God lives in you!

God lives in you!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

I Corinthians 3:16 NKJV
Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

God lives in you. Elshaddai lives in you. Jehovah Jireh, Jehovah Rapha, Jehovah Shalom lives in you. You are the temple of God and the Spirit of God dwells, abides and abodes in you. This makes you a champion! Glory!

The day you got born again, the Holy Spirit joined himself to your spirit and you become one with the Holy Spirit. I Corinthians 6:17 says, But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with  Him. Be God inside minded. Every day and every moment of your life be conscious that God Almighty lives and dwells in you. The Apostle Paul said in II Corinthians 4.7, we have this treasure in earthen vessels. He was talking about the precious treasure of the Holy Spirit residing on the inside of us. You are the home of the Holy Spirit. He dwells and lives in you. This was a mystery in the Old Testament, but was revealed to the Apostle Paul and He said in Colossians 1.27, To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. In the Old Testament,  God dwelt in the Most Holy Place of the Tabernacle, but in the New Testament because of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, every believer becomes the tabernacle of God and God Almighty dwells in each one of us. Glory to God!

Friend, it's important for us to know that not only does the Holy Spirit dwells in us but He is also greater than anyone and anything in this world. I John 4.4 says, You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. Be conscious that the Holy Spirit, the Greater One, dwells in you. Be sensitive to Him, Yield yourself to Him, Consider Him, Involve Him, Obey Him and He will make you an undeniable success. This is your time. Go on with Jesus!

Holy Spirit is a person!

Holy Spirit is a person!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

II Corinthians 13:14
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

The communion of the Holy Spirit is the key to success in the life of a believer. Without the Holy Spirit, its impossible to know and experience the love of the Father and the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ in an intimate way. Without the Holy Spirit, its impossible to live the Christ life and walk the Christ walk.

In having communion with the Holy Spirit, its important for us to know that the Holy Spirit is a person, who has a mind, will and emotions. The Holy Spirit is not a thing, He is not wind, oil, water or a dove. He is not an influence, a power or a force. He is a person who has power and influence. You cannot have communion with a thing, a substance or a force. The Holy Spirit has a will, I Corinthians 12:11 says, But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. He has emotions because He can be grieved, Ephesians 4.30 says, And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. He has a mind, Romans 8.27 says, Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the  will  of God. The Holy Spirit speaks, Acts 13.2 says, As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” All of these scriptures prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that Holy Spirit is a person. Like you fellowship with your friends, fellowship with the Holy Spirit. This is the key to success. He is your Helper and He longs to help you in every area of your life. We need help, let's take His help.

Friend, befriend the Holy Spirit and develop a deep and intimate relationship with Him. As you grow in your relationship with the Holy Spirit, you will begin to experience His power in every area of your life. Spiritual things will become real to you, the word becomes alive and prayer becomes lively. Your love for Jesus will grow immensely because the Holy Spirit always magnifies and glorifies Jesus Christ. Walk with the Holy Spirit, Go on with Jesus!

His voice is your life.

His voice is your life.
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

John 10:27
My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

Believer, Jesus is your Shepherd and you are his sheep. Psalms 23 gives us a good picture of the Shepherd and His sheep. As our Shepherd, Jesus is responsible for us, His sheep - Our protection, our provision, our health, our victory, our peace, our guidance and everything that concerns us.

Jesus said, I am the good Shepherd and the good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. Finding green pastures and still waters is not our responsibility, it's our Shepherds responsibility. Our only responsibility is to follow His voice. The only thing the sheep has to do is follow the voice of the Shepherd. His voice is our protection. His voice is our provision. The Shepherd's voice is the life of the sheep. This verse says, my sheep hear my voice. The Shepherd is always speaking to His sheep, the Lord is always speaking to you. There's never a moment in your life where your Shepherd stops speaking to you. He always speaks because He loves you unconditionally and because you are His responsibility. Hearing His voice is not an issue, the problem is recognizing His voice. As you fellowship with the Lord, you will be able to discern and recognize the voice of your Shepherd and differentiate His voice from other voices in this world. The key to recognize His voice is by having a deep and intimate fellowship with your Shepherd. His voice is your life!

Friend, let the word of God dwell in you richly. Let prayer become your priority. Let worship be your lifestyle. Let speaking in tongues become your daily habit. As you do these things consistently, you will be able to recognize perfectly the voice of your Shepherd and you will never ever lack in your life. You do hear His voice, now recognize it, speak it and do whatever He tells you to do. This is your time. Go on with Jesus!

Love : The evidence of new birth

Love : The evidence of new birth
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

I John 3:14
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

The moment you believed and received Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, you passed from death to life. The word 'death' refers to spiritual death and the word 'life' refers to eternal life. By faith in Christ, you moved from spiritual death to eternal life. This is called new birth.

Spiritual death refers to the nature of Satan while eternal life refers to the life and nature of God. According to this verse, love is the evidence that you are born again, that you have moved from death to life. God is love and to have the life and nature of God simply means to have the nature and life of Love. The moment you are born again, you get a love nature and a love life. A born again person has passed from selfishness to love, from hate to love. A born again person cannot walk in selfishness and hatred. This verse says anyone who doesn't love and walks in hatred is still in spiritual death and still has the nature of Satan. Love is the evidence of new birth - Love is your nature and love is your life. You are born of God, from God and for God therefore you are born of Love, from Love and for Love. You are a love being and the love of God is in you because Romans 5.5 says the love of God has been shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Spirit.

