Today was such a great day for me because there were over three verses that were pulling at my heartstrings.
However, I will only discuss one verse here today, from Proverbs 11:6 Which says,
“The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: But transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness” (Proverbs 11:6).
Deliverance in the Past, Present and Future:
Righteousness is who we are when we are born again for Christ has “delivered us from the domain of darkness” (Colossians 1:13).
However, Christ still continues to deliver us as we apply God’s Word to problems and receive solutions.
And He will finally deliver us from death, the last enemy (I Corinthians 15:26)
I am thankful that Deliverance is ongoing (See 2 Corinthians 1:10). And in order to sustain my deliverance, God has given me His armor, among which is the “Breastplate of Righteousness” (Ephesians 6:10-18), which is both a defensive and offensive weapon.
The “breastplate of righteousness” is a spiritual body armor that protects the vital organs in the chest cavity. Such as the heart, and lungs, as well as the ribcage, breastbone, and diaphragm.
The importance of the heart cannot be over emphasized, hence we are told to guard the heart because everything we do flows from it” (Proverbs 4:23)
When you guard your heart, you will forgive easily, cast down evil thoughts, not be bitter against any one,etc.
In James 4:1, it is explained that fights and quarrels begin from the heart.
In addition, in guarding your heart, you will eat right and not take substances that will cause harm to your heart or lungs.
Remember that likes attracts.
So, if you allow evil to fester within you, it will attract or magnetize similar evils to you.
Same as when you flood your body with evil substances, you become prone to illnesses.
But when you refuse to be bitter, angry, resentful, or evil hearted, and allow love to be your guiding principle in all relationships, you would have successfully put on the “Breastplate of righteousness”.
And as scripture says, you will be delivered from all transgressors, no matter who or what they are.
Read further to Proverbs 11:8 where it is written that the Righteous shall be delivered from trouble“
Soul Searchlight:
Do I always have on the breastplate of righteousness?
With the breastplate of righteousness the boomerang effect is activated over me- good are attracted to me whereas, evils are repulsed. Hallelujah?
What about you?
Let Us Pray:
Thank you Father for the breastplate of righteousness that is activated in me.
I repent of all anger, bitterness, resentment and all related evils.
I receive forgiveness of sins and cleansing from all unrighteousness.
I affirm that I have on the breastplate of righteousness and refuse to accommodate any unrighteousness in my life.
Thank you Father for delivering me from all troubles, and displaying your AWESOMENESS in my life, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, December 11th 2024.
Greetings everyone. Today’s Bible reading from Proverbs 10, is so insightful.
However, verse 15 which says that “The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty “ (Proverbs 10:15), spoke volumes to my Soul.
Which brings to mind Ecclesiastes 7:12 which says that “…money is a defence”.
These two Verses of Scripture confront the reality of the world that we live in, that it is important to have financial security.
It is however unrealistic for Christians to think that poverty is a synonym of, or a yardstick for (measuring) righteousness.
Poverty, like sin, sickness, and shame, all are the results of the Fall: Man disobeyed God, and became slaveOf sin and servant of satan, until Jesus Christ came and changed tge status quo. (Read Genesis 3, 2 Corinthians 5:21)
Just as Christ carried our sins, and bore our sickness and sorrows, He also took our poverty so that in Him we shall become rich (Read Isaiah 53:4-6,11, Matthew 8:17, Hebrews 9:28, 2 Corinthians 8:9).
However, in order to enforce the victories of the Cross requires that you fight the good fight of faith. Because satan and his evil forces are in this world to steal, kill and destroy humans (John 10:10)
That is the reason poverty is destructive, and it is not easy to break the yoke or the circle of poverty.
Poverty is demonic, and destructive, contrary to popular religious opinion
Once poverty enters a family line, it sticks like superglue and It is a very unrelenting foe that goes round the generational lines.
#SpiritualWarfareTeachings:
Fight the Good fight of faith (1 Timothy 6:12)
You have to fight both the circle and yoke of poverty with both spiritual weapons and lifestyle changes.
1). Repent of all the ways that you have accepted poverty as God’s allowance for you. Read 2 Corinthians 8:9 again!
2). Command all the evil spirits influencing poverty, hardships, mediocrity, wretchedness, with their relatives to leave you and your bloodlines, and go at once to the feet of Jesus Christ.
3) You must start Giving: Read Genesis 8:22
It is not enough to just cast away evil spirits. You must work on the application of God’s Biblical Principles for prosperity.
