A Journey to Spiritual Maturity: July 2019

Sunday 21 July 2019

#Wordfortheweek 2019 Week 28 Spotless

“And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of [a]the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 NKJV

Joshua was not one of my ‘big’ biblical hero until recently. I think the fact that he never planned a successor like Moses did of him sort of put me off. I am of the leadership school that believes every leader should have succession plan in place before their death. How could he leave the people leaderless?

Anyway, as I went through my bible study with members of the #SinglenessinChristfellowship, I was struck by how extraordinary his relationship with Elohim was. For goodness sake this man spoke to God and commanded the sun and moon to stand still. The bible recorded that “And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that the LORD heeded the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel.” Joshua 10:14 NKJV

In fact, the amazing thing was also how God fought the battles for the people through Joshua. Yes, it was Moses that brought the people of Israel out of Egypt, but it was Joshua that led them into the promise land. Many awesome miracles were done by Elohim through Joshua including the supernatural defeat of Jericho. Thirty-one kings were defeated by Joshua, dispossessing the natives of the land promised to the Israelite.

My insight from the life of Joshua was how he loved the Lord and was humble in serving Moses. His faith was unshakable, even when he saw giants. No accident or incident leading to sin was recorded about his life.

Joshua was a man sold out to his God, totally and completely, a worthy hero of faith

#prayerfortheweek

Almighty Father help me to live my life completely sold out to you, spotless. Amen

I pray this inspires you to be more and do more for Yeshua Ha Mashiach (Jesus Christ). Spend this week to meditate on the passage and take relevant step to live out your faith.

#AdeolaAkintoye ©

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Saturday 20 July 2019

#Wordfortheweek 2019 Week 27 What New Life?

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”

II Corinthians 5:17 NKJV

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We are always encouraged by the knowledge that we are a new creation in Christ. Old things have passed, everything has become new.

However, many are still waiting for this new life to begin. Some are still struggling to understand what this new life means. This is because there is little difference between their current and previous way of life.

As a new believer I knew my life was no longer the same, nevertheless it took me years, and am still learning each day, to really understand what this means. The reality is that, it is a daily walk to keep old things in the past and focus on the new ones. There must be a deliberateness to walk in newness of life in Christ.

This might sound so spiritual, so let’s break it down.

Christ died for you and me, so that all our sins will be on him and we become holy in the sight of Elohim God. We have life because of him, as such we no longer live for our-self but for him. And that is the new life.

A life in Christ Jesus, where He takes pre-eminence. He is first, last and center of it all. He is not relegated to thereafter. The love of Christ should compel us to leave the sinful life behind. The sacrifice He made is the propeller for making all things new in Him.

This new life is not about blessings of material things but much more glorious blessings than that. It is about our new identify in Christ, our purpose for living and our calling in the Kingdom of God.

Let us not limit it to worldly status that has no relevance in eternity. We must ensure our relationship with Christ remains new so that we do not slip into old things.