Bible In One Year-Day 224 (Tuesday, August 12, 2014)

Commentary: Ezekiel43-45. The glory of the Lord will only manifest in that which He instructed and carried out according to His rules.

Ezekiel 43:1-2 “Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east: And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.”

The glory of the Lord is His brightness, righteousness, beauty and the extension of His kingdom.

Romans 14:17 “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.”

Nothing on earth could be used to describe it even if any man had been privileged to witness a blink of it, he still cannot fully describe it. It is best experienced than described because that glory will change the person just as it did to Moses.

2 Samuel 22:13 “Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.”

The person who has been to the high mountain of the Lord will definitely carry this grace of His glory.

Psalms 24:3-6 “Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.”

This glory is not for those who seek for the praise of men, self recognition or position; in general, vanity. It is for the humble in heart like Ezekiel. It is a great blessing to receive the privilege to access His presence.

The Holy Spirit, which we desire to come into us, brings in this glory because we are His temple. Before a man becomes born again, the state was like the ruined temple before Zerubabbel led the repair. Man was wholly corrupted and filthy in his own sinful ways. After giving the life to Jesus, the Holy Spirit starts the renewing work just as the revelation given to Ezekiel was a kind of work that needed to be done; things must be put in proper places. The messages and teachings in theological schools are the instruments for this renewal. Growing in this grace makes a man to be available for the glory to fully come in, and without the fullness of His glory, we can’t hear the true voice of God.

Ezekiel 43:4-6 “And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house. And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me.”

This happened in the upper chamber as well.

Acts 2:2-4 “And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”

If you have received Jesus as your savior, don’t stay there but move to the next stage seeking for the renewal of the mind and spirit. The process is by gradual patterning of your life with the word of God; no hatred, prejudice, malice, pride, anger, rage, jealousy, rivalry, bitterness, unforgiving, rancor and strife. Evidence of this work in your life is that His glory fills you and consequently, the voice of God will not be scarce in your life. The number of years as a Christian does not matter, neither the title you are decorated with; what matters is how much you have grown in grace. God will only establish His throne in the heart that has grown in grace (i.e. renewed mind) and not in position.

Ezekiel 43:7 “And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.”

Compare with these scriptures;

Psalms 34:18 “The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”

Isaiah 57:15 “For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.”

Isaiah 66:2 “For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.”

Is your life following the law of the temple? Holiness within and around.

Ezekiel 43:12 “This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house.”

Let us seek for the old path where we could find rest. Let us listen to the trumpet’s sound, wherewith we could escape the calamity to come. Our reading for today is Ezekiel46-48. Keep the fire of burning and alive.

Pastor Supo Abayode

+1-302-230-6792

Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries

Delaware, USA

Bible In One Year-Day 223 (Monday, August 11, 2014)

Commentary: Ezekiel40-42. The plan and landscape of every city or nation is before the Lord. The people living in them are clearly seen by the Lord. All activities are not hidden from Him. Where can we hide from His presence?

Psalms 24:1 A Psalm of David. “The earth is the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.”

To have access to this deep revelation, the scripture must be fulfilled; you must get to the mountain top.

Psalms 24:3-4 “Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.”

To get to the mountain top is not by being led by zeal to a physical mountain but by the Spirit of the Lord. The Spirit of the Lord will not lead a wicked heart; the heart must be renewed. He will not lead a filthy hand; the hand must be clean. He will not lead a corrupted soul full of vanity with poisonous mouth; the scripture must be satisfied.

Ezekiel was led by the Spirit of the Lord to the mountain and deep secrets were revealed to him.

Ezekiel 40:2 “In the visions of God brought He me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.”

Real prophets get there information from the high mountains. They do not need to go to any physical or visible mountain to spend days there, they are always led by the Spirit of God. Evidently we could see the fear of the Lord in Ezekiel; this is the first qualifying factor to have this privilege.

Psalms 25:14 “The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.”

Without the fear of the Lord, one cannot keep the secret of God within. The fear of the Lord is the storage of divine information within. Whatever Ezekiel declared then was just the truth and not a fact (information gotten from literatures or from the mouth of rumor bearers). It has been established in the spirit realm. Ezekiel had the grace to see God’s renewed plan for the Temple. Before any ministry is put in place there must be a vision that establishes it. Having knowledge of the Bible does not mean that a mandate to start another ministry has been given. Ministries that will last must have genuine vision given at a high mountain. And the visioner must be led to the mountain by the Spirit of the Lord, not by zeal to fast 40 days and 40 nights; otherwise, frustration will be the order of the day. Ministries without visions will only follow patterns laid down by men and peace will be scarce in it. When a man is decorated with a position in the ministry without a backing revelation, he would be frustrated and such person could eventually be a problem to that ministry; Aaron was installed as God instructed Moses, not because Aaron was his blood brother. I believe ministries and their cathedrals must be built by vision for the glory of God to come in there. Let us follow VISION and not ZEAL (even if zeal is leading, let it be with knowledge, otherwise it becomes sin).

