Monday, June 23, 2014

Keep on practicing the Lord's presence

The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand. - Genesis 39:2-3

When you are conscious of the presence of the Lord in your life, you will experience unmerited, underserved favour in your life! How is that so? When your focus is on Lord Jesus, you will be so consicous of what He has accomplished at the cross that whatever you are going through, you will experience His wisdom and grace in that situation which will cause you to be prosperous in everything you lay your hand on. Only the Lord can place you at the right place and at the right time. He only will cause all things to work together for your good.

The bible tells us Joseph was in Egypt and he had nothing to his name. He had no kins to turn to and definitely no backing to rely on. Yet the bible tells us that Joseph was a prosperous man. How was that possible? I believe Joseph was aware of the Lord's presence in his life. He believed that all things will turn out for his good even when his current circumstances seemed to suggest otherwise. Joesph was sold as a slave to an Egyptian captain of the guard. His master could see that the Lord was with Joseph for whatever Joseph laid his hands on, it prospered. The favour of the Lord worked so mightily in Joseph's life that his master put him in charge of his whole household. The presence of the Lord in Joseph must have made Joseph so attractive that even Potiphar's wife wanted to lie with him. However, Joseph was so conscious of the Lord's presence that he ran away from Potiphar's wife for he had said that it was great wickedness to lie with his master's wife. Joseph, who lived more than four hundred years before the law was given, had the knowing in his heart that commiting adultery was wrong.

The bible also tells us Joshua and Caleb, whom God said in His word that Caleb had a different spirit and had followed Him fully, were the only ones out of the twelve spies who had spied out the land of Canaan to go to the promised land. They were different from the rest of the spies because they were full of the spirit of the Lord. They see God bigger than their enemies so much so that they see their enemies as bread to be eaten. However, the other ten spies saw themselves as grasshoppers in the eyes of their enemies. I personally think that Caleb and Joseph had a strong consciousness of the Lord's presence in their lives. And that consicousness made them bold and strong in the Lord. Even at age eighty five, Caleb said he was as strong as when God sent him to spy out the promised land some forty five years ago.

I believe when we are conscious of the Lord's presence in whatever dealing we are in, we will always emerge victorious. We will prosper for the Lord is pouring forth His favour abundantly into our lives. We shall be the head and not the tail for the good Lord is continuously working miracles in our lives. Give thanks to the Jesus and praise Him for He had already completed the complete work of redemption at the cross for us. Hallelujah!


Saturday, June 14, 2014

Thank God He doesn't do reset

being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; - Philipians 1:6, NKJV

God has a masterplan for everyone on earth. Regardless of where we are born, how we are delivered during birth or when we arrived on earth, each and every one has a destiny in Christ. For we are His wonderful creations and He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die at the cross so that we can reign in life

When God created man and woman, He destined them to reign over the earth and to have dominion over all other living creatures. Yet Eve fell for the trick of satan and Adam, out of his love for Eve, also partook of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Even though men have fallen in this world, God already has a plan in placed to redeem men from falling short of the mark through the finished work of Jesus at the cross.

Yet throughout history, the crazy satan has tried and still continue to try to spoil God's plan for men. The bible tells us of the story of Noah and the ark. In the book of Genesis, God told Noah to build an ark to save him and his whold household as well as some animals. It seems, on surface, God is a merciless God and "heaven bend" on destroying the living creatures that He has created. However, the reverse is the truth! The devil has tried to "pollute and corrupt" the human race through his fallen angels.

During the years that Noah was building the ark, the other men and women were no longer pure human breed. They were creatures born of the union of earthly women and fallen angels who had taken the form of men. The only way to save the human race was to destroy the others who were not. That's God's love for men and not God's judgement on men. God brought forth the flood to destroy all other living creatures except Noah and his family, altogether eight of them and the animals that came to the ark.

And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, "I will never again curse the ground for man's sake, although the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done. - Genesis 8:21, NKJV. It is the grace of God that He will never again curse the ground for man's sake.

The bible tells us the devil never stops at destroying men. Because the moment God found out it was the devil who had tricked Adam and Eve into sin, He prophesized that His Son shall crushed the devil's head!

When you are trying all your best to overcome the adversity you are in at the moment, look to Jesus and His finished work at the cross. For that's the ultimate display of God's love towards men by having His precious Son to be crucified on the cross. Don't be disheartened when the breakthrough you are seeking for has yet to manifest. Know that God is working behind the scene to bring about the masterplan He has begin in you till fruition. Do all that you need to do but remain at rest inwardly. For God has bequeathed His shalom in each of us.

Keep believing God is a good God and His timimg is always perfect. His deliverance is always according to His plan. Keep trusting Him and dwell in His word and you will see the miracle that you need manifesting in your life. Hallelujah!


Sunday, June 8, 2014

Feeling stressed out?

The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father's God, and I will exalt Him. - Exudos 15:2

Are you feeling you are stressed out? Are you thinking you don't measure up even though you think you have put in your all? Are you doubting your ability to finish what have been tasked to you? Are you feeling condemned that you have been falling short of what people expect of you or even your own expectations? Hey, maybe you just want to throw in the white towel and call it quits? Maybe you think your life is not worth the living afterall and you want to end it now?

STOP!

There is no such thing as plain sailing in life! There are challenges in every corners of our lives; some are so overwhelming that we feel like giving up immediately. Yet when we looked back at those moments in our lives where we didn't quit and instead became stronger and wiser, we can't help but to give thanks to God who gladly supplied His strength, and will continue to supply abundantly His strength in us to see us through difficult times of our lives. We don't have to keep looking for challenges for they will find us. And when we face them head on and trust the Almighty God for His wisdom and favour, God will see us through!

The bible tells us God delivered His people out of the tyrannical rule of the Egyptian ruler. But God didn't immediately deliver His people out of Egypt the moment they were oppressed by the Egyptians. He waited four hundred and thirty years before the children of Israel crossed the Red Sea. And even then, God didn't automatically open the Red Sea when the children of Israel were at the bank of the sea with the furious Egyprtian armies hot on their heels. He 'waited' for Moses to ask Him for help before He commanded Moses to hit the sea with his rod. Also, God sent Moses to deliver His people only when they started to moan of the hardship under the rule of Pharaoh.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. - Psalm 23:5. Why does God prepare a table in the presence of our enemies? Why does God, at so many instances, wait till the very last moment to deliver His people? This is so so that we can know without a shadow of doubt it is God who has so graciously delivered us out of our predicaments! Why does God set prepare a table? I believe it is a form of ritual to celebrate victory between covenant people. We are His covenant people because of the finished work of Jesus at the cross. In the same verse, God anoints the head of the righteous with oil. To put it simply, He is pouring His provisions over His people. And the provisions are overflowing because our cups run over!

As the beloved of the Lord, we can look and trust in the Almighty God who never fails. He may seem to be late in delivering His people out of their dire straits but God is ALWAYS on time. His timing is ALWAYS perfect. Keep believing for good happening and just let go and let God. Hallelujah.