Protect Your Spirit

[Proverbs 18:14 KJV] “The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?”

I am sure that by now you know that man is tripartite: you are living soul, you live in a body, and you have a spirit. The body is the vehicle that carries us about and allows us to operate in the earth realm. The soul is the emotion, intellectual, and reason part. The spirit is that which connects us to the higher powers of the supernatural. When the body gives up, life on earth ends.

The scripture teaches that the spirit of a man will sustain him in the day of adversity. The spirit of a man shall keep him when he feels sick and broken, but a wounded spirit has no remedy. No man can bear the pain of a wounded spirit, hence the need to protect your spirit from wounds and hurts.

We must protect our spirits from getting hurt, broken or wounded. Your spirit is a very important part of you; it is your defense and shield in the day and moment of adversity. Your spirit will bear you in the day of adversity, but when the spirit is wounded, you have lost what can defend you, and you cannot easily survive. You must, therefore, guard your spirit and keep it from wounds. I pray that the Lord shall touch and heal every spirit that is wounded. Be preserved from hurt and adversity. May the Lord heal your broken-heartedness! May your spirit be strengthened to keep you from failing!

May the Lord keep you from the many things that wound the spirit; deferred hopes, bad news, deceit from friends and family, etc! May the Lord preserve you! May He keep you from falling! Be healed! Be restored! May you be strengthened, Amen!

Remember, that your spirit will sustain you in infirmity, but no one can bear a wounded spirit. By this, the scriptures are teaching us that a healthy spirit conquers adversity, but that there is nothing you can do when your spirit is crushed? When your spirit is healthy, you can pull through in adversity. You can conquer adversity when your spirit is healthy, but what can you do when you are broken and crushed within even before calamity strikes. I pray that you will not allow anything to wound your spirit. Your spirit is so important in surviving adversity, so guard it.

Be blessed, I love you!

Kofi Simpe

Prayer:

Dear Lord, please touch and heal my spirit. Repair the breaches and purge me of bitterness. Make me strong to conquer every adversity, Amen!

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Why We Maintain Fellowship

We maintain a healthy fellowship with the Holy Spirit and with the brethren in order to grow a healthy and strong spirit. The more we fellowship with the Holy Spirit and with the brethren, the more we grow stronger.

[Galatians 5:16-18 KJV] “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. [17] For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. [18] But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law”.

We have already studied that man is tripartite, just like God. We were created in the image and likeness of God to have dominion and be fruitful. We know that man is a living soul, has a spirit, and lives in a body according to Genesis 2:7.

We however understand from Galatians 7:17 that the spirit and the flesh are in a constant battle with each other. They are all trying to gain control and rule over the soul. We have therefore admonished ourselves to grow stronger in the spirit man, so that we could control the wild flesh in order to live the life of faith.

The more we build up our faith through reading, hearing, and doctrine, prayer, worship and singing, desiring and relaxing in the presence of the Lord alone and with the brethren, the more we build and grow a stronger spirit.

We maintain a healthy fellowship with the Holy Spirit and the brethren in order to maintain a healthy and stronger spirit man. When we grow a healthy spirit man, we are able to possess our bodies in honour and please God. We build up ourselves on our most holy faith through fellowship. When we maintain a healthy fellowship with the Holy Ghost and the brethren, we grow stronger.

That is why the Bible exhorts us not to forsake the assembling together of ourselves. There is so much power in fellowshipping; so many great benefits.

[Hebrews 10:24-25 KJV] “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: [25] Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is ; but exhorting one another : and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching”.

It is our apostle’s desire that the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the sweet fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us. The communion of the Holy Spirit is so important. I pray that the Communion of the Holy Ghost shall be with you all.

[2 Corinthians 13:14 KJV] “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen”.

Your fellowship will sustain and help your growth. Be blessed.

I love you!

Noah Simpe Bediako

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Understanding the Nature of Man

[Genesis 2:7 KJV] “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breoath of life; and man became a living soul”.

