One Thing Thou Lackest (Perfected Through Knowledge) by Apostle Selman
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” — Psalm 119:105 (NIV)
This is a time to be enlightened, challenged, and encouraged by the truth that sets us free.
Prepare your heart to receive divine revelation and wisdom that will guide your steps and strengthen your faith.
Don’t miss this opportunity to grow spiritually and experience a deeper connection with God.
Extend an invitation to your friends and loved ones!
Lift your hands and give Jesus the praise, honour and glory. Thank Him for His presence, power, and glory.
Exalt and bless the name of The Lord.
The only way to be transformed is to have access to the Word of God. Outside the Word of God, there is no possibility for transformation.
Go ahead and pray in the Spirit. Take this moment as a time of deep reflection, giving Jesus Christ quality praise and thanks.
Lift up your hands and bless the name of The Lord, The Mighty God, Alpha, Omega and The King of kings.
What gives value to anything you have is its ability to serve purpose. If you have wealth without purpose, you are referred to as “The Rich fool”.
The only way to be transformed is to have access to the Word of God. Outside the Word of God, there is no possibility for transformation.
Without unity and love, not much can be accomplished, as far as God’s purposes are concerned. There is a need for unity and love.
God’s nature is not power or wisdom, but love.
The only way to be transformed is to have access to The Word of God.
God’s method has always been and will always be His Word.
“Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this will we do, if God permit.” Hebrews 6:1-3 (KJV)
Seven Pillars of The Koinonia Global Ministry
1. The message of salvation (1 Timothy 2:4)
2. The message of transformation (John 17:3, Romans 12:2)
3. The message of empowerment
4. The message of the supernatural (Romans 15:19)
5. The message of purpose (Acts 1:8)
6. The message of unity and love (Colossians 3:14)
7. The message of lasting peace and fulfillment
“Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.” Mark 10:21 (KJV)
“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” John 17:3 (KJV)
It is possible for a Believer to be saved and not transformed. Transformation happens by the renewal of the mind. (Romans 12:2)
“through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.”
Romans 15:19 (KJV)
We have a mandate by God as Believers and among the many mandates is that we must press to become the manifestation of the glory of God.
Without unity and love, not much can be accomplished, as far as God’s purposes are concerned. There is a need for unity and love.
God’s nature is not power or wisdom, but love.
“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” John 15:5 KJV
“ Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.” John 15:16 KJV
“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” Romans 8:18 KJV
The glory of God represents every dimension that is found in God.
A lot of Believers are getting tired and fed up with the Church because they have pegged their becoming to the things they have achieved, unaware that there is an endpoint to all these spiritual activities.
God has a goal, that we become manifestations of His multifaceted possibilities.
At the point of salvation, the seed of glory is planted, but it is not meant to remain a seed. It should grow into a tree, bearing fruit. (John 15:8,16)
If your mindset of the will of God as a Believer is limited to God meeting your material needs only, then you will be frustrated in your Christian experience.
God intends that we evolve until we become a manifestation of God’s multifaceted glory.
There is a dimension of God’s glory meant to be revealed in us (Romans 8:18).
Through our commitment to prayer, The Word, and the Church, God intends for us to evolve until we grow to a point where we become living manifestations of His glory, here on earth.
God’s glory encompasses His wisdom, power, and grace that emanates from you, giving expression to the invisible God.
If it is true that you are the son of God, then you must look like your Father. You are God’s project in motion!
The level of glory and grace that is revealed through any Believer is a function of the level of spiritual knowledge, the person possesses.
At every point in your Christian experience, there should be a measure of God’s glory in your life shown by the level of light and spiritual illumination in your life.
The raw material of God’s glory is light.
Every dimension of glory in God’s kingdom demands a requisite level of (spiritual) knowledge for its manifestation.
What you call “the miraculous” and “signs and wonders”, is the manifestation of God’s glory.
Spiritual things are in layers and most of them are shrouded in mysteries.
At the point of salvation, the seed of glory is planted, but it is not meant to remain a seed. It should grow into a tree, bearing fruit. (John 15:8,16)
God’s glory encompasses His wisdom, power, and grace that emanates from you, giving expression to the invisible God.
If it is true that you are the son of God, then you must look like your Father. You are God’s project in motion!
Every dimension of God’s glory, as revealed in and through Christ, is available for The Saints but not made manifest. There is a requisite body of spiritual knowledge connected to every dimension of the glory of God.
If you desire kingdom influence, it will not happen by mere desire. You will need to press for the dimension of spiritual knowledge connected to that result.
