Jesus reveals himself!

John 14:21
He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”

The obedient ones have great benefits. Jesus said that He will manifest himself to the ones who have his commandments and obeys them. His commands are not burdensome or grievous for his yoke is easy and his burden is light.

Think about Jesus manifesting himself to you. Is there anything more precious than that? Thats priceless especially if you love Jesus with all your being. When Jesus manifests himself, everything changes. When you do what He says, He will show up and things will begin to change. You do remember a marriage that happened at Cana in Galilee, how Jesus turned around  the humiliation of not having enough wine into a celebration of having the best wine. How did this happen? This wonderful miracle happened because someone dared to honour Jesus and His word, someone dared to do what He said. Obedience has great benefits. Anyone who dared to honour his word by obeying his command enjoyed his glory and experienced his power. Hallelujah.

Friend, take some time and meditate on this verse today. Let it sink in your hearts and your minds. He is not a dictator. He is love. Every command of His is a love command. Only love obeys. Jesus said if you love me, you will obey my commandments. Do you love him? Do you keep his commandments? Wouldn't you want Jesus to show up in your house, your marriage, your finances, your life and all around you? His presence makes all the difference. This is your time. Jesus is Lord and the best is yet to come. Glory!

Love lives in you!

Romans 5:5
Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

The love of God has been poured out in our hearts the day we received Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. Notice the words 'poured out'. God is love and all of God is in you. You are so blessed.

Love is a person and his name is Jesus. Jesus is in you through the Holy Spirit. Be conscious that His awesome and powerful love is in you right this moment. You don't have to pray for something you already have. You don't have to fast for something you already have. You have the love of God in you. Galatians says love is the fruit of your born again human spirit. Love is your nature because you are born of God and God is love. You are a love being, a love child of a love God. The moment you know this and believe it, you will begin to operate and walk in the love of God. Jesus has deposited God's love in you but walking in love is absolutely our choice. Since love is a fruit of your born again spirit, walking in love totally depends on how strong your spirit is. The stronger your spirit, the stronger the manifestation of God's love through you. A strong spirit is the key. Build your inner man, which is also called the hidden man and let the world see Gods love in you and through you. The word of God is food for your spirit.

Love God, Love people, Love life. Jesus is God's love in action. Friend, as you study the life of Jesus, you will begin to see how love spoke, how love reacts, how love behaves and how love wins. As you feed on Jesus, as you feed on his word and do what the word says consistently, the love fruit will grow and dominate your life. Love never fails.

Walk in His life!

II Corinthians 4:10
always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.

If you have accepted Christ, the life of Jesus is in you. This divine life is in your spirit and it needs to manifest in our bodies and in every area of our lives because His life is our life.

Paul in this verse gives us one of the keys of walking in the manifestation of the life of God. By always carrying the death of the Lord in his body, the life of Jesus is manifested in his body. We know Jesus died on the cross for the sins of humanity and He rose again on third day. What does it mean to carry in our body the death of the Lord Jesus? How do you carry the death of the Lord in your body so that His life can be manifested in your body? When Jesus died on the cross, the Bible says the death he died, he died to sin once for all. When He died, we died with Him and when He rose again we rose with Him. Jesus died to sin, He died to self and died to the world. So carrying the death of Jesus simply means dying to self, dying to the world and dying to sin.

Friend, because you are in Christ, you are dead to sin, to self and to the world. All we have to do is be conscious of our death with Jesus and walk accordingly. In Christ, we are alive to God, alive to righteousness and alive to holiness. As you recognise and live out your death in Him, you will begin to see the manifestation of His life in your body and in every area of your life. Walk in his overcoming, surpassing and glorious life. You will never be the same. Jesus is Lord.

Jesus, the head of the Church.

Revelation 2:1
“To the angel of the church of Ephesus write, ‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands:

Jesus is the Head of the church which means He is responsible for the overall functioning of the church. The Apostle John, in the spirit saw Jesus holding seven stars in his right hand and walking in the midst of the seven golden lampstands.

The seven golden lampstands represents all the churches in the world that Jesus has started and the seven stars which are in the right hand of Jesus, represents the people that Jesus has given authority to lead the churches which He has started. God has appointed Jesus as the Head of the church and Jesus is completely responsible for the well being of his body, which is the church. He runs the church and through the church He impacts the world and dominates it. He gives us life because He is the vine and so we, as His branches bear fruit in the world and impact it for Him. We work alongside Him, because we are members of His body. We are flesh of his flesh and bone of his bone. Paul said a soldier doesn't get involved in civilian affairs because he is fully focused in pleasing his commanding officer. Our only objective in life is to please our Commander in Chief, Jesus Christ, the head of the Church. The greatest thing you can do for Jesus is to keep his commandments. Jesus said if you love me, you will keep my commandments. Obedience with a willing heart thrills him.

