Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Death and life are in the power of the tongue

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. - Proverbs 18:21

God has promised good for those in Christ. Yet, if we were to speak bad into our lives, we may just hinder God's blessings to flow in and through our lives. That is not to say God can't command His blessings to flow into our lives. It may be that even when good comes, we just speak it away.

When God saw darkness, He simply spoke forth light AND there was light. And He says it is good. God always speaks forth what He wants to see and not speaks what He is seeing. If God had spoken what He saw upon the fallen world, the world would be in a worse state. Even though God knows Adam would fall, He has already a paster plan to redeem the fallen world through Jesus Christ's finished work at the cross.

God has a master plan for His people and this plan is full of His goodness and grace. When we speak good into our lives, we are speaking in line with what God has planned for us in the beginning. We will flow with the blessings of God which He has already given through the person of Jesus Christ.

We are created in the image of God. We can speak what we want to see and not what we are seeing. A good way of speaking good into our lives and our future is to speak in tongues. When we speak in tongues, we are sensitized to the promoting of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will guide us into all truth and everything which we are concerned with. Also we will be speaking untold blessings to manifest in our lives and those around us.

When we speak positive things into our lives, we see positive things happening in our lives. The reverse is just as true. If a situation is really bad, it will become worse if we start to lament how bad it is and we will end up in a downward spiral of bad happenings. If only we start to speak good into a bad situation, we will see good happenings at the end of the day. While it may take some time before the Godly manifestation takes place, it will surely turn for our good.

Speak good and start to see good. That's how God works. He saw Gideon as a man of valor even through Gideon was actually hiding from his enemy. He saw Abraham as a father of many way before Abraham even had a son. He saw Moses a faithful servant and doing mighty exploits of God when Moses saw in himself a meek and weak shepherd.

Start to see yourself recovering from a terminal disease with a speedy recovery, even if you are lying in an Intensive Care Unit. Start to speak healing into your body and see the healing power of God flows mightily into your life! Start to see yourself debt free even if you are facing a mountain of debt. Start to proclaim prosperity into your life and see the financial breakthrough you have been waiting for.

See yourself as a successful person and speak like one and you will live a life that's successful and fruitful. Be conscious of the finished work of Christ Jesus at the cross and start to proclaim your victorious live in Christ and see good days. Hallelujah!

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

The love of God overwhelms you

I walked my son to his school recently. As we walked, he turned to look at me on several occasions. On one of those occasions, he had that "I am so glad and happy that you are walking with me to school" look.

I was so touched by that simple gesture. It meant so much to me that a simple act of walking with him to school brings so much joy to him. I was just holding his little hand and singing and talking with him. Just the two of us without his mother. It was a very enjoyable moment which I treasured very much. And it is something I love to do even though I don't want it to become a pattern for him as his grandmother will be the primary guardian to bring him to and from school eventually.

It dawned on me how Abba Father enjoys our every little appreciation of Him in our lives. He smiles when we give thanks to Him in everything. For it is His desire to see us fulfilled in every area of our lives. He loves us so much that He sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to bore all our punishment for our sins so that we, through His perfect sacrifice at the cross, can draw near to Him.

Through the finished work at the cross by Christ Jesus, we are made the righteousness of God in Christ. We can come to the throne of grace in times on need to cry out Abba Father! It is His delight to answer all our prayers. It brings Him joy when we are enjoying His providence. Most importantly, it brings Him great joy when we enjoy Jesus!

For Jesus is God's central focus. Everything was created through and for Jesus. We are made for His enjoyment. And He wants us to prosper in everything as our soul prospers. At the cross, He has provided for our every need. The bible says the Lord is our Shepherd and we shall not be in want. God will exceeding and abundantly meet our every need and want and what we can think of!

If we are dealing with some terminal diseases, know that Jesus has already bore those diseases on His very own body so that we can have robust health this very moment. We are not trying to be healed. We are already the HEALED of the Lord. Know this truth and appropriate it in our lives for by His stripe, we are the healed of the Lord.

If we are facing some insurmountable debts, know that Jesus was made poor at the cross that we through poverty shall be made rich. We are already rich in the spiritual realm. We are rich in the physical realm as well. I am not saying all of us are multi-millionaires. I am referring to the fact we can enjoy and give thanks for whatever we already have, regardless of how little it may be, and more shall be added to our lives. See the abundance of God richness in our lives instead of lack.

A prince lives according to his inheritance of his father's kingdom. We are children of God and we live according to the richness of Heaven! Just enjoy the Father's love and see His grace abounds greatly toward us. Hallelujah!

Friday, January 6, 2012

The Lord will never leave nor forsake me!

In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. - Ephesians 1:13-14

When Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "It is finished!", He has borne all our punishments for sins on His own body. In one instance, the divine exchange has taken place: His righteousness for our sin. A child of God has his or her sins totally forgiven at the cross because of what Jesus has accomplished.

