No Longer Gentiles

Text: Eph.4:17-24
More Lessons: Col.3:3-6
Lamentations 3-5 Bible Reading in One Year:

The day you truly gave your life to Jesus, your citizenship changed. In the spiritual realm, you were moved from the clan of the Gentiles into the family of God, Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: Col.1:13. Gentiles are people who have no portion in God. They are outside of Christ, therefore they have no hope of enjoying the promises of God (Eph.2:12).

They are like dogs who can only stay outside and not permitted to enter the house. When Rev. 22:15 says, But outside are dogs..., it refers to Gentiles who do not deserve mercy (1Pet.2:10), but are objects of the wrath of God. In the realm of the spirit, Gentiles don't count; anything can happen to them and nobody will be held responsible. They are slaves of the gods they serve; and just as the slave master is free to do whatever he likes with his property , so is satan, the head of the clan, free to do whatever he likes with his subjects.

Gentiles live for the pleasures of their flesh which their master imposes on them. They become so consumed by the passion of their flesh that their understanding become darkened and alienated from the life of God. They are spiritually blind, lost every sense of feeling, given over to all works of uncleanness, and filled with greed (Eph.4:18-19). But the good news is that you have been brought into the fold of God, But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ: Eph.2:13. It is a privilege to be in Christ Jesus.

So much has been invested in the making of the believer that it will be a great abuse of rights and privileges and a disservice to oneself to contemplate the way of the Gentiles. The Scripture reading today admonishes the believer not to follow the way of the Gentiles, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness: Eph.4:21-24. Since you no longer belong to the gentile family, you are to live a separated life from them in every way. Although they may think it strange that you do not flow with them and may persecute you, the Scripture says they shall give account to God who will judge the quick and the dead (1Pet.4:5). God encourages you to purge yourself of gentile character s and attributes, come out from among them and separate yourself. Nothing about the unbeliever should give you reason to envy him, rather seek to open their eyes of understanding so that they may come out of the flood that is carrying them to damnation. You are light and must continue to walk in the light. Only those whose Gentile root has not been properly cut off, being dogs, go back to their vomit.

Prayer/Action
* Lord, purge me of the character of the Gentile.
* Denounce the old nature and confess your new citizenship.
* Ask for grace to always do what is right even if you are being persecuted.

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Purity is Power

Text: Psa. 15:1-5
More Lessons: II Tim. 2:19-21
Bible Reading in one Year: Lamentations 1-2

Purity is the standard of God for everything we do because it is His nature. God wants us to live a life that is free of pollutants Eph. 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:. When we do, then we become His likeness and whenever He finds His likeness He bestows His all. An impure heart is a waste basket and the devil's workshop, Psa. 60:8, Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me. God detests impurity of heart and life. For humans to become pure, he needs to be grafted on Jesus the main branch. As it is recorded in II Pet.1:3-4, divine nature is through the Lord Jesus Christ. Human effort cannot do it. The Bible says all human efforts to be pure and truthful is like a filthy rag, Isa. 64:6.

When we believe God's provision for our purity, we will be able to live a pure life. Whenever a branch is properly grafted on the main stem, it will begin to bear the fruit of the stem. At the beginning it may not be total but as long as the branch remains and abides, the nature of the stem is transferred into it. Purity of life starts from the heart.

When the heart is pure and aligned with God's word and purpose through the Spirit, then purity of life is possible. Your experience, your relationship and the fruit you bear are indicators of the state of your heart. When you are defeated every single time you are confronted by satan and unable to live a consistent Christian life, then your life purity is low. Inability to live up to the standard of the word of God is another indication that the heart is not in a good state. Whereas, when your heart is pure, you become a hot coal and a no parking zone for the enemy. Understanding God and his word becomes easy because the heart is clear and free of filth. Such a believer becomes demon-proof. Purity brings boldness and courage. It makes one to be at peace with God and man. Unusual favour of God begins to manifest towards such people. Such a one can easily become a tool in the hand of God to dislodge darkness. II Tim.2:20. Apure man will always have God's approval all the time as it was with Jesus, this is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased. May this be God's testimony for you also, in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* Ask God for children that heaven and the earth will be proud of.
* Pray against any child’s wrong doing that could wipe away God’s favour from the entire family.
* Ask God to send more godly children to the earth through all waiting mothers in the church.

