REALISING YOUR PROPHESY

Pr. James Victor Lubwama

Amos 3:7 (MSG)

“The fact is, God, the Master, does nothing without first telling his prophets the whole story.”

Prophesy is one of the ministries God greatly works with (Ephesians 4:11). Many people don’t understand the prophetic calling and a few others don’t believe in it. From the Old Testament days upto now, God never does anything without first informing His servants – prophets. God never does anything without first sending a word through the mouth of prophets. When God is about to do something, He declares it through His messengers – prophets. 

God Speaks

2 Kings 20:1 (NLT) – “About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: “This is what the Lord says: Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.

Before God does anything, He first speaks; this can be through a dream, vision, Rhema word or through His servants and when you believe what God has spoken, he descends down to come and fulfill it. However, it is very common for one to receive a prophecy and he or she never realizes that which was decreed, therefore if a servant of God prophesies unto you, it doesn’t mean it’s done, you have to play your part in order for that prophesy to come to pass. 

If God is going to use you or give you something, He first sends His word. When the word lands into your heart, your head starts to reason it out thus throwing you into a perplexed state. Your heart wants to believe what has been proclaimed but your mind is saying don’t you see that it’s impossible; because in that moment reality is just the opposite of what you have been told and your perception is too limited and twisted. If you choose to discard your reasoning and ignore your past experiences and you confess positively that; “let it be as the servant of God has spoken” and believe like a child without worrying how it will happen, then God commands the angles to come and implement what He has spoken.

When the word comes from heaven, it lands straight to your heart and if you humble yourself and believe it wholeheartedly, something happens. What? That which fills the heart, the mouth speakes or confesses - you begin to confess that I am going to get married, I am going be blessed, I will carry a child etc. However, many times logic is antagonistic, it begins to say; you already have three children who will leave these numerous young girls to marry you? Your parents never owned anything, you are uneducated and you don't have any connection or capital, how do you expect to become rich? The pastor is lying, this is too good to be true – total fiction. But if you ignore those little contradictory voices in your head, and believe the word from the mouth of God with your heart, and say; let it be as the man of God has proclaimed, and even start confessing it, you will live to see those words.

Why does the world term believers or Born-Again as lunatics? It's because the things we believe and confess outweigh their wit and understanding. When the prophecy is launched from heaven, it lands on the heart directly, and when the heart believes it, your mouth begins to confess it and when you confess what God has spoken, you are creating it - whenever you proclaim what the spirit has communicated, you create it because the word from the mouth of God carries anointing and creating power. 

Though the Lord has spoken and continues to speak, as a Pastor with a prophetic calling, I have seen people who have received prophesy but have never realised it. Why? Because they are didn't believe that which was prophesied unto them.

Doubt Not God

Judges 6:12- 16 (TLB)

The Angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, “Mighty soldier, the Lord is with you!” 13 “Stranger,” Gideon replied, “if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all the miracles our ancestors have told us about—such as when God brought them out of Egypt? Now the Lord has thrown us away and has let the Midianites completely ruin us.” 14 Then the Lord turned to him and said, “I will make you strong! Go and save Israel from the Midianites! I am sending you!” 15 But Gideon replied, “Sir, how can I save Israel? My family is the poorest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least thought of in the entire family………………”

Most of our prophetic words die in the mind because our reasoning is contrary to the word from God. God’s word and our understanding is most times divergent. God might tell you that you are going to be great and when you try to analyse it with your brain, you see that you are uneducated, your family is very poor and you have no influential social network - all the avenues to make you great are extinct. The thought of greatness in that disadvantaged state is total foolishness. In Judges 6 above Gideon doubted the message from the angel until God Himself had to intervene but still he was doubtful and pessimistic. The bible teaches us in 1 Corinthians 1:18 (NIV)  that; 

"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”

Let It Be According To Your Word

When God speaks, He is not going to speak what you either understand or know because He doesn’t speak from the perspective of your limited mind, but when he speaks, receive, believe and confess the word; let it be as the servant of God has proclaimed. When Mary received a prophecy that she was going to give birth to the son of God, she was overwhelmed - she didn’t permit her mind to throw her into confusion but just humbled herself and believed the word. She said in Luke 1:38 (NKJV) that; 

“…Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.”

Before God does anything, He first informs His servants. God speaks through His servants - Prophets of what will happen in the times ahead, so;

•       Write down the prophetic words the servant of God delivers. 