Proverbs 29:18 “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”

Proverbs 19:2 “Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.”

Let us seek for the old path where we could find rest. Let us listen to the trumpet’s sound, wherewith we could escape the calamity to come. Our reading for today is Ezekiel43-45. Keep the fire of burning and alive.

Pastor Supo Abayode

+1-302-230-6792

Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries

Delaware, USA

Bible In One Year-Day 222 (Sunday, August 10, 2014)

Commentary: Ezekiel37-39. This portion of the book of Ezekiel is also good to study the life of a true prophet of God. Just as we have medical doctors in different practices (general medicine and specialists) so we have prophets. Ezekiel was not a general prophet who generalized prophecies which anybody could claim, but he said specific prophecies as the Lord directed and pin-pointedly gave him to speak. Two attributes could be noticed in his calling; total reliance on what God had to say and unfailing prophecy. Genuine prophets are just servants that will not take any action, no matter how trivial, without asking God what His mind is. They say whatever God says and stay by it; you can’t change them. They are not pastors or evangelists. They are not teachers; teachers come down to the level of their students. The prophets’ expressions are mostly symbolic, poetic or in parables, sometimes difficult to decode. They behave as fools sometimes because they go by what God says dogmatically. They do not practice by what they hear from any other source apart from God; they go only by what God reveals and says. They regard contrary will or action as blasphemy. In the valley of the dry bones, Ezekiel acted as a novice in all the interactions and he followed instructions step-by-step.

Ezekiel 37:3-4 “And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.”

God did make him to see many things but Ezekiel never opened his mouth to say a thing without God telling him to prophesy.

To be a real prophet of God, His Spirit must find a place in you called the DEEP where He could store data and information.

Amos 3:7 “Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”

When a prophet decides to become a parrot, God cannot go far with him. Your tongue must go through deep purging before He could set you up. He did it to Isaiah and Jeremiah. In Ezekiel’s case God padlocked his mouth and held the key.

Ezekiel 3:26-27 “And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house. But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.”

Your tongue matters as an oracle of God; otherwise, there will be misuse of authority; abuse of grace. A prophet is rebellious if the action he took is not as directed by God; a good example was King Saul who lost this grace.

You don’t become a prophet by decision, prayer, fasting or any spiritual exercise, IT IS BY GRACE. Your much prayer and fasting don’t bring this grace; it only boosts the gift within you. Remember that He gives as He wills.

1 Corinthians 12:11 “But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.”

A prophet is not a seer. Grace is only available for you where He has called you to. If you go out of the jurisdiction He has provided for you, you could be wounded even though you are enjoying His keeping power. This keeping power is the last resort for you to go back to where His grace is available for you. And if you tarry too long, not making use of this keeping power, one could become an “Ichabod”

1 Corinthians 7:20 “Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.”

Let us seek for the old path where we could find rest. Let us listen to the trumpet’s sound, wherewith we could escape the calamity to come. Our reading for today is Ezekiel40-42. Keep the fire of burning and alive.

Pastor Supo Abayode

+1-302-230-6792

Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries

Delaware, USA

Bible In One Year-Day 221 (Saturday, August 09, 2014)

Commentary: Ezekiel34-36. The duties of Pastors, apart from feeding God’s flock with spiritual food, are listed out in the following verse;

Ezekiel 34:4 “The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.”

Unfortunately, the opposite became the order of the day. As it was then, so it is now.

Ezekiel 34:3 “Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.”

Nowadays, when a pastor is ordained, there is a celebration with elaborate party. People struggle to become a pastor (shepherd) at any cost. They want to be like the Bishop in cassock, act or preach like him. If they come across another man of God with another style, they go for that style again; they don’t understand what it means to be a shepherd. Many have exposed themselves and, of course, their families to serious demonic attack through this ignorance. To be a shepherd is to carry a burden faithfully; only God can mark the faithfulness. God says “Woe to the shepherds …” who does contrary to what should be done. To be divinely called as a pastor goes with divine gifts; this gives the contentment in service. If you are called by God you wouldn’t want to be like others but really want to accomplish what God has called you to do;

Acts 20:24 “But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear to myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.”

