Arrows In His Quiver

 Archery is an interesting sport.

It shows the archers ability to aim, target, and hit his mark.

Archery is the sport, practice or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows at a target.

Archery is done as a sport, but has also been a means of survival for hunters.

Hunters while at work hunting game, have used archery to put food on their table.

The bow and arrow does the job.

The steady hand and clear vision of the archer plays a vital role in archery.

Hunters carry quivers on their shoulders.

Quivers are cases archers use to hold their arrows.

They have straps that make it possible for archers hold them on their shoulders.

The Lord God is the Archer.

His people, His children are His arrows.

His quiver is His kingdom.

The string on His bow is grace, the string of grace.

The quality of the string of an archers bow, determines how far back the archer can pull the arrow and string.

Good strings are flexible.

His people are citizens of His kingdom and are in His kingdom even as arrows are in the archers quiver.

Each arrow has a purpose, each arrow is designed to be effective when the archer picks it from his quiver.

The arrow is meant to strike the archers prey or target, its meant to hit the bullseye if its a sporting activity.

We are the arrows in the Lord's quiver, we are designed to hit the bullseye of God's purpose, assignment and agenda for us.

The scripture tells us the Lord's government is on His shoulders.

It means He shoulders the responsibility of His kingdom, He carries the weight of His kingdom.

He carries His kingdom as an archer carries his/her quiver.

His government is His kingdom.

As arrows are safe in the quiver of an archer, we are safe in the kingdom of God.

As archers are responsible for the arrows in their quiver, so is the Lord responsible for the members of His kingdom.

If you are in Christ Jesus, you are His responsibility, He carries you on His shoulders, you are in His quiver, His kingdom!

"For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace"

The scriptures describe God as an archer, an archer who has a quiver full of arrows.

Archers look after their arrows, they sharpen them, check them regularly for cracks, and store them upright in a case (quiver) from harm.

In the same manner the Lord looks after us, he keeps us sharp spiritually and mentally by His Spirit and wisdom, He watches over us making sure there are no cracks or loopholes for the enemy to get us or destroys us. He protects us by keeping us in His kingdom just as arrows are preserved in quivers by the archer.

The Lord is a mighty and responsible Archer.

We can trust Him.

"He is like a mighty archer whose strong right arm bends the bow. His arrows are sharp and never miss their mark..."

When archers are about to shoot an arrow, they position the arrow with the bow and pull the arrow and the string of the bow backward for greater impact, once the archers steady and firm hand holding the arrow and string in place is released the string lunches the arrow forward; setting the string back in place and the arrow accelerates to hit its target.

Just like the archers arrow that's pulled back before its released, the Lord has pulled you back for a reason!

The more an archer pulls an arrow backward, the more impact and speed that arrow will cut through the air with.

He has held you back that you may go further than previous arrows He has released from His quiver.

The further the arrow is supposed to go, the more the archer pulls it backward.

The greater the impact the archer wants the arrow to make the further he pulls the arrow backward.

When the Master allows us to be behind, encounter delays, face hardships and be pulled back by obstacles, challenges, warfare and continuous battles it is not because He is unfair its because He wants to take us very far.

Be encouraged.

In due time you will be released on the strings of grace, to go faster, further and make more impact than the arrows released ahead of you.

On the string of grace, with the Master's bow, picked from the Master Archers quiver, for a select purpose!

That is your story!

Our archer knows what He is doing with you, He will achieve great purposes through us, He is on a mission and we are the arrows in His quiver.

Something Sudden!

Lightning and water mixing is not something that happens although water plays a role within the thunderstorms clouds that cause lightning strikes.

I saw water come down from heaven, the unique thing about this revelation dream is that the water didn't come from the sky to the earth as droplets or showers of rain, it came from the sky to the earth as water and light, it was a mix of water and lightning!

It came down as a continuous line, a flow, like a line of lightning.

