GodÕs filling

Acts 5:1-11

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostlesÕ feet.What a blatant lie? Are you heading in the same direction? God can not be faked; you can only fail yourself by your faking. Both husband and wife were no strangers to the fellowship of the saints. They knew the role and the rule that was involved but they choose to rule it out. They must have been lying but the lying caught up with them and they were cut off from life. Satan filled their heart and they lied to the Holy Spirit (V.3). Any time the heart of a believer is empty, Satan will fill it up. The bible describes him as a father of lie. Have you been feeding on the word of God enough to avoid SatanÕs filling? To avoid him, there has to be feeding and being fed by the word of God. Your regular few minutesÕ routine of spending time on the scripture will not help. Set yourself up in spending time in the word; ask God to fill every part of you that could be hibernation for the chief of all lies. LORD, have mercy. 

Purpose

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Daniel 1:8-16, 6: 16-21

The church in < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Jerusalem sent Barnabas to Antioch. He got to Antioch and he was glad with what he saw. He encouraged them all that with the purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord. Having a purposed heart for God is not a protection from tribulation. It is evident that most of all that were identified in the scripture that purposed for the Lord were also purposed by the devil for destruction. Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the kingÕs delicacies nor with wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that might he not defile himself (Dan.1:8). Being purposeful does not deliver him from tribulation but only made a way for Daniel to prevail during the time of tribulation. Are you having a purpose heart for the Lord while tribulation is banging on you? Be encouraged, God is on your side and He will see you through. You are His and He will never forsake any one that purposes for Him.

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Ex.3:1-6

How do you look up to Him? The way you look up to God is what will mark you from others that are around you. Ex. 3:3, 4 Then Moses said, ÒI will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.Ó So when the LORD saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, ÒMoses, Moses!Ó And he said, ÒHere I am.Ó In your looking up to Him, turn aside and separate yourself from distraction and all forms of self engaged hindrances. Moses turned aside to look and he was able to see the great sight. There is nothing like beholding the sight of God. Whenever you are separated unto God, He will set you up to operate for His glory. He needs your full attention in your approach. Give God all your attention when you look up to Him and He will set you on to see the great sight. 

Understanding

Det.9:10, Num.14:20-30

Pray that this week shall be your week of understanding in all areas of life. What you are asking for is an understanding that will give you a knowing-edge over how the enemy has kept you stranded. There is a need for you to cross over to the land which God has promised each and every believer. You have seen people crossed over, you are witnessing people crossing over, and you are seeing people stranded. For you to cross over, you need understand. God has laid down so many promises for His children, but His children continue to waste away because they lack understanding. When the children of Israel were on their way to Canaan theircomplaint denied twenty years old above from seeing the promise land. They sawthe hand of God in operation but could not understand. Through Moses, God remindedthem not to lack understanding. At the crossing over of Jordan, they needed understanding to prevail. Det.9:3 therefore understand today that the LORD your God is He who goes over before you as a consuming fire. He will destroy them and bring them down before you; so you shall drive them out and destroy them quickly; as the LORD has said to you. Understanding is the key. Understanding GodÕs direction will give a total victory; without understanding, you are history. This week, ask for understanding that will enable you to prevail in the journey of life. His understanding will keep you, preserve you, and deliver you in every step that you take.

Leadership

Ps. 23,5:7-8

Who isyour leader? He or she that leads you makes the difference. However, there isonly one leader that is capable of leadership role. Ps. 23:3 He makes meto lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. Doyou want to be led by the only One that is capable to make and un-make? Therewill have to be a need for you to lie down and look up to Him as your onlyprovider. In your lying down, He will restore your soul. A restored soul will definitelyallow Jesus to take leadership of his or her life. ÊPs. 23:4 He restoresmy soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name sake.Do you know the reason why you have to be led in the path of righteousness? Ps.5:8 pointed out, lead me O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies.Without doubt, it is clear that there is a need for us to be lead by Him on aregular basis or else enemies will take advantage. Take time to meditate on theword of God as often as you can. There is always a difference when youunderstand your meditation. Be consciously aware that, when memorizing the wordis done with understanding, then it becomes a meditation. The Psalmist knewwhat he was asking for and what he was running from when he said lead me in thepath of righteousness. Avoid your enemies, lie down in green pastures; and askHim to lead you in the path of righteousness.