Remember the victories!

Remember the victories!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Deuteronomy 7:17‭-‬18
“If you should say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?’— you shall not be afraid of them, but you shall remember well what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt:

All throughout your life, you will face challenges which seem impossible to overcome, you will come across mountains which seem impossible to cross and such situations makes you think, "What will I do? Will I ever come out of this problem? Is this the end of my life and ministry?" This is the Lord's answer to you - Remember the victories!

Remember the victories of the past that the Lord gave you. Remember the testimonies of how the Lord delivered you, healed you, provided for you and even protected you. Remember how you used to come forward and give testimony about the Lord's work in your life. Today the situations may be different but Jesus is still the same yesterday, today and forever. The miracles He did for you in the past, He will do the same and even more for you now. You see, when you remind yourself of all that the Lord has done for you, your faith is stirred, your expectations begin to rise and the Lord will manifest His glory yet again. When David faced Goliath He remembered His past victories. He said, "The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine. For the battle is the Lord's"

Beloved, don't be afraid! Take a minute and meditate on the victories of the past. Remember all that the Lord has done for you. If God gave up His Son for you, will He not help you? Of course He will! He delivered you from the dominion of darkness and translated you into the kingdom of his Son. The Lord your God is with you, He is for you and He will never leave you nor forsake you. The battle is the Lord's!

“I remember all the victories the Lord gave me. This battle is the Lord's and yet again He will give me the victory. Hallelujah. The same Lord who delivered me yesterday will deliver me today! I am victorious in Christ!”

Special treasure!

Special treasure!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Deuteronomy 7:6
“For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.”

You belong to God, you are the Lord's. A holy people of God. The Lord's special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. You are not ordinary or common. Set apart for God. What an awesome privilege to be known as the special treasure of God.

There's a difference between the worldly people and you. Our lifestyle is different from the lifestyle of the world. Though we are in the world, we don't live like the world lives. The word holy means separate; separate from others, separate from the world. That's why verse says, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. Because of our covenant with God in the blood of Jesus, the Lord is our God and we are His people.

It's not just a privilege but also a responsibility to live and walk accordingly. The world has many gods, we have only one Lord - the Lord our God. The world has many ways, we have one way - the word of God. The world hates, but we love. They lie, we speak the truth. There's a difference. We know who we are and we live accordingly. You are His special treasure!  Celebrate it and acknowledge it by living accordingly.

"I am holy to the Lord, His special treasure chosen by Him to be His very own. Hallelujah. I am the Lord's and I live in a manner worthy of the Lord. My life radiates the fact that I am a special treasure of the Lord.”