Sunday, 21 March 2021

WHO WILL THE LORD SAY YOU ARE?

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!


SUNDAY MARCH 21, 2021.


SUBJECT: WHO WILL THE LORD SAY YOU ARE?


Memory verse: "Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?” (Job 1 vs 8.) 


READ: Matthew 16 vs 13 - 17:

16:13: When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”

16:14: So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, Some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

16:15: He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

16:16: Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 16:17: Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.


INTIMATION:

Have you ever thought of such idea or bothered about who God will say you are? Interestingly, this should be the most important question in every believer’s life, and requires a sincere answer from the believer. This is because the day—the judgement Day—will come when every one will appear before Christ; ”For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what He has done, whether good or bad.” (Second Corinthians 5 vs 10.) “As it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9 vs 27). 


Christ will judge each and everyone of us, both the living and the dead, and He will reward us for how we have lived. Although judgment is already working in our lives, there will be a future, final judgment when Christ returns (Matthew 25 vs 31 - 46), and everyone’s life will be reviewed and evaluated. For the believers, their eternal destiny is secure, but Jesus will look at how they handled gifts, opportunities, and responsibilities in order to determine their heavenly rewards. God’s gracious gift of salvation does not free us from the requirement of faithful obedience. Everybody, Christians and non-Christians,  must give account of how they lived before Christ.


The question is, “How will Christ see you?” Can He testify of your goodness, obedience, and faithfulness? In our memory verse, God testified about Job; He inquired from Satan if he had seen His servant Job. God’s servants are faithful to Him in all they do. They serve Him with their whole lives. It was a great honor to Job; it placed him amongst His known servants as Moses and David. God was boastful about His servant Job, and reposed great confidence in him. 


Job was a model of trust and obedience to God, and because of God’s confidence in him, He permitted Satan to attack him in an especially harsh manner. God trusted Job not to cave in to Satan’s wicked ploys to make him doubt whom he believed. Can God say this of any of you? Can God repose such confidence in you as a believer? This calls for concern to each and every one of us.


Satan attacked Job with the false impression that Job was blameless and had integrity before God, because he had no reason to turn against God that had blessed him exceedingly. Ever since he had started following God, everything had gone well for Job. Satan wanted to prove that Job worshiped God, not out of love, but because God had given him so much. Although, it was an obvious falsehood about Job’s motives, Satan accurately analyzed why many people trust God. They are fair-weather believers, following God only when everything is going well or for what they can get. 


Adversity destroys this superficial faith. But adversity strengthens real faith by causing believers to dig their roots deeper into God in order to withstand the storms. How deep does your faith go? Put the roots of your faith down deep into God so that you can withstand any storm you may face. Although God loves us, believing and obeying Him do not shelter us from life’s calamities. Setbacks, tragedies, and sorrows strike Christians and non-Christians alike. But in our tests and trials, God expects us to express our faith in Him to the world. How do you respond to your troubles? Do you ask God, “Why me?” or do you say, “Use me!”?


The conversation between God and Satan teaches us an important fact about God; He is fully aware of every attempt by Satan to bring suffering and difficultly upon us. While God may allow us to suffer for a reason beyond our understanding, He is never caught by surprise by our troubles and is always compassionate.


Jesus was also mindful of who people say He was during His earth walk. He inquired from His disciples who people say about Him—who He is. However, He was concerned about whom His Father says He is, and eventually, when Peter answered correctly, He noted that this was revealed to him by His Father in heaven.  We should also be mindful of who our Father in heaven says we are. 


We should be concerned about how we live, and lead our lives hear on earth; our obedience, faithfulness, and trust in God, both  in words and in deeds. We should also be mindful of what our fellow believers say or think of us, knowing that those who are faithful to the end will reign with Him as He judges the world. (See Revelation 2 vs 26 - 27).


Prayer: Abba Father, endue me with the spirit of raw obedience to You and Your Word, that I may be found worthy on the day of judgment, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed. Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!


