What I am sent today to inform you about is so important and dear to the HEART of GOD that if you miss it, you have missed GOD Himself and completely miss His REST and BEST in Christ for you in this World. True! So humbly open up your mind and heart to receive and be blessed in Jesus name.
The Bible makes us to understand who is a WISE Christian and who is a FOOLISH Christian in this World thus:
See then that you WALK circumspectly, not as FOOLS, but as WISE, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be you NOT unwise, but UNDERSTANDING what the WILL of the Lord is. And be NOT drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit. (Ephesians 5:15-18).
The Bible clearly and boldly states that:
1. Any Christian (Christ's follower) WHO DOES NOT understand the WILL of GOD in Christ for him or her par time par his or her situation by the Holy Spirit of Christ that is within him or her is a FOOL in Christ in this World. True! Take note, take heed!
2. Any Christian (Christ's follower) WHO DOES understand the WILL of GOD in Christ for him or her par time par his or her situation by the Holy Spirit of Christ that is within him or her is a WISE in Christ in this World. True! Take note, take heed!
And the Bible further reveals to us from the above stated scriptural verses that it is when we WISELY understand the WILL of GOD by the Holy Spirit of Christ that is within each of us in this World that each of us will be able to REDEEM our TIME in Christ in this World. True! Take note, take heed!
Am sorry to say, you can see now that we have so many genuine, but FOOLISH Christians these days parading themselves as being WISE because of their worldly education, creativity, exposure, wisdom, beauty, connection, place of resident, position, power, possessions, popularity, etc. So sad, so bad!
While many genuine Christians today are ignorantly and shamefully BOASTING of their worldly education, creativity, exposure, wisdom, beauty, connection, place of resident, position, power, possessions, popularity, etc, King David in his days on Earth was wisely and boldly boasting thus:
O how LOVE I your LAW! It is my meditation ALL the day. You through your COMMANDMENTS have made me WISER than mine ENEMIES: for they are ever with me. I have MORE understanding than ALL my TEACHERS: for your TESTIMONIES are my meditation. I understand MORE than the ANCIENTS, because I keep your PRECEPTS. I have REFRAINED my feet from every evil way, that I might KEEP your WORD. I have NOT departed from your JUDGMENTS: for you have taught me. How sweet are your WORDS unto my taste! Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through your precepts I get UNDERSTANDING: therefore I hate every false way. Your WORD is a LAMP unto my FEET, and a LIGHT unto my PATH. (Psalm 119:97-104; Psalm 19:7-14; Psalm 1:1-3).
Oh! How I wish that Christians of today will humbly come to a place of realization like King David to understand that GOOD and PERFECT GIFT in this World comes from ABOVE and from God the Father in Heaven via His WORD in Christ for us that becomes His WILL and WAY in Christ for us in this World. True! Take note, take heed!
The Bible reveals this truth to us thus:
Do not err, my beloved brethren. EVERY GOOD GIFT and EVERY PERFECT GIFT is from ABOVE, and comes down from the father of Lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Of His own WILL begat He us with the WORD of TRUTH, that we should be a kind of first fruits of His creatures. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be SWIFT to HEAR, SLOW to SPEAK, SLOW to WRATH. (James 1:16-19).
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 ye 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).
Unfortunately and unknown to many genuine Christians, the ROOT CAUSEof their FAILURE in Christ in this World is because they are IGNORANT of the WILL of GOD in Christ for them par time par their situation in this World. True! So sad, so bad!
Many genuine Christians PRAY daily, but their prayers are not answered because they are far from the WILL of GOD in Christ for them in this World being driven by worldly LUST and PRIDE. True! Take note, take heed!
The Bible confirms this truth to us thus:
From whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they not hence, even of your LUSTS that war in your members? You LUST, and have not: you kill, and DESIRE to have, and CANNOT obtain: you fight and war, yet you have not, because you ask not. You ASK, and RECEIVE NOT, because you ASK AMISS, that you may consume it upon YOUR LUSTS. You adulterers and adulteresses, know you NOT that the FRIENDSHIP of the WORLD is ENMITY with GOD? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. Do you think that the scripture said in vain, the spirit that dwells in us LUSTS to envy? (James 4:1-5; 1 John 2:15-17)
Can we deny the fact that majority of Christians today are foolishly, lustfully and pridefully in FRIENDSHIP with the WORLD and ignorantly and unknowingly in ENMITY with GOD in Christ in this World. True! Take the, take heed!
