Christ our Redeemer
1Pet 1:18-19 Christ is our Redeemer and He has redeemed us with His blood.
Gal 3:13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us…
Ps 103:4 The Lord redeems our lives from destruction.
Job 19:25 For I know that my redeemer lives, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
•The Lord Jesus Christ is our Redeemer. He has delivered us from sin and all the consequences from sin by means of His sacrificial death on the cross and His shed blood (His Redemptive Work).
•As the redeemed people of God in Christ Jesus we have a renewed life and eternal life. We have available to us in Christ healing, deliverance, protection, provision, prosperity, godly authority and supernatural power.
•All that we have given up and have lost for Christ will be restored to us. Christ our Lord is our Redeemer.
Mark 10:30 But you shall receive an hundredfold now in this time…
(Joel 2:25 ERV) …I will pay you back for those years of trouble.
•Let the Word of God be the standard for your life. Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!
Peace
•Without the PEACE of God in our hearts and minds ,life can become very difficult.
•The lack of PEACE has caused…
1. Sleep deprivation
2. Unnecessary worry and stress
3. Mental and emotional imbalances
4. Spiritual dullness and more.
•Remember Jesus is The Prince of Peace . He is our PEACE and to His PEACE there is no end, Isaiah 9:6-7.
•Your PEACE doesn’t come from having things or going places.
•Your PEACE is the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.
John 14:27 Jesus said
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you…
We have the PEACE of the Lord by His Holy Spirit in us, [Galatians 5:22-23].
Then, Philippians 4:7 says,
And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
+++No one or anything can steal your PEACE.
2Thessalonians 3:16 Now the Lord of PEACE himself give you peace always by all means…
Isaiah 26:3-4
You will keep him in PERFECT PEACE, whose mind is stayed on You: because he trusts in You.
Trust all of you in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
•As you continue to keep your mind on the Lord His PEACE will give you strength, stability, security and victory.
•Remember in Matthew 14:29-31 Peter walked on water to go Jesus, but when he took his eyes off of Jesus and more importantly he took his MIND off Jesus and put it on the wind (the situation) he began to sink.
•The LORD is with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will tell you “come” like He said to Peter. He will direct your paths.
•Remember those who belong to Christ has His Mind (the Mind of Christ), and in your new mind you think in the fruit of the Spirit. You think Love, Joy, Peace, Goodness, Faithfulness, Self-control… and so on.
•Continue to keep your eyes and your mind on the LORD.
+++Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!
THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVING BY FAITH
The Importance of Living by FAITH
•Four times God said in the Bible “The JUST shall live by FAITH”
1. Habakkuk 2:4
2. Romans 1:17
3. Galatians 3:11
4. Hebrews 10:38
•The word JUST in scripture means justified ( just as it we have never sinned). It also means RIGHTEOUS.
•We are the Righteousness (JUST) of God by FAITH of Christ Jesus. See Romans Ch-3 & Ch-10
Hebrews 11:6
Without FAITH is impossible to please God.
•It takes FAITH in the Lord Jesus Christ to live RIGHTEOUSLY and holy for God’s glory. Why?
Romans 14:23
…for whatsoever is not of FAITH is sin.
Galatians 2:16
Knowing that a man is not justified (or made righteous) by the works of the law, but by the FAITH of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified (made righteous) by the FAITH of Christ…
•We are righteous, justified, sanctified and holy because we live by the faith of the Lord Jesus Christ, and FAITH in His REDEMPTIVE WORK from His birth to His resurrection, Ascension and Him coming back again.
•Let the Word of God be the standard for your life.
Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
{Hebrews 12:1-2 }
Trust God
Let Go and Trust God
•Are You ever at a loss for words?
•Have you ever had an issue to address with someone, but you just didn’t know where to start?
•Here are some fundamental principles of scripture that will help you.
Proverb 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all of your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding.
In all of your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.
Matthew 10:19-20
…take no thought how or what all of you shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what all of you shall speak.
For it is not all of you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaks in you.
Luke 21:14-15
Settle it therefore in your hearts, NOT to meditate before what all of you shall answer:
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all of your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Philippians 2:13
For it is God which works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
•Let Go and Trust God.
•Let the Word of God be the Standard for your life. Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!
CHARACTER OF A CHRISTIAN
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.
{Romans 12:1-3}.
REMEMBER:
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
[ 2 Corinthians 5:17-19 ]
HOWEVER:
“If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them. But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all. Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Colossians 3:1-2, 4-17
GOD LOVES TRUE WORSHIPPERS
But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
{John 4:23-24 }.
