June 6, 2013
Activate Your Faith
Without faith, it is impossible to please God. The just have been called to live by faith. Faith is not just a parachute for getting out of trouble. It is the lifestyle of the just. Faith causes things to happen. Faith changes situations. Faith brings the power of God on the scene to save, heal and deliver. Faith takes God's Word and makes it a reality in our lives. Faith is an unstoppable force that puts all the resources of heaven to work.
The Bible is full of stories that demonstrate how potent this force of faith is. Abraham had a child in his old age by faith. The sick were healed, the lepers were cleansed and the blind received their sight during the ministry of Jesus - all by faith. However, as powerful as faith is, there is one force that determines whether it works or not. That force is called love. If the love of God is not in operation, then faith ceases to work.
Many people wonder why it seems that their prayers are not answered and their faith is not working. The missing ingredient is often the love of God. You cannot refuse to walk in love and still have the manifestation of God's Word in your life. Activate your faith by activating your love life.
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:Galatians 5:1-26
I am born of God and I have His nature of love. The love of God has been shed abroad in my heart. I release the force of God's love within me on a consistent basis. I do not walk in strife, malice or unforgiveness. I walk freely in the love of God because it is my nature. I subject my flesh to walk in love. I do not walk according to the dictates of the flesh but I walk as led by the Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit enables me to walk in love at all times.
God is with me, God is in me and God is for me so I cannot fail. I please God and obey His commandments. I love God and I love my neighbors as myself. I therefore walk under open heavens. God opens the windows of heaven over my life because I co-operate with Him by walking in love. I enjoy the benefits of the new covenant established on better promises. I walk in healing, health, prosperity, preservation and wholeness. I am satisfied with long life and prosperity.
I cannot fail in life because love never fails. Whatsoever I lay my hands upon prospers. I prosper in my health, family, relationships and my career. I am born to win and designed for success. I stand out in my location. I am distinguished because I walk in the love of God. I represent God adequately in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation. I shine as light. I am set upon a hill and I cannot be hidden. I am an effective witness of the kingdom of God because I walk in love.
This is an Extract from the Book '31-Day Daily Devotional on 'Love' by Pastor Mayowa Ijisesan-Head Pastor at Kingsword International Church Chicago, Illinois. USA
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(Romans 13:8 NKJV) "Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law."
There is a debt that you will forever owe. This debt can never be paid off. It is the only life- time debt sanctioned by heaven. That debt is the obligation to love. It is a debt that every member of the Body of Christ owes. It is a debt we owe one another. You owe me love and I likewise. No matter how long I have been trying to pay this debt off, I will still owe the same amount that I have always owed.
Simply put, I cannot afford to get tired of loving my brother or sister in Christ Jesus. It doesn't matter how many times I have been hurt. I have a God-given obligation to arise from my hurt and love again. Maybe you have been hurt by a member of the Body of Christ.
You might have promised yourself that you will never expose yourself to be hurt again. You cannot afford to do so. You are a debtor. You owe it to that person who hurt you to keep on loving them. Arise from that place of disappointment, hurt and discouragement. Arise and love again.
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING: Romans 13:1-14
MY DAILY CONFESSION
Forever Indebted June 7, 2013
There is a debt that you will forever owe. This debt can never be paid off. It is the only life- time debt sanctioned by heaven. That debt is the obligation to love. It is a debt that every member of the Body of Christ owes. It is a debt we owe one another. You owe me love and I likewise. No matter how long I have been trying to pay this debt off, I will still owe the same amount that I have always owed.
Simply put, I cannot afford to get tired of loving my brother or sister in Christ Jesus. It doesn't matter how many times I have been hurt. I have a God-given obligation to arise from my hurt and love again. Maybe you have been hurt by a member of the Body of Christ.
You might have promised yourself that you will never expose yourself to be hurt again. You cannot afford to do so. You are a debtor. You owe it to that person who hurt you to keep on loving them. Arise from that place of disappointment, hurt and discouragement. Arise and love again.
