Daily bread

*NGAT DAILY BREAD*

*DATE:* *SUNDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2016*
*THEME:* *FOOTBALL, ITS MYSTERIES AND SPIRITUAL IMPLICATIONS*
*TEXT:* *1COR 2:14*

*"But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned."*

*INTRODUCTION*

By the grace of God we shall be exploiting the mysteries and spirituality behind football this month. I've been a footballer for several years, I'd won several awards such as *highest goal scorer, best midfielder, best 7, man of the match, and so on*. The only thing I was seeing about football was *a game of fun*,  until the Spirit of God began to open my eyes to what football depicts in the realm of the spirit. These I shall be sharing with you this month.

Dear reader, I tell you a mystery, *everything* on earth has great spiritual lessons, *the trees, the birds, all games/sport, your courses in the university, fishes, cars, bicycle, bikes, animals, plants, rain, sun, moon, stars, electronics, machines, pictures, and every other things.* But these a natural man cannot understand, because they are spiritually discerned. This is One key way of exercising dominion over the earth, by seeing the *Spiritual lesson behind the physical things.* But the only condition for seeing these things is that *you must have been restored back to Eden (unbroken fellowship with the personality of the Holy Spirit), and then refusing to settle for the surface.*

I tell you a mystery, *there is a part that no fowl knows, no vulture eyes has seen it; even the lion has not trodden on it, and the fierce lion has not passed through it.* These are virgin parts in the spirit, and it take only the *hungry and desperate* man to exploit their mysteries.

Some men in the scriptures gave us a glimpse of these mysteries, and that's why the Bible says about us we Christians of this generation that, *eyes have not seen, hears have not heard, and it has not gotten to the understanding of man what God will to through us that loves Him.*

One key thing about those men is that, *they were all living and walking in the spirit* to exploit those mysteries.

1. Noah = dominion over raven and dove
2. Solomon= Ants, Ox, lion and many other things
3. Jonah = Plant
4. Paul = Athlete, soldier
5. Isaiah= Eagle, trees, rain
6. Jesus = The 39 parables
7. Ezekiel = The very dried bones
8. Jeremiah = Fire, hammer
9. James = mirror

Any many others. They exercised dominion over the universe.

For instance, I offered a course in my 300 level called ARE308 (Principles of farm management). I had grade C in the course, but I got eternal lesson from the course. Through the Spirit of God I was able to see beyond the grade.

There was a topic we treated in the course that delt with farm machinery called *depreciation*, = the value of *wears and tears* in machines.

Here is the lesson:

Wears and tears in machines is as a result of usage, and not laziness of the machines. So also we young Christian, a time of *weariness and tiredness* is inevitable; not because of our laziness, but usage. Here is the scriptures that paints the picture in a more clear form:

*Isa 40:30 Even the youths SHALL faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall*.

It is at this junction that many young Christian are missing it. They know they have been wounded by one sin or the other, they won't be sincere with themselves. They're not meek and humble enough to cry out to their Coach (Jesus) of their wounds so He could withdraw them to the secret place of *Strength Renewal and personal retreat* to deal with those wounds. Rather, they love the match (preaching, pastoring, counseling, mission, teaching and so on) than their lives. They hide their weaknesses from Jesus and still be pretending to other players (Christians) that all is well. They had simply forgotten that *they do not have an High Priest that cannot sympathize with their weaknesses*. They has forgotten that *their Coach (Jesus) is an ever-present help in trouble*. Their virgins refused to carry extra oil of MEEKNESS along with them.

Ignorance of this great secret of *strength renewal* has led to untimely death of many Mighty believers, and many silenced in destiny.

*How are the mighty fallen and weapons of war perishing!*

Brethren I tell you a mystery, when you find out a sister/brother is becoming more special in your heart than others (and he/she is not your fiance/ fiancee), sir/ma, you're getting weary! Back out of preaching and whatever activities you may be doing and go for personal retreat before you become a prey to the devil.

*PETER PETER, THOU LOVE ME MORE THAN THESEEEEEE*

I pray that may God open your eyes of understanding to begin to see what He's saying about the earth and its entirety in Jesus Name.

FFT= Are you a *natural, canner or spiritual man?*

Please feel free to share with others!

*WATCH OUT FOR VOL. 1 TOMORROW*

Shalom!

*#NEW GENERATION AGENTS OF TRANSFORMATION - NGAT*