WHERE IS YOUR TRUST?

Where Is Your Trust? “It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.” Psalms 118:8 (KJV) There are people who have put their trust and confidence in their wealth, distinguished personalities, power, fame, money, etc. The opening scripture is of the view that it is better to trust in the LORD than put your confidence in man or anything else. The good reason is that man, and, for that matter, anything else apart from God, can fail you (Matthew 24:35). Wealth, distinguished personalities, money, and power are perishable, but God lives forever. Beloved, God is the creator of all things and knows what is best for you (Jeremiah 29:11). He created time and knows when to fulfill what you are trusting Him for. His power is not limited and He knows how to connect you to people or things that have a part in fulfilling your desires and destiny. Dear beloved, trust and have confidence in the Word of God so that you will not be disappointed in life. Abraham, Joseph, David, Hannah, Apostle Paul, Apostle Peter, etc. trusted in God and were rewarded. Keep trusting in God and His Word and you will embrace your reward (Hebrews 11:6). Hallelujah! Be an overcomer. Prayer Point: My faithful Father, I’m happy to know that You are the rewarder of those who diligently seek You; therefore, I can trust You. I put all of my trust and confidence in You and Your Word. Please help me to continually trust You forever, even in difficult times, in Jesus’ name. Amen. Were you blessed by today's message? Kindly go to the comment section and share your comments, and testimonies. Let's also know your challenges so that we can pray for you.

Saturday, 20 March 2021

YOU HAVE THE POWER IN TURN THINGS AROUND!

You Have the Power to Turn Things Around! “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:” John 1:12 (KJV) The Word of God is the truth and light of the world. It gives us the picture of who the child of God is. When you receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, He gives you the power to become a child of God. Beloved, the power He gave you to become a child of God does not end there. The power is still available in you to get things done. It is the power given to you to have authority over sin, devils, diseases, circumstances, creation, challenges, etc. (Luke 10:19). Therefore, use the power you have to change any situation in your life that you don’t desire or like, and the undesirable situation will obey you and depart from you. Continue to use the name of Jesus Christ until you see the undesirable situation change, because sometimes it may prove stubborn, but you have to remain unshakeable and immovable, and you will win (Mark 8:22–25). Praise the Lord! No wonder He said to resist the devil, and he will flee from you. It means that in spite of the devil’s stubbornness, he has no option but to flee (James 4:7). Dear beloved, you are on the winning side, so never relinquish your position. Hallelujah! Keep winning and sharing your testimonies! Prayer Point: My gracious Father, thank You for giving me the power to become Your son or daughter. I consciously use Your power to gain mastery over every opposition, to keep winning to the glory of Your name. Please never let me give up or lose hope but use Your power to turn things around for my good in Jesus’ name. Amen! Were you blessed by today's message? Kindly go to the comment section and share your comments, and testimonies. Let's also know your challenges so that we can pray for you. Everyday with Jesus on https://miheanyi.blogspot.com a place of divine discovery in God's word daily.

CHRIST’S VICTORY IS FOR US—THE CHURCH!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!


SATURDAY MARCH 20, 2021.


SUBJECT : CHRIST’S VICTORY IS FOR US—THE CHURCH!


Memory verse: "I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body', which is the church. (Colossians 1 vs 24.)



READ: Colossians 2 vs 9 - 10; 14 - 15: 

2:9: For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;

2:10: and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.

2:14: Having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.

2:15: Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.


INTIMATION

After Jesus’ victory over Satan, accomplished in His death and resurrection, all authority has been given to Him in heaven and on earth (Matthew 28 vs 18). All that authority belongs to, and is for the benefit of His body—the church. If He conquered all the forces of darkness and left them paralyzed and broken before He arose from the dead, it is as though the church (and we are the church) had accomplished the mighty work. It is reckoned for us as our credit, because He accomplished all that in His body, of which the church consists.


