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		<title>Moving From B.A. To M.Sc</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Now I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing form a servant, though he be lord of all; But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.” Galatians 4:1-2

God is calling all believers to graduate from the BA level and move into the level of M.Sc!
In case you’re wondering what I’m saying, I don’t mean B.A, Bachelor of Arts, nor do I mean M.Sc, Masters of Science, rather what I mean is B.A for Born Again and M.Sc for Master of Situations and Circumstances.
In the academic world, the way you move from BA to M.Sc is by increase in depth of knowledge; the same thing applies in the spiritual world. The knowledge in this case, is known as Revelation knowledge.
When you obtained your first degree and proceeded to get your second degree, you had to undergo deeper and more advanced learning. What you used to know as an undergraduate became clearer and brighter as you progressed in your graduate studies. You received deeper insight into what you already knew and even became a specialist in a particular area. At the undergraduate level you had general knowledge of things and you operated by guesses and ‘trial and error’ methods, but now as a Masters holder you have specific knowledge, you know exactly how things work. General knowledge shows you what is available, specific knowledge takes you deeper and shows you how to access what is available.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Now I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing form a servant, though he be lord of all; But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.” Galatians 4:1-2</p>
<p>God is calling all believers to graduate from the BA level and move into the level of M.Sc!<br />
In case you’re wondering what I’m saying, I don’t mean B.A, Bachelor of Arts, nor do I mean M.Sc, Masters of Science, rather what I mean is B.A for Born Again and M.Sc for Master of Situations and Circumstances.<br />
In the academic world, the way you move from BA to M.Sc is by increase in depth of knowledge; the same thing applies in the spiritual world. The knowledge in this case, is known as Revelation knowledge.<br />
When you obtained your first degree and proceeded to get your second degree, you had to undergo deeper and more advanced learning. What you used to know as an undergraduate became clearer and brighter as you progressed in your graduate studies. You received deeper insight into what you already knew and even became a specialist in a particular area. At the undergraduate level you had general knowledge of things and you operated by guesses and ‘trial and error’ methods, but now as a Masters holder you have specific knowledge, you know exactly how things work. General knowledge shows you what is available, specific knowledge takes you deeper and shows you how to access what is available.<br />
When you became born again and began to grow, you fed on milk (1 Peter 2:2). Milk is the general knowledge of God’s word. It shows you what you have available in Christ and how He wants you to live. However, if you are going to graduate to the “Masters” level, you cannot continue to feed on milk, you must feed on solid food which the bible refers to as “Strong Meat” (Hebrews 5:13, 14). This is when you receive Revelation Knowledge from God’s word. You not only know what is available for you in Christ, you now know how to access and take delivery of it. You no longer work by trial and error; you now know exactly what to do to get things done.<br />
At the beginning period of your Christian growth, you were affected by the situations of things around you. It affected you spiritually, physically and emotionally. The bible calls it being “in bondage under the elements of the world” (Galatians 4:3), and therefore you would have to stay “under tutors and governors until the time appointed by the Father” (Galatians 4:2). You’ll have to undergo proper schooling until the time is ripe for you to manifest your son-ship and take delivery of your inheritance in Christ. Let’s take an instance where we have health as one of our inheritances in Christ, spiritual children struggle with sickness and disease and so require healing for their body, that’s why Jesus called healing the “Children’s Bread”; but sons on the other hand have gone beyond needing healing. They know what to do to be healed and stay healthy because they’ve received Revelation Knowledge on divine healing and health.<br />
Until you get to the “Masters” level, you don’t have what it takes to be a commander of the situations and circumstances of life.<br />
Jesus our Lord was a master of situations and circumstances. He calmed the ragging storm and caused the sea to be at peace; he turned water into wine and healed the sick. The scripture also bears witness that He was a Son, as declared in Isaiah 9:6<br />
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a SON is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”<br />
The world is waiting for the manifestation of the “Sons” of God not the “Children” (Romans 8:19) because it’s the Sons who know what to do to make things happen just like it was said of Jesus in John 6:6 when he fed the Five thousand in the desert. This is the reason why it’s dangerous to be in a church where the pastor is still in the child level. The bible says in Ecclesiastes 10:16-17<br />
“Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! Blessed art thou O land, when thy king is the son of nobles and thy princes eat in due season, for strength and not for drunkenness!”<br />
