New Apostles Voice

Ask Your Father in Heaven. All Christians have been given the amazing ability to ask their Father, in heaven, whatever they desire, in line with God's will and purposes, when they pray. However, there are two important provisos which we must be careful to obey. First, we must always ask according to His will and purposes and not just according to our whimsical fancies. Secondly, as God's blood bought children, we must always be found abiding in the vine, this is our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. As well, His words must be abiding in us. Therefore we ask in faith, believing that He has already answered us. It is our resounding privilege to know that as we trust the Lord, our Father, in heaven, will always answer us.

Meaning of Justification. Every child of God has been made righteous because they are willing to believe that they have been given right standing, with God the Father. They have been justified because they have repented of their sins and have had their inner person, their spirit, recreated, in the likeness of God. Every born again Christian is baptised, into the body of Christ, by the Holy Spirit and have obtained eternal life, through Jesus Christ, as their own personal Lord and Saviour. They are now resurrected, with Christ, as new creations, in Him. Every born again person has willingly accepted God's gift of eternal life, which is offered to every person, on earth. As a result, all who believe and accept God's gift of grace, His mercy and unmerited favour of salvation, have become God's eternal children. God's grace cannot be earned; it is a gift.

What Is a Pharisee? In the days that Jesus ministered to the people of Israel, the ruling leaders of the synagogues or churches, were known as Pharisees. Pharisees meant separated ones. Christians must be separated from the world but never from sinners needing God's help. Unfortunately, the Pharisees had added many rules and commandments to God's laws given to Moses. Jesus called these leaders, hypocrites because they made the people obey regulations that they themselves often did not obey. They were not part of the ten commandments, given to Moses on Mount Sinai, by God. Over the years, many Christian leaders, have become experts at adding to or denying the truth, of God's word, the Holy Bible. Rather than teaching the truth of God's word they have imposed their own interpretations of God's word, instead of the truth, as revealed by the Holy Spirit.

Awake and Begin Rejoicing! In Philippians chapter 4 verse 4 we are encouraged to rejoice in the Lord always. When you awake in the morning, even before getting up for the day, start rejoicing in the Lord. When that unexpected circumstance arises or your mobile phone announces that your kin folks are only ten minutes away and you have little or no preparation time to receive them; start rejoicing in the Lord. It is so important that your spirit remains triumphant in the midst of all kinds or fleshly pressures and situations.

Leave the Past Behind! People who have inherited eternal life, because they accepted God's gracious gift of forgiveness of their sins, should always be joyful. They can cast all their burdens and needs, onto the Lord. They do not have to carry their shame and guilt into their present from the past. These people are learning, day by day, that God is Jehovah Jireh, their provider and Jehovah Rapha, the healer of their spirit, soul and body. God's children can be healed, through faith, in God's word, from any sickness or disease, they have to overcome. Furthermore, they have complete security, as a child of God, to overcome whatever circumstance they may encounter. Their joy should be full, when they realise, they are no longer in Satan's kingdom of darkness, but are now in God's kingdom of light and love.