17 SEPTEMBER 2018 BODY OF CHRIST NEWS with pride. Every evil can be traced to pride. In the garden before Adam and Eve were created Lucifer was in heaven. In fact, the book of Ezekiel told us that Lucifer was living in the garden of Eden. That was his residence because Eden means the presence, Eden means worship, Eden means a place. So, if you put it together a place of worship in His presence, that’s Eden. You can bring Eden to your house and you can drive yourself out of Eden in your house. The bible says Lucifer lived in Eden. “You were in Eden the garden of God,” Ezekiel said. So, the beginning of evil is pride. And what did Lucifer say? He said “I will arise, I will raise my throne above the throne of God. I will be like the most high God.” It’s not I want to be like God that makes God ticked. What made God ticked was the intention was not to resemble God. The intention was to duplicate God in himself. “What does he have that I don’t have?” “If not for me what is going on around here would not be taking place.” That was the beginning of evil. That’s why David says, “Fear God, fear God,” because the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. God did not create you to suffer. If there is any mistake in your life or in my life don’t trace it to God. Don’t even look for it in the presence of God. The bible says in his presence is fullness of joy. And then the bible says in him there is no evil at all. At all, means at all. So, if there is a mistake or a fault in my life I must be courageous enough to stop pointing fingers and start look- ing at me. Yes, the water was there. Yes, it was meant to stop me. But my attitude to it when I look inside me will determine whether I will be drowned or whether I will walk on the water. I don’t want you to forget break- through anointing through under- standing. When we talk about break- through anointing a lot of teaching is out there. Some of us are expecting somebody to lay hands on us and as soon as they lay hands on us there shall be breakthrough anointing! If they lay hands on you very hard you might break but not breakthrough. Proverbs chapter 4: 7-9 “Wisdom is the principle thing. Therefore, get wisdom.” It says get wisdom because you don’t have it enough. The day you stop receiving wisdom that’s the day things begin to fall apart. Some people don’t want any other person’s wisdom. They are wisdom in themselves. “Therefore, get wisdom. And in all your getting get understanding.” A lot of people that are advising us need to sit down and close their mouth. They mean well but they are confused. Get understanding. Understanding is very important. Wisdom is the correct application of knowledge. Verse 8: “Exalt her…” Her meaning understanding. Understanding will promote you. Look back at high school and college days. If you don’t have understanding will you be promoted to the next class? Understanding will promote you if you are stagnated where you are. Before you start pointing fingers check your level of understanding. Understanding will promote you. Where you are today is a demonstration of your under- standing. What will understanding do to you? Verse 9: “Understanding will place on your head an ornament of favor.” The word grace here is the word favor. Understanding will put in your life favor. A friend asked me, “when are you coming to New Zealand? You have not been to us for a long time.” I in boxed him back that I will be there next year. And then I now put on my Facebook to another one that I will be in Fiji next year. And the guy in Australia said, “are you not coming? What happened?” Why do they want me to come? Understanding. There is something they learned. It happens in your place of work. When they know you have understanding in a certain area. They are calling you, they are sending you there, go and do training, come and do this, come and do that. Understanding. If I lay hands on you, if you don’t get understanding you will not operate at the level of the capacity that is already in you. Understanding. Not every heavily anointed preach- er prospers. The reason they don’t prosper financially is because they lack understanding. Get understand- ing. In your area, wherever God has placed you. In IT get understanding. If you are a medical professional get understanding. Understanding is very important. Understanding includes the way you respond to people. You may know like an IPAD and they will render you useless if they realize you are too cantankerous. Because part of understanding is ability to work with people. Honor me and I honor you. If my IPAD can walk it would come to church by itself and what is on my IPAD if it was on my brain I would be better than Einstein and yet if it doesn’t submit to me it’s useless. Knowledge alone without understand- ing you are like an IPAD. You need understanding. Look at the next one, “she will place on your head an orna- ment of grace.” The next one, “she put a crown of glory, she will deliver to you.” Understanding will deliver to you a crown of glory. How many of you are ready for a crown of glory? Let a crown of glory be placed upon my head not a crown of shame. Crown of glory – Understanding. Understanding is very important. Jesus told us how important understanding is. BREAKTHROUGH ... continued from page 11 Continued on Page 21