ISAIAH 60:1-3.KJV. 1 “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.”
1 PETER 2:9.KJV. 9 “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;
JOB 22:29.KJV. 29 “When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.”
INTRODUCTION:
We are in the most challenging times in our world.
Humanity has been confronted with diversities of issues.
Prices of things are skyrocketing by the day.
The enemy has never rested in his bid to frustrate the plan of God for His children, but when things get tough, our brains should kick in creativity. You have the mind of Christ!
You have the creative mind of Jesus.
Redemption has positioned us far above circumstances and situation.
Ephesians 1:21 KJV. 20 “Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,”
Salvation is God’s ordination for dominion.
As a Christian, you’re an heir of God and a joint heir with Christ.
You are born again to live in affluence and influence.
John 10:10.KJV. 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
As a child of God, your are born to soar where others are going through hardship, pressure, and suffering.
You are born again to soar where others struggle and fail.
This is not because you wish others failure, but while others try to do things with their own strength or through the wrong means, a child of God must succeed by the Holy Ghost and that is good success.
As a child of God, you’re not born to “hustle”.
People often use words wrongly, without knowing the meaning. Sadly, Christians often do same.
The word “hustle” means to push roughly, to rush or hurry, to con or swindle amongst so many other things.
A child of God is not a hustler!
You are God’s heir. The heir to all that He owns, but the Bible says that the heir as long as he is a child is no different from a servant.
This means that as long as you’re still a babe as it concerns the knowledge of the Word of God, you will not enjoy your life to the fullest because you do not know what has been given to you freely by God.
You are not expected to fail when sinners are failing. You are not expected to fall when sinners are falling.
As a child of God, you’re not supposed to be under pressure for anything.
How do you triumph in a world of failure?
How do you excel in a world of depression?
How do you get exempted in the economic crisis that is ravaging the whole world?
It is very necessary to understand the world we live in now and what we must do.
1 Sam.2:9.GNT. 9 “He protects the lives of his faithful people, but the wicked disappear in darkness; a man does not triumph by his own strength.”
Tenacity without God’s help is a waste of time and energy.
Zechariah 4:6.KJV. 6 “Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.”
You can be exempted in hard times.
Amid the burning heat in Egypt, there was a group of people that the heat did not affect.
Gen.47:27.KJV. 27 “And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.”
You are meant to escape the financial hardship ravaging the world.
Romans 10:9-10 says
”that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.“
Kindly say this prayer aloud;
“O Lord God, I come to You in the Name of Jesus Christ.
Your word says,”…whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Acts 2v21).
I ask Jesus to come into my heart to be the Lord of my life. I receive eternal life into my spirit and according to Roman 10:9, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved”,
I declare that I am saved; I am born-again; I am a child of God!
I now have Christ dwelling in me, and greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world (1 John 4:4)!
I now walk in the consciousness of my new life in Christ Jesus. Hallelujah!”
Congratulations!
Join us next week as I take you on a journey by the Holy Ghost on “How to Succeed In Hard Times”.
GOD BLESS YOU RICHLY