Sunday, September 15, 2024.
Apostle Billey.
John 1.4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
We are on earth and we have the opportunity to choose to be good or bad. And everyone has to decide what they want to do with their lives.
God knows what will happen if man chooses what is wrong. That’s why He sent His Son Jesus to show us the way, to download His light into us.
Now that the Lord Jesus has come, everyone is responsible for their own lives.
We have the option of going far with the Lord or deciding to reject God.
You have the power to do it. It’s part of your power.
However, it’s best to use our power to reject the darkness, the spirit of this world.
It’s better to use this power to one’s advantage by choosing to draw closer to God Almighty.
And one of the strategies is to always sanctify God within.
[1 Peter 3.15 – But sanctify Christ the Lord in your hearts…]
When you see a homeless person, one whose life is totally crushed on the road; don’t insult him, don’t accuse him, but rather develop compassion for him, that’s sanctifying God.
If someone asks you for money at a traffic light, don’t insult them, but sanctify God in your heart.
We are born to walk with God.
John 1.4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
Which means that life and light go together, they’re connected. There’s light in life.
What is life?
Life is spiritual and comes from God who is Spirit.
What is light?
Light is essential, and we need it to live on earth and forever.
We need life to live, and that life is light. We are not objects, we are spirits, just as God himself is Spirit.
We connect with God in spirit.
As spirits, we perceive things more spiritually than materially.
If not, it means we’re blind.
Our real need is spiritual. It’s not the food.
Life is spiritual, and light is spiritual too.
When God created us, he put his light into us. And we call this light, life.
Life without light is darkness. We know what light is: God’s love, goodness, generosity…
It says in Colossians 3.
1.If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
The light in our lives allows us to become one with God.
So when it comes to praying, speaking, praising, worshipping the Lord, it shouldn’t be a burden on our souls.
If this is not the case, it means that this life is infected by darkness.
Light is a gift from heaven for those who seek the Lord through His Word.
And those who open their hearts to receive the Lord’s revelation, are delivered from all worldly pollution. Their eyes are open.
The Lord wants us to sanctify him.
The moment your work becomes more important than God, and doesn’t allow you to seek Him, it means that this work is a problem in your life.
There’s one thing you’ve got to do, you’ve got to sack this job or sack yourself from this job, because it’s become a prison.
It’s a hard truth to hear, but it’s the truth.
We are spirits filled with light.
Ps 119.130
The revelation of your words enlightens; it gives understanding to the simple.
Where does this revelation take place, where does the word enter? Inside our hearts.
We don’t receive it in our heads, but in our hearts.
Every day, the Word must visit us so that this light shines more brightly within us.
The secret is to have the Word within us. As soon as it penetrates our hearts, confusion will be destroyed, and all that is not of God will automatically be annihilated.
And the light of the Word within us will make us shine.
For the word comes to give us understanding, and this will enable us, to stand on the rock.
This is how deliverance begins.
Loving God, walking with Him, begins by allowing the Word to visit us. The Word is alive. He who receives it has received the light of life within him.
Wherever I am, I learn to sanctify God within me, at all times.
If you do, your life will be rooted in truth. It will be a blessed life.
When God the Father spoke to Peter in Matthew 16, He deposited Revelation in his heart. That’s why Jesus said to Peter “Blessed are you…”, for you have been chosen by my Father and he has placed his blessing on you.
What is this blessing? It’s the connection with God.
The blessing is not the country you live in, it’s not your nationality, it’s not money…
But it’s the depth of God’s Word in you.
Jeremiah 23. 23-24
23 Am I a God near at hand, says the Lord, And not a God afar off?
24 Can anyone hide himself in secret places, So I shall not see him? says the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth ? says the Lord.
The Lord is in heaven, but He is also on earth.
God sees me all the time, He’s inside me. Being aware of this will help me stay connected to Him.
The work of the kingdom of darkness is to make us accept that God cannot see us.
Whatever you do or say, He sees everything.
If I know the Lord is there, and I ignore his presence, who will be losing? This is me.
But by taking His presence into account, I will change my mindset because I know He is present. My new mindset will depend on what I have received from Him.
Then, by developing this mindset, the fear of the Lord’s name will be in me and I will be assisted by His Spirit.
So my prayer, my praise, my worship will take on another dimension. This is going to be powerful;
For my prayer will be rooted in Truth, that is, in the Word of God, and therefore in the Light that God has sent to deliver me from darkness.
Ignorance is darkness, but truth is light. As a result, God’s Word freed my thoughts.
Indeed, before, I was in darkness, I thought that God didn’t see me. But now I have received the Truth, God is always with me.
Which means I have to involve Him in everything I do, I have to sanctify myself, walk according to Him.
And that’s how we let the Word penetrate our souls.
As children of God, we love God.
There is no option: a child of God is made to love God. His soul, his spirit, is in heaven. He is on a mission on this earth to do God’s will.
He will never go against God, because his new mindset is made according to the Light, according to God.
Don’t love money, don’t love this world, but love God!
The Lord will never let you down. Satan uses money to manipulate your souls, and if you put your hearts into it, he’ll manipulate your hearts. It will not allow you to love God.
That’s why Jesus came to set us free.
It’s the money that must serve us, that must follow us, we don’t follow the money. Money must respect us, bow before us.
We must worship God and Him alone!
IN THE NAME OF JESUS, Let Us Pray… →
Father, download your soul into me
May your Word be downloaded to me
I receive life through your Word.
I declare that I have life in Jesus’ name.
Lord Jesus, you are my Lord,
You are my soul, you are my path,
You are my master, I sanctify you.
Lord, I am your temple.
May my soul remain connected to You,
All the rest of the week.
In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.