Are You Programmed By The World Or By His Word?

 Our minds program us to see the world we live in. This programming occurs from childhood through the sights and sounds we are exposed to. As we grow, the programming gets more sophisticated. Once we believed anything that we heard as truth. As we began to experience life, we became aware that not everything we see and hear is true. Many are just opinions expressed through others and the media. We learn the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic in school. This then enables us to explore the world in different dimensions. We realise that belief systems operate in the world. We are persuaded by one ideology or another. So the fabric of our thought patterns is generated to screen what we see and hear. Religion adds another layer to our beliefs. Many get into conflict because of differences in the way we see the world.

Within our world are systems that operate to carry out functions. These systems are developed over time and changed with new knowledge and discovery. Some systems are resistant to change. Others are more open and flexible. All these systems impact our daily lives. Many are sucked into a system and operate like robots. Others higher up in the system control others within the system. We tend to think like leaders in a system or as servants. All of these impact the way we perceive others and our relationships.

Divisions are normal in any system. This applies to the church system as well. Denominations are created through division. One does not talk to the other due to this division. Sadly, the church is divided despite worshiping the one God. These are created by humans who are fallen. Our fallen nature does not appear to change despite being born again due to old programming. This is why we need to be renewed through our minds being transformed by the word of God. Come, Holy Spirit, and renew us so that we can be one in Christ. 

Lust Or Love

 Love is a confusing term these days, as people use it freely to express their feelings of endearment. Men love their cars and women their bags! It has lost its original meaning as a feeling that expresses deep desire for the person next to you. It has been denigrated to the status of lust in many ways. Therefore, the difference between lust and love appears indistinguishable. Love has different depths of meaning. On a superficial level, it expresses an attraction to the physical form of another. On a deeper level, it is a soul connection with another. At the highest level, it is a committed, non-judgmental, unconditional love for another akin to God's love. 

Lust, on the other hand, is basically a sexual love for another. Lust drives a person to commit adultery. In a sexualised world we live in, many are driven by lust. All the images we see in the media fuel the lustful desires in us. This includes the images of children who are also sexualised. No wonder sex is attractive, as it seduces us to sin. This has been the downfall of man from the beginning. David had many wives, and his son Solomon had many more! The news is covered with stories of many falling in their careers due to sexual indiscretions. Lust is, in some ways, a Satanic stronghold, as evidenced by many who are addicted to it. 

Love on the other hand, is a committed decision to be in a faithful relationship. God demonstrated His love for us by sending His own Son to die for us. This is the kind of sacrificial love that we need to experience in our world today. We have many examples of such love in the people who gave up the comforts of life to serve people who are disadvantaged in many lands. In a marriage where love rules, there is never a possibility of divorce. However, this is not what we see in the world or in the church. Sadly, lust appears to be the ruling force that turns the world around. This is not just in terms of sexual lust but also in the area of finance and other ambitions. Today, let us choose to love and serve our fellow men.

Fear Of Feelings

 Feelings are part of us and give us a sense of being. Many cut off their feelings because they have been rejected or traumatised through past relationships. Feelings give us a sense of connection with others around us. We are not robots doing the same thing. Nor are we parrots saying the same thing. When we are connected with our feelings, life begins to be more colorful. Jesus tapped into our feelings to communicate His message of love. Many are moved by messages that touch our feelings. Feelings are like clouds that come and go. We can never rely on our feelings. They are there to enable us to connect with the world around us. They can either work for us or against us. To feel is to be.

Many fear feelings because they treat feelings like a permanent state of being. This is a lie. Just like clouds, you may feel happy one moment and depressed another time. They don't define who you are. Others can only affect you if you allow them to. You are in control of your feelings. Do not allow your feelings to dictate how you will respond. When feelings control you, you become a slave to them. Feelings are there to add color to your life. It is like clothing that can be put on and taken off. The real you is under that covering. The covering is not your identity.

