Be fruitful!

Be fruitful!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

John 15:2
Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

Jesus is the Vine and every believer is a branch. Jesus expects every branch of His to bear fruit, more fruit and much fruit. A fruitful life is evidence that you are a disciple of Jesus Christ.

As a branch, you can only bear fruit if you are connected to the Vine. A branch doesn't have life of it's own, the life flows from the Vine. When you seperate a branch from the Vine, it dries up because the life supply has stopped. Every thing a branch needs is in the Vine. Stay connected to Jesus, the Vine. When you abide in the words of God, you are abiding in the Vine. Let His words dwell in you richly. Let His words saturate you. Drown yourself in the words of God. Without a seed, there is no fruit. The seed is the word of God. The connection between the Vine and the branch is the Word of God. The level of your connection to God's word is the level of your connection with the Vine. The level of your connection with the Vine is the level of the fruitful life that you are experiencing.

A fruitful life is a life of character, dignity, honour and great success - a life where you are in the perfect will of God and you are a blessing to every nation on earth. It's a great life. God the Father is committed to your fruitful life. There is no doubt about it. He is glorified when His branches bear much fruit. Abide in the word and be fruitful!

"God wants me to be fruitful - not just fruit, but more fruit and much fruit. I abide in the Vine by abiding in His words. His words are my food. His words are my life. I am doer of His word and my life is fruitful. My fruitful life is evidence that I am a disciple of Jesus Christ."

Where is your faith?

Where is your faith?
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

John 14:1
"Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me."

What you believe and who you believe determines whether your heart is at rest or whether your heart is troubled.

If your heart is troubled today, my question to you is, What are you believing? Whom are you believing? A troubled heart is evidence you are not trusting the Lord, not trusting His word. Jesus asked His disciples when they were troubled at the waves and winds that came against their boat,  'Where is your faith?'. In other words Jesus was asking them, On whom and on what have you placed your faith? Jesus was saying, Why don't you believe me and my words?. When you believe the Lord and his word, you experience perfect peace. Isaiah 26:3 says, 'You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.' 

When you believe people, words and circumstances that are contrary to God's word, you will be stressed, troubled and disturbed. I encourage you to place your faith on the word of God and enjoy perfect peace. Irrespective of what's happening around you, the word of God in your mouth and in your heart will keep you from being troubled and help you overcome any trouble. Examine yourself! Where is my faith?

"My faith is on Jesus. My faith is on the word of God. Therefore I am not troubled, I enjoy perfect peace.  My mind is fixed on the Lord and His word is in my mouth and in my heart in abundance. Hallelujah."

Light in You!

Light in You!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

John 11:9‭-‬10
Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.  But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”

The only reason any one stumbles in life is because there is no light in them. Having light in you is way better than having lights around you.

The light that I am talking about is not the light of the sun, light of the room or street lights. You can be outside your house when the sun is shining bright or you can be in a room full of lights and yet stumble in life and never know what makes you fall. What keeps you from falling is not the light around you but the light in you. Light in you is the revelation of God's word. The revelation of God's word brings light. When this light comes, you see better and therefore you can do better. Word meditation brings word revelation. If you meditate, abide and continue in the word, the word will become real to you and will set you free.

Has the word become real to you? Is the word in your mouth and in your heart in abundance? Are you a doer of Gods word or just a hearer? Has the word occupied first and final place in your life? If not, then it's high time to begin the word exercise. It's only the revelation of God's word that will keep you from falling in this world. Lights around you limits you. Light in You sets you free and takes the limits off - unlimited.

"I have light in me. The revelation of God's word is light. I don't walk by the lights of this natural world but I walk by the revelation of God's word. I have no limits and the light in me is growing and becoming stronger every day. The word of God is my life."

Slave to Son Consciousness

Slave to Son Consciousness
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Romans 8:15
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “ Abba , Father! ”

Slave Consciousness is one of the reasons many believers live in fear. Fear is dangerous. Fear was the reason Job lost everything. Job said in Job 3:25‭-‬26, "For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, And what I dreaded has happened to me. I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, for trouble comes.” You don't tolerate fear. You don't manage fear. You kick fear out!

Because of the disobedience of Adam, mankind became a slave of Satan and Satan kept us in slavery and controlled us through fear. Fear is Satan's weapon to keep you in slavery. Slaves fear! Jesus Christ has set you free through His blood and through His death, burial and resurrection. Jesus, through his death has defeated satan and delivered us from the fear of death which kept us in bondage and trapped us in slavery. You are no longer a slave. You were a slave but now in Christ, you are a son of God. Galatians 4:7 says, 'Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.' Every believer is a Son of God but not all believers know their sonship privilege. There are believers who are sons but have slave mentality and therefore are trapped in fear. Move from Slave Consciousness to Son Consciousness, Slave mentality to Son mentality. Renew your mind and think like a son, see like a son, speak like a son and live like a son. Son Consciousness will help you live fearlessly. Speak to yourself and say, “I am a son of God.” The more you say it, the more conscious you become.

