Christ, my wisdom.

Christ, my wisdom.
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

I Corinthians 1:30
But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—

The day you got born again - that day was the greatest day of your life because you were included in Christ. Christ is in you and you are in Christ. Become Christ conscious. Be God inside minded.

God has made Christ your wisdom. Christ is your wisdom. Because you have Christ, you have the wisdom of God. The same wisdom with which God made the heavens and founded the earth, the same wisdom by which Jesus walked on the earth - that same wisdom is in you right this moment. Hallelujah. Because you are in Christ, you are as wise as Jesus. Irrespective of your education qualification, experience and Intelligence Quotient, you are as wise as Jesus Himself simply because you are in Christ. Don't look for wisdom outside - the wisdom of this world is foolish, earthly, sensual and demonic. All the wisdom that you will ever need in life is IN YOU - Christ in you. Look inside!

Proverbs 4.7 says, Wisdom is the most important thing. Long life is in her right hand, riches and honour in her left hand. Every believer ought to live a long, prosperous and honourable life because every believer has the wisdom of God in them. You can't  get this wisdom by education or experience, its only by the Holy Spirit. So refuse to complain, blame and grumble, just acknowledge this reality and let God's wisdom manifest in your life by feeding on God's word and by being sensitive to the unctions of the Holy Spirit. This is your time!

"I am in Christ therefore I have the wisdom to live this life successfully. I am as wise as Jesus Himself. His wisdom is working in me now, guiding my decisions, governing my actions, influencing my speech and impacting my life. I live a brilliant and excellent life - Christ my wisdom lives in me"

Manage your time wisely.

Manage your time wisely.
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Ephesians 5:15‭-‬17
So pay close attention to how you walk—not as unwise people but as wise. Make the most of your time because the days are evil. For this reason do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

Every believer is to make the most of their time in order to understand what the will of the Lord is, to understand what the Lord wants. To live foolishly would mean to be ignorant of God's will and live life as one wants and desires.

The days we live in are evil - the distractions are many. A wise believer will use His time wisely in finding out what the Lord wants instead of wasting his time in unnecessary and unproductive pursuits. You cannot know God's will unless you invest time in knowing what His will is. The primary place you discover the Lord's will is His word. His word is His will. The time that has been given to you i.e 24 hours in a day is to be used very wisely, diligently and circumspectly - as if you have purchased every minute. Give your time to God's will. Make a quality decision to do so. Not only are the days evil, but the days are also short - Jesus is coming back. Do not be so consumed in following and imitating the patterns and course of this world that you neglect doing what the Lord wants and bring yourself to an unproductive place. God's will is the best place to be.

The Apostle Paul says, undertand what the Lord's will is so you can make the most of every opportunity you have in doing what the Lord wants. As you invest your time in the word of God, the Holy Spirit will lead and guide you into the good, acceptable and perfect will of God. There's nothing more important in life than doing what the Lord wants. Steal your time from the temporary physical things and invest it in the eternal spiritual things. So be wise, use your time wisely, understand the Lord's will and follow the plan wholeheartedly. This is your time.

“I am not a fool, I am wise. I use my time - every moment wisely. I understand the Lords will and I follow the plan wholeheartedly. I never lack and I am well taken care of. Glory to God.”

You are loved.

You are loved.
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

John 3.16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

You are loved by God Most High. His love is not dependent on what you can give Him. His love is not based on what you can do for Him.

There is nothing you can possibly do to stop God from loving you. Irrespective of the mistakes you have made, the sins you have committed and the failures you have experienced, God still loves you. No matter how many times you have fallen in life, your Heavenly Father still loves you and is always there for you. His love for you never fails. Never doubt or question His love - the sacrifice of Jesus is the greatest demonstration of God's love for you. This sacrifice erdicates all doubts and all questions concerning God's love for you. When you know and believe this love, you will begin to experience freedom - a freedom from sin, fear, guilt and condemnation. Freedom to love others rather than judging and condemning people. Freedom to enjoy life and experience God's best in every area of life.

God gave up His only begotten Son, Jesus for you. You have immeasurable worth and infinite value in the eyes of God. His love will help you stop sinning so that you won't kill yourself because that wages of sin is death. Experience God's love. There is no greater love than Gods love. No human can love you the way God loves you. The day you know, believe and recieve God's love, you will love others as God loved you.

“I know and believe my Father loves me as much as He loves Jesus. He will never stop loving me because He is Love. His love empowers me to live a godly life. His love empowers me to love others as He loved me. I am His beloved and His love for me never fails. Hallelujah.”

Your redemption price.

Your redemption price.
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

I Peter 1:18‭-‬19
knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

How do you live a God fearing life? The verse starts with, ‘knowing...’. It's important to know the word realities because unless you know, you won't be able to live a honourable life. Hosea 4.6 says, my people are destroyed because they don't know what the word says.

We live a God fearing life because we know that our redemption price was not corruptible things like gold and silver. All the gold and silver in the world cannot buy your redemption - your redemption price is way too expensive. The blood of Jesus is your redemption price. Jesus gave up His life, shed His entire blood on the cross and when He rose again, took His own blood, entered the heavenly Holy of Holies, placed His blood on the heavenly mercy seat and obtained eternal redemption for us. The blood of Jesus paid for our sins and satisfied God's justice. When you are aware of the price that Jesus paid to redeem you and the love He demonstrated towards you, you want to live a God fearing life and you live a honourable life for the glory of the One who died for you.

