Abundant Grace Ministries Int'l

Dearly beloved, I welcome you once again into another awesome month in the name of the Lord Jesus. May you increase in grace and in the knowledge of God this month of June in Jesus name. It is the sixth month, and I think it is prosper for us to think back to our previous months this year and ask ourselves a true question. ‘Have I been true to myself or have I been deceiving myself?’ This month I will be sharing on what I titled, “Don’t Deceive Yourself.” Brethren, one of the greatest thing a believer could do to his or her self is self deceit. You are stopping nobody but yourself from moving forward. You are are like that man wanting to lose some weight but eat four hot meal a day without exercises, yet desires change. It will never be possible, don’t deceive yourself. Many of God’s Children are where they are today not because God does not love them, or God has not blessed them, but because they have not been operating in accordance with God’s word but in self deceit. The Bible says

The words power and authority interchange but they are actually different and have different meanings. As believers, understanding these two concepts in the context of God's Word will help us go far in life. Luke 9:1 says, “Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.” Jesus gave to his disciples power & authority, that's because one cannot function correctly without the other one. For power to work effectively it needs authority and vice versa Authority Authority is the legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court. A police man, is a man of authority, his position as a police officer places him in a position of authority, he has the right to enforce the laws of the land. When you see him in