It seemed purposeful and intentional in its movement, it seemed the water was alive with an intelligence as it motioned towards a specific person or destination with speed.

It was like seeing lightening with life, water with light, descending from the sky to a destination with a serpents gracefulness.

A very rare phenomenon indeed!

Water represents life.

Lightning is bright, powerful, fast and sudden.

The suddenness, the element of surprise with which lightening strikes is part of its awe.

Lightning represents the raw power of the Creator.

The Lord's power can be brought into a situation, circumstance, a life, a battle and destiny.

The Lord's power will make the difference in a life, it can work instantly and it is transformative.

Lightning is a messenger of God.

The Lord is a God of suddenlies.

His mighty power can bring life and bring back to life suddenly.

Sudden miracles, sudden interventions, sudden turn arounds, sudden salvation, sudden deliverance, sudden breakthroughs, sudden open doors and sudden help can happen by the power of God at work in your favor!

The revelation dream I had is a good sign.

It's not for me alone but for us.

The Lord will do something life-giving, refreshing and cleansing like water and yet powerful like lightning.

Get ready, prepare for it and release your faith!

Something sudden is about to happen!

The Golden Door Knob

That door knob is golden.

It's golden for a reason, there is a purpose and intent to it.

It could have been made of silver or bronze but it is made of gold.

Wood was not an option, another type of metal was not a choice and steel did not suffice.

Only gold would do, the finest gold, the best gold, gold not found anywhere on these shores.

This door knob is the knob of the door to what has been prepared, not prepared for just anyone but prepared for you.

It has been vouchsafed specifically to you.

It happened because grace found you, Love selected you and mercy has been constantly increasing towards you.

Oh yes, a lot of detail has gone into that door, that door knob is custom made for you; fashioned by the most skillful goldsmiths and locksmith who know their craft and were created specifically for this purpose.

By a mystery they fashioned this door and golden knob to your inheritance, they carved it and designed it yet they didn't touch it.

It was made with the greatest attention to detail and instruction.

It is your season of honor!

Welcome "good and faithful servant" to your Master's gift to you.

The Master feels you deserve to touch that golden knob nobody else has touched before, no spirit or flesh has touched that knob before let alone open the door since they have been fashioned.

It is a kingdom knob, a kingdom door, its exquisiteness is evidence of the world, experience, life and benefits of total glory that lies behind the door.

This is your moment, this is your time, this is your chance, it is what you read about, believed, imagined and now you're to experience!

Are you excited? You should be!

The Master is as excited as you are, perhaps even more.

How He has waited to see this moment, He knew it would come!

Why wouldn't He, He knows the end from the beginning for He is the first and the last, the beginning and the end, the Alpha and Omega.

Your King feels you deserve to open this royal and grand door that "eyes have not seen and ears have not heard" about what lies behind them.

The King obviously had you in mind, the Master prepared for you!

You matter to the "Father of all spirits."

What lies behind this door of yours, for it has been given to you is your inheritance.

It is your compensation, it is your reward, it is what the Lord of all creation assigned to you from the foundation of the world.

Now is the time, this is the season for you to walk into your inheritance.

You have grown, you have matured, you are evolving into the Master's image and likeness.

You have had a little strength, you have not denied the Lord's Name.

He saw it, you made your Master shed tears of joy.

You didn't disappoint the Kingdom

Your faith pleases Him, "for without faith it is impossible to please God."

You have passed the test, you have been fighting well, you have kept your head up high.

Your faith did not fail, you held up.

Battles came and battles went, warfare came and warfare left; you stood tall through it all.

In faith you did not blame or curse the Master, you accepted what looked like your fate always believing tomorrow will be batter and present the answers you seek.

Well done warrior prince(ss) of God, well done soldier of the cross, well done sheep of the flock

The Master was with you, it wasn't totally you, His grace held you up.

He qualified you to reach out for the golden knob and open the royal door to your inheritance.

