Taking Charge of Your Life

Isaiah 45:11  Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.

God said to command Him. He rules by issuing commands.

Psalm 148:5  Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.

As a child of God you can also take command of the affairs of your life one day at a time by commanding your day.

How? On the altar of prayer.

King David never lost a battle in his entire life and I believe this is one of his secrets

Psalm 5:3  My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

Also, when we observe the life of Jesus, during His earthly ministry, we see that He was always in charge.  There’s nothing that took Him by surprise any-day because we’re told that:

  …in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.- Mark 1:35

He was up a great while before day and prayed. So the rest of the day was a walkover. When he met up with any issue in the cause of the day, with one word from His mouth it was settled - whether it was a sick to be healed, the dead to raise, or a challenge thrown at him by his adversaries or a sudden storm that came up on the sea.

Now here’s one key. As you pray, do not just ask God to do things for you. Make declarations about what you want to see happen for you.  Issue commands; make decrees in the name of Jesus (John 14:14) and watch God confirm it for you.

So wake up and take charge of your life one day at a time.

But it all begins with new birth. Prayer begins with relationship with God the father through Jesus Christ the Son.

If you’re not certain that you have that relationship established, you can say this prayer:

LETS PRAY:

I believe that Jesus died for my sins and I confess Him as Lord and Saviour.  Thank you Lord.

Amen.

Congratulations! if you said that prayer. The Word of God says you are now a new creature and old things are passed away. All things are become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). In other-words, God will never call your past life (sins/faults) to remembrance. They are totally forgotten. Check this:

 

I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. (Isaiah 43:25)

 

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more (Hebrews 8:12 ) 

 

You are also encouraged to join a Bible Believing Church near you, in case you're not in one already, where you can grow in the Lord (1^st Peter 2:2 and 2^nd Samuel 7:10) . And keep following on our social media platforms (Facebook:@josephmasiam, YouTube:@josephmasiam).

 

Remain ever blessed.

Jesus is Lord!

TURNING ADVERSITY INTO OPPORTUNITY!

Deuteronomy 32:9-13 (KJV):

⁹For the LORD's portion is his people;

Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.

¹⁰He found him in a desert land,

And in the waste howling wilderness;

He led him about, he instructed him,

He kept him as the apple of his eye.

¹¹As an eagle stirreth up her nest,

Fluttereth over her young,

Spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them,

Beareth them on her wings:

¹²So the LORD alone did lead him,

And there was no strange god with him.

¹³He made him ride on the high places of the earth,

That he might eat the increase of the fields;

And he made him to suck honey out of the rock,

And oil out of the flinty rock;

From the above scripture, we see that God is likened to an Eagle.

By extension, it means that every child of God is a spiritual Eagle as well, because like begets like; in other-words, God who is Himself a spiritual Eagle (as depicted in the text), will only have offsprings who are also spiritual eagles.

Now, it has been observed in nature that the Eagle (which is King in the bird kingdom), has a unique Characteristic of being able to take advantage of negative winds to Soar even higher when in flight.

Why is this symbolism so important/necessary? Reason being that in life, negative winds do blow from time to time (what one may term as adversity), seeking to take us down or stall our motion. But what the child of God needs to realise is that you’re a spiritual Eagle. No adverse wind (circumstance) of life can take you down or stall/impede your motion. Rather, they present opportunities to soar even higher.

Inside every adverse circumstance/condition of life lies incredible opportunities for new hights (greater exploits) and even new dimensions of your God-ordained destiny.

Referring to our opening scripture/text, the Word says that God led Jecob about as an eagle does its offsprings, and He made him to ride on the high places of the earth. In other words Jecob as a spiritual Eagle,  gained new heights, in spite of the negative winds that came against him. It's not explicit in our text that Jecob encountered any negative winds or adversity. However, we know his story from other sections (chapters and verses) of scripture how that he was cheated on his wages about 20years serving in the household of his uncle Laban. But by engaging one divine idea which he received in a dream, he outwitted his uncle and left that place of servitude as a wealthy man. He went there as one-man, so to speak, with almost nothing, but came out with a household of his own (married with servants and all) and much possession/affluence (see Genesis Chapters 29, 30 and 31 for full story). 

With a humble reflection on my 14years of ministry (12years being mostly pastoral), I can recall that the places where I saw the greatest spiritual opposition, were the places that God has taken me to strange heights in the ministry. Till date, I have learned by experience, that the negative winds have only come to take the Eagle higher.

Just like the Eagle is known to soar to hights that no other bird in the bird kingdom can, as a child of God, you are an eagle in flight; and you're designed to soar to heights in life that some others cannot, under the same conditions. So you can rest assured that every condition/circumstance of life (positive or negative) will only help you reach even higher in your destiny flight.

Therefore Soar! Eagle 🦅 Soar!!

If you also would like to becom a child of God, and unleash your Eagle destiny, kindly say this simple prayer:

 LETS PRAY:

I believe that Jesus died for my sins and I confess Him as Lord and Saviour.  Thank you Lord. Amen. 

Congratulations! if you said that prayer, the Word of God says you are now a new creature and old things are passed away. All things are become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). In other-words, God will never call your past life (sins/faults) to remembrance. They are totally forgiven and forgotten. Check this:

 

I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. (Isaiah 43:25)

 

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more (Hebrews 8:12 ) 

 

You are also encouraged to join a Bible Believing Church near you, in case you're not in one already, where you can grow in the Lord (1^st Peter 2:2 and 2^nd Samuel 7:10) . And keep following on our social media platforms (Facebook:@josephmasiam, YouTube:@josephmasiam).