The question is, ‘When will our hearts take it in, and our minds become fruitful with this mighty unveiling of what we are in Christ?’ God put all things under the feet of Jesus, and had appointed Him the universal and supreme Head of the church—His body, and that in His body lives the full measure of Him Who fills all in all. We are His body—the church, therefore, all these malignant, wicked influences are beneath our feet. We have been made masters of them all. He did not defeat them for Himself, but for us. He did not fight that battle for His glory, but for our good. Hence He gave us authority over them; “Behold, I gave you authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you” (Luke 10 vs 19).


Adam had sold us out in his sin of high treason. Jesus redeemed us, defeated our enemy and put him beneath our feet. That knowledge should become as common to us, and as usable as the multiplication table. And when this is done believers will spend less or no time glorying the devil. Instead, they should use that time to glorify Jesus Christ for His triumph over Satan and his cohorts. I hardly give the devil any room to minister his usual lies to me because, by God's grace, I have embraced the truth of what I am in Christ.


We are the fullness of God; "Of His fullness have we all received" (John 1 vs 16). In Jesus Christ is the whole fullness of Godhead, that is, complete expression of the divine nature. And we are in Him, made full, and having come to fullness of life, we too are filled with the Godhead—Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the full spiritual stature. He is not only our fullness, but we are His fullness also. The word, "fullness" comes from a Greek word that is almost untranslatable: "pleroma," which means "completeness," "perfectness," or any other synonym that suggests fullness. 


God in Christ Jesus gave us the triumph over Satan; "But thanks be to God, who always lead us in triumph in Christ." (Second Corinthians 2 vs 14.) That is the Hallelujah chorus of the new creation, and it never becomes real until we begin to confess it, begin to tell to the world what we are in Christ. This redemption wrought for us in Jesus Christ is eternal (Hebrews 9 vs 12). Not just a redemption for the hour in which it was done, but that Satan is as much defeated now as he was when Christ arose from the dead; that he is as much a subject today to the Name of Jesus as he was when Jesus conquered him.


Prayer: Abba Father, thank You most gracious Lord for Your triumph over Satan in Christ for us, and for given us Your fullness in Him. You have given us all that pertains to life and godliness. May Your Name forever be praised, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!


Friday, 19 March 2021

THE DEEP THINGS OF GOD REVEALED TO BELIEVERS!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!


FRIDAY MARCH, 2021.


SUBJECT : THE DEEP THINGS OF GOD REVEALED TO BELIEVERS!


Memory verse: "But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they foolishness to him, nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." (First Corinthians 2 vs 14).


READ: First Corinthians 2 vs 10 - 12: 

2:10: But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

2:11: For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

2:12:Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.


INTIMATION

Through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, God revealed to the apostles the plan of redemption for all men. The revelation was precious to those who had obedient heart. The same concept has continued till this day. The revelation of the plan, therefore, depended on the work of God to reveal such, but also on the hearts of humble people who would recognize the work of God through the cross. Those who have a rebellious heart will not recognize the work of God through the cross. Therefore, they do not accept the message of the gospel to be from God.


The knowledge of the "deep things of God" refers to God's un-fathomable nature and His wonderful plan; Jesus' death and resurrection, and the promise of salvation, which is revealed only to those who believe that what God says is true. Those who believe in Christ's death and resurrection and put their faith in Him will know all they need to know to be saved. 


The things that were revealed were “deep” because they couldn’t have been discovered through the intellectual abilities and wisdom of man. They had to be revealed through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to those who are searching for the truth and deliverance from sin. Therefore, it was, and is still, only by direct revelation from God that believers could know the mystery concerning the incarnation of Jesus and the salvation that was provided through the cross. No one could have known the mind of God if it were not for the work of the Holy Spirit to reveal God’s mind to man. It’s beyond the ability of man alone to comprehend the true nature of God. The knowledge, however, can't be grasped by even the wisest people unless they accept God's message. All who reject God's message are foolish, no matter how wise the world thinks they are. 