Your inheritance is beautiful, there is nothing like it, bought for you with the highest price and paid for with royal blood, even the Blood!

The Master's life was shed that you may have this inheritance!

Now your journey has brough you to it according to His great plans and purposes for you!

Oh, how the Master loves you!

From the moment you were conceived He has watched over you, He has loved you before you appeared on this earthly plane, and He chose you for great and mighty things!

Turn the golden knob, step in through this royal door of the kingdom into royal authority, golden opportunities, and royal power!

Welcome to the golden age of your life and destiny!

Things will never be the same again.

Your door will be continuously open, access is yours, for "no man will be able to shut this door"

It's a new day!

What Champions Do.

 

Champions win.

Champions are visible.

They are visible because they have been winning.

Winning is a key to visibility.

If you keep winning in life's affairs, your world will begin to notice you.

And you should win, God would have you win.

You can be and you should be visible for the Lord.

Light is visible, if it is not it is darkness.

You are not called to darkness, you are called to light, we are called to be the lights of the world through Christ Jesus!

Light wins, darkness loses.

Darkness always bows to light.

Champions are light in their jurisdiction and habitation.

King David was called the light of Israel.

He led the armies of his nation into battle and always came back victorious.

He never lost any battle on the battlefield.

From the moment that young man went into battle against Goliath and won, he was visible in the land and kept winning his battles.

David was a champion, a champion of light!

Goliath, the Philistine giant he defeated on the battlefield was a champion too, a champion of darkness.

David prevailed over him as light prevails darkness.

Goliath of Gath was a light among the Philistines, he was accomplished in warfare.

His record and history was that he had been a warrior from his youth, slaying men on the battlefield. This made him visible, coupled with the fact that he had the height and size that stood him out.

He had every advantage to prevail over David in the physical realm until he made the mistake of turning their battle into a spiritual one.

He cursed David by his gods.

To curse David by his gods was an insult to the God of David.

God, the true God will not be mocked.

Goliath went down, David was launched into destiny and the nation of Israel was liberated from potential bondage and servitude.

You are meant to win, and the things and issues mocking God in your life must go down for your sake!

Take your armor, put it on and begin to win.

Put on the whole armor of God- the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, the sword of the Spirit, the shield of faith, the belt of truth, and the boots of the preparation of the gospel of peace.

Champions do what champions do, they pull out a win.

The odds may be stacked against them but they win.

They may seem or looked disadvantaged but they manage to win.

They may be cornered, tired, and besieged, but they find a way to win.

The opposition may not have fought fair, the rules may have been bent, but champions win despite it all. 

Champions are resilient, confident, and hopeful until they win.

Every champion knows the battle is not forever, the war is not eternal, and time and chance will present them an opportunity to win.

Champions know the story is not over until they win.

Champions know as long as they are breathing they stand a chance, as long as they got up in the morning the tide can turn in their favor, they know each new day is an opportunity to experience and witness victory.

Champions know that yesterday may not have been favorable but today is a new day.

Champions know the testimonies they experienced yesterday is evidence they can experience testimonies today and tomorrow.

Champions know past victories count for victory today, they know yesterday's victory is a basis for succeeding today.

Champions don't magnify their challenges, they reduce them in their mind.

Champions don't see things through everyone's lens, where others see failure they see success, where others see the end they see a beginning, where others see blockages they see free access, where others see negativity they see positivity, and where others see a wall they see an open door.

Champions don't revel in pity parties, for when others are calculating loss, they see gains.

When the majority give up on their dreams, they maintain their stand, strategize and take action again.

Champions know all things are possible through God.

They know they are more than conquerors!

They know their hard work, experience and abilities count for much.

Champions know God is on their side.

They know the enemy doesn't have the final word.

Champions stay in faith, knowing faith does not draw back.

Champions know they must not fail their Master, they must not disappoint their kingdom and they have no reason to fail in the assignment they have been given.

