BE GOD CONSCIOUS

The Son of God was manifested to DESTROY all the works of the devil (1 John3:8b). A truly born again child of God should have no business with the devil. While it is true that there is an unrepentant devil who is going to and fro on the earth and who is unrelenting in his mission to steal, kill and destroy, yet God’s children are not expected to be devil-conscious or be preoccupied with the devil. You should not be conscious of the devil in any way. Rather, be conscious of God, talk to Him with praises, and testify of His faithfulness. One of the major problems of today’s Church is devil-consciousness. We are too preoccupied with the devil, always speaking of what the devil is doing, constantly seeking for and seeing the devil in every person and situation, thinking always on the devil next plans, targets and attacks, and steadfastly fixing our minds on the devil. All because we are no longer God-conscious! Being devil-conscious does no good. It only magnifies the works, power and presence of the devil. It breeds fear, worry, anxiety or restlessness. It also diminishes or belittles God’s work, power and presence in your life and situation. It is so sad but true that many believers today are dealing or relating with the devil as though Christ has not disarmed and defeated him through His death on the cross. When you are devil-conscious, you are obviously not conscious of Christ’s victory over the devil through the cross. "And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it" (Col.2:15). Today, all the works of the devil are DEAD WORKS. People of God should know that the only infallible antidote to being Satan-conscious is to be God-conscious. This requires a radical and conscious change in your way of thinking, mindset or mentality. You can never walk in constant and consistent victory over the devil by fixing your thoughts on the devil, but by staying your mind on God. The Scripture testifies: "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee" (Isa.26:3).  When your mind is preoccupied with God or your thoughts are fixed on God, the Scripture says “God will keep you in perfect peace.” When you consciously and consistently ponder on what Christ has done and what He is doing for you and in you, Christ’s works, power and presence will be magnified in your life and situation. Again! here's my advice to you, "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success" (Joshua1:8). Read your Bible always, please. Beloved, God bless as you continue reading and following the Lord Jesus, Amen!...#fasuchemhttp://my.opera.com/fasuchem

THE KINDNESS OF GOD

"And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake? And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he. And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet. And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar. Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar. Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant! And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually. And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am? Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house. Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons. And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth. So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet" (2 Samuel 9:1-13). Kindness is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. It’s the willingness to forgive and overlook the wickedness of others. This is a sign of spiritual and emotional maturity. It’s one of the greatest virtues to which we all should aspire. Here, David didn’t say, “Is there any one left of the house of Saul that I can locate and kill” but “Is there any one left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness…” Thanks be to our God, Mephibosheth was found to receive this unmerited and unwarranted favor. David was happy when he heard that the son of Jonathan, his great friend, was still alive. He said, “Go and fetch him.” God is more willing to save man’s life. It is not God’s will that any man should perish. God demonstrated his kindness by giving us his only begotten son, JESUS. Beloved, child of God, how many people have you shown the kindness of God? Many are naked, some hungry, others homeless, etc. Would you not show them the KINDNESS OF GOD? Do it now!…Evangelist Chikadibia S.F.E.