In Pursuit of Excellence

To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you. Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

1 Cor. 9:22-27

I’d like to welcome you to the rest of the year 2010. What a splendid, well spent six months of the year of Reawakening of the Spirit. I woke up the first day of the month of July with a deep revelation of the urgency to do more for the Lord. No matter the challenges that stand against you, there is no need to doubt whatever result was achieved between January and June.

I hear the Lord speaking to me that we must develop the ability to be great thinkers, which is the key to excellence. You must broaden and enlarge your mind to be able to receive Divine instruction. Obedience is better than sacrifice. Therefore, the way you surrender your life to do the will of God determines the grace that will be released unto you to succeed. You must strive for mastery and fight against all odds that may want to limit you to mediocrity. God’s desire for you is to break forth into excellence in all things, you are meant to be the best in life. The earth is waiting for your manifestation to turn around the depression, agony and sorrow that has filled the earth.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

Romans 8:18-19

You are the answer to this generation; lift up your head to see the cry of humanity rather than your own problems. No matter what you are confronted with, it can be subdued when your focus is to attain excellence. There is nothing in this life that comes easy; you must fight the good fight of faith to reach your goals. The accuracy of your target will determine your strength to be distinguished. The hallmark of your race is that it costs you something. It is the price everyone must pay in pursuit of excellence. It’s your turn to shine.

Shalom!

HELPERS OF DESTINY

HELPERS OF DESTINY

Everyone has a destiny to fulfill on the earth; you have a mission to fulfill on behalf of God. The word destiny describes your mission on the earth according to the programme of God. Your existence is useless without destiny. Somebody said "Abuse is inevitable when the purpose of a thing is not known".

So many people are living an abused or debased life because they are naive of their mission on the earth. Every destiny has a direction and destination, your destiny is to glorify God on the earth. Fate is not your destiny as some believe in many quarters. Some naive people think that what fate doles out to them is their destiny. Your destiny is a perfect and a good gift from God to your generation.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning (James 1:17)

If every good and perfect gift comes from God, it implies that gifts that are not good and complete come from the devil. The greek word used to describe the word good is "Agathos", which means benefitting, well and anything which promotes your well-being. On the other hand, the word "Teleois" is used to describe perfect, which means highly proficient, necessary and adequate. All things that are beneficial and complete to your life and destiny comes from God.

You can get a copy of Revd DAVID OLUFEMI AJAYI'S book on "Helpers of Destiny" and more.

RE-AWAKING OF THE SPIRIT

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into thekingdom of God

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. (John 3:5-6)

No matter the effort put in by man, you cannot reach God in the flesh, in fact the flesh is at enmity to him. I have seen so many people who try their best to impress God through tithing, activities in the church and singing praises, but do things that are contrary to the things of the Spirit.

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing (John 6:63)

Jesus spoke these words when he came in the flesh to this world.

A man who thrives to worship God in the flesh and hopes for acceptability from Him, needs to know that he is just a religious man. He does not have anything to do with godliness, neither can he understand God.

God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship [Him] in spirit and in truth. (John 4:24)

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned. (1 Cor 2:14)

A natural man is a man of the flesh who's spirit is not awakened to the Spirit of God . He only walks according to the dictates of the selfish ambitions of his fleshly desire. We have so many in the church today, thy are prominent among us in the charismatic and pentecostal organization.

They are possessed with the desire for title but not the glory; they engage in the work of the flesh.

They like immorality, deception, pride, covetousness, materialism, malice and take God for their playmate. They are so familiar with God they don't realize they are swimming in iniquity. These are men of the flesh, they have nothing to do with the spirit of God. They only pretend and take advantage of the vulnerable people who are helpless - because they also don't understand the things of the spirit.

For to be carnally minded is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

Many believers are dead spiritually, they only live in the fantasy of their old glory.

The Lord told me that the church needs a quickened spirit that will bring the revelation of the true love of God in the heart of his people. Many spiritual leaders have taken the place and purpose of the Holy Spirit, hence many people's destiny are being destroyed.

This is the time to be awake in the spirit and allow Him to take His place.

Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light..................And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit (Eph 5:14,18)

To be drunk with wine in excess is to be drunk in the flesh, materialism and lust, but to be filled with the Spirit is to be led of the Spirit and follow His instructions, even when contrary to our fleshy desire.

A perfect obedience to do His will no matter what may cost us. There is a need not to succumb to the lust of the flesh that is pleasurable, but to the working of the Holy Spirit that quickeneth us for a life that is pleasing to God.

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him.

But God hath revealed [them] unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. (1 Cor 2:9-11)

Men of the spirit are those that understand the things of the spirit and seek the deep things of God.

The deep things of God cannot be received on the surface, neither can you find it in the flesh. It will take a great discovery in the spirit to locate it, because deep revelation of God can only be discerned when we have insight into spiritual things.

God is calling us into a reawakening that will stir up a total fellowship with the Holy Spirit, that will direct our steps in His way - then shall we have a prosperous and fulfilled destiny this year. Amen.

Welcome to 2010 our year of "Reawakening"

Beloved,

Welcome to 2010 our year of "Reawakening". I'm Rev Femi Ajayi, the presiding pastor of Living Power Ministries, an apostolic and prophetic ministry with a mandate of liberating and giving people divine direction. In a new year like this, many people will need to know the mind of God - therefore on this Facebook and my webpage ("olufemiajayi.blogspot.com") I will be sharing the mind of God with you for this year, line upon line, precept upon precept.

Let me start to say that there will be a change in your life if you follow divine instruction. The Lord said to me that there will be challenges and tough times ahead (Malachi 4:1-2). You can also read Isaiah 8:8-10.

What will guarantee your victory and liberation is the presence of God. Before you take any step this year, you must be sure that the Lord is with you (Exodus 33:15,19).

Second, you must walk in the way of the Lord. With a strong hand the Lord said, "don't walk in the way of unbelievers or gentiles" (Isaiah 8:11)

Third, don't say what the world is saying. Don't join  them to talk distress, meltdown, economy woes etc, because it is the year of the Word and Spirit, and anything you say will be binding on you (Isaiah 8:12). You must learn how to speak the word of God into your life.

Fourth, you must sanctify (separate) yourself wholly unto him and serve Him with sincerity of purpose. Your dedication must be unto him first (Isaiah 8:13).

Finally, I like to inform you that your turn to rise out of the gross darkness that has befallen the earth is here. It is just for you to trust Him, not in yourself, business or job. The arm of flesh will fail many people, but they that trust in the Lord shall not be put to shame.

I shall not be saying some specific things the Lord told me about the church and Nigeria through this medium.

Thanks and have a fulfilled destiny this year.