God so loved the world that He gave (John 3:16)
It is most unfortunate that most poor Christians do not see the importance in giving.
Giving is similar to sowing seeds.
In order to have a harvest, it is necessary to sow/plant.
Again, The Bible says it is more blessed to Give than to receive.(Acts 20:35)
Because, The more you give, the more you will get (Read Luke 6:38)
If you don’t give, how can you have a turnover?
Unfortunately, poor people use the excuse of poverty to not give, and thus keep on circulating poverty from generation to generation.
You must decide to give away your poverty.
4).Command that poverty mentality to disintegrate and affirm that you are the child of the Creator and Owner of the world.
Please answer this question honestly:
When Jesus Christ said “the poor you have with you always,(Matthew 26:11)
Did HE mention your name, or did he say you are “the poor?”; was HE referring to you?
YES OR NO- write your answer as a comment.
5). Pray and renounce poverty and like David, pray “ O God, send now prosperity” (Psalm 118:25)
Every child of God is born again with the same opportunities.
God is our Father, we are saved by grace through faith, and given the same Holy Spirit.( Ephesians 2:8-10)
Things begin to change for the better or for the worse when you either grow in your relationship with God, or you grow away from Him.
The more your focus is on God, the more you prosper.
The more you pursue prosperity at the expense of your relationship with God, the harder your life experiences will be.
Until you understand that God is able to make all grace abound towards you….(2 Corinthians 9:8), the yoke and circle of poverty won’t go away!
My earnest desire is to never be poor again in all aspects of life.
So, I am intentionally confronting areas of my life that I let go, this past year, so that poverty will not creep into my life like a thief!
I pray that you will renew your mind and refocus on God, so that you will have life in all its fulness, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ ♥️
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, December 10th 2024.
Greetings everyone. Today I had to run some errands out of town, which is why this article is coming so late.
Once again, I apologize.
However, from Proverbs chapter 9, verse 13 caught my attention that;
“A foolish woman is clamorous: She is simple, and knoweth nothing.” Proverbs 9:13 KJV.
My Thoughts (How my mind processed this):
Not all women are foolish, but a woman who is clamorous is foolish.
The Bible defines a foolish person as one who says and acts like God does not exist (Psalm14:1-3)
A woman who believes that God exists will not be clamorous, but would exhibit
a meek and quiet spirit, and take matters to God in prayers.
Peacefulness and meekness are great in the sight of God (See 1 Peter 3:4).
Clamoring involves making blatantly insensitive noise, or discordant protesting, such as we experienced recently when some women were clamoring for the right to murder their children.
The shocking aspect of the clamorousness is that even women who professed to be Christians were noisily insistent in their demands.
Soul Searchlight:
*As Christians, what should we do when we face hard situations –
a) should we go through it trusting God to help us through it. Or
b) Seek an easy way out by clamoring for governmental legalization of what God’s Word clearly defines as wrong?
Which reminds me of Apostle Peter and John’s response in a similar situation. They said:
“Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” (Read Acts 4:18-20)
As these thoughts went through my mind, I repented of the many ways that I compromised my faith in God, in order to have an easy life.
*Do a soul search today of your life whether you have walked in faith with God.
If Christians are being persecuted today, will you stand up and be counted or will you take the easy way out?
To live a Godly life in Christ Jesus comes with persecution (2 Timothy 3:12).
We must take hold of the shield of faith and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God, in order to overcome challenges in our world.
The more we look to other sources for outlets, the more we become more like the world, Instead of being salt and light in this world.
If salt loses its saltiness it ends up as thrash (Read Matthew 5:13-16)
#Prayer:
I pray earnestly that we will not forget God, our first love in the heat of trouble. Instead, we will stand out and stand strong in faith despite persecutions.
And God who rewards diligence, will show up strong for us with His awesomeness, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ ♥️
Tomorrow we continue with meditations from Proverbs chapter 10.
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, December 9th 2024
I apologize for sharing this so late. I had a great day and can only now publish my meditations for today.
For those who are doing this end of year self evaluation with me, remember that God’s Word admonishes us to examine, and to test ourselves to see whether we are still in the faith (Read 2 Corinthians 13:5)
Soul Searchlight:
“Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things.”Proverbs 8:6 KJV
As I read Proverbs chapter 8, verse quoted above, it ministered to my soul so much.
