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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments.
His praise endures forever.
Psalm 111:10
Psalm 27:4 NIV “One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.”
If you could ask God for one thing only, what would it be? There are scenarios and scripture references in the Bible that could help you ask accurately, for the one thing. To ask accurately, the first test you need to pass is that of motive. With God, motives determine outcomes. You must seek right to be right. “You may think everything you do is right, but the Lord judges your motives.” (Proverbs 16:2 GNT). Why are you asking? Is it to consume on your lust or is it to honor and to glorify God? (James 4:3). The ONE THING that David spoke about was his ONE DESIRE: to desire God above all else (Psalm 27:4). He was putting God first in his life (Matthew 6:33). If you focus on the priority, you eliminate all the confusions. The man born blind and healed by Jesus (John 9:17-25), had ONE FOCUS: “ONE THING I do know. I was blind but now I see.” Apostle Paul said, “ONE THING I do: forgetting the past and pressing forward to a glorious future” (Philippians 3:13). The Lord Jesus called the attention of Martha to the ONE THING needful: preferring the word of God over other necessary busyness (Luke 10:41-42). Jesus Christ should be that ONE THING, the focus of your life. What ONE THING do you desire? What ONE THING would you ask God? If you could do ONE THING with your life, what would it be?
Galatians 5:1 NKJV “Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.”
The final outcome of the sacrifice of the Lord, Jesus Christ, was to free you from the penalty and power of sin. His sacrifice set you free from sin, laws, and regulations, and gave you a new life of freedom. But He did not free you to do whatever you want because that will lead you back to becoming slave to sin (Galatians 5:1). You are dead to sin and alive unto God. God wants you to live your new life in Christ through knowledge: that you have a new identification with Jesus Christ; that you have liberation through Jesus Christ. When Jesus Christ died on the cross over 2000 years ago, something incredible happened. Your old sin nature was crucified with Him. Your body of sin has been rendered inactive (Romans 6:6). Therefore, when the old sin nature screams: “take that smoke, drink that alcohol, toy with that fantasy, lose your temper, gossip, hate, get back at people who offended you”, remember that although he can yell, he is powerless to act, since the Cross has paralyzed him. I am so thrilled that we are free from the penalty and the power of sin. Let us embrace this freedom and live the abundant righteous life we have in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 6:12 “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
All believers in Jesus Christ must understand this fact: we are at war and our enemies are not human but spirit beings and fallen angels deployed by Satan to carry out his agenda to steal, to kill, and to destroy (John 10:10). The good news is that God has given us the power, authority, and armor to defeat Satan’s army. First our authority is derived from Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:18, Luke 10:19). Divine authority, as given to every Christian by our Lord Jesus Christ is your number one weapon to bind and cast out demonic spirits wherever they operate. Second, our weapons of warfare are not carnal (2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Ephesians 6:13-18). Third, the target we must hit in this warfare, are the demonic spirits and not the individuals they are manifesting their wickedness through: hit the principality NOT the personality! Fourth, the Bible has several examples of how the Lord Jesus Christ healed and set the oppressed free by hitting at the demonic spirits responsible for their conditions (Mark 9:25, Luke 13:10-13). Apostle Paul hit at the spirit of divination in a young lady to set her free (Acts 16:16-18). It is an honor for us who have received the kingdom that cannot be moved, to follow the examples of the Lord Jesus Christ, to hit at the spirit of fear, barrenness, depression, infirmity, jealousy, poverty, hatred, unbelief, immorality, disunity, pride, selfishness, evil speaking, and whatever spirit Satan has deployed to torment individuals, communities, churches, families, nations, and businesses, in Jesus Christ Name.
2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
It is a safe assumption that every family has generational “issues” they wrestle with. These are things our parents and grandparents passed to us like addiction, abuse, anger, anxiety, disease, lust, fear, and other issues. Most times we say, “It just runs in my family, I cannot do anything about it.” Yes, you can do something about it. You may not be able to do anything about your family’s past, but by God’s grace, you can change the future for yourself and your children. The Bible says, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2Corinthians 5:17 NKJV). By yourself you cannot change your family’s dysfunction, but “in Christ” you have received the power needed to go in God’s direction. You just have to reprogram your mind to think differently (Proverbs 23:7). “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2 NKJV). You renew your mind by saturating it in the Scriptures! The same way you soak your body in water to remove sweat and dirt, soaking your mind in the Scriptures cleanses and corrects your thinking. There is a saying that warns of the ripple effect of our thinking: “Watch your thoughts for they become your words. Watch your words for they become your deeds. Watch your deeds because they become your habits. Watch your habits because they become your character. Watch your character because it becomes your destiny.” God told Gideon, “Tear down the [old] altar of Baal that your father has” (Judges 6:25 NKJV). In its place Gideon built a new altar to the Lord, and the lives of himself and his family were changed forever. By reprogramming your mind with God’s Word, you can have a new mindset and change your life for better, forever!
Psalm 91:10 “…. neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.”
The advertisement has begun. It is the annual ritual of inviting people to take the flu shot. It reads thus: “Live healthy, take your flu shot.” I am not against flu shot. Taking flu shot is not a sin and it will not give you the “mark” of the beast. It may be good. But there is a shot that is better and more guaranteed to work at all times and for all seasons than the flu shot. It is the Word Shot. I am encouraging you today to take the shot of God’s word for all round health and healing. God’s word is the most powerful medicine available; in fact, it heals with no side effects, and there is no fear of overdose. God’s word is sharper than any two-edged sword (Hebrews 4:12). It is like a hammer that breaks the rock (Jeremiah 23:29). The universe was swung into existence by the word of God (Hebrews 11:3) and same universe is being held in place by the word of His power (Hebrews 1:3). God sent His word then to heal His people (Psalm 107:20); he is still sending His word today to heal His people. God’s word is health and healing to our bodies (Proverbs 4:20-22). God’s word can restore our health and heal both our physical and emotional wounds (Jeremiah 30:17; Psalm 147:3). Remember that God’s word is life (John 6:63). One way to take the Word Shot is by saying with your mouth and believing with your heart that by the stripes of Jesus Christ you are healed (Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24), and no plague will come near you (Psalm 91:10).
Matthew 6:33 NKJV “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you”.
Someone once said, and I quote “If you focus on the priority, you eliminate all the confusions.” For the Christian, this should mean putting God first in your life. Jesus summed it up this way: “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you” (Matthew 6:33 NKJV). We are sometimes obsessed with what we will eat, drink, wear, and other necessities of life. These are not necessarily bad things to think about, but Jesus is saying that we should not make them the focus of our lives. Instead, we should put God first. We should seek first the kingdom of God: the rule and reign of Christ in our lives. When the Bible tells us to seek the kingdom of God first, that means simply putting Jesus first in our lives. Make yourself available for the work of the kingdom. It has been said that one of the greatest ability in the kingdom of God is availability. Think about God’s will when you make decisions. Do not put money first, career first, politics first or even ministry first. Put God first in your life, and the rest will be blessed (Matthew 6:32). What it means is that God will “supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19 NKJV). So put Him first.