RHEMA From Heaven

MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO BE HOLY

Hebrews 12:14
“Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy;
without holiness no one will see the Lord”

Every Christian has what it takes to be holy because God’s very nature which is holiness is imparted to everyone who gets born again. This divine nature helps us to live a
consecrated life.

All you have to do is to “work it out”. You must put in an effort to let the ” holy impartation” you received at salvation manifest. Hebrews 12:14 says “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord”.

You see, we are living in an era that when you don’t put in an effort you will simply not do the right thing. You need “great effort” to make holiness part of your life. Holiness teaches
us to be separated from evil or anything that does not bring glory to God.

Hebrews 12:15-16 explains it further by saying “See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his
inheritance rights as the oldest son.

People who allow bitterness and sexual immorality into their life can’t go with the holiness order of God. In fact, treating “precious things” that you receive from God carelessly also is an unholy act.

No matter the excuse that this “sin compromising” generation will give, dare to be Holy. It is possible. It is possible to avoid bitterness, it is possible to respect the things of God,
it is possible to avoid sexual immorality.

Don’t use carnal thinking and earthly assumptions to relax or reject God’s call for you to be holy. Holiness is a must, unless you are not born again.

Read: Hebrews 12:14

BE STRATEGIC IN YOUR PRAYER LIFE

Ephesians 6:18-19
“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people”.

“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel”

Prayer is a great ministry that brings great blessings. It is a divine relationship developed by communication. But until you become strategic in your prayer life, you will never make any progress in your endeavors.

You see, being strategic in your prayer life has to do with knowing the kind of prayer to make. The Bible reveals that there are kinds of prayer. Ephesians 6:18 says “And pray in
the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people”.

You must know the kind of prayer to make at any point in life. This truth will not fall on you like ripe mangoes from a tree. You have to search the word for it. You must maintain an
open spirit for the Holy Spirit to guide you. Many miss it in this area. They just go about praying. But you must know that the kind of prayer you employ must be the right kind
before you can have results. Don’t expect to succeed by opening the locks of your door with your car key. The fact that they are all keys doesn’t mean you can use them
interchangeably. Knowing the kind of prayer to make is what makes you effective in your prayer life. You must know when the situation you are faced with demands intercession, you must also know which situation demands a prayer of faith, a prayer of dedication and
the like.

Learn to pray well and effectively.

Read: Ephesians 6:18-19

GET RID OF ANGER

Ecclesiastes 7:9
“Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry:
for anger rests in the bosom of fools”

Anger is one thing you must learn to get rid of as a child of God. You must never let anger have the best of you. Anytime you are engrossed with anger you do nothing meaningful
or sensible because anger is an expression of emotions and emotions have no intellect.

Anger is a tool of destruction which displays foolishness. Our opening text in Ecclesiastes mentioned that it rests in the bosom of fools.

Anger according to some dictionaries is a strong feeling of being upset, or being annoyed about something. It is also a feeling that makes you want to hurt another person or shout
at someone. Anger is not something you must entertain in your life. Ephesians 4:31 says “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from
you, with all malice”.

No matter what people will do to you, put your heart and spirit above being angry. You must learn not to be controlled by it. Gain control over your spirit. Proverbs 25:28 says,
“He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls”.

Never join the ship of folks who pride themselves in getting angry easily. Such people say things like “I am a quick tempered” etc. Others get angry and decide not to either talk or
work with anyone either at home, at their workplaces or in the church.
You see, being easily angered is not something you should celebrate, but something you must get rid of. Anger will only heat you up to display unlawful deeds that lead to regrets.

Be swift in dealing with any anger issue you have before it takes you off your course and purpose in life. Can you imagine Jesus refusing to die on the cross, just because the Pharisees and Sadducees got him angry? You see, your purpose in life is bigger than the matter that is keeping you angry.

Read: Ecclesiastes 7:9 | James 1:19

THINK RIGHT

Proverbs 23:7a
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.”

Thinking right is one of the great practices that will bless your life. When you make it a practice to think right or focus on the right things, you will get great results in life. You see,
when your thinking is right, it will affect what you believe and also influence what you will confess.

