Be Alert!

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Today's write-up is a continuation from yesterday's post on why Jesus was led to fast immediately after His baptism. Today's focus is on what happens to us when we spend time with God, maybe theough fasting, prayers, praise and worship and the like. So, pay attention to the truth we must not be negligent of.

When you are at your peak in the Spirit or when there is a Spiritual refreshing, the devil MUST always show his ugly head, with one major purpose, which is to sway you away from the revelation you just got. To put it better, he shows up to sway you into putting to action the revelation you just got. This means you must be ON THE ALERT.

Many Sons and Daughters of God feel they would need prepare themselves to face the world. What many don’t know is that the attack from the devil start immediately after the revelation is given. The attack is not like the human world where the moment you gain knowledge, you then prepare to use it. This goes to show that the revelation you receive from our LORD Jesus Christ is not just knowledge, but also a weapon to be use immediately.

2 Corinthians 10:3-6 makes us understand that even we are in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. We must use the weapon given to us to attack any evil forces from the devil. Jesus demonstrated this by being alert using the word—the sword of the Spirit, to push the devil aside, and when was this? Immediately after His 40 day fast.

Jesus did not say, “phew, was a powerful session with my Father. Let me prepare myself against the devil.” No! He was alert at all times. Jesus was still in the wilderness when He got tempted.

The devil doesn’t give us any breathing space. And one thing we should also know is that our “spiritual tank” is full as we are filled with zeal the moment we receive revelation from God, or have spent enough time with God. So, when the devil comes, the force behind is expected to be powerful. And when we see how the devil falls like a pack of cards, we’re strengthen in faith all the more.

The major point to note is that attack comes immediately after you spend time with God. You are a soldier, and you must be on the alert. The devil has no powers anymore, but don’t forget, he is the master of deception and distraction. And these two attributes are enough to make a Son or Daughter of God fall. BE ALERT!

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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Why Was Jesus Led To Fast IMMEDIATELY After Baptism?

Hi, my favourite reader, hope your day is going great?

There are questions people ask, or truth that needs to be known, and today is no exception. So, read on and find out what I'm talking about today.

The baptism of Jesus is a popular story, quite hard to forget. Also, the temptation of Jesus, which happened after His baptism is another story many would remember as the event that happened after Jesus’ baptism. My question here is to know why Jesus had to fast immediately after His baptism. Why did the Holy Spirit lead Him to the forty days and night fasting. What was the significance?

Yeah, many would say, “Of course, we all know fasting is important.” But that’s not my focus. My focus is on the reason Jesus had to fast immediately after baptism.

To get baptised is like to get employed. Now, to be born again is to be born, but this time into a kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ. Then to be baptised is to be employed as I said earlier.

Jesus told His disciples to go into the world to make new disciples, (ref.: Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15), but He specifically told them to wait for the baptism of Holy Spirit, (ref.: Acts 1:4-5). He had told them much earlier that without Him they can do nothing, and this would be achieved through the baptism Holy Spirit, (ref.: John 15:5; Acts 1:4-5).

So, why did Jesus need to fast immediately after His baptism?

Jesus was “employed" when He was baptised, to understand His “contract of employment" He had to spend proper time with His employer. As we all know, Jesus didn’t go to regular school, instead He attended the school of the Holy Spirit, and people noticed He went to school, as they marvelled at His high level of knowledge in the Book of John 7:15.

To fast as I have said in the past is not to go hunger strike, but to spend time with God our Father that food means nothing to us. Having a relationship with our Father is what God loves. And the more we spend time with Him, the more we are exposed to His wisdom and knowledge embedded in us as one born under His Spirit.

It was of extreme importance Jesus had to spend this relationship with His Father, because His mission was of utmost importance. Likewise ourselves, we need to know what exactly we were called here to do. This is the first question we need to know when we get baptised into the new creation, for that is the purpose of our existence; the purpose God sent us down here to earth to fulfil.

Meditation on the word of God, in summary having constant relationship with our Father is pertinent for us not to go off our calling.

So, what happens after spending time our Father? Log on tomorrow for the answer to this question.

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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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)