Look At Me!
Acts 3:4 NLV
“Peter and John looked at him. Then Peter said, “Look at us!”
In the first part of the book of Acts, chapter three (3) is a story about Peter and John who healed a man at the gate to the house of God. When the man reached out to them for some alms, Peter asked him to take a look at them first, then proceeded to heal the man.
What I believe that Peter really meant by that statement was that, what do you see when you look at us? Just mere men, uneducated, a bit rough on the edges, nothing fancy or glamorous about us but look here, we carry something inside of us that can break you free from that bondage of lameness you have endured all your life on earth. The same power that raised Christ from the dead resides in us and it is by that power that we, not having any silver or gold in our coffers can still bring you your greatest miracle.
My question is, what do people see when they look at you? Some might have profiled you and formed their own opinions of you but here’s my encouragement to you - you are no ordinary person. You’re fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of Christ and all the times you’ve spent in prayer and fasting carry a super weight in the spirit that can change any atmosphere. So, arise and walk out in the glory of the Lord this week.
I declare it is so and so it is in Jesus’ name. AMEN!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.
Declarations For December 2024
Remember in my early posts this year when I mentioned that December will be here before we know it? Well, it is here even if we were not ready for it and this means that we are going to be ushered into a new year and a new season of our lives in a few weeks. I like transitions however discomforting it might be or the fear of not knowing what the new year we will be entering into will bring. The Lord laid on my heart strongly as I was fretting over everything that I have not been able to accomplish or receive this year and here’s the declaration of the Lord so declare with me;
For my destiny’s sake I will not be silent or keep will not keep quiet.
I will keep praying and give God no rest until my righteousness and vindication go forth as brightness and my salvation goes forth like a burning torch.
The nations will see my righteousness and vindication [by God], and all kings [will see] my glory;
I will be called by a new name which the mouth of the Lord will designate.
I will also be [considered] a crown of glory and splendor in the hand of the Lord, and a royal [a]diadem [exceedingly beautiful] in the hand of your God. AMEN!
(Isaiah 62:1-3 AMP paraphrased).
I decree and declare that it is so and so it is in Jesus’ name. AMEN!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.
The Miracle Of Giving Thanks
1 Thessalonians 5:18 KJV
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
I wondered why the bible asks us to give thanks no matter the situation, good or bad. Ideally we like to give thanks for the good things that happen to us and not the bad but here’s the revelation, the same bible says that the will of God for us is good and perfect so as in the scripture above, even the bad situations we encounter can be turned into good for us according to His will.
Giving thanks in all circumstances is expressing our trust and faith in Christ Jesus and miracles and breakthroughs happen when we dance and praise God even in the midst of the storms. For whatever has happened in your life this year and whatever the experiences have been, I pray that you set your heart in this coming “Thanksgiving Week” to praise God for all of it.
Wishing you and your families a glorious Thanksgiving!
XOXO,
Lady Abena.