Everyday charge yourself.

Everyday charge yourself.
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

I Corinthians 14:4
He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself...

Speaking in tongues charges, builds, improves and edifies your spirit. Like you charge your phone everyday, charge your spirit too by speaking in tongues on a daily basis.

When you speak in tongues, you are not speaking to men but to God, no man understands your language, even you can't understand it. As you speak to God in unknown tongues you edify yourself. You become stronger in the spirit. You become sensitive to the Holy Spirit's unction and leading. Your spiritual senses become sharp. You are able to discern between the right and wrong as well as have the ability to do the right thing. Your level of understanding and insight into spiritual matters increases and you begin to see life from a higher perspective. You began to see and know hidden things supernaturally. I am telling you, speaking in tongues is powerful.

More than a strong body and a strong mind, a strong spirit is the need of the hour because life is spiritual. No matter how strong your body is or how sharp your mind is, without a strong spirit, life is uncertain and unpredictable - anything can happen - like a wave of the ocean tossed and turned by the winds. Take charge and charge your spirit daily by speaking in tongues! You will excel in your life!

"I speak in tongues daily. I build my spirit and charge it by speaking in tongues every day of my life. My spirit is becoming sensitive to the Holy Spirit and I have access to divine insight and mysteries, therefore I am always at the top and everything I do excels"

Love is greater!

Love is greater!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

I Corinthians 13:2
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

Love is greater than all the spiritual gifts. Love is greater than faith and hope. Love is greater than all the revelations you can ever have. God is Love.

As a born again child of God, you have the love of God in you through the Holy Spirit. But having God's love in you and walking in love are two different things. Acknowledge that God loves you, you have His love in you and walk in it. No matter how much we know or how big mountains we move, if we are not walking in love, we are nothing. God is Love. Every time you say God, you are saying Love. Every time you say Love, you are saying God. Love is more than words, Love is action. I John 3:18 says, 'My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.' Love is what makes life beautiful and ministry effective. Love releases power. Love irritates the devil and drives him crazy because he cannot touch a love person.

Major on the love of God. Excel in the love of God. Become a love giant. Know and believe that God loves you unconditionally, passionately and fearlessly. We love others because God first loved us. Loving others acknowledges that you believe God loves you. God loved us so much that He gave His only begotten Son to die for us. Love is the key to victory! Jesus said, if you walk in love, the world will know you are my disciples. Love is greater!

"I excel in the love of God. I know and believe God loves me and therefore I love others fearlessly. Whatever I do prospers and is effective because I do everything in love. Love is my King. Jesus is my Lord."

Unworthy manner

Unworthy manner
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

I Corinthians 11:27‭-‬28
Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

Did you know that you can partake of the Lord's supper in an unworthy manner - in a way that dishonours the Lord? The Apostle Paul says examine yourself before you eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

In the Corinthian church, there were divisions among her members. Some would take communion before others - some would eat, others would drink and few others will be hungry. No order, no unity and no oneness. The body and blood of Jesus represented the oneness of and in the body of Christ. We are one. One family. One body. No divisions. Galatians 3.28 says, 'There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female: for we are all one in Christ Jesus.' The church is one body with many members. When we partake of the body and blood of Jesus which represents the oneness of and in the body of Christ with strife, divisions and envy in our hearts, we dishonour the Lord and partake of the Lord's supper in an unworthy manner. We are one family. Rejoice with those who rejoice, mourn with those who mourn.

Next time, when you take communion, examine yourself. Forgive your brother and your sister in Christ because we are one in Christ. Forgive. Love. Bless. Pray for one another. Stand for one another. Support one another. Believe God's best for one another. We are ONE. Eradicate envy, strife and divisions and let Love be your King.

"I am a member of the body of Christ. We are one - many members but one body. I walk in love towards my brothers and sisters in Christ. I honour the Lord, I honour His body and His blood. Love is my King and I refuse to be offended. I put no stumbling block in my brothers path and I do them no harm. Love is my nature!"

Be a soul winner!

Be a soul winner!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

1 Corinthians 9:19
Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

The Apostle Paul was a soul winner. He was consumed with winning souls for Jesus - everywhere He went He won souls. He wanted more and more people to know the Gospel - what God has done for humanity in and through Jesus Christ. Are you a soul winner? Become a soul winner!

Proverbs 11.30 says, ..He who wins souls is wise. Every believer is a witness of the resurrection of Jesus. Your life is proof that Jesus is alive. Tell the people in your world what Jesus has done for you and what Jesus has done for them. You can't be quiet after all that the Lord has done for you. Don't live like nothing happened. Jesus said, 'Go and preach the Gospel to every creature.' Who will share the Gospel with your colleagues, your relatives, your friends, your family? Many times we are waiting for some one else to do it. But God put you there to testify and to witness that Jesus is alive. Share the good news! We are not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ for it is the power of God to save everyone who believes.

