God wants His children happy

The blessing of the Lord makes one rich and adds no sorrowful toil with it.

God wants His children to be abundantly provided for. He does not want His children to painfully strive for their own providence. For God is The Almighty God. Nothing is impossible with God. It "aches" God's heart to see His children not turning to and trusting Him for supply.

Jesus' "favourite" word for people who are taking so little from Him is "You of little faith". He is always ready to supply all our needs. He is El Shaddai. He has unlimited resources. He who flung the whole universe into place, is more than willing to provide for us than we know. Oh, if only we would understand His darling heart for us.

God wants us to be happy by not worrying about what to eat, what to wear and every other need that we might have but to be aware of our righteousness in Him. Once we have right standing with God, He will be our God. He will provide for our every need!

If His children are suffering from any form of illness, He wants them to know that Jesus had taken away that illness from them for He had borne all illnesses and diseases at the cross. Rest assured that by His stripe, we are the healed of the Lord. His word is the truth. God cannot lie.

As a child of od God, I can rest assured that God is taking of me. He is looking after my every need. Hallelujah.

Unbelieving believer

Many a times, we just know the truth that will set us free. However, there are many who know the truth that can set them free yet they find it so hard to believe.

It is like the word of God is too good too be true. The word of God is the truth. There is no falsehood in. When interpreted in its right context, we will have a deeper knowing of Jesus and His finished work at the cross. It is this knowing that will ultimalely set us free from fear and anxiety. It is this knowing that will set our hearts at rest cause we know Jesus is working miracle behind the difficult situations that we are facing.

However, some of us find it challenging to believe the word of God. The bible says we are made rich because Jesus was made poor at the cross that we through His poverty will be made rich. Yet some of us just can't believe this truth. Why is this so? We simply focus on our situations more than the finished work at the cross. We expect "instant noodles" solution most of the time and when we don't get what we had prayed for, we get dishearted and distrust the word of God.

The bible also says that Jesus had borne our diseases and illnesses and pain and by His stripe, we have been made whole and healthy. The instance we feel pain in our body, we focus on the pain straight away and magnify it in our body. And when the healing doesn't take place immediately, we don't believe the word of God. Isn't it interesting to know that we choose to believe our challenging situations, which can be changed, more than the truth of God.

God will make things perfect in our lives in His perfect time, not our perfect time. His desire for us is to prosper and be in health as our souls prosper. He has our interest at heart. Trust in Him. Those who trust in Him will never be put to shame. Hallelujah.

Rest on Sunday only?

Many, if not all, of us are lifted in our spirit when we attend church service where the Word of God is been preached and taught. At the church service, we believe every word of the bible that is been preached. We don't doubt that our negative circumstances will turn around for the better. It is like we are able to rest at the end of the pool after a long swim across the pool.

The challenge comes when it is Monday. We forget about the precious word of God that has been preached. We quickly forget that Jesus is doing mighty work in our lives. We focus on our natural senses and see our challenges bigger than Jesus.

Then comes Tuesday, Wednesday, and all the way to Saturday. We use our natural resources to deal with our situations. There is no God's involvement in all the things that we do. We feel we have to get things done if not nobody will turn things around. We live lives like there is no God. It is like we just continue to swim across the pool all over again. We don't stop to rest cause we can't rest at the deep end of the pool.

God wants us to be at rest. Jesus had bequeathed His peace into our lives. Guard your heart against all guardings for out of it springs forth the issues of life. Keep your heart at rest and peace. When we are restful, God works "overtime" to turn our situations for our good. Praise be to God, for He is good. His mercy endures forever.

A good report

A good report came in while I was having a conversation with a good and precious friend of mine last week. This good report brought so much joy and peace that it caused me to think about the crucifixion at the cross.

The report that came in was a natural report yet my friend and I took it so literally as if the event in that report had come to pass. What set me thinking about the complete work at the cross is the fact that we trusted the natural report as if it is the truth and doubted the word of God even though it is the truth. It also set me thinking how easily and fast we believe in a good natural report and how difficult and slow when it comes to God's word.

The word is the truth. It is the written word of God. In it, the nuggets of God's thoughts and blessings are been revealed. In it, we will find rest. In it, we can re-discover our peace in Christ. In it, we can find joy. In it, God's secrets are been revealed. In it, we will find our true identity in Christ.

The more we dwell in the word of God, the more we will enjoy His presence and the more we will experience His love for us. There is power in God's word and it will accomplish what God had set it to do. The word of God can transform our lives! Believe God's word. Don't doubt it.

Beware of the accuser!

The devil is called the thief for he comes to steal. He is called the murderer for he comes to kill. He is called the destroyer for he comes to destroy. What exactly is he stealing from us? What is it that he wants to kill in us? And what is it that he wants to destroy about us?

The thief comes to steal the word of God from Christians. If he is able to steal the word of God from us, he will be able to steal anything from us. He will be able to steal our shalom from our hearts. Our hearts will not be at rest for the word of God no longer resides in our hearts.

The murderer comes to kill the joy of the Lord in our lives. He comes to wreck havoc in our lives. He goes around seeking those he can "gum" to death for he had been de-fanged by Christ Jesus.

The destroyer comes to destroy our lives. He doesn't want Christians to be victorious in their lives. For he knows that should Christians come to the realization that we are victorious in Christ, he stranglehold on Christians will be gone.

Most importantly, the devil is called the accuser of the brethren. He uses the law to accuse us. If we are doing something wrong, he will accuse us of that wrong doings. If we are doing something right, he will accuse us of not doing enough. He will always try to bring us to a state of condemnation. A state of self-condemnation. For he knows, there can be no punishment for someone who is not guilty. As long we are conscious of the condemnation and guilt Jesus had borne at the cross, there shall be no punishment on our lives. There shall be no guilt feeling in our lives.

The moment we feel condemned, we are no longer conscious of the finished work of Christ at the cross. We will look within ourselves to provide for our needs. We will look within ourselves to right what's wrong that had taken place. We will depend on our self-effort to achieve what we want in our lives.

Remember the devil has only one weapon in his arsenal: accusation! Give no weight to his accusation and be conscious of Jesus' finished work at the cross all day long and we will experience the life that Christ had come to give. A Zoe life that Christ had accomplished at the cross for us. Experience that Zoe life and reign in life.

Faith must be exercised!

Faith in God is just like the muscles we have. For muscles to grow and be strong, they must be exercised on a regular basis. Muscles will suffer muscular dystrophy when they are neglected for a long time.

Faith has to be exercised as well. How we exercise faith is to look to Jesus for every need that we have. By hearing and hearing the word of Christ, faith comes. The more we hear and see Jesus in the word, the more faith will be built up.

Faith is not about our faith in God. Faith is looking at God. Faith is casting our cares in God's hand. Faith is trusting God to deliver us in every situation. Faith is like seeing the manifestation long before it materializes. Faith is enjoying God's goodness on a daily basis. Faith is having a good opinion of God.

My God is FAITHFUL. His promises will also come true. Those who put their trust in Him will not be put to shame.

Another beautiful day

This is another beautiful day that the Lord has made and I choose to rejoice in it. It is wonderful to start the day with His manna for all provisions are wrapped up in this manna. His goodness and mercy shall hunt me down all the days of my life. He will never leave me or forsake me. I can put my trust in Him for His word is truth. His word is life.

Rejoice always

Just saw another verse with 2 words only; Rejoice always, 1 Thessalonians 5:16. Rejoice! For my joy is in the my Lord and my answer is in His word.