Choose your partner wisely.

Proverbs 31:30
Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord , she shall be praised.

Are you looking for a partner? Marriage is God's idea and was instituted by Him. God created Eve to help Adam fulfill the work that He gave him. This is the reason God said I will make for Adam a suitable helper.

Many a times, people consider the wrong criterias in looking for their partners. The word says the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God and the wisdom of God is foolishness with the world. God laughs at the world and the world laughs at God. Most of the times, people consider beauty, charm, financial status, property, job security and other temporary things when it comes to choosing a life partner. All these things are important but it's not what makes marriage a success. This is the reason many marriages end up in divorce and other marriages are just prison cells for the rest of their lives. This verse gives good insight to those who are looking for a life partner. When you look for a partner, the first criteria is whether the person is God fearing? It's not about how beautiful she is or how handsome he is. It's not about what kind of job they have or how much money they are making. It's also not about how much they love and adore each other. All these are temporary, go for the eternal. Jesus is the one who will hold the marriage relationship together with absolute joy and intimacy, nothing else will.

Friend, if you decide to marry, choose a person who is God fearing, one who honours God and keeps His word. Believe God for a God fearing partner and God will give you someone who loves God with all their hearts for only then they can and will love you with all their hearts. Don't let temporary things deceive you for charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting for a person who fears the Lord shall be praised. Stick to Jesus. Stick to the word. Choose him wisely, Choose her wisely.

Stir up your mind!

Stir up your mind!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

2 Peter 1.13
Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you.

It's very important for us to be constantly reminded of God's love and of all that He has done for us and is doing in us. Remembering these things consistently will keep you ever fresh and ever burning in the things of God. If you don't, then there is a tendency that the fire may go out resulting in less or no impact - living a dry life.

The word 'stir up' has the idea of waking up someone who is asleep. The same word is used when the disciples woke Jesus up from his sleep in the midst of the storm. The Apostle Peter says by constantly reminding us of these things He wants to awaken our minds for action. Our minds need to be stirred up by the constant reminder of the finished works of Jesus Christ, of what we have in Christ, of who we are in Christ and of the second coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ so we can live and expand the kingdom effectively.

Friend, I encourage you to make a quality decision to remind yourself and other believers of the great things Jesus has done for us. Stay deeply and faithfully connected to places where you are constantly fed the word of God. We have a world to take over and therefore it's highly imperative for us to stir up our minds and do all that we are called to do in the spirit of excellence because the time is short and Jesus is coming very soon. Read your Bible daily. Go to church every week. Listen to the teachings of the word consistently. Stir up your mind for action. Conquer the land. This is your time.

“I constantly remind myself of how much Jesus loves me, His finished works and His second coming. I don't become dull or lazy in the things of God. I am ever burning and ever shining for Jesus.”

Jesus is precious!

1 Peter 2.7
Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious, but to those who are disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.

Job. Health. Family. Publicity. Money. Position. Power. - Who or what is precious to you? The Apostle Peter says, for us who believe, Jesus is precious. His value to us is immeasurable.

He is the reason we are redeemed and made righteous. He is the reason we have the very nature of God in us and are going to heaven. Mary understood how precious he is, she poured out the bottle of very expensive perfume, worth a years wage on him without any hestitaion. Peter and the apostle gave up their lives for his name. How precious Jesus is! Is Jesus precious to you? Jesus is God in action. He is love in action. He is so precious that our brothers and sisters of past years would endure horrendous trials and persecutions and yet not deny or forsake him. He is more to us than all the gold of this earth.

Friend, He is precious to me because while I was useless to Him, He died and rose again for me. Because of His great love, He is precious to me. When you grow in the knowledge of who Jesus is, you will realise that Jesus is more precious than life itself. Hallelujah. Look at Jesus in the word and as you behold him, the Holy Spirit will reveal to you the preciousness of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. For to us who believe, He is precious!.

You have the faith of God.

Romans 12:3
​For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

As a born again child of God, you have the faith of God in you. Its in your born again spirit. Peter says you were born again not of corruptible seed but by incorruptible seed, which is the word of God which lives and abides forever. You were born again exactly the same way Jesus was born again, from the only begotten Son of God to the first begotten son of God through the word of God.