And it got me thinking whether my speeches and behavior reflected who I am in Christ Jesus.
As Christians, God has great expectations of us. Hence we are to think on things that are excellent and praiseworthy (Philippians 4:8).
Because thoughts inform actions and expose personality.
How many times I failed to let my speech be gracious and seasoned with salt (Colossians 4:6).
As we go into the new year, I should remember to not take things personally, so that I will respond in love and not react because I feel hurt.
I should under no circumstances, conform to this world (Romans 12:2). Rather, my focus should be in functioning as the righteousness of God, in Christ Jesus.
Simply, I should endeavor not to let my emotions control my personality, but rather renew my mind with the Word of God, and do as the Royal Priesthood, the light and salt in this world.
Have you been able to examine yourself with the Words of the Bible as you engage in this end-of-year spiritual self examination?
It is never too late to start from today.
*Commit to pray more regularly, e.g. 9am, 12 noon, and 3pm.
*Fast off-food for a few hours, and fast off entertainment for the duration- 40days. So that, you can give time to Bible reading, meditation on the Word read, and prayers at regular intervals.
*It helps to have a prayer list to guide you as to set goals.
*Prayer can be vocalized or internalized. So that you can pray in your mind while at work.
Prayer is holding a conversation with God who is Spirit. It doesn’t have to be loud, noisy, or vocalized.
God hears even the faintest cries from the heart.
Let us Pray:
Thank you Father for revealing to me areas that I need to work on in my interpersonal relationships.
Thank you that your grace is at work in me both to will and do your good pleasure.
I repent of all the ways I have been obnoxious and receive forgiveness of sins and cleansing from all unrighteousness.
Thank you Father that my mind is renewed, and I commit to walk the pathways of exemplary conduct and excellent speech, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior .December 8th 2024.
Time flies when you are busy. We are already on day seven in our year ending Spiritual Exercises.
As I meditated on the Words of Proverbs chapter 7, verses
2-3 came alive for me:
”Keep my commandments, and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye. Bind them upon thy fingers, Write them upon the table of thine heart.”
These verses made me recollect how I processed my deliverance from anger and some other deep rooted character flaws, by the mortification of the flesh.
The Bible says in Romans 8:13 KJV that, “…if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.”
I knew I had a deep-seated problem which had to go bye bye. I wanted to live but I was a ticking time-bomb.
Whenever the anger in me was triggered, bile would rise from my bowels, and I could lash out verbally or physically at whoever triggered it.
Neither me or people around me were safe. I wore my emotions on my sleeves!
It was so scary!
What was more scary was the thought that I could harm someone during those fits and end up in jail.
I knew it was demonically influenced, and that only Christian Spiritual Therapy could heal me without adverse side effects.
But back in the day ( 1970’s), even though I knew I had to do something about it, there were no ministry outlets for healings or deliverance. The focus was on evangelism, speaking in tongues, and prosperity.
Conventional treatment was available only in the psychiatric ward.
Anyways, then I happened unto God’s Word that says;
”Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.” Deuteronomy 11:18 KJV
Thank God that the Evangelicals and Pentecostals did a good job in my training.
I so much desired to become Christlike in worship, character and service because I was already familiar with the characteristics of the Holy Spirit which every Christian should develop!
With the insights I got from Deuteronomy 11:18, I copied the Fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22-23, and placed it strategically around our home.
It was all around me and in my face wherever I looked!
The Words were always straight before my eyes 👀.
Therefore, as soon as I feel anger welling up in me, I would start countering it by personalizing the Fruit of the Spirit, and declaring out loud,
“I have self-control, I am full of joy, kindness, gentleness, and goodness. Peace from God garrisons my soul, and I am patient. I refuse to be angry and it is well with my soul.
The struggle was real.
Eventually, not only did I overcome anger, I became everything I declared. My character changed completely!
That is what Spiritual Warfare involves- eviction of demons, mortification of the deeds of the flesh, and enforcing the victory of the Cross in our world.
Simply put, spiritual warfare involves doing God’s will in this world- and that is not easy by any standards, because of the opposing forces.
Instead of looking for “deliverance ministers”, why don’t you search the scriptures and “fight the good fight of faith” by mortifying the deeds of the flesh.
No demon can stand against the power and presence of God that you carry.
However, even If you are born again of God and do not wrestle against the forces of evil, evil will mess with you and everything around you.
As we end this year and proceed into a new year, be determined to manifest the awesome greatness of God in your world.
