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03/06/2024

MON JUN 03 2024
TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8).

How God loves man; think about what we just read! It brings to mind a related message in 2 Corinthians 5:19; it says, “To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them….” Hallelujah!

Certain folks don’t like it when we preach and teach about the love of Christ and how God isn’t holding anyone’s sins against them. They say we’re giving people a license to do wrong; but how could that be? The love of Christ never gives anyone liberty to sin.

The truth is that the more you learn about the Lord, the more you love Him; to know Him is to love Him. And the more you love Him, the less you want to do anything that’s offensive to Him. That’s the fact! The Bible says, “Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?” (Romans 2:4).

Notice that it doesn’t say, “The judgments of God make men repent and love Him.” All He ever does is love, help and bless us. It’s that love that we reciprocate. The Bible says, “We love him, because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19). So, it’s not true that the love of Christ makes people want to do wrong and think they can get away with it. No! He enjoins us to take advantage of His grace and love, but not against Him; not to do wrong. His Word demands that you abstain from sin. Romans 6:1-2 says, “…Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?”

No one deliberately hurts or offends the one who loves them genuinely. God said in Jeremiah 31:3, “…Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.” Think about that! The result of His love for us is that we love Him in return. And because we love Him, we keep His Word; we do what He wants. That’s what Jesus said: “If you love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15 NKJV). No one gets to truly know Jesus, how loving He is, without loving Him.

The Bible says we know He loves us from the message He sent to us, and we received that message and came into fellowship with Him. Now that you’re in fellowship with Him, all you want to do is to walk worthy of Him, pleasing Him in all things.

PRAYER / CONFESSION

Loving Father, I’m forever grateful for the revelation of your boundless love demonstrated towards us through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross. I walk worthy of you, pleasing you in all things; I’m compelled by your love to preach the Gospel and turn sinners from sin into righteousness and the glorious liberty of the sons of God, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

John 3:16; 1 John 4:10; Ephesians 3:17-19; Romans 8:38-39

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30/05/2024

THU MAY 30 2024
HIS LIGHT IS IN YOUR SPIRIT

The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly (Proverbs 20:27).

As God’s children, we’re never in the dark about anything. You can know anything because the light of God is in your spirit. The Lord Jesus said in John 8:12, “...I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”

You’re not supposed to walk in darkness about your finances, your health, your career, business, and ministry or in any area of your life. If you ever find yourself in a situation where it seems you’re at a loss for answers concerning a situation, speak in tongues.

As you speak in tongues, the mystery about that situation will come to your understanding. If you have concerns about your health, don’t just run to the doctors or places you think you might find help. Consult with the Holy Spirit first; you’ll be amazed how quickly His light and wisdom will well up within you, showing you precisely what to do.

He’s in you to help you understand certain things about yourself and about life. He’ll show you the future and guide you to take specific steps in line with His plans for your life. John 16:13 says, “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.” Learn to follow His light and guidance from within you.

PRAYER / CONFESSION

Dear Father, as I speak in tongues today, the eyes of my understanding are flooded with light. I walk in divine wisdom and my life is upward and forward only because I follow the light and guidance of the Spirit, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

Ephesians 1:17-18 AMPC; Romans 8:26-27; Jude 1:20

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03/05/2024

FRI MAY 03 2024
YOU ARE THE CHURCH

And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all (Ephesians 1:22-23).

The opening text shows that Jesus cannot operate without His Church. The Church is the completeness or full expression of Christ. In other words, if you desire to know about Christ, receive His blessings, or make contact with Him, the Church is the answer.

Now, who constitutes the Church? Christians all over the world are the body of Christ. Wherever they are, they form the body of Christ in that location. Someone might ask, “Pastor Chris, what if I’m the only Christian in that location?” Then you’re the Church—the body of Christ—in that place.

The body of Christ is that man or woman in whom Christ dwells. We don't have to be many to form Him. For example, in Acts 8:26-39, Philip, one of the disciples, was led by the Holy Spirit to approach a high-ranking Ethiopian official—a eu**ch. He preached to him and baptized him.

