You can never possess mountains for God unless you have a positive attitude. Though the word of God says that you can possess the nations for your inheritance, you can be like the rest 10 spies who say we cannot possess the land and they perished in the end.

But Caleb had a positive attitude, the word of God said, but my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it. Numbers 14:24 KJV

One of the biggest concerns I have is pastors and church leaders telling sinners that it is well with them. I know that such a statement is not true because the Bible says in our text of the day says it will be well with the righteous but unto the wicked, it shall not be well.

Automatically those living in sin are under a curse because there is no blessing for the wicked. Therefore I charge you to reassess your life now and check if you have been made righteous by the blood of Jesus. Are you born again? If yes, then it shall be well with you.

Some doors will remain shut except the believer persist in knocking at the doors of heaven for immediate action. God is also not wicked but sometimes He wants to see the proof of intent (how serious we are about what we are praying for).

I have learnt one lesson from children, they are persistent in asking. Until you have honoured their request, they will not allow you to rest. This is the same principle of continuous knocking at the doors of heaven for your blessings.

Refuse It!

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Refuse It!



CHRISTIAN LIFE, DEVOTIONAL

Refuse It!

Text: 1 Kings 3:21 KJV

Further Reading: 1 Kings 3:16-28

And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.

1 KINGS 3:21 KJV

MESSAGE

Whatever you accept in your life will stick with you. You must stand against whatever is troubling you in the name of the Lord. David will not allow the uncircumcised Goliath to continue to threaten his nation and so he confronted him in the name of the Lord. This led to an end of 40 days of threats and smears by the enemy. Do not be afraid, take the battle to the enemy in the name of the Lord and you will win.

The Bible also affirms that whatever we allow on earth will be allowed in heaven. Jesus said, I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whatever you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and unlawful] on earth shall have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth shall have [already] been loosed in heaven. Matthew 18:18 AMP

Sacrifice is the greatest proof of God’s love for us. He showed us this example by giving His only Son to die for our sins (John 3:16). On the other hand, we must prove that we love him. Scripture says that we love Him because He first loved us. This love can not be by mouth but by deeds.

Therefore, our most important proof that we love Him (Christ) is our obedience to His instructions. It is not in what we give in church or towards missions, but in our day-to-day obedience to His voice.

One of the many ways the devil uses to keep men in bondage is ignorance. Truly, many people perish today because of a lack of knowledge of God for themselves. 

The devil even will do anything to block a man from hearing the gospel, because he knows when such a heart hears the gospel, he will be exposed to the truth and thereby experience his freedom

Even though God has promised that no one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in our land; and that He will fulfil the number of our days, the enemy tries to bring barrenness into many lives and families.

A lack of results for one’s labour is barrenness. Some people work but have nothing to show for it, they become frustrated and many give up on the way. Those who are in this category must not give up but rather follow after Jabez who decided to pray away sorrow from his life.

Some mountains will not move until a man prays. Prayer to God in Jesus’ name is the greatest mountain crusher, problem solver, and hope renewer. Some problems will keep persisting until a man persists in prayer to cause effective change.

In mark chapter 9 verses 17-29, a man brought his demon-possessed son to the disciples of Jesus but they could not cast it out. When they ask the Lord why they couldn’t, Jesus said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.”

Mark 9:29 NKJV

When we speak of prayer, many Christians are still yet to grasp the full power of prayer. The day you realise how potent prayer is, that day you will covet a strong prayer life.

We have a loving Father who gives liberally and is willing to give to those who ask Him in prayers. He is willing to change those hard situations and turn them around only if we pray.

At times it looks as if God has forsaken His people and forgotten his promise to His beloved children. But we know that God works all situations for the good of His saints who loved Him and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28).

Apart from the fact that He has not called you to seek Him in vain, He has also promised never to leave nor forsake you. Therefore, no matter how difficult your present situation is, God has not forgotten you.