When we feel good, everything becomes easy, and work is easy. When we feel down, everything becomes a burden. Do not fear these feelings. They will pass. You become trapped only if you allow your feelings to dominate you. Fear is a feeling. It is facts appearing as real. It is just an appearance. It is only as real as the credibility you give it. The devil tries to control you through your feelings. This is why you need to give control to Jesus to be the Lord of your life. He will enable you to overcome every negative feeling. Today, do not fear your feelings but overcome them and be transformed.

Are You Word Oriented Or Spirit Led Or Both

 The Bible is the Word of God, and Jesus is the Word in the flesh. Now both are Spirit-words that can be understood through the revelation of the Holy Spirit. God is spirit, and we are spirit beings on an earthly journey. We are dealing with the spirit world and therefore need the Holy Spirit to understand His word. We can read His word and understand it in physical or psychological ways. This is where the confusion arises when we read His word and interpret it in ways other than the Spirit. This is like seeing through a glass dimly. Truth can only be discerned through the Spirit. Science relies on facts and therefore has to be interpreted in physical terms. Relationships are psychological and therefore need to be interpreted with that understanding. Many use the physical parameters in understanding relationships and fail.

Spirit

In the spirit, we begin to see the world through God's eyes. This is a different dimension of operation. Love can be communicated through physical ways or psychologically. However, there is a higher level called agape. This is God's way of love. His ways are not our ways. There are many ways of understanding love. How we understand a subject results in how we view the subject. I can see a painting and see the colors, but not notice the message in the picture. The deeper our understanding, the greater will be our walk.

Word and Spirit

When we read the Bible, we can read it like a novel of stories or a message from God. How we read determines what impact it will have on us. The Bible was written to give life to us, for it is like bread to be eaten. Language is limited in its ability to convey the full meaning of the Word. However, through the Holy Spirit, the Word becomes flesh to those who believe. Jesus is the living Word who became flesh and describes Himself as being eaten like bread. This is why we break bread in memory of His life broken for us. When we break bread, we eat of His life that feeds our spirit and gives life to our being. We become like the word we eat. A physical bread does nothing, but the transformed mind hears His word and is transformed. We therefore need His Spirit to be like Him in word and deed. Let us walk by the word and be led by the Spirit.

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CONSCIENCE

 Conscience is part of our makeup. It is part of our soul. Our soul is made up of our thoughts, feelings, and will. This is separate from our spirit and our body. Our body contains our soul and our spirit. A born-again believer has the Holy Spirit within his spirit. The Holy Spirit communicates with our spirit. Our spirit reveals the things of God to our soul. Our soul communicates this to our body, which then acts on our soul's thoughts and feelings. This is the Biblical understanding of our tripartite nature. This is my understanding, and others may view it differently.

Conscience

Our conscience determines how we will act in situations. Our conscience is affected by our thoughts and feelings and therefore can get corrupted. Some are even so damaged that they lack a conscience. This is hard to fathom but possible. Psychopaths are defined as people without a conscience. Conscience is the moral code for our actions. Our conscience determines how we will respond or react in a given situation. We could go against our conscience. Lies are one way we go against our conscience. A sensitive conscience could paralyse us into inaction. A severe conscience can do the same. Therefore, conscience is a vital part of our behaviour and operations.

Spirit

God put His Spirit within us to direct our thoughts and feelings. This is an operation that takes place beyond ourselves. God is Spirit and He communicates with our spirit. Demons communicate with our soul. This is a major difference. Many in religious circles operate in the soul realm. They could be influenced by demons. This is why we see so much compromise in the church. Spirit-filled ministries need to be teaching the truth and not the lies of the devil. Sadly, the church has compromised its operations because they are mainly soul-based. It is time for the church to repent and turn from its wicked ways.

Holy Spirit Communicates With Our Spirit To Manifest On Earth

We are spirit beings living in a body. Our soul resides in our body and determines how we feel and think and do. Our will is part of our soul. Many confuse the soul and the spirit. The Bible clearly teaches that we are a trinity of spirit, soul, and body 1 Thessalonians 5:25. However the church mainly ministers to our soul through compromise and poor teaching. This needs to be clarified for the church to operate in the spirit rather than from the soul. Many feel deprived because their spirit is not being fed. Rather they are given a diet of soul food through music and positive messages to build up our soul. We therefore do not expect the supernatural in our gatherings. We are no different from a social club that meets to fellowship and do some good works.

