Mar 3, 2021 |
Surrender your anxiety!
“Surrender your anxiety! Be silent and stop your striving, and you will see that I am God. I am the God above all the nations, and I will be exalted throughout the whole earth. Here he stands! The Commander! The mighty Lord of Angel Armies is on our side! The God of Jacob fights for us!” Psalm46:10-11(TPT)
Our God says, “Calm down, and learn that I am God!
“Stand silent! Know that I am God”
“Be still, and know that I am God!
Whatever is going on around you.
Relax.
God is in control.
The strategy of the enemy is to make you panic and lose control.
“Peter, my dear friend, listen to what I’m about to tell you. Satan has demanded to come and sift you like wheat and test your faith.”Luke 22:31 (TPT)
Peter’s focus shifted:
He started walking on water but looked at the storms and started sinking.
He cut off someone’s ear.
He denied the Savior thrice.
However, God still reached out to him and restored him.
When you fret and you are anxious, your focus shifts from the Almighty God.
Don’t allow fear to determine your actions.
Rather be at peace with God and in yourself.
The media knowingly and unknowing drum up fear.
Again fear is a tool that satan uses to gain access to you and take control.
God is assuring you again and again:
Be still.
“And Moses said to the people, Fear not: stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which he will work for you to-day; for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more forever.”
Exodus 14:13(Darby)
Remind yourself again what is God’s word concerning the situation.
Hold steadfastly to God’s Word.
Make no room for anxiety in your purposeful life.
Mar 1, 2021 |
You receive the promise in full.
You need the strength of endurance to reveal the poetry of God’s will, and then you receive the promise in full. For soon and very soon, “The One who is appearing will come without delay!” Hebrews 10:36-37(TPT)
When last did someone promise you something special?
Did you have to do something first.?
How do you feel when you do the task?
Maybe you do not want to do the task.
Perhaps you wish the task were complete and you can receive the reward.
Did you wish you could get the reward without having to do the task?
What is God asking you to do, and you are hesitating?
God will reward you with eternal life.
Furthermore, you will receive an abundance of life while on earth.
“But first, be concerned about his kingdom and what has his approval. Then all these things will be provided for you.” Matthew 6:33(GW)
Are you prepared to do what is expected of you?
Application to Christian life: Serve God diligently. Be patient. Trust God.
HE is faithful to deliver what HE has promised.
Feb 26, 2021 |
You can count on me to be there with you.
“Now, this is what Yahweh says: “Listen, Jacob, to the One who created you, Israel, to the One who shaped who you are. Do not fear, for I, your Kinsman-Redeemer, will rescue you. I have called you by name, and you are mine. When you pass through the deep, stormy sea, you can count on me to be there with you. When you pass through raging rivers, You will not drown. When you walk through persecution like fiery flames, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you,” Isaiah 43:1-2 (TPT)
God is with you in that challenge you are facing.
“This situation ?” you are asking!
Yes, in the present circumstances, you have found yourself.
Don’t take it personally.
You are probably going through this issue to test your faith.
Modern Christianity had made some believe that there will be no problem.
That’s not true.
Now that you are encountering one.
You then react, thinking something is wrong with you.
Trials and temptations will come your way because of your faith.
It is not necessarily because you have sinned.
God is reassuring you today again:
You can count on me to be there with you.!
When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you.!!
I am with you.!!!
Handle the situation knowing that God is in the midst of this fire with you.
“Astonished, King Nebuchadnezzar stood up in terror and asked his advisors, “Didn’t we throw three men into the fire, bound firmly with ropes?” In reply, they told the king, “Yes, your majesty.” “Look!” he told them, “I see four men walking untied and unharmed in the middle of the fire, and the appearance of the fourth resembles a divine being.”
Daniel 3:24-26 (NIV)
The fourth man in the fire is with you in this current challenge.
Depend entirely on Him.
Recognize His Presence in your life at this crucial moment.
It is difficult Praising God in a challenging situation.
However, that is the Kingdom Key.
Use it.
Worship Him.
Pray more in the Spirit.
You have to use the Praise key and stop beating and berating yourself.
“When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown.
When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up;
the flames will not consume you.” Isaiah 43:2(NLT)
Feb 24, 2021 |
Hearts… still remembering what they left behind
“For clearly, those who live this way are longing for the appearing of a heavenly city. And if their hearts were still remembering what they left behind, they would have found an opportunity to go back. But they couldn’t turn back, for their hearts were fixed on what was far greater, that is, the heavenly realm! So because of this, God is not ashamed in any way to be called their God, for he has prepared a heavenly city for them.” Hebrews 11:14-16(TPT)
The easiest thing to do is to turn back once you meet an obstacle. However, that should not be the next thing for you to do.
Challenges would always come your way.
Contradictions to the promises may appear.
The most fantastic tool of discouragement is the desire to retreat.
Desires to go back to the old ways of doing things
Desires for old but known unprofitable relationships
Desire to remain as the one-eyed blind man in the midst of the blind.
What issues are you confronting today that makes you want to go back?
The children of Israel panicked and complained to Mosses because of challenges.
“They complained to Moses and Aaron, “If only we had died in Egypt or this desert! Why is the Lord bringing us to this land—just to have us die in battle? Our wives and children will be taken as prisoners of war! Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?” They said to each other, “Let’s choose a leader and go back to Egypt.” Numbers 14:2-4 (GW)
Joshua and Caleb encouraged them, but they did not listen.
(Numbers 14:6)
Eventually, only those two made it out of that pack.
The men and women listed in Hebrews 11 made that quality decision.
They decided in their heart not to go back.
Their hearts were fixed on the more excellent glory ahead.
Don’t go back to that old habit.
Be encouraged today not to go back.
“God is not like people. He tells no lies. He is not like humans. He doesn’t change his mind. When he says something, he does it. When he makes a promise, he keeps it.” Numbers 23:19 (GW)
God that has promised you is faithful.
Feb 22, 2021 |
We’ll go with you
“Peter told them, “I’m going fishing.” And they all replied, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and fished through the night but caught nothing. Then at dawn, Jesus was standing there on the shore, but the disciples didn’t realize that it was him!” John 21:3-4 (TPT}
We’ll go with you
We’ll come too
We’re going with you.
Who are you following?
We live in an age of “follows” and “likes.”
People now pride themselves on how many follow them and who they also follow.
These fearful disciples followed Peter, who went “fishing.”
While Peter could be held accountable for leading the disciples wrongly:
What about the followership?
Again, who are you following?
What is trending?
“The mature children of God are those who are moved by the impulses of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 8:14(TPT)
Don’t just follow because the numbers of followers are very high.
Find out the contents of what is going on?
How did the discussion start?
Where is the ending?
Is the origin God inspired?
Are the Contents God Glorifying?
The disciples later found out that they caught NOTHING.
Yes, they fished all night but caught nothing.
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“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.” 1 John 4:1(ESV)
Thank God the Savior came to their rescue.
God is asking you, too, now to check it out first before you follow.
At the Word of Lord Peter and the disciples were rescued.
The Ever-Loving Lord guided them right, and they became productive.
You can experience that turn around too.
“Are you weary, carrying a heavy burden? Then come to me. I will refresh your life, for I am your oasis. Simply join your life with mine. Learn my ways, and you’ll discover that I’m gentle, humble, easy to please. You will find refreshment and rest in me. Matthew 11:28-29(TPT)
Yes, Simply join your life with Christ.
That is who to follow at all times and in all seasons.
