True Spirituality

 “Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭20‬:‭46‬-‭47‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Jesus says to avoid people who don’t follow the example of these pretentious experts who are religious leaders! They love to parade around in their religious garments so that people honor them wherever they go. They like to sit right up front in every meeting and push their way to the head table at every banquet. And for an offering they will pray long religious prayers at the homes of widows, cheating them out of their very livelihood. Beware of them all, because one day the Judge will strip them of honor, and judge them severely. True spirituality that is pure in the eyes of our Father God is to make a difference in the lives of the orphans, and widows in their troubles, and to refuse to be corrupted by the world’s values.  Amen!

God Defends His Anointed

 “And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭17‬:‭8‬ ‭KJV‬‬

God had called the Levites, and Aaron and his family, anointing them to minister to Him and His people.  God is jealous to guard and defend His anointed and here He confirmed His calling on Aaron by making the almond rod to bud and bear fruit.  In Christ we know that we didn’t choose Him but He selected us.  Christ confirms our calling and attests our ministry with accompanying signs.  Christ confirms our message of the glorious Gospel which is the power of God to salvation.  Christ confirms our leadership and He is the One Who exalts us in the sight of all that they may know God is with us and as we preach the Gospel, He confirms His Word through us with accompanying signs.  Hallelujah!

God’s Love

 “And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭19‬:‭41‬-‭42‬ ‭KJV‬‬

When Jesus caught sight of the city, He burst into tears with uncontrollable weeping over Jerusalem, saying, “If only you could recognize that this day peace is within your reach! But you cannot see it.”  Jesus was the only One weeping while everyone else was rejoicing.  As the Son of Man, Jesus identified with the people of Jerusalem because He knew that He would be betrayed and that they were going to reject Him.  The prophets before had prophesied, “For thus has the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.”  God knows the grief when mankind rejects His love and the Blood Sacrifice of His Son, our Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ.  He loves us so much because God is love.  Amen!

Godliness & Contentment is Great Gain

 “But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭16‬:‭30‬ ‭KJV

The Korahites coveted the priestly ministry and then were killed when the earth swallowed them.  In Christ, such cruel punishments are not needed as all believers are God’s holy priests and the distinction between priesthood and laity is cancelled by the death and resurrection of our Lord.  Still, we need to draw out the principles from such incidents.  Let’s be content with our calling, as godliness and contentment is great gain and covetousness is as idolatry.  What we do covet directly from God are the best spiritual gifts and to prophesy, which is given for the benefit of the Body of Christ.  God Himself contends for His priests and confronts our opponents.  Coveting other people’s calling leads to complaining and that is serious.  Complaining provokes the Lord.  Let’s receive spiritual gifts with gratitude and be good stewards of the manifold grace of God.  Amen!

The Love of God for Us is Supreme

 “Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭18‬:‭22‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Jesus explains to the rich man who said that he had kept God’s commandments from his young days, “Ah, there’s still one thing you’re missing in your life.” “What is that?” asked the wealthy man. “You must go and sell everything you own and give all the proceeds to the poor so you will have eternal treasures. Then come and follow me.”  Jesus did not teach that salvation can be earned by giving away our possessions to the poor.  Jesus was showing the wealthy man that he couldn’t truly be a disciple until there was no competition in his heart to following Jesus.  Jesus loves us so much that He said, “Greater love has no Man than this, that a Man lay down His life for His friends.”  Let’s love the LORD our God, and serve Him with all our heart and with all our soul.  Amen!

Our Magnificent King & High Priest

 “And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the LORD, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him.”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭15‬:‭28‬ ‭KJV‬‬

For we have a magnificent King & High Priest, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who rose into the heavenly realm for us, and now sympathizes with us in our frailty.  Our High Priest is in heaven at the right hand of the Father constantly loving us, and has loosed us from our sins by His Own Blood, having appointed us as a Kingdom of priests to serve His God and Father.  As priests under our High Priest, we are called to pray for the atonement of souls who sin ignorantly and the Lord forgives their sins.  Let’s agree with our Great High Priest to bring souls into His Kingdom, seeking His Kingdom and His righteousness.  Hallelujah!