The way we transit from glory to glory is to move from light to light, revelation to revelation, knowledge to knowledge.
Often, we know that God restores, but many don’t see it reflected in their lives. We know and believe God blesses, yet many never experience it.
It can be frustrating to constantly speak of possibilities that can be, but never manifest or become reality.
If any dimension of God’s glory is missing in your life, it is because a level of light (knowledge) is missing.
In this Kingdom, what governs our results is determined by the level of light we carry, which guides our speakings and actions.
Many desire favour, the goodness of God, etc, and never see it. Yet there are others walking in such enviable dimension of God’s glory.
There is a kind of light that if you carry, YOU CANNOT BE POOR! It forbids that you are without help because men cannot ignore you!
There is a dimension of light that you can carry that makes it impossible for men (humans) to ignore you.
There is a level of light that, once you possess it, the instruction from the realm of the Spirit declares that no enchantment or divination can come near your dwelling.
However, you only enter this dimension, rising and shining, when your light COMES!
Light has the power to transform a Believer. The point where disadvantage ceases in your life is when your light comes!
The reason it often seems like Believers make bold statements without seeing results is that we haven’t verified if we’ve received the light behind what we speak. We can only arise and shine when our light has come (Isaiah 60:1).
What did the lions hear that prevented them from devouring Daniel, as recorded in Scripture?
Though they were hungry, a divine restraint – the mystery of exemption—preserved Daniel from death in the Bible.
The existence of IGNORANCE and darkness in any area of a Believer’s life can frustrate the joy in another area.
God desires Believers to experience wholesome victory, so the presence of victory in one area does not guarantee joy.
If you settle for just a 2/10 in your spiritual experience, even with a few results, frustration is still inevitable.
This places a responsibility upon Believers to identify areas of ignorance and press for knowledge until they become wholesome manifestations of God’s glory in those areas.
Ignorance (absence of light) is the reason why the Believer’s destiny cannot command enough glory to compel many to Jesus Christ.
Never allow the results you are experiencing in one area of your life, to blind you from pressing for and seeking light in other areas of darkness.
God desires that we press unto perfection- the covenant of peace (nothing missing and nothing broken). Genesis 24:1
There is a way God can settle a man, where he wakes up every morning and all he has is thanksgiving to God.
“And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.”
Genesis 24:1 (KJV)
How to Identify Areas of Ignorance and Darkness in Our Lives:
1. By looking unto Jesus Christ (1 John 4:17, Philippians 3:12)
Jesus Christ is God’s expectation about the Believer, personified. Jesus is not an idea nor a concept, He is a person.
As He is, so are we!
When Jesus Christ walked upon the earth, He was sound; sound enough to fulfill His assignment.
So when you look at your health, use Him as a worthy reference for sound health.
We are inspired unto perfection when we look at the perfect portrait – Jesus Christ!
If you do not look unto Jesus, you will be satisfied amid nothing.
Jesus Christ serves as a reference point, reminding us that there is a higher standard for how we live our lives.
2. By looking unto exceptional human models who have excelled in life.
There are people who have become enviable portraits of Jesus Christ here on earth by the sacrifice of alignment and have captured within their space a rich heritage of spiritual possibilities.
They have become the continuation of Bible studies, showing many possibilities captured in the Scriptures, evident in their lives.
A man can tell other men “look on us” not with an attitude of pride, but that through the mercy of God, have found certain keys.
There are keys men have found – The key to the presence of God, the key to commanding signs and wonders, giving substance to their spiritual experience.
When someone claims to know how to prosper by God’s hand in a strange land, refrain from arguing until you understand the darkness from which their light came out!
When God sends light into darkness, it is a sign of His help. But when He brings light out of darkness, it reveals that He is a Maker, capable of producing light out of darkness!
It is possible to make commendable progress as far as attaining perfection is concerned, such that your life can become an epistle, and like Peter and John, you can tell others with humility, “Look on us.”
3. By looking at areas of your pain, limitations, and struggles.
Keys that Enable a Believer Step into Perfection Using The Parable of The Woman with The Lost Coin (Luke 15:8-9)
1. She lights a candle
2. She gets a brown (Zeal, Passion)
3. She sweeps, while seeking diligently.
“Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?”
Luke 15:8 (KJV)
“And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.”
