Blessed be the God and Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. What a blessed assurance and glorious inheritance we have in Christ! Rejoice brethren, We are more than conquerors, we are over comers, for greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world, and if God be for us, who can be against us? Be of good cheer.You are marked and distinguished for excellence and set apart for very noble and gracious things, for the word of God is a lamp unto your feet and a light unto your path. Commend yourself today to the word of His grace which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among them that are sanctified.
Grace to you dear beloved.
Well, what have we got today? Yammyyyy..,quite a menu, I must say. I wonder whether you will have room to contain all of it, just take as much as you can, then come back later for some more, sounds good? And that is fine by me.
What shall we say then, well,.....first of all, its about the economy.
The current economic environment has and is still destroying many peoples dreams, aspirations, hopes, just to say but a few. And in the midst of these many people are, guess who? God's Children! Born again, spirit filled believers!
Surprised? Mmmm..., yeah, somehow. The truth is, Gods Children are among those who are the worst affected by this down turn. This is not right, Mm? for truly God's children are supposed to reign and have dominion over challenging situations and circumstances. isn't it so?
Well then, a very worthy question to ask would be; why are they(God's children) among those terribly affected? why? shouldn't they be reigning? for the silver and the Gold is their Fathers? And for the blessing of Abraham is also fully theirs! So, why all the restlessness, worry, anxiety, fear, shame, why all these?
Well, by God's grace, I will attempt to answer these burning questions and also point to the direction of a safe and sound refuge. My humble request & hope is that you open your spiritual eyes and ears and so be able to perceive with the understanding that comes from high above, the things that will be said in the few lines and paragraphs that follow.
If that is okay with you, lets begin then, shall we:
Knowledge;..
The lack of knowledge is by far the most and major cause of destruction and destitution for God's Children. Knowledge of their inheritance in Christ and knowledge of how the kingdom of God Operates is still lacking among many.
Some times it might be quite challenging to grasp these truth's, especially when you know that you have done all you could with regard to prayer, giving, tithing, confessing the word etc, yet things are still tough: You have lost your job, your debt is high and increasing, the bank wants to repossess your house, you can not keep up with the rents, etc. What do you do next? you might wonder, and rightly so, what next?
Here it is,..
What we require is to increase in the knowledge of God and its application, walk in our full inheritance in Christ(functioning in it) and use kingdom principles & dynamics to operate in these fallen world. Read that preceding statement again and again till it soaks into you!
Please do not underestimate the simplicity of that statement, there in lies all the power, the authority and solution to all that you face, whatever the challenge, economic, physical, social, environmental or otherwise . More about that later.
"For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world, even our faith" 1John 5:4
Because of lack of knowledge, God's Children have been deceptively lured to live according to systems of these fallen world, many have exalted mammon and many more have foundations of their prosperity built on the worldly system which is run by the enemy - satan.
As a child of God, that is clearly contrary to your status as an ambassador of Christ in this world. The scriptures clearly say that you are not of these world though you are in theses world, you do not belong here! So, you ought to lay your treasures in heaven.
Our God desires and requires you to get out of these broken worldly(Babylonian) system and come back to what His heartbeat is all about - SOUL's. Everything you do should be geared to winning Souls to the Kingdom(whatever your occupation), that is your commission and worship, for you are not your own: 2Corinthians 5:15 says: "And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again"
Many are searching for freedom and peace. Let it be known to all that; REAL, TRUE and LASTING freedom and peace can only be found in Christ Jesus and thus by increasing in the knowledge of Him; Read Colosians 1:10
God wants His children to to come to an absolute knowledge that He is their source and we should be about His business; winning souls and leading people to Christ, if truth be told, those who do these things have never and will never lack any Good thing, for every good and perfect thing comes from the Lord.
But then, what do you see all over the place these days? almost everyone minding their own business, worrying about how their purse is empty or full. Oh dear! how sad, for as a child of God, that is simply not on. You were bought with a price, your place of rest and solace is in Christ.
Don't get me wrong, money is good, oh yes, make no mistake about that, without money you are 'caput'.
However,....
It is when you believe that money is everything, that you begin to loose sight of the real thing. Because then, you would have fallen in love with it and scripture clearly says that; " For the love of money is the root of all evil; which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 1Timothy 6:10
And the sad thing is that, the worldly financial system is somewhat designed quite subtly in such away that you can easily have love for money(credit cards, store cards, sales), it is so subtle that you can easily find yourself ensnared and smoking from head to toe with debt.
Be advised beloved, be sober and vigilant, those are some of the weapons of the evil one.
It is dangerous, very toxic and it corrupts your being and if it gets into a believers lifestyle which I believe has happened to many Christians, the evil one one will be quick to snatch you off.