Know whose child you are, and the authority you command.
Proceed to Proverbs chapter 8.
Question: Soul Searchlight
1). What verses spoke to your heart?
2). How do you plan to implement it, going forward?
You can share your insights as comments or send me an email:
I pray that you will grow in grace and in knowledge of God.
I stand with you against all those character flaws that are standing against your marriage and other relationships.
I command all the evil spirits to back-off, and proclaim that the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you, to strengthen you, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ ♥️
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, December 7th 2024
Thank you for your wonderful feedback. They have been so edifying.
We are not into ‘ new year resolutions’ instead, we review our core values to ensure they are not in contrast to God’s Word.
Our Bible Reading is from Proverbs 6. My meditation today was on verses 16-19, which points out the six things God hates and that should not be in our core values.
Do a soul-search and repent if you are involved in any of these things that God hates.
Proverbs 6:16-19 KJV
“16] These six things doth the LORD hate: Yea, seven are an abomination unto him: [17] A proud look, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, [18] An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, Feet that be swift in running to mischief, [19] A false witness that speaketh lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.” (Proverbs 6:16-19 KJV)
Be sure to read the complete chapter and see how doors are opened for calamities.
Let us Pray.
#SpiritualWarfarePrayers:
1). Thank you Father for Your Word that brings deliverance, healings, salvation, restorations, and blessings.
2). I hereby acknowledge that I have not been an excellent representative of your Grace.
3). I thank you for the grace to do these regular self examinations, to help me discover where I have become vulnerable to evil behaviors and fallen away from grace.
4). From today, I stand in faith against all character flaws and commit to work on them until Christ is formed in me.
5).Therefore, I separate haughtiness from me and embrace humility, and declare that from henceforth I will never underestimate others, nor put them down.
6) I refuse to lie and declare that I will always speak the truth. I also refuse to be sarcastic, or use exaggerations.
7) I affirm that I will build up people, and not tear them down, and will never act treacherously or maliciously by destroying people behind their backs.
8). I declare that I will never be the cause for anyone’s suicide, depression, job loss. or faith-loss.
9). I am a life giving source. Nothing dies in me. Therefore, everyone who is connected and related to me will connect to the Source of Eternal life, and will have life in all its fullness.
10) Thank You Father for making my life count in the here and now. I affirm that I am a blessing to my world, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.
Tomorrow is on to Proverbs 7.
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, December 6th 2024
Proverbs chapter Four contains some great counsel that anyone who follows it will be at an advantage.
I get very emotional when I receive messages from people asking for food. After you get the food, what next? Keep on begging?
Nooo! Something must change!
Anyone who does not think beyond the immediate and the urgent, will keep on being sad, miserable and beggarly.
A long time ago, I chose not to accept the status quo. I chose to walk daily with faith in the
Jesus Christ, who is the Wisdom from God (1 Corinthians 1:30)
Dear reader, Wisdom is profitable to direct (Ecclesiastes 10:10)
Hence we are to get wisdom in all our getting and to get understanding too! (Proverbs 4:7)
This can happen for you too:
Which reminds me of the prophet’s widow, whose husband died leaving a great debt!
Her sons were to go into slave-labor in order to pay the debts of their late father.
What a future!
But thank God for a wise mother who had understanding of the times, and who refused to accept the status quo!
She knew their problems were more deep-seated than just paying off debts. She and her kids needed a new life.
She was a wise woman who understood that despite how low-life they have become, God will intervene supernaturally and give her and her kids a new lifestyle.
It is so sad how people tend to accept whatever life throws at them without a fight!
But not this woman!
She came to the understanding that she did not birth her children for a sorrowful life.
Therefore, She stepped out of her comfort zone and sought supernatural Divine intervention.
She went to God’s servant and explained her circumstances to him-prophet Elisha.
All he did was point her to the miracle in her home!
God did not leave her without a hope and a future!
And, instead of telling the man of God why his idea wouldn’t work, she believed his word, and went to work obediently!
I pray you do not miss the day of your visitation by observing lying wonders, in Jesus’s name.
She acted in obedience, and all debts were paid. Her sons didn’t need to do slave-labor!
Additionally, she had enough supplies to start a business and to keep turning over the profits, pay her bills and never be indebted again!
Read the story in 2 Kings chapter 4.
Indeed, wisdom is the principal thing that would distinguish the needy from idiots, scammers and lazy bones.