Habakkuk 2:2-3 (GNT) - “The Lord gave me this answer: “Write down clearly on tablets what I reveal to you, so that it can be read at a glance. 3 Put it in writing, because it is not yet time for it to come true. But the time is coming quickly, and what I show you will come true. It may seem slow in coming, but wait for it; it will certainly take place, and it will not be delayed.” 

•         Believe, confess and pray along those words. 

1 Timothy 1:18 (AMP) - “This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, so that [inspired and aided] by them you may fight the good fight [in contending with false teachers]”

When the prophetic word comes from God to you, receive and believe it with your heart, ignore the noise logic brings, and confess it with thy mouth. We are what we are because of the prophetic word! 

A GENERATION WITH BETTER PROMISES

Pr. Geoffrey Kibombo

Luke 10:23-24 (MSG)

He then turned in a private aside to his disciples. “Fortunate the eyes that see what you’re seeing! 24 There are plenty of prophets and kings who would have given their right arm to see what you are seeing but never got so much as a glimpse, to hear what you are hearing but never got so much as a whisper.”

We are blessed to be in a generation of the dispensation of the Holy Spirit. Many prophets and sovereigns wanted to see what we see but they were not given the opportunity; for we have better promises than what our fore fathers had!

In the Old Testament days, God was on Israel's side in their battles - He was with them a couple of times but not always as is the case in this generation. They went into the presence of God only thrice a year at the sanctuary of the festivals. Deuteronomy 16:16 (TLB) says; “Every man in Israel shall appear before the Lord your God three times a year…..” We are blessed because we are continually in the presence of God: He dwells in us and we are the temple of the Holy Spirit.

We have better chances of defeating our challenges than the earlier believers in the Old Testament. If they were victorious then, we are much more victories now - we can achieve much more because have no hindrances; we can go to the Holy of Holies unlike them who had representatives. Hebrews 10:19-20 (TLB) says; “And so, dear brothers, now we may walk right into the very Holy of Holies, where God is, because of the blood of Jesus. 20 This is the fresh, new, life-giving way that Christ has opened up for us by tearing the curtain—his human body—to let us into the holy presence of God.” 

Our sacrifice was paid in full with the precious blood of Jesus, it never lacked anything. That is why witchcraft and curses cannot defeat us because of the perfect sacrifice Christ paid. No blood or any form of sacrifice can prevail against the sacrifice Jesus made for us at the cross. 1 Peter 1:18-19 (TLB) says; “God paid a ransom to save you from the impossible road to heaven which your fathers tried to take, and the ransom he paid was not mere gold or silver as you very well know. 19 But he paid for you with the precious lifeblood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God."

In the Old Testament, whenever they sinned, they sacrificed animals but the blood of animals just covered their sin, for it didn’t take away sin. Hebrews 10:4-5 (NLT) teaches; ‘For it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 5 That is why, when Christ came into the world, he said to God, "You did not want animal sacrifices or sin offerings. But you have given me a body to offer.' We are in a better covenant which speaks better things than the blood of animals. We were bought with the precious blood of Jesus which;

• Cleanses us. Isaiah 1:18 (NLT) - “…….Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.
• Takes away our sin. John 1:29 (NLT) – “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” 

We are in a covenant that speaks better things than any other blood. Jesus rendered all forms of sacrifices devoid of power; no harm can be done by way of sacrifice or any kind of sorcery. Hebrews 12:24 (AMP) says; “And to Jesus, the Mediator of a new covenant [uniting God and man], and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks [of mercy], a better and nobler and more gracious message............"
You are blessed to hear what you hear and see what you see, don’t take it for granted!!

2016 – YEAR OF WONDERS

Pr. James Victor Lubwama

1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV)

“What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him 

God has enabled us to come to the end of  2015 and more importantly, he has been so faithful unto his word of creating a New World – Our 2015 Prophetic Word. Physically, we have seen his word at work in this ministry. He has constructed and tremendously transformed; the Miracle Arena, parking lot and our church in a very short time. God has been on our side, for we wouldn’t have made it on our own.

Before God works, He first sends His word, and then you ready thyself for it. After speaking, He then comes forth to fulfill what He has spoken. In 2015, God spoke and said “I am going to create a New World”. Some people have lived that word, some haven’t seen the new world while others never even believed or perceived the word.

Around May, 2015 the Lord again spoke to me saying; I am not creating the New World in 2015 only but that’s the inception. What God spoke won’t stop in 2015 but will continue up to the coming years.

