The Holy Spirit Guarantees Oor Inheritance

“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession to the praise of His glory.”(Eph 1:13-14)

 The Holy Spirit is a down payment, deposit, seal   this mean that God has given us His Spirit guaranteeing that He is coming back for us.

Beloved, let us look at  it from a natural perspective; If I  enter a store to buy  a jacket that costs $80 but  want to put  the item  on layaway, first I will have to  leave down payment  of $30 to secure my jacket, then I will be given a time frame to complete my payment and take my jacket home; if someone comes to the store and see my jacket and decides to purchase my jacket   even with the full amount  to pay for my jacket, that person would not be able to take possession of it because my down payment has secured  my jacket  until the time is expired. Likewise beloved God has given the down payment of the Holy Spirit and He has time that only He knows, (Matthew 24:36) that He will be returning ,so  within that time the devil  can never  take possession of a believer because we are purchased  by the precious blood of Jesus.

“Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set His seal of ownership on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.”(2 Cor 1: 21-22)

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The Wise and Foolish Builders (Part 1)

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What Hinders Me?

“Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.  Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?”(Acts 8:35-36)

Hinder – to hamper, obstruct, stop, and interfere with

As he sojourned on the road to a personal relationship with God the Eunuch to some water and asked a very introspective question; “What hinders me,,,?” The fact that he came to water is very significant since water is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. He came to a turning point, where he had to face the hindrances and obstacles.

The Eunuch was trying to pinpoint what was hindering him from being submerged in a deeper relationship with the Lord? What was hindering him from moving from the shallow place? What was hindering him from going to the next level? He wanted to identify any obstruction to his relationship with the Lord and actually do something about.

Beloved, as we journey with the Lord let us be alert and sober to things that may be standing in our way. It may be people’s opinion, pride, the past, fear, trials and testing just to name a few. When we discover our hurdles know; that through Jesus Christ we have the victory  and we are more than conquerors.

He Observes The Wind Shall Not Sow

“He that observes the wind shall not sow; and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.”(Eccl 11:4)

To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose, therefore we must make the most of the time we have. When it is time to sow we should sow regardless of  setback, opposition, obstacles, and disappointments we may encounter . In (2 Sam 23:20) we are introduced to a character named Benainah who went down, and slew a lion in the middle of a pit, in the time of snow.

The snowy time is not be a convenient  time to sow it is a slippery time but Benaiah  decided to face the roaring lion the adversary the devil, ( 1Pet 5:8) regardless of the unconducive climate or circumstance he sowed courage and reaped victory.   

Beloved, pay no attention to the wind, and the clouds. If we keep looking at the storms of life we will not reap the promises of God.

His Truth, And Not My Truth

“His truth shall be my shield and buckler.”(Psalms 91:4)

 The only truth is God’s truth which is revealed to us in word of God.

The Psalmist has declared that God’s truth is the only true truth; that can shield him from the wiles of the devil. 

Many times what we believe to be true is really a lie. Because we may unknowingly believe in superstitious fables and lies that we may have adopted in our faith walk. The only truth is God’s truth which is revealed to us in word of God.

Beloved, as we get intimate with Jesus the Way, the Truth, and the Life we will experience the joy and freedom that the Truth brings.

Jesus says. “You shall know the truth; and the truth shall set you free.”(John 8:32).

Let us allow His truth to become our truth and to be our shield and buckler!