The Bible tells us that God formed man out of the dust of the earth, He breathed into the dust, and man became a living soul. Man is tripartite, just like God, in whose image we were created; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. So I am a living soul, I have a spirit, and live in a body; a body taken out of dust.

The Bible tells us that when a man dies, when “the cistern be broken and the silver cord is broken; the spirit goes to He who gave it and the dust returns to the earth from where it was taken;” the only thing a man truly possess is his soul.

[Ecclesiastes 12:6‭-‬7 KJV] “Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. [7] Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it”. 

So, man is a living soul, has a spirit, and lives in a body. We are created in the image and the likeness of God. We are created to function as God does, in the midst of His creation. We must be careful how we carry ourselves in this life, because soon and very soon all of us will go to our eternal homes.

The Bible tells us that it profits no man even if he will gain the whole world and lose his own soul. Your soul is who you are, you must therefore make decisions that guarantees your soul a peaceful eternal home.

[Mark 8:36 KJV] “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”

I pray that you shall understand your very nature, and work for the salvation of your soul. Your real profit is your soul. To save your soul and prepare it for eternal peace with God is your foremost responsibility.

When all is said and done, you will face eternity either alone or with Christ. God will not force either heaven or hell on you; he will honour your choice. You have a choice to make, but remember that God will respect your choice, so choose wisely.

May the Lord help us to make intelligent choices! We are free agents. Our many choices determine the outcome of our lives. The Bible says that “we all, as sheep, have gone astray, but now we can return to the bishop and Shepherd of our souls”. We have a Shepherd now that way he’s over our souls. Let us return! He is waiting.

[1 Peter 2:25 KJV] “For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls”.

This is the day and moment to return to the bishop of our souls. May the Lord Shepherd and watch over your souls. You are a soul, have a spirit and live in a body. Stay blessed, be blessed.

I love you;

Noah Simpe Bediako 

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Rules for the Use of the Body

Every child of God understands that his or her body is the temple of God. We must therefore focus on pleasing and glorifying God in our bodies.

Glorify God in your body, flee fornication:

One of the effective ways to glorify God in your body is to flee fornication (adultery, exchanging sex for favours – both cash and kind, uncleanness, promiscuity, bestiality, gayism, lesbianism, transgender, bisexuality, gang sex, incest, voyerism, slutism etc).

[1 Corinthians 6:15‭-‬20 KJV] “Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s”.

Definition of a harlot – A female capable of frequently having casual sexual relations with different partners and is completely non discriminative in the choice of sexual partners, hence being appreciated by everyone she knows.

Definition of slut – a woman who has many casual sexual partners., a woman with low standards of cleanliness.

Let not sin reign in your body:

When you allow sin to reign in your body, you begin to obey it in the lust. Many of us though very anointed are walking in the lust of the flesh. We literally obey the lust thereof; hmm, mercy Lord!

[Romans 6:11‭-‬14 KJV]“Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace”.

Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice unto God – Holy and acceptable:

You can do this if you do not conform to the patterns of this world.

[Romans 12:1‭-‬2 KJV] “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God”.

Possess your vessel in sanctification and honour:

Flee fornication. Anybody who engages in fornication dishonours his or her body.

[1 Thessalonians 4:1‭-‬8 KJV] “Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God: That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified. For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit”.

Your body is not a sex tool or toy; sex is not for fun but a spiritual tool:

You must tell yourself that “my body is not a sex tool; sex is not for fun, its spiritual.”

[1 Corinthians 6:9‭-‬13 KJV] “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body”.

My body is the vessel or tabernacle that permits me to continue on Earth:

We must take very good care of this body since we would need it to continue in this space. When the body falls sick, our stay on Earth would greatly be affected.

Stay blessed; I love you!

Noah Simpe Bediako

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Understand the Spiritual Gates to Your Life

[1 Thessalonians 5:14‭, ‬23 KJV] “Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”.