The Lord called me to speak and my Ministry is via speaking - Prophetic ministry. Whether I speak something big or small, it’s accompanied by the Holy Ghost power. The words I speak are not mine, am just a conduit: I download from the heavenly database and I proclaim! The words that I speak are of God communicated through the mouth of a mortal man - For I was called to speak with a prophetic voice to the nations. That’s my calling!

If you want God’s word to work for you, you need to; ready your heart and believe what he says – believing is for the heart not head and when you believe, you have got to confess that which you believeth. 

God has worked for both the Born Again and the non-converts but the prerequisite is to believe his word – Faith. If you have faith and believe His word just like children believe what their parents promise them without having to worry how dad or mum will make it happen, God is faithful, he will work for you.

We have just celebrated Christmas but when angel Gabriel told Mary words that were far beyond her understanding and how they would materialize (Luke 1:26-38), she was baffled. Apparently when Mary realised that what had been prophesied unto her was overwhelming, she humbled herself and believed the word. I like her response in Luke 1:38 (NASB) – “.........may it be done to me according to your word.”

This year I expect you to make such a statement - "may it be done to me according to your word" because if you put the things God has told me to communicate to you in your mind, they will neither have a starting point nor make sense, but if you believe, and let it be as the servant of God has spoken, you will see God at work in your life. The only thing you've got to do when God speaks is to; receive, believe and confess the word as you hear it

Last year, God gave us a prophetic word and this year again, God told me something; 2016 is a year of wonders. The Lord told me that the multitude of miracles birthed in this country 38 years ago in the first revival of Pastors Kayiwa and Kayanja – First movement of miracles in Uganda is going to be revived. These two men of God with God conveyed the mantle of miracles.  

Starting this year, in this very place, in this very church and ministry, that arm of miracles is going to be realised once again. The miracles that you heard of in those days are going to be witnessed in Nangabo and many people will be marveled

In this very year, things are going to be renewed. God is going to expand territories of his people. If you had five, you going to get ten and one who had ten is going to get twenty. In this year, God is going to expand your territories. Your businesses, ventures, careers, borders and this ministry as well, are going to broaden. As a result of that, many people are going to turn back to God. 

In this year of Wonders, God is going to do a quick profound job. You will see and live this message if you believe it. There be will lots of divine transformations in and around your life but you won’t understand how things will be happening because God is going to be doing it his way - His ways are not our ways. God is going to bless you with packages you know nothing about and thus the fulfillment of the scripture; “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him - 1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV)

Those who have been praying for certain things for a long time are going to be amazed when God blesses them with greater things. He has been packaging them and He is now ready to present them to you. Those who have been despised will never be despised again. What you don’t deserve is what God is granting you this year if you believe and cling unto his word!

The moment you accept the message, then the angles will begin to post your packages. You may doubt this message for three months, but in the fourth month, if you conceive and believe it, then wonders will be activated.

Our church building, the Miracle Arena and the newly acquired parking lot are all miracles. They are multi-million projects but it’s not that we have multi-millionaires among us, however, we believe a living God who does wonders and this same Almighty God - the creator of heaven and earth is going to do wonders for you

Note that whenever God begins to make wonders, antagonistic circumstances arise. When you believe and serve God, there are things you go through and one of them is persecution. Jesus cautioned his disciples in Mark 10:29-30 (NLT) 
“I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News, 30 will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property—along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life.” 

I used to think that persecution means torture or massacre like what happened to the Uganda martyrs, but that’s not the case. For example; if you get rapid promotions at your workplace, there are negative promotions as well. Some work colleagues, friends and perhaps relatives will persecute you. How? They might bewitch, talk extremely negative about you in order tarnish your name before your bosses and, if you attain nationwide or worldwide fame, they will label you as Illuminati. All those are forms of persecution aimed at rupturing your heart. So when God blesses you, persecution usually comes along. Watch out, and don’t tumbledown when the enemy opens his paws but always be plugged into God.      

God is going to do wonders for you this year.

*** 2016 Prophetic message by Pr. James Victor Lubwama at the Miracle Arena***

THE ROCK

Pr. James Victor Lubwama

Mathew 16:18 (NKJV)

“And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.”

In the bible God refers to himself as the rock;

• Rock of ages - Isaiah 26:24 (CEB) “Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord is a rock for all ages.” 
• Split rock - Isaiah 48:21 (ESV) – “They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow for them from the rock; he split the rock and the water gushed out.”