Friend, the ones that Jesus has set as authorities in His church are in his right hand. He consistently leads and protects his appointed and anointed leaders and He walks and moves all around His church. One of the reasons He does it is because He wants to us to improve and become better and better, so He can present the church to Himself as a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish. Acknowledge. Cooperate. Join the boss in His mission. You will never be the same.

Victory forever!

I Corinthians 15:57
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Victory is a gift. Receive it. The resurrection of Jesus positions you on the path of victory. Your faith in the resurrection makes you walk in victory.

Victory forever! As a born again child of God, this is your heritage. Victory is your redemptive right. Be victory conscious. 'I am a believer and I refuse to fail. I cannot fail and I will not fail for Jesus is my Lord'. Jesus didn't die to make us losers, failures or weaklings. He rose again to make us more than conquerors, to overtake, to triumph, to excel and to dominate in every area of our lives. Think victory. Speak victory. Dream victory. Imagine victory. Live victory. Victory over the devil. Victory over the kingdom of darkness. Victory over the world. I John says he who believes Jesus is the Son of God is born of God and the one who is born of God overcomes the world and the victory that overcomes the world is our faith. Your faith in the resurrection makes you walk in victory. Your faith is the victory.

Friend, give God thanks for giving us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Refuse to talk failure. Refuse to talk defeat. Every step of yours is a step of victory. Every day is a day of victory. Every word that comes out of your mouth is a word of victory. Victory forever. Hallelujah. Jesus is alive and Jesus is Lord !!!

Your company matters.

1 Corinthians 15:33
Don’t be fooled by those who say such things, for “bad company corrupts good character.”

The company you keep defines your character. You are defined by your associations. Proverbs says a wise man chooses his friends carefully.

The Corinthian church was associating with people who said there is no resurrection from the dead. Paul warned the church to stay away from such people because bad company, bad friends and bad associations corrupts good character. There is a lesson here for all of us, we must be very careful about who we associate with, what are their views, do they honour the word, do they honour the authorities, do they take the things of God seriously and do they live a honourable life in the way they think, speak and behave. Proverbs says he who walks with the wise shall be wise but the companion of fools will be destroyed. If you desire to go higher, associate with people who are going higher by the way they live. If you desire to go lower, associate with those who are going lower by the way they live. Let me say this again, Association matters. Be around champions of faith, love champions, prayer warriors and word giants, if you desire to go ahead in life. Refuse to associate with the disobedient, rebellious and divisive people for they have no future.

Friend, the fulfillment of your destiny depends a lot on the company you keep. Get around the right people, for association with the right God ordained people is the environment where the seeds of greatness will become trees of greatness and you will bless many nations. The wrong bunch of people will block every seed of greatness in you and you will never be able to reach your full potential. Choose your friends wisely !

Pray more in tongues!

Pray more in tongues.
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

I Corinthians 14:18
I thank my God I speak with tongues more than you all;

Tongues is a spiritual language given to every born again child of God when they receive the Holy Spirit. Every believer has the right and the ability to speak in tongues. When you speak in tongues, your spirit through the Holy Spirit speaks words that are released from your mouth which your mind doesn't understand. No man understands it, only God understands it.

When you pray in tongues, supernatural things begin to happen. Speaking in tongues causes you to be spiritually sensitive. When you speak in tongues, you speak to God and speak forth mysteries, hidden truths and secret things. Also when you speak in tongues you edify yourself, improve yourself and build yourself up. You just keep going higher and higher, there is no limit to the height you can attain by praying in the Spirit. Praise God for this indescribable gift. A strong spirit is the need of the hour. When your spirit is strong you can face any challenge with boldness and confidence, knowing that God is on your side and all things work together for your good. Praying in tongues helps you understand the word more clearly. It helps you discern the right way while making decisions because you become sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit in you. Speaking in tongues takes your ministry and your life into another level. John G Lake, one of the greatest healing evangelist that ever lived said, 'Tongues has been to me the making of my ministry'. 

It doesnt matter whether you are a preacher, a musician, a plumber or a businessman, you have the gift of tongues and the ability to speak in tongues. Speak as much as you can in tongues, speak more and more. As you do, you will begin to see improvement in yourself and then eventually in the all areas of your life. Kenneth Hagin, one of the pioneers of the word of faith movement said, 'Tongues is the gateway into the supernatural'. Keep building yourself up so you can build others up. Glory to God. Jesus is Lord.

"Everyday I speak in tongues more and more. Speaking in tongues edifies me, improves me and builds me up. I never neglect speaking to God in tongues. I speak out mysteries and divine secrets when I speak in tongues. I pray in tongues and I sing in tongues. I am refreshed, my spirit is becoming strong every day and everything I do prospers."