Believers' Loveworld UNIOSUN,Okuku Campus

12/10/2019

12/10/2019

ENGLISH

YOUR MOUTH AND YOUR DESTINY

For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say… and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith(Mark 11:23).

Of all the natural gifts given to us by God, the ability to speak or use words is the greatest. That’s what controls and determines everything else about your life. You’re what you say; your words locate you and determine your destiny.
In our opening verse, we read the words of Jesus; He said, *“You shall have what you say.”* Proverbs 18:21 says, *“Death and life are in the power of the tongue….”* Whether you live or die, depends on your mouth, the words you speak. The Lord Jesus affirmed the same thing. He said, *“…by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned”* (Matthew 12:37 NIV).

The primary reason for your mouth is to steer your life in God’s direction for you. Today, you’re either in prosperity, health and abundance, or in poverty, sickness and want as a result of the words you’ve been speaking. The Bible says a wholesome tongue is a tree of life (Proverbs 15:4).

1 Peter 3:10 declares, *“For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile.”* It’s that simple: you can have a great life and enjoy your days in God’s blessings and goodness if you’d use your tongue aright. It’s about what you say!

Speak wholesome words—words that are consistent with your nature and heritage in Christ. It makes no difference the condition of your
life right now; you can recreate your world. The Lord already gave us precedence to follow. Read Genesis 1; He brought order and form to a hitherto chaotic world, through the power of speech, revealing what we
can, and are supposed to do with words.
You’re made in God’s image and likeness. Therefore, if you think there’s darkness in any area of your life, proclaim the Word. The Word of God is light, and as you speak, the light of God will manifest and completely obliterate the darkness.

PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for the gift and power of speech. My life is beautiful, excellent and full of glory. My words are wholesome, because I’m taught by the Spirit to speak life and wisdom all the time. I’m fulfilling your purpose for my life gloriously, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:
Proverbs 13:3
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

James 3:3-5
Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. Behold also the ships, which though [they be] so great, and [are] driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

1 Peter 3:10 AMPC
For let him who wants to enjoy life and see good days [good—whether apparent or not] keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from guile (treachery, deceit).

1 Year Bible Reading Plan :
Colossians 1:24-2:1-5 & Isaiah 46-47

2 Year Bible Reading Plan :
John 4:30-42 & 1 Kings 14

11/10/2019

LIKE FATHER, LIKE CHILDREN
(The World Sees God When They See Us)

Deuteronomy 5:8-9 GNB
“Do not make for yourselves images of anything in heaven or on earth or in the water under the earth. Do not bow down to any idol or worship it, for I am the LORD your God and I tolerate no rivals....”

Some people have different misconceptions of the personality of God. They believe He’s the
universe, and represented by every form—living and non￾living things. By that, they mean, if you see a great stone or a huge tree, for instance, that’s God; anything you want God to be represented with, that’s who and where He is.

No, that’s ignorance on rampage! God isn’t a stone or tree you see at the park; He’s the creator of the whole world. The Psalmist said of Him: “At the beginning You existed and laid the foundations of the earth; the heavens are the work of Your hands” (Psalm 102:25 AMPC). He created all things; therefore, He’s greater than all of creation and can’t be represented by His creatures, for He’s too great for that.

The book of Acts shows how Apostle Paul encountered certain Athenian philosophers, who had a muddled idea about God’s personality. Paul, in his response to them, said: “Since we are God’s children, we must not think that he is like an idol made out of gold or silver or stone. He isn’t like anything that humans have thought up and made. In the past, God forgave all this because people did not know what they were doing. But now he says that everyone everywhere must turn to him” (Acts 17:29-30 CEV). He made them realise the reason they likened or represented God with physical objects was because of their ignorance of who He is.

Jesus said in John 14:9, “…He who has seen Me has seen the Father....” He’s the express image of the Father’s person (Hebrews 1:3). Being born again, we too have the life and nature of the Father. Like Jesus, we can say, if you have seen me, you have seen the Father: “...As He is, so are we in this world...” (1 John 4:17). We’re today the effulgence of His glory, the express image of His person, sharers of His life and partakers of His divine nature.