Last week we learned about the
abundance of blessings available to us due to His Spirit working
His wonderful ways in us. His Spirit is brimming with goodness and
grace, ready to be unleashed within us; all we need to do is to be
open to His Spirit and His leading. We need to grow in the fullness
of all that we are in Him. We are one Spirit with Him already, but
our soul needs to align with everything that is true of us in the
Spirit. Once our soul believes what is true of us in the Spirit,
then everything God has to offer us will flow into the physical
world. Our soul is like the door between the spiritual and the
physical. What your soul believes manifests in the physical. I
would like to once again quote Romans 8:6:
"For to be carnally minded is
death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace."
What your soul believes manifests
in the physical. If you believe the carnal, what you can see, feel,
hear and taste, the physical world, then you will reap death. And
we have seen in previous devotions that death here is all the
effects of sin, for example death in relationships, death of your
dreams and ideals, death of certain parts of your body etcetera.
But when your soul decides to rather believe what the Spirit and
the Word says about certain situations, then there is life and
peace. The choice is yours. What are you going to choose? God came
to give you everything. You have literally everything at your
disposal. What are you going to do with it? And if you choose to be
carnal, that is fine, but do not blame God when things go wrong. Do
not lash out at Him because things are turning south. Remember the
decision you made. Of course it is never too late to choose to be
spiritually minded. God's Spirit is always eager and ready to flow
mightily through you, always. Walk in the fullness of it.
Another verse I would like to share
with you today, may make a bit more sense to you now:
"Assuredly, I say to you,
whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever
you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." Matthew
18:18
"And I will give you the keys
of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be
bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in
heaven." Matthew 16:19
This correlates with what we have
been discussing just now. Heaven is filled to the brim with all
goodness and now it is at your disposal. You have the 'key' as
Jesus put it. Now you can decide what you want to do with this key.
Whatever you lock on earth, will be locked in heaven. Whatever you
loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. In other words, if you are
spiritually minded, heaven will be opened for you. If you are not,
all the goodness will be bound in heaven. You have the
choice now. Jesus came to give you the key. It is literally your
choice whether you want God's blessings to be unleashed in certain
situations or not. If you believe the slowdown of the economy, the
doctor's report, the crime statistics, the high divorce rates, the
abduction rates more than you believe God's promises concerning all
these matters then you are locking in all of God's goodness. But if
you decide to look away from what the world is telling you and if
you decide to believe what God's Word says is true, then you are
letting all the blessings in heaven loose. What do you believe?
Sit still somewhere during this
week and decide for yourself what is true. You see the more you
grow to be like Christ, the more you find your identity in Him, the
more you will start to see things like He does. And once you do,
you will find yourself unlocking all the secrets that heaven has to
offer you. All of creation is groaning and waiting for the sons of
God to manifest and unlock all that is good from heaven. Stand up
and be the son God wants you to be. Stop being a complainer, a
whiner and someone that wallows in self-pity. That is not what God
expects of a son. He expects His sons to walk with dignity and with
all the resources available to them from heaven. He expects His
sons to represent Him fully. He expects His son to be able to
conduct His matters on earth, as if He was physically doing it
Himself. In effect He is the One doing it through you as a son, but
He wants to work through you and use you for the glory of His
Kingdom. What an honour and privilege. You are destined for great
things. You simply need to show up and allow Him full access to
work through you. You need to die in yourself and allow Him to take
over. You will stand amazed, I promise you that. The time has
come.
Father, we want to make You proud
as Your beloved sons. You have given us the keys to Heaven. We will
use it in the best way we possibly can. We declare that we will
renew our minds, to think like You. We have the mind of Christ,
Your Word declares it and we take it. We take Your life and peace.
Thank you dear Father. Amen