THE PAST

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  THE PAST Isaiah 43:8-21 Devotional:- “Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old.” (v.18) NKJV God, who gives us a memory, want us to use our past experiences to help us make quality decisions in the future, but the past is always the enemy of the future for many. If you don’t know how to manage your memory system of the past, it is capable of standing against your success in the future. As emotional beings, we are sometimes faced with the challenges of memories of our past experiences, our errors and failures. You will observe that at every point of decision-making to progress, the enemy will bring back to your memory the past experiences of your failure. This is just to bring fear to your heart and make you doubt the possibility of your success, so you could lose your joy. The scripture we read today instructs us to let go of the past. God is starting a brand-new thing with you. He is giving you new experiences of success and breakthrough. You need to lea...

SENSE OF SELF

Who do you think you are? Why your sense of self is an illusion ...
Scripture Reading: Colossians 3:1-11

Devotional: “and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him”  (V. 10)

                                                                    There is no self that will be able to stand before God. Self is our personality. Self is an attempt to denial God of the ownership of our life. He made us, He made the world and He gave us the strength we use to work,. The income we made is a product of His grace. We brought nothing and we own nothing. That is why every true child of God should see themselves as steward in this world and not owners of anything God gives to us (John 3:27; James 1:12)


To have the best of the presence of God, you must lose the sense of self (Psalms 24:1). You must see God as your owner because; He is (Psalms 100:3). You must see yourself as someone who has no right of his own but the one given to him by God. That way, you are presenting yourself humble and ready to do the will of God (Romans 12:1-2, Psalms 25:9-14).

Friend, you cannot go far with God if you want to rely on self. Self is a product of culture and tradition we have learnt all through our lifetime. “This is how people do things” and that look like the acceptable way but not before God. We can put off self by giving ourselves as a living sacrifice unto God (Romans 12:1). By unlearning the way of the world and by renewing our mindset in the word of God to learn how to do things the way God want it. It is then that our worship will be acceptable to God. Peace.  

PRAYER: Lord, give me victory over the spirit of self

“WHEN A MAN IS FULL OF SELF, HE IS THE GOD OF HIMSELF”

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