Friday, January 10, 2025
Apostle BILLEY.
Hebrews 11.
1 Now faith is a firm assurance of things hoped for, a demonstration of things not seen.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
The revelation of God’s Word enlightens and strengthens us.
How did Abraham walk with God? How did all those who walked with God do it?
God is Spirit. It all began with the Word, which they received in their hearts and which became their life. And they live by what they have received and they walk with it.
Faith comes through the Word that we receive, that we receive in the heart, in the spirit.
Why?
Because the Word is Spirit.
The spirit of the Word, which is God, and my spirit are related.
So I can’t see like I used to. I’m no longer independent of God.
The Word of God and I are one, I am with God. I see myself as dependent on God, for I have received His word within me.
I have received a spirit that is superior in me, for the Word of God is God.
So I have to stop looking at things physically. He who looks at himself physically cannot conceive of the spirit itself.
For if we say to the Christian, “Walk with God.” But the fact that he perceives the physical walk is already a false step for this Christian.
But if he knows that he is spirit and that the Word comes in spirit. And that he has heard the word, that he can even repeat it, means that there is unity and union.
From then on, the steps we take are called spiritual steps.
To go fast, we must not run with our feet, but run in spirit, without reasoning according to the natural or the flesh.
Anyone who mixes the physical with the spiritual can’t get started.
It’s how you see yourself that counts.
We no longer rely on the body, but on the spirit. We are born again in spirit.
John 3.6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
We no longer rely on the body, on naturalness.
So we must walk in spirit, live in spirit, see, speak… in spirit. The Word that God tells me, quickly, I have to move with it.
The strength, the joy it gives us, we have to keep that in mind. By developing this new mindset. Because the spirit is faster than the body.
Consider this:
To get from where we are to where we want to go (e.g. from the U.S. to Africa) is physical, and will take a long time.
But walking with God is in the spirit. Then we must understand that we are spirits, born again in spirit.
And so we need to consider the spirit more than the body. Abraham did. Even when he made sacrifices, he spoke with God. God has no body, but he knows that God is listening, that God is faithful, that God is always present…
And this way of doing things has become his daily routine. This is how he became the father of faith, a spiritual man.
Most of the time, when we eat, we do so with physical perception alone. Then we feel heavy and sleepy. What creates this is when we forget that we are spirits.
But the Christian must know that this food is only to nourish the body, not the spirit.
As for my spirit, it eats the word of God. Everything has to be in its place. Then the Christian will always be in the faith.
Hebrews 11
6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
But if I eat and forget that I am spirit, the moment I get dressed, drink water, drive, go to work … I forget that I am spirit.
Then my spirit is going to be weak, because it’s not fed.
Remembering the Word nourishes the spirit. We need to feed ourselves at all times.
All the restaurants on this earth are there to feed the body. The same goes for clothing stores, etc. It’s all about the body.
As a result, Christians are only accustomed to feeding their bodies. That he is spirit, born again.
So will it be possible to achieve great things while living like this? No.
So how do you move fast, at the speed of the spirit? How do you stay true to your faith?
The Word is eternal, more available and accessible than any restaurant, than any store…
So my soul can eat at any time, any hour, any minute, any second, because I am spirit.
As soon as I remember what God has said, His presence, that’s how I develop my relationship with God.
The speed of the spirit is to start with the Word.
It’s very easy to walk with God, it’s very easy to become a champion, a man or woman of faith, a person to whom heaven bears witness.
What makes it difficult is to consider things, to conceive things according to the natural or the flesh.
Consider this:
In Abraham’s time, there was no Bible, but he relied on everything God told him.
These were the few words of God that he put in his heart and kept coming back.
Abraham was not filled with the Holy Spirit, because not in the New Covenant.
But we have the opportunity to receive from God every second, every minute.
It says in, Matthew 4.
4 Jesus answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”
So, if we eat only the bread, we’ll be weakened, blinded and manipulated. Because we’ll only have physical strength, not spiritual.
This means that whoever has no spiritual strength cannot walk with God. Indeed, in order to walk, we must have received the Word, and this Word engenders faith in our hearts.
Beloved, every time, every moment, remember a verse in your heart. Praise God with, even lying down chews the Word, as well as eating.
You are a spirit, when the Word comes, you grasp it with your spirit and continue in it i.e. you practice.
How is it possible that a Christian can receive a powerful Word on Sunday and the next day forget about it?
It’s when he forgets that he’s a spirit.
On Monday, as soon as he gets to work, he goes like a natural. But it’s the spirit that’s going to work, because the spirit is in the body.
The body without the spirit is dead, so it’s because the spirit is in the body that we can do all our activities.
So between the spirit and the body, which is greater? That’s the spirit.
But how many people keep their spirits up? People put more emphasis on the body. It’s not about neglecting the body, but focusing on the spirit.
So what’s the best way out?
The solution is simply to develop the mindset that I am a spirit.
Even when I eat, I am nourishing my body. but I haven’t eaten yet. All that’s left is for me to eat in spirit. That’s how we’ll have faith.
And he who has faith is pleasing to God, and he who is pleasing to God, what can happen to him?
Beloved, the Word of God gives us strength, joy and enlightenment. It delivers us.
By listening to the Word, God has deposited something in you that comes from his heart. heart, and that’s the spirit.
Then you have to start walking, acting, talking about your life, your family, your circumstances, the time… Because it’s the spirit that dominates.
Don’t sleep with it, the Word is in you so God is in you!
Daniel 11. 32 Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery But the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.
Beloved, do exploits.
Let’s do feats, we are spirits! Let’s be strong Christians in Jesus’ name.
IN THE NAME OF JESUS, Let Us Pray… →
Lord Jesus,
I bless You for Your word.
You want me to walk with You more than Abraham, than Elijah…
Allow this to be a possibility through Your word in me.
Lord, may the practice of Your Word be clear in my life.
May every spirit of distraction be destroyed in Jesus’ name.
Let the truth impose itself in my life, my heart.
I am spirit, born of the Spirit.
Help me to be light in this world so that souls may come to You.
I renounce the idols of my life in Jesus’ name.
I belong to you, my Redeemer,
In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.