Transformed Into The Likeness Of Jesus

The Bible states that we need to be transformed by the renewal of our mind. How does this transformation take place? We need to first be renewed in our spirt before this can happen. Our spirit needs to be born again which happens when we receive Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. We were dead in our sins and therefore did not have the ability to commune with God who is spirit. To be able to commune with God we need to be born of the spirit. We were born in the flesh in our first birth but still dead in the spirit because we were born in sin. Sin cut us out from communion with God although we were created by God. He had to breathe His Spirit into us to come alive. This born again experience is the only way we can have eternal life. 

Relationship

Once we have come into the knowledge of His salvation we now are in a position to have a relationship with Him. Most are satisfied with the born again experience but fail to move on in the Spirit. No transformation takes place. Their spirit is born again but their flesh is not. Our flesh needs to be transformed through the renewal of our mind. This renewal is a process. Our spirit mind gets renewed by the Holy Spirit who comes to dwell within us. Before we were born again the Spirit of God was working outside us. Through the born again experience the Holy Spirit comes to dwell in our spirit. We now need to be baptised in the Holy Spirit and fire to be transformed into His likeness. This is the process of sanctification. Our flesh man needs to die daily so the spirit man can come alive in leaps and bounds. This transformation is like the transfiguration that took place when Jesus was with His three disciples. The disciples saw this but failed to understand what took place. 

Transformation

This transformation can lead us to be so separate from our flesh that we feel as if we have been transfigured. We now are totally immersed in the Holy Spirit and He directs our flesh. This is the state that Enoch was in. He was so transformed that He walked away into the other realm without facing death in the flesh. Is this possible for us? Nothing is impossible with God. Smith Wigglesworth reports that he was so transformed that none of the diseases could affect him. We can be so transformed that our flesh is affected and redeemed by the power of God. I yearn to be transformed to be like Jesus on earth. Do you?

What A Hope We Have In Jesus

Jesus promised us eternal life to all who believed in Him. What a glorious hope we have in Jesus. No other leader has promised this. This is only possible for Him to say this because He is God. Now what more do we need to do but to believe and be saved from eternal damnation. Jesus came to restore us to our original relationship with Him. He chose to do this for our sake. Now we have to choose to follow Him. There is no other way. Recently I lost contact with my friend who always sends me a good morning message daily. I had difficulties contacting him and thought he had been promoted to glory. However today he contacted me after a week of silence. My only consolation during the week of silence was that I would meet him in glory.

Hope

What a hope we have in Jesus that we will go on to live after this life is over. This is what drives me daily to promote Jesus  to everyone that some may decide to choose to follow Him. What a joy awaits those who do so. There is nothing that thrills me more than leading someone to Jesus. Andrew introduced Peter to Jesus. Peter became an apostle and led many to Jesus. We are called to do the same. This is the message the world needs to hear today. Jesus saves.

Only Saviour

What else is my life worth living for? I can give all I have to the world but I can't give them eternal life. Only Jesus can. So I choose to give them Jesus. He is the eternal word made flesh and only Saviour of the world. His gift is free but it will cost me much to follow Him. He laid down His life for me. I choose to lay down my life for Him. Will you?

Eternal Life Is the Power From Heaven To Transform

Jesus promised eternal life to all those who received Him as Lord and Saviour. This is a profound statement yet true. He came in the form of sinful man to redeem man from his fallen state. This was planned before the creation of man. God knew that man would sin and so had to provide an answer. His answer is Jesus. He is because He lives and is the same yesterday, today and forever. The promise of eternal life means more than living forever. It is the power to transform our body and soul through the regenerated spirit. We now have the ability to operate in the spirit and commune with God who is Spirit. We were once dead through sin but now are alive through the Holy Spirit.

Holy Spirit

His Spirit dwelling in us enables us to operate in the spirit. We now no longer are led by our thoughts and feelings but by His Spirit. This is a life lived in the Spirit. As my spirit grows and matures in the things of God I am transformed in my mind to change the way I think, feel and act. I am transformed by the renewal of my mind. I become like christ as my mind is renewed. I move from my position in Christ to a relationship with Him. This an ongoing process and the speed of transformation is dependent on my will to surrender all to Him. Most of us go through phases of walking close with Him and then withdrawing. The battle is in our mind. The world and the devil will try to slow the process. We must stay fixed in our goal to fulfil all God has planned for us. This is our destiny.

