Reflections | Sunday, 29th December 2013

Knowing Who I Am in Christ by Joyce Meyer (Taken from: http://www.joycemeyer.org/articles/ea.aspx?article=knowing_who_i_am_in_christ)

Not sure who you really are? Read this list of Biblical truths that reveal who God made you to be.

I am complete in Him Who is the Head of all principality and power (Colossians 2:10).

I am alive with Christ (Ephesians 2:5).

I am free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2).

I am far from oppression, and fear does not come near me (Isaiah 54:14).

I am born of God, and the evil one does not touch me (1 John 5:18).

I am holy and without blame before Him in love (Ephesians 1:4; 1 Peter 1:16).

I have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16; Philippians 2:5).

I have the peace of God that passes all understanding (Philippians 4:7).

I have the Greater One living in me; greater is He Who is in me than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4).

I have received the gift of righteousness and reign as a king in life by Jesus Christ (Romans 5:17).

I have received the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Jesus, the eyes of my understanding being enlightened (Ephesians 1:17-18).

I have received the power of the Holy Spirit to lay hands on the sick and see them recover, to cast out demons, to speak with new tongues. I have power over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means harm me (Mark 16:17-18; Luke 10:17-19).

I have put off the old man and have put on the new man, which is renewed in the knowledge after the image of Him Who created me (Colossians 3:9-10).

I have given, and it is given to me; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, men give into my bosom (Luke 6:38).

I have no lack for my God supplies all of my need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19).

I can quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one with my shield of faith (Ephesians 6:16).

I can do all things through Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:13).

I show forth the praises of God Who has called me out of darkness into His marvelous light (1 Peter 2:9).

I am God’s child for I am born again of the incorruptible seed of the Word of God, which lives and abides forever (1 Peter 1:23).

I am God’s workmanship, created in Christ unto good works (Ephesians 2:10).

I am a new creature in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17).

I am a spirit being alive to God (Romans 6:11;1 Thessalonians 5:23).

I am a believer, and the light of the Gospel shines in my mind (2 Corinthians 4:4).

I am a doer of the Word and blessed in my actions (James 1:22,25).

I am a joint-heir with Christ (Romans 8:17).

I am more than a conqueror through Him Who loves me (Romans 8:37).

I am an overcomer by the blood of the Lamb and the word of my testimony (Revelation 12:11).

I am a partaker of His divine nature (2 Peter 1:3-4).

I am an ambassador for Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20).

I am part of a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people (1 Peter 2:9).

I am the righteousness of God in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21).

I am the temple of the Holy Spirit; I am not my own (1 Corinthians 6:19).

I am the head and not the tail; I am above only and not beneath (Deuteronomy 28:13).

I am the light of the world (Matthew 5:14).

I am His elect, full of mercy, kindness, humility, and longsuffering (Romans 8:33; Colossians 3:12).

I am forgiven of all my sins and washed in the Blood (Ephesians 1:7).

I am delivered from the power of darkness and translated into God’s kingdom (Colossians 1:13).

I am redeemed from the curse of sin, sickness, and poverty (Deuteronomy 28:15-68; Galatians 3:13).

I am firmly rooted, built up, established in my faith and overflowing with gratitude (Colossians 2:7).

I am called of God to be the voice of His praise (Psalm 66:8; 2 Timothy 1:9).

I am healed by the stripes of Jesus (Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24).

I am raised up with Christ and seated in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6; Colossians 2:12).

I am greatly loved by God (Romans 1:7; Ephesians 2:4; Colossians 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:4).

I am strengthened with all might according to His glorious power (Colossians 1:11).

I am submitted to God, and the devil flees from me because I resist him in the Name of Jesus (James 4:7).

I press on toward the goal to win the prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward (Philippians 3:14).

For God has not given us a spirit of fear; but of power, love, and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7).

It is not I who live, but Christ lives in me (Galatians 2:20).

Reflections | 8th June 2013

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In the Gospel reading today we read about the poor widow who gave all she had to God. Jesus said: Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; for the rich put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.” (Mark 12:43-44) For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7)

When you stand before God you should be ready for God's X-ray vision. It is possible to be Mr. Perfect in eyes of everyone around you and still have a rebellious heart in the sight of God.

I like how Jesus said: But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (Matthew 5:28) You might have never committed the physical act of adultery but your heart has surely desired it at numerous occasions. Jesus taught that sin always begins in the heart before it becomes an action. Truly, God is more concerned about the heart of a person that his actions. You could be a religious person, going through all the motions of religion but the question to think about is- what is the position of my heart? Does my heart desire the wrong things? Am I having trouble overcoming certain sins? 

The heart is the core of man's being or his spirit. Every man, if he is honest will accept that his heart always desires the wrong things. The human Spirit is born sinful and is naturally driven towards sin. 

There is no religion or worldview on the earth that speaks of heart transformation apart from Christianity. Selah

Christianity is the only religion that teaches the sinfulness of Man from His birth and the need for a New Birth. This is what Jesus meant when He said- You must be Born Again. (John 3:1-16) 

If you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, God promises to give you a New Heart. God said: I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. (Ezekiel 36:25-27) 

If you have never received the New Birth, today is the day of Salvation. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved! God will forgive your sins and give you a New Life.

I testify that after you experience the life-transforming power of God, your life will never be the same again. 

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Reflections | Sunday, 26th May 2013

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I believe the readings of this Sunday teach us about the Power and Authority that God has given the believer in Christ. In the Responsorial Psalm we read: What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than God, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet, (Psalm 8:4-6) 

In the previous posts of the month God taught us how to enter the Kingdom of God. Today, God teaches us that He has put all things under our feet in the Kingdom. Selah. In the Kingdom of God we have authority to rule over sin, sickness, debt, poverty and every evil work of the Devil. We no longer have to live as victims of our circumstances. By our faith we are able to overcome the world and all the evil in it. (1 John 5:4) This does not mean that we will not be tempted by the Evil One but we will never be overcome if understand the Word of God and believe it. 

In the Gospel reading Jesus said: “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you. (John 16:12-15) 

In the Kingdom of God we are one with Jesus Christ in the Spirit. (1 Corinthians 6:17) The Holy Spirit takes what belongs to Jesus and declares it us because- What is True of Jesus is also True of us. The bible says: As Jesus is so are we in this world. (1 John 4:17) So if Jesus is Righteous, we are Righteousness in Him. (2 Corinthians 5:21). If Jesus is blessed with the blessing of Abraham, so are we in Him. (Galatians 3:13-14) If Jesus sits at the Right Hand of the Father far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. So do we in Him. (Ephesians 1:21-23) (Ephesians 2:4-8) Selah.

One of the Ministries of the Holy Spirit is to reveal to us our New Identity in Christ. Let it be our prayer today that God will teach us through gifted Men of God and through the Holy Spirit what our New Identity in Christ is. Let us pray that we will not be hearers of the Word only, be doers in Jesus Name. Amen. 

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