Put to Death the Misdeeds of the Body
When you are saved, God gives you the Holy Spirit, who is capable of helping you put to death every sinful craving in your body, even to the point that it will not become a part of your thoughts.
The Holy Spirit Will Give Life to Your Mortal Body
The Bible says the Holy Spirit will give life to your mortal body. His indwelling in your heart doesn’t mean He’s done with you. He is the one who has been mandated to revive anything you have run short of in your mortal body so that immortality will manifest in your life. That is why you must submit every dormant area of your life to God for Him to bring life to it.
You Are in the Realm of the Spirit
The moment God saved you, He moved you wholly from the power of darkness to the kingdom of Christ. That was a permanent spiritual translation, and nothing can change that. But it is one thing to be in the Spirit and another to walk in accordance with the Spirit.
The Mind Governed by the Spirit Is Life and Peace
For unbelievers, their minds are purely governed by their flesh because they don’t even have the Holy Spirit to confront them of their wrongdoing. But for you, as a child of God, you decide what should govern your mind because you have liberty. However, scripture urges that you should not use your liberty to sin but to serve one another in love (see Galatians 5:13).
Jesus Doesn’t Measure Your Offering First by the Size You Give
Did you know that Jesus doesn’t measure your offering first by the size you give? Yes, He checks your heart first, not the size. But is giving vast amounts of money good? Of course, it is because it helps run several ministries. I have been a minister for over eight years (at the time of this writing), and I can’t overemphasise how important finance is in ministry.
God Usually Gives Big Things in Small Parcels
Jesus said in Mark 4:30-42 that the kingdom of God is like a mustard seed which, when sown on the ground, grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade. Guess what that means? God’s kingdom in you through Christ (see Luke 17:21) has the capacity to expand you so large that others can be dependent on you.
Don’t Deprive Your Spouse of Sexual Intimacy Without Mutual Agreement
It’s not every spouse who lacks self-control when it comes to sex, although some do. But to be on the safer side, if you are a Christian and married, make sex a priority in your marriage. Do not deprive your spouse of sexual intimacy without mutual agreement between you two.
How Does God Use Afflictions to Teach Patience?
When you trust something or somebody to do something for you, and things mess up, that is when your patience will be subjected to a test. Why? Because things may not go as fast as you want them to, and you’ll be forced to go and pray as you wear the cloak of endurance.
A Tool to Fight Fornication
God frowns on sexual immorality, so He honours marriage. But He also knows humans are stubborn creatures who like breaching His laws, some for reason of comfort. That is why He charges people in some areas of life to do the right thing or face the consequences. Dear one, your body is God’s temple. Respect God enough to preserve it in purity.
Don’t Normalise Sin in Your Life
In James 1:14-15, the Bible says temptation comes before sin. Those temptations are driven by one’s own desires (some of which may be demonically orchestrated). But without shutting down those desires, they entice you to commit that evil. And when you keep submitting to those bad desires, they grow till God eventually judges you with death.
Who Is Jesus to You Personally?
I want to ask you, who is Jesus to you personally? Is He the One your pastor has been preaching about, or the One you’ve encountered in your aloneness with Him? If you don’t know Jesus by revelation, it’s time to step up and pursue a deeper intimacy with Him.
Jesus Is God’s Current Voice
In the previous times (before Jesus came to Earth), God spoke through the prophets. But in this New Testament era, His current language is Jesus.