Holy Spirit

In the Holy Spirit, we can return to our first love. We were born again of the Holy Spirit. Now we need to be filled in Him and walk by the Holy Spirit. Most Christians are happy with their position in Christ but lack a relationship with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Jesus who was sent to help us in our daily walk. How can we walk if we do not talk with Him? Many times we are confused because we do not communicate Spirit to spirit. Our soul cannot understand the things of the Holy Spirit. We need to communicate Spirit to spirit to discern what God is saying and then our minds will be transformed to comprehend the things of the Holy Spirit.

Manifestation

I realized this when I received the revelation that I need to communicate through my spirit with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit lives in every believer but He feels ignored because we continue to operate through our soul man. Our soul is fallen and needs to be redeemed. Only our spirit has been redeemed through the born again experience. When we come to this place of revelation we begin to operate in the Holy Spirit to manifest His gifts and His fruits. This is how God manifests Himself through us. Now Our prayers are through His Spirit to Him who is Spirit. There is no hindrance and we receive the answers to our prayers through His Spirit. This is what is called manifestation. Let us push forth in the Holy Spirit to see Him manifest himself in our midst and see heaven established on earth.

Aligning Your Thoughts To His Word Leads To Transformation Into His Image

God's word in Romans 12:1 exhorts us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. This transformation is through the work of His Holy Spirit in us who reveals His mind to us. This is what is called revelation. We can read His word but not have a revelation. Revelation leads to transformation. We get something from heaven transferred to us. There is no limit to this transformation. God is Spirit and He works through His spirit on our spirit. Our mind then gets enlightened like a light bulb moment. We suddenly see what we did not see before. We might have read a certain scripture verse a hundred times but till we received revelation that word was just a word. When Jesus spoke, He spoke life into dead bones. His word when spoken by faith can produce life in dead situations.

Power Of His Word

The power of His word is endless. We can speak to our sickness and transformation occurs. The Holy Spirit works through His word which mixed with faith produces life. When we saturate ourselves with His word and His Spirit we too can talk and walk like Jesus. His now word is what brings forth fruit. The word without the Holy Spirit is a dead word. It does not inspire and is fruitless. 

Transformation

Today let us be inspired by his word and do the works of God. When we pray let us pray through our spirit to God who is spirit. Many prayers don't get higher than the ceiling because they are said from our heads and not from our hearts. We need to connect with God through our spirit and with his truth. We can expect God to answer our prayers because He has ordained it this way. We have authority on earth to ask and to receive. So let us be transformed by His word and be the light to the world.

Operating In Holy Spirit Mode

Operating in Holy Spirit mode is a process that many are unaware of. Naturally, we operate in flesh mode. This is to operate in our mind rather than our spirit. We are made body, soul, and spirit. Till we are born again in the spirit we are blind to the spirit or as the Bible says we are dead in the spirit. Through the born-again experience, our spirit is born again. This means that our spirit was cut off from God before this experience. God says that He will give us a new heart. This is similar to the parable of new wineskins to store new wine. 

Baptism in The Holy Spirit

Now we need to be filled with the Holy Spirit which is also called the baptism in the Holy Spirit. This is a separate experience from the born-again experience. Some may be born again and be baptized in the Holy Spirit at the same time. God decides this but it is also dependent on correct teaching. The baptism in the Holy Spirit is to enable the power of God to help us in our walk. Most Christians are satisfied in knowing the word of God but not His power. This means that they are still walking in the flesh rather than the Spirit. This is where we see many conflicts in the church because some are walking in the Spirit while others are walking in the flesh. In the Spirit, there will be unity. 

