Obtaining Possession Of The Earth

Spirit & Life Devotional
Thursday, 7 January 2016
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

Obtaining Possession Of The Earth

"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." Matthew 5:5 NKJV

As we learned before we own the world. That's why you shouldn't be intimidated by anyone's wealth. Neither should you be envious of anyone because every single thing that's on this earth, including all the monies in the banks, the silver and gold, the crude oil, etc, belong to you! That's the truth!

But there is a difference between being an heir to something and actually taking possession of it. That's why a lot of Christians are broke; they are joint heirs with Christ, but there's nothing to show for it. There's a missing link.

Jesus said that it is the meek that will inherit the earth. Weymouth New Testament version says, "Blessed are the meek, for they as heirs shall obtain possession of the earth." Hmm, so that's the secret! You've got to be meek. Psalm 37:7-11 says, "Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; do not fret— it only causes harm. For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the earth. For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; indeed, you will look carefully for his place, but it shall  be no more. But the meek shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace." Amen!

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Winning By Faith

Spirit & Life Devotional
Wednesday, 6 January 2016
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

Winning By Faith

"For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith." I John 5:4 NKJV

I love God's Word and New Living Translations of the verse: GW says, "because everyone who has been born from God has won the victory over the world. Our faith is what wins the victory over the world." NLT says, "For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith."

Hear me, brothers and sisters, the formula for success and victory remains the same; you can only achieve it by faith. Satan presides over the systems of the world, so don't even think for a moment that he will be pleased to see you succeed, or that he's uninterested in your affairs; you've got to use your faith if you want to achieve anything meaningful in this world, as a child of God.

Don't just do business as usual; your faith must be active and operational all the time. If you're an employee you've got to do same. We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against unseen forces of darkness. There will definitely be challenges, even in school, but if you always live by faith victory and success are certain. You will succeed, in Jesus name. Amen.

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We Own The World

Spirit & Life Devotional
Tuesday, 5 January 2016
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

We Own The World

"The earth and everything on it belong to the Lord. The world and all its people belong to him." Psalms 24:1 ERV

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1). Therefore, the earth and everything on it belong to Him. That's a valid truth; but you see, that's not the only revelation of the truth that you should have.

Psalm 115:16 communicates another very important truth: it says, "The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s; but the earth He has given to the children of men." God gave us the earth! No wonder Psalm 8 says, "What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen— even the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea that pass through the paths of the seas." Hallelujah!

One may argue that man lost the world to the devil when he disobeyed God; but that has been taken care of! That's one of the reasons why Jesus came, to restore man's authority and inheritance: 1 Corinthians 3:21-22 says, "Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours: whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come—all are yours." Wow! The world is mine! I'm rich! Glory to God!

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An Economy Powered By Miracles

Spirit & Life Devotional
Monday, 4 January 2016
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

An Economy Powered By Miracles

"Then Elisha said, 'Hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord: ‘Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour shall  be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.’" II Kings 7:1 NKJV

Economies of the world, especially mono-product economies like ours whose major export is oil, are dependent on a number of factors, like price, output, demand, etc. Our revenue has decreased significantly in the last one year because of continuous reductions of the price of oil. As long as other countries continue to discover and sell oil, things are not likely to improve unless steps are taken to diversify the economy.

But the kingdom of God is not like the economies of the world! Whether there's oil or not, the kingdom of God continues to flourish. Hallelujah! A lot of us Christians need reorientation; our minds have become too used to the system of the world and we have subjected ourselves to those systems, that we don't even realize that we can operate by higher laws even while here on earth. How else can we say that there is a lifting up when men are saying that there is a casting down? By the application of kingdom principles!

Become miracle conscious. Instead of borrowing trying believing God for a miraculous supply! The widow who inherited huge debt from her husband was able to repay all the creditors as a result of miraculous multiplication of her barrel of oil! Jesus paid taxes by collecting money from the mouth of a fish! God is still doing miracles today; if we believe we too will see the glory of God. Amen.

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Demand And Supply In The Economy of the Kingdom of God (2)

Spirit & Life Devotional
Sunday, 3 January 2016
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

Demand And Supply In The Economy of the Kingdom of God (2)

"And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19 NKJV

Paul said God shall supply all your needs! Not the market, God! And in the kingdom of God, there can never be a scarcity! Supply is unlimited: and as long as there are people with faith to receive their demands God will always be faithful to supply. Hallelujah!

Jesus said, "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." You don't need money to get anything, neither do you need connections or specific negotiating skills; just be a thanksgiver and a giver too.

Thanksgiving, giving and faith are the currencies of the kingdom, not Dollars, Pounds Sterling or Euro: they that come to God must believe that He is a Rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Give, and it will be given unto you, full measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over! Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, make your requests known unto God with thanksgiving. No more lack of anything in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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Demand And Supply In The Economy of the Kingdom of God (1)

Spirit & Life Devotional
Saturday, 2 January 2016
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

Demand And Supply In The Economy of the Kingdom of God (1)

"And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19 NKJV

There's a theory of demand and supply which students of economics are aware of. According to Investopedia; "The quantity demanded is the amount of a product people are willing to buy at a certain price; while supply represents how much the market can offer."

You see, in the economy of the world they talk about buying stuff, price or money, market or market conditions, etc. The economy of the kingdom is different and you must understand the difference. In the economy of the kingdom, you don't have to buy things in order to have them, neither do you have to have money before your demands will be met! Interesting, right? In the economy of the kingdom of God, we are not limited by money! Money is not a determinant of anything!

OK, how much money did Jesus have before using five loaves of bread and two fish to feed over five thousand people? Nothing! Philip was thinking in terms of money and purchasing, so he said to Jesus, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little.” But Jesus doesn't depend on Naira and Kobo, Dollars or Rand! We must start thinking and functioning like Jesus! (To be continued)

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The Economy of the Kingdom of God

Spirit & Life Devotional
Friday, 1 January 2016
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

The Economy of the Kingdom of God

"And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19 NKJV

It's important that we remind ourselves of the truth that we are not subjected to the economy of this world.

There's lack in the world; Jesus said that there will always be poor people in the world. But Christians shouldn't lack! Because the Lord is our Shepherd! The Bible says that God shall supply all our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. The Bible also says that He daily loads us with benefits. Hallelujah.

It's not all about having excess in the economy of the Kingdom; it's about having your needs met all the time and never lacking. Jesus did not have excess when He was here on earth, but you'll agree with me that He never lacked. All He had to do was multiply loaves and fish, or collect money from the mouth of a fish! Wow! You will never lack again in the name of Jesus!

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