SPONSORING YOUR OWN SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT- PART 1

We have been called to a high calling of glory and virtue- 2 Peter 1:3. The word, 'virtue' derives from the Greek word, 'arete' which connotes, 'excellence, effectiveness, optimum-capacity, etc'. In other words, God's called us to excellence, to live at optimum capacity. This means he wants us to be the best of ourselves. He has made us as Jesus. Hence, Jesus is the standard of what we can be! In this teaching, I'd be showing you how to sponsor yourself to be the best of you! You'd be delighted!

'Work out', not 'Work for' your Salvation!

A lot of people are ignorant of God's mind concerning a lot of issues. Hence, the walk on in darkness. In Philippians 2:12, Paul by the Spirit, admonishes us to 'Work out our salvation, with fear and trembling.' A lot of people have misunderstood this to mean, 'Work for your salvation', where we do something good enough for us to be accepted before God. Well, Scriptures are clear; it is 'work out your salvation'. This means to, 'Bring that which is on the inside to the out' .Salvation occurs in the Spirit when you believe in your heart and confess with your mouth the Lordship of Jesus. But, God wants it to be evident to everyone else, so he says to, 'Work out'; bring to outward expression the salvation on the inside. This we do in prayer, study and meditation on the Word and as we fellowship with brethren. As we do so, our fellowship becomes effectual as we, 'acknowledge every good thing in us in Christ Jesus'-Philemon 1:6 #PresentTruth #GreaterGlory

In Union with the Word!

As I study God's Word, I am intrigued and elated at the glorious riches it conveys. But what enthralls me much more is the relationship God wants us to have with the Word. I'd explain this from Hebrews 4:2-For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.This is one of the most beautiful scriptures in the Bible! First, the word, 'mixed' in the Greek is 'Sungkerannumai' and it means' ..to come into an inseparable, indivisible, homogenous union or Oneness'. Wow, God's dream for the Israelites was that they came into Union with the Word. Sadly, they failed. But, God had something coming; a day in which his dream would be fulfilled! Indeed, the day of the New Creation when we were born of the Word, to speak the Word and to do the Word! Now, it's a reality- 1 Peter 1:23! Faith brings us to function in this beautiful union with the Word. Faith is believing and acting the Word! Now, we possess the eternal, victorious and dominion character of the Word; we are the Word made flesh! What a joy to be in union with the Word! #Dominion #GreaterGlory

Imparted Righteousness!

There is a dimension of righteousness that suffers from insufficient exploration. Yet, its comprehension takes a man to unfathomable heights in God. I am talking about imparted righteousness. There are two sides to the Righteousness of God which is by faith in Christ Jesus: The Imputed and The Imparted. The IMPUTED or Justification side of it absolves of guilt and proclaims us innocent as we are New Creations in Christ! Many people know this and it's wonderful to know you can stand before God without a sense of inferiority or guilt. Imparted Righteousness is God's nature of perfection in your Spirit; it's God's character making you right and do right. You become the standard for appraising right and wrong! It's so big! It's at this side of righteousness you realize that you are God's will in motion. You also realize that righteousness is more than the opposite of sin. God's will is not for us just do do his will; he has bigger dreams! His big dream is that we become the revelation of his will in our micro-cosmos! He are to reveal his Word to this World. He desires for us to be in Union and Oneness with his Word! we are more than his righteous ones, we are his righteousness! We function this way, as we observe as a mirror his Word and act accordingly! What a joy to know that we are not only righteous; we are righteousness! #Dominion #GreaterGlory

Rendezvous with the Spirit!

Recognize the all-important treasure you've got in the Holy Spirit! Oh, How often we needlessly subject ourselves to troubles, struggles, and worries! Not when you've got the Holy Ghost residing within you! I have said that the greatest thing in the world is the pulsating life of God in the new creation! This life is administered within us, by the Holy Spirit! When you yield your will to him, he'll take charge of your affairs and procure success for you! The greatest treasure in the world is the communion of the Spirit of God in the New Creation! There is no word yet to describe how beautiful a life yielded to the blessed Holy Spirit, would turn out to be! Right now, I am giddy, having experienced, recently the delights of this fellowship and seen the ease with which one can live when walking with the Holy Spirit! He never takes you down boredom-lane, he takes you up into glory-heights! Make up your mind to enjoy him, it's that simple and you'll get in the flow! You are blessed! #Dominion #GreaterGlory