Oh Give thanks to the Lord

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, and His mercies endure forever.

Whenever I think of a thanksgiving scripture, these words from the book of Chronicles stood out.

As I reflected on what to share today, I began to wonder—how many of us have paused to give thanks to the Lord today? How many of us have truly given thanks for where we are right now?

You may not be where you want to be, but you are certainly not where you used to be.

When you look at the life of King David, you will see a man who constantly faced opposition—from his father’s house to his own family. His life was marked by challenges and battles. Yet, this same David would boldly declare: “Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, and His mercies endure forever.”

Beloved, understand this: being alive is a testimony.

The Bible says, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” God has kept you. That alone is reason enough to give thanks.

You may not have received everything you desire, but God is not done with you yet.

Perhaps you feel like you are in a valley—like the valley of dry bones—but even there, God is present. And today, He is calling you to give thanks.

He says, “Come into His presence with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise.”

Do not measure your life by the standards of others. Your true measure is your ability to bring God’s Kingdom here on earth and to live a life that reflects Jesus.

So today, give thanks—not just for what you have, but for who God is, and for what He is still doing in your life.

Stay Revived!

Raise your War Chant

 

Have You Discovered Your War Chant?

There are days in life when what you need is to break out in a war chant. I once had a dream where I was being chased, captured, and put into a car. Suddenly, a wind came, and I broke out in a chant in tongues. As I chanted, the wind lifted me out of that car. I woke up with that same chant, and since then, there are moments when I just break out in it again.

Beloved, you must discover your war chant. There will be days when you receive a report that does not align with what God has promised you. In those moments, dust yourself off and go to war. You don’t retreat, and you don’t break down; you break out in a chant and let God fight your battle.

2 Chronicles 20:22

“And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against their enemies…”

When you break out in a chant, you call on the Lord of Hosts to fight for you.

Some time ago, the Holy Spirit began to teach me the protocols of the altar. He revealed that singing, including chanting in the Holy Ghost, is a weapon. There are days when all you need to do is dance.

When you see demonic priests dance in service to their god, understand that they are only imitating a higher reality the protocol of God’s priests, who chant and dance before Him. They are merely copying what belongs to Elohim.

You do not need to remain in a place of accepting whatever life brings when God has already promised you deliverance and victory.

Pray and praise until your war chant rises from deep within you. Let it flow from your spirit. This adversity will only reveal God's power. The threat before you is not greater than what God has placed inside you. Even the groanings rising from within you are intercession.

Romans 8:26

“The Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”

All you need to do is rise and release your war chant.

Heaven understands the groanings of your spirit and will respond. So stand firm. Do not be intimidated or afraid.

Ephesians 6:13

“Having done all, to stand.”

Stay at the altar—your victory is certain.

Stay Revived!

The Protocol of Repentance

When we hear the word repentance, what comes to mind?

Is it simply the act of giving your life to Christ, or is there something more?

For many people, repentance is often reduced to a moment—a prayer said at the altar or a decision to follow Christ. After that moment, life continues as usual. Old habits remain, sinful lifestyles continue, and nothing changes. Yet we often forget that it was that very life of sin that led us to repentance in the first place.

True repentance is far more than a moment. It is a transformation of direction.

Repentance is the genuine act of surrendering your life to Christ. It involves turning away from sin and turning toward God. This turning is not merely emotional; it requires a deliberate and sincere effort to change the lifestyle that once led us away from Him.

The Apostle Paul explains this clearly in the book of Acts 26:20, where he declares that people should:

“Repent, turn to God, and do works befitting repentance.”

This is to say that Repentance is not complete until it produces visible change. It is not just confession with the mouth, it is a life that begins to reflect a new direction.

When someone claims to have given their life to Christ but continues living in the same patterns of sin without any desire for change, it raises an important question: Has true repentance taken place?

Genuine repentance begins with remorse—an honest recognition that we are sinners in need of God's mercy. It involves humbling ourselves before God and allowing Him to begin a work of renewal within us.Note that this transformation is not something we accomplish by our own strength.

This is where the Holy Spirit becomes essential in the life of the believer. On our own, we cannot live a righteous life. Human effort alone is not enough to overcome the power of sin. But the Holy Spirit strengthens us in our weakness and helps us walk in the new life God calls us to.

Yet there is a step we must first take: honesty before God.

We must admit our struggles. We must acknowledge the areas where we fall short. And we must ask the Holy Spirit to help us live the life that reflects true repentance.

Beloved, have you been struggling to live a life that reflects the repentance you  professed?

Perhaps there is a habit you have tried to let go of but keep returning to. 

Perhaps there is a pattern in your life that continues to pull you away from the path God desires for you.

The good news is that God has not abandoned you in that struggle.

His mercies are new every morning, and the HolyGhost is always ready to help those who call on Him.

Take a moment today. Pause from the noise and speak honestly with God about that struggle—that thing you have been unable to release.

Invite the Holy Spirit into that place of weakness.

Because repentance is not just the beginning of the Christian life—it is the pathway to transformation.

Stay revived!

Be on Guard

I recently began studying the Gospel of Luke, and today I came to the part describing Jesus’ betrayal.

Judas Iscariot, was someone who had walked with the Master for over three years. They had carried the same burdens and faced many challenges together. Of all people, he would have seemed like the one whose heart would never stray. Yet Luke 22:3 says this:

Luke 22:3 (GNB)

“Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples.”
Satan entered Judas—one of the twelve. To bring Jesus to His final end, the enemy did not need an outsider or someone who lacked understanding. Instead, he took hold of the heart of someone who had sat with Jesus and journeyed with Him throughout His ministry, and used him as a tool to carry out his agenda.

This is a reminder to all of us to remain watchful. Anyone can fall into temptation. We can be close to the Master, and yet the enemy will still seek opportunities to use us. His agenda is to find vessels through which he can carry out his threefold mission: to steal, kill, and destroy.

Daily, we must take a deliberate posture and say:

I refuse to lend my voice as a container for the devil.

I refuse to lend my feet.

I refuse to lend my social media platform.

I refuse to lend my heart or any part of my life that can become an unguarded instrument.
Just as God desires to use every part of us to advance His purpose and reveal His glory to mankind, Satan is also actively seeking vessels through which he can spread his agenda.
So the question becomes:

Will we say yes to Satan, or will we consistently reject the agenda of hell?

God desires to journey with us—but Satan also seeks to walk alongside us if we allow him

Will we choose total dependence on God, or will we push Him to the background?

Every choice and every action we take is either a yes to God or a no to Satan.




Stay Revived!