WE CELEBRATE JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND SAVIOR EVERYDAY -- 1 CORINTHIANS 10:31
Post date: Apr 2, 2015 3:53:55 AM
God is not looking on your deformity but your decision like that of Jabez; God is not looking for your shame like that of Jabez but looking for you courage to stand up and address the shame with all you could; God is not looking for the kind of name you have like that of Jabez, He is looking for your sincere desire to overturn the evil effects and stigma of that name on your family, on your life and that of the generation after you. God is not looking at your ability to engage the devil in a spiritual warfare but on your willingness to engage Him in your life for the victory and the change you so much desire and that which He had sincerely promised you. God is looking for your determination to command sincere wealth, your sincerity to manage godliness in all of your life dealings. God is looking for men and women who will invite Him into their lives and also give Him the privilege to dwell in them permanently irrespective of their situations.
Many Christians are engaging the devil in countless battles over the years rather engaging God in sincere prayers for the victory they need in every situation. Many have been in this painful battle for years and yet things are not getting better and nothing has changed according to expectations. Christians should know that the devil will never step out and stay out in their lives except the true word of God sincerely stays in their hearts, are seen in their words, meditations and actions.
When God lives in you, He will intervene for you in every situation against men and the devil. When God dwells in you, the devil will not remain there for too long without being frustrated and forced to leave. Where God truly dwells, the devil can never make that place his permanent home and will never engage in a permanent battle there. Jabez was a believer indeed, a prayerful man indeed and a sincere man after God’s heart. Jabez knew his family bad history but never accused any family member of being evil or doing evil; he knew his siblings had suffered the same omen as himself before but never felt discouraged in approaching God for a change; he knew his parents had suffered much, had prayed much, had wished for changes, and had expected much without success but he was not dismayed at their failure. He never engaged any of his family member in any form of physical or spiritual battle; he knew his parents had been engaging the devil in battles, but he decided not to follow their method; he knew his parents had been in deep sorrows for long, but he decided not to dwell in their sorrows even though he was named sorrow.
God is looking for people like Jabez in our generation, in our families and in our neighborhood. People who will stand up for their generation in righteousness and sincerity; men and women of faith and determination who will engage Him in sincere prayer; He is looking for people like you and I to use in this generation against the works of the devil in our respective families in the entire world. People like Jabez who will engage God in prayer until they secure the victory they need, and that is exactly what your current situation is waiting for.
Though the devil may be stronger, but despite his strength, knowledge, and everything else about him combined, they can never be compared to that of our God irrespective of our location, ages, gender, profession, and language. Where God’s word sincerely dwells, where He is honorably celebrated, where He is elevated above anything else, the devil will definitely have a hard time dwelling and operating there. God is looking for a heart to dwell in; He is looking for obedient hearts, faithful hearts, sincere hearts, humble hearts, spiritually hearts, heart He can talk through, hearts that will accept His words as they are; hearts He can dwell in comfortably, He can relate with simply; willing hearts who will obey Him with all simplicity without self-gratification and self-satisfaction, and wherever God finds such a heart, He will work wonders there comfortably. “And Jesus looking upon them said, with men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.” Mark 10:27. For prayers, Click here. For 3 hours of continuous Praise and worship songs Click Here