Friend, believe and know that God loves you unconditionally and passionately. Love God. Love others. Love life. Jesus said, if you love me, you will keep my commandments. Your love for Jesus is measured by your obedience to His commandments. He who loves Jesus obeys His word and anyone who doesn't love Jesus doesn't obey His word. Therefore obedience is proof of love. Since love is our nature, obedience becomes our delight. You are a love being and that's why you do exactly what your Love Commander, Jesus says. What a life in Christ! Go on with Jesus!

"I am born of God therefore I am born of Love. Love is my nature and obeying Jesus is my delight. I know and believe God loves me. I love people as Jesus loved me. Love never fails. Love always wins. God is Love."

The kingdom entrance.

The kingdom entrance.
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

John 3:3
Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

The only way you can see and enter the kingdom of God is by being born again. In the Bible, born again also means new birth, born from above, born of God, born of the word and born of the Spirit. Unless a person is born again, he or she cannot enter the kingdom of God.

Born again doesn't refer to physical birth, it refers to spiritual birth. You are a spirit, you have a soul and you live in a body. When Adam heard Satan's voice and disobeyed God, He connected himself to Satan. He received the nature of Satan into his spirit. He was the first person to be translated from the kingdom of light to the kingdom of darkness. Because of Adam's disobedience, humanity was locked in the kingdom of darkness. But Jesus, because of His great love, took on himself the sins of humanity and entered the kingdom of darkness, defeated Satan and set humanity free from the dominion of darkness. His blood has forgiven our sins and His resurrection has made available God's nature - eternal and everlasting life- to every one who believes in what Jesus has done. Jesus was the first person to be translated from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light. The moment you believe and receive Jesus and what He has done, you are born again. You receive eternal life, the life and nature of God. 2 Corinthians 5.17 says, If anyone is in Christ, He is a new creation, old things have passed away and behold all things have become new.  You cannot enter God's kingdom by good works. No amount of sacrifices, prayers, givings, crying or good works can give you entrance in the kingdom of God. Only Jesus! New birth is possible only through Jesus Christ.

Friend, Jesus has done everything that needs to be done to give you access into God's kingdom. No more work is needed. His work is not incomplete, His work is perfect and complete. Believe on what Jesus has done for you! Believe on the person and the finished works of Jesus Christ! The only way you can change kingdoms is by being born again. New birth is the only way to enter God's kingdom and Jesus is the only way to New birth. Go on with Jesus!

You are a child of God!

You are a child of God!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

John 1:12
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.

Believer, you are a child of God. The moment you received Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, something extraordinary and miraculous happened. Something changed. Something beautiful took place. You became a child of the Most High God. To Jesus be all the glory!

This verse is not a promise, its a fact. The word of God is a mirror, it shows you who you actually are. The more you look into the mirror of God's word, the more you will discover yourself and once you know who you actually are, life becomes victorious. You are as much a child of God as Jesus is. This is why Jesus came, He came to bring many sons to glory. II Corinthians 5.17 says, Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he  is  a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. You are no more a slave of God, you are His beloved and precious child. The revelation of this fact enables us to be bold in our fellowship with the Father. It enables us to be bold in our battles with Satan and his forces. It enables us to be bold in the presence of man. You become absolutely fearless because you know who you are!

Friend, be conscious that you are a child of God. God Almighty is your Father and He loves you as much as He loves Jesus. You are a child of God. Think accordingly. Speak accordingly. See accordingly. Live accordingly. Make decisions accordingly. Manifest yourself and let the world see Jesus in and through you. This is your time! Go on with Jesus! Nothing else matters!

Become an Intercessor!

Become an Intercessor!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Ezekiel 22:30
So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.

Intercession means to stand in the gap and pray for the salvation of the people of this world. Your intercession can bring people to Christ and thereby save them from the coming judgement and the day of wrath. Become an intercessor!

Intercession is the very heart of God for God desires all men to be saved. God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. This is why we intercede for the lost and unsaved so that their eyes would be opened and they would turn to Jesus and escape the day of wrath. Acts 4.12 says, Salvation is found only in the name of Jesus for there is no other name given under heaven whereby mankind can be saved. Revelation 20:15 says, And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. The only entrance to the Book of Life is by faith in Jesus Christ because Jesus died for the sins of humanity, was buried and rose again on the third day perfectly justified. Anyone who believes in Jesus escapes the judgement, wrath and condemnation of God because Jesus took it all and paid for it all with His own blood. Pray for your family members, your friends, your relatives, your loved ones and stand in the gap for them and snatch them from the fires of hell. Selfishness refuses to intercede. Love intercedes! Compassion intercedes! Mercy intercedes! Write down the names of your unsaved loved ones and start praying for them diligently to be saved. Through you prayers, demonic powers will be bound, labourers will be released, souls will be saved and Jesus will be glorified. Stand in the gap and save people from the eternal and horrible fires of hell. Start today! Intercession is powerful.

Friend, every believer is called to intercede. Why don't you enroll yourself as an intercessor in the kingdom of God? Standing in the gap and praying for the lost is big in the eyes of God. We must save as many as we can from the fires of hell. Stand in the gap! Remember who you are! You are the salt of the earth! Preserve and add value! Become an intercessor!