Walking in the Holy Spirit

Walking in the Holy Spirit is a process. We start in baby steps and progress to walking, running and some may even fly in the Spirit. Paul talks about beginning in the Spirit and then walking in the flesh. This happens so easily as our default position is to walk in the flesh. God is calling us to be hot for Him. We cannot get slack in our walk. We must be on fire all the time as our enemy will try to get us walking in the flesh. Today determine to operate in Spirit mode and be victorious.

Operating In Holy Spirit Mode Is The Way To Overcome The Flesh

Most of us struggle in the flesh to please God. However, this is not the way God intended. When God gave us a new heart and put His Holy Spirit within us, He gave us the power to live a life pleasing to Him. Many of us started this way but then retreated to our default position. Our default position is to walk according to our flesh. We therefore slip back to walking our Christian life in the flesh rather than the Spirit. This is what the Bible calls double-mindedness. God has called us to be filled in the Spirit and walk by the Spirit.

Flesh

The flesh needs to be reckoned dead but as long as we live in our body we will be faced with its desires. Our desires are selfish and so drive us to see our world through those desires. The desires to be famous, rich, self-centered, and all other fallen desires. These need to be reckoned dead on the Cross. This is the only way of salvation we have to overcome our fleshly desires. Jesus did it for us on the Cross. Now we can avail of His victory by faith in His finished work on the Cross.

Spirit

Living now in the knowledge that His Spirit in us empowers us to overcome the flesh is the key to victory. This is a journey we all have to go through till we come to the place where we are completely free from the longings of our flesh. Few of us will attain this standard in this life. Many will struggle to the end because of double-mindedness. We have the way of escape but have to choose His way always. He has made it easy for us but we must say Yes to His way. There is no other way to be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey.

There Is No Money In Heaven

Money is the currency on earth. In heaven there is no money. The only currency in heaven is love. Money is required on earth for it is what makes the world go round. What we see on earth is how money controls everything. The devil uses money to promote his plans. Everything on earth is driven by money. Where there is a lack of money provision is limited. We need money to buy and sell things. This is the currency on earth. We need to earn money to buy and sell things. Many are crippled because they lack money. Imagine what can be achieved in the hands of one who has money. This is why the world systems are based on money transactions. There is power in the hands of those who have money.

Evil

The love of money is the root of all evil (1 Timothy 6:10). This means that money is not evil in itself. Money is neutral in moral value but the hands that use it can be good or evil. Money can be used for good or evil. Sadly we see the use of money in both ways on earth. The devil uses money to achieve his ends by stealing, killing, and destroying. God uses money to build and restore. We need money to build God's Kingdom on earth. The church, however, has compromised and uses worldly ways to earn money. The share market is one example of how money controls the world. The evil agendas of men are controlled by money. Big companies monopolize the markets and control the population. In every area of society, those who have money speak the loudest.

Good

How can God's people use money to build His Kingdom? God's people can create skills and jobs to promote God's agenda on earth. Money will flow from evil hands to God's hands as products are delivered to meet needs. This is how we tap into money in the hands of the wicked. We see how the wicked now pay for God's services. In this way, we overturn the kingdoms of the world into God's kingdom. We need to be wise and strategic in our plans and God will guide us and lead us. This is the only way we can win the hearts of the people to turn from their wicked ways to God's ways. God is with us and the devil has no control where God is given control. Let us work to build His Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.

Spiritual Warfare Can Only Be Won From Habitation

God has called us to enter into the holy of holies. The curtain was torn and there is no more separation of the people from the inner sanctum which was reserved only for the high priest. Now through Jesus, we have entrance into the most intimate place with Father God. This was the plan from the beginning but few choose to enter into this place. This is the place of victory for us on earth. This is illustrated clearly in Psalm 91.

Goshen

In Goshen, Exodus 33, the people were protected from all the calamities and diseases that the Egyptians were afflicted with. Similarly, we can enter into spiritual Goshen and be protected. This means that we can enter into habitation with God. Most people are happy with revelations and visitations. These are temporary experiences. Now God is calling the remnant to enter into habitation. He does not just want to visit us. He wants to be an abiding presence with us. This requires complete surrender to Him and walking in obedience to the Holy Spirit.

