Last week we learned that we have
the keys to Heaven. And the determining factor whether we can
release the goodness of Heaven on earth lies with us. If we are
spiritually minded life and peace will flow, if we are carnally
minded, we lock up all of Heaven's goodness. It is as simple as
that. We hold the keys and we need to decide on a daily basis how
we are going to use these keys. Are we going to open up God's Word
and walk in what He declares is true for us? Or are we going to
read the newspaper, tablets, articles, magazines and then decide
what is true for us? What you believe, you become (Proverbs 23:7).
You decide, it is really within your hands. God has done His part,
He really has. That is why Jesus cried, "It is finished!"
Everything was done. He accomplished all for us on the cross and
once the Holy Spirit had been poured out on us at Pentecost, all
was done. We have received the ultimate gift, Himself in all
His fullness. We have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of
promise:
"Now He Who establishes us with
you in Christ and has anointed us is God, Who has sealed
us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee."
2 Corinthians 1:21, 22
"...you were
sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise," Ephesians
1:13
"And do not grieve the Holy
Spirit of God, by Whom you were sealed for the day
of redemption." Ephesians 4:30
We have been sealed with the Holy
Spirit. We are intertwined with Him. We have the most precious gift
that this world has ever seen. What are you doing with this gift?
Are you grieving Him with your actions? Are you grieving Him with
the words that come out of your mouth? Are you hindering His work,
because you choose to believe the newspaper above what He says
about your life? Are you stifling Him by the type of entertainment
you watch? Or are you growing in your knowledge of Him? Are you
studying His Word and allowing your mind to believe His Word above
all else? If you do, you are bringing Heaven to earth.
His Kingdom is real, more real than
the device you are reading this devotion on. His Kingdom will last
forever even when this earth is only a distant memory! His promises
are real and there for the taking.
"For all the promises of God in
Him are yes, and in Him amen, to the glory of God through us." 2
Corinthians 1:20
Study God's promises and claim them
for yourself. Claim them for a lost world. All the promises have
been accomplished by Jesus and His Spirit lives within us,
therefore it is ours. Next week we will look at God's promises
concerning protection. But all His promises are for you today. His
Kingdom is where His glory manifests. Walk in His Kingdom. Walk in
it. Our feet so easily go astray. Do not allow that. That is why
Jesus washed the feet of the disciples. He washed their feet to
free them from the filth of this world and to prepare them to
rather walk on Kingdom pathways. And today we need to wash one
another' s feet too, in order to remind ourselves of the fact that
we should not be walking on the dirt of this life, but rather on
streets of gold. In the Spirit we can do that and as we have
learned, if our soul agrees with our Spirit, Kingdom living will be
the result. We will unlock the benefits of His Kingdom and live in
the freedom that comes with living in the Spirit. True freedom is
being free from this world, walking as He would have walked.
Thank you Father for all Your
wonderful promises. Thank you that we can claim it all for
ourselves. Thank you for the wonderful gift of Your Spirit. We
rejoice in the privilege. We welcome You in our lives. You must
become more and more. That is ultimate living! Amen