05-25-2020, 01:45 PM
BETTER LIFE MESSAGE
DATE : MONDAY MAY 25, 2020
TOPIC: LEARN TO TRUST GOD (PART 2)
TEXT : Psalms 125:1-3 “They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people
from henceforth even for ever. For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall upon Israel.”
Redemption is the pathway to a struggle-free life but does not guarantee our experience. What we do with the word of God is what determines our daily experience.
The essence of salvation is for us to exchange our struggles, troubles, sickness, disease, affliction, oppression, business/career breakdowns, academic failure, poverty, lack, wants, barrenness, marital delays and crises with the ‘REST OF CHRIST’ that guarantees fulfillment and satisfaction in all areas of life – Matthew 11:28-30 (Message) - "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."
The word trust in our context means absolute dependency on God without any alternative.
Alternative to God is the reason why many are suffering and struggling in the body of Christ today.
If our God did not spare His only begotten son but gave him up as a sacrificial lamb for sin then there is nothing He can not freely give to us, if we can sincerely and genuinely trust Him – Romans 8:32-33, 2Cor 4:15
Redemption is a mystery that needs to be well understood by the saints of God so as to fully tap into the full benefits it offers.
At redemption, God gave all of His (Jesus Christ, the only begotten of the father) to redeem us from the power of darkness and we are expected to respond by totally entrusting our lives to Jesus as we fully accept Him as our Lord and Personal Saviour – 1John 4:9-15, John 3:16, Romans 1:3, 10:9-13
The greatest challenge of most redeemed is that, they accepted Jesus as their personal Saviour but only very accepted Him as their Lord. He is trusted to be their saviour but not trusted enough to be their Lord.
He did not just save us but He equally bought us with a price hence we are His property for life and has the right to direct the course of our lives through His word and voice.
Can you imagine a tenant in daily hot argument with his landlord, he will be sent packing out of the house.
Therefore, to enjoy the best of our lives we must be ready to surrender everything about us to Him on trust. Any area of life that you are struggling is the area that you have not totally surrendered to Him.
The only proof of your trust in Him is your unreserved and prompt obedience to His words of instruction. Your financial, business/career, marriage, academics, fruitfulness, health etc can be a lot more better if you can trust Him with everything excluding nothing. Absolute trust in God and His word makes immovable in times of crises and a guaranteed impenetrable covering round about us – Psalms 125:1-3
Our father Abraham trusted God so much in every department of his life hence, he became the symbol of faith and generational blessing. He was told to leave his country and family to another land, he responded immediately, the circumscision instruction came and he promptly obeyed, in his marriage he obeyed God by sending Hagar and Ishmael away, above all, he obeyed God on the choice of Isaac as a sacrificial lamb – Isaiah 51:1-4, Genesis 12:1-4, 17:10-13, 23-27, 21:9-14, 22:1-3, 9-12, 16-18, Hebrews 6:12-15
God’s word is the final authority over every issue of concern in our lives. All you you need is to search the scriptures in that area of challenge and then willfully surrender to the word of God and you will come back with testimony of praise.
REMEMBER THAT, OUR GOD IS EVER DEPENDABLE, EVER RELIABLE AND THERE IS NO IRREVERSIBLE SITUATION WITH HIM, HE IS MORE THAN ABLE TO FIX ANYTHING WHATSOEVER COMMITTED TO HIS TRUST WITH OUR OBEDIENCE – Psalms 62:5-8, Isaiah 1:19, Job 36:11, Ezekiel 21:27
PRAYER POINT: FATHER, IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS AND BY YOUR OUTSTRETCHED HAND, DELIVER ME AND MY FAMILY FROM THE ACTIVITIES OF HOUSEHOLD ENEMIES AND AS I TRUST YOU WITH MY OBEDIENCE, GRANT ME UNHINDERED ACCESS TO GOOD OF THE LAND DAILY. Deut 6:18, 26:7-9, Isaiah 1:19, Psalms 68:19
SEE YOU AT THE TOPMOST TOP.
REMAIN EVER BLESSED.
JESUS IS LORD.
