Today's Focus: Until you LEARN to think, speak and LIVE not by SIGHT, you will not be USED or BLESSED by God in Christ in this World!
Jesus Christ told us that God the Father is a Spirit. This means that God the Father is a Spirit being who LIVES and WORKS in the spirit World in Heaven INVISIBLE to human beings that lives and works on the Earth. True! (John 4:24).
Unfortunately, many genuine Christians think, speak and live judging the works of God the Father in Christ in their lives by SIGHT. So sad, so bad!
It saddening that lots of genuine Christians are not aware that because God the Father LIVES in spirit World, He WORKS and FINISHES in the spirit world FIRST what He want to SEE manifest in their lives in Christ on the Earth before allowing what He had already WORKED OUT to become realities in and through their lives in Christ on Earth. True!
That is why Apostle Paul counselled us thus:
Wherefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, WORK OUT your own SALVATION with fear and trembling. For it is GOD which WORKS in you both to WILL and to DO of His good pleasure. (Philippians 1:12,13).
Now, JESUS CHRIST, our role model for thinking, speaking and living powerfully and purposefully on Earth to please God the Father once revealed thus:
But Jesus answered them, My Father WORKS hitherto, and I WORK. Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because He not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God. Then answered Jesus and said unto them, verily, verily, I say unto you, the Son can DO NOTHING of Himself, but what He SEES the Father DO: for what things soever He DOES, these also DOES the Son likewise. For the Father LOVES the Son, and SHOWS Him ALL things that Himself DOES: and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. (John 5:17-20).
Jesus Christ revealed to us with the above scriptural reference that as a Son of God on Earth, He only SAW and DID on Earth (the visible realm) what He SAW the Father DID in Heaven (the invisible realm) par time. That means Jesus Christ FIRST saw with His INSIGHT what God the Father was DOING in spirit world, believed it and DID the same in human World. Great secret of our Lord and Savour!
Remember, the Bible reveals to us that as HE (Jesus Christ) is, so are WE in this World. True! (1 John 4:17).
That is why He (Jesus Christ) taught us to PRAY and SEEK thus:
After this manner therefore PRAY you: Our Father which art in Heaven, hallowed be your name. Your Kingdom come. Your WILL be done in Earth, as it is in Heaven. But SEEK you FIRST the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and ALL these things shall be ADDED unto you. (Matthew 6:9,10,33).
Therefore, you and I who believe in God the Father in Christ are expected:
1. To THINK not by SIGHT, but by FAITH.
That is, to think thoughts from the INSIGHTS of the written Word of God and from the INFLUENCES of the spoken Word of God by the Holy Spirit of Christ that is within us in this World and not from the SIGHTS and INFLUENCES of the World of humans, since God our Father lives and thinks thoughts FIRST for us in the spirit world what He wants us to THINK and SEE in due time in our lives in Christ in our human World. True!
The Bible reveals to us thus:
For I know the THOUGHTS that I think TOWARD you, said the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall you call upon me, and you shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And you shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, said the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, said the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. (Jeremiah 29:11-14).
Therefore, Apostle Paul counselled us thus:
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you PRESENT your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be NOT conformed to this World: but be you transformed by the RENEWING of your MIND, that you may PROVE what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, WILL of God. (Romans 12:1,2; 1 Timothy 1:7; Philippians 4:8,9; 2 Corinthians 10:3-6; 1 John 2:15-17; Ecclesiastes 3:1-11).
2. To SPEAK not by SIGHT, but by FAITH.
That is, to speak words from the INSIGHTS of the written Word of God and from the INSPIRATIONS of the spoken Word of God by the Holy Spirit of Christ that is within us in this World and not from the SIGHTS and INSPIRATIONS of the World of humans, since God our Father lives and speaks FIRST for us in the spirit world what He want us to speak and SEE in due time in our lives in Christ in our human world. True!
The Bible reveals to us thus:
(As it is written, I have made you a father of many nations,) before Him whom he believed, even God, who quickens the dead, and CALLS those things which be NOT as though they were. (Romans 4:17; Hebrews 11:3; Joshua 1:8; Job 32:8; Ecclesiastes 3:1-11).
Therefore, Apostle Paul counselled us thus:
We having the same SPIRIT of FAITH, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; WE also BELIEVE, and therefore SPEAK. (2 Corinthians 4:13).
3. To LIVE or WORK not by SIGHT, but by FAITH.
That is, to make our choices and take our decisions or actions from the INSIGHTS of the written Word of God and from the INSTRUCTIONS of the spoken Word of God by the Holy Spirit of Christ that is within us in this World and not from the SIGHT of the World of humans, since God our Father lives, make choices and take actions FIRST for us in the spirit world what He wants us to make or take and SEE in due time in our lives in Christ in the human world. True!
The Bible reveals to us thus:
But as it is written, EYE has not seen, nor EAR heard, neither have entered into the HEART of man, the things which God has PREPARED for them that LOVE Him. But God has REVEALED them unto us by His Spirit: for the Spirit searches all things, yes, the DEEP things of God. For what man knows the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? Even so the things of God knoweth NO man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, NOT the spirit of the world, but the SPIRIT which is of God; that WE might KNOW the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Ghost teaches; COMPARING spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receiveth NOT the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are SPIRITUALLY discerned. But he that is spiritual judges ALL things, yet he himself is judged of NO man. For who has known the MIND of the Lord, that he may instruct Him? But WE have the MIND of CHRIST. (1 Corinthians 2:9-16; Romans 8:14; Galatians 5:18).
