RHEMA From Heaven

To bear fruits is a core mandate of the believer. Your call to be a child of God is a call to be productive and get results. You can’t be a Christian without results.

John 15:16 says, “You did not choose me, but chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit, fruit that will last…” You see, God expects fruit from you.

To bear fruits is to show forth works and conduct evident of who we are in Christ. Hence, you are not saved to sit and watch what goes on in the Kingdom. It is thus strange to be born again and do nothing in the kingdom. No!

You see, physically and spiritually, there must be manifestations that indicate God’s grace at work in you. The lost should be saved through you: healings and miracles should be seen through you: love should be demonstrated by you. At all cost something about you must bring God glory. That’s what you are called for!

Jesus spoke a parable in Luke 13:6-9, “A certain man . . . said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’ But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down’ ”. You see, It is a risk not to bear fruits. That’s why you shouldn’t be an pew warmer in church.

Don’t limit your zealousness to academics and career. Make the same effort to bring results to the kingdom.

God is counting on you because He had ordained you to bear fruits.

Read: Matthew 3:8, “Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:”

Prayer: Lord, I pray for more grace to dwell deeply in you in order to bear fruit that will last. Amen

Life is not without offences, irrespective of who you are as long as you still exist on earth, offence will come to you. It is impossible to go through life without being offended. Though offence do come, how we handle it influences the end result of the offence.

To be offended means to be hurt or angry because of a wrong against you. You see, anytime you carry hurt in your heart because of something done to you, you are offended

Jesus had this to say about how we should handle offence. Luke 17:3-4,”Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.” You see offences are not to be kept but rebuked (reconciled) and forgiven.

We live in a generation where retaliation is common. They have this to say when offended: “am not talking to him anymore”: They rain insults, they fight or write off a brother or sister. But that shouldn’t be your stand as a Christian. Although it is “natural” for people to pay back for an offense, Christians are different.

Every offence not properly handled will give room for enmity and many times open doors for the devil. Prolonged offences can also birth bitterness which strengthens sickness. (Heb 12:15)

Never act carnally to habor an offence or evil in your heart. Let love lead!

Read: Acts 24:16 “And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and [toward] men.”

Prayer: Lord, I pray for grace and wisdom to always overcome situations that will bring offense . Amen

One of the priceless and precious things you can have in life is the voice of the spirit. In fact, nothing can be compared to it.
Walking through life and hearing the voice of God makes you a stalwart.

You see, what the Holy Spirit says is the direction and guidance that the Holy Spirit gives to the Christian.
It is through this leadings that we can make real progress in life.

Every Christian must master the art of following the voice of the Spirit. Nonetheless, this can only be possible if you learn to know and distinguish the voice of the Holy Spirit from all other voices.

Most people who made great impart in the days of old knew and followed the voice of the Spirit. See how Apostle Peter described his experience in the city of Joppa when he was invited by a gentile. Acts 11:12 “And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house”.

Upon following the voice of the Spirit, God brought salvation and poured the Spirit on the gentiles for the first time.

Learn to follow the voice of the Holy Spirit in all that you do in life. Follow the leadings of the Spirit in the area of your ministry, education, finance, career, relationship and marriage, and all that concerns you.

Read :John 16:13 “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come”

Prayer: Lord, I pray for grace to be more sensitive to your leader in order to follow. Amen

One of the things that characterize this end times is the “spirit of mockery”. That is to let you know that, we are in the days where people will mock God, the things of God and the followers of God.

The word “mock” means to criticize and laugh at someone or something for being bad, worthless, or unimportant. It also means to laugh and make fun of something. It is therefore not a strange thing seeing people make fun and laughing at the things of God in this generation.

To some, believers are a mere bunch of people who don’t know their left from their right. Believers have been branded religious fanatics and sometimes called “unwise”.
But this is nothing, than an end time demonic spirit to cause your faith to waver and to make you doubt the move and the power of God in this last days.