Every person on Earth today must understand that we are created in the image and the likeness of God to be fruitful and multiply and replenish the Earth, and subdue it and have dominion over every creeping thing. We were intensionally and purposefully created (See Genesis 1:26-29)

Every part of you was purposefully created by the Creator to serve a purpose; you have three main parts: the spirit, the soul, and the body: In Daniel 7:15, we understand that the spirit lives in the midst of the body. The Gospels also clearly shows that the soul is different from the body.

Your senses offers the entry points or gates to your soul and spirit. This is where there are the openings of your body which offer entry into the body. Your senses are the input devices to the soul and spirit and body. Your eyes, ears, tongue, nose, and skin are the main gateways into the soul and spirit.

You guard your heart with all diligence by guarding your senses from picking the wrong information. Be careful what you hear and how you hear it. May the Lord help us to guard our spiritual portals with sobriety and vigilance! May the Lord become your shelter from the stormy blast!

Stay blessed; I love you!

Noah Simpe Bediako

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Lord Prepare Me

“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new [fermenting] wine will [expand and] burst the skins and it will be spilled out, and the skins will be ruined.” (Luke 5:37, Amplified Bible)

Our prayer today is that the Lord will prepare us to be ready for the new things that He is preparing for us.

This is necessary to ensure that the new dimensions that The Lord is bringing our way would not break our system. Indeed, we can only fully take advantage of the new doors that the Lord will open unto us when we come in fully prepared. The Lord is admonishing us, not to put new wine into old wineskins skin. We risk losing both. New opportunities to an unprepared generation leads to wasted efforts.

As we wait on God today, our prayer is that the Lord would prepare us fully, so that we might be able to fully utilise the new opportunities and favours that He gives us. The wine is precious and the wine skin is precious. May the Lord prepare you thoroughly to fully occupy you new dimensions.

Prophetic Prayer Points:

#Spirit:

Father in the name of Jesus, please forgive me. Create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence. Restore unto me the joy of your salvation (Psalm 51:10-12). Fill me with your Holy Spirit.

Anoint me one more time! Holy Spirit anoint me with fresh oil. Activate Your gifts and power in my life now, in the mighty name of Jesus!

#Soul:

Father, I acknowledge that You are the only person able to save my soul from destruction.

As I cry out to You, save my soul. When the billows roar and roll over me; stretch forth Your hand and save me. Don’t allow the wicked one to exact upon me. Save my soul in the name of Jesus Christ!

Oh God, calm my soul; when I am disquieted. Sustain me in times of trouble in the name of Jesus Christ!

#Body:

In the name of Jesus Christ, my body is the temple of God. He dwells in me by His Spirit.

He quickens my mortal body by His Spirit. So I shall not be sick nor weak. Any evil power seeking to make me sick is rebuked in the name of Jesus Christ!

Dear God, heal my body!  Quicken my body! Let Your word be healing to my flesh, my bones and my marrow (Proverbs 4:22).

#Network:

In the name of Jesus Christ, I lift up a banner of prayer and the blood over my spouse, over my children, over my associates, and over my entire household.

I declare that no evil shall come near them. They will dwell under the shadow of the almighty.

Oh God, keep them safe and help them in the day of need. Oh God, keep them safe at home and in the street. When my children step out to play, let them be safe.

I pray for a restoration of lost destiny and relationships in Jesus’ name!

#Work:

Father, bless my hands and the works of my hand. Bless and enlarge the business of my life.

Empower me for exploits, enlarge my vision, strengthen my mind, and extend my reach!

Lord, give me wisdom to brand. Help me to define my niche, and give me favour before those who do business with me.

I will never be lost in a crowd. My light shall rise from obscurity. Even my darkness shall be as the noon. I shall be as a city set on a hill. I will shine and my light will not go out in Jesus’ name!

Show me Your ways. Let me know Your purposes and give me grace to run with them, in the name of Jesus!

#Dominion:

Lord I declare that no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and every tongue that rises against me in accusation, I shall condemn, in the name of Jesus!

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