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Where are you?

Text: Psa.115:9-16
More Lessons: Isa.45:18
Bible Reading in one Year: Malachi 3-4

In Gen.3:9, God did not call Adam because he did not know where he was, he called him the way he did to know whether Adam knew where he was. Knowing where we are and who we are are two great issues of life that must not be played with because these determine so much about the believer. Each time God asks you about your where about, it is because He wants to be sure you know where you are. There are other questions you need to proffer answers to, in order to live a victorious jubilant Christian life. Such questions are:

1. Why is God always restoring the earth each time He destroys it? Gen.1:1; 6:7; Rev.21:1
2. Why will there be a new heaven and a new earth again? Rev. 21:1
3. Why will God not agree that you commit suicide or arrange one for you whenever you are tired of living?
4. Why will saints come back for a millennial reign on earth.
5. Why will God not keep us in heaven?
6. Why will the devil always want to kill even a believer.

We are not on the earth because God does not want us in heaven, we are here because earth is the place where believers do two things:

1. The earth is our Domain, Gen.1:26-29. It is only on the earth that we can exercise dominion. We rule as priests and kings on the earth Rev. 5:10. God does everything He pleases in heaven, on earth and below the earth. And the believer is as God on earth, Heb. 2:8
2. To deal with the devil. It is only beings with human bodies that can exercise authority on earth. Demons and devils need to be brought under subjection. They have no right on earth.

The earth is the place of the believers authority, so nothing should lord it over us here: like sickness or death. Demons are not supposed to live inside you because you are superior. That is why demons will have to possess humans to exercise authority and dominion. I am sure you wonder whenever the believer gives demons the matching order and they obey. It is because they are misfits on the earth.
They are not created to live here. Don't also wonder why God will send Lucifer and his angels to the earth after his defeat in heaven despite that God knows that you are there? It is for a show. God knows that the authority He has in heaven that sent the devil packing is also available in you on earth. God knows we can handle satan. God sent the devil to the earth, so that you can send him to the abys. Send the devil, sickness and trouble out of your life and environs today, in Jesus' mighty name. Send him to hell, right now and there will be compliance because you have been wired to do so. Put the devil in his natural habitat (hell) today.

Prayer/Action
* Send the devil and all his works parking from your life and back to the abbys now in Jesus’ name.
* Declare that you are walking in kingdom dominion and authority over dis-embodied evil spirits.

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God's Hedge

Text: Job 1:6-12.
More Lessons: Isa. 59:1-3
Bible Reading in One Year: Malachi 1-3

In the Word of God, there is provision for safety or defence. God is emphatic about this, When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee Isa. 43:2. It is of paramount importance for us to have the right attitude to the Word of God. Y our trust in someone's word reflects your relationship with the person. What is your relationship with Jesus? God built a hedge around Job, thus satan could not touch him initially. Similarly, God's hedge has been raised around your family, finance, business etc that is why there is safety. May the Lord's hedge be strong around you. It is God's hedge that is constantly around you when you sleep and wake up. There are many that sleep and have bad dreams, unpleasant experiences, some even die in their sleep. But David says, I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me Psa. 3:5. God's hedge around you is your security, strong and lasting since God is everlasting. Our non-consistency, disobedience, and broken relationship, weaken the hedge, He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him Eccl. 10:8.

You need to repent of your secret sin or else the serpent will strike you. A sinner can be attacked at any time because he doesn't have God's defence/hedge. Ask the Lord for forgiveness and make your way straight with Him. Thereafter, God's love will be available for you all your lifetime, As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever Ps. 125:2. I proclaim this shall be your portion. However, you must dwell in the secret place of the most High and abide under the shadow of the Almighty (Ps. 91:2). Henceforth, you will not be afraid of the terror by night; nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness. As David declares in Psa. 91:5-6, Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. So shall it be for you, in Jesus' name.

Prayer/Action
* Give thanks to God for His cover over you and your family.
* Declare that this cover shall never be removed.
* Pray that you will live up to God's expectation and that He will keep the hedge around you intact.

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