The Bible reveals to us thus that the Disciples of Jesus Christ PRAYED according to the WILL of GOD to get their prayers answered:
And this is the CONFIDENCE that we have in Him, that, if we ASK any thing according to His WILL, he hears us: And if we KNOW that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we HAVE the petitions that we desired of Him. (1 John 5:14, 15).
Therefore, Apostle Paul counselled us thus, so that we should be able to PROVE what is that good, acceptable and perfect WILL of GOD in Christ for us par time par our individual situation in this World:
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; Colossians 2:8-10).
We must have to individually be able to PROVE what is that good, acceptable and perfect WILL of GOD in Christ for each of us par time par our individual situation in this World because the Bible reveals 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 2:12,13; 2 Corinthians :614-18).
The truth to be told, we must individually WORK OUT our own SALVATION (freedom by the Word, WILL and Way of God in Christ from the World and things of this World) understanding par time par our individual situation what GOD is desiring to WILL and DO through each of us in Christ in this World to enter and enjoy God's REST and BEST in Christ for us par time par our individual situation in this World. True! Take note, take heed! (1 John 2:12-15).
Now, know and note that the distance between being PROUD and being HUMBLE in the sight of God is MEEKNESS and being MEEK in the sight of God is being SUBMISSIVE to His WILL and not your own will. Therefore, Jesus Christ said thus:
BLESSED are the MEEK: for they shall INHERIT the EARTH. (Matthew 5:5).
If you must inherit (conquer, dominate and possess your possessions in Christ) on the Earth, you must LEARN to be MEEK towards God (submissive to the WILL of God in Christ for you par time par your situation) in this World. True! Take note, take heed!
Too many Christians are too PROUD towards God, in that they always have their own will done and never the WILL of God being done on Earth for them as it is in Heaven for them in Christ. True! So sad, so bad! Take note, take heed!
JESUS CHRIST, our ultimate role model on how to life a victorious and satisfactory life that is pleasing to God in this World taught us to PRAY 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. (Matthew 6:9,10; 1 John 4:17; Hebrews 12:1-4).
Not my will, not your will, but God's WILL be done on Earth as it is in Heaven for and through you and I in Christ in this World. True! Take note, take heed!
Therefore, the Bible makes it clear to us thus:
If you be WILLING and OBEDIENT, you shall EAT the good of the land: But if you REFUSE and REBEL, you shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD had spoken it. (Isaiah 1:19,20).
Also, the Bible counsels us thus:
If they OBEY and SERVE Him, they shall SPEND their DAYS in PROSPERITY, and their YEARS in PLEASURES. But if they obey NOT, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. (Job 36:11,12; Ecclesiastes 7:14).
Furthermore, the Bible reveals to us thus:
But he GIVES more GRACE. Wherefore He said, GOD resists the PROUD, but GIVES grace unto the HUMBLE. SUBMIT yourselves therefore to GOD. RESIST the devil, and he will FLEE from you. DRAW near to God, and he will DRAW near to you. CLEANSE your hands, you sinners; and PURIFY your hearts, you double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. HUMBLE yourselves in the SIGHT of the Lord, and He shall LIFT you up. (James 4:6-10).
If you are PROUD to GOD by not being submissive to His WILL in Christ for you par time par your situation in this World, He will not give you more GRACE to overcome and become what He had ordained in Christ for you in this World. That is, you will not be LIFTED UP in Christ in this World above unbelievers. Is this not the sad and sorrow state and situation of many genuine Christians vis-à-vis the Church of Christ in this World today? True! Take note, take heed!
Finally, you must LEARN to HUMBLE yourself in Christ to ACCEPT that it is ONLY the HOLY SPIRIT of Christ that is within you in this World that KNOWS the WILL of God in Christ for you par time par your situation in this World. True!
Therefore,
1. You must consciously and humbly LEARN allow Him (the Holy Spirit) to TEACH you the WILL of God in Christ for you par time par your situation in this World as counselled by Apostle John 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 (Holy Spirit of Christ) TEACHES you of ALL things, and is TRUTH, and is NO LIE, and even as it had TAUGHT you, ye shall ABIDD in Him. (1 John 2:27; John 16:13-16).
2. You must consciously and humbly LEARN to allow Him (the Holy Spirit) to REVEAL to you the WILL of God in Christ for you par time par your situation in this World as counselled by Apostle Paul 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 have 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 knows 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 SPIRIT 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 had known the MIND of the LORD, that he may instruct Him? But WE have the MIND of CHRIST. (1 Corinthians 2:9-16; Romans 8:14-39).
3. You must consciously and humbly LEARN to allow Him (the Holy Spirit) to PRAY in and through you the WILL of God in Christ for you par time par your situation in this World as counselled by Apostle Paul thus:
Likewise the SPIRIT also HELPS our infirmities: for we KNOW NOT what we should PRAY for as we ought: but the SPIRIT Himself MAKES INTERCESSION for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And He that SEARCHES the HEARTS knows what is the MIND of the SPIRIT, because He MAKES INTERCESSION for the saints according to the WILL of GOD. And we KNOW that ALL things WORK together for GOOD to them that LOVE God, to them who are the CALLED according to His PURPOSE. (Romans 8:26-28; 1 Corinthians 2:9-16).
4. You must consciously and humbly LEARN to allow Him (the Holy Spirit) to REVEAL to you the WILL of God in Christ for you par time par your situation in this World as counselled by Apostle Paul thus:
For as many as are LED by the SPIRIT of GOD, they are the SONS of GOD. (Romans 8:14; Galatians 5:18).
This is because Jesus Christ said thus:
Not EVERY ONE that said unto me, Lord, Lord, shall ENTER into the kingdom of heaven; but he that DOES the WILL of my Father which is in Heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord have we NOT PROPHESIED in your name? And in your name have CAST out devils? And in your name DONE MANY wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: DEPART from me, you that work iniquity. (Matthew 7:21-23).
Therefore, Apostle Paul revealed to us thus:
Every MAN'S WORK shall be made MANIFEST: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be REVEALED by FIRE; and the FIRE shall TRY EVERY MAN'S WORK of what sort it is. If any man's work ABIDE which he had built thereupon, he shall RECEIVE a REWARD. If any man's work shall be BURNED, he shall SUFFER LOSS: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. (1 Corinthians 3:13-15; John 17:1-5; 2 Timothy 4:5-8).
Only the WORKS done on Earth by the WILL of GOD as revealed by the Holy Spirit of Christ in each of us pat time par our individual situation in Christ in this World will be able to WITHSTAND and STAND the FIRE of God and qualify us for a REWARD at last in the sight and side of GOD after all is said and done with your LIFETIME in Christ in this World. True! Take note, take heed!
Therefore, the Bible counsels us thus:
PRAY without ceasing. In every thing GIVE thanks: for this is the WILL of GOD in Christ Jesus CONCERNING you. QUENCH not the SPIRIT. Despise NOT prophesyings. PROVE all things; HOLD FAST to that which is GOOD. (1 Thessalonians 5:17-20; Romans 12:1,2).
Don't be deceived, GOD has His WILL in Christ for you in every area of your life (marriage, career, place of resident, place of worship,l place of work, type of business, who to be in friendship and partnership with, etc) par time par your situation in this World. You need to humbly, passionately and persistently ASK (pray to God in LOVE), SEEK (study in FAITH the Word of God) and KNOCK (fast in HOPE in God's faithfu AMENlness to help you) to REVEAL it and thereafter think, speak and live out in FAITH par time par your situation as revealed to you:
1. To enter and enjoy His REST in Christ for you in this World. True! Take note, heed!
2. To encounter and experience His BEST in Christ for you in this World. True! Take note, heed! (Luke 11:9-13; 1 Corinthians 2:916; 1 Thessalonians 5:24).
Now, know and note that it is when you think, speak and live in accordance to the WILL of GOD in Christ for you par time par your situation in this World that you are actually WALKING and WORKING in the SPIRIT with GOD in Christ in this World. That is why Jesus Christ said, my food is to do the WILL of Him that sent me and to FINISH His WORK and the Bible reveals to us that as He is, so are we in this World. That is HUMILITY and MEEKNESS at its highest level towards GOD and such pleases GOD and qualifies anyone at such high level in this World for His REWARD now on Earth and in Heaven someday. True! Take note, take heed! (John 4:33,34; 1 John 4:17; John 17:1-5; Luke 18:18-30; 2 Timothy 4:5-8).
God bless you.
MODIBO GODWILL
Divine Destiny Messenger,
Author & Speaker
@ The Purpose-costal Movement (TEPUM)
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