PST ISRAEL AKINSANYA
pstisraelmeg@gmail.com
DATE : MONDAY MAY 25, 2020
TOPIC: LEARN TO TRUST GOD (PART 2)
TEXT : Psalms 125:1-3 “They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people
from henceforth even for ever. For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall upon Israel.”
Redemption is the pathway to a struggle-free life but does not guarantee our experience. What we do with the word of God is what determines our daily experience.
The essence of salvation is for us to exchange our struggles, troubles, sickness, disease, affliction, oppression, business/career breakdowns, academic failure, poverty, lack, wants, barrenness, marital delays and crises with the ‘REST OF CHRIST’ that guarantees fulfillment and satisfaction in all areas of life – Matthew 11:28-30 (Message) - "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."
The word trust in our context means absolute dependency on God without any alternative.
Alternative to God is the reason why many are suffering and struggling in the body of Christ today.
If our God did not spare His only begotten son but gave him up as a sacrificial lamb for sin then there is nothing He can not freely give to us, if we can sincerely and genuinely trust Him – Romans 8:32-33, 2Cor 4:15
Redemption is a mystery that needs to be well understood by the saints of God so as to fully tap into the full benefits it offers.
At redemption, God gave all of His (Jesus Christ, the only begotten of the father) to redeem us from the power of darkness and we are expected to respond by totally entrusting our lives to Jesus as we fully accept Him as our Lord and Personal Saviour – 1John 4:9-15, John 3:16, Romans 1:3, 10:9-13
The greatest challenge of most redeemed is that, they accepted Jesus as their personal Saviour but only very accepted Him as their Lord. He is trusted to be their saviour but not trusted enough to be their Lord.
He did not just save us but He equally bought us with a price hence we are His property for life and has the right to direct the course of our lives through His word and voice.
Can you imagine a tenant in daily hot argument with his landlord, he will be sent packing out of the house.
Therefore, to enjoy the best of our lives we must be ready to surrender everything about us to Him on trust. Any area of life that you are struggling is the area that you have not totally surrendered to Him.
The only proof of your trust in Him is your unreserved and prompt obedience to His words of instruction. Your financial, business/career, marriage, academics, fruitfulness, health etc can be a lot more better if you can trust Him with everything excluding nothing. Absolute trust in God and His word makes immovable in times of crises and a guaranteed impenetrable covering round about us – Psalms 125:1-3
Our father Abraham trusted God so much in every department of his life hence, he became the symbol of faith and generational blessing. He was told to leave his country and family to another land, he responded immediately, the circumscision instruction came and he promptly obeyed, in his marriage he obeyed God by sending Hagar and Ishmael away, above all, he obeyed God on the choice of Isaac as a sacrificial lamb – Isaiah 51:1-4, Genesis 12:1-4, 17:10-13, 23-27, 21:9-14, 22:1-3, 9-12, 16-18, Hebrews 6:12-15
God’s word is the final authority over every issue of concern in our lives. All you you need is to search the scriptures in that area of challenge and then willfully surrender to the word of God and you will come back with testimony of praise.
REMEMBER THAT, OUR GOD IS EVER DEPENDABLE, EVER RELIABLE AND THERE IS NO IRREVERSIBLE SITUATION WITH HIM, HE IS MORE THAN ABLE TO FIX ANYTHING WHATSOEVER COMMITTED TO HIS TRUST WITH OUR OBEDIENCE – Psalms 62:5-8, Isaiah 1:19, Job 36:11, Ezekiel 21:27
PRAYER POINT: FATHER, IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS AND BY YOUR OUTSTRETCHED HAND, DELIVER ME AND MY FAMILY FROM THE ACTIVITIES OF HOUSEHOLD ENEMIES AND AS I TRUST YOU WITH MY OBEDIENCE, GRANT ME UNHINDERED ACCESS TO GOOD OF THE LAND DAILY. Deut 6:18, 26:7-9, Isaiah 1:19, Psalms 68:19
SEE YOU AT THE TOPMOST TOP.
REMAIN EVER BLESSED.
JESUS IS LORD.
PST ISRAEL AKINSANYA
pstisraelmeg@gmail.com