Eternal Life

Eternal life is  a power that never dies. It is full of life and vitality and new everyday. We must tap into this life daily and not relent. His Spirit will help us. What a wonderful life is this to look to Him for all our needs and desires. His desires become  our desires because all we want to do is please Him. He bought us through His blood and cleansed us from all sin. We now have the pearl of great price and nothing can take it away. Let us rejoice in this eternal life that money cannot buy.

Demonic Infiltration

The demonic has infiltrated every aspect of our lives. The seed of the serpent was impregnated through the Fall and ever since then mankind has come under the influence of the god of this world. God saw the results of the Fall and just like in the days of Noah so we are seeing the same effects now. We have lost our fear of God and have become gods in our own eyes. This was what happened to Lucifer before his fall. Pride took over him and he wanted to be god. So the history of mankind has followed in the path of the Fall.

Genetic Code

Our genetic code has been modified through the ages and we see the effects of it in sickness and disease. Now man is trying to modify our genes to make us even more vulnerable through various mutations. God destroyed the hybrid population as the world was populated by a hybrid race and lost the original creation that God created. God created man in His own image but through demonic infiltration all creation fell into sin. God preserved Noah and his family to continue the original creation but we see  that Satan has continued to infiltrate and destroy His creation.

Resurrection Power

Now Jesus sacrifice is the only solution to reverse this downward trend. His blood possesses the resurrection power to reverse all disorder and disease. His blood is sufficient to cleanse and to cure through the cleansing power from heaven. This is the only solution to a sin soaked generation. The Gospel of Good News is as relevant today as it was 2000 years ago. There is no other way to be redeemed from the curse. His blood is sufficient for now and forever to everyone who believes. Let His blood now cleanse you from all sin and see its effects being manifested in your body and soul today.

Sexualisation Of Relationships

We live in a broken world. We are bombarded by sexual images through the media as it is very seductive and gets our attention. This is a strategy the devil uses to corrupt our relationships. He entices us to sin and spoils everything. His main mission is to steal, kill and destroy. God has warned us through the book of Proverbs the dangers of being seduced into the devil's snare. Yet we continue to be led astray to forbidden areas to our own peril. Many start their walk well but end up making compromises and end in a heap. This is what we see happening in the church and in the world. We think we can manage dangerous relationships but fool ourselves.

Sexualisation

Sexualisation of relationships is a everyday problem for many. We start well but soon find ourselves sexualising our relationships especially with the opposite sex. This happens in all ages and between sexes. Why do we do this? This is how what began in the spirit now has become fleshly. Good relationships when sexualised soon become corrupted. Watch out for this happening in your relationships. This is why we need to draw firm boundaries around our relationships. Boundaries like laws are there to keep us from harm. Transgress them to our peril.

Guidelines

God has given us guidelines to help us in our walk. We cannot have one leg in the world and the other in the spirit. The flesh is against the spirit. The sooner we recognise this the easier it will be to keep within our boundaries. Discretion is wise in certain relationships. Marriage is out of bounds for outsiders. Marriage is a covenant and any entertainment of others will pollute it. Even parents need to be kept out. Many marriages break down because of parental interference. So also any one else who is part of a marriage and that includes children will destroy the marriage. Beware of boundary incursions and keep your relationships pure.

Word Alignment Is Life

God's word is the plumb line He has given us to live by. His word is not just a letter but living to enable us to live by what it says. God's said word becomes His saying word when we believe it and receive it. Replace each word with the Name of Jesus and see transformation come into your life. His word is powerful and spiritual. His word became flesh and dwelt amongst men. God and His word are one. God's said word transformed into flesh so that we may see and believe. No one has seen God and therefore He sent Jesus in the form of man. Now we have seen God in Jesus and can relate to Him. His words are in alignment with His personality. When we know Him we become like Him. His word is our template in knowing Him.

Comforter

God has not left us helpless but has sent us a Comforter who will lead us into all truth. His truth is aligned with His word. Therefore when we align ourselves with His word, we walk in obedience. When He said "Love your enemies" He meant it is possible to do so. We can only do this through the Holy Spirit who dwells within us. Many words written in the Beatitudes appear impossible to live by. However they can only be accomplished through a renewed mind. Jesus set the example and knew it was impossible for man but possible for the renewed man. 