You have the same DNA as Jesus because you were born again by the same incorruptible seed, the word of the living God.You have the DNA of God. Every believer has been given the same measure of faith. No believer has more faith than the other. Each born again child of God has the same measure of faith.  Think about this, you have the same faith as Peter, as Paul, as John, as Jesus himself. The same faith that Jesus used to please his Father, to heal the sick, to cast out devils, to fulfill the will of God, to live his life, to resist sin, to defeat Satan and hell and to conquer the word, that same faith is in you right this moment. Be conscious that you have the faith of God in you. We don't have to pray for something we already have. Peter said through the righteousness of God and of Jesus, we have received like precious faith like them.

Friend, you have the same mountain moving, world overcoming faith of Jesus in you. Everything Jesus did, He did by faith. You have all the faith you need to live a victorious life and to do all that God has called you to do. We must be conscious that we have the same measure of faith and we must start using our faith. Build your faith by feeding on the word consistently and use your faith by speaking God's word and acting on the word. Your faith is the victory that overcomes the world. This is your time.

Mix it with faith.

Hebrews 4:2
For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.

The word of God can only profit you if you mix it with faith. The word can help and benefit us greatly if we receive it and allow it to change our thinking and our lifestyle.

The word of God cannot help those who don't believe what it says. Just like a medicine will be of no use to the one who refuses to take it. The word is extremely powerful and can turn our world upside down only if we receive the word by faith. Once you hear the word, make a decision to receive it and keep it in your heart and let the word manifest in your thoughts, words and actions. As you dwell on the word daily, as you behold the word daily, the Spirit of God will transform you and take you from glory to glory. You will never be the same. It all begins with the word. The word is the seed for change. The word is the starting point for transformation. The word is the foundation for a life of glory to glory. If you ever desire change, transformation and a life of glory to glory, start with the word. Surround yourself with word people, be in places where the word is taught, be a student of God's word and you will be ever growing, ever glowing and ever prosperous in every arena of your life.

Friend, don't fight the word, receive it. Faith believes what the word says and acts on what the word says. We are not just hearers of the word but doers of the word. The beginning of a glorious, supernatural and outstanding life is the word of God. Go for the word. Believe it. Receive it. Say it. Do it. Celebrate it. Stick with it. You will never be the same. This is your time.

Sustained by the word.

Hebrews 1:3
who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Jesus upholds, sustains and carries all things by his powerful word. This verse gives an outstanding function of the word, the sustaining power of God's word.

Colossians says all things were made through Jesus and in Him all things are held together. The word of God upholds, carries and sustains all things. When you give God's word first and final place, the word will carry you, sustain you, help you endure the challenges of life and bring you forward in every arena of life. That's how powerful the word of God is. All around the world we see families broken, lack of peace and order, injustice, corruption, fear, terrorism, racial inequality, so on and so forth. It's high time we come back to Gods word, we come back to the Son of God, for only in Him we have stability, sustainability and progress. Jesus said, I am the vine, you are the branches, he who abides in me and my words abide in him will bear much fruit, for without me you can do nothing. Money doesn't keep things together. Properties, fame, assets cannot sustain all things, it's only Jesus, it's only His word that sustains, carries and upholds all things.

Friend, take a look into your life and into every arena of your life. There is a higher life, there is a greater life waiting on you. Jesus died and rose again to give you this awesome and glorious life. I call it the Higher Life. It's the life of the word, where you give the word first and final place in your life. Once you give Jesus and his word their place, everything else will be in place. Live the higher life!

Angels at your service!

Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?

Angels are spirit beings sent forth by God to serve those who will inherit salvation. The day you accepted Christ, you received salvation, you were born again and you became a child of the Most High God.

God has assigned angels to serve his children. You see, kings never walk alone, their servants accompany them wherever they go. Your angels are with you wherever you go. As the righteousness of God in Christ,  you have the right to access and enjoy the angelic ministry. Be conscious of the angelic ministry that has been made available to you because of the finished works and the blood of Jesus Christ. Psalms 103 says these mighty spirit beings obey the voice of God's word. Its one thing to have angels as your ministering spirits and it another thing to put them to work. Put your angels to work by giving voice to God's word. Every time you give voice to God's word, in other words every time you speak God's word by faith, angels are released to get the work done. Jesus said I will give you the keys of the kingdom,  whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

Friend, loose the angels and release them in the name of Jesus. Access the angelic ministry and let these mighty spirit beings, who excel in strength serve you and help you in fulfilling your destiny. You are not alone. You are a king in Christ and kings never walk alone. Angels are waiting for faith voice of God's word from your mouth. Speak and let them serve you for in serving you they are serving the One who created them, ordained them and assigned them to us.