Sun and Shield

Sun and Shield
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Psalms 84:11
For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.

The word of God is so precious, so enriching, so delicious. There is nothing like the word of the living God. This verse is so powerful. Hallelujah.

The Lord God is our sun therefore we always shine, we are never in darkness, in confusion and chaos. We walk in the higher knowledge of Gods word - full of energy and full of life. The Lord God is our shield therefore we are supernaturally protected and no fiery arrows of the wicked one can penetrate this shield. No sickness. No fear. No terrorist attacks. No evil. No harm. No loss. Be conscious and celebrate the word of God. Unless the word becomes real to you, you won't be able to enjoy it's benefits. Meditate!

No good thing will the Lord withhold from those who do what is right. What is right in this world full of views and opinions of people? The word of God is right. When you walk on Gods word, you are doing what is right. You will never lack good things in life because you honour God's word. Keep speaking God's word. Keep doing God's word. Keep celebrating God's word. Never give up. The best is yet to come.

"The Lord is my sun and my shield. I am never in darkness, I am always in the light, moving higher and higher in God. I am supernaturally protected. I am a consistent doer of God's word and my life is full of good things. Thank you Father, in Jesus name, Amen"

Talk TO problems!

Talk TO problems!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Mark 11:14
Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.

What do you do when there is a mountain in front of you? When there is darkness all around you? When there are dry bones staring at you? It's simple : YOU TALK!

Jesus is our standard. When Jesus came across a challenge, whether it's a fig tree, winds and waves or high fever, He would start talking to them - not ABOUT them but TO them. God spoke to darkness. Ezekial spoke to dry bones. Are you facing a challenge today? Is there a mountain in front of you? Don't beg God to do something. Start talking to it in the name of Jesus. Whethers it's sickness, pain, debt, bad habits, fear or whatever it is - start talking to it. Refuse to talk about it. Look at the verse again, Jesus spoke TO the fig tree. Jesus said in Mark 11.23 “Truly  I tell you, if anyone says TO this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.” Take some time and do some talking. Take the word and put it in your mouth and start talking. Keep speaking the word, never stop talking.

Words once spoken starts working in the spirit realm - ignorance of this reality is one of the reason why many people quit speaking. Because they don't see anything happening in the physical, natural, visible realm, they quit. Always remember, things happen first in the spirit realm and are then manifested in the natural realm. Talk! Keep talking! Never stop talking! See the word and speak the word! Hallelujah!

"I refuse to talk ABOUT my mountains. I talk TO it and I command, Be removed and be thrown into the sea, in the name of Jesus. I am unstoppable in Christ and I am fulfilling my destiny in God with excellence, joy and holiness. Jesus is Lord"

Secret place!

Secret place!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Psalms 91:1‭-‬2
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord , “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”

We live in a very dangerous time and it's getting worse by the day - climate change, terrorist attacks, deadly sicknesses, failing economy, unemployment, lay offs, corruption, injustice and fear everywhere. How do you live fearlessly in such times?

There is a secret place in God. This secret place is a place of supernatural protection - what takes the world down cannot touch you. Though we are in this world, we are not of it, we don't belong to it. We come from another place - heaven. We are under the government of heaven and we live by the economy of heaven. The rich cannot buy this secret place with all their riches. Money can't give you access to this place. The only access to the secret place of God is Jesus. If you have received Jesus, you are in the secret place of God - where nothing can harm you and no evil will befall you. You are supernaturally protected! You are safe irrespective of what's happens in and to the world.

The only way you can stay in this secret place is by living the word life. Acknowledge, speak and celebrate that you are in the secret place of the Most High God. Be bold to speak. Be bold to declare. Be bold to give Jesus glory. Goliath is always speaking. You need to speak to Goliath. If you don't speak to Goliath, then very soon you will be speaking Goliath's language. When people are afraid and running here and there searching for safe places, you will be still and rejoicing because you are in the secret place - the place of supernatural protection.

"I am in the secret place of the Most High God because Jesus is my Lord. I keep my mind on the word of God and therefore I am in perfect peace. Nothing will harm me and no evil will befall me. I am supernaturally protected. What a life I live in Christ!"

Speak Increase!