The Ethiopian eu**ch received Christ, alone. When the eu**ch journeyed back to Ethiopia, where was the body of Christ in Ethiopia? It was in the Ethiopian eu**ch; he was the body of Christ in Ethiopia until he preached the Gospel to other people.

As the body of Christ, operating in your world, you’re His fullness. The fullness of His love, grace, glory and power is in you. This understanding eradicates weaknesses and limitations. Paul declares, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me" (Philippians 4:13).

He didn’t say "we can" but "I can," because Paul comprehended that he was the body of Christ. This has to be your consciousness. If it’s just two of you in a certain location, both of you are the body of Christ there. If you’re a thousand, all of you are the body of Christ.

But if you’re the only one; anywhere you are, when you operate outside the assembly, outside the Church, you’re the body of Christ there. You’re His full legal representative and representation. That means you’re authorized by Him, and you’re His image or expression. Hallelujah!

PRAYER / CONFESSION

I’m the body of Christ, His full legal representative and representation of Him anywhere I am. And I declare that in the Church, there’s unity, stability, and growth, as we attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

Hebrews 10:25 TLB; Luke 4:16

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18/04/2024

THU APR 18 2024
IN DER WAHRHEIT VERANKERT

So ermahne ich nun, dass man vor allen Dingen Bitten, Gebete, Fürbitten und Danksagungen für alle Menschen, für Könige und alle, die in hoher Stellung sind, damit wir ein ruhiges und stilles Leben führen können in aller Gottesfurcht und Ehrbarkeit, denn dies ist gut und angenehm vor Gott, unserem Retter, Welcher will, dass alle Menschen gerettet werden und zur Erkenntnis der Wahrheit kommen (1. Timoteus 2:1-4).

Das griechische Wort, das im obigen Vers mit „Erkenntnis“ übersetzt wird, ist „epignosis“. Es bedeutet vollständiges, genaues oder präzises Wissen. Gott möchte, dass alle Menschen gerettet werden und zum vollständigen, genauen oder präzisen Wissen der Wahrheit gelangen. Wenn das nicht möglich wäre, hätte Er es nicht gesagt. Das ist Sein Wunsch.

Dies ist auch der Grund, warum Er Pastoren und Ämter als Gaben für die Gemeinde einsetzte: „Und er gab einige, Apostel; und einige, Propheten; und einige, Evangelisten; und einige, Pastoren und Lehrer. Zur Vervollkommnung der Heiligen, zur Arbeit des Dienstes, zur Erbauung des Leibes Christi: Bis wir alle in der Einheit des Glaubens und der Erkenntnis des Sohnes Gottes zu einem vollkommenen Menschen gelangen das Maß für die Größe der Fülle Christi“ (Epheser 4,11-13).

Gott möchte, dass du im Wort aufgebaut und verankert wirst, bis du ein hohes Mass an Glauben und Wissen über den Sohn Gottes erreichst – reif und voll erwachsen im Herrn. Wenn du dich in Christus und in den Dingen des Geistes weiterentwickelst und in der Offenbarungskenntnis des Wortes zunimmst, bist du in der Lage, die Umstände zu zähmen und über den Elementen der Welt zu leben.

Wenn du die Wahrheit genau kennst – die Wahrheit über Christus und das, was Er für dich und in dir getan hat – wird dein Leben ein endloser Strom von Frieden, Freude und Siegen sein. Lerne die Wahrheit kennen.

In Psalm 87,3 heißt es zum Beispiel: „Herrliches ist über dich verheißen, du Stadt Gottes!“ Dann sagt die Bibel in Psalm 50,2: „Aus Zion, der Schönheit Vollendung, erscheint Gott im Lichtglanz“ Halleluja! Gott scheint durch dich, nicht Krebs, Diabetes, Nierenversagen, Armut oder irgendetwas Negatives der Welt. Du bist Schönheit in Vollkommenheit.

Wenn du vor dem Spiegel stehst, schaue dich selbst an und sage: „Ich weiß, wer ich bin; Größer ist der, der in mir ist, als der, der in der Welt ist. Mein Leben dient der Ehre Gottes, weil Christus in mir lebt“. Sei in diesen Wahrheiten verankert. Halleluja!