The importance of “thinking right” can’t be overemphasized. In your quest to think right you must get rid of negative thoughts. Negative thoughts produce negative results,
whereas a positive thought produces positive results. Many great things we see in our world today just emerged in a form of a thought. As little as your thought could be, it has
the power to grow to become a mountain. That is why you must guard your thinking or keep your thoughts on the right things.

As Christians, God’s word has been made available for you to help you think right. Meaning that you must study the word and let it dominate your thinking. Anything not
consistent with the word of God is not worth thinking about, no matter who is saying it.

The Bible says that as man thinks in his heart so is he. That is to mean that your thinking
“makes you” in that you will finally become or have whatever you are thinking in your
heart.

Philippians 4:8 says “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble,
whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything
is excellent or praiseworthy think about such things”. Don’t allow just anything to get into
your heart. You must keep your heart and mind on the right things. Only think on
whatever is pure, lovely, admirable and excellent.

No matter the situation, always make your thinking right. How noble and truthful are your
thoughts, is it uplifting or weighing you down? Is it praiseworthy and admirable?

Read: Proverbs 23:7a

REIGN IN LIFE

Romans 5:17
“For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness
shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.”

To reign simply means to rule in a capacity where you are in charge. As a believer you arethe righteousness of God in Christ and you have been destined to reign. God has strategically positioned you in life to reign.

The Bible says we live in Him, move in Him and are also made complete in him (Luke 17:28). Your position in life determines to what extent you can reign in life. As a believer
you are not only in Christ, you are also with Christ. Where Christ sits is where you also are, a position far above principalities and powers.

The Bible says we are to reign in life. Meaning you got to be in charge. You must reign here on earth and not in heaven. Revelation 5:10 says “And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth”.

You are not to be a failure in life neither must you be a victim of circumstances. No! God has put you in charge. He wants you to exercise your faith and reign. You see, there is
nothing as painful as not living what you really are.

You see, sin, sickness and failure must be a thing of the past. The Bible says in Isaiah 53:5 that “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed”. Again the Bible says, sin must not have dominion. (Romans 6:14).

You have what it takes to make your life glorious and great. Simply exercise your faith in the Lord. Go ahead because the earnest expectation of the creatures waits for your manifestation.

Read: Romans 5:17

KEEP YOUR PRAISE UP

2 Timothy 3:16-17
“And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the
prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the
whole foundation of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the
doors were opened and every ones bands were loosed”

Psalm 34:1 says “I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth”. You must always keep your praise up as a child of God. You must never relent in
praising the Lord. The praise of God must continually be on your lips just as the psalmist says. Therefore whether all is well or not, you must never quit praising the Lord.

Praising God is an act of faith and it must be done from your heart or spirit. When you sincerely want to praise God, you must overlook what may be happening to you and
around you. This is because irrespective of what you are going through, God is still God.

It is your praise in these moments that unlocks doors in your life. Not only that, it tells of your true love for God.

There are many believing folks who only praise or give glory to the Lord when all is well with them. Such folks want to see money in their bank accounts, they want to see their
healing manifest, they want to see the physical manifestation of all that they desire before they praise God. This is more like walking with God in the flesh. You don’t need all those
physical manifestations before making praise your lifestyle.

Paul and Silas, knew this truth. No wonder during the heat of the moment while in prison they lifted up their voices in praise. See: Acts 16:25 “And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them”. You see, the prison situation did not make them hold back their praise. That act of faith brought a prison breaking miracle. Forget about whatever you might be facing in life and lift up your voice to praise the Lord.

Keep praising until God shows up.

Read: Acts 16:25-26

THE WORD OF GOD IS FOR YOUR BENEFIT

2 Timothy 3:16-17
“All scripture is given by the inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction and for instruction in righteousness: that the of God may be perfect thoroughly furnished unto all good works”

The written word is basically for our benefit and profitable as captured in the text above. What it means is that, the benefits you will get out of the word of God outweighs any cost
or time spent on it.

The word of God basically helps us in our walk with God and also teaches us the way to be blessed. See Micah 6:8 “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy
God”

God’s word is for our learning. You must be full of the word if you want to excel in this life.
Romans 15:4 says “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope”.
Learning God’s word will inspire hope in you. From the word, you will know that your future as a Child of God is bright. This will let you move on even when you are faced with
challenges.

Not only that, the word of God is the well of knowledge to guide our lives. In fact it is the manual for living well in this world. It will lead to a land where you will embrace wealth,
riches and honor.