The Kingdom of God is the Person of Jesus Christ

 “And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭17‬:‭20‬-‭21‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Jesus was once asked by the Jewish religious leaders, “When will God’s Kingdom come?” Jesus responded, “God’s Kingdom does not come simply by obeying principles or waiting for signs. The Kingdom is not discovered in one place or another, for God’s Kingdom realm is already expanding within some of you.”  God’s Kingdom realm is a Person - Jesus Christ.  The reality of God’s Kingdom appears when Jesus lives within us by faith.  When we simply believe, like a child, that Jesus’s Blood removed our sin and made us righteous before God, that is what our faith is.  God, our Heavenly Father, is pleased when we live by faith in His Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.  Amen!

Resting in Christ

 “And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭14‬:‭33‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Only because of unbelief, the Israelites couldn’t enter their rest in Canaan.  For those who have life in Christ, we have already entered our rest because of faith in Christ.  God was patiently bearing the constant complaints of the Israelites, till He no longer tolerated their cry of unbelief and rebellion.  “How long will these people reject Me?”  Unbelief is so severe, it wiped out the whole nation.  It was Moses’ intercession that saved the Israelites.  For us, in Christ, we thank God for our High Priest Who ever lives to intercede for us.  That’s how we get our miracles.  Let’s agree with His intercession for us by speaking His Word.  Our faith or unbelief affects our children and succeeding generations.  Let’s rise up to our faith legacy.  Doubt delays our destiny.  For we which have believed do enter into rest, as God said, “As I have sworn in My wrath, If they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.”  Let’s be at rest in the bosom of our Saviour.  Amen!

Serve & Love God Alone

 “No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭16‬:‭13‬ ‭KJV

Jesus explained through this parable that it is impossible for a person to serve two masters at the same time. You will be forced to love one and reject the other. One master will be despised and the other will have your loyal devotion. Your choice between God and the wealth of this world is no different. You must enthusiastically love one and definitively reject the other.  In many cultures today, money or mammon is personified and deified as a god or a goddess and worshipped.  We make a choice in this life only on who or what we worship.  Christ made it absolutely clear that we cannot serve God and money at the same time, it’s impossible.  Let the Church and all those who worship God in spirit and in truth, stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around us, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how we think. This empowers us to discern God’s will as we live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in His eyes.  Amen!

Our Faith Language from our God

 “And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭13‬:‭27‬-‭28‬ ‭KJV‬‬

There is a heavenly language and an earthly language.  The heavenly language is always a faith language and the earthly language is that of doubt, unbelief and confusion.  Faith language is from God and doubt and unbelief are directly from the devil. To develop our new life in Christ we must know what comes from the devil and hate it to the core.  The ten spies brought an evil report and caused sorrow, bewilderment and destruction.  Beware of demon-inspired words.  Avoid ‘but’ and ‘nevertheless’ in your vocabulary, that’s demonic interference in your faith language.  Don’t magnify the devil, the sickness, the confusion.  Believe that the Lord Jesus alone is your strength, empower Him with thanksgiving and praise.  A faith person delights in the Lord even in the midst of negative situations and will not fear people or circumstances.  Because of the Cross, all our enemies are bread and Christ’s Blood protection is always ours.  We have Christ’s faith in us.  Let’s be careful of our vocabulary and the language we speak. Amen!

