides in us and we abide in Him, through His precious Holy Spirit. So make Him your dwelling place, delight in being one with Him and fear of defeat will flee from you the same way light expels darkness - without a fight.

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Partnership for Life

“You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name [as My representative] He may give to you.’.John 15:16 (AMP)


Jesus taught that His grace has the ability to save and empower us; and our remaining in union with Him sets us up to stay Kingdom focused, obtain good success, and bear fruit that will last. He also taught the way to live in this empowering grace is by loving Him, and staying in constant fellowship with Him. Prioritizing time to hear His heart, receive His love, and exchange our contaminated thoughts for His Own becomes our life source. That's because His thoughts are filled with life and peace from His written Word. Our fruitfulness comes from the intimate working together with the Holy Spirit, and Jesus showed us how to live in complete unity with Him, as a man. He had the same limitations, restrictions, temptations and emotions we have. It was His yielded life that produced such joy, peace, and power to live each moment representing His Father well. He demonstrated how man really does live by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Determine to study the life of Jesus from His Word; take note of every aspect of His life as your own personal model; and enjoy the privilege of being in a most fruitful partnership with the Holy Spirit - for life.

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Where your tressure is.


"...What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you? And they weighed out for and paid to him thirty pieces of silver [about twenty-one dollars and sixty cents]."Matthew 26:15 (AMPC)


Judas went to the chief priests to determine how much money they would be willing to pay him, to betray Jesus. At this time, the rulers and Pharisees were already plotting to kill Jesus with stealth, waiting for the perfect opportunity to present itself. Around that time, another event occurred, and according to Luke 7:38, a woman came to Jesus and fell at his feet. Her tears of affection and deep gratitude washed His feet, and she dried them with her hair. Then she broke her alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume and poured it over His feet. This perfume signified her all, including her stained past and the income she received as a result of it. Her sacrifice poured out was an expression of her heart overflowing with adoration. The One Who showed such grace and mercy, where it was not deserved, became the recipient of her treasure. Her act of love made such an impression on Jesus that He declared her story would be told forever. In stark contrast, due to the condition of his heart, Judas was willing to betray Jesus for a few coins. May we never undervalue our Saviour! May He always be the recipient of our treasure, for there our hearts will be also (Matthew 6:21).

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Effective Prayer

"You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss..."James 4:3 (NKJV)

From the moment we became born again, we became part of a very powerful kingdom - the Kingdom of God. This kingdom operates entirely differently to the one we belonged to before. It's a kingdom where we have the power and authority to bring things that exist in God's unseen kingdom into our seen, natural world. We do this through faith-filled prayer! If we don't pray the way God teaches us in His Word, then no matter how noble they may sound, our prayers are ineffective. In Matthew 6:9 Jesus taught us to always begin our prayers acknowledging His Father, seeing Him as the source of all we will ever need. In verse 33, He says the key to receiving from the Father is to seek Him and His kingdom as our first priority - above all else. And when we do come to Him, we must come in confident faith, knowing He is able, willing, and faithful to hear us; and that He will always deliver on what He has promised (Hebrews 11:6). When our hearts are set on knowing God and His ways, making Him the object of our affection and adoration, there is no good thing He will withhold from us (Psalm 84:11).

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A Wonderful Partnership!

“They were thoroughly astounded and completely overwhelmed, saying, “He has done everything well! He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak!”Mark 7:37 (AMP)

As children of God, with the Holy Spirit alive in us, we are called to have the same reputation Jesus had when He walked the earth. How does this happen? Well, 1 John 4:17 says, "In this [union and communion with Him] love is brought to completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him], because as He is, so are we in this world." When we encounter the Lord, His love does a brilliant work in us. It perfects our character so that we become more and more like Jesus. When He came to this earth He lived out His purpose which was to represent His Father well, and to destroy the work of the enemy (the devil). That is the ministry of Jesus we inherited, along with the authority to carry it out. But unless we pursue encountering His Presence, we simply won't be equipped to do it. The more time we spend yielding to the Presence of God, the more His love and power transform and perfect us so we can live out what He has done on the inside of us, with great confidence and joy. The life of Jesus was marked by wonderful acts, bringing others to know the true character of the Father and breaking off the devil's control over their lives. Jesus is our perfect example. Follow in His footsteps and enjoy the wonderful partnership of the Holy Spirit!

56 Said he heard that the famous evangelist, Billy Graham, was just one state over from him, holding a meeting, said he went over to that meeting, thought he’d talk it over with Mr. Graham. And said, “Mr. Graham had a notable message that night, and he said, ‘All that wants to receive Jesus Christ, stand up and raise up your hand.’”

57 Said, “I stood up, raised up my hand.” Said, “They took me in the room, and told me, ‘Did I believe that He was the Son of God?’ And I said, ‘Yes, I do.’ And they told me, upon my faith, that made me a Christian, and said, ‘It’s all over now.’”