We are called to follow Him. This means we have to say and do what He said and did. We have to surrender all to Him and live by His Spirit. His Spirit lives in us who believe in Him. Now He lives through us as we allow Him to. There is nothing impossible in God. God wants to restore us to the way it was in the garden of Eden before the Fall. Will we choose to follow Him?

Understanding Through The Holy Spirit

We can read scripture and understand it through our mind or through the Holy Spirit. We can operate through our mind or through the Holy Spirit. Jesus said He would send another to replace Him. He would live in us and teach and guide us. When we enter into the realm of the Spirit we enter a new dimension of operation. Jesus did not leave us alone. The only way we can connect to the heavenly realm is through the Holy Spirit. Every other way is a man made way. This revelation came to me as I began to see how sub standard my walk has been so far. To walk in the Holy Spirit is to walk in total surrender. I am just a vehicle to enable Him to speak and work through me. This so different from the way I was trained to operate by.

Holy Spirit

Walking in the Holy Spirit is a new dimension of living. It is like how Jesus lived on earth. He was full of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Jesus. How could we ever walk like Jesus without His Holy Spirit? We fool ourselves in thinking we can imitate Him by our own effort. This is a delusion. We need the Holy Spirit to live like Jesus. This challenges my mind as it goes against what I have been trained to do. Now living in the Holy Spirit is easy when I surrender all to Him. He takes over and manifests Himself through me. My understanding grows and I see things in a new way. Love has a new meaning.

Insight

When I read the scripture through the eyes of the Holy Spirit my understanding becomes new. I no longer try to understand with my mind which is limited. I process things through the Holy Spirit.  What I thought I understood before becomes like stale bread. I now taste of the living bread which is fresh and new. My walk and talk is like walking in heaven. My life becomes empowered by the Holy Spirit. What appeared impossible becomes possible. This is what it means to live a heavenly life on earth. I see beyond the natural into the supernatural. My soul and body are revived and renewed and I can expect anything as heaven comes down to earth.

Holy Spirit, Human Spirit And Soul

God is Spirit and He created man in His own image, a spirit being. However through the Fall man lost his ability to commune with God and so created god in his own image. This longing for God is there in all creation. Many are unaware that this hole in their being is due to a loss of connection with God. Therefore man is in search for an answer and God provided the answer. His answer is found in Jesus. Connection with Father God is restored through Jesus. The Holy Spirit was sent to inhabit the spirit of man. The spirit of man was reborn through the new birth in Christ. 

Spirit of man

The spirit of man although born again still is limited in our body. It is affected by the body and the soul. The soul of man is the conscious part of man that thinks, feels and wills to do. Most of the time we operate in our soul. Our soul is limited in its capacity to know God because it lives in our body. It is only through our spirit that we are able to connect with God who is spirit. Now we have the Holy Spirit to help us in our communion with God. We can now operate in our human spirit or the Holy Spirit. Our spirit can lead us or the Holy Spirit. The same Holy Spirit that raised Christ from the dead lives in us. This is a profound revelation. Now we can be led by the Holy Spirit.

Holy Spirit

Being led by the Holy Spirit is to walk like Jesus did. He only did what He saw and heard His Father doing. We too can be led by the Holy Spirit as He reveals His mind to us. Once we know the voice of God we will look to be led by Him. This is to live an abundant life here on earth in the Holy Spirit. No circumstance or restriction can rob us of the joy of this communion. We live in habitation and in this place nothing can take us away from Him. We live under the shelter of His wings. Let us be led by the Holy Spirit today and be united in bringing heaven to earth.

Heavenly Transference

We pray "Your will be done as it is in heaven". Do we really understand what this means? To pray His will be done on earth is to bring heaven down to earth. This is to build His Kingdom down here on earth. Is this even possible in a fallen world? Will the god of this world allow it? This is the war we are in down here as we implement His Kingdom values and will down here. There will be resistance but we have been given the authority to bind and to lose, to permit and refuse permission. When we do this we will see a shift in the atmosphere around us. God's glory will descend and all evil will be pushed back. The earth will rejoice  and all creation will benefit from His tangible presence. Jesus brought heaven down to earth when He descended from heaven. He brought healing, deliverance and light. We are called to do the same.