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING: Romans 13:1-14
I am born of God and I have His nature of love. The love of God has been shed abroad in my heart. I release the force of God's love within me on a consistent basis. I do not walk in strife, malice or unforgiveness. I walk freely in the love of God because it is my nature. I subject my flesh to walk in love. I do not walk according to the dictates of the flesh but I walk as led by the Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit enables me to walk in love at all times.
God is with me, God is in me and God is for me so I cannot fail. I please God and obey His commandments. I love God and I love my neighbors as myself. I therefore walk under open heavens. God opens the windows of heaven over my life because I co-operate with Him by walking in love. I enjoy the benefits of the new covenant established on better promises. I walk in healing, health, prosperity, preservation and wholeness. I am satisfied with long life and prosperity.
I cannot fail in life because love never fails. Whatsoever I lay my hands upon prospers. I prosper in my health, family, relationships and my career. I am born to win and designed for success. I stand out in my location. I am distinguished because I walk in the love of God. I represent God adequately in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation. I shine as light. I am set upon a hill and I cannot be hidden. I am an effective witness of the kingdom of God because I walk in love.
This is an Extract from the Book '31-Day Daily Devotional on 'Love' by Pastor Mayowa Ijisesan-Head Pastor at Kingsword International Church Chicago, Illinois. USA
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(Romans 13:8 NKJV) "For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not bear false witness," "You shall not covet," and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Under the old covenant, there were so many commandments to keep up with. It is not surprising that the Jews kept falling and missing the mark. They could simply not keep up with all of God's demands. Just as soon as they felt they were getting good at one thing, they failed at another.
It was impossible for them to completely please God. We are under a different dispensation. All the commandments that the Jews had to keep have been summed up in the commandment of love. You see, a person who loves his neighbor will not steal from him. If you walk in love you will not commit adultery, steal, kill or bear false witness.
In the New Testament, God dealt with the root of the sin problem. When we love one another, then we do not transgress against ourselves. Instead, we seek the good of one another. That is why the commandment of love summarizes all the other commandments. Devote yourself to the one commandment to love and you will see yourself walking in God's commandments - naturally!
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING: Mark 12:28-44
MY DAILY CONFESSION
June 8, 2013
The Summation of It All
Under the old covenant, there were so many commandments to keep up with. It is not surprising that the Jews kept falling and missing the mark. They could simply not keep up with all of God's demands. Just as soon as they felt they were getting good at one thing, they failed at another.
It was impossible for them to completely please God. We are under a different dispensation. All the commandments that the Jews had to keep have been summed up in the commandment of love. You see, a person who loves his neighbor will not steal from him. If you walk in love you will not commit adultery, steal, kill or bear false witness.
In the New Testament, God dealt with the root of the sin problem. When we love one another, then we do not transgress against ourselves. Instead, we seek the good of one another. That is why the commandment of love summarizes all the other commandments. Devote yourself to the one commandment to love and you will see yourself walking in God's commandments - naturally!
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING: Mark 12:28-44
I am born of God and I have His nature of love. The love of God has been shed abroad in my heart. I release the force of God's love within me on a consistent basis. I do not walk in strife, malice or unforgiveness. I walk freely in the love of God because it is my nature. I subject my flesh to walk in love. I do not walk according to the dictates of the flesh but I walk as led by the Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit enables me to walk in love at all times.
God is with me, God is in me and God is for me so I cannot fail. I please God and obey His commandments. I love God and I love my neighbors as myself. I therefore walk under open heavens. God opens the windows of heaven over my life because I co-operate with Him by walking in love. I enjoy the benefits of the new covenant established on better promises. I walk in healing, health, prosperity, preservation and wholeness. I am satisfied with long life and prosperity.
I cannot fail in life because love never fails. Whatsoever I lay my hands upon prospers. I prosper in my health, family, relationships and my career. I am born to win and designed for success. I stand out in my location. I am distinguished because I walk in the love of God. I represent God adequately in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation. I shine as light. I am set upon a hill and I cannot be hidden. I am an effective witness of the kingdom of God because I walk in love.
This is an Extract from the Book '31-Day Daily Devotional on 'Love' by Pastor Mayowa Ijisesan-Head Pastor at Kingsword International Church Chicago, Illinois. USA
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