He said, “Brother Branham, but it wasn’t all over.”

58 And he said, “I went out, and then I went to another place, and the people was called the Free Methodists.” And said, “They told me I had to get sanctified, and get happy and shout, then it would be all over.” And said, “They stayed with me,” and said, “I got happy, sanctified, and shouted, and it was…” But said, “They told me, ‘It’s all over.’ But,” said, “it wasn’t.”

59 And said, “Then I went to a famous Pentecostal brother, who crosses the nation back and forth,” one of the largest Pentecostal group, and said, “he said, ‘Have you ever spoke in tongues?’ ‘No.’ Said, ‘Then you haven’t received the Holy Ghost.’ Said, ‘Then go back in the other tent, and receive the Holy Ghost.’”

60 Said, “They were very nice to me, worked with me, and everything.” And said, “I stayed in there, there was some of them stayed with me way in the night.” Said, “Finally, the power fell on me, and I spoke in tongues.” And said, “And I come out,” said, “the evangelist, I went to see him the next day, he said, ‘It’s all over.’” And said, “Brother Branham, it wasn’t all over.”

61 And he said, “Then I—I went from there down to the, from there,” he said, “I—I went to the Voice of Healing.” And said, “When I got to the Voice of Healing,” said, “I got with all those brethren there,” and said, “they told me that I had crossed over the separating line in my life, that there was no place for me. Said, ‘The only one straighten you out,’ said, ‘go see Brother Branham, he’s a prophet.’” Now, that’s wrong, but, “They said, ‘He—he’s a prophet, he will be able to look down and see where you crossed the line, and maybe you go back and do something, there’s something that you haven’t done, or, you better go see him.’”

He said, “Brother Branham, here I am.”

62 And I said, “Well, Brother,” I said, “I’m not a prophet.” I said, “But the Lord lets me discern things to help out the people, a little, humble gift.” I said, “But I—I don’t call myself a prophet.” I said, “But—but you don’t need a prophet for that, you just need to get straightened out, that’s all. You don’t…”

63 I said, “Now, I want to ask you something.” I said, “What Billy Graham told you was the truth,” and I said, “and what the Methodists told you was the truth, and what the Pentecostals told you was the truth, but it wasn’t all the truth.” See? I said, “It was truth, but not all of it.”

64 I said, “I believe in accepting Christ as personal Saviour, I believe that; I believe in sanctification, and cleaning up a life, and getting happy and shouting, I believe that; I believe in speaking in tongues, in the baptism of the Spirit, and I believe in all that,” but I said, “that’s not exactly what we’re talking about.”

I said, “I want to ask you something.” I said, “Now, remember, you said for forty years of your life you did not do anything.”

65 He said, “Brother Branham, I’ve sold every car I’ve got and give it to preachers and evangelists. I’ve done everything that I know how to do, make reconciliations for what I’ve done in my life.”

66 I said, “That wasn’t necessary, you didn’t have to do that.” See? I said, “God never required you to do that.” I said, “You can’t pay your way in, that’s not the idea.” But I said, “His grace is taking you in.”

He said, “Well, what must I do?”

67 I said, “There’s not a thing, nothing you can do.” I said, “You told me for the first forty years of your life, that you didn’t care about God, but you picked up a little piece of paper that said, ‘Where will you spend Eternity?’ and Something said, ‘That’s got to be settled,’ you couldn’t get over it. Now, you were going down a road this way, and all at once you started back this way. You didn’t care for God, you started back hunting for Him.” I said, “Right there, where you made your turn, that’s exactly what changed you, right there.”

He said, “Then I’ve had it all the time?”

I said, “Certainly.”

He said, “Well, praise be to God!” See?

68 Not upon some sensation, but did you believe it? See? That’s where you got—you got…See, now no matter how many sensations of sanctification…It is a sensation to be sanctified, it is a sensation to receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost, but when you receive Christ as your Saviour, that turns you around. No man…
61-0211 - Abraham
Rev. William Marrion Branham

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More than Enough!

"Not that I am implying that I was in any personal want, for I have learned how to be content (satisfied to the point where I am not disturbed or disquieted) in whatever state I am."Philippians 4:11 (AMPC)


The literal translation for the word content in this verse is self-sufficient. Paul was thanking the believers for contributing financially into his ministry. As grateful as he was, he wanted them to understand that he didn't see them as his source, but rather an extension of God's hand of provision in his life. Paul knew God to be more than enough for him in every situation he faced. Even when things looked dismal, he had the inner strength to remain in faith and push on, knowing His God would take care of his every need and pull him through triumphantly. He had learnt how to hide himself in Christ and draw from His Spirit. In ever circumstance Paul found he had more than he could think or imagine because he knew how to yield to God's presence and power that was alive and at work inside him. In verse 13 he says, "I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency]." Never see man as your source, but learn to yield to and draw from the Spirit of God Who has promised to be more than enough for you.