Why Do You Thank God?

The Bible says in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 in all things give thanks. Giving thanks is amazing, but have you asked yourself why you give thanks? There should be a proper understanding of why we do things, for them to have true meaning in our lives when we do it.

To give thanks to God is an act of faith. Yes, this shouldn't come as a surprise to you because I'm very sure you already know that. But let me go a little deeper.

We do not give God thanks for what we believe He will do. We give God thanks for what He has already done. Again, I believe you know this, this is where a reminder is needed.

It does not make sense to give God thanks for what we believe He is going to do, going by who He is. When we pray for healing or financial breakthrough, we shouldn't give God thanks believing that He would do it, because He is God. 

The fact is that healing had already taken place before we asked or prayed. The financial breakthrough had already taken place before we prayed. What we are to do is to use the authority He gave to allow us to see that it was already done through the finished work of Jesus, as a result of His resurrection.

The authority we received from God, is of finished works, an authority that allows us to see the receipt of all the healing, financial breakthrough, and every other thing He did on the cross. This is where faith comes in.

Let's take health as an example. If we wanted to get healed, this is hope. When we pray in faith, it implies that it's the use of the authority of our Lord Jesus, we see that healing had taken place, but it was our ignorance that didn't allow us to know that our needs had been met. So, our prayer should be from the work done on the cross and the resurrection power that sealed it.

Our prayer should be like this:

"Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. I thank you for all you have done for me, and all you have given to me by grace. I thank you that you took care of my every need, and you took all my sickness away, and whatever way my body feels that is contrary to all you did on the cross, I rebuke them all now in the name of Jesus. Because of you, I walk in perfect health. Thank you, Jesus. In Jesus' name, I confess. AMEN."

You are to always give God thanks for what He did on the cross for us, and the resurrection power we have received by grace through faith.

By doing this we walk in that grace He has given. It is a sign that we received the gift He gave us. He has done all things, it is left to us to believe and know that He did that through the evidence of His receipt to show for it, which is His resurrection. This is why we can say greater is He that is us than he that is in the world.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t? Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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A Leap of Faith

What happens to a person when he or she becomes born again? This question really isn't new to many, right? But my focus is a closer look at what we became after being born again. Of course, when anyone becomes born again, he or she becomes a brand new person that has never existed before (ref.: 2 Corinthians 5:17), and the life the person lives is the life of Christ Jesus because the person lives by the faith OF the Son of God (ref.: Galatians 2:20). And this is verse is where I draw my focus from.

Galatians 2:20 says, "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."

Jesus said He didn't come to destroy the Law or the Prophets but to fulfill them. He was the only man who was perfect, and having the Spirit of God, God redeemed mankind through the death and resurrection of Jesus, thus making Jesus the last Adam. And for Jesus to be the last Adam implies that whoever is born again is born of Christ Jesus, just the way man was born of the first Adam into sin, likewise, those born of God are born of Christ Jesus (ref.: Romans 5:1-2).

Now, Jesus has the Spirit of God, which implies anyone born again has the Spirit of God. Galatians 2:20 says we live by the faith of the Son of God, which means that our existence rests on the very essence of Jesus Christ, in other words, Jesus is our source of life, who is God.

The point here is that the person who becomes a new creation becomes another person, and this is by having a new Spirit. And this Spirit is the Spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is what 1 Corinthians 2:16 means when it says we have the mind of God.

In a very strange but real way, what happens the moment a person becomes born again is that the person's consciousness moves from the old body into the body of Christ Jesus. This way we understand better what 1 John 4:17 says, which is that as Jesus is, so are we.

The Spirit we got when we became born again was the fullness of Christ Jesus and not a baby Spirit that needs to be developed. All we need to do is to take the leap of faith by knowing that all Jesus is right now is who we are, through the knowledge of the word of God which we can get through the meditation of the word of God.

This is what the word of God looks like, the letters in the Bible may look like words that we don't understand, but as we meditate on the words, the true words and meaning of these words are revealed to us through the Holy Spirit, this is what we call revelation.

The life of anyone born again is a leap of faith because we don't live "our lives", but the life of Christ, because we are Jesus on earth being led by the Holy Spirit. We meditate on who Jesus is, through the meditation on the word of God, and we receive the revelation and are led and guided by the Holy Spirit.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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Spiritual Boosters To Walk In The Spirit

You know when a person becomes born again, he or she is being led by the Holy Spirit. However, in as much as we meditate on the word and choose to follow the leadings of the Holy Spirit, the complete transformation into the fullness of Christ doesn't come all of a sudden, it goes through a process, a positive process (ref.: Mark 4:26-29). But as the person grows, there is the war against the flesh while focusing on the Spirit, strength is needed for spiritual growth. So, what are the important ways anyone born of God shouldn't take for granted?

Galatians 5:16 says "I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh."