The price for your redemption was huge. But Jesus paid it. You are eternally and perfectly redeemed. Satan, sin, sickness, poverty, curse and spiritual death have no authority over you. You are redeemed! Like the Israelites who put the blood of animals on their doorposts and the destroyer couldn't enter their house, similarly have faith in the blood of Jesus and speak, “I plead the blood of Jesus, there is victory in the blood of Jesus.” The blood of Jesus is your redemption price!

“The blood of Jesus has given me eternal and perfect redemption. I am redeemed. I have faith in the blood of Jesus. I plead the blood of Jesus. There is victory in the blood of Jesus. I live a honourable and a God fearing life because I honour the blood of Jesus.”

You have eternal life!

You have eternal life!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

1 John 5:11‭-‬12
And this is the record, that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.  He that has the Son has life; and he that has not the Son of God has not life.

If you have Jesus, you have eternal life. Believer, right now, you possess eternal life. Eternal life doesn't just refer to going to heaven when you die but it also includes living a glorious life right here on earth - days of heaven on earth - in your spiritual life, health, finances, marriage and every area of your life. The abundant life, the overflowing life, the glorious life that Jesus came to give you.

Eternal life is the life and nature of God. It's called ‘ZOE’ in Greek. It's the very life of God. The moment you accepted Jesus, eternal life was imparted to your spirit. You received the nature and life of God in your spirit and you become a child of God. Be conscious of what you possess. If only a sick believer knew this, he wouldn't stay sick anymore. If a defeated believer knew this, he wouldn't stay defeated anymore. John 1. 4,5 says ‘In Him was life, this life was the light of men. Light shines in darkness and darkness cannot overpower, defeat or conquer it.’

Eternal life is not something you are going to have, you have it now. When you live in the consciousness of what you possess in Christ and speak these realities, you will begin to shine in every arena of life, you become unstoppable and you become a blessing for many. Refuse to live a defeated life. Know whose you are, who you are and what you possess. Believe and speak! As you do, eternal life will manifest. Celebrate these realities! If these realities are established in your consciousness, your days of struggle, failure and fear are over forever. Eternal life makes you a champion, a victor and a world overcomer for it is the life and nature of God. Hallelujah.

“I have Jesus therefore I have eternal life right now. I have the life and nature of God in me. This life is working in me, through me, around me and for me causing me to shine ever brightly in every area of my life. I am the light of the world and I am unstoppable because the life of God is in me.”

Abiding power!

Abiding power!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

I John 2:6
He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

Something that is common in every genuine believer, in every genuine disciple of Jesus is that they walk exactly the way Jesus walked while He was on the earth. Abiding in Jesus causes you to walk exactly like Jesus walked.

The more you abide in Him, the more you resemble Him. The less you abide in Him, the less you resemble Him. Do you resemble Jesus? Does your walk resemble Him? Does your talk resemble Him? If yes, continue abiding in Him and let the world see Jesus in you and through you in a greater dimension. Hallelujah. If not, it's something to seriously think about. Why not? The issue is with abiding. Abiding in Him results in His resemblance in our life. Jesus said in John 15.5, ‘I am the vine, you are the branches, He who abides in me and I in him bears much fruit, for without me you can do nothing.’ Jesus is the Vine and everything you need as a branch is in the Vine. There is nothing you need that is outside the Vine. To abide simply means to stay connected, to dwell and to continue in the Vine.

Stay in the word. Stay in prayer. Continue confessing the Scriptures. Continue worshipping and praising the Lord. Continue attending and participating in the church faithfully. Continue doing the word passionately. Only look to Jesus and continue therein. Never give up. Always stay connected to Jesus, let His ability flow in, through you and let the world see Jesus in you.

“I abide in Jesus, my Vine. His ability flows in me. His Spirit works in and through me. I resemble Jesus in everything I do. I walk like Him, I talk like Him and I live like Him. Jesus is my Lord.”

Your part in the New Covenant!

Your part in the New Covenant!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

I John 3:23
And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment.

Thank God we are in the New Covenant - a coveanant with God made in the blood of Jesus. The new covenant is better than the old covenant and is based on better promises.

God's part is your Shalom - all round prosperity. Your part in the new covenant is FAITH and LOVE. Faith in Jesus and walk in love towards one another. Galatians 5.6 says, ‘For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.’ In the New Covenant, we trust the works of Jesus - His finished works, His present work in us and through us by the Holy Spirit, His ability, His resources, His name, His word and His love for us. The old covenant is based on man's ability but the new covenant is based on God's ability. When you trust Him, grace is released because faith is the only door, the only access to grace (God's ability). His ability helps you do more than you can ever do with your own ability. Walking in love towards one another keeps you in a position to receive an uninterrupted flow of the benefits of the New Covenant. Always stay on the love line. Stick to the love line. Abide in love. Walk in love. God is Love. Faith works through Love. No Love, No faith. No faith, No grace.

As you do your part in the New Covenant, you will begin to experience an overflow of blessings, like you have never experienced before. Trust Jesus and do what He says. Believe God loves you and Love one another. Our Father can do outstanding things in and through a person who believes and trusts in Jesus and walks in love towards others. For such a person, there are no impossibilities because all things are possible with God.

"I am in a new covenant with God - a covenant that is made in the blood of Jesus. I believe in Jesus and I walk in love. I experience the Shalom of God in every area of my life. The Greater One lives in me and I can do all things through Him. Hallelujah!"