Luke 15:9 (KJV)
Keys that Enable a Believer to Step into Perfection:
1. Meekness – The willingness to learn and recognition that there is always more. (James 1:21)
2. Consciously identify the areas of ignorance and frustration in your life.
3. Seek knowledge primarily from scripture and relevant spiritual resources. (Proverbs 2:1-6)
4. Cry for help in the place of prayer. (Jeremiah 33:3, Psalm 61:1-2)
5. Submit to mentorship.
“Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.” James 1:21 KJV
Meekness arises from an orientation that should be captured in your experience and the diligence to press for more.
Never be embarrassed if you find out that there are areas you do not know.
Never be too proud to learn. Learn! Learn from children, learn from subordinates, learn from pain. Let everything be a teacher!
What time omits, pain will teach!
What pain omits, time will teach!
Don’t wait for knowledge, seek for knowledge.
It is wrong to wait for knowledge; rather, you seek knowledge.
For example, it is arrogant for a student to keep the teachers waiting.
You seek knowledge from Scripture and relevant spiritual resources.
You seek knowledge primarily from Scripture and relevant spiritual resources. (Proverbs 2:1-6)
Do not waste your time acquiring false light. Don’t be emotionally connected to error!
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”
Jeremiah 33:3 (KJV)
“Hear my cry, O God; Attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, When my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.”
Psalm 61:1-2 (KJV)
When God leads you, it makes the journey shorter. (Psalm 61:1-2)
Don’t pamper failure, deal with it FAST!
Treat it like a serious illness!
Mentorship subsidises the price you will pay for a glorious destiny.
It grants you an opportunity to drink from people’s experiences without the pain factor.
Mentorship deflates challenges.
It is wise to learn from experience, but not your experience. This can be done by submitting to mentorship.
Your mountain is relative to your mindset. What you perceive as a mountain, someone else may be standing on top of.
Be mindful of the things and places you try to search for solutions from.
Do not dabble into demonic or satanic materials in search of knowledge. Satan’s mission is to steal, kill, and destroy. That is a bad bargain!
Every provision that can exalt the Believer into the God-class experience is called Life! And this is what Jesus Christ came to give us.
Go and identify the areas of your life where God’s grace is deficient, and ask Him to add that grace to your life.
Pray and cry from the depths of your heart. Mention your area of limitations.
Pray: Lord, I desire to be perfected by knowledge! There is a body of knowledge, missing in my life and destiny.
I cry that this area of defeat and limitation, I bring under arrest, and I obtain grace!
I speak the blessing of God upon your life; I decree and declare in the name of Jesus Christ that the wisdom needed for the next level of your spiritual experience, you receive it, in the name of Jesus!
I pray that the anointing of The Holy Spirit rests upon you! You will know what to do per season and per time!
You will hear a voice from behind you saying, “This is the way; walk ye in it”, in Jesus Christ’s name!
I call you spiritual people
I call you discerning people
I call you prosperous people
I call you loving people, in the name of Jesus Christ!
I decree and declare that death and tragedy are far from your habitation, in Jesus Christ’s name!
I pray for you that you will experience favour like never before!
Let the goodness of God wrap you throughout the remaining part of 2024, in the name of Jesus Christ!
I decree and declare, every long-standing issue in your life, I agree with you; let it turn to you for a testimony!
For everyone traveling across the various parts of the UK and outside the UK, I bless your trips, I bless your journeys, in the name of Jesus Christ! I decree and declare, there shall be no loss!
I declare that when men say there is a casting down, I declare that there is a lifting for you! I declare that you are Beulah and Hephzibah!
The hand of God is upon you for good! The Lord Himself will turn the hearts of people for good for your sake!
I declare that your love for Jesus Christ will never wax cold! It will wax hotter and hotter!
The fire upon your prayer altar will never quench, it will burn brighter and brighter, in the name of Jesus Christ!
For anyone trusting God for a job, may my God give you a good job!
If you’re trusting God for an establishment, may my God establish you, in the name of Jesus Christ!
I declare that the shoutings of joy and victory shall not depart from your tent, in Jesus Christ’s name! You will go from glory to glory!
I declare, just as this is our year of Exceeding Great Rewards, may your reward come to you, in the name of Jesus Christ!
In the name of Jesus Christ, I bless your September! I bless your October! I bless your November, I bless your December!
It will be good news all the way! Miracles all the way! Favour all the way! And Joy all the way!
I declare that may the God of peace Himself give you peace always, and by all means, in Jesus Christ’s mighty name, we pray! Amen!
“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” John 6:37 (KJV)
The best decision anyone can make in their lifetime is to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour.
Tonight, Jesus Christ is calling you to become one of His own here on earth. Say this Prayer of Salvation from the depths of your heart!
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