I have no idea how you have read your Bible today, and how it spoke to you.
As for me, I do know that this God’s Word is that rod of correction that has driven unwise choices and behaviors from me.
I refuse to observe lying wonders and forsake God’s mercy.
Lying wonders are those real time problems- they could be cancers or life threatening things- they are anything that make themselves the focus of your life- they are vanitie- worthless.
There are so many solutions to lying wonders that creates more problems for those who observe them.
Only the AWESOME GOD has the solution that solves all problems.
Know, in Whom you have believed and whose child you are. We are not of this world.
Soul Searchlight:
a). In what ways have I been unwise in my choices for career, employment, church family, relationships, housing, medications, etc.
b). Have I made emotional deposits into others or am I just a taker?
c). Have I been unwise in my choice of words- have I hurt others when my intention was to heal?
d). Is my faith in God or in humans?
GEM:
After searching your soul, go back to God in repentance and worship.
Recommit your life and move on. Don’t build a tabernacle in your mistakes.
Decide on Bible-based working principles for your life, and you will begin to be stable, relevant, independent but absolutely dependent on God.
Your life will never remain the same.
I encourage you to keep moving forward. Tomorrow we are reading Proverbs 5.
Let us Pray:
Thank you Father for your wisdom that is at work in us and which is leading us to make right life changing decisions.
I stand against everything that wants to distract me from having faith in God’s awesomeness.
Thank you Father God, for doing that one thing in my life that will answer all my questions, resolve all my troubles and give me a new lease of life, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, December 4th 2024
“…let thine heart keep my commandments” (Proverbs 3:1b) stood out during my spiritual exercise of today.
It’s no wonder the Bible says, “the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life” (2 Corinthians 3:6)
Keeping the law is a heart thing. It is not a religious obligation nor denominational dogma.
It is an attitude of obedience by which we are distinguished as children of the Most High God, and we choose to do His will, irrespective of contrary opinions.
I am so thankful that Jesus Christ who already fulfilled the just requirements of the Mosaic Law, gave us a summarized version of the Ten Commandments, as stated in the Bible Thus,
“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”
(Matthew 22:37-40 KJV)
Soul Searchlight:
a). How can I improve on loving God with the entirety of my being?
To do so might involve reprioritizing my priorities in life.
In everything, God has to be number one- not my spouse, my kids, my siblings, my friends, or even my status, reputation or aspirations. No one takes that place in my life, ever!
No friend, family or foe gave his life for me (John 3:16)
Eventually, spouses die, children grow up and keep busy, and friends abandon or drift apart.
Only God is Eternal and will be there for me forever, as His Word says:
“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. (Hebrews 13:5 KJV)
I refuse to allow covetousness dominate my thinking, and choose to revel in the love of God.
HE alone is worthy of my reverence, respect, recognition and recommitment.
b) In order to not be covetous and love others as I love myself, ( which is the second commandments) I will have to function under the Golden Rule that says,
”Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” (Matthew 7:12 KJV)
Summary:
The love of God and love for others is actually a constraining force which enables you to become a better version of yourself.
Our progression shall continue to excellence in Jesus’s Name.
Let us Pray:
Father God, thank You for showing me that I have to improve on how I love you and others.
I ask that you cut off everything that distracts me from spending time with you in personal Bible study, prayer and meditation on your Word.
Prune me Father, so that I will not grow wild, stagnate, and die prematurely.
Help me Father, to confront and overcome all deep seated resentment in my life and guide me to be more accommodating and respectful of the views and choices of others.
Help me Father, to pray more about issues instead of offering despicable and inappropriate suggestions.
Help me God to bridle my tongue and to speak words that build up, encourage and comfort others.
Thank You Father for the grace to be more outgoing and resourceful, as I seek ways to make positive impacts in the life of others.
Be magnified O God . Be big in my life and families, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ ♥️
Gem:
Shalom everyone. Make every effort to read Proverbs chapter 4 tomorrow. Make notes, and pray at all times. Use your time at work well. Think on the Words you read, and write down the insights you receive, immediately! Lest you forget. The things of the Spirit are swift!.
Rest well.
From Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, December 3rd 2024.
After Pharaoh experienced the final plague that ended in the deaths of firstborns of man and beast, Pharaoh finally agreed to let God’s people go.
On second thoughts, Pharaoh decided it was not a good idea to let them go. So, “…The Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army…” Exodus 14:9 KJV.