Don’t settle down or be satisfied with your present spiritual level, it’s time to move up to a higher ground. You have lived a life of struggles too long but by reason of this word you have received today, you are moving up and taking charge in every area of your life in Jesus name!<br />
Get down or be satisfied with your present spiritual level, it’s time to move up to a higher ground. You have lived a life of struggles too long but by reason of this word you have received today, you are moving up and taking charge in every area of your life in Jesus name!<br />
Remain Blessed.</p>
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		<title>How To Get The Help of God</title>
		<link>http://www.thebeholdfile.org/2009/06/03/how-to-get-the-help-of-god/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know I shall not be ashamed. He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? Let us stand together: who is mine adversary? Let him come near to me.” Isaiah 50:7-8

There are times when a person faces a challenge that seems insurmountable. The challenge stares him in the face and refuses to bulge. After trying fruitlessly to overcome by their wisdom gained from many years of experience or by the help of their vast social network, they finally come to the realization that the problem is beyond their control. It could be a financial situation, a mortgage case or an educational challenge. It could even be a terminal disease. At such times, it is really quite easy to lose hope and surrender to the turbulent waves of the situation, or you could turn your eyes to the Lord.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal"><em>“For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know I shall not be ashamed. He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? Let us stand together: who is mine adversary? Let him come near to me.”</em> Isaiah 50:7-8</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are times when a person faces a challenge that seems insurmountable. The challenge stares him in the face and refuses to bulge. After trying fruitlessly to overcome by their wisdom gained from many years of experience or by the help of their vast social network, they finally come to the realization that the problem is beyond their control. It could be a financial situation, a mortgage case or an educational challenge. It could even be a terminal disease. At such times, it is really quite easy to lose hope and surrender to the turbulent waves of the situation, or you could turn your eyes to the Lord.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">David the sweet psalmist sang, <em>“God is a very present help in time of need”.</em> He was faced time after time with situations in which there appeared to be no hope but just as things were about to end in a sad story, he would seek the face of the Lord and find deliverance. It is important for us to know that God IS a very present help in our times of need. The problem most times is that we seek his help and instructions at the last moment and as our last resort. The scripture passage by Isaiah at the beginning of this message carries a tone of confidence and disdain for the enemy. However, this confidence is not self confidence but God confidence. It carries a tone of certainty and assurance in the fact that God will help: <em>“For the Lord God WILL help me…and I know I SHALL NOT be ashamed”</em>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Just like Isaiah the Prophet, we can also be confident in the help of God. Not just in the fact that God can help us but in the fact that God WILL help us. You do not have to bow down to that situation or circumstance. You don’t have to lie down in defeat or surrender to the enemy. Not when you have a very present help in the person of your God; the Lord God Almighty!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The question however of how to get this help lingers. To explain this, we will go through a brief lesson on Faith. A simple definition of faith is <em>believing that God can do “it” and acting like he can do “it”.</em> The word “It” here refers to whatever you desire God to do for you. In essence, if you believe God can step into that situation and change things for you, then you have to talk like you believe it and act in a manner that shows others that you believe God will step in. For example, if you believe God will step into your situation and save your house from foreclosure, then you won’t move your things from the house or start looking for a basement to rent. The second thing you must do in order to receive the help of God is to go to him and ask him for his direction on what to do. When the families of David’s men were captured and it looked like he had also lost his family, he sought the face of God in the face of an attack from his own men. God instructed him to pursue and that he would surely recover all. To show his faith, David and his men pursued and just as God said, they recovered all and got great spoils from the war.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As I conclude, I must ask what the Lord has asked you to do about that situation. What are you doing about it now? Are your actions a proof of your faith or do they show that you have lost all hope? God is a VERY present help in time of need. You can trust him to help you and can rest assured that he won’t fail you when you need him most. Just put your faith and trust in him, find out what he wants you to do and do it without questioning the wisdom behind his instruction. As you do this, you can be certain that just like Isaiah, you will not be ashamed!<span></span></p>
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