PRAYER / CONFESSION

Lieber Vater, ich danke Dir, dass Du mir eine absolute und genaue Kenntnis Deines Wortes schenkst, fernab von Vermutungen, Zweifeln und Unsicherheiten. Ich wirke in all meinen Bemühungen durch den Geist der Weisheit und der Erkenntnis und bin in jedem guten Werk fruchtbar. Christus ist die Herrlichkeit meines Lebens und durch Seine Gnade herrsche ich jeden Tag triumphierend, in Jesu Namen. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

2 .Petrus 1,2-4; Philemon 1,6; Kolosser 1,9-10

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12/04/2024

FRI APR 12 2024

THE GLORY OF THE WORD

And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him (Exodus 34:29).

Many of us acknowledge that the Word of God, as the Scriptures tell us, “…is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…” (2 Timothy 3:16). Also, the Lord Jesus emphasized in John 15:3, “Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.” So, we understand that the Word of God does all these. That’s because the Word of God is the first glory of the Kingdom. Recall the experience of Moses in the Old Testament, part of which we read in our theme verse.

He had spent forty days and forty nights with God on Mount Sinai, receiving the Ten Commandments. And because he had been in communion with God, when he came down from the mountain, his face radiated the glory of God such that everyone who saw him couldn’t look at him.

There was a distinctive glory on Moses that emanated from his attentive reception of God’s Word. Moses had to wear a veil to shroud the glory that had rubbed off on him (Exodus 34:29-33). That’s the effect of deep contemplation and meditation on the Word.

It's crucial to recognize the difference in how Moses and the children of Israel perceived the Word. While the people viewed it as commandments and instructions, Moses understood God’s Word as life (Deuteronomy 32:46-47).

In the New Testament, this same glory is now within us. When you received the Word of God into your spirit for salvation, the Word came to live in you and the glory of God’s Word is now in your spirit. The best part of it is that the glory of the Word in us today outclasses what Moses had.

Ours, according to 2 Corinthians 3:7-11 (read the entire reference), is the more excellent glory: “…For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth; for if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious” (2 Corinthians 3:10-11).

PRAYER / CONFESSION

Dear Father, I thank you for the transformative power of your Word. As I contemplate, meditate and speak the Word, the glory of the Word in my life increases with greater intensity; I walk in supernatural grace, perfection, beauty and righteousness. I’m continually metamorphosed from glory to glory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

2 Corinthians 3:7-11 NIV; Psalm 119:105; Colossians 3:16

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11/04/2024

THU APR 11 2024
BONDED TOGETHER WITH HIM

Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint (Isaiah 40:30-31).

The term "wait upon" is translated from the Hebrew word 'qavah,' signifying to "gather" or to "bind together" perhaps by twisting. It's comparable to twisting ropes together to form one braided rope. Contextually, therefore, "wait upon" might not be the most accurate choice of words in translating what the prophet Isaiah said in that verse.

For example, when you read the creation story in Genesis 1:9, the same Hebrew word 'qavah' is used when God commanded the water below the sky to come together in one place so that the land will appear: "And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so."

Also, in Jeremiah 3:17, where the Scriptures emphasized the idea of people being united or bonded together, the same word is used: "At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD, and all the nations shall be gathered unto it...."

So, when Isaiah 40:31 speaks of those who "wait upon the LORD," a more accurate understanding would be those who are "gathered together" or those who are "bonded together" with the Lord; they shall renew their strength. What does this tell us in the light of the New Testament?

The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 6:17, “...he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.” Now, you can understand why the Holy Spirit has come to live in you; you and the Holy Spirit have become one in that rich fellowship. It’s a “bonding together” as it were.

We’ve been brought into oneness with divinity; it’s an inseparable union. We’re in Him, and He is in us. Glory to God! This is the reason we can enjoy rich fellowship with Him in prayer—praying in tongues—and be reinvigorated through and through. We’ve been brought into a communion, a place of relationship, a oneness of spirit. Hallelujah!

You ought to enjoy that fellowship every day; it’s not something you go into and come out of, for you’re in Him, and He’s in you.