Testimony

I have walked through my life through revelation and had many visitations. I was always looking forward to the next meeting, a revelation to experience His presence. God has brought me to the place where I know the only safe place to be, is in His presence, in habitation. There is no other safe place for a believer. The spiritual warfare that we face daily can only be won from our position in habitation. We face so many struggles in the flesh, that it is so easy to give up and settle for less. God wants us to be on fire all the time. All we need to do is surrender all. When we say Yes to God He comes in and helps us in our weakness. He has the solution for every challenge we face daily. He will win through for us when we give Him first place.

THE CASE IS CLOSED

Guilt Free

The case is closed. Romans 8:1. What a powerful statement! No one condemns you now for you have been freed from any judgment from your past sins. This is what Christ did on the Cross 2000 years ago. However, many who are born again still continue to walk in condemnation. Why is this so? This is so because we have failed to believe that Christ has set us free from our past. We continue to carry our burdens as if they have not been carried on the Cross. We live in the reality of our scarred conscience and not in the light of our born-again spirit. Our spirit has been redeemed but our soul is being redeemed. We therefore confuse our spirit with our soul and think they are the same thing.

Freedom

1 Thessalonians 5:23 clearly states that we are spirit, soul, and body. Our spirit and soul live in our body. Our soul and body are still prone to sin. We therefore are not free in soul and body which are under the influence of the devil, world, and self. Our ego continues to want to do its own thing. It has a free will and so can choose right from wrong. When we sin in the flesh we reap the consequences of our sin. We are not totally free from sin because of our fallen state and we live in a broken world. The god of this world is satan and he still operates to steal, kill, and destroy.

We need to be transformed in our souls to be totally free from this world and its hold on us. Our born-again spirit is able to do so as we walk in tandem with the Holy Spirit who lives in us. There is no easy way but through death to self and walking in obedience. The Holy Spirit in us will empower us to overcome every addiction and weakness of the flesh. This is the Good news of the Gospel. There are no limitations in the redeemed spirit. We are seated in heavenly places with Christ in the spirit. This is the reality that we need to grasp to overcome and be transformed.

In The Spirit Our Eyes Are Opened To See

In the Spirit, we are ushered into a different dimension. When we were born again our eyes were opened to see into the Spirit realm. Before this, we were dead to the spirit world. We were operating in our soul realm and controlled by the god of this world, Satan. The realm of the Spirit is real and we only come to discern when we are born again. Before this, we are manipulated into the demonic realm and confused by all that we see and hear. God redeemed us in the spirit and now we can see. We were once blind but now we see. Spiritual blindness is a worse condition than physical blindness. 

Spirit realm

To see in the Spirit is to walk in reality. The real you is your spirit. What you see in the flesh is a body that will one day die. The real you lives on into eternity. This revelation should urge you to seek for truth in the spirit realm. Few are able to comprehend this and therefore continue to operate in darkness. No wonder we see so much confusion even in the church! One can operate in the spirit or in the soul. The devil has access to our soul but not to our spirit. He is able to influence our thoughts and our feelings. This is why we see so much destruction in society. The devil's main mission is to steal, kill, and destroy. God's mission is to save and give life and that abundant.

It is time that the church enters into the Spirit realm and operates in the Spirit and not the soul. The church needs to step up and be the head and not the tail. Today what we see is how the world has influenced the church to conform to its agenda. We therefore collude with the world to destroy it. God have mercy on us. We need to repent and begin to operate in the reality of the Spirit and be what God called us to be. This is the only way this world can be saved from self-destruction.

Are You Mind Full Or Heart Full?

God created us as spirit beings to live in a body. Our soul also lives in our body and is separate from our spirit. However many interchange the spirit and soul. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 clearly states that we are body, soul, and spirit. In Hebrews 4 the Word of God is able to separate the soul from the spirit. Therefore clearly we can see there is a separation between the soul and the spirit. Our spirit was redeemed through the born-again experience. Our souls are being redeemed through our minds being renewed. Our soul is made up of our thoughts, feelings, and will.

