Joy is an important aspect of God's kingdom. Romans 14:17 Joy is different from happiness. Joy is an evidence of our faith. Joy is the way God wants you to live. Joy in the midst of resistance, joy despite challenges, joy irrespective of unpleasant situations is evidence of faith. James 1:2,3 And without faith it is impossible to please God. Let God see your joy. Psalm 47:1 Your joy is a spiritual signal to God that you're still in the battle. Your joy in the place of prayer and after prayer is a signal to God that you believe He hears you and has answered you. Proverbs 10:28 Being joyful in God's presence is evidence your relationship with God is cordial. Ecclesiastes 9:7 Being joyful has great benefits! Joyful people are healthier, stronger and go further than those who don't know how to be joyful. Nehemiah 8:10 Joy will help you draw from the Lord, the things Jesus paid the price for you to have. Isaiah 12:3 Your joy shows your faith. You need faith t

Hebrews 4:12 The Word of God is powerful.  Romans 1:16 The gospel of Jesus Christ can release us from bondage, set us free from sin, release God's blessings and empower us for success. This means the Word of God has power! It takes power to release people and set them free! As simple as the Word of God is, it is powerful. The Word of God is simple. The new testament doctrine is simple.  2 Corinthians 11:3 Jesus made it simple. The simplicity of the gospel makes our devotion sincere and pure. It is simple because it is about grace, faith and truth. It is simple because there are no animal sacrifices, shedding of blood and old testament rituals. It is simple because it doesn't require endless genealogies and fables. It is simple because you don't need to do a load of research or engage in complex processes to receive salvation. Receiving Christ is a simple, straight forward process. All it involves is hearing and believing, taking and accepting God's Wor

Romans 8:29 Psalm 65:4 1 Corinthians 2:7 Ephesians 1:5,11 God has a great destiny for all His children. Your destiny is connected to your prophecy. Your prophecy is what heaven is saying about you, it is what heaven has written about you. Those things things written about you are the things that manifest as your destiny here on earth. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 The earthly life of Jesus, from His birth, to His ministry, to His death and resurrection were all fulfillments of his prophecies. Matthew 2:5,6 Your destiny is what God has pre-ordained to happen for you and to you. Titus 1:1 Your prophecies are the written or spoken revelationsof what God has ordained about you. Your destiny is good. Jeremiah 29:11 Your destiny is glorious. Ephesians 1:18 Jesus chose the destiny He had here on earth so that you can have a glorious destiny. Hebrews 2:10 Satan is the enemy of your destiny. He wants to sabotage and destroy what God wants you to manifest here on earth. Satan is agai

John 4:24 Worship is something that is constantly and regularly done in heaven, in God's presence, in God's Kingdom. Everyone in a geographical location has a lifestyle. The Americans have a lifestyle. The British, the Chinese, the Nigerian, the Ghanian and all nations and ethnic groups have their own unique lifestyles rooted in their culture. It is the same way with spiritual things. People from the kingdom of darkness have their own evil lifestyles because of their evil culture. People from the kingdom of God also have a way of living which comes from their culture of love and care. John 13:34 Worship is a major aspect of the kingdom lifestyle. Worship is a way of living that requires sacrificing to please the Lord. Worship is beyond and much more than singing nice praise songs to the Lord. Worship to the kingdom man or woman, to the individual who is a son or daughter of God is a continuous way of living. God values worship. 1 Chronicles 16:23-31 Lucifer, the

1 Corinthians 4:20 Ephesians 6:10 In this world and in the Spirit realm power is very important. Everything that prevails in this world prevails by some sort of power. God has power, God has all power and His power is available for His sons and daughters to prevail with. The Kingdom of God is a kingdom of power. 1 Corinthians 4:20 It is a beautiful kingdom where there is righteousness, peace and joy. Romans 14:7 It is also a kingdom that will prevail on the the earth by God's power at work in His people. John 14:12 The kingdom power is also called the power of the age to come. Hebrews 6:5 What are the benefits of Kingdom Power, the power of the age to come or the power of God's Spirit ? It is power that creates wealth. Deuteronomy 8:18 It is power that subdues the enemy. Luke 10:19 It is power that gives victory. 1 John 5:4 It is power that gives rights and authority. Luke 10:19 It is power that makes God's saints manifest. (Check: John 1:12, Romans 8:19)

Philippians 2:3 Proverbs 11:2 Humility is an asset when it comes to prayer. Humility is a noble and valuable quality of God's kingdom. James 4:10 Humility makes God look in our direction. It makes God direct and teach us. Psalm 25:8,9 Humility makes God release answers to us. Humility makes God honor us. Proverbs 15:33 Getting the answers we need from the Lord is part of what our praying is all about, so why not apply some humility when we pray to God? 2 Chronicles 7:14 We have every reason to be humble before God when we pray because :- 1) We need what humility brings. Mark 9:35 2) It's a virtue sons and daughters of God should have. 1 Peter 3:8 3) God sees us, knows us, knows our flaws, and can forgive us. Hebrews 4:13 4) It is a requirement to receiving from God. Micah 6:8 We cannot afford to be arrogant, impatient , rude or try and force God to do things for us. Humility is what God requires even in the place of prayer. 2 Chronicles 7:14 We just have to

Luke 17:21 Revelation 21:1-4 The kingdom of God is a place. The kingdom of God is also a presence. The kingdom of God reflects God. The kingdom of God shows His power, majesty, awesomeness and taste. Although God's kingdom is a place, it operates as Gods' presence within God's people. In the natural, when we see people's mannerisms, hear their accents, see their dressing and observe their behaviour we know which country or part of the world they are from. In the same way we should be able to tell who God's kingdom people are by observing their speech and lifestyles. When we go into a place, the decorations and interior design can sometimes tell us where the occupants of that place are from. The place will have a certain 'presence'. It is the same thing with God's kingdom. It has an atmosphere and presence. As God's people, the 'atmosphere' of God's kingdom should reflect here on earth through our lives. People should see u

Philippians 4:6,7 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Deuteronomy 9:29 Prayer, praise and power go together. Prayer activates angels. Hebrews 1:14 Praise moves God. Psalm 22:3 Power comes from praise and prayer. Praise is our responsibility as believers, we are meant to give God the praise He is due come rain come shine.. Prayer should be our lifestyle as followers of Christ as we see from Jesus's lifestyle and examples to us. Power sould be our experience as people of the Kingdom. 1 Corinthians 4:20 The Kingdom of God is a Kingdom of power, so as sons of God we should be manifesting the power of God here on our earthly journey. Sons and daughters of God are called to a life of power. There is power in praiseand there is power in prayer, and there is power in being a son of God because there is power in God's Word. Luke 12:32 There is power in God. Exodus 13:9 If you want to live a life of power, focus on God through praise and prayer. Praise and worship is a major way G