The good news though is, Our God is Love and indeed loves us more than we can imagine. He loves you with an everlasting love and will always bring you back in line and that is what this post is all about. Only trust in Him, He is your only true source, He has promised never to leave you nor forsake you and in all honesty, our God does not desire that you live under the yoke of debt of any form; for the blessing of Abraham is always at work and should be operating in your life. Read Galatians 3:13-14
Though the system of this world is run by the enemy, our God reigns supreme over all. So as a child of God, you reign supreme with him by his Spirit that liveth in you, For he who is joined with God is one spirit. You are never alone and if you truly live live according to Matthew 6:33,....., the worldly system will have no option but default to serve you as opposed to you serving it which seems to be the current trend among many Christians, to the effect that, they appear whipped by circumstances they should and ought to have dominion over.
Seriously, as a christian, you must take your rightful place and have dominion, which is your right as a kingdom bound citizen. You are very powerful in Christ, for you have a glorious inheritance in Him, Christ in you, the Hope of Glory, Hallelujah!
Besides just the financial crisis, there are lots of other challenges that Children of God face: for some is family breakdown, unruly children, loneliness, prejudice, discrimination, feeling of worthlessness, envy, lust etc. Of which when you carefully examine them, you will realise that they are weapons the enemy uses in this world to rob you(child of God) of your inheritance in Christ.
Now,
Listen to what our master said; "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulations: but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world John 16:33 and in 1John 5:14, Apostle John says; "Ye are of God little children and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world"
"No weapon formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD and their righteousness is of me saith the LORD" Isaiah 54:17
It is now your responsibility to grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ and pray to God that you be invigorated by might by the holy Ghost in your inner man always seeking to be led by the Holy ghost who is your guide, comforter, helper, strengthener, and standby, who will teach you all things of the kingdom of God.
Brethren, we live for God, we live to serve His purpose. It's a very noble duty and worthy of all your strength, heart, mind and soul.
Therefore, 'love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the father is not in him' 1John 2:15
True words!
You see, many of God's children today, sadly, love the world! how terrible. Living outside the love and presence of God is very, very dangerous. You ought to guard your relationship with God with sobriety and vigilance. Your love for God is demonstrated in your Trust in Him! Do not trust in the 'mighty' pound/dollar or man, for the pound/dollar and man will let you down and besides the word says that; "....Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD" Jeremiah 17:5 , that is a very serious admonition not worth ignoring. "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man". Psalm 118:8
Please note that, this is not a call for you to become cynical about your human relationships, oh no, rather it's an admonition for you to know that, man is fallible and thus humanly will let you down from time to time(only God is faithful and dependable), do however, cherish your human relationships but ultimately let God govern them.
While we are still at this point, lets be reminded of what our Lord Jesus said: "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit:for without me ye can do nothing" John 15:5
Many times you hear folks saying; 'I trust myself '...., I know myself '(perhaps you have said it too), and this is with regard to trusting in your own human abilities and efforts to accomplish things or avoid things('bad' ones). Well, Jesus said it all, without Him, ye can do nothing. You will be surprised at the number of times you will let yourself down, despite your sincere efforts and intentions, if you don't trust in God.
That is why it is extremely important to Trust in God, your own human efforts though you experience short bursts of so called success, will eventually zero out if God is not involved. Sanctify your efforts & abilities in the Lord.
As an overcomer, learn to confess the words of the psalmist; "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help, my help cometh from the LORD which hath made the heaven and earth" Psalm 121:1-2. Personalise them, make them your own!
Two things you need to do please;
1. Discover what your inheritance in Christ is, - the road map is in the Holy scriptures and the Holy spirit is ever so ready to guide and help you in this wonderful and expeditious adventure, just ask Him
2. Live in this world by kingdom principles and kingdom dynamics, you belong to the kingdom of God, you are not of this world -Vocalise your faith everyday & thus activate the anointing to work for you, when the anointing takes over, flow in it.
Be wise and take action, you will be glad you did. In life, you have to make an effort. Life is not for the weakling or 'jellyfish'. True, Christ has done everything for you, however, you have to take a step to receive all that He has done for you.
Here is a truth worth noting; "You will achieve nothing by your own efforts alone, yet God will not give you anything, unless you work with all your strength. This is the unbreakable law"
Fittingly, I will defer the last word on this subject to our great Apostle, Paul:
"Thanks be to God, which giveth us Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the LORD, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord" 1Corinthians 15:57-58.
"As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him: rooted and built up in Him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving" Colosians 2:6-7
Beloved, you are always a winner and forever an overcomer in Christ Jesus, "For it pleased the Father that in Him(Jesus) should all fullness dwell.....,For in Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily" Colosians 1:19, 2:9. WAW!
And, " According to His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue" 2Peter 1:3
"... we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us" 2 Corinthians 4:7
How Glorious!
Peace & Love
Libs
