Daily bread

*NGAT DAILY BREAD*

*DATE:* *TUESDAY 4TH OCTOBER 2016*
*THEME:* *TRAINING IN FOOTBALL*
*TEXT:* *JAMES 1:4*

"But let patience have its perfect work, that you
may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing."

You are hereby welcome to the team of the Giants. Thanks be to God for the salvation of your soul. You have been taking from the pit to dine with the King.

NOW IT'S TIME FOR TRAINING

No matter how skillful you've been in your local team, you still need to undergo our training b4 you can be enlisted to play in the world cup.

One of these two things will happen to you during the training; is either you're trained by the Coach to be more effective in your formal wing, or you're been trained for another wing that seemed more effective and rewarding.

I tell you a mystery, God is in a hurry to save a man, but He's never in a hurry to use a man. The fact that you were a worldly singer before Christ saved you does not mean He would use you immediately in the Choir. Now it's time for discipleship. Hey, you've just been adopted, and God will never use an adopted vessel. He will MAKE His.

The moment you're saved, you're now His child, but not yet His son. The fact that you're saved does not mean you're born again.

It takes a day to be saved, but it takes time to be born again. That's why salvation will never qualify you for eternal life. You will never find it in the Bible that except a man be saved, he cannot see the kingdom of God. But except a man be born again, JOHN3:3

It is your fellowship with the water (Word) and the spirit that will make you a born again Christian. Joh3:1-6.

When you accepted Christ as your personal Lord and saviours, He saved your from your sin (acts), like fornication, gossips and others; you still need deliverance from SiN (Mr Flesh), and this can only be achieved through your fellowship with the Word and the Spirit.

The Bible says, 'as many as received Him, to them He gave power TO BECOME the Sons of God.' They are not yet sons, but they've been given the power to become sons.

Now, another one says, 'as many that are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God.' These are now the born again ones.

When you're saved and not yet born again, these are some of the signs:

- you can still deny Jesus despite His closeness with you.
- you can still betray Him with a kiss
- you can be with Him and still be asking for The Way, as seen in the life of Thomas. John 14
- you can be with Him and still be saying, show us the Father, as seen in the life of Philip. John 14
- emotion will still be leading you
- You cannot give cheerfully
- you can still be lusting after opposite sex
- you will still be loaded with impure motives for doing God's work.
- White or brown lie will not be a big thing to you
- You struggle with fasting, prayer, and Bible study
- you see nothing bad in you being a borrower
- You can dob assignments and cheat in the test or exam and still be saying it doesn't matter
And many other self-gratifying things.

I tell you a mystery, every believer begin their Christian pursuit with selfish motives. It is by walking with Christ daily that He will purge us of all those impurities.

NOW YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED, BUT IT IS A MUST FOR YOU TO "FOLLOW" JESUS.

FOLLOW ME, THEN I WILL MAKE YOU. You're only made by following.

When Heaven is about to give birth to you as a BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN, these three things must happen to you:

1. There will be fresh baptism of prayer, especially in tongue.
2. You will experience unusual grace to give anything. You will loose value of every earthly things. Your joy will no longer be attached to things, family, academics, relationship and so on, but in JESUS alone.
3. Be ready to face the mad devil. The experience is going to be like a woman in child labour. You know how defenders used to act when you're about to score; they will use all possible means to make sure they stop you. That is exactly how it will be.

Many believers today only understood the power of the blood of Jesus, but sadly they have never come to the understanding of the Cross and Crucifixion of Christ.

Real and true Christianity only begins when you've come to the understanding of the Cross. The devil will try all possible best to make sure believers do not come to this realization, because he knows that backsliding will no longer be possible again. No more sin to confess before praying, because the producer of sin (Mr flesh) has now been put to death. There will be no more struggle to please God. No more spiritual dryness. No more lust. Emotion will no longer be your controller, but God's spirit. You can forgive and forget easily.

FFT: Bro/Sis, are you born again?

May The Holy Spirit amplify and give you better understanding of these words in Jesus Name.

#New Generation Agents of Transformation - NGAT