My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart. (Psalm 7:10). God is interested in the condition of our hearts. The Bible says: Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God. (see Mathew 5:8).The reverse is true: If our hearts are not pure, we will not see Him. If we can't see Him, it means that we cannot walk with Him. Two cannot walk together unless they agree. God has set His condition: To walk humbly with Him, be pure in heart. There is no other way.   God wants us to be humble & gentle in heart. (see Mathew 11:29). The Bible says: Humility comes before honor. Pride comes before a fall. God wants us to be  gentle & humble in heart. His Spirit is a gentle Spirit, that is the reason why He was given a symbol of a dove - a gentle bird. Note: The Holy Spirit does not force us to be led by Him. He respects our personal will. He knows that we were created as free moral beings. We have to avail ourselves to His leadings & promptings. He uses the Word of God to transform our lives, change our attitudes, focus, motives & renew our minds. God wants us to have broken & contrite hearts. Brokenness is key in Christianity though its a RARE virtue in today's church. This is largely due to the fact that we have created Christian RELIGION.  Christianity is not a religion. It is a RELATIONSHIP with God through Christ. You find Brokenness among true Christians only. What is religion? It is a mixture of God's laws & man made rules Man made rules are made weightier over the commands of God. How do we handle this scenario? Where the rules of your local church are in direct conflict with the Word of God, i urge you to follow the Word of God. God is Supreme. He is our Creator & we are His creation. The created cannot rule over its Creator. Note: Humility & Brokenness go hand in hand. The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. (see 1 Samuel 16:7). He looks at the condition of your heart. How is your heart before God? Why does He value the heart more? Because it is a STORAGE tank of both the good & the bad. We speak from the abundance of the heart. The Bible says: For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, & the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored in him. (see Mathew 12:34b -35). The heart is a STORAGE tank. Guard what you deposit in your heart. Why? You will speak it. I always say that in Christianity, there is nothing like I was joking. Why? Because what we speak comes from our hearts. Words reveal character. Words reveal what is in our hearts. There is no question there. How can we make our hearts submit to the will of God? Fill your heart & mind with the Word of God. Set your heart  & mind on things in Heaven above & not on earthly things. Set your eyes on Jesus. He is the author & finisher of our faith. Enthrone God's Word in your life. Pray His will in faith & continually. Be a Christian in heart & not a Christian outwardly.  Be a pastor in heart & not a pastor in the office. Prayer: Father, help us to align our lives to Your Word. Help us to align our words to Your Word. Help us to have pure hearts. In Jesus mighty name we pray & believe, Amen.  Good morning Holy Spirit.  Heaven Rules.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

 Business God's Way: During this annual shutdown for most businesses,  i urge you to rest, have quality time with the family & connect with God. Go for a holiday with the family if you can afford. After that, spend some quality time with God in a quiet place for an hour or so & seek His guidance. Carry your note pad & write the points down. Read your Bible, do meditation & pray. Present your plans to the Lord for the coming year & let Him approve them in His own time & in His own way. Be calm, quiet & composed, in order to hear that small still voice, gentle whisper from God. Result: The voice of God will give you guidance & direction for the coming year 2023. If things have not been okay with you in business, the Lord will enable you to have peace & joy in the midst of such storms. He will give you a way out. Do not panic no matter what comes your way. Remain focused on the perfomance & growth of your business. Do not murmur or complain...
Read more
 Truly I say to you, unless you change & become like little children, you will never enter the Kingdom of God. (Mathew 18:3).  The verse above is talking about a changed life. Christianity is about a changed life. What is Christianity? It is a relationship with God through His holy Son, Jesus Christ. Christianity is not a religion, though we have created Christian religion in the church today. Christianity is not an organization, it is an organism, a living thing. Our God is alive. Jesus is alive. God raised Him from the dead. He is seated with the Father on the throne of God's grace. The bones of all the founding fathers of religion are still in their graves, but the tomb of Jesus Christ is empty. The founding fathers of religion died & never rose up. Religion, because it is a mixture of God's laws & man made rules, does not make anyone righteous. It makes the people RELIGIOUS. Only Jesus Christ makes us righteous.How do we become righteous? We need to accept Jesu...
Read more
 They have greatly oppressed me from my youth - let Israel say - they have greatly oppressed me from my youth but they have not gained victory over me. (Psalm 129:1-2). No weapons formed against me shall prosper. The devil has been fighting me from my youth. He for years struck me with terrible & terminal sicknesses, but God healed me. I missed death on three occasions, in 1986, 1995 & 1997 but God delivered me from the spirit of death. God did not end there, He has given me divine health. Over the years I faced extreme hardships & lack. But God has shown His great mercy & grace to us. There is not even a day that we slept without having food. The Lord was faithful to provide to us.The devil fought me for decades of years. He has tried every trick in his book in a bid to stop this ministry that you see today. But God was faithful to me. He used the situation as the REFINERS FIRE - to refine me, change me & to prepare me for this God moment. Look at the result: G...
Read more