Total Submission

We must submit all to God and resist the devil. Total submission to God will push the forces of evil back. The devil cannot fight God and win. He thought he had won when they crucified Jesus. The devil suffered a death blow at the Cross. He was completely defeated when Jesus rose from the dead. Now we have to implement  the finished work of Jesus on the Cross. When we do this as a church we will move heaven to earth. One can do much but two can do more. Let us unite under the banner of Jesus and shift the atmosphere in our town, city and nation. This is possible when we believe and do what He says. The shift first happens in the spiritual realm and then in the earthly realm. God is waiting for His people to trust His word and obey.

Heavenly Invasion

I believe faith is rising in the nations and many are witnessing a fresh move of God. We must jump in and join the flow and see nations changed. Many are having heavenly visitations of angels and miraculous signs evidenced. These are all signs of His preparation of the church for the final return of the King. Let us not be weary but awake and hot for His return in glory.

Do Not Personalise Your Negative Thoughts

Thoughts come to you from various sources. They can come from within you or outside you. From outside they could be from the world, devil or God. Your senses can also lead to you having thoughts and so do your feelings. We need therefore to discern the source of our thoughts. When we are unaware of the source, we  will tend to personalise our thoughts. To personalise is to take  personal responsibility for those thoughts. When one does this guilt usually is the consequence of negative thoughts. This then becomes a cycle of negative thoughts, negative feelings and negative behaviours. Many are bound in this cycle and react in unhealthy ways. To make it worse any influence of drugs or alcohol will push one to suicide. This is the ultimate strategy of the devil to steal, kill and destroy.

Strategy

Always ask yourself what is the source of these thoughts. If they are from any source other than God, reject them immediately. This will then start you on the process of deliverance. Deliverance is not just to do with demons although demonic attachments can occur through negative thoughts. Anything negative is not from God. Feelings of pride, jealousy and envy are not of God. Negative behaviours are not of God although one can justify anger as being righteous. One can be assertive but not aggressive. This is the way to transform your mind. This is a process and it takes daily action to be transformed through the renewal of our mind. There is no easy path to sanctification but through this process of repentance, forgiveness and transformation. A caterpillar will have to shed its old skin before it can be a butterfly.

Solution

God has given us all the resources we need to be transformed. He has given us His own Holy Spirit to help us. He knew our helpless state and so planned to inhabit us through His Spirit. We now can depend on Him as our Counsellor and Guide to lead us on our way to freedom from negative thoughts and intents. Many mental health disorders begin with the entertainment of negative thoughts. Be set free from negative thoughts today and be led by the Holy Spirit.

In The Holy Spirit We Can Overcome All Things

God has given us His own Spirit so that we can live in His power than in ours. We can strive to be holy till we die or we can rest in His power. This is the difference between law and grace. One is a taskmaster and the other is the law of love. God so loved the world and He continues to do so especially for His elect. He has given us all the power we need to overcome. We live in a broken world and face many challenges. However we do not need to live below it but above it. We are seated in heavenly places with Christ. This is a mystery but this is the difference between living in the Holy Spirit and in our flesh.

Flesh

In our flesh we will continue to strive to be good enough. We are saved but we continue to walk according to our flesh. How can two work together if they are opposed? The Spirit is opposed to the flesh and the flesh is opposed to the Spirit. We therefore have to choose to live in the Spirit daily and walk by the Spirit. This is the only way to overcome the world and the flesh. God has made a way of escape and we have to choose His way. This comes down to our will. Will we surrender our will to His will? We do not have to seek to now His will because His will lives in us. 

Spirit

How marvellous it is to know that God has made a way of escape for us. Everything was planned before we were born. We think we know it all but till we come to the place of knowing nothing but God, we are still striving in our own strength. God has made it so easy for us to follow Him yet we make it difficult. His resurrection power is in us. What more power do we need to be over comers? Nothing but the blood of Jesus can save us.

I Believe 2023 Will Be A Glorious Year

I believe 2023 will be a glorious year. What does this mean? I am sure we have heard this spoken every year and nothing much has changed. Yet God's now word is true. He speaks His word and it will come to pass. Will we believe this? Many times we hear God's word but fail to believe it and so lose it. God's word must be believed and claimed. This is the difference between the talk and the walk. If I believe I must act on it. If I believe it will rain then I must go out with an umbrella. Noah believed and built the ark and was seen as a fool. Many step out in faith believing and see the results of their faith. The 5 virgins were prepared and went into the room. We must do the same.