Speak Increase!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Proverbs 18:20
A man’s stomach is satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; He is satisfied with the increase of his lips.

God saw darkness and He said, "Let there be light" and there was light. What are you seeing? What are you saying? What's happening? Speak Increase!

Increase begins with the mouth. Unless you realize the power of words, you will never experience the manifestation of the blessings of God. What comes out of your mouth determines the quality of your life. Speak increase. Speak abundance. Speak overflow. Some may ask, How can you speak increase when you see darkness and decrease? That's a good question. We live by faith not by what we see. Our eyes are not on the temporary, visible things but on the eternal, invisible things, not on earth but on heaven, not on the natural and physical but on the supernatural and spiritual - our eyes are on the word. Because we see different, we speak different. Hallelujah!

Citizen of heaven, only speak increase. Never speak decrease, lack, scarcity or poverty. You are under the government of heaven and you live by the economy of heaven. You future is bright! Go on with Jesus!

"I am ever increasing with the increase of God. I always win. I only win. Victory is my nature. Thanks be to God who always causes me to triumph and gives me the victory through my Lord Jesus Christ."

Jesus, my increase!

Jesus, my increase!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Colossians 2:19
and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that  is from God.

The Church is the body of Christ and Jesus is the head of this body. Every believer is a member of this body. Your increase in all areas is totally dependent on your connection with the Head.

The deeper the connection, the greater the increase, the nourishment and the growth. Jesus is your increase, your nourishment and your growth. Peter was toiling all night to catch fish, but he caught nothing. The next morning, Jesus asked him to launch out into the sea for a catch. He hesitated at first but obeyed and was astonished at the catch of fishes - net breaking, boat sinking load of abundance. But notice what Peter did when He came to the shore, He left everything and followed Jesus. Never make the blessings more important than the One who blesses. Peter could have stayed with His boat full of fishes and left Jesus alone. Thats what many believers do.

He could have stayed with one miracle. But you know,  Peter by choosing to follow Jesus, He positioned himself for a life of consistent miracles, a life full of miracles, a life of everyday miracles. Jesus is your increase! Stay connected to Jesus in the word, in prayer and in worship. You will never lack!

"I am connected to Jesus, my head. Jesus is my increase, my nourishment and my growth. My life is a continuous stream of miracles. Hallelujah!"

No more struggle.

No more struggle.
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Matthew 17:27
“Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you.”

Look at how Jesus paid taxes for Himself and Peter. No fear. No struggle. No cheating. No deception. No complaining. No toil. What a life! What a rest!

This is your life! This is why Jesus came - to give you abundant life - till it overflows. Many times, we limit God. God is not limited to your salary, your profits or your pocket money. You see, Jesus is your Lord - meaning He is responsible for everything that concerns you. If you trust Him, He will provide ways for you to easily clear all your bills and expenses. Sweatless, toilfree and strugglefree provision!  Hallelujah.

Don't take the burden on yourself. Give it to Jesus and let Him guide you through His word and through His Spirit to your supernatural provision. Citizens of heaven do not struggle. We only thrive!

"I refuse to struggle. My Father takes care of me. I work on the word. I follow the Spirit of God. My provision is in His word. I will never lack and I always win. I live in the more than enough zone. Jesus is my Lord"

God is my Source!

God is my Source!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Genesis 14:22‭-‬23
But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the Lord , God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth, that I will  take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich’—

In Christ, we are the seed of Abraham, who is called the Father of all those who believe. There's much to study from the life of Abraham.

Abraham made Almighty God his Source and refused to look at people. When you read the entire chapter you will find that Abraham was a tither - thats why He said, I have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High. In other words, I have made God my Source and I will not  depend on any man or man made institutions for my needs, wants and desires, I will only look to God. God made Abraham extremely wealthy and influential - He will do the same for you. Hallelujah!

Tithe is acknowledging that God is your Source. Refuse to depend on people. Tither,  like Abraham always be bold to declare that God is your Source and that you only look to Him.

"God is my Source, I am a tither. I never lack because my God meets all my needs, satisfies all my wants and fulfils all my desires. The blessing of the Lord makes me rich and He adds no sorrow to it. Hallelujah"