RHEMA From Heaven

There are things that are worth keeping or preserving in life. As the Apostle Paul said, “All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient”… (1 Corinthians 6:12).
It is therefore important to know that some things are valuable and they demand your full attention in other for you to preserve them for your benefit now and in the future.

The Bible says in Proverbs 27:18 “Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured”.
The verse above teaches that, you will only enjoy what you keep and give attention to. So, until you keep something of value, you can never benefit from it.

One of such important things worth preserving in life is the gift and the anointing that God gives to you as a child of God. Read: 2 Corinthians 5:18, Ephesians 4:8 and 1 John 2:20.

You see, these gifts and anointing are for your own good and the good of many. But you won’t enjoy them if you don’t preserve them well.

Another thing that is worth keeping and preserving is a profitable relationship.
When God gives you a “human being” as a blessing, you must apply wisdom in maintaining such relationship. You must nurture and keep this profitable relationship to its end.
Don’t forget this profitable relationship can be with your boss, your parents, your pastors, your roommate, etc.

Always remember that, everyone will be important at some point in time. Thus, how well you preserve your relationships will determine if you will benefit from them.

Learn to preserve the gifts, anointing and profitable people God has brought your way.

Read: Proverbs 27:18 “He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who faithfully protects and cares for his master will be honored”  (AMP)

Prayer: Lord, I pray for grace and wisdom to preserve any valuable thing that is worth keeping for future benefit.

The Christian is never disadvantaged in loving the Lord. As a Christian, your love for God, which is demonstrated by your obedience to his word brings great blessings.

Our opening text tells it all. It says “all things will work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God”.

Never for once see, the instruction or command to love the Lord as a burden. Rather, see it as an opportunity or avenue for blessings. When you allow the Lord, he perfects all that concerns you. He routes the course of your life to a good end.

Loving the Lord makes you live your life in sync with his will for your life. It makes you respect and live in submission to the word of God. In John 14:23 Jesus said, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them…”.

Learn to keep your love for God ablaze.
Never allow the cares and troubles of this world quench your love for God. Guard it!
Keep it alive through personal prayer, worship, and constant meditation on God’s goodness. Your love for God, is your well of blessing.

Read: Deuteronomy 6:5 “Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”

Prayer: Lord, I pray for grace to always keep loving you.

There is healing in the word of God. So all you need for divine healing and health is the word of God.
Psalm 107:17-20 says,
“Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses. He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

When it comes to health and healing it is embedded in the word. The Bible records the story of a Roman centurion whose servant was taken ill. But he requested that Jesus should only speak the word and his servant shall be healed. (Mathew 8:5-8).

You see, you have the word for your liberty and restoration. Many folks who don’t actively receive and engage the word ends up with many struggles.
Don’t become a victim of circumstance, struggles, ill-health when you have the word in your mouth. (Rom 10:8).

Read: Psalm 107:20
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

Prayer: Lord, I pray that the power of your word will manifest greatly in my life as I read and meditate on your word.

Everyday has its morning, afternoon and night. The occurrence of one leads to the other. Thus, the passage of time draws us closer to the night. This is a period of rest from activity. It is a moment when nothing can be done again.

Jesus had this to say about the night that is coming. We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent us. The night is coming, and then no one can work (John 9:4). It is an undoubtable fact and truth that night will catch up with every one of us. Whether you are saved or not, whether you are rich or poor, whether you are learned or not, whether you are strong or weak. It is just a matter of time.

The passage of time will bring us all to one end, one reality, one moment of life and season where we can by ourselves do nothing. To some this night can be death and for the rest this night can be the coming of the Lord. Whichever we may encounter, your life and mine will follow after the words of preacher John Ellerton’s song “Now the laborer’s task is over; now the battle day is past; now upon the farther shore lands the voyager at last”

If you can read this RHEMA today, it may be your morning or afternoon. But without any shadow of doubt, the reality of night will one day dawn. You can be called to rest by the Lord, or rapture can happen any time soon.
It is towards the coming of this night that the master is calling us to his side. Yes, the master is calling to us to come to his haven.

Before you give in to the passing vanities of this life, remember that you have only one life to live on earth. Don’t waste your life less your night may be without the light of the Lord Jesus. The passage of every minute clocks us to the end, which may be your night.
Repent if you must, be saved if you must, be serious if you must and work for God if you must. In fact, do what you know that you must do. Don’t waste your morning and your afternoon. That’s your seed sowing time. The night is only for harvest. Ponder on the ways of your life and do what the Lord wants in this season before your night comes.

Read: Psalm 90:12
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Prayer: Lord, I pray that from today my heart will be guided by wisdom to do what I must do before the night comes.

Attaining greatness in life comes at a cost. Our opening scripture, gives us knowledge of what principles to subscribe to for elevation in life. Thus, until you are willing to pay such a price, you will never rise in life.

Jesus’s teaching in Mathew chapter 23 revealed that the two great principles that one must subscribe to be elevated in life are service and humility.

Until you are ready to serve in whatever capacity you find yourself, and also willing to live in humility, making avenues to reach greatness will elude you.

You see, the way to greatness is a narrow path. Although it will in the end elevate you, it first calls for selflessness, and diligence.
Never run from responsibilities that calls for service and humility.

Don’t be hindered by pride, or selfishness, be unreservedly humble and intentionally serve people to pave the way for your greatness.