Champions don't grumble, they praise, they don't murmur they worship, they don't complain they give thanks.

Champions put their best foot forward.

They know their fight is generating spiritual movement, spiritual progress, and amazing impact.

Champions don't do what they do for the applause of men but most times they do it for the greater good.

Champions understand and value divine presence.

Champions trust the process their Master is taking them through even when they don't see the full picture.

Champions know there is always light at the end of the tunnel.

Champions don't fight alone.

Champions get up when they are fallen, knowing a righteous man falls seven times but gets back up.

Champions don't accept defeat to a worthy plan, purpose or greater assignment.

They stay focused, keeping their eyes on the goal, and seeing the glory ahead.

Trees Of Light

Trees are God's idea and an integral part of nature.

Nature speaks, nature is one of the volumes of God.

Nature shows the intelligence, wisdom, attention to detail and creativity of God.

This means trees tell a story that glorifies God, trees reveal lessons we should learn, trees tell us a parable.

Trees are beautiful, what would our world be without trees?

Trees are found in the kingdom of God too, they are in heaven.

I know this because the garden of Eden where Adam and Eve lived was a manifestation of the kingdom of God on a part of the earth.

I know this because the scriptures tell us so.

In Ezekiel 28 verse13 we are told where the covering Cherub who sinned and became Satan had tread, in heaven/kingdom of God he had dwelt in Eden.

"Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God......"

Adam the first man, lived in an earthly version of God's garden in heaven/His kingdom called Eden.

What we see in the garden of Eden gives us an insight into what the kingdom of God offers us.

There is Eden in heaven, and God manifested it on earth for Adam to live in.

Trees are part of what we see in Eden.

So, trees are a part of the kingdom of God.

There were many fruit frees in Eden for Adam and Eve to feed from.

The two most popular ones in the garden of Eden are the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and the tree of life.

Trees still feed us on earth today, because we eat their fruit, and as plants we still take in their oxygen.

Spiritual trees feed us too.

The Lord's people are trees.

We are trees of light meant to bear fruit to the Master's glory.

Light is fruitful.

Light is essential for fruit bearing and plant development.

There is fruit in the light and the light bears fruits.

We have different dimensions of grace at work in our lives.

The Lord's people have kingdom responsibilities and ministries.

Every type of true ministry or church of the Lord can be likened to a kind of spiritual tree.

There are trees of righteousness, revelation, trees of power, trees of glory, trees of wholeness, trees of deliverance, trees of wealth to name a few.

Which tree are you feeding from?

A tree played a role in our salvation.

The cross of Jesus was wooden, it was made from a tree, it is called a tree.

"Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us as it is written; cursed is the man that hangeth on a tree that the blessings of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles and we might obtain the promise of the Spirit"

We are spiritual trees and plants.

We are trees who bears fruit through His marvelous light which we are called into.

What kind of fruit are you producing as a spiritual tree?

"We are the planting of the Lord"

"We are trees of righteousness."

"We are oaks of the Lord"

"He is the vine, we are the branches."

Our God is the husbandman who cultivates us into beauty and perfection.

We are kingdom plants, we are kingdom trees.

We are watered by His grace, and His word.

We blossom, we bloom, we thrive, we flourish!

We show and reflect His light!

For we are spiritual trees of light.

We are His handiwork!

We are skillfully nurtured and cultivated by the Lord our God.

We are part of the beauty of His Eden.

Samson & The Spirit Of Might

I am a fan of combat sports, especially boxing.
I like watching kickboxing, karate, more recently mixed martial arts (MMA) and all sorts of combat sports.

I grew up watching wrestling, martial arts movies, Indian films now popularly called Bollywood movies, and of course action movies from Hollywood.
It's the characters or heroes that drive the sale of the movies & the fascination of the fans with their 'power', their skillful fighting abilities or extraordinary strength that keeps us glued to the screen.