Slave mentality will keep you in fear. Son mentality will help you live a fearless life in this world full of fear. No longer a slave of Satan, no longer a slave of Sin, no longer a slave of man and no longer a slave of God. You are a beloved child of God. We don't serve God as a slave, we serve our Father as a son. Live fearlessly. This is your time.

"I am not a slave, I am a son of God and God is my Abba, Father. I move from slave mentality to son mentality. I think, see, speak and live as a son. I have no fear. My Father loves me and is for me. Hallelujah"

Your works!

Your works!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

John 9:4
I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.

The Father sent Jesus to do the works of the Father. Jesus was conscious of this fact. He spoke the words of the Father and He did the works of the Father.

Jesus said in John 20.21, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” Every believer including you, is sent by Jesus just as Jesus was sent by the Father. You are sent to do the works of Jesus just like Jesus was sent to do the works of the Father. Just like a company sends her employees to do a specific task, Jesus Christ, the Lord and Head of the Church, has sent you to do His works. Are you doing the works of God, thats why the Lord sent you? What are the works of Jesus? Some believers have no clue about these works, others know it but are not doing it but only a few are actually doing the works of the One who sent them.

What are the works of Jesus? You have a specific place in the body of Christ with a specific work and you have the gifts and the grace to do your work effectively and fulfill it. Your work is to believe in the One who has sent you. Jesus was always connected to the One who sent Him. Stay connected to the one who sent you. Stay connected to Jesus. Say what He says. Do what He tells you to do. Love like He loved you and still loves you. This is Your Work!

"I am sent by Jesus to do His works. I say what He says. I do what He tells me to do. I love others the way He loves me. By His grace and By His Spirit, I do His works. Thank you Lord Jesus!"

Taught by God.

Taught by God.
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

John 7:15‭-‬16
The Jews there were amazed and asked, “How did this man get such learning without having been taught?”  Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.

You know Jesus wasn't formally trained, schooled or educated. But He spoke and taught in a way that amazed the Jews. You remember, at the age of twelve when Jesus sat in the midst of scholars hearing them and asking them questions, the teachers and doctors of the law were astonished at His understanding and answers.

How could He do it - having never been formally trained? How could He talk and live with such wisdom that marvelled and astonished everyone who ever heard Him? Let me give some keys! In verse 16, Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.” There is a teaching that comes from the Father. No school, institution or college can give you this teaching. This heavenly teaching is not based on your education, family, financial or any other status. Believer, it's only dependent on your availability. If you make yourself available for the word of God, the Spirit of God who dwells in you will teach and show you things exactly the same way He did for Jesus. You will begin to know things beyond your formal education. You will begin to see things you never saw. You will have an insight, an understanding, a wisdom that helps you shine and stuns the people around you.

Make yourself available for the word and for the Holy Spirit. Don't let your education or lack of education limit you from receiving this higher teaching. Life is spiritual, earthly education is not enough to help you succeed in life. Yield to the word. Yield to the Holy Spirit. Stay on the word! Stay with the Holy Spirit!  This is your time to shine!

“I am taught by God. His word dominates me and I live by the teachings of the Holy Spirit. I speak and live wisely. My life is an unending stream of success, prosperity, influence and impact. I am the light of the world and Jesus is my light.”

Trust is work!

Trust is work!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

John 6:28‭-‬29
Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”

Faith is work. Believing is work. Trust is work. Jesus said in John 6:27, ‘Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life..’ Work on the word! Labour on the word!

Unless you make a quality decision to work on the word, you will never experience a struggle free life and never enjoy sweatless victories. There is a higher life. Refuse to live like the world. You are from another planet. As you diligently work on the word, you will grow in the knowledge of Jesus. The more you know Him, the easier it is to trust Him. The more you trust Him, the more He will work in you, for you and through you. As you give Him space, He will turn your life, your family, your finances and everything that concerns you upside down for the better. Do overtime on God's word. Do double shift on God's word. You will never regret it. Give the word priority. Make the word first and final in your life. What a life!  Glory to God.

The reason many people are struggling in life is because they don't take the time to work on the word. The word is not the priority of their lives. They run for money, for properties, for fame, for selfish reasons and for temporary visible things. Stop! Change the train! Don't do what the Gentiles do, they seek after all these things day and night. Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added to you. Go for the word. Your higher life awaits you!

“I work on the word. I am committed to grow more in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus. The word of God is the most important pursuit of my life. I labour on the word, I know my Lord, I trust Him and He works in me, through me and for me. I rest!  Hallelujah.”