Meditation on the word of God builds spiritual strength. The word of God is living and active (ref.: Hebrews 12:4). The meditation on the word of God by one who is born again brings about revelation which is interpreted by the Holy Spirit for our spiritual growth (ref.: Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:1-3).

Another way we can walk in the Spirit is through praise and worship of God. This is so powerful because praises repel the devil and its agents [who do everything within to distract you from focusing on Jesus].

Another reason why praise is so powerful is that when we praise and worship God it boosts our faith (ref.: Psalm 28:7, 103:1, 145:1). To praise is to focus on God and God alone, and the more we praise Him the more we put where He already is, far above every principalities and power, far above any challenge we can ever have, far above every name that exists and will ever exist, having the highest authority in heaven, earth and under the earth, and more (ref.: Psalm 105:1, 139:13-14, 145:3; 2 Chronicles 20:20; Acts 16:25-26.

As we do this, our trust and confidence in Him are heightened, and our spirit man is more alive as what we know is to walk and live by faith, and not by the flesh. We have complete rest in God which is our goal.

To walk completely in the Spirit is a process and the faster we grow into complete Spiritual living the more we live the absolute fullness of Christ here on earth. And meditation on His word and effectual fervent praise of God is a growth booster that we shouldn't take for granted.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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Relationship, Not Doctrine

What is eternal life, have you ever thought of that? We hear some people who go about preaching the gospel saying if you come to Jesus, you will receive eternal life.

Eternal life to many means living forever, but that isn't what it is. No matter where a person goes after leaving this earth, the person would live forever.

Again, some people would say they know what eternal life is as stated by Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane. So, what did Jesus say?

In John 17:3 Jesus said, "And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent." AMPC. What does this mean?

To have eternal life is what happens to you when you live forever with Jesus. Eternal life is becoming one with God, and by becoming one with God, you become one with Jesus. It is a marriage, where you become joined with God, thus, you have a relationship with God Himself, having that inseparable oneness.

Religion pushes doctrine, teachings of a code or a belief. This is different from what Jesus came to establish. A doctrine has rules that must be followed, it is not you, it is something you just follow, obey and believe, like a school. But the eternal life Jesus brought is having a relationship with God and Himself.

Jesus said if we see Him, we see the Father (ref.: John 14:9), Jesus wasn't talking about a doctrine, but a relationship. And eternal life is becoming part of that relationship. This is why 1 Corinthians 2:16 says we have the mind of Christ (referring to those born of God). It is that same spirit, that oneness, that relationship that is being established here.

Man lost this relationship when He fell, and this was what Jesus came to establish. First to save us from our sins, which is a ticket to heaven, and to bring us together to God. This is why we are referred to as the bride of Christ (ref.: Revelation 21:9-11). Marriage has nothing to do with doctrine, but an intimate relationship between the bridegroom and his bride, which in this case is Jesus and the church.

Love is the story behind the coming of Jesus. The bride was captured and the bridegroom, who is Jesus, came to save His bride, isn't this cool?

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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Productivity Under Jesus

My focus today is not new, based on what I have written before. Today's write-up is an extension of Obedience or Hard work?

Hard work is very important, well that would be productive hard work is very important, because it enables us to achieve success. But this is the way the world operates. And this started when the world of scarcity began, that was when Adam and Eve were sent out of the Garden of Eden.

Some people work hard but they don't see the result of their effort, this could be frustrating, although, this is seen as a possibility that could happen because outcomes of the world are based on probabilities. But Sons and Daughters of God do not operate by hard work, so, what do they operate with, and how do they go about it?

Now, hard work as I mentioned, is one way to achieve productivity, the other way is how the Sons and Daughters of God achieve productivity. And this other way is through obedience.

Hard work as the world goes about it is through their own leading and direction, and this way is based on probability and history. But the Sons and Daughters of God base their obedience on Grace.

God through our Lord Jesus Christ has given the world grace, but many choose to do things their own way. Grace is undeserved and unmerited favour. God knows all things, He created us and knows our lives and the outcomes of our lives even before they happen. And He doesn't base all these on history, but a mystery. In other words, He is in our future before we get there, even as He is right here with us. And He is ready to lead us when we choose.

Now, grace comes to play because, all that the Father has, He has given to us through His Son Jesus Christ (ref.: John 16:15). Why through Jesus?

Jesus is the firstborn of the Father over all creation, who is also the image of the invisible God (ref.: 2 Corinthians 4:4b; Colossians 1:15; Hebrews 1:3), and the Sons and Daughters of God are born of God, as Jesus is the first, while other Sons and Daughters of God come after, with all having the same Spirit of God.

Jesus was the only man who walked in perfection, that was why God raised Him and gave Him the name that is above every other name, and He represents the new creation or those born again. This is why we receive grace through Jesus.

Ephesians 1:3 says God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ. And 1 Corinthians 3:21&23 says all things are ours because we are of Christ as Christ is of God. So, where does obedience come in as the new source of productivity?