Therefore, Brother James counselled us to ask for WISDOM in FAITH in our time of challenges thus:
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers TEMPTATIONS (trials and tests); knowing this, that the TRYING of your FAITH works patience. But let patience have her PERFECT work, that you may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. If any of you LACK wisdom, let him ASK of God, that GIVES to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be GIVEN him. But let him ASK in FAITH, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let NOT that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. (James 1:2-8; 1 Peter 5:7-10; James 1:12-15).
And Apostle John counselled us to ABIDE on whatsoever WISDOM we are taught thus:
But the ANOINTING (Holy Spirit of Christ) which you have received of him ABIDES in you, and you need NOT that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of ALL things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall ABIDE in Him. (1 John 2:27).
Let no one deceive you, the Bible reveals to us thus:
1. For we walk by FAITH, not by SIGHT. (2 Corinthians 5:7).
2. But that NO man is justified by the law in the SIGHT of God, it is evident: for, The JUST (the justified in Christ in this World) shall LIVE by FAITH. (Galatians 3:11).
3. But without FAITH it is impossible to PLEASE Him: for he that COMES to God must BELIEVE that He is, and that He is a REWARDER of them that diligently SEEK Him. (Hebrews 11:6).
The above scriptural references reveals to us that we are reward only when we think, speak and live by FAITH and not by SIGHT, we are rewarded by God on Earth now and in Heaven someday. True! (2 Timothy 4:5-8; 1 Timothy 6:6-12).
So, the truth to be told:
1. You must personally LEARN to KNOW through the Holy Spirit of Christ that is within you in this World, what God the Father is THINKING in the spirit world in Heaven about your current challenges or circumstances and align your THINKING to it long enough as Jesus Christ always did while on Earth, to get your uncomfortable challenges or circumstances changed to divine desires in Christ for you in the human world. True!
Take note, take heed!
2. You must personally LEARN to KNOW through the Holy Spirit of Christ that is within you in this World, what God the Father is SPEAKING in the spirit world in Heaven about your challenges or circumstances and align your SPEAKING to it long enough as Jesus Christ always did while on Earth, to get your uncomfortable challenges or circumstances changed to divine desires in Christ for you in the human world. True!
Take note, take heed!
3. You must personally LEARN to KNOW through the Holy Spirit of Christ that is within you in this World, what God the Father is DOING in the spirit world in Heaven about your challenges or circumstances and align your DOING to it long enough as Jesus Christ always did while on Earth, to get your uncomfortable challenges or circumstances changed to divine desires in Christ for you in the human world. True!
Take note, take heed!
Finally to know and note is that the Bible counsels us thus:
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us LAY aside every weight, and the sin which does so easily beset us, and let us RUN with patience the RACE that is set before us, LOOKING unto Jesus the author and finisher of our FAITH; who for the JOY that was SET before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is SET down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him that endured such CONTRADICTION of sinners against Himself, LEST you be wearied and faint in your minds. (Hebrews 12:1-3).
Irrespective of the CONTRADICTION in JESUS CHRIST'S life compared to what God has ordained in Heaven for Him on Earth, He did not give up, but look up to God's promises for Him in Heaven and it became so for Him during His lifetime on Earth and in Heaven thereafter. Therefore, we are asked to LOOK unto Him as an ultimate EXAMPLE, who is the Author and Finisher of our FAITH. True!
Where, who and what are you LOOKING at?
Apostle Paul and other of Jesus Christ's disciples think, speak and live as revealed to them par time by the Holy Spirit of Christ that is in them and they got obvious divine results in Christ to their advantage and to lots of other people's advantage as well . True!
That is why Apostle Paul counselled us thus:
If you then be RISEN with Christ, SEEK those things which are ABOVE, where Christ sits on the right hand of God. SET your affection on things ABOVE, not on things on the Earth. For you are dead, and your life is HID with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall you also appear with Him in glory. (Colossians 3:1-4).
Do you know what God is THINKING, SPEAKING and DOING in Heaven concerning your current challenges or circumstances?
If, yes, are you thinking, speaking and doing by what God the Father is asking you to think, speak and do respectively to see CHANGES in your situations in this World?
Remember, until you personally LEARN to think, speak and LIVE not by SIGHT, you will not be able to be USE or BLESS by God in Christ in this World. You will not be able to enter and enjoy your divine REST and BEST in Christ in this World. True!
Don't be deceived!
Don't be left behind in entering and enjoying divine REST and BEST in Christ for the saints in this World. It is time for you to GROW UP spiritually. True! (Hebrews 5:12-14).
When you think, speak and live by FAITH and not by SIGHT, you will find the STRENGTH in God to overcome, enter and enjoy God's REST and BEST in Christ for you in this World each day. (Philippians 4:13,19; Matthew 6).
Today's Focus from Scripture:
For which cause we faint NOT; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is RENEWED day by day For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we LOOK NOT at the things which are SEEN, but at the things which are NOT SEEN: for the things which are SEEN are TEMPORAL; but the things which are NOT SEEN are ETERNAL. (2 Corinthians 4:16-18; 1 Corinthians 2:9-16; Ephesians 1:15-23).
Take note, take heed!
Prayer Direction: According to today's revealed truth, pray as you are led by the Spirit of God.
God bless you.
MODIBO GODWILL
Divine Destiny Messenger,
Author & Speaker
@The Purpose-costal Movement (TEPUM)
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