Mind Full

To be mind-full is to be full of facts about life. We can have a  lot of facts but lack wisdom. Facts are not the truth. Truth is in a person, Jesus. He is the Truth and the Life. When we have the Truth we are able to walk in the Truth. The Holy Spirit was sent to reveal the Truth to us. Truth is of the Spirit and therefore we cannot know the truth without the Spirit. The facts may lead us to the truth. Being able to discern the truth is a gift of the Spirit. Many can be full of facts but fail in the long run because they are unable to know the truth. I might have a lot of head knowledge but lack in heart knowledge. Knowledge of the heart is of a different realm to head knowledge.

Heart Full

Heart knowledge is of the Spirit. In the spirit, we are able to connect with God who is spirit. We become one with Him and are called sons of God. In the Spirit, we are able to discern behind the head knowledge and detect the spirit behind the knowledge. In this way, we are able to transcend the different sources or narratives in the world that seek to confuse and deceive us. In the world, the god of this world, will try and deceive us and keep us from the truth. This is why we see so much delay and deception that keeps us from knowing the truth. Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus and He will keep us steadfast in Him till the end.

New Mind

Jesus came to live His life through you. He does this through His Holy Spirit in you. He had to die and go back to heaven so that he could send His Holy Spirit to dwell in you. Imagine the potential within you when you realise that the Creator of the world lives in you. This revelation will blow your mind and still your heart. Your mind wants to control everything but the Holy Spirit works through your heart. He resides in your heart and thinks through your heart. When you begin to think through your heart then you are closer to the heart of God. Your mind is fleshly and thinks only of itself and its needs. Your heart is broad and large and embraces more than you. It extends itself because it is able to fathom the depths of eternity. Your mind is finite because it is limited by your brain. 

Heart

Your heart has no limits because it thinks like God. Now you can fly and swim and dance because you are free from the encumbrances of your mind. Your limited mind cannot fathom the mind of God. The Holy Spirit knows the mind of God. Switch into His mind by operating in the knowledge of His Spirit and fly. Yes, to fly is to be above all the limitations of your mind. It is to soar like an eagle. Thank you, Lord, for your Holy Spirit. I acknowledge your presence in me and now I will operate in your mind and see the barriers pushed back. Hallelujah here I come world, to overcome all barriers and see the impossible become possible.

This switch from the earthly to the heavenly is what makes the difference between a heavenly mindset and an earthly mindset. Let us make the switch today by acknowledging Jesus as Lord and walk in the Holy Spirit.

Truth In Practice

God is at work in you and the best place to be is to rest in His arms. He orders the times and the seasons and knows what is best for you. The devil may delay things but he does not have the last word. Only God has the last word. This is why you need to pray that all hindrances to His promises are unblocked. People need to persist in prayer till what they desire is received and achieved. God blesses and there is no doubt about this. His word is given so that you can receive His word in reality. What is in the word becomes flesh when you action it by faith. 

Spirit Dimension

This is what happens in the spiritual dimension. You enter into the spirit dimension and receive His now word. Then you exercise faith in seeing the word being fulfilled. The word is fulfilled when the substance of it is seen. When you believe for a child then receive His word and the result is seen in a fruitful womb. Spiritual truth is translated into physical truth. His word became flesh and dwelt among men. People in the world have grasped this truth. This is why there is a burgeoning of spirituality at the present time. They all contain the truth but is not the truth. This is how the devil tricks people that they are alright but really they are not alright. Only the truth will set you free. All other ways will result in bondage.

Truth

Jesus came to reveal the truth. He said He is the truth. Now those who receive Him are able to know the truth. Truth is a person, not a belief. Facts are not the truth. This is why science does not have all the answers to the truth. Science is based on evidence. The evidence we have is partial and confined to this material world. The spiritual dimension is excluded. Jesus came to reveal the truth so that we can be set free from the lies.