Kickboxing as a sport was more popular in the 80"s for some reason, though it's been around with its own heroes, tournaments and titles. It's global appeal just gradually declined. It's champions and personalities that drive every sport. I guess kickboxing didn't have interesting and appealing personalities enough to drive it into global visibility like Jean-Claude Vandamme did for the sport through kickboxing films & action movies. He is a real life martial artist with a kick boxing background, Vandamme is getting on in age now.

We've not had any inspiring professional kickboxer who draws a global attention to the sport in recent years.

We might have found one in Rico Verhoeven.

Boxing has always benefitted from interesting fighters with personalities that have kept their fans glued to the screen right through time. MMA and wrestling have benefitted from that too. A promoter called Dana Whyte saved MMA and brought recognition to the sport through his UFC platform.

The Martial arts has enjoyed popularity through characters like the legendary Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, Steven Seagal, and Jet Lee, they helped take marital arts to global visibility through movies. Vandamme was the one predominantly upholding kickboxing, since his silence the sport has not been that visible. I think the kickboxer Rico Verhoeven's move to boxing and his excelling at it through his fight over the last weekend is helping the sport of kickboxing, like Vandamme he is also doing so through movies.

Human nature is fascinated by the extraordinary, we love extraordinary strength, fighting skill or power.
It entertains us.

There was a man called Samson, a Biblical Christian character, a great guy whose story reads like a comic superhero.
Samson was a strong man in a physical sense, raised up by the Lord to be a judge of his people & a deliverer.
The Spirit of might was a dimension of the Lord's Spirit at work in Samson.
Samson was a legend & more, come to think of it!

Let's visualize Samson living in our day.
He would probably pursue a career in combat sports.
It's only natural, that's where he'll get the most visibility and be able to use his superhuman strength effectively.
He may not be needed in the armed forces as such, physical strength is not needed as much as it was needed in ancient times when Samson was born.
We have the use of ammunition and nuclear weapons now.

Samson once killed 1,000 men with the dry jawbone of a donkey.
Let that thought sink in for a second!
These were not ordinary Philistine men, these were trained, skillful warriors. Samson killed a thousand of them in one day!
The Philistine nation were believed to be a nation that's a descendant of giants. They were tall huge men.
Samson killed 1000 of them and piled up their bodies in a heap!
Today our combat sports fighters retire after defeating anything between 40 to sixty men max.
Its very rare to see a combat sports fighter who defeats up to 70 men in his professional career.
More so, the average boxer fights about once a year or twice at the maximum these days.
None of them can defeat the quality of fighters the Philistines warriors were that Samson killed, and their fight records are not up to a tenth of the amount of Philistine warriors Samson killed in one day!

If Samson lived in our day, he would be a wonder, a living legend.

There would be no wrestler, no boxer, no kick boxer, no mixed martial artist or any combat sport legend or guru that would be a match for him.

No human combat sport athlete, soldier, navy seal, or armed force official, no matter how well trained would be able to withstand Samson, no matter how well trained or skillful he may be. The reason is, Samson's strength and might was supernatural.

Samson's might was from the Spirit of the Lord.

It came as a result of the Spirit of God stirring him into power and might.

That dimension of the Spirit is available to us today.

It can still serve us and help us achieve God's purposes on earth today

It was the type of might Samson needed for the day and time he was born in.

Samson was born at a time the people of God used to fight wars, he was born at a time God's judgement was due upon the Philistines.

 Samson was born and raised up by God to take out the Philistines.

He was born to be a great judge of God's people and a one man army against the Philistines.

This was a man who tore a lion on it's prime apart with his bare hands!

Do you know any man or woman who can tear a lion that's in its prime apart with his/her bare hands?

Might was the distinction God put upon Samson.

Samson's might was not in his muscles, going to the gymnasium, or exercising.

Samson's peak condition was not exactly in the quality of food he was eating.

Samson's source was supernatural, Samson's source was God.