Work of the Triune God

 “It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭15‬:‭32‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Jesus explained the parable of the prodigal son, saying, “It’s only right to rejoice and celebrate like this, because your brother was once dead and gone, but now he is alive and back with us again. He was lost, but now he is found!’   While the younger brother pursued self-discovery, the older brother believed in moral conformity, earning favour from his father.  Both needed the revelation of grace.  In all the three parables Jesus told here, Jesus reveals how the Trinity desires to bring people back through the Son, by the Spirit, to the Father.  The Son came as a Shepherd, seeking and sacrificing to find the lost sinner.  The Spirit seeks the lost  and the Father welcomes the returning sinner back to His house.  It is the work of the Trinity to bring us back to God.  Amen!

Criticise the Lord’s Anointed at Your Peril

 “With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭12‬:‭8‬ ‭KJV‬‬

God heard the accusations of Miriam and Aaron against their brother Moses.  God came down in a pillar of cloud to defend His servant, and rebuked Miriam and Aaron sharply for criticising Moses who had been anointed by God above them.  They should dread to speak against Moses.  The greater the anointing, the greater the danger if you speak against it.  In Christ, we are called to bless and speak good of others.  In the new covenant, we are the priestly praise-tribe!  We are called to talk high of God and high of His servants.  We are called to protect the Lord’s anointed against any attack.  We are called to defend God’s servants.  God wants us to intercede for His servants and bless them with our tongue.  Let no corrupt communication proceed out of our mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from us, with all malice.  Amen!

Jesus Christ is Lord over All

“And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God…And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭14‬:‭15‬, ‭19‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Jesus told that when they host a feast, to call the blind, the lame, the outcast and the handicapped for great will be their reward. When they heard this, one of the dinner guests said to Jesus, “Someday God will have a kingdom feast, and how happy and privileged will be the ones who get to share in that joy!”  The guest at the dinner assumed God’s Kingdom realm was coming one day, but Jesus’s parable explained that it had already begun with the invitation to come to Him, the King.  Jesus replied to the guest with the parable of a man giving a great feast and inviting many guests who one by one excused themselves.  One of the guests said, ‘Please accept my regrets, for I just purchased five teams of oxen and I need to make sure they can pull the plow.’  This shows that this guest was a wealthy man who foolishly chose possessions over Christ.  Unless Jesus Christ is Lord over everything in our lives and we surrender to His Lordship, we cannot experience the fullness of His Presence and indeed His Kingdom realm.  Let’s choose Jesus Christ above all.  Amen!

Complaining Insults our Heavenly Father

 “And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭11‬:‭1‬ ‭KJV‬‬

God’s consuming fire burned against the complaining Israelites and killed many.  But for Moses’ intercession, all would have been burned alive.  Complaining is very serious to God and it comes from the fallen nature which constantly complains, grumbles, moans and groans about everything.  Thank God we are a new creation in Christ and have Christ’s nature now where there is only thankfulness and contentment.  Complaining displeases God and corrodes our new life in Christ.  Complaining despises God and is a direct insult to our caring, loving and compassionate Father in heaven.  Complaining depresses the servants of God and causes them into complaining themselves instead of guarding their own hearts and shepherding God’s people.  Complaining actually destroys you.  Thanksgiving, praise and worship is the antidote to complaining and being negative.  Jesus never complained even once and He dwells in us by His Holy Spirit.  Let’s be filled with the Spirit, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the Name of our Lord Jesus.  Amen!

Bear the Fruit of Repentance

 “and if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭13‬:‭9‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Jesus teaches a parable of the unfruitful tree, ‘if it doesn’t bear figs by next year, we’ll cut it down.’  This is an obvious picture of the nation of Israel.  The Owner is the Father and the Gardener is Jesus, Who came to them, and for three years had longed to have true spiritual fruit from His spiritual Vine.  The warning is that it would be cut down if it did not bear the fruits of repentance.  Today too the purpose of this parable is to warn mankind that the times are nearing of the end of God’s grace toward them.  It is not just Israel or the gentiles but the house of God itself.  For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begins at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?  Amen!