In the New Testament - Mathew 7:24-25, Jesus narrates the parable of the builder.  
“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.”

Both houses were built to completion but one collapsed and the other stood firm. Applying the word of God to your life will give your life stability during the storms of life. You don’t know which storms will come or when they will come but one thing i know is that, you will crumble when tough times come if you’re building your life on anything other than God’s Word. Build your life upon the unchanging Word of God. No storm can overcome that rock.

Jesus wanted us to know the significance of that parable because; God is a builder and he builds on rocks! The bible says; “………on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.”  What’s the revelation behind this scripture?

Church; God is a builder and he wants to build the church. What is the church? It’s you and me - we make up the church – people, not buildings. 1 Corinthians 3:16 (NIV) says; “Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?” 

Rock; You cannot separate God from his word because the word from his mouth is the rock. Jesus was telling Peter that upon this rock (word of God), I will build my church (your life). Do you have a Rhema word or prophesy upon your life? What God speaks about your life, family or country is the rock which you need to stand on and see salvation. You will never see the salvation of the Lord until you stand on his word. God honours his word not your complaints. Do you have a rock? Actually I have many rocks, so every now and then I confess and proclaim these words and in doing so am reminding God to implement his plans for me and the ministry.

God is the principal builder and has got the plan and materials necessary to build you according to his design and specifications. He is the architect and engineer of your life, but he is ready to build you on a solid foundation – The rock. God only builds on rocks! Upon this rock, I will build James, Milly, Ivy etc. God doesn’t just build anyhow but as he builds you, he follows a plan specifically designed for you.  He says in Jeremiah 29:11 (GNT) “I alone know the plans I have for you……”

When the builder is constructing, he starts with the foundation, and thereafter embarks on the super-structure. For those who have ever built, you know that the foundation consumes a lot of materials especially bricks because they are twisted to make a Flemish bond. Due to the compactness, you can barely see the work done by 10,000 bricks. This is akin to our salvation journey. When you have just converted to salvation, someone can barely see the change in you substantially but deep within your core, rests great transformation. Within, you are rooted with compact materials and pronounced modification as a basis for formation of a new being (2 Corinthians 5:17). God always transforms us from the inside-out.

God wants to build you but you are not established on a rock. Once you are on the rock, construction commences. He has all the materials necessary to build you. If God spoke in your life, continue confessing that which he spoke until he fulfills, give him no rest until he makes you and your family praise. The bible says in Isaiah 46:11 (NKJV) “……Indeed I have spoken it; I will also bring it to pass. I have purposed it; I will also do it.” Don’t despise the word of the LORD because when you stand on it, you will surely see the salvation of the Lord.

God is governed by his word. The Rock is his plan, and when you show it to him, he will fetch the materials and begin construction. Sometime back, I attended a seminar in the capital and the preacher an American evangelist named Donah Putnum prophesied unto me and said; ‘you will speak with a prophetic voice to the nations.’ The Lord was saying that He will use my voice in various nations. He was making a covenant with my voice to speak prophetically in people’s lives and that is why I speak prophetically because my voice was set apart. That’s why when God’s people are troubled and they come to me, I speak prophetically and things are transformed. I haven’t traversed nations yet but the time is coming.

Jesus onetime rebuked the disciples after resurrection in Luke 24:25-27 (NASB) 
“And He said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?” 27 Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.” 
Don’t be slow at heart too; grab every word that was spoken unto you and store it in your heart

I encourage you to keep the prophesy about you, and God’s word in your heart not only in your notebook or journal. Proclaim them every day. Do you want to see the salvation of the Lord, just stand on the rock. The bible says in Exodus 14:13 that; stand still and you will see the salvation of the Lord. When do you stand still? When you are standing on the rock

God is building you in line with the word that was spoken about you. If you want God to construct your life, all you have got to do is to get hold of his His Word. Speak forth the words prophesied unto you. Proclaim the written word of God upon your life even when the current situation is contradictory to your destination because there is power in them. What does the bible say about you? You will be heads and not tails, above only, you shall eat the fruits of your labour, there will be no barrenness in you etc.

If God spoke, he will surely perform because;

1. He achieves his word. Isaiah 55:11 (NASB) “So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.”
2. He fulfills the words of his servants. The bible says in Isaiah 44:26 (GNT) “But when my servant makes a prediction, when I send a messenger to reveal my plans, I make those plans and predictions come true……”

When you believe and confess the word of God, then the builder comes in to do the needful. I am what I am because of God’s word.