Apostle Paul met the other apostles and disciples after his conversion, but he was not interested in imitating any one of them. He was contented with the ministry God had given him and strove to finish it; he was focused not minding persecutions. Lack of divine leading is the reason for contest and rivalry in ministries. To everyone genuinely called, a gift has been given and to everyone that is chosen a ministry is given. There are three basic ways of being called into ministry; people can call you, you can call yourself and God can call you. When people call you (such as being called by Bishop or another pastor) you could be given position. Calling yourself will always result in seeking for another power outside of Christ to compliment absence of grace; such as seeking for authority, position, recognition, respect, beggarly power etc. Unfortunately defeat and frustration is always the end. However, if God calls you, changes happen every time because it is God’s establishment, Ezek34:23. This change starts from the called. The lives of all the Apostles were changed first before they went into ministry. When you receive anointing for ministry, the first yoke to break is that in your life, otherwise, one can be impacting courses on the followers. When a man calls you, it is to help him to fulfill his own ministry (you are part of his ministry). This is not a bad thing as he could mentor you into realizing your ministry, especially if the Lord opens the mentor’s eyes to see that you have a calling. That is, ministry in ministry.

Luke 6:40 “The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.”

However, know that man’s approval is not God’s approval. You must be patient for God’s approval by His Spirit. Even Moses asked God who would succeed him despite the fact that Joshua was very supportive and hard working, not with eye-service. When you call yourself, it is to satisfy your ego and belly, Ezek34:3. This is when harassment becomes the manner of shepherding.

Matthew 20:26 “But it shall not be so among you: but whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;“

You try to create fear in the flock; this could be through lies, false visions and revelations. Jesus made us to understand that flesh and blood could give revelations.

Matthew 16:17 “And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon-Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven.”

One could speak from his spirit and man could talk by the Spirit of God. Only one of them will the Spirit of God testify to. That which is spoken by man’s spirit, emotion, flesh or blood could be regarded as facts, subject to change. Facts are information sought for, from anywhere apart from God. But that spoken by the Spirit of God is called the “TRUTH”; it cannot change. The Holy Spirit is the only Person that could search and get information from God and whatever He gives is the truth. If God calls you, it is because of some destinies, i.e. some people that are under serious demonic oppression (Ezek34:25) that He wants to touch and give peace to them. And the first gift given by the Spirit of God to carry out the assignment is unconditional love, the nature of God.

Ezekiel 34:27 “And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them (i.e. enslaves them).”

Jesus asked Peter if he loved Him, three times, before He gave him the assignment;

John 21:15-17 “So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yes, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith to him, Yes, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my sheep. He saith to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said to him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith to him, Feed my sheep.”

Which vessel are you? Is it borrowed (i.e. called by man), dishonor (i.e. self called) or honor (i.e. called by the Almighty). God reveals Himself in that which He has hand in. Man reveals himself in that which he has called and your corrupted nature is revealed in your self-call.

We need to understand spiritual path to tread to realizing destiny and a fulfilled course.

Let us seek for the old path where we could find rest. Let us listen to the trumpet’s sound, wherewith we could escape the calamity to come. Our reading for today is Ezekiel37-39. Keep the fire of burning and alive.

Acts 20:28 “Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Spirit hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”

1 Peter 5:2 “Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;”

Pastor Supo Abayode

+1-302-230-6792

Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries

Delaware, USA

Bible In One Year-Day 220 (Friday, August 08, 2014)

Commentary: Ezekiel31-33. It has been in the nature of man that at the peak of their glory and honor, pride takes over. Here Pharaoh was likened to a well nurtured and pruned tree whose branches gave it unrivaled beauty.

Ezekiel 31:7 “Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.”

Ezekiel 31:9 “I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.”

God was referring to Pharaoh here. His wings had grown that he despised God.

Ezekiel 31:18 “To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.”

Pride, just like all other vices, is sin before the Lord. As we discussed in the last commentary, pride could be hidden or opened. Trusting in one’s righteousness is pride and it is sin before the Lord.

Ezekiel 33:13 “When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

We need to trust in God’s mercy.”

Not all the messages we hear from the pulpits are kingdom life messages. Some are feel good messages that make the flesh happy but send leanness to the soul. The kingdom life messages we hear on pulpits are actually trumpets of warning, but, unfortunately, many take it as fun time. They are for us to have a sober reflection, check ourselves and repent from ungodly assignments in our hands. Ezekiel was set as a watchman over Israel to blow the trumpet of warning to them to repent.

Ezekiel 33:4-5 “Then whosoever heareth … the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.”

There are messages of encouragement and there are messages of warnings. Those for encouragement are to build our faith and instill hope in us. But those for warnings are to alert us against the wrath/sword to come. God does not take delight in the death of a sinner but for him to turn from wickedness and hold unto God’s righteousness.

Ezekiel 33:11 “Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?”

Let us seek for the old path where we could find rest. Let us listen to the trumpet’s sound, wherewith we could escape the calamity to come. Our reading for today is Ezekiel34-36. Keep the fire of burning and alive.

Pastor Supo Abayode

+1-302-230-6792

Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries

Delaware, USA