EXAMPLES OF WORSHIP:
Bless the Lord , O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord , O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Bless the Lord , you His angels, Who excel in strength, who do His word, Heeding the voice of His word. Bless the Lord , all you His hosts, You ministers of His, who do His pleasure. Bless the Lord , all His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless the Lord , O my soul!
{ Psalms 103:1-5, 20-22 }
DON’T STOP
I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord , and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts. I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, And on Your wondrous works. Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, And I will declare Your greatness. They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness, And shall sing of Your righteousness. The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy. The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works.{Psalms 145:1-9}
I will extol You, O Lord , for You have lifted me up, And have not let my foes rejoice over me. O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me. O Lord , You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing praise to the Lord , you saints of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. “What profit is there in my blood, When I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth? Hear, O Lord , and have mercy on me; Lord , be my helper!” You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.
[ Psalms 30:1-4, 9-12]
“You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.”
Revelation 4:11
STRENGTH FROM ABOVE
And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
[2 Corinthians 12:7-10 ]
However,Ephesians 6:10 says,
…be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
•Our strength is always in the Lord.
•Anyone that is strong in their own strength is dangerous to them self; and to others.
Ps 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
•When we realized that the Lord is our strength, and the strength of our lives, and the strength by which we live, we will live life without fears.
•In 1Sam Ch-17 David faced Goliath and took him on in the Name of the Lord of Hosts (Armies). David didn’t look at the giant size difference between he and Goliath to determine his victory. David didn’t looked at the strength difference between he and Goliath to determine his victory. David knew the Lord was the strength of his life and the Lord was his Victory.
•Likewise the Lord is your Strength of your life and your Victory.
•Let the word of God be the standard for your life. Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!
WALK IN LOVE,and UNITY
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. Therefore, putting away lying, “ Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another. “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil. Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
[ Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-32]
REMEMBER
And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Galatians 5:24
GOD WANTS YOU TO GET THIS
Luke 13:32
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. The Kingdom comes by the Holy Spirit, and the Kingdom of God is also where the rule and reign of God is.
Where ever you go the Kingdom of God goes with you. Angels go with you, and more importantly God goes with you. Continue to enjoy the righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. That’s the Kingdom of God and a taste of Heaven.
LISTEN
Proverb 4:7 says, Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
1. In the Kingdom of God we walk by Faith, we live by the Word of God, and we are led by the Holy Spirit. In the world they walk by sight, sense and circumstance.
2. Do not judge by cost but by worth. Is it worth it?
3. If you don’t suffer the pain of discipline you will suffer the pain of regret.
4. If you believe a lie long enough it will become the truth you. A lie believed then lived is a stronghold.
5. The only Scriptures you truly believe are the ones you obey. Your obedience displays your fruit, and you fruit characterizes who you are.
+++Remember Proverb 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all your getting get understanding.
Hebrews 4:16 says,
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. DO YOU WANT MERCY? God sits on The Throne of Grace. He is Gracious and Merciful unto us. DID YOU KNOW THAT?
GRACE is God’s unmerited favor towards us. Grace gives us the goodness of God which we did not deserve and His MERCY spears us from the punishment we did deserve. LISTEN,
As long as we did not blasphemed against the Holy Spirit, God will always forgive us of all our repented sins and iniquities. We may feel shame, regret and remorse but never feel condemned.
Romans 8:1
THERE is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus…
Jeremiah 31:34
…for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Psalms 107:1
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever. Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen! ENJOY YOUR DAY IN THE LORD.
+++Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!
Power in the word
-The Word of God is no different from God Himself.
-When God speaks the Words that come out of His mouth are not just Words, but these Words is God Himself.
-There is no different between God and His Words. God and His Words are ONE.
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
-In Genesis Chapter 1 we read the Words “God said” 9 times.
The Words that Speaks are always filled with (Dunamis) the Supernatural display of the Omnipotent, Miraculous, Creative Power, and the Authoritative (exousia) Authority of God.
-Think about this and please do not take it lightly.
-When we speak the Words of God we are speaking in the same Spirit, Power and Authority as our Heavenly Father. The only difference is that we have different levels of faith.
-Continue to release your faith in God’s Word.
Psalm 34:8 says,
O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusts in him.
•We taste the Lord through His Word and by His Holy Spirit. Remember God and His Word are One, (John1:1).
Psalm 119:103
How sweet are your words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouths.
-First we must INGEST the Word by studying it.
-Second we DIGEST the Word by meditating in it day and night, as Joshua 1:8 and Psalm 1:2 tells us.
-And thirdly the Word will MANIFESTED to us, in us, and through us.
+++Let the Word of God be the standard for your life. Blessed you are and blessed you will always be and to God be all the glory. Amen!
Hope and Enlightenment 