The Philistines were curious to know the source of Samson's strength and might.

If Samson was a fitness and gymn freak they would have assumed that's where he got his strength from.

If Samson was muscular and heavily build, it would have been assumed his strength was in his muscles, I have reasons to believe Samson was probably averagely built and not massive in size.

If Samson was part of an army, his enemies would have assumed his elite military training is the source of his capacity.

Samson was a mystery to his Philistine enemies.

Seeing he was becoming a folk hero and a living legend, the scheme to find out his secret and bring him down started.

As long as Samson stayed true to the covenant instruction he had been given from the Lord, he would operate in uncommon and supernatural might.

The Lord was faithful to uphold His side of the covenant with Samson.

There is a lot we can learn from the life and the gift of Samson.

Through Samson's life we see God is the source, He is the giver of every good and perfect gift.

From Samson's life we gather that we are not any better off without following God's instructions. 

Supernatural might remained with Samson as long as long as he obeyed the terms of his covenant.

We see from Samson's life that the Lord has a unique covenant with each of His people.

We have general covenants and we have individual covenants.

Do you have God's covenant individual instructions for your own life?

Assessing Samson's life shows us that human might cannot match divine might.

That which is human and carnal cannot match that which is divine and supernatural.

No one could match the supernatural might of Samson with human strength. Samson's strength was Spirit not human!

Spirits are naturally stronger than human beings.

Samson's might could not be generated by the strength of the flesh.

That which is from the Lord is always superior to that which is of the flesh or of darkness.

Samson's might was superior to the strength of one thousand Philistine men just as the rod of Moses which turned into a serpent was superior to the rod of the Magicians of Egypt which also turned into serpents.

Whatever is of the Lord's Spirit will swallow up whatever is of darkness, magic and evil.

From Ordinary To Extraordinary !

 

There is a philosophy attributed to former NFL coach Jimmy Johnson that captures an excellent truth, the truth that our 'extra' when applied where it matters produces the extraordinary.

It is the idiom "the difference between the ordinary and the extraordinary is the little extra" informs us that our 'little' and our 'extra' has a certain power in it.

They have a certain potency.

It has since become an inspired and motivational quote used to build teams, inspire individuals and motivate people.

It is a philosophy we can apply to every aspect of our lives and specific goals we are working on.

The words little and extra are worth emphasizing.

Excellence doesn't always require massive, revolutionary input but our "little extra" goes a long way in creating excellence and impact.

Our little is much and goes further to create excellence and positive change when applied accordingly, as needed.

Little is much when applied rightly.

Your extra creativity, the extra care, the extra attention to detail can make a massive difference.

Little things can bring  effective results.

Little keys often times open big doors.

Little investments have yielded great increase.

Little advise have saved lives and given perspective.

Seemingly short, sincere and 'little' prayers have wrought salvation.

Little can be much when God is in it!

Going the extra mile sets us apart, creating a distinction about us.

Our consistency and little push to go further and do more creates a compounding interest over time.

We can apply the 'extra' to our thinking, creating a mindset shift.

It has the capacity to radically alter our lives!

You may have been born ordinarily like most people were, you may have attended schools like most people do, you may eat and drink like everyone does but it doesn't mean you are like everyone else because there there is a call on your life to be distinct since you are created unique.

You have been chosen to be more than ordinary.

You have been selected to move from ordinary to extraordinary.

Your little extra is a great key.

Start using it.

A journey of a thousand miles starts with a step.

Start the Start Up business, start the ministry, write the book, create the design, make the business work, make the most of the relationship, birth the child, be the parent who puts in the little extra in love, care, understanding and emotional support.

Through your little extra you will be extraordinary!

Your little extra obedience is about to manifest great results.

That little extra bit of resilience, patience, gratitude, fortitude, confidence, effort, trust, kindness, diligence, and willingness to try is about to pay off in a big way!

I see your little extra turning the tide in your favor!