REVIVE WITH JJ

There is trouble on every side, and sometimes you feel like running away and hiding. There's this song I love that says: "There's trouble on every side, so I guess you want to run and hide. Your enemy is out for you, and you don't know why." As a teenager, I sang those lyrics because they sounded nice. However, as I grew older, I began to understand them better. There are moments in life when the weight of challenges and troubles makes you want to run and hide. But how long can you keep running? The challenges of life do not operate on a timetable. If you run today, when will you return and run again? When we look at the story of the Isrealites, we realise that they had been in bondage in Egypt for 430 years, waiting for deliverance. Then God brought as a deliverer and Moses came with God's message, many of them struggled to believe. They had become so accustomed to slavery that freedom seemed impossible. Looking at the Egyptians, they could not im...

The blessings of the Lord are without repentance. When God wanted to establish a covenant of blessing, He swore by Himself because there was no one greater by whom He could swear. This shows that our blessings are rooted in God’s covenant and His unfailing promise. Hebrews 6:13–15 says: “For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, saying, ‘Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.’ And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.” There are protocols to walking in the blessing of God. What God blesses is the work of your hands, therefore you must not remain idle while seeking His blessing. Get busy doing the right and appropriate things according to His will. Many times, we become bound by the enemy because of ignorance concerning the covenant God made with our fathers. As a result, many believers live limited lives. Often, we choose the easy way of doing things, believin...

The illusion the enemy creates is that only broken people need Jesus. “Why do I need God if I already have everything I need? I have a great job, my business is doing well, and everything seems to fit perfectly into the picture of a good life.” Over and over again, the enemy writes letters of deception to our hearts, making us believe that God is only necessary when we have visible needs. But what if God is more than just the needs He meets? He is not just a Provider. He is not just a Protector. God is the whole puzzle. He is the King over it all, orchestrating the entire game. Even the enemy, who thinks he is in control, is still under God’s authority. Sometimes, because things work out for us, we place God aside. We seek protection only in danger, call on Him only in crisis, and move on once life feels stable again. But if we are truly complete, why do we keep searching for the next thing? The next craving. The next satisfaction. The next achievement. Maybe it is not marr...

What do you define purity to be? How can one truly be declared holy except he has encountered and lived for the Man called Jesus? The man Jesus is purity personified. As I studied the blood and the process of atonement in the Old Testament, I am amazed at how important holiness is to God. How He gave Moses detailed instructions on how Aaron was to come before Him and make atonement on the mercy seat. As I read, the only words that rise from my lips are: “ What manner of God are You, O Lord? ” Yet even those processes of atonement cannot be compared to the perfect, complete, and once and for all atonement that the blood of Jesus accomplished on the cross. 1 Peter 1: 19 (but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect). Have you met the Man Jesus? The One who was selfless and willingly gave His life for you and me. Have you met the Man Jesus, the One who, in pain, walked the journey to Golgotha to prove His love for humanity and give us freedom from the sentence...

Many times, I have heard the story of Naaman preached. Usually, it centers on how God works in mysterious ways, on Elisha's status as a powerful prophet in his time, on Gehazi’s greed, and on Naaman’s initial disobedience in heeding the prophet’s instructions. But as I studied this passage with the help of the Holy Spirit, I began to think about the potential prophet who lost his position because he chose to fulfill the desires of the flesh. I began to read this scripture through the eyes of a man who introduced doom into his generation. It is easy to place all the blame on Gehazi and say, “You brought a curse upon your bloodline because you failed to control your fleshly desires.” But Gehazi was not an unbeliever. He was a servant who consistently walked under the tutelage of Elisha, the man who inherited a double portion of the anointing. Despite being so close to such great power and witnessing the manifestation of God’s mighty works daily, Gehazi still had not subdued the desir...

It is not enough to hear the Word; you must put it to work. Simply hearing the Word does not make manifestation automatic. The truth is that the Word has already left God’s mouth, but for there to be manifestation, you must align yourself with it. Take the Word, apply it, and walk in obedience to see it manifested in your life. Many times, Christians believe that once God has spoken, everything will happen automatically. They use phrases like “what will be, will be,” and in ignorance, they sit waiting for a turnaround without action.  James 2:17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But faith and works go hand in hand. For there to be manifestation, you must align your faith with your actions, and that produces results.it is foolishness to think that faith alone is fine or work alone is fine.  Do you desire a job? Then apply while exercising faith. You desire a career breakthrough? Improve yourself, learn, grow, and prepare. Has God shown y...

Ready or not, what would you embrace for the sake of the Gospel? For the sake of the Gospel, how far would I go? For the sake of the Gospel, what death would I choose? For the sake of the Gospel, what life should I lead? Yes, maybe at first we came to Jesus because of what we thought He would do for us. But have we stepped into the place where we say, “Lord, I choose the path You have written for me”? Far be it from me, O Lord, to choose my comfort over the weight of the call You have placed upon my shoulders. I would go miles with You, as long as I journey with You. Acts 21:13 GNT: “But he answered, ‘What are you doing, crying like this and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be tied up in Jerusalem but even to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus.’” NKJV: “Then Paul answered, ‘What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.’” We all want to be Jesus babies but Go...