You see, don’t let people’s destructive criticism which is backed by the spirit of mockery affect your love and commitment to the things of God. Rather, in the midst of this end time antagonistic spirit of mockery, grow from strength to strength.

Be admonished by the word of the Psalmist and have nothing to do with mockers.
Psalm 1:1 says “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers”

Have nothing to do with people who mock you for your faith and zeal in the Lord.

Read: Jude 1:18 “How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts”

Prayer: Lord, I pray for grace to overcome and stay away from the spirit and company of mockers. Amen

It is no news that we are living in the day of great ungodliness. The facts and the evidence stares at us Christians day and night.

One truth that must settle in your heart as a Christian is that, you are not ungodly. This is because you can’t be under the “Lordship” or be under the “servitude of Christ” and be ungodly.
Nonetheless, that can only happen when you cast off your faith and fear in the Lord.

You see, to be ungodly means to be “impious”. That is to say that, you don’t have reverence for God, and you also don’t live your life to please God but your own lust, and that of the devil.

The Bible describes the ungodly as people who dig up evil. See Proverbs 16:27 ” An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire”

You see, if there is a way to describe ungodly people in simple words, one can say that they are people who go to the grave of redemption and dig up or dig back all the evil stuffs for which Christ died.

The Bible again teaches that ungodly people pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign Lord.
Nothing much will describe a person who is into immorality and deny the Lord Jesus, than the word “ungodly”.

Take charge of your life this end time and never allow any form of corruption.
Your duty towards the ungodly is to preach the gospel of salvation to them but not to engage in the same ventures with them.

Resist any attempt from all persons and influences that wants to push you into ” ungodliness “

Read: Psalm 1:1 “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.”

Prayer: Lord, I pray for grace to resist any attempt from all persons and influences that wants to push me into ungodliness. Amen

It is no news that we are living in the day of great ungodliness. The facts and the evidence stares at us Christians day and night.

One truth that must settle in your heart as a Christian is that, you are not ungodly. This is because you can’t be under the “Lordship” or be under the “servitude of Christ” and be ungodly.
Nonetheless, that can only happen when you cast off your faith and fear in the Lord.

You see, to be ungodly means to be “impious”. That is to say that, you don’t have reverence for God, and you also don’t live your life to please God but your own lust, and that of the devil.

The Bible describes the ungodly as people who dig up evil. See Proverbs 16:27 ” An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire”

You see, if there is a way to describe ungodly people in simple words, one can say that they are people who go to the grave of redemption and dig up or dig back all the evil stuffs for which Christ died.

The Bible again teaches that ungodly people pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign Lord.
Nothing much will describe a person who is into immorality and deny the Lord Jesus, than the word “ungodly”.

Take charge of your life this end time and never allow any form of corruption.
Your duty towards the ungodly is to preach the gospel of salvation to them but not to engage in the same ventures with them.

Resist any attempt from all persons and influences that wants to push you into ” ungodliness “

Read: Psalm 1:1 “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.”

Prayer: Lord, I pray for grace to resist any attempt from all persons and influences that wants to push me into ungodliness. Amen

Sin is not something people do that is wrong. It is more than that. It is a nature, infact the nature of the devil at work in people making them sin. But as a born again believer you carry the very nature of God fashioned in righteousness. That is why you can’t practice sin and consent with sinners.

Proverbs 1:10 says “My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.”

Sinners are those who are not born again. That means they live under the dictates of the devil. Thus, they sin knowingly, habitually, willfully and maliciously, and are given over entirely to iniquity, and who persuade others to follow their wicked example.

You see, being a Christian will not exempt you from being enticed by sinners. Sometimes their methods and mannerisms may appeal to you. Their fraudulent activities may get them some cash in a week, their immorality may get them a job opportunity in a day, but you must refuse to subscribe to their methods. You see, sinful methods are a temporary fix which will not stand the test of time.

The path of sinners is broad and has just one destination which is destruction.
Proverbs 10:29 says, “The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.
Don’t destroy a glorious destiny because of sinners.