Blow the Trumpet of Victory in Zion

 “Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭10‬:‭2‬ ‭KJV‬‬

The God of the Bible is the greatest Administrator Who organises our life in Christ in the most orderly, efficient, disciplined and decent manner.  There is no room for confusion.  The two silver trumpets were blown to gather the children of Israel together and only one was blown to gather the leaders.  Our God still calls His people together in Christ, for community, to live, celebrate, worship and march together, in unity and fellowship.  Christ came to bring the Jew and the Gentile together in unity in His Body.  In Christ, the trumpet call is that we march together in fellowship with one another, preaching the Gospel and winning souls into God’s Kingdom.  In Christ, the trumpet call is for victory because Jesus finished the work at the Cross.  In Christ, the trumpet call is for praise and worship as we walk in triumph diffusing the fragrance of the knowledge of Christ wherever we go and live to the praise of the glory of His grace.  Let’s blow the trumpet in Zion today!  Hallelujah!

Grace in Action

 “But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭12‬:‭50‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Jesus says, “But first I must be immersed into the baptism of God’s judgment, and I am consumed with passion as I await its fulfillment.”  Jesus was drawing closer to His time of experiencing God’s judgment for our sins on the Cross.  It is a “baptism” of judgment that we deserved.  It is His grace that God has made Jesus to be sin for us, Who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.  Of His fullness have all we received, and grace for grace.  Amen!

His Shekinah is in Us

 “At the commandment of the LORD they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept the charge of the LORD, at the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭9‬:‭23‬ ‭KJV‬‬

God’s guidance is our birthright in Christ.  Even under the old covenant, God led His people everyday but it was a shadow of the reality we have in the new covenant.  Only God’s leading can take us to our destiny.  In Christ, we have the full Word of God to instruct and guide us.  The Shekinah of God was with the children of Israel.  In the new covenant, the Presence of God is the mighty Holy Spirit Who is our Shekinah dwelling in us for those in Christ.  God’s Word is truth and the Spirit of truth guides and leads us.  It is this truth that keeps us free from every bondage.  What a privilege to be in Christ.  Amen!

Filled with Christ & His Spirit

 “And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭11‬:‭25‬-‭26‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Jesus is teaching about a demon being cast out, “when it returns, it finds the person like a house swept clean and made tidy, but empty. Then it goes and enlists seven demons more evil than itself, and they all enter and possess the person, leaving that one in a much worse state than before.”  Jesus tells that when a person is delivered from a demon but does not receive Christ and be filled by Him, that person’s condition can become even worse.  True conversion fills a life with Christ and His Spirit.  Christ’s power is still available for all.  Even Mary Magdalene had seven demons cast out of her.  Let’s be the ones to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that we might be filled with all the fulness of God.  Amen!

Keep Your Lamp Glowing

 “Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭8‬:‭2‬ ‭KJV‬‬

The entire lampstand and its detail was God’s idea as He gave clear commands to Moses and Aaron about the setting up of the seven lamps.  Our Father God lives in unapproachable light, full of glory and clothed in light.  His first creation was light.  Jesus, the Light of the world, lightened your lamp and put you above the prince of darkness and all of his powers.  As the new creation in Christ, you have enough light to lighten the entire universe.  You truly are the light of the world.  The darkness around you, no matter how dense, can never dim your light even a bit!  The Holy Spirit is the oil of your lamp and the Spirit of glory, causing you to shine continuously.  When you are full of Him, you shine with divine light making your body bright and glorious.  You are God’s lampstand in charge of your light, the only hope for those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death.  Tend your life through prayer and praise; design your life according to God’s Word; fill your life with the Holy Spirit and shine!  Amen!