We are cleansed so clean within that the Holy Spirit is able to indwell in us forever or till the coming of Lord Jesus. It is like an official receipt that all our sins are forgiven. Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." - Hebrews 13:5. Jesus Himself has declared He will never leave nor forsake us.

Know this truth and cultivate His presence within and without. Be conscious of His divine intervention at every crucial junction of our lives. Be aware of what the Lord is doing behind the scene to turn things around for our good. For this is one promise which the Lord will carry out.

When things of the world seem to be heading southwards, look to Christ for He is the Answer to our every need and want. On the day of His ascension, He bequeathed His shalom peace to His people. This peace, which surpasses all understanding, will guide our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Even in the midst of a perfect storm, Jesus was simply sleeping at the stern of the boat. The disciples were fearing for their lives when they cried out to the Lord that He didn't care. The Lord awoke to calm the boisterous sea and to calm their hearts. Isn't it interesting that Jesus was sleeping at the stern of the boat they were on. Jesus is always working things, behind the scene, out for our good even when He seems to be doing nothing at all. Though He may seem to be late at times, His timings are always perfect!

Rest in Jesus and His finished work at the cross. He has already provided for our every need and want. He has blessed us with His riches. He has blessed us with His health. He has given us His peace. Just be aware the good Lord is there with us, all the times. Hallelujah!

Thursday, January 5, 2012

All of Christ and none of self

Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. - Romans 6:4

Apostle Paul went on to say that our old man has died with Christ at the cross as well. That means our old self has been crucified at the cross. Old things have passed away and all things are new. We no longer have to concern ourselves with the pain, shame, regret, sorrow, fear, stress, and condemnation. We are new creations in Christ!

Since we have risen with the risen Christ, we are to live life glorifying God. We are to worship and praise Him. We can give thanks in everything. Now, not all things are good and from God, yet we can still give thanks in those things knowing God can turn all things around for our good. Also, to live a life glorifying God is to live a restful and care free life.

When we behold Jesus and His finished work at the cross, we will live a life that is satisfying and glorious. We can be assured that God has already prepared our future and He declares it is good! We can live life stress-free.

However, the devil is quick to always point everything to ourselves. He will point out we have not done enough when we have done something good or he will condemn us for not doing the right thing. He will suggest into our minds we are not worthy of our walk with Christ, that we are hypocrites and doing things for show.

That's the favorite strategy of the devil. He will always point everything to us and not to Christ for he knows when we are reminded of Jesus and His finished at the cross, he devises of deception will fail.

Wake up! We are to live in Christ! There is therefore no condemnation for those in Christ. It is by Christ Jesus and His finished work at the cross that justify us. It is his shed blood that makes us the righteousness of God in Him. It is His finished work at the cross that qualifies us to have a blessed life! It is all about Him and none of self. We do not contribute anything to the finished work at the cross. It is the sacrificial Lamb and none other.

By the grace of God, we can reign in this life. We are more than conqueror for Jesus is the conqueror who has put death at His feet. Live life one day at a time knowing God is leading and guiding us to where He wants us to be. Even when we make mistakes, don't condemn ourselves but look to the cross knowing God can turn those mistakes for our good as well. Hallelujah!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

See God's hand covering you

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. - Romans 8:28

God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son to die for the world so whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have life and life more abundantly! The moment Christ Jesus cried out "It is finished!", all our sins are forgiven. Those who believes in the finished work of Christ are grafted into the kingdom of God. They are called sons and daughters of God.

When we are in Christ, God watches over us. Even way before we acknowledged Jesus as our savior and Lord, God already watched and is still watching over us. He prepares our paths and future and ultimately our destiny. And when God is in control over our lives, all things will turn our for our good. He is a good God and He only has good thoughts toward us and plans to prosper us.

The bible says God's desire is to see us in the pink of health as our soul prospers. He wants us to be abundantly provided for and to be in robust health. He wants to bless us with more than enough so that we can enjoy His blessings and be a blessing to those around us. He wants us to reign in this world!

In order to reign in this world, He wants us to rest in the finished work of Christ at the cross. For when we rest, He will not. I am not referring to a lifestyle of not doing any work but a life full of His shalom within. Know that God is always guiding us in His master plan for us. He will lead us one step at a time. Eventually, He will lead us to where He wants us to be. We don't have to worry of how to arrive at our destinations, we just rest.

Even when we are going through some really rough patches of our lives, be assured that God IS still working behind the scene to make sure we will come out of these situations victoriously. Even when there seems no light at the end of the tunnel, just know that God is there with you. He will not leave nor forsake us. And He will turn things around for our good!

See His hand of protection covering you in every way. By the shed blood of Jesus, we are indeed protected all round all the times. See Him carrying us in our moments of weakness. See Him leading us in our moments of blindness. See how He breakthroughs for us in our areas of lack.

God is a gracious God. He who spun the universal into existence will see that all our needs are taken care of, regardless of how big or small they may be. Hallelujah!