 

Remain ever blessed.

Jesus is Lord!

Your Future is Secure!

 When you're walking with the Lord, you don't need to worry about tomorrow. You can rest assured that your tomorrow is secure. Jesus said: take no thought about tomorrow... (Matthew 6:34, KJV paraphrased). In other-words, donnot be anxious about tomorrow. This is because God holds your tomorrow. God knows and sees your tomorrow; so He said in His Word: 

For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end (Jeremiah 29:11). 

Another version says: 

I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans of welfare and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

So, when you're walking with a God that perfectly knows your future and says it's good, then you don't worry about making elaborate plans, because He's already planned your life and will unfold it to you piece by piece. All He requires of you is to trust Him that your future is well taken care of. You may not know all the details right now, but you have an idie (a reassurance) from His Word. In Proverbs 4:18, God said: 

The path of the just is as the shining light, that shines brighter and brighter unto the perfect day (KJV paraphrased)

The expression "the Just" in the above scripture refers to the redeemed/believers (that is, those who have confessed Jesus as Saviour and Lord, see Romans 3:24/Romans 5:1/Act 13:39). I say to you therefore, relax friend, relax. For some some folks, the reason God may be silent on their future is that if He did otherwise (I.e revealed anything  too soon), they would not be able to handle it with the maturity expected. They'd go on and voice it out to everyone and end up attracting unnecessary attention to themselves, resulting in unnecessary battles that may endanger divine plans. So God will rather hold His peace until the timing is right, then He unfolds His next agenda for you and surprise both your friends (I.E those who may be pitying you) and your enemies (those who thought nothing better could become of you). 

So friend, the secrete is to rest in God and in His Word with full assurance that your future is covered. You have nothing to worry about! Just keep walking with God step by step, one day at a time, knowing fully well that God is in control. That's how to live the life of faith. Faith in God who holds the future.

We thank God for plans and planning; however, care should be taken that we donnot make our own plans. We must beware of of futuristic plans born out of ambition (self-motivated) rather than vision (God-given).

As we conclude, please recognise that the events of your life are no surprise to God. He's an all-knowing (omniscient) God who sees the end from the beginning (Isaiah 46:10). So there's nothing that happens in your life that takes God by surprise. If you're one of His children, He's working out something great out of whatever may be happening at the moment in your life. God is a master planner and a master craftman at it, so please leave Him to it. Your future is secure in His plans and not your own.

Meanwhile, to become a child of God, you must be born again. That is, you confess Jesus Christ (the Son of God who came to die for the  sins of humanity) as your personal saviour and Lord. If you have not don so already, you can right now by saying a simple prayer with faith in your heart.

LETS PRAY:

I believe that Jesus died for my sins and I confess Him as Lord and Saviour.  Thank you Lord. Amen. 

Congratulations! if you said that prayer, the Word of God says you are now a new creature and old things are passed away. All things are become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). In other-words, God will never call your past life (sins/faults) to remembrance. They are totally forgiven and forgotten. Check this:

 

I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. (Isaiah 43:25)

 

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more (Hebrews 8:12 ) 

 

You are also encouraged to join a Bible Believing Church near you, in case you're not in one already, where you can grow in the Lord (1^st Peter 2:2 and 2^nd Samuel 7:10) . And keep following on our social media platforms (Facebook:@josephmasiam, YouTube:@josephmasiam).

 

Remain ever blessed.

Jesus is Lord!

God’s Wisdom Can Be Yours

"When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom" - Proverbs 11:12 (KJV)

It's very clear from the above scripture, that God's Wisdom--the virtue that distinguishes men and women in the race of life--abides only with the LOWLY in heart. In other words, to flow in divine Wisdom, you must maintain a low profile. You must be small in your own eyes; you must lose all sense of 'self-esteem' and embrace 'God-esteem'. 

You must be low enough for God to be able to reach you. Remember He's God Most-High. And just as water flows from higher ground to lower ground, all graces in God flow from higher ground to a lower ground. Therefore, as a receiver of God's grace, you must be a 'most low' person, before any grace of the Most-High God can flow to you. That's why the Word says, "...God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble" (James 4:6, KJV).

Reading this brief exhortation right now, I believe you have been chosen (hand-picked) by God Most High to be a beneficiary of His unusual grace (in this case, His Wisdom). And in case you do not yet have a relationship with God (you do not know Him as your Father), then you can do so now, by accepting His Son, Jesus into your Life. Just say this simple prayer.

 LETS PRAY:

I believe that Jesus died for my sins and I confess Him as Lord and Saviour.  Thank you Lord. Amen. 

Congratulations! if you said that prayer, the Word of God says you are now a new creature and old things are passed away. All things are become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). In other-words, God will never call your past life (sins/faults) to remembrance. They are totally forgiven and forgotten. Check this:

 

I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. (Isaiah 43:25)

 

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more (Hebrews 8:12 ) 

 

You are also encouraged to join a Bible Believing Church near you, in case you're not in one already, where you can grow in the Lord (1^st Peter 2:2 and 2^nd Samuel 7:10) . And keep following on our social media platforms (Facebook:@josephmasiam, YouTube@josephmasiam).

 

Remain ever blessed.

Jesus is Lord!

(For further reading, see Proverbs 3:13-24, Proverbs 24:3-6 &13-14, Proverbs 8:11-12& 15-36)