Read: Philippians 2:5 “Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble] mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus: [Let Him be your example in humility:]” ( AMPC)

Read: Lord, I pray for grace to serve and be humble in life. Amen

When you think of bodily exercise, you would think of running, jogging, jumping, sit ups, push ups, lifting weights, swimming, and walking.
Now, it must be understood that there is nothing wrong with keeping your physical body in shape. I Timothy 4:8 says, “For bodily exercise profiteth little…” So when it comes to physical exercise there is some benefit. But the Bible again talks about spiritual exercise, which is godliness as more beneficial than the former.

You see, physical exercise will only help your “body”, but spiritual exercise which is “godliness” will help both your spirit and soul. Meaning that, if you master physical exercise to the neglect of godliness you will still be hopeless at the end of the day. Making efforts to keep your body in shape and to be fit without any spiritual exercise is actually useless.

The Bible says that spiritual exercise is beneficial now and in eternity. It is therefore important to place premium on spiritual exercise and to be much serious in the things of God.

In exercising yourself spiritually, you must be constant in prayer (Romans 12:12), active in soul winning (Mark 16:15) and in studying of God’s word (Joshua 1:8). These things will follow you into eternity but it will also bless you in the now.

Increase your spiritual exercise and you will be blessed in life.

Read: 1 Timothy 4:8
For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

Prayer: Lord, I pray for grace to actively engage in spiritual exercise.

Although worshiping God is by the spirit and is a pure spiritual experience, the state of our bodies also matter to God in our fellowship with him.
The truth of the matter is that, the body of the believer must be used to bring glory to God.
Meaning that, you must not use your body anyhow or engage in things that will debase the body.

Romans 12:1 says,
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service.

For your worship to be reasonable and acceptable you have to learn to present your body as a living sacrifice by denying it expression when it desires for something contrary to God’s will.

As a Christian you must dedicate your body to God. Dedicating your body to God means that you have given or devoted your body for a particular purpose.

One simple truth to understand in this message is that, as a Christian your real you or your spirit, which is born again lives in a body that is yet to be made perfect at the resurrection of the dead. This is why, you must constantly let your spirit rule your body for you to be able to give it to the service of God.

Therefore in presenting your body to the Lord and his work, you must not let wrong desires and the pleasures of this world control you. Simply be in charge.

Remember, your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Your body is not your own, so you must honor God with your body in all things.

Read: 1 Peter 1:16
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

Prayer: Lord, I pray that my body will bring glory to you as I journey on the road of holiness.

Our call as Christians is a call to pursue the interest of others and not only our interest.
Until you are able to pursue the interest of others, you are not yet perfected in love. Because anytime you walk in love, you are able to take into consideration the interest of other people.

Philippians 2:3-4 says “Don’t act out of selfish ambition or be conceited. Instead, humbly think of others as being better than yourselves. Don’t be concerned only about your own interests, but also be concerned about the interests of others”.

You see, acting out of selfish ambition or interest is a big “NO” for the Christian. Other people must also count in your quest to making it in life or becoming successful.

Never bring people down or hurt people because of your desire to succeed. Don’t use any human being as a means to an end.
The Message Bible puts Philippians 2:3-4 as “Don’t push your way to the front; don’t sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don’t be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand”.

Remember that, self-interest or selfishness is the nature of the devil. Because all he thought of during his service to the Lord in heaven was himself. See the account of Lucifer’s self-interest. “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations! For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation on the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.” (Isaiah 14:12-14).

Always know that, if you can’t stand for the interest of others or even help others to make it, your pursuit in life is self –driven. Be a blessing to the world and not a pain or a trouble.

Read: 1 Corinthians 10:33 “Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved”

Prayer: Lord, I pray for grace to demonstrate love to people by doing things that will help them in life.

Every Christian is on a race. A race to achieve God’s purpose for your life. Hence knowing God’s purpose for your life is essential to how you run your race as a Christian.

Apostle Paul said,
“Therefore I do not run without a definite goal; I do not flail around like one beating the air [just shadow boxing]” (1 Corinthians 9:26)

You see, in as much as God has assured you of his purpose for your life, that purpose would not fulfil itself. You must make a decision to work it out through the grace of God.

It is not enough knowing God’s purpose for your life. You must run and live by it. That is, you must allow God’s purpose to influence and direct every aspect of your life.

You must understand that, just like any athlete, discipline is key to the successful completion of your race. To this end Apostle Paul said, “I have the right to do anything,” you say, but not everything is beneficial . “I have the right to do anything” but I will not be mastered by anything.

You can’t live your life anyhow as a child of God. You are not just any man, you are a man with a purpose. You must be ready to do what it takes to achieve your purpose.

When it comes to your purpose, you must have a “no retreat no surrender” mentality. You have to press on to the end of the race so that you also would receive the prize.

Read: Philippians 3:14
“I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.”

Prayer: Lord, I pray for grace to run with my purpose in life.

Times and seasons makes all the difference in the life of the believer. God has put things into times and seasons by His wisdom. Understanding the operations, the times and the seasons of God is what will cause you to escape the error of making wrong judgement about how things are going on in your life.

Many believers have missed God’s goodness in their life because they don’t understand God’s timing. Some have either rushed ahead in life to do their own thing.

But you see “Gods time is the best”. Yes! It is. When it is your season glorious things shall happen to you.

Never rush things in life. God will surely perfect all things that concerns His children. He shall turn their ashes into beauty.
All you have to know is that when its your season glorious things shall be said of you.

Read: Ecclesiastes 3:11
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

Prayer: Lord, I pray that may I not miss your time and season for my life in Jesus name.