RHEMA From Heaven

Being busy, worried and anxious can make you lose sight of the most important things that demands your attention at certain crucial moments of your life. It is therefore necessary for you to keep assessing the things you have been doing every now and then to ascertain whether that is the most important thing at that particular moment of your life.

Knowing the important thing to do and doing it was the separating line between Mary and Martha in the above scripture.

You see, you have to come to the point where you can distinguish between routine activities that are less significant in contributing to your success and one-off activity that can significantly affect your destiny.
Mixing or putting every activity into the same level of importance will never make you succeed since you will lose sight of the most pressing and significant ones.

When Jesus visited the family of Mary and Martha, the principle of prioritizing things in life was revealed. Though Martha was concerned about preparing a good meal for Jesus as courtesy demands, Jesus never applauded her decision. To Him (Jesus), Martha has misplaced priority by given heed to an unimportant agenda. Jesus placed premium on the attention that Mary gave by listening to him than doing any other thing.

To Jesus, his presence, and the word he was teaching must be put first.
You see, know what is important and urgent, know what is routine but can wait, know the value and impact that every activity you engage have on your destiny, and you will press the “right keys” for your success in life.

Read: 1 Chronicles 12:32 “And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment”

Prayer: Lord, I pray for wisdom and insight to know that very things which are needful to attend to in life.

One of the greatest virtues you can express as a believer is joy. But joy, is independent of circumstances or happenings in ones life, it comes from God.

As Christian, your joy should be dependent on the goodness of God. You must not depend on material gains or benefits to have joy in life.

You see, having joy, or gladness in the heart is God given. It is a great deception to think of joy or gladness as coming from the material gains or material things you have in life.

Many who have limited the source of their joy to external things don’t truly enjoy the peace and the sound mind that the joy of the Lord brings.

Let God be the source of your joy. Remember that, heaven and earth shall pass away, but God will not. What is more fulfilling than”being with God” the one who has no beginning and end.

The Psalmist said, “Be glad in the Lord , and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart” (Psalm 32:11).
Let God excite you, let the things of God excite you.
That’s the way, to keep increasing in this joy.

Don’t join the “company of the unbelieving believers” who only holler and put on a smile in Church or life when they have material wealth. That’s not real joy. In fact, joy is independent of all these “I have this” and “I have that” claims. Real joy comes from knowing God as your father.

Be joyful in the Lord!

Read: Psalm 35:9 “And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord : it shall rejoice in his salvation”

Prayer: Lord, I pray that you will always be the source of my joy. I refuse to depend on any circumstance for joy.

Continuing in the faith requires inner strength. That is to say that, you have to be strong – spiritually and mentally.

You see, life is not without challenges or difficulties. Whether you like it or not, you will go through different phases in your life. Every phase comes with its own unique opportunities and challenges.

Sailing through this uncalculated and sometimes weird moments demands that you have to be strong. You need strength- spiritually and mentally to keep a proper disposition when you are faced with all these challenges.
You need strength to handle betrayals, disappointments, regrets, hardships, persecutions and sometimes your own mistakes.

Don’t forget that your strength is most often revealed in times of trouble. That’s when it is needed most. Don’t fall away from the Lord when things get tough.
Pray! It will keep you empowered.
Study the word! It will build you spiritually and mentally to be tough.

Whatever happens, BE STRONG. Stand your grounds for the Lord and what you believe!

Read: 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 “We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed”

Prayer: Lord, I pray that you will deposit in me divine strength to always stand strong.

Storing up treasures for yourself in heaven, simply means investing in things that has eternal value.
Every Christian must make this great insight from Jesus a priority in order not to miss out on eternal rewards one day.

You see, just as in the natural world or life, people make investment or engage in activities that will yield some return, God wants you not to lose sight of the same principle when it comes to eternal things.

The Bible teaches that, no investment in this world is safe and can guarantee success or whatsoever. Here on earth, wealth, riches and honour is not forever.
That’s why every serious Christian must know what to actually “die hard” for.

You see, if all that you are labouring for is limited to this world, you have indeed laboured in vain. Living in this world is a preparation or a dress rehearsal for the next life with the Lord. Thus, it matters what you invest in, it matters what takes your energy, it matters what takes your time and it matters what you make your priority.

Do something that will give you a reward in the next life. Don’t forget the reality that the next life is eternal (forever) whether spent in Heaven or Hell.

Read: Colossians 3: 1 “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.”

Prayer: Lord, I pray for wisdom and grace to invest my money, effort, time and energy into things that has eternal value.

Speaking the truth is one character trait that every Christian must exhibit.
The Bible places great emphasis on this subject. Thus, living the Christian life must be devoid of telling lies.

When people lie, they make false statement with a deliberate intent to deceive. A lie is also an intentional untruth.
One dictionary also defines a lie to mean, speaking falsely or utter “untruth” knowingly, as with intent to deceive.

You see, as a Christian, there should never be an occasion when you should lie. Whether saying the truth will serve your interest or not, the truth must be told.

Leviticus 19:11 says “Do not steal. Do not lie. Do not deceive one another“
Proverbs 12:22 says “Lying lips are extremely disgusting to the LORD”.

When it comes to speaking the truth or not lying, it is a commandment from God. This is why you must obey this word in your dealings with people.
You can succeed in lying to people, but not God. Know that, when all is said and done, the JUST GOD, will respond to your actions.

What lies are you telling today? Which people have you made to believe a lie? Who have you deceived all these years? Who have you intentionally misinformed?

Don’t forget that, if words are powerful, then the lie you said is no different.
If you are born again, you must put off lying. Never be deceived about the temporary benefit that a lie will bring to you, because it destroys many things afterwards.