I encourage you to read the remaining verses in order to understand how unrelenting Pharaoh and his army were.( Read Exodus 14:1-30)
Even after experiencing how defensive God can be for His people, He still pursued them into the red sea, and perished there with his army .
The sea which was the pathway of deliverance for the Israelites became the pit of destruction of their unrelenting foes.
*Today, I declare that the mercy of God that brought you deliverance from oppression will become the vehicle for the destruction of all your unrelenting foes in the matchless name of Jesus Christ. (Read Exodus 14:14).
It is important to keep in view that one of the reasons God took out a generation of Israelites in the wilderness, was because they were unrelenting in their disobedience!
In addition, they were rebellious, stiff-necked, hardhearted, and unteachable (Read Exodus 32 & Numbers 14)
And God chose rather, to work with the next generation who were flexible and teachable, and whose hearts were yielded to Him ( Read Exodus chapters 32 & Numbers 14)
As we are standing against unrelenting human foes, dont be an unrelenting human foe as well.
Search yourself, and repent if you discover that there are people you are pursuing relentlessly.
Stop being that wicked, rigid, vindictive, unforgiving, uncompromising, and unyielding person.
Your obedience must be complete in order for you to punish disobedience. (Read 2 Corinthians 10:4-6)
Start being the opposite of all the negatives mentioned above. Line up your life with God’s Word and you will see how God will take out those unrelenting human foes.
Our weapon of choice for this warfare is the “Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God (Ephesians 6:17)
#PrayerPoints4Today :
1). Read and Apply Psalm 103:1, 3: Praise God for who He is and for the great things HE does in our world.
2).Acknowledge that your sinfulness opened you up for negative spiritual attacks, and remember to forgive all those unrelenting foes.
When you forgive them, you disconnect their hold on you, and your emotional healing and prosperity will commence.
Unforgiveness feeds hatred and empowers the demonic hordes to keep tormenting you.
3). Believe in your heart that God has forgiven you as you have forgiven others (Matthew 6:14).
Believe also that God has cleansed you from All unrighteousness as His Word states in 1 John 1:9.
4). Affirm Psalm 23, by declaring that the Lord God is your Shepherd who provides, prepares, protects, feeds, heals, and comforts you despite all the treacherous and slanderous moves of the enemies.
5) Thank God for helping you overcome all the entrapment of the enemy and for strengthening your faith in Him.
6). Ask God to adjudicate over all the charges the enemy has brought against you, while affirming that as God’s righteousness in Christ Jesus, no one “can lay anything to the charge of God’s elect, for God is for us” (Romans 8:31,33)
7). Confess that you are justified by your faith in Christ Jesus (Galatians 2:15-16),and that you are filled and led by the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18, Romans 8:14-15), there is therefore now, no condemnation to you for the blood of Jesus Christ has atoned for all your sins and is speaking better things on your behalf (Romans 8:1, Hebrews 9:14,15,24; 12:24)
8) In accordance with Isaiah 54:17, command all the voices of accusations that are speaking against you to remain silent for all eternity.
9). Thank God that you are born again, blood washed and saved from the strife of tongues, for those unrelenting human foes, no longer exists.
10) Declare that God is love, and as He is, so are you in this world: therefore, as love attracts, so shall goodness, favor, appreciation, supporters and favorable circumstances are attracted to you, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ ♥️
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, November 8th 2024.
“The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: But the expectation of the wicked shall perish” (Proverbs 10:28), it is important that your expectations are not wicked or unrealistic.
Unrealistic expectations are one of the major problems that destroy marriage relationships.
Back in Genesis, when God saw Adam’s loneliness, He gave him Eve for companionship, with the added bonuses of
sexual intercourse, and procreation (See Genesis 2:18-25).
Additionally, God blessed both of them for the responsibility of dominionship over the world.
Marriage is not a servant -master relationship, even though the Man (husband) is the lead-partner (See Genesis 1:27-28, Ephesians 5:23, I Corinthians 11:3).
God does hold the man accountable, who treats his wife treacherously, violently, or with despise, etc. (Read Malachi 2:14, Hebrews 13:4).
When a man enslaves or subjugates his wife under the guise of submission, he has given access to anger, resentment, slave mentality, bitterness, vindictiveness and other evils, to function in His marriage. And vice versa.
*In my book Demons Deactivated 1, the subject of subjugation and submission was well discussed, so I’m not going to discuss it here.