Grace has been given to all, but to activate it, we need the Holy Spirit who shows us how to activate the grace God has given us. And this grace is through Jesus, which implies that we, first of all, need to receive as our Lord (ref.: Romans 10:9&10). The moment we do that we have the mind of Christ, which is the mind of God, who is the Holy Spirit who leads and guides us.

To know more of the grace God gave us is to know more of Jesus, which is to study the word of God. The more we study the word, the more we receive revelations of the grace of God. As we keep receiving, the Holy Spirit shows us the path to take (ref.: Psalm 119:105), which activates the grace given to us. But it is only when we obey what the Holy Spirit tells us that we see the grace activated.

All we are to do after we get born again is to study and meditate on the word of God, which allows the Holy Spirit to lead and guide us. But if we do not obey Him, then we should not blame anyone when things don't work out in our lives.

One thing we need to remember is that obedience comes with humility, unlike hard work, which comes with pride because of the knowledge acquired. But we must be humble to listen and obey, and the more we study the word of God, the more we release the humility of God which we received when we became born again.

Everything God wants us to become is already in us, all we need to do is to obey the Holy Spirit of Jesus, and we will activate it to bring it to manifestation. And remember this, through our obedience, we glorify the Father.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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It's All Sorted Out

The ship the world is in is sinking, but the Sons and Daughters of God have been sent by Jesus to save everyone from the sinking ship of the world into a ship of Jesus that can never sink.

Now, Sons and Daughters of God are being directed by God on who to go to and save. It is in an orderly manner. But the question many ask is, how do the Sons and Daughters feed from? Where do they live? All these are very important questions.

Using the James Bond story that I have often referred to. James Bond has one thing on his mind, and that is his mission. In other words, getting the job done. He for once never asked how he might have always had food to eat or a place to lay his head, or where they get the necessary gadgets he needs to get the job done. Why? This is because that wasn't his business but the organisation that sent him.

Likewise, the Sons and Daughters of God, what to eat, drink, and wear, things we need isn't and shouldn't be our worry because God who has sent us has made provision for all these things in the process of our obedience to the mission.

Jesus made it clear in Matthew 6:32 that all of these things are what the unbeliever runs after, but God knows all that we need even before asking Him. In order words, that shouldn't be our worry. But our concern should be to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness (our mission), and all that we need would be added unto us.

This is an act of faith because it is not the norm we found ourselves before we accepted Jesus as Lord. But Jesus has made us understand that we have been distracted by what we need that we end up not carrying out our mission.

Do not forget, the Holy Spirit is who we look up to for directions and leading, and not our human intellect. Sadly, this is where many get it wrong, because they unknowingly make decisions with the use of their intellects. Am I saying we have no say? No, what I'm saying is that the Holy Spirit guides us using our intellects, as He provides the necessary data we need to carry out our mission (ref.: John 14:26). It is not our agenda, but His. Ours is to obey what He says (Romans 12:1), knowing fully well that He knows all things more than we can and would ever imagine. And He can never be wrong. Again, He isn't making use of hypothesis, but the truth which is our facts (Numbers 23:19; Isaiah 55:8).

Jesus had everything under control. What we are to do varies. But the source is on the authority of Jesus, the finished work of Jesus which we draw strength from. Praise the Lord Jesus!

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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Spiritual Action

You often hear the saying that actions speak louder than words. I wrote in one of my write-ups that words are more powerful than actions because actions receive strength from words. And this is the same in the Spirit realm.

God was always known to be the only one with creative ability until He made Man. In Genesis 1:26, God said "let Us make man in Our own image, according to Our likeness," thus making man just like Him. Although this authority was corrupted by Adam, the Sons and Daughters of God have received the exact nature of God through Jesus through the Holy Spirit.

My focus today is on the authority of the Sons and Daughters of God, and what is meant to happen after that.

The world as we have it is getting more corrupt by the second, from their mindset to their actions. The Sons and Daughters of God however are sent to the world to save them.

Now, the system of the world is corrupt because of the people in it, but the Sons and Daughters keep making prayers for revival in the land. This is good, but this is where many stops. Prayers alone cannot bring enough transformation the society, why? The reason is that there is no Spiritual action.

What is Spiritual action? Spiritual action simply is obedience to the word and the leading of the Lord. This action doesn't exclude making disciples. By disciples, I mean telling everyone about Jesus. The way the world can be changed is when their mindset is changed. A society's system is a reflection of its mindset, and prayer alone doesn't get the job done.

Jesus told the disciples, "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen." Matthew 28:19‭-‬20.

Aside from going into all the world to preach and make disciples, the Sons and Daughters of God are to teach them to observe all things Jesus taught His disciples, which has its foundation in the word of God and the Holy Spirit. This emphasises the transformation of the mind, and a transformation of the mind is a transformation of society. This is what the Sons and Daughters of God are to do, and not praying alone, because the Sons and Daughters of God have been given the mandate to transform the world, and that is Spiritual action.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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