PRAYER / CONFESSION

Dear Father, thank you for my inseparable oneness with you, which gives me the privilege and awesome blessing of constant fellowship with you. As a result of this deep communion, I’m strengthened, energized and continually afire to serve you, live for you and fulfil your purpose for my life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 12:12-13; Ephesians 5:30; Romans 8:11

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10/04/2024

WED APR 10 2024

CONSTANTLY ENERGIZED

But you, beloved, build yourselves up [founded] on your most holy faith [make progress, rise like an edifice higher and higher], praying in the Holy Spirit (Jude 1:20 AMPC).

What the Bible says in Isaiah 40:31 needs to be properly understood. It says, “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength….” Some have read this and ran off with the notion that to be constantly energized, strengthened or invigorated spiritually, you have to “wait on the Lord”; in other words, fast for a protracted period.

Well, fasting is an important spiritual exercise, but someone can fast for 40 days and 40 nights and still not have their strength renewed. In the New Testament, the Lord provides us a sure and effective means to be constantly rejuvenated and invigorated spiritually: being filled with the Spirit.

Ephesians 5:18-20 says, “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” This is the answer. Stay perpetually filled with the Spirit, studying and speaking the Word, and praying in tongues. When you do this, you’re constantly energized.

Paul tells us, "He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself..." (1 Corinthians 14:4). In other words, when you speak in tongues, you’re invigorated, revitalized, refreshed, energized and edified. There’s a transformation in your life, and your spirit is conditioned for success, excellence, prosperity and victory.

When you speak in tongues a lot, the words of Jesus in John 7:38 become your everyday reality: “He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.” What a blessing it is to be able to build up yourself like an edifice, formidable and able to withstand anything and win always as you pray in tongues.

PRAYER / CONFESSION

I’m invigorated, vitalized, refreshed, energized and edified even now by the Spirit as I speak in tongues. My inner man is built up strong, and I constantly walk in dominion over all adversities and the adversary; out of my belly flow gushers of living waters, words of salvation, healing, power and strength, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

1 Corinthians 14:4 AMPC; John 7:37-39

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09/04/2024

TUE APR 09 2024
CHRIST IS THE ROCK

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it (Matthew 16:18).

The Lord Jesus made the remarkable statement in our theme scripture above in response to Peter’s amazing revelatory insight about the Master’s identity as the Christ, the Son of the living God. Many have misconstrued what the Master meant when He said, “Upon this rock I will build my Church.”

Some have speculated that Jesus was referring to Peter's revelation about Jesus being the Christ, but no! He wasn’t referring to Peter’s revelation. The Master was succinct in His communication; He didn’t say, “Peter, upon the revelation that I’m the Christ will I build my Church.” Rather, what He said in essence was, “I will build my Church on Christ.” Christ is the Rock.

To further clarify this, it’s important to follow and understand certain prophetic nuances in the Bible. For example, in Matthew 22:41-46, Jesus asked the Pharisees about their understanding of the Messiah, and they replied that Christ was the Son of David. Then He asked them if the Messiah was the son of David, how come David addressed Him as Lord? And then He quoted what David said in Psalm 110:1, "The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool."

When you read several other portions of the Scriptures, you’ll observe where David referred to the Lord as “the Rock.” In 2 Samuel 22:1, for example, he spoke to the Lord, expressing gratitude for the deliverance from all his enemies, including Saul. He declared, “…The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer...” (2 Samuel 22:2).

Then in Psalm 18:2, he said, "The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength…." In the 46th verse, he continues, "The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted" (Psalm 18:46 NKJV). In essence, Christ is the foundation of the Church; He is the Rock. 1 Corinthians 10:4 states clearly, “…and that rock was Christ.” The Church is not built on Peter’s revelation; it stands unshakeable on the Rock—Christ Jesus. Hallelujah!

PRAYER / CONFESSION

Dear Father, I thank you for the revelation that the Church is built on Christ, the solid Rock. I stand firm on this foundation, anchored in Christ's unchanging, unmovable, unshakeable, resolute, firm, constant and unwavering truth. The Church is marching on, making progress, establishing your will in the earth, and in the hearts of men, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

Psalm 18:2; 1 Corinthians 10:4 AMPC; Psalm 18:31 AMPC

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