Be that as it may, marriage is one of God’s gifts to humanity.
Hence, we are told that ‘the man who finds a wife, finds a good thing and obtains favor from God.’ See Proverbs 18:22.
If your marriage is plagued with troubles, God is not responsible for that. And instead of blaming satan, or your partner, put the searchlight on you, and your marital crisis situation will be resolved quickly.
Important Notice:
a). All humans are ‘free moral agents’ who have the power to make choices!
Which makes you responsible for your actions, reactions, and responses – See Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Galatians 6:6-8.
b). You can choose to enjoy your marriage by following the Christ and His Church model, found in Ephesians 5: 25-29,33, or you can follow the traditional, societal, and worldly view of marriage.
c). If you are ‘born again’, you have been given everything that pertains to life and Godliness – See 2 Peter 1:3.
2 Peter 1:3 KJV
d).Which means, you now have the ingrained ability in your new nature, to live right in this degenerating world, and you can treat your spouse right.
e).Remember that your wife is “heirs with you of the gracious gift of life” when you treat her right, “nothing will hinder your prayers” (1 Peter 3:7)
f). Know that God who freely gave you the Kingdom will graciously also give you all things – See Romans 8:32 .
It is unrealistic to expect your partner to give you things that you’ll receive only through an intimate relationship with God.
Therefore, If you went into marriage expecting your partner to give you joy, peace, prosperity, security, love, etc., you have set yourself up for marital failure.
These are things that you internalize, and then reflect them in your relationship with God and others.
God expects that the Christian develops his/her new nature in Christ, which has been created in God’s image, in true righteousness and holiness (See Ephesians 4:24)
That new nature is evident in the fruit of the Spirit which is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (longsuffering, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness, gentleness (meekness (humility) Self control (self-restraint) See Galatians 5:22-23.
Your marriage is God’s gift to you. He wants you to enjoy the companionship of your partner and to ‘do life’ together.
It is your responsibility to ask God for your needs so that your joy will be full (See John 16: 24-26, Matthew 7:7).
Ephesians 5:33 KJV
Refuse to allow Unrealistic expectations become the bane of your marriage
#PrayerPoints4Today:
*Thank Father God for the grace of marriage, and for giving you a partner with whom ‘to do’ life together ❤ ️.
*Ask and receive forgiveness, for idolizing and blaming your partner for your unmet needs, instead of working out your salvation, and growing spiritually.
*Affirm that God is working in you both to will and to do His good pleasure.
*Declare that you are yielded to the inworking of the Holy Spirit, and will continually produce fruits worthy of repentance.
*Affirm that you have been translated from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Light, and are no longer under the jurisdiction of satan.
* Command to go at once to the feet of Jesus Christ, the evil spirits that are influencing marital strife, anger, rejections, revenge, unforgiveness, hatred, resentment, bitterness, unrealistic expectations, jealousy, blame shifting, poverty, wretchedness, divorce, frustrating circumstances, and adverse human interferences, with their relatives.
*Proclaim your authority in Christ Jesus and the ability to utilize the power given to you over all the forces of evil.
Luke 10:19 KJV
*Declare that all satanic interferences or projections, witchcraft manipulations, ingrained cultural beliefs, societal norms, ego, contrary learned behaviors, and everything else opposed to God’s righteous standards in your life and marriage, are disconnected, disabled, and destroyed.
*Declare also that you stand against the forces of evils.
*Affirm that you are a new creature in Christ Jesus, created in the image of God in true Holiness and righteousness: Therefore, your personality and characteristics will continually reflect God, who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
*Renounce all inhibitions, resentment, negativity or unrighteousness against your in-laws (family by marriage).
* Declare that love, acceptance, and forgiveness flows from you to them and that no partiality or dissensions can work against you all.
*Thank Father God that from today, your mind is renewed to appreciate the grace of marriage, and that you and your partner are mutually submissive to God.
*Pray that God in His infinite mercy will bring reconciliation to troubled marriages.
*Ask God to help those who are seeking to be married to be connected together and their expectations granted.
*Pray for widows, widowers, and elderly singles to be protected, comforted, and provided for, always, and for family members to remember to visit them also.
*Thank God for the anointing for effective and fervent prayer.
#MyPrayer4you:
I pray that as God is working within us, we will become more appreciative, be more understanding, live in harmony and unity, and also model the love of Christ to our world of influences, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly,Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, July 20th, 2024.
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