The believer who does not make God’s word supreme in his or her life will be hindered by many things in this word. He would not know authority in God as against the devil.
One thing you have to understand is that the devil will always take advantage of what you don’t know about him. Learn God’s word daily. Learn it and be ever ready to apply it.

Never substitute the opinions of men for the word of God. Know that God’s word will never fail and will surely bring you into a glorious destination but the opinions of men will
not.

God’s word is for your benefit or profit always. Don’t see it in any other way. Any time you find yourself reading the word, know that you are bringing profit into your life.

Read: 2Timothy 3:16-17

BE STRONG IN THE FAITH

Ephesians 6:10-18
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the
whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil”

The Christian walk demands that you exercise some toughness and power in dealing with the issues of life. Until that, you can’t fully enjoy your rights and privileges as a Child
of God.

Matthew 11:12 says “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent “take it by force”. So for you to take delivery of
your possessions or to stand for what is yours as a Child of God demands that you remain strong in faith.

You see, you can’t live like a weakling and make it in this evil doomed world. No! Not at all. You have to marshal your spiritual strength to pave way through the storms of life. No matter the challenge you encounter, radically engage your faith to lay hold on your bright
and glorious future.

Always stay strong in the Lord, and having done all to stand, stand with all readiness and boldness. Never give up at all. Like the days of old, when the people of God had to get into their promised land, through the force of faith. They refused to succumb to the
giants. They spoke and took action. See their words, “And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome
it”(Numbers 13:30).

Stay strong. Remain indefatigable and move forward to possess your possession.

Read: Ephesians 6:10-18

DON’T FORGET TO PREPARE FOR THE COMING OF THE LORD

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice
of the archangel, and with the trump of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are
alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet
the Lord in the air; and so shall ever be with the Lord”

Success in every endeavor is dependent on the quality of the preparation that is invested
into it. There are many things a person can prepare for in life. You can prepare for marriage, you can prepare for a career, and you can prepare for ministry and on the list
goes. Nonetheless, one of the most important things to prepare for in life is the coming
of the Lord.

Christ coming is sure and very certain, and you ought to prepare for it. The Bible says “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trump of God…”. In another place it says, “For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry”(Hebrews 10:37). Thus, Christ’s coming is expected and one must prepare for it. This means that as a Christian you must always live with eternity in mind.

You see, many who will not make it at rapture will be solely due to lack of preparation.
Every now and then, the clock is moving towards the final end. Your state of unpreparedness will render you foolish (Mathew 25: 1-13). Be wise and know that these are not ordinary times. So long as it is not “over yet” prepare!

In these last days be serious and never cast away your faith which has a great recompense. Never let the system or the worldly pleasures rob you of the glories and the beauty of God’s eternal kingdom. If there is anything to be forgotten in life, note that it should not be in preparing for the coming of the Lord.

Read: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

LEARN TO BE PATIENT

Hebrews 10:36 “For ye have need of patience, that after ye have done
the will of God, ye may receive the promise”

Patience is a virtue that makes you tolerant and never anxious or troubled in the face of
adversities. The Bible in some places calls this great virtue “longsuffering”. In other words, you are able to bear with things for long.

Galatians 5:22 reveals that patience is a fruit of the recreated human spirit. Meaning that as a Child of God, you have what it takes to be patient.
Not being patient in life can make you miss out on God’s best for your life. Don’t forget that, as Christian sometimes, your faith will be tested through the changing scenes of life.
Nonetheless patience is the virtue that can make you pass God’s test. There is nothing
wrong when in the exercise of your faith you have to wait for weeks, months or even
years.

The truth is that you will get God’s best when you believe. God never fails!
Patience teaches how to wait on the Lord without any wavering in your faith. Don’t forget that there are folks who have missed it and some are still missing it because they don’t
exercise patience.

God wants you to prosper but you must have the patience for that. God wants you to be healed and be in health but you must have the patience for that. God wants you to have a great marriage but you must have the patience for that. God wants you to have a great job but you must have the patience for that.

If you throw away patience you will miss the best God has for you. You need great patience to come into your “promised land” just like the Israelites. Your patience in life is
a proof that you still trust in the Lord. Be patient so that you don’t miss God’s best for your life.

Read: Hebrews 10:36