MIND POLLUTION

The pollution of your mind is greater than the pollution in the environment. First, clean up the pollution within you and you will naturally stop polluting the environment. People are more taken up with issues they can see than the hidden things within them. This is a distraction. Jesus pointed to the pollution of the Pharisees in their hearts while they looked at keeping the law. This is a deception. There is no solution to internal pollution than the blood of Jesus. The pollution is so thick that many are blind to it. When they see the internal pollution they will turn in disgust and some kill themselves. This is what it means to see. Most are blind to internal pollution and see only the behavior. The behavior is a sign of the internal state of mind. This is why we need to be transformed by the renewal of our minds. 

Solution

Jesus came with the solution but it is too simple for man to receive. Now that you see it is your responsibility to help others to see. This is the greatest gift you can give another, free salvation in Jesus. Then they will say I was once blind but now I see. All other ways point to the way but never to the Truth. John the Baptist came as the forerunner to point the way. So also there are many that point to the way not knowing the way themselves but think they do. It is only Jesus who can open the eyes of those born blind. This is what it means to be born again. Your mission is to help others see and be free from the pollution of their souls and their spirits. This is the Good News of the Gospel. Psychological therapy cannot cleanse sin that is the cause of spiritual blindness. Only the blood of Jesus can.

Judgements Of The Soul And Judgements Of The Spirit

When God created us there was no separation between Spirit, Soul, and Body. The three parts of us were one and operated as one. However, through the Fall, there was a separation of our spirit that was disconnected from God. This death of our spirit led to our soul taking over control of our body. Through our spirit being born again we were reconnected with God but our soul and body were not redeemed through this regeneration. Therefore we are constantly in a battle between our soul and our spirit. Our soul needs to be renewed through the ministry of the Holy Spirit who lives in our spirit.

Transformation

This process of transformation is dependent on our surrender to the Holy Spirit. Most of us go through a process of walking in the flesh and walking in the Spirit. The more we choose to walk in the Spirit the more we are able to overcome the desires of our flesh. This is the process of transformation. All we need to do is submit to the Holy Spirit in all areas of our life. The demons can influence our soul; therefore, we must operate in the resurrection power of the Spirit to overcome the flesh. The more we walk according to the Spirit the more we become aligned with Him. Our soul and body will become aligned with Him.

Habitation

The Godhead dwells in us. The Kingdom of God is within us. This is the difference Jesus came to accomplish. We do not need to go to temples to meet God. He now dwells within our temple. This is the revelation we need to receive to be victorious in this life. The flesh and the devil will seek to challenge our spirit but we can overcome through the Holy Spirit who lives in us. What a glorious salvation we have in Jesus. Now our talk and our walk are like heaven on earth. Hallelujah.

Be Born Again

The Lord is overall. He is available to all but most are unconscious of His presence. The world is blind to the workings of God. This is the way the world has been deceived. The world is held captive by the great deceiver of our souls, the devil. He fools everyone by distracting them with the things they can see. The age of media is the primary way of his deceptive tactics. Don’t fall for it as all that glitters is not gold. The flesh is easily enticed but at the end of the rainbow is an empty promise.

Saviour

 God seeks for those who thirst after righteousness. He is merciful but the devil will accuse you and seek judgment. Jesus chose to lay down His life for me rather than to judge me. It is my own heart that judges me. He never condemns me for He has paid for my sins, past, present, and future. So who will I give my life to? Only Jesus deserves all honor and praise and glory. There is no other way for His way is the best way. No other leader has laid his life down for his followers. They have all sought to lead them down a road that appears good but at the end is death. Jesus gives eternal life and this life is for now.

Issues

 Don’t get caught up by issues but seek to give life and the rest will take care of itself. Issues become important only when the real issue is not faced. Avoid the main issue and secondary issues will take centre stage. Be born again and see how your life takes a different direction as His Spirit comes and transforms you from a destiny of death to life. Today decide to receive Jesus your Lord and Saviour and be transformed for eternity.