Holy Spirit

I believe the Holy Spirit is moving around the world in ways never seen before. I hear reports from India and Iran of the move of God never heard of before. In my own spirit I feel an awakening that I have never experienced before. I am experiencing the release of gifts and answers to prayers at a speed never experienced before. Healing and deliverance and other manifestations of the Spirit are happening. So much more is to come as God moves in the hearts of people and the people respond in faith. Financial breakthrough and deliverance are two recent stories I have heard. I was healed of a stomach ailment after nine months of travail.

Miracles

Each miracle builds on the other. Faith grows and we enter the realm of the impossible. Words are spoken out in faith and are performed in the present. What a time we live in. It is as if we are entering into the days of Noah and there is no turning back. Evil is rising but so is the glory of God. As the darkness deepens the light gets brighter. I look forward to a glorious 2023 and I hope you do too.

Are You Operating Under Law Or Under Grace?

God gave us the law to help us know what is right and what is wrong for our good. When we live according to the law we are blessed and when we rebel we live under curse. However God also knew that because of sin we would be unable to fulfil the law. Therefore He sent His Son Jesus as a sacrifice to cancel the power of sin over us. We are now living under grace and the law does not have the power of sin to cause us to sin. This is the shift that occurred at Calvary. Now we can choose to continue to live under the law or under grace.

Law

The law is a slave driver. It demands us to keep it at any cost. When we fail it makes us guilty and no amount of confession seems to work to satisfy our conscience. Sin working through the law drives us to extreme ends and some have been pushed to suicide to satisfy its demands. Many still live under the law despite having experienced the new birth by grace through faith.  Our spirit was saved but our soul continues to be saved. This disconnect between our spirit and our soul is what causes a lot of confusion in us. Once we realise this we will become more determined to walk in the spirit and not in the flesh. The flesh prefers to walk under the law than under grace.

Grace

Grace is a completely different mindset. Grace receives freely all that God has already prepared for us. We rest in His finished work on the Cross. He did it all for us and we can rest in His completed work. There is no more pressure to do like under the law. Grace enables us to fulfil the law without an internal struggle. What a difference in our walk when we surrender all to the Spirit and allow Him to lead us and guide us. Let us pursue to live our lives under grace and not get back to serving our old master.

We Reflect On To Others Who We are, Like A Mirror.

Reflections are subconscious projections of our inner self on to others. Just like a mirror we see our reflections in others. If we have a suspicious mind then we see others as suspicious and evil. We react to them as such and are unaware of our own contribution to the same. Our mind defends itself by blaming others than look at how we have misperceived the other. This is so destructive a transaction that many are swept into situations of intractable conflict for years. Negative emotions are aroused and justified in the name of justice. What deception clouds our relationships because of this phenomena. Insight into this dilemma will free many from a chronic condition of disorder to order.

Projections

Projections are unconscious because they reflect a deep template which has been laid down from early years of programming. When a child is raised to see others as evil then a template is laid down to reinforce this through life experience. Our projections are confirmed by responses from others. When we grow in an environment of love then there are more chances that we will see others as loving and respond accordingly. Despite negative experiences love will still be the predominant emotion. We will be able to forgive and not harbour ill feelings towards others. In an environment of hostility we are bound by negative feelings and reactions which cloud our world. 

Solution

The way out of this dilemma is to examine ourselves. We need to judge ourselves first before we judge others. We maybe right in our judgements of others but we will give allowance for error rather then be stuck in one position. We are all fallen and so are influenced by our own fallen nature and environment. Jesus taught us to love first and never to judge others unfairly.This insight will lead us to judge ourselves first before we react and feel sorry. Today let us reflect on our own attitude and be set free from false perceptions.

The Holy Spirit Lives In Me

The Holy Spirit is a Person who resides within my spirit. Jesus said that He would send another who would come and reside within us. The Holy Spirit was always there but now He comes to reside within us. Once He was outside but now He is inside. I had the experience of someone prying through me. This was the Holy Spirit. He is separate from my spirit. It was an awesome experience to know that He lives in me. This separation from my spirit from the Holy Spirit was a experience I never had before. It was as if there was a separation and I could experience Him as separate from y spirit. I heard Him pray in tongues through me which was different from my spirit praying in tongues.

