21- DAY FAST OF DANIEL

"Now on the twenty-fourty day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, in sackcloth, and with dust on their heads.
Then those of Israelite lineage separated themselves from all foreigners; and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.
And they stood up in their place and read from the book of the law of the lord their God for one-fourth of the day; and for another fourth they confessed and worshiped the Lord their God." (Nehemiah 9:1-3)

The Fast of Daniel

The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) has started a 21-day fast called The Fast of Daniel. This fast is aimed at bringing people closer to God and preparing them to be baptised with the Holy Spirit. Bishops, pastors, assistants and members of all UCKG churches in more than 180 countries around the globe have decided to take part In this fast which will start on 24th March and ends on 14th April.

BOLDNESS

After being baptized with the Holy Spirit, many think they should respect the disrespect of those who go against our faith. They think that we should cower when confronted by their affronts. Because of this, they nourish their shyness as if it were the "god" of reverence. They become Christians that are cowardly, timid, shy, and helpless when faced with life's challenges. I ask those who were sealed with the Holy Spirit: Where is the power of the Holy Spirit?

The Truthful Parable

14th APRIL 2013 - ASSISTANTS' GRADUATION DAY

14th APRIL 2013 - ASSISTANTS' GRADUATION DAY IN JAMAICA

Assistants of God,

On April 14th you will graduate and surely have great expectations for this day in your life as a servant of God.

"Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." (2 Timothy 2:15)

So please leave here your comments and what you expect on this day.
 

RECIPE TO OVERCOME EVIL

Finally, after so many years serving God, we discovered the surefire recipe to overcome the devil! Would you like to know what it is? If yes, then let’s think about this together, because we are sure this will help you.

How can you be immune to a cold or flu, if you do not get vaccinated or eat foods high in vitamin C, and are always exposing yourself to the cold weather? It’s impossible!

Likewise, how can you be immune to Satan or get rid of him if you are not delivered from him, or get rid of what attracts him to you or keeps him inside you? This is where the plague called "PRIDE" presents itself.

Unfortunately - or with great difficulty - an envious person does not admit their feelings, let alone a proud person. When have you seen someone admit that they are arrogant, boastful or that they think they are better than everyone else, even if their life is a complete failure and they are still on a downhill spiral? They are just completely blind!

For example:

"But Naaman became furious and went away and said, ‘Indeed, I said to myself, ‘He will surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God and wave his hand over the place and heal the leprosy.’ Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?’ So he turned and went away in a rage," 2 Kings 5.11 -12

Surely, Naaman was part of this group of people who do not understand that in order to overcome the problem, they must first overcome themselves (PRIDE).

Notice how he wanted the VIP treatment, but he only overcame the leprosy after disposing of his arrogance and accepting to enter the waters of the Jordan.

The only ingredient in this recipe: "Get down from your pedestal and overcome your pride!"

May God bless you,

BY BISHOP GUARACY SANTOS

Assistants in Focus Series 7 – Non-believing Spouse

Many assistants have struggled to maintain a balance between marriage and the work of God.
I know that the greatest pleasure of a person who serves God is to be at church, but if you do not act with wisdom you will never be able to gain your non-believing spouse for Jesus.

If you find yourself in this situation you cannot go to the church every day and leave your husband alone at home.
Many have done this and have caused many problems in their marriage, always claiming that the spouse is not of faith and therefore does not understand him/her, in fact wanting to disrupt the spiritual life.
That may happen, but don’t you think as a man/woman of God, you should give a good testimony and show that you also care about him/her?