The last days have come on us and the reality of many prophecies in the bible are now on the entire world .It is time to rise up as the Army of the Lord to take our rightful place in God's scheme of things and walk in the fulfillment of His purposes for these last days.

AWAKE
Awake to righteousness and sin not! (1Cor.15:34). Romans 13:11 says and do this ( Love one another), knowing the time, that it high time to awake out of sleep; for the now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. Read Rom 13:11-14 and see the context of being awake. Put on the Lord Jesus and make no provision for the flesh. To be awake spiritually is to stop being passive towards all that is credited to our account spiritually. Both the benefits and responsibilities. It is ours to receive the divine nature as a benefit and our responsibility it is to be in obedience to God. We will not put on anything meaningful without being awake. As in the natural when we sleep we are inactive and no matter what is going on around us, we are not involved. To make an impact or see things change for good in our lives or in others we need to wake up. To stop sinning, to stop Satan in his tracks and to put on Jesus all demand that we should be awake. Remember the story of the wheat and tares; it was when men slept that the enemy planted the tares. Whatever God wants done in the Kingdom the enemy watches out for when men sleep to plant something similar but a terrible counterfeit.

God planted the seed of prosperity, the enemy planted materialism. The enemy has planted things that suck the life out of many believers without their knowing it. To enjoy the reality of what God has given us is to awake to the reality and not fall for the fake things around. Truth has boundaries. Application of truth within the right boundaries can only be done when we are awake. To be awake also implies being watchful in prayers. Watch and pray has implications. Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead and will give you light. Ephesians 5:14. Be alert.

ARISE
To arise, you have to be awake. The prophet Isaiah said kings shall come to the brightness of your rising as you arise and shine. Isaiah 60:1-3. It is important to note that your rising is a major factor for your shining to be released No matter what heaven does, your rising up to it is the key to your experiencing it fully. To arise implies taking responsibility for the events of the future. Of course, it means you have access to knowledge and you are acting on it. When Jesus told the man by the pool of Bethesda, to arise, take up his bed and walk, his healing was dependent on his obedience to arise. Yours is too. Arise, lay hold on new knowledge, new insights and begin to walk in the newness of life. When apostle Peter was being delivered as a result of the prayer of the saints, the angel came to him and woke him up, told him ARISE quickly and the chains fell off his hands. Acts 12:7. As you arise the chains of fear will fall off, the chains of bondage will fall off; the chains that have kept you down will fall off only as you arise. Arise in Jesus name.

ALERT
Be sober, be vigilant, your adversary the devil is moving about seeking whom he may devour, resist him.....1 Peter 5:8-9. This talks about self control and watchfulness. Presently the US army is on red alert because a season of war has come upon them as a result of enemy attacks. The Christian solder is constantly under enemy attack and should be at alert at all times. This talks about heightened sensitivity to enemy tactics and operations. What I have found out is that we will have fewer casualties if many were alert to enemy operations. It amazes me to see how we could be so blind to obvious enemy movements. Whenever the work of the flesh, bad talking, selfish thinking and lustful activities go on, it is a clear sign that the enemy is in operation there. Many still don't see it. Also without the level of alertness the divine strategy from heaven will not be picked as well. Everything spiritual demands some level of sensitivity to pick the signals. To pray effectively demands that we get red alert to every move from hell to counter it in prayers and every move from heaven to fuel it in prayer for speedy manifestation. Take no chances at all and be RED ALERT FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD TO ADVANCE.

Rev. Kola & Funke Ewuosho.