RHEMA From Heaven

“To whom shall we go”
John 6:68 “Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life”.
Following the Lord must be without any alternative. You must follow God wholeheartedly. That’s the only way the believer can enjoy and be blessed by the Lord.

Peter’s response to Jesus when he was asked by the Lord of his “exit plan” shows an unwavering commitment of the former. See John 6:67-68 “Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.”

Today, the body of Christ is suffering from lack of commitment from its members. We are faced with a situation other authors have titled, “fair weather commitment“.
We have Christians whose commitment is not absolute but dependent on “many things” in the Church apart from Christ. These are believers who are committed to God when all is well.

You see, as a Christian, Christ and matters of eternity must be the basis of your commitment.
You can’t be committed to God, and your local Church because of a friend or the crowd in the Church. If Peter’s commitment was motivated by the people following the Lord, their departure would have been his departure.

Nonetheless, although Jesus preached a “hard message” Peter and the other disciples still kept their gaze on the “eternal words” and not on their emotions.
This was the key to their survival and commitment.

When it comes to following God, don’t have an exit plan. Don’t let negative emotions, the challenges of life and friends interfere with your commitment in any way.

Read: Luke 9:62

Be vigilant by being prayerful!

Luke 22:46 “Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.”

Aside following the voice of the Spirit, another way to be vigilant as a Christian is to pray constantly or consistently. Thus, the caution from the Bible “pray always without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17).

Mathew 26:41 quoted the Lord’s word this way “Watch and pray”. Meaning that, believers must be on guard and pray. It is important to know that, being consistent in your prayer life has nothing to do with you attending a prayer meeting. There are lots of people today who attend prayer meetings but do not really make time to pray and wait on the Lord’s presence by themselves.

Thus, attending prayer meetings does not mean you are “prayerful”.  You must have your own regular and consistent time for prayer.  

Inasmuch as there are various kinds of prayer, prayer basically makes your spirit alert and helps you to apprehend many things long before they manifest in the physical.

Our text in Luke 22:46 was the word of caution Jesus gave to his followers when he found them sleeping instead of praying. You see, anytime you are not vigilant as a Christian, the devil finds space to operate in your territory. In fact, he makes you lose your hold in the midst of temptations and trials.

You see, there are many temptations that can be avoided by being “prayerful”. People who are prayerful will either sense the “hour of temptation” and avoid it or receive divine strength and wisdom to overcome any temptation that the devil will throw at them.

That is why you must not spend your time on frivolous things. Make time to pray consistently and regularly since it contributes greatly to your victory over temptations and trials.

Remember, when you don’t pray you will stray.

Read: Mathew 6:13

Be vigilant by following the voice of the Spirit!

Acts 27:10 “And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives”.

The above opening text shows how by the spirit, Paul knew that a journey they were about to take will lead to disaster.

Although Paul was on the ship as a prisoner to face trial in Rome for preaching, his spirit man was still connected to God to the extent that he could hear what the Spirit was saying concerning the future of the trip they were embarking on.

He perceived the ill consequences of the journey irrespective of his condition. Hear him speak, “Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives.”

But like many people do, they officer in charge downplayed the “voice of the Spirit” that was made known for carnal men’s voice. The Bible said, “But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship” (Acts 27:11).

You see, one way to be watchful is to hear the voice of the Spirit. Although Paul was not an expert in piloting a ship and does not even own one, the word he uttered by the hearing of his spirit from the Spirit shouldn’t have been taken for granted. 

Thus, in being vigilant, you must know when the Spirit must take over, you must know when expertise knowledge must submit to the voice of the Spirit and you must know when to tell the flesh, “You can no longer decide for me”.

Many people have rushed into the jaws of the devil by ignoring the voice of the Spirit spoken to them directly or indirectly through a man of God.

In the account above, the neglect of the word spoken by Paul resulted in the loss of properties and the entire ship.

Stay alert by following the voice of the Spirit.

Read: John 16:13

Vigilance, your duty in the divine security  

1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour”.

Most often than not, your degree of alertness or vigilance determines how fast you can escape the snares and traps of the enemy. The Bible says, “The devil, is like a roaring lion, sneaking around to find someone to attack”. Meaning that, the devil is not just moving to and fro for sightseeing. Remember that, he is too smart for that. His motive for walking about is to do evil.

That’s why God is admonishing believers to be vigilant. Being vigilant means that, you are watchful, you are on the lookout and you are observant. But knowing very well that the devil operates first and foremost from the spirit since he is a spirit, your vigilance must be spiritual.

You see, you can’t use your biological or natural eyes to be on the lookout when the devil is in the game. You can’t also set CCTV cameras on the devil, it will amount to nothing. You can only maintain a spiritual vigilance on the devil and his activities with the eyes of your spirit or your spiritual senses.

Not being alert in the spirit and failing to pick fast negative spiritual signals coming from the devil may cause you a lot.

As a Christian, your success in life is not only dependent on your ability to see “blessings or the goodies God has for you”, you must also master your spirit to pick fast satanic activities that wants to stand against your life and resist it fast.

Be vigilant and you will not be taken by satanic surprises

Read: James 4:7

Thanks for joining me!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton