Wednesday, August 15, 2007

People Of God Smile!

God is a good God! If you have put your faith in Jesus Christ and made Him Lord of your life then you are a constant testimony to the goodness of God.

Think about what He has saved you from: Ephesians 2:1-3

1 Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. 2 You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. 3 All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else.

Think about what He has saved you into: Ephesians 2:4-7

4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, 5 that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) 6 For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. 7 So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.

To experience God's amazing grace as an ongoing reality in my life means that I am able to smile in the face every circumstance. Daily recognising God's goodness in your life is the first step to sharing it.

Saturday, August 11, 2007

Wow: What A View!

Ephesians 1:18-23
I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, 20which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 22And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, 23which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.

Jesus is Lord. He is above all. He is Lord over every mindset, philosophy, religion, government, army, sickness, addiction, debt, starving child, relationship and circumstance. Those that know this are people who live in the fear of the Lord. They are rid of all intimidation, anxiety or worry because they know that God is in control.

It is incredible to know that Jesus reigns over all things; It is even more incredible to know the fullness of God's beautiful plan, that involves calling you by name to rule and reign along side Him. God's eternal purpose has always been to have a people who would rule in the earth on His behalf.

I carry the same power, authority and anointing with which Jesus Christ walked the earth. To know this, transforms my perspective on situations I come across in my own life and in the world.

I believe very strongly that God is raising up a people who truly know the magnitude of the power by which they walk, talk, give, take, bind and loose. There is no limit to what God could do through such a people.

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

A Normal Day In The Kingdom

Ephesians 1:15-18
15 Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God’s people everywhere, 16 I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, 17 asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. 18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.

Here we read of Paul's passion to see the Church gain a greater revelation of all that Christ has brought them into. A normal day in the Kingdom is always an adventure because it is always God's desire, no matter what the weather or the circumstance, to reveal more of Himself and His plan to those He has called.

God's heart for you today is that you might gain spiritual wisdom and insight that you might grow in your knowledge of Him. He wants you to understand in a greater fullness the confident hope that He has given you. He wants you to know the rich and glorious inheritance He has available to you.


Know today that God is for you. He is waiting to show you more of Himself and the plan He has for your life. All you have to do is listen.

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Know Who You Are

Ephesians 1:3-14
3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace 8that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. 9And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment—to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
11In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. 13And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession—to the praise of his glory.



To know that I am blessed will mean that I walk in blessing.
To know that I have been made holy will mean that I live a holy life.
To know that I have been adopted as God's son will mean that I sleep like royalty.
To know that I have been forgiven will mean that I have a smile on my face.
To know that I have an inheritance will mean that I run fast to take hold of it.
To know that the Holy Spirit lives in me will mean that I make good decisions.
To know that I have been predestined and chosen before the creation of the world to live for God's eternal purposes will mean that I look at every situation I go through and see divine purpose.
The list could go on!

If we, the community of God's people, remind ourselves each day of the fullness of truth in our identity, that has been accomplished through the work of Christ, we will leave childish ways behind, step into our rightful inheritance and go on to see our cities transformed!