Pray to the Lord of the Harvest

 “After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭10‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭KJV‬‬

After this, the Lord Jesus formed thirty-five teams among the other disciples. Each team was two disciples, seventy in all, and he commissioned them to go ahead of him into every town he was about to visit. He released them with these instructions: “The harvest is huge. But there are not enough harvesters to bring it in. As you go, plead with the Owner of the Harvest to send out many more workers into His harvest fields.”  Seventy is a numerical relating to the governance of God’s Kingdom.  Jesus sent seventy apostles to preach the message of the Kingdom of God.  As they preach the Gospel driving out demons, the Lord of the Harvest, the Holy Spirit, casts them out.  He prepares the people be receptive to receive the Lord Jesus Christ in their hearts.  That’s how the Kingdom of God has advanced over centuries, generations and to the ends of the earth.  Every nation and people group have heard the Gospel, therefore the coming of the Lord Jesus is very near.  Let’s be prepared.  Amen!

Cheerful Giving

 “that the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭7‬:‭2‬ ‭KJV‬‬

The nature of God’s new creation is giving to God and His service.  It’s impossible to love God without giving.  God meets the needs of His servants by the gifts of His saints.  Every article of the Sanctuary was donated by God’s people.  Although all the silver and gold belongs to God, He chooses to honour His people by allowing them to support His ministry and with His principles concerning giving.  Leaders are givers and since Jesus is the Treasure of our life, all our heart and wealth is used for Him.  We ask the Holy Spirit for leading on giving faithfully starting with the local church.  Wherever we give, we ensure that the biblical pattern is followed.  Giving generously and cheerfully pleases our Father because we allow Christ’s free rein in our life to be spontaneous and supernatural in our giving, as a sweet sacrifice, perfumed with the fragrance of our faithfulness, which is so pleasing to God!  Hallelujah!

The Testimony of Forgiveness

 “And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭9‬:‭5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“And wherever your ministry is rejected, you are to leave that town and shake the dust off your shoes as a testimony before them,” Jesus taught His followers.  Shaking the dust off their feet would be a statement against the people who had rejected the Gospel, that the messengers would not be responsible for their fate.  This was the custom of the day.  But Jesus’s point was not to shake the dust off their feet and stomp off offended and angry, but that they would move on  with no defilement or unforgiveness in their hearts towards those who rejected their message.  If they kept the dust of offence on them, they would take it to the next place they ministered.  Let’s not allow any offence, grudge or unforgiveness to defile our relationship with God and with man.  Amen!

Be a Blesser

 “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭6‬:‭22‬-‭24‬ ‭KJV‬‬

The priests were specially chosen and anointed by God to bless and pronounce the Name of God upon the people.  In Christ, you are a priest especially called to bless others.  The Lord Jesus Christ is your  High Priest and your great Blesser.  As you are one with Him, you are authorised, anointed, assigned, chosen and called to bless through Word and deed!  The Source of your blessing will never dry up!  As parents, bless your children; as children bless your parents; spouses bless each other; leaders bless your congregation; congregation bless your leaders; citizens, bless your nation; employers bless your employees and employees bless your employers.  Because the LORD God blesses you in Christ, be a community, family, church of blessers.  The Lord Jesus is the Personification of every blessing.  He is the One Who keeps you by the power of the Holy Spirit.  He shields, guards and protects you as the apple of His Eye!  Let’s be the ones who bless others because the Lord keeps us and let this flow into others lives.  Amen!

Place of Honour for Women

 “and Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭8‬:‭3‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Joanna, the wife of Chusa (who managed King Herod’s household), and many other women who supported Jesus’ ministry from their own personal finances also traveled with him.  To travel with a rabbi was considered a high honour.  Yet it was not permitted in the culture and time of Jesus’s ministry for a woman to be mentored by a rabbi.  Jesus elevated women into a place of honour and respect, in spite of the cultural limitations.  It was these wealthy women who provided for Jesus’s care.  These women would later be present at the crucifixion and at the resurrection.  Mary Magdalene was the first human being to see the risen Christ.  Let’s encourage women to take their place in God’s Kingdom where there is neither male nor female: for we are all one in Christ.  Amen!