Stand on the rock!

SHEPHERD & SHEEP - FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS OF GOD’S SERVANTS

Pr. Geoffrey Kibombo

Joshua 6:1-20 (NLT)

But the Lord said to Joshua, “I have given you Jericho, its king, and all its strong warriors. 3 You and your fighting men should march around the town once a day for six days…………………...6 So Joshua called together the priests and said, “Take up the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, and assign seven priests to walk in front of it, each carrying a ram’s horn.” 7 Then he gave orders to the people: “March around the town, and the armed men will lead the way in front of the Ark of the Lord.”……………16 The seventh time around, as the priests sounded the long blast on their horns, Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the town! 

One of the things that have hindered progress in our lives is our failure to follow instructions. As Christians we don't have any difficulty in trusting God and his word, however, our challenge is; not believing the servants God sends us and not following their instructions. Jesus told His disciples in John 14:1 (ESV) that; 

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me.”

In the scripture above Jesus was urging His disciples to believe in God  and in him too. It is very easy for people to believe in the Almighty God - the Creator of heaven and earth who is all knowing and able, and even the demons too believe as well. James 2:19 (NKJV) says; 

"You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!" 

But the same people find it hard to believe in the messengers or servants of God - the  evangelists, pastors and prophets who are God's vessels. Jesus assured us in John 13:20 (NASB) that; 

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.” 

As Christians - sheep, we must have a Joshua - pastor or shepherd and our role is to follow the instructions of our Joshua because he is the one to cause us to inherit the land. Sheep by nature tend to wander off the path and also have poor vision – they can’t see very far ahead. That’s why they need a shepherd. God made the sheep in a way that they could not be able to see into the future no matter how much they try. Why did God do this? He did it so that they would depend on the shepherd. 

The word "pastor" derives from the Latin noun pastor which means "shepherd" and relates to the Latin verb pascere - to lead to pasture, cause to eat; so to us it means the spiritual feeding of human beings, just as the bible teaches in Jeremiah 3:15 (NASB) that; 

"And I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you on knowledge and understanding."

Many people have leaders who they serve but their problem is that they do not submit or follow instructions yet the latter if done is the origin of establishment, and prosperity. Deuteronomy 3:28 (NKJV) says; 

“But command Joshua, and encourage him and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you will see.”

In Joshua 6:1-5, God gave Joshua instructions to follow regarding the possession of Jericho. Having received those instructions, Joshua had to send the exact instructions to his men and how they were to be carried out because their victory was embedded in following  the instructions God had given him.

In Joshua 6:6-21, when the Children of Israel followed the instructions Joshua had given them, they were victorious. Sometimes you don't need to use your brainpower or expertise, because if you do, you will surely see destruction and defeat. We don’t overcome with our own intelligence but by following God’s instructions - faith combined with obedience.

Let us look at it from our everyday perspective; for example, if a person is sick, the doctors will prescribe the medication for that specific disease and specific instructions are given on how the medicine should be administered for instance 2×3. The instructions thereof should not be executed in reverse order, and thus if not followed a person can suffer from adverse effects of the medication which can even lead to death. Therefore following instructions of God's servants is very key in our lives. 

Psalm 44:1-3 (NLT) says; 

“O God, we have heard it with our own ears—our ancestors have told us of all you did in their day, in days long ago: 2 You drove out the pagan nations by your power and gave all the land to our ancestors. You crushed their enemies and set our ancestors free. 3 They did not conquer the land with their swords; it was not their own strong arm that gave them victory. It was your right hand and strong arm and the blinding light from your face that helped them, for you loved them.” 

You need a Joshua - shepherd in your life. The challenges and obstacles you meet will be easy to overcome because God has entrusted the solution for those hurdles with your spiritual father. You don't need to worry or struggle, just stand-still in your rightful place! 2 Chronicles 20:20 (NKJV) says; 

"..............Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.”

You need a servant of God who speaks in your lifeo; for you to be established and prosper, you need to believe in God and to follow the instructions of His servants because he reveals Himself to them. Numbers 12:6 (NKJV) says; 

"Hear now My Words: 

If there is a prophet among you, 

I, the LORD, make myself known to him in a vision;

 I speak to him in a dream.”

Let’s be obedient sheep and follow instructions of the shepherd!