Don’t lie to people- friends, parents, pastors, and the body of Christ.
Don’t lie!!!

Remember that, YOUR LIES will oneday bring you down.

Read: Revelation 21:8 “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”

Prayer: Lord, I pray for power to control my tongue and keep it from telling lies.

Speaking the truth is one character trait that every Christian must exhibit.
The Bible places great emphasis on this subject. Thus, living the Christian life must be devoid of telling lies.

When people lie, they make a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive. A lie is also an intentional untruth.
One dictionary also defines a lie to mean, speaking falsely or utter “untruth” knowingly, as with intent to deceive.

You see, as a Christian, there should never be an occasion when you should lie. Whether saying the truth will serve your interest or not, the truth must be told.

Leviticus 19:11 says “Do not steal. Do not lie. Do not deceive one another“
Proverbs 12:22 says “Lying lips are extremely disgusting to the LORD”.

When it comes to speaking the truth or not lying, it is a commandment from God. This is why you must obey this word in your dealings with people.
You can succeed in lying to people, but not God. But know that, when all is said and done, the JUST GOD, will respond to your actions.

What lies are you telling today? Which people have you made to believe a lie? Who have you deceived all these years? Who have you intentionally misinformed?

Don’t forget that, if words are powerful, then the lie you said is no different.
If you are born again, you must put off lying. Never be deceived about the temporary benefit that a lie will bring to you, because it destroys many things afterwards.

Don’t lie to people- friends, parents, pastors, and the body of Christ.
Don’t lie!!!

Remember that, YOUR LIES will oneday bring you down.

Read: Revelation 21:8 “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”

Prayer: Lord, I pray for power to control my tongue and keep it from telling lies.

One of the remarkable happenings in the early Church is that of Ananias and Saphira.
The two died in Church from telling lies.

You see, as simple as you will see it, lies truncated the lives of some Christians in the early Church.

Ananias and Sapphira had sold their land to help God’s work. But their conspiracy to hide the actual cost of a land, and to give part of the money with the intention to deceive the Church, the man of God, didn’t end well. They lost their lives.

When confronted by the man of God, Ananias was not cursed to die, the Bible says “When Ananias heard what Peter said, he fell down and died”

This truth must stay with you as a Christian that, when you lie, especially to your pastor, Christians or the body of Christ, you have lied to the Holy Spirit and not mere men.

What are you lying about? What have you lied about? Are you testing the Spirit of the Lord? Don’t forget that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.

Don’t kill yourself or take off God’s protection from over your life. Remember that, God is a JUST God. What you sow will come to you.

Let Go off lies, before your lies let you go into an untimely death.

Read: Proverbs 6:16-17 “There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: a lying tongue…”

Prayer: Lord, I pray that I will refrain from lying and continue to live a sincere life.

The life of the believer must be characterised by victory. As a Christian you are an overcomer and a conqueror. One of the things we defeat or overcome in this world is evil.

You see, despite the fact that the world lies under the sway of the evil one, the Christian is not powerless to deal with such happenings.
Romans 8:37 says “Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors and gain an overwhelming victory through Him who loved us [so much that He died for us].” Thus whatever evil that is prevalent in this end time, you have power over it.

Just like Christ, you have been anointed to do good anywhere and at anytime (Acts 10:38, 1 John 2:20). The anointing or the power of the Holy Spirit in your life enables you to defeat and overcome evil.

Constantly engage the grace, the anointing, and the wisdom of God in you to overcome every evil in life- sin and sickness. This is how you can overcome evil with good.

Read: Ephesians 2:10 “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them”

Prayer: Lord, I pray for grace to to always overcome evil with good irrespective of what the circumstances may be.

Living in fear is not God’s will for believers. Thus, as a Christian you must resist every temptation to live in and with the fear of the devil, and every satanic onslaught.

You see, when you live in fear, you allow the spirit of fear to rule, dominate and influence your life. Fear is not a feeling as some people think. Fear is more than a feeling. It is an evil spirit from the pit of hell that brings a sense of insecurity into the mind of the believer. It is a spirit that brings torments or torture to the believer and creates a sense of inferiority complex.

People who live in fear are limited. Their minds are most often negative towards life. Fear has limited people from attaining greater heights in life than any other thing has. It is fear that keeps people from advancing in life. It is a spirit that retards progress and brings stagnation. Some folks have let the spirit of fear dominate them to the extent that they no longer remain at ease in life. 

As a believer you got to stand your ground and resist this evil spirit. You must not live with the spirit of fear having the best of you. You have the spirit of boldness and of love.

Don’t let the fear of the future, the fear of death which are some of the activities of the spirit of fear hold you captive.
Break forth and shine!
No more FEAR.

Read: Psalm 27:1 “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”

Prayer: Lord, I pray that I will not be possessed by the spirit of fear.

Selflessness or being concerned with other people’s interests is one sure way to greatness in life. It was the path Jesus took that has brought us liberty and also gave him a name above all names.

You see, being selfless is a choice. It is a decision you must make and carry out from your heart.
Selflessness is not a spiritual gift and neither is it a talent.
Thus, until you commit yourself to being selfless, you won’t live with that “mandate”.

As Christians, we must follow the example of Jesus when it comes to being selfless. The Bible says that He stripped himself off his reputation and glory, to put the interest of humanity first. He suffered, and went through humiliation just to be a blessing to the entire human race.

Today, it is your turn to be selfless. Will you follow the Lord’s example ? Have you put aside your status and reputation to promote the course of God? Can you sacrifice your life, time, money and gifts for others? Prioritize this great act now.

Remember that, your greatness is not in being selfish or putting your interest first.

Read: 1 Corinthians 9:22 “To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some “

Prayer: Lord, I pray for grace to practice selflessness in every space I find myself.