As Christians, having the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, these things are spiritually revealed to us. The apostle Paul, in writing to the church in Corinth, stated that the deep things of God are revealed to us through the Spirit of God indwelling the believers. He clearly stated that these revelations come from the divine wisdom imparted in the believer by the Spirit of God: "However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory." (First Corinthians 2 vs 6 - 8.)


The principalities, the powers, the rulers of the darkness of this age, who are under the headship of Satan—the ruler of this world, never in their wisdom knew Christ's mission. Jesus was misunderstood and rejected by those whom the world considered wise and great. He was put to death by the rulers in Palestine; the high priest, King Herod, Pilate, and the Pharisees and Sadducees. They were dominated by their sense knowledge, and they thought that killing Him will achieve their aim of dominating the world. They had no part in the spiritual wisdom and revelation given to believers in the knowledge of Him. 


Prayer: Abba Father, thank You so much for the divine wisdom and revelation of the knowledge of You imparted in us by Your indwelling Spirit. Let our eyes of understanding be opened to know our inheritance in Christ’s redemptive work for us, and be partakers of the rich spiritual blessings, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!

DO YOU WANT TO PROSPER?

Do You Want to Prosper? “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.” Proverbs 28:13 (KJV) The Word of God has given the children of God the principles of prosperity. One of the keys to prosperity is to openly confess your sins to God so that you can receive His mercy and grace to prosper or move forward in life. Beloved, if you do not acknowledge your sins, it will be seen as pride, and this will be an open door for the enemy to use against you (Proverbs 16:18). He will come in cunningly to rob you of your blessings; he stays in there to make you love sin and familiarize yourself with sin. When this happens, the power of God, which is to promote you and give you the insight to prosper, is short-circuited. In the future, you find yourself being dragged down to a low level of life in Christ. When Ananias and Sapphira harbored sin in their hearts, they suffered the consequences for it (Acts 5:1–10). Beloved, guard your heart from wilful sin, and be quick to acknowledge your sin when you are convicted by the Holy Spirit, and you will be forgiven (1 John 1:9). Hallelujah! Glory to God. Prayer Point: Dear heavenly Father, thank You for blessing me from Your Word today. I repent from every sin I keep committing against You and my fellow human beings. Please forgive me. I receive Your mercy to prosper in all my ways and be a blessing to many lives in Jesus’ name. Amen! Were you blessed by today's message? Kindly go to the comment section and share your comments, and testimonies. Let's also know your challenges so that we can pray for you.

Thursday, 18 March 2021

YOU GIVE ACCOUNT YOUR STEWARDSHIP!

You Will Give Account of Your Stewardship! “But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.” Luke 12:48 (KJV) The children of God are not empty vessels. They have been endowed with both spiritual and physical gifts (1 Corinthians 12:1–11, 2 Timothy 2:20–21). They have also been given wealth according to their several abilities. The opening scripture exhorts the children of God to know what they have been endowed with so that they can use them in the service of God and humanity. Beloved, some have been given much and much is expected of them. Others have been given little, so little is required of them. The most important thing is that whatever you have been given, be it little or much, God is expecting you to put it to work. Putting it to work is a sign of humility and faithfulness unto God (Matthew 25:20–23). Therefore, it is not the time to compare what you have with others and be carried away with greed or envy (Matthew 25:25). It is time to put what you have to work, and when you are faithful to the Lord, He will give you more grace to accomplish much. Hallelujah! Be a good steward! Prayer Point: Gracious and merciful Father, I love You for making Your Word available to me. Please lead me to identify the spiritual gifts and physical gifts You have deposited in me, cultivate them, and use them faithfully to accomplish the work that You have assigned to me in Jesus’ name. Amen! Were you blessed by today's message? Kindly go to the comment section and share your comments, and testimonies. Let's also know your challenges so that we can pray for you.

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