Satan's target.

Satan's target.
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?”

The word of God is Satan's target. Satan is a thief and He wants to steal the word from your heart and your mouth. If he can get the word from you, he can destroy you.

Mark 4:15 says, And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts. You have to fight to put the word of God in your heart and your mouth. Your enemy will make it tough for you. Satan is the king of distraction, darkness and confusion. The word of God in your heart and your mouth will turn any situation around. Protect the word! Do not allow the devil to steal it. There is much resistance against the word but the mighty Holy Spirit lives in you, you are victorious and you won't be defeated. Without the word, we are ordinary. The word is our difference.

Believers who have the word of God in their hearts and their mouths in abundance are dangerous to the devil. The word is your life. The word will build you up and give you an inheritance among the saints. Go for the word! Be laser focused on the word. Refuse to be distracted.

"Satan is after the word and I will not allow him to steal the word from my heart and my mouth. I have the word of God in me in abundance. I protect the word and the word protects me. I am ever increasing with the increase of God"

The need of the hour.

The need of the hour.
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Luke 2:40
And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

A strong spirit is the need of the hour. You are a spirit, you have a soul and you live in a body. It's not a strong body, not a strong mind, not a strong bank account but a strong spirit that's the most important thing.

When you study the life of Jesus, you will notice that He did what many people do not do. He chose to make His spirit strong. Think about this, if parents told their kids about the priority of making their spirits strong - what a life their kids would have. A weak spirit cannot face challenges. A weak spirit looks at the winds and cries out for help. A strong spirit looks at the challenges, looks to the winds and talks to it - "Peace, be still". What a life!

Make your spirit strong. Develop your spirit. Build your spirit. The word is your spirit food. Speaking in tongues builds your spirit. Sowing to the spirit helps you reap everlasting life from the spirit. Speak the word like never before. Pray in tongues like never. Give like never before. Go on with Jesus!

"I build my spirit and make it strong. I feed on Gods word. I speak in tongues and I am a radical giver. I am strong in the Lord and in the power of His might"

Prompt Obedience.

Prompt Obedience
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Acts 8:29‭-‬30
Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and overtake this chariot.” So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to lead and guide the church just like He did when was on the earth. The Holy Spirit is your Helper, sent to help you live a victorious life on earth. If you are born again, the Holy Spirit dwells on the inside of you.

This verse talks to me about the sensitivity and intimacy that Philip had with the Holy Spirit and so the Holy Spirit could use him mightily. Look at the verse again. The Holy Spirit gave him an instruction and Philip ran to fulfill the instruction. He didn't think, He didn't walk... He ran! Look at His response. Prompt obedience! The Holy Spirit said it now and He did it now. Wow!

Nothing pleases God more than obedience. Obedience releases the blessing. Are you prompt in your obedience to the word of God and to the Spirit of God in you? Be quick to obey. Be quick to respond to His word. A life of prompt obedience leads to a life of the supernatural, extraordinary and miraculous.

"I am an obedient child of God. Obedience is my delight. I am quick to obey, quick to respond to Gods word and Gods Spirit. I am a success. Hallelujah"

Is it desirable?

Is it desirable?
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Acts 6:2
Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables.”

In the early church, the apostles faced a challenge - a challenge in the daily food distribution. But the apostles refused to let this challenge steal their word time.

It's amazing to see the priority of the apostles, no wonder they changed the world. In your life many situations will arise, challenges will show up that will try to steal the time you give to the word of God and prayer. Study the response of the apostles. There is nothing and no one more important than the word of God. The word of God is more important than oxygen for you because the word is your life. You are born again by the incorruptible seed, which is the word of God. Like the apostles, give priority to the word of God. Do not allow anyone or anything to steal your word time. As long as you are alive, attempts will be made by the enemy to steal it. Therefore protect it, you protect it. Lack of word time makes a believer carnal and worldy.

When you are under pressure, you don't feel like sitting with the word of God but that's the time you should be consuming additional doses of the word. The word of God in your heart and in your mouth in abundance will change any and all situations. The word is the answer! It is never desirable to leave the word of God!

"I never leave the word of God. I will never be distracted from the word. I will never stay away from the word. The word is my priority. The word is my life. The word is in my heart and in my mouth in abundance.  I always win"

Give what you have.

Give what you have.
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Acts 3:6
Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”

Believer, do you know what you have? Peter and John knew what they had. You are so powerful in Christ. Believers are destroyed not because they don't have the inheritance, but because of ignorance - they don't know what they have.

You are free and you have the right, the authority and the power to set the captives free. A man who was lame - captive by that condition - for more than forty years was set free by a believer who knew what he possessed and knew how to use it. Glory to God! You are a son of the Most High God and whom the son sets free in the name of Jesus is free indeed. Jesus gave us His name and commanded us to preach the Gospel, to cast out devils and to lays hands on the sick and they shall recover.

Thank God Peter gave what He had to the lame man. Will you give what you have to the people around you who are in captivity? You are more powerful than their captivity. Use your authority in the name of Jesus and set people free. Your simple act of kindness can change the lives of people forever. It may be a simple work for Peter but the lame man's life was changed forever. Don't be selfish, give what you have! Freely you have received, freely give!  Go on with Jesus!

Witness of His resurrection!

Witness of His resurrection!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Acts 1:22
beginning from the baptism of John to that day when He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

Every believer - You are a witness of His resurrection. This is our life and this is why we live and breathe. The sooner we understand this, the better our lives will be.

You may not have seen His resurrection but you are a result of His resurrection. New Birth. Eternal life. Holy Spirit in you. Sins wiped out. Satan defeated. Curse destroyed. Joy unspeakable. All surpassing peace. Lively Hope - all of these things that we experience is because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. To be a witness of His resurrection means to live a life that honours the resurrected Christ. It means to share with the people around you about what the Lord has done for you.

No person who has been impacted by the resurrection of Christ can ever be quiet. You will talk about it. You will share about it. You want other people to experience this freedom, this liberty and this awesome life. You have the power to do it because you have the Holy Spirit dwelling in you. You have the name of Jesus and you have the word of God. You are powerful! Be a witness! Jesus is alive!

Let there be light!

Let there be light!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Genesis 1:3
Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

This was God's first words as recorded in the Bible. Think about it, the first words of God - "Let there be light".

This was God's response when He saw darkness. Darkness is an absence of light. When light comes, darkness flees. Darkness refers to ignorance and confusion. Darkness is frustrating because you don't know where you are going, you don't know what makes you fall and you don't know what to do. Gods response, Let there be light. *What is light? The revelation of God's word is light.* Light exposes what darkness hides, light makes things clear, you know what to do and where to go. 

Are you in darkness in any area of your life - God's response to you, "Let there be light" - The word is your light. *Psalms 119.130 says, The entrance of Your words gives light.* Let there be a revelation of God's word in your life. God's solution to your darkness is the revelation light of His word. The revelation of God's word will destroy your ignorance and clear all your confusions. Meditation brings revelation. Word mediation brings word revelation. Dwell, abide and meditate on the word, you will know the truth and the truth will set you free. Go on with Jesus!

*"The word of God is a lamp to my feet and a light to path. Therefore I walk wisely and make profitable decisions. Darkness cannot touch me for I am walking in the light of God's word. I don't fall, I never fall. I am going higher and higher by the power of the Holy Spirit."*