Deriving Joy From The Word Of God

Do you know that the word of God is a major source of joy to your soul? Every word of the Lord received never leaves you the same. A word from Him daily keeps you going all through the day. This post encourages you to go for the joy from the word of the Almighty God.

Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts - Jeremiah 15:16 (NKJV).

I rejoice at your word as one who finds great treasure - Psalms 119:162 (NKJV).

People are discouraged, frustrated and dismayed because they don't have the needed word from God. The Lord created the whole world and upholds all things by the word of His power (Hebrews 1:3), including man. Therefore, for you to be at your best you have to be maintained by the Lord's words.

God's word cleanses and makes whole (Ephesians 5:26). It builds up joy in your heart, which works in your body like medicine (Proverbs 17:22). The word of the Lord when received is like acquiring great treasures that will lift you and make your life comfortable. There is so much joy when you believe and apply the word of God in your life; it is your manual for a joyous and successful life.

The word of the Lord is so potent because He is the Creator of the universe, the Alpha and the Omega, who knows the end from the beginning and sees what you don't see. He has been and will remain even after all have gone. His word is final in heaven (Lamentations 3:37), on earth and beneath the earth, and nothing can challenge His word (Isaiah 14:27). Therefore have faith in God and His word (Mark 11:22). Read more...

Engaging The Blood Of The Covenant

Are you part of the new covenant with God? Are you enjoying the full benefits of that covenant? God is a covenant keeping God and He will not alter His words concerning the new covenant. This post reveals the power of engaging the blood of the covenant in receiving the full benefits of the covenant.

This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them, then He adds, their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more. Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:16-17, 19, 22-23 (NKJV).

Many of the Christian believers know that they have entered into a covenant with God by salvation, but many of them are not enjoying the benefits of this covenant. They know the promises of God to them but they are yet to taste these blessings. This is majorly through their ignorance or lack of faith.

God has a new and better covenant with His children, founded on better promises and Jesus is the mediator and guarantee of this new covenant (Hebrews 7:22, Hebrews 8:6). When you receive Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour, you enter into this new agreement and you have access to all the promised inheritance.

What is a covenant?

This is an agreement between two parties (In this case God and His children) with laid down terms. It is an agreement which spells out what each party should do. In God's covenant with His children, He promises to do certain things for them and they are in return expected to carry out certain instructions. The Lord forever keeps His own part (Psalm 89:34), but man is the one who always fails to keep his own part. However, many Christians are doing their part but are not able to get hold of the promises. They ought to engage the blood of the covenant.

The power of the blood of the covenant

Where there is a testament, there must be the death of a testator (Hebrews 9:6). In the Old Testament, animals had to be sacrificed severally to dedicate the testament but in the New Testament, the blood of Jesus was shed once and for all to:

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Benefits of Walking In the Covenant of Financial Prosperity

Have you ever wondered whether you really need to walk in the covenant of prosperity? Some people think that it is not necessary to tithe and give offering in order to prosper. As much as this may seem true, there are other benefits other than physical cash attached to tithing and offerings? This post points out these benefits of walking in the covenant of financial prosperity.

Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it. “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” says the Lord of hosts – Malachi 3:10-11 (NKJV).

The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it – Proverbs 10:22 (NKJV)

A covenant relates to the agreement between two or more parties, whereby each party has a part to play in order to reap the benefits of the covenant. In the covenant of financial prosperity, it is an agreement between God and His people for financial blessings. Malachi 3:10-11 is an example of such agreement between God and His people. It states what is expected of God and His people for them to enjoy the benefits of the agreement. The man is to bring all his tithes into the house of God and God will release His blessing (benefits of tithing) upon him.

Benefits of walking in the covenant of financial prosperity

1. Abundance of God’s blessing – Malachi 3:10

Tithing provokes God to pour out for you blessing in abundance such that you will not have enough room to receive it. The scripture says that God will open the windows of heaven in order to pour out this blessing. Try and picture how many windows heaven has and their sizes, and then imagine the amount of blessing that will be POURED out from them. Read more...