Ask the Holy Spirit to touch people and convict them as you preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and as you pray for them in the name of Jesus. Do not be afraid. You are not alone. The mighty Holy Spirit is working in you, through you, for you and will touch every person you share the Gospel with. Just step out! Make a decision and the power will flow! Be a soul winner! Go on with Jesus!

"I am a soul winner. I win souls. I share and tell people what Jesus has done for me and for them. I share the Gospel of Jesus Christ boldly. I work with the Holy Spirit. As I speak, the Holy Spirit touches the heart and mind of every hearer and a great harvest is reaped in the name of Jesus. Heaven rejoices for the great harvest of souls through my life"

God's temple.

God's temple
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

I Corinthians 6:19
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who  is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

I am sure you have seen temples in and around your locality. This verse tells us, our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. You are the temple of God. God dwells in you. Next time, when you see a temple, remember God doesn't live in man made temples, He lives in you.

In the Old testament, God's presence was limited to the ark of the covenant in the Holy of holies and therefore restricted only for a few anointed people. But in the New testament, the blood of Jesus has given us access to God's presence - the Holy Spirit dwells in every born again child of God.  Meditate on this for a while : God dwells in me. You are the Ark of God's presence. What the people of old covenant couldn't enjoy, we enjoy because of the blood of Jesus - fellowship with God. Be conscious that God lives in you. Be conscious of His presence all the time, no matter where you are or what you are doing. In everything and always give Him thanks because He dwells in you. He is all you need and He lives in you. Christ in you!

Offering your body to Him is one of the most powerful ways you can express your gratitude to the Lord for all that He has done for you. This is our spiritual worship. As you glorify God with your body, the Spirit of God will use you mightily to bring more glory to Jesus. Go on with Jesus!

"My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. God lives, dwells and abides in me. I am conscious of this reality and I offer my body as living sacrifice to the Lord. I walk in constant fellowship with the Holy Spirit and therefore I prosper in everything I do."

Refuse to be a baby. Grow up!

Refuse to be a baby. Grow up!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

I Corinthians 3:1
And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ.

You cannot talk to a baby as you talk to a mature person. There's a difference. Babies cannot understand the way mature people understand. Babies will hinder the work of God. Refuse to be a baby. Grow up!

In the kingdom of God, there are babes and there are mature ones. Baby believers, also called as carnal believers are the ones whose minds are still dominated by worldly things. Mature believers, also called as spiritual believers are the ones who minds are dominated by spiritual things - the things of God. I Peter 2:2 says, 'as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby.' Every believer in the kingdom of God starts as a baby - no one is born mature. Growing up - becoming mature is a choice. Staying as a baby is a choice. Give the word first and final place in your life. Let it occupy the real estate of your mind and capture it - becoming word strongholds in your mind.

These are the last days and the attacks of the enemy are fiercer than ever before, you cannot afford to be a baby anymore. The word of God is your food, desire it and feed on it consistently and you will begin to grow and discern between good and evil, between the good and the best. Refuse to stay where you are! Keep feeding! Keep moving!

"I refuse to be a baby believer. I desire the word of God and I feed on it consistently. I am growing in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus. My mind is not on the things of the world but I put my mind on the things of God. I am spiritual - walking by faith, walking in love, led by the Holy Spirit and rooted and grounded in God's word."

Deep things of God.

Deep things of God.
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

I Corinthians 2:9‭-‬10
But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

God has prepared outstanding things for you - things that no human eye has seen, no human ear has heard and no human heart has ever conceived. Such things are beyond human intellect and comprehension. You cannot know them through your physical senses or your mental faculties.

The only way you can know them is by the Holy Spirit. He is the gateway into the deep things of God. It's not by power, nor by might but only by the Holy Spirit. God desires each one of His children to know His deep things and this is why He has given us the Holy Spirit. Believer, you have the Spirit of God living on the inside of you. As you become sensitive to the Holy Spirit, He will lead and guide you into these deep secrets.

Desire to go deeper, refuse to stay at the shore. The deeper you go in the things of God, the higher you will rise in life and the stronger your foundation will be. As you go deeper, you will be healthier, wealthier, and wiser. God has freely given us these things, so take a dive in the word of God with the Holy Spirit and go deep to know the depths of God. Go on with Jesus!

"I refuse to stay at the shore. I am going deeper in the things of God by the Holy Spirit. Deeper in grace and deeper in the knowledge of Jesus. I am going higher, ever higher in life. Thank you Jesus!"