I believe as a Christian, it is essential to trust the Lord Jesus Christ. We often don’t listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Are you someone here who is depressed over certain situations in life? Do you feel distant from the Lord today?
Are you someone here who is trying to seek God for your will in your life today? Maybe doctors have given you a diagnosis where there is no human cure. Perhaps you are living a frustrated life inside you. You are sad and depressed. Maybe there is no logical solution to your current situation you are facing today.No matter what your case may be today; I would like to encourage my readers to trust the Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ died on the cross; the most significant exchange occurred through death and resurrection. He has taken the place of our sins. This is the Divine Exchange.
Let us look back at the history of creation.
Genesis chap 2: 7 (NIV)
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being.
This verse clearly shows us a man is just beyond the dust of the ground. A breath of life is breathed into the nostrils, and only then does the man become a living being.
After man became a living being, instruction was given to him.
Genesis chap 2: 17b (NIV) but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day you eat of it, you shall surely die.”
This verse clearly shows that God says there will die if they were to eat the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil. But physically, they did not die. So what happened?
When Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, there was a separation that took place at that moment.
It was spiritual death. It was a life cut off from God. The moment they ate the fruit, that is when sin entered the world. Humans became humans. They see the world differently. They could see themselves naked.No more the original plan of where the world is created beautifully. This is how sin entered the world through generations. Debts, poverty, anger, sickness, murder, evil, and corruption entered the world. Just like how Satan manipulated Eve to eat the fruit, he still does it to this day. Like how Eve blamed Satan for eating the fruit, generations still blame the devil for every single problem.
The root cause of every problem in the world is the devil’s lies and manipulation. But that doesn’t mean we must always blame the devil for every situation. Like Eve who blamed Satan, we still do it to this very day. There is nothing wrong with it. I believe it is essential to know the root cause of the problem. But dwelling on it and rehearsing it is not wise.
The Bible says, Colossians chap 1: 13 (NIV) He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the Kingdom of the Son of His love .
When I was reading this verse,I realized something. The word delivered is past tense.He has delivered us from Kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Light. He is not delivering.He has already delivered.
This is our most significant promise, knowing we are not to live a life asking for deliverance every single time. God has delivered ,we acknowledge and take practical steps according to the Word of God to resist them.
In the original story of creation, there is no plan for evil. But the Scriptures have reminded us there is darkness over the Earth. For God to bring Light to the Earth, He blessed the Earth.
If you are going through a specific challenge in your life today, you must understand that Satan is the root cause, and there is an opening where sin has managed to be passed on through generations. There is a darkness there. So what do we do?
- We must learn to bless our lives and the people around us. Like God blessed the Earth, we must learn to change our confessions to praise. If you are someone here who has been cursing your loved ones ignorantly, remember it is an opening for the devil to be manipulative, and you are giving him legal access to play around with your life.
a. Genesis chap 1:2 (NIV) The Earth was without form and void, and darkness was on the face of the deep. Here we see in the history of creation there is darkness. How did God overcome the darkness? He spoke words. He blessed it saying; Genesis chap 1 : 3 (NIV)” Then God said, ” Let there be Light and there was Light.” - We must rebuke the devil. Resist the devil, and He will flee.
- We must understand the mischiefs of the devil. He constantly manipulates like how he influenced Eve. So we must be aware of these and take charge of our situation. We must take control of the current situation in our life. Trust the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour. You can never be defeated in life.
- Spend time with the Lord. The more time we spend with the Holy Spirit and the presence of the Lord, there is no room for manipulation from the devil.
- Spend time studying the Word of God. Understand the character of the Lord Jesus Christ. He always wants to save us.
- Get rooted in a Spirit-filled church. Stop judging the Pastors or elders of the church on how they dress, how they worship, or how they handle the church’s finances. Stop judging which church is better than another church. Your focus must be on the Word of God alone only. Listen to the instruction of the Holy Spirit. Obey and get rooted in a church.
- Take charge of your family. The devil always tries to make its way by affecting the family unit. Like how the devil manipulated Eve and Eve convinced Adam, the family was involved, and sin entered the world. If you notice the mischiefs of the devil, take charge of your family.Take time for family prayer.Family worship at home is vital.
- Spend time in speaking in tongues.Spend time talking to the Holy Spirit.If you are someone who has been speaking in tongues 5 minutes a day,increase it to 15 minutes a day, and gradually increase it to 1 to 2 hours a day.The more even the better.
We must understand that the moment we accept the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour, satan has been defeated.This is the only reason Jesus came into the world by taking away our sins.This is the Gospel.
If we are to repeat our sins and go back to our old way of living our life,we can never experience his grace upon our life.We will live a life cut off from God.This live allows sin to dominate our life.We would live a frustrated life,giving room to the devil to play around with our loved ones.
Take charge.Do not give any room to the devil. Whatever the situation you are in today, trust the Lord Jesus Christ. He is your victory.
The challenge that is haunting your life for years,is coming to an end.The time is sooner that you expected. Take practical steps towards it. Most importantly, the grace of God is sufficient. His grace is beyond human imagination.
Say this today : I thank you Lord for the Holy Spirit-Amen
Prayer for today: “Abba, I give you the glory that you are the Lord of my life. You are the Lord of my family.I rebuke every form of satanic thought or manipulation of my life and my family’s life. I thank you, Lord I live a victorious life for your glory alone. Let my Light shine for your glory.Let this Light shine forth to every generation .” Amen.
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