Be in charge of your life today and never allow yourself to be deceived.
You have only one duty towards sinners: that is to get them saved.

Beware of sinners!

Read: 2 Corinthians 6:14, “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?”

Prayer: Lord, I pray for grace and wisdom resist any enticement and influenced from sinners.

Attributing the value of your life to your material possessions is nothing but a great deception. Your life is more important than material gains. That is to tell you that, your life is not in your possessions. Thus, pursuing after physical possessions without any attention and purpose to serve God is vanity.

This was the very words of Jesus in Luke 12:15, “And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”

The original word translated “covetousness” actually means, “A desire to have more, always in a bad sense, in regard to material possessions”

Today, many folks want to gather the world’s possessions for themselves at all cost. Others too have turned the Church into a money making firm. In fact, we have people who are into all kinds of schemes and activities just to get wealth. This is nothing but covetousness at work.

You see, justifying your covetousness lifestyle and claiming that you have made it is similar to building without a good foundation.

One truth about covetousness is that, the thing you covet will not satisfy. You will never discover the meaning of life in material things, neither will it speak for you
on the Day of Judgement.

So instead of engaging in any worthless pursuits, rather put God first. Seek God’s kingdom and any other thing shall be added to you (Matthew 6:33). That means subscribe to God’s method to prosper.

Be careful to chose God above possessions. Because money, wealth and properties without God is vanity.
Beware of covetousness!

Read: Proverbs 11:4, “Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.”

Prayer: Lord, I pray that you will deliver me from the spirit of covetousness. Amen

Jesus in this text was admonishing His disciples of the doctrines of the Pharisees and Sadducess. He likened their doctrine or teaching to a leaven (Mathew 16:2).

Leaven is any substance (yeast) that causes dough to rise, usually by fermentation, or anything which makes a general assimilating (especially a corrupting) change in the mass. In order words, leaven corrupts. That is to say, in Christ’s estimation, the doctrines of the Pharisees and Sadducess have the power to corrupt it’s hearers.

Today in our world, many strange doctrines exist on the pulpit which are contrary to God’s word. Interestingly, many believers today follow after wrong doctrines in their quest of seeking prophetic directions and counseling. But you see, the doctrines of men and God’s word don’t go in the same direction nor produce the same results.

Always remember that anytime you adhere to erroneous doctrines, God’s word becomes unfruitful in your life. Never give in to doctrines that doesn’t edify, build nor strengthen. (Colossians 2:8)

Instead of following doctrines of men, be consumed by God’s word and live by it. Never have itchy ears and be carried by false teachings.

Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducess!

Read: 2Timothy 4:3 “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;”

Prayer: Lord, I pray that you will cause me to be more vigilant against doctrines that does not edify, build and strengthen. Amen

In the ministry of Jesus, one subject matter or concept He taught extensively about is to beware. To beware means to turn one’s mind or attention to a thing by being on one’s guard against it.

Thus, when the Bible tells us to beware, we need to be warned of ensuing danger so that we might be on guard against it.

Colossians 2:8 says, “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.”

You see, the apostle Paul obviously saw that the Colossian Christians were faced with a great danger of being taken captive by false teaching. Thus, his epistle was for them to “beware”.

Today many things want to take believers hostage and bring them into error. But you must beware of those things.
You must beware of the ungodly, you must beware of sinners, you must beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, you must beware of mockers, you must beware of covetousness. You must not allow anything to corrupt you.

You must know that the devil want to still extend his influence over your life through these vices. This is why you must BEWARE, to stay on your guard and resist any of his attempts to mislead you.

Never compromise your virtues and values as a Christian, be on guard. Avoid being misled in life: stick to the word and follow the leadings of the Spirit.

BEWARE!

Read: 2 Peter 3:17, “Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.”

Prayer: Lord, I pray that you will give me the grace to stay on guard to resist any element of the devil in this times. Amen