Saturday, July 11, 2015

EYE OPENERS



Your perception of God will determine your disposition to life. Those who perceive God outside of his word will have a wrong perception of him, this is because He (God) is everything his word says he is; “… and the word was God”. Trying to understand God in the sense realm will only lead to frustration and dissatisfaction. I have keenly observed that 90% or more of God fearing ladies of whom I have gotten in contact with have suffered depression and heartbreak at some point in their lives and I have found out that they do so because they have a wrong perception about who God is to them and who they are to God. Having the right perception of who God is to you and who you are to God, will bring you out of the dungeon of depression, heartbreak, and frustration in life. It’s time to get your confidence back and experience the joy of your salvation! This column is designed to open your eyes to the truth about God’s word as it relates to you so that you can live the life God has prepared for you – THE ABUNDANT LIFE. As we move from blogpost to blogpost, I trust that your life will be greatly refreshed in Jesus name.  

God is not angry with you

 “So now I have sworn not to be angry with YOU, never to rebuke YOU again. Though the mountain be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love FOR YOU will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed says the Lord who has compassion ON YOU”. Isa.54:9
 
What a word from the very mouth of God! I decided to put those words “YOU” in uppercase so you could see that this scripture was not written to some folks in Jupiter but for you! You see dearly beloved, in order to bring you to a point of faith, God had to swear to you! I tell you that God is not angry with you. Stop beating yourself! Stop hurting yourself! Stop hurting others!

To think or say that God is angry with you or  that he is punishing you for your sins or that he is keeping record of your mistakes, is to call God a liar! And that is a grave sin! Beloved, God does not chasten his children with a rod of condemnation; rather, he draws them near with his Love.
 
“I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remember your sins no more”.  Isa.43:26

Did you read that? He didn’t cover your transgressions up! He blotted them out! Come on! He has no record of your sins anymore! He did this for his own sake; he is just in love with you! He provided a solution to the sin problem by redeeming your past, present and future wrong in the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross of Calvary.

Quickly confess those four things the Lord has done for you in the above passages:
  • The Lord is not angry with me!
  • The lord will not rebuke me!
  • His unfailing love for me will not be shaking!
  • He has compassion on me!
  •  He has blot out my transgressions!
  • My sins, he will remember no more!

You can go ahead to make it your daily confession till it settles in your spirit, soul and body. 

This is the true nature of your father who art in heaven! He is a loving father! He might be a judge to the world; he is a father to you! Hallelujah!!!! Now see this: 

“in him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace…”

Did you see that? God is not mad with you! In fact, he is actually mad about you! And he has taken every hindrance that will deny you fellowship with him away so as to give you the freedom to love and serve him without any fear or doubt. 

If you are in Him, see what he says you have: Redemption! Forgiveness of sins! This is what you have! It is not as though you are still expecting to have it, you already have it! It’s yours for the getting! If you notice, he said the forgiveness of sins not sin. What does that suggest? It suggest that he has made provision for the forgiveness of the sins yet uncommitted. Does that mean that God is expecting you to sin? No! He detests it! But he made this provision to show you the extent of his love. Amen!
 
You might have missed it big time and might even be thinking that forgiveness is far-fetched; let me joyfully announce to you that you don’t even need to go searching for forgiveness, you already have it! It’s been credited to your account over 2000 years ago! You have what God says you have! Hallelujah!

Brother Yemi is a minister of God and a teacher of the word whose passion is to see people know the truth about the redemption of God and be liberated from guilt and condemnation. Contact him using these details:
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