Separation

What does this all mean? This separation has caused me to respect the person of the Holy Spirit within me. Now I carry Him  wherever I go and I expect He will speak through me and I will be aware of this. This awareness comes as I acknowledge His presence within me. It is so true that He is a Comforter and Guide. He is able to direct my thoughts and I stand amazed. He is not just a visitor but a permanent resident. How awesome is that the Creator of the world lives in me! How is this possible but for the grace of God. I am looking forward to see how this experience will change my talk and walk.

Awareness

Being aware of His presence within us is like having another in your home. He is always with you and you will tend to behave and talk differently. You are never alone. He is with you all the time.  Talk about change. This is what happens when we become aware of the Holy Spirit within us. This is what holiness is about. His presence within us turns us into holy people for His glory.

Fear And Anxiety Are From Your Soul. Overcome Through Your Spirit.

Your soul is that part of your being that is composed of your thoughts, feelings and will. Your spirit is separate from your soul. This is not taught by most theologians and so there is confusion in the body. Soul and spirit are used interchangeably by most preachers. This is why the church continues to strive to be better rather than rest in Christ finished work on the Cross. When He saved us the salvation was for our whole being, spirit, soul and body. We know our spirit was redeemed but our soul is being redeemed through the process of sanctification. Our body is affected by this transformation of our soul. Sin still can affect our soul man and manifests in sickness and disease in our  body and mind.

Holy Spirit

When we are filled in the Holy Spirit we have a power to overcome all things. Jesus promised us the Holy Spirit which is the same Spirit that possessed Him. He knew we could not walk the path of holiness without help. He sent the Comforter to help us in our walk. We have the same authority as sons of God as Jesus had when He walked on earth. Why then the disparity between our walk and our talk? I believe this is because we are not walking in the Spirit but in our flesh. This is why we need a separation to occur between our flesh and our spirit. This separation occurs when we are filled in the Holy Spirit and walk in the Spirit.

Authority

In the Holy Spirit we can overcome all things as Jesus did. we must be prepared to die to all things fleshly to be made whole. Our flesh will protest and refuse to die to our dying day. However we can overcome the flesh through our spirit. I know this by experience and daily am growing in strength and authority in the Holy Spirit. The rate of growth is proportional to my death to my flesh. This is why Jesus said that we must be prepared to carry our cross daily to follow Him. The suffering we experience in the flesh is nothing compared to the glory that we will experience. 

When I Come To The End Of My Faith, His Faith In Me Takes Over.

Faith is a gift that we all have a measure of. God has given us enough faith to believe in Him. We were born to believe. It does not matter what we have faith in. This is an inherent quality of our being. Even an atheist has believe in something! God has given all of us a measure of faith so that we can trust in Him. We just need to look up and see His creation all around us. We see the moon and the stars and marvel at how the planets are held together in such a balance. Even a fool can see that the universe is so immense that we cannot fathom the immensity with our finite minds. Yet God in His infinite wisdom has made Himself known to us through His son, Jesus.

Jesus

Jesus took the form of man so that the infinite could become finite for us to grasp the reality of the unseen God. Man tried to form god in his own image to worship him. God took the initiative to come down to the level of man so that we could have a relationship with Him. God planned this before the foundation of the world. Now we His creation can know Him personally and relate with Him. God is not a distant figure in the sky but a present person in the Holy Spirit. Now we have the  opportunity to relate with Him like a person near to us.

Faith

We need faith to believe this. However there are times when our faith is not enough. He grants us the gift of faith when our faith is not enough. His faith propels us to believe for the impossible. There were many situations when I realised that but for the gift of faith I would have drowned in misery. Recently I lost my car key and was desperate. Faith came through for me and I believed it would be found and it was. There are many other occasions when I had given up but God came though for me in dire circumstances. God loves us to believe in Him at all times and not just in good times. He is faithful and true to the end.