Restitution, Recompense, Restoration in Christ

 “then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed.”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭5‬:‭7‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Our God is the God of restitution, recompense and restoration.  He gives back to us a hundredfold even what we lose for Him!  He recompensed the death of His Son by giving Him many souls.  Our God expects us to make restitution and pay recompense for whatever we have taken unduly.  These are vital principles for right relationships.  When we sin against others, we’re sinning against God.  Persecuting and hurting others is persecuting Christ Himself.  That is why confession is a must - confessing to God and to the person we have wronged, whether by word or by deed.  Sin confession restores fellowship with God and men.  After that comes restitution just like when the Lord Jesus showed grace to Zacchaeus who being deeply convicted immediately made restitution with increase.  The Lord Jesus made restitution of that which He took not away, at the Cross.  When we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us.  Amen!

Worship with Gratitude at His Feet

 “and stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭7‬:‭38‬ ‭KJV

Broken and weeping, she covered His feet with the tears that fell from her face. She kept crying and drying His feet with her long hair. Over and over she kissed Jesus’ feet. Then, as an act of worship, she opened her flask and anointed His feet with her costly perfume.  The woman poured tears and worship at Jesus’s feet, a heart filled with gratitude towards God for accepting her with agapé and received a transformed heart in exchange.  As Isaiah said about the coming Christ, “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of Him Who brings good news, Who proclaims peace, Who brings glad tidings of good things, Who proclaims salvation, Who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”  Christ, our wonderful Saviour.  Hallelujah!

Be the Fragrance of Christ’s Knowledge Everywhere

 “And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die...”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭4‬:‭15‬ ‭KJV‬‬

God commanded Moses to assign the levitical and priestly duties.  Every man from thirty to fifty years was selected to serve God; but for warfare men from twenty years onwards were selected.  Maturity and strength is a must in God’s service.  Everything in the Most Holy Place and the Ark of the Covenant had to be covered.  In Christ, we are God’s holy Tabernacle and it is our highest responsibility to cover and guard His Presence within with all diligence, as well as our calling and the anointing.  Let the fragrance of God’s knowledge be diffused through us in every place because we are in Christ.  Amen!

No Hypocrisy in Christ

 “Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭42‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“How could you say to your friend, ‘Here, let me show you where you’re wrong,’ when you are guilty of even more than he? You are overly critical, splitting hairs and being a hypocrite! You must acknowledge your own blind spots and deal with them before you will be able to deal with the blind spot of your friend.”  Jesus teaches that our blind spots prevent us from accurately evaluating the needs of others.  This is plainly a hypocrisy issue.  We know that Jesus took every sin of humanity and nailed it to the Cross forgiving everyone, thereby destroying the works of the enemy.  If we do not realise that we ourselves are forgiven and value this forgiveness on a personal level, we will find fault with others and consider ourselves superior to others, making our hypocrisy even worse.  Better to be humble and ask the help of the Holy Spirit to assess the needs of others and bring this terrific Gospel of forgiveness into others’ lives so they too can walk in freedom.  Amen!

God’s Calling on Your Life

 “And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel. And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭3‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭KJV‬‬

God, in His sovereign wisdom, has through this levitical order in the priests, which is a shadow of the things to come, shown the substance in the different kinds of ministries in the Church, which is the Body of Christ.  God called Aaron and his sons to serve Him and they were placed closest to God’s tabernacle eastwards.  Behind them was Judah’s tribe.  Priestly ministry is done in God’s Presence in the midst of praise (Judah).  Only Aaron and his sons were responsible for different aspects of the sanctuary in the tabernacle.  Under the New Covenant, all believers are priests and God appoints some to be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers.  Because they stay close to the Lord, they build up the Body of Christ, equipping them for God’s work.  They are called especially for prayer and the ministry of the Word.  Then, the ministries of helps, encouragement, generous giving, administration, mercy works.  Whatever is God’s calling on your life, stick to it, don’t step out of it.  Each one has a function to fulfill God’s purpose for our life.  Let’s do it!  Amen!