Jesus Responded To The Spirit Behind The Words Of A Person

Jesus listened to the words spoken by others but His answers were for or against the spirit. When Peter announced that He was the Son of God Jesus responded in the affirmative. The same Peter a few minutes later said Jesus would not die on the Cross and Jesus rebuked Him for saying it and blamed Satan for it.How does the same person manifest God's word and Satan's word? This is possible when we know that both God and Satan are at work. This is why our tongue is a powerful agent to bless or to curse. We determine who will use us. This maybe an admonition to us to watch what we say. We have the authority on earth to curse or to bless.

Example

I remember at one prayer meeting in Dundee that I cursed the night club beside the church. Six months later it got burned down but the church was spared. I still am amazed that it happened! When we walk in the Spirit, evil will come against us but we have the authority over every serpent and scorpion to crush it under our feet. In these days of turmoil we need to bless what is good and curse the things that God hates. This may sound drastic but the Kingdom of God suffers violence and we have to take it by force by praying in the Spirit.

Discernment

Identifying the spirit behind the words is easy when we choose to walk in the Spirit. Our responses will be in the Spirit. This is how Jesus confused the religious in His day. They just were paralysed in their responses as He bound the spirit that was talking through them. All they could do was to scheme to kill Him. The devil always is in the business of stealing, killing and destruction.Therefore we know that gossip and slander is of the devil. Anything God hates we must hate, like killing babies and euthanasia. This is not an opinion but standing on God's revealed will. We must stand for justice and righteousness and be the salt and light where He has planted us.

Distance Yourself From Your Body To Overcome Your Sinful Desires.

God created us as spiritual beings. God thought of us before we were conceived in our mother's womb. God created us with a purpose and He has written a book about us. However we live in a body that is fallen. It was not God's perfect will that we should eat of the fruit of the tree of good and evil. However Adam and Eve fell from grace and we too are stained with sin. This means that we will have  to choose each day whom we will serve. This has been the conflict down through the ages. God has provided a way of escape but sinful flesh continues to want its own way. One way to manage the longings of our sinful desires is to distance ourselves from them. This is similar to being crucified to the flesh. 

Distancing

Distancing is a strategy that helps us objectify what we struggle with in the flesh. If we are addicted to porn than distancing ourselves from this will help us see this habit outside ourselves. This enables us to have more control of this desire and help us stop it. This can be applied in any area where an idol has replaced  Christ as Lord. An idol is anything or person who distracts us from the Lordship of Jesus. It can be your wife or children or even a hobby. Satan's strategy is to distract us from serving Christ with all our heart, mind and strength. We need to cast all our cares upon Him and never relent till He is Lord over all.

Externalisation

Distancing is a strategy I have found helpful. When one is able to distance one self we are able to see the offending person, thing or habit as external to ourselves. This is a form of separation. We are called to be separate from the world so that the world does not have an influence over us. Too many have given in to the pressure from the world and compromised. Now is the time to be separate as a body, holy and pure for our soon coming Bride.

Truth Forces Us to Think In Black And White

Truth is difficult to comprehend in a fallen world. Yet Jesus said He is the Truth. His word is truth and is the template for all to base their opinions on. However many do not accept that the Bible is the word of God and is based on absolute truth. Facts are different from truth. Facts can change. Science is based on facts. Truth belongs to a higher realm of intelligence and is from a heavenly realm. Truth is spirit based while facts are based on what can be evaluated. Truth many times cannot be proved by facts because it is based on a different dimension of knowledge. Therefore when we apply truth as our standard for our conduct we become black and white in our thinking and responses.

Black And White

Black and white thinking does not help us in our interactions with others. Most of our dealings with others are based on context. A person who operates as a victim cannot appreciate another who behaves like a victor. Both are true in their own life experience. When one tries to apply one experience against another conflict of opinions arise. Both are right but come from different experiences. Jesus came to lead us to embrace the truth. Truth is in a person and He said He is the truth. Pilate could not understand this. Many find this a challenge that there is such a thing as absolute truth. Yet God is absolute truth and therefore we can expect justice and righteousness from Him.

Truth

Truth enables us to think in a higher plane but there is no discussion on truth. In heaven there are no opinions and therefore there are no questions. Everything is truth and plain to all. Truth enlightens our minds and we can see right from wrong. Truth enables us to be free to be. This is what Jesus promised us when we receive Him as our Lord and Saviour. He comes to live in us and lead us and guide us in our daily life. We need to lead others to the Truth so that they too can be set free from the world of opinions.