Quiet Time

  Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5: 17 “……If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation..” 2 Corinthians 5: 17 The Bible teaches us to acknowledge the good things that are in us because we are Christians. We are not supposed to go around saying negative things about ourselves. If you say, “I am a bad person, “you are hurting yourself. If you say, “I am stupid!” or “I am a sinner” you are saying something that is contrary to the Word of God. It is time to acknowledge good things about yourself. “….by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.” Philemon 6 Acknowledging good things will make your life come alive. Say to yourself, “I am the righteousness of God”, “I’m a new person!”, “I can make it!”, “I am holy”. These confessions will take you out of sin and into a life of practical holiness. There is always something on the inside that must work on the outside. Righteousness on the inside is working on the outside. Any born-again Christian who live...

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5: 17 “……If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation..” 2 Corinthians 5: 17 When a man is born-again the spirit within is changed. We have learned earlier that the unsaved spirit is desperately wicked and corrupt. What about the new creation? The new creation is righteous and truly holy! “And that ye put on the new man, which is after God is created in RIGHTEOUSNESS AND TRUE HOLINESS.” Ezekiel 36: 26 This scripture makes us know that we are actually righteous when we are born-again. What God is telling us is that we must put on (act like) the new spirit which is created in righteousness and true holiness. Many times we come to God and say things that are not true. In an attempt to sound humble. We tell the Lord that we are sinners and we are not worthy to approach His throne. But that is an insult to the new creation. It is time for you to acknowledge what God has done in your heart. The Bible says we are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. ...

  Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5: 17 “……If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation..” 2 Corinthians 5: 17 God has given up the human race to its perverted way of life. It is these unsaved and degenerate people that Jesus came to the earth to save. This is why Jesus said a man had to be born-again. Another term for being born again is regeneration. When you are born again, your essential nature is changed. That is why the Bible calls you a new creature. God has to make a new creation out of the old corrupt man. Before a man is born again, he is estranged from God. His nature is essentially evil. He may look good on the outside, but essentially, he has a corrupt and wicked nature. The difference between Christianity and every other religion is simple. Christianity claims to change the essentially wicked nature of man. Jesus makes you a new creation. You become a brand creature with a brand new heart. In the Old Testament, the prophets predicted that the day would come when Go...

  Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5: 17 “……If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation..” 2 Corinthians 5: 17 When a person is not born again he has what is called an unsaved spirit. There are many different ways the bible describes the unbeliever. The Bible calls a non-Christian an unbeliever, a sinner, and an unregenerate. It is important for you to be aware of the condition of the human spirit. “The heart (unsaved spirit) is DECEITFUL above all things, and DESPERATELY WICKED: who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9   But the Word of God makes it abundantly clear that anyone who is not a believer has an unregenerate spirit and is capable of many evil things. The fact that an unsaved man is in a terrible spiritual condition is made abundantly clear in Romans chapter one. The Bible says that God’s wrath is being released against the wickedness of men. “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men” Romans 1:18 The human rac...

  Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5: 17 “……If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation..” 2 Corinthians 5: 17 It is time for Christians to be aware of the spirit that dwells in them. It is time for us to develop the human spirit. You can develop your human spirit by praying. “He that speaketh in an unknown tongue EDIFIETH [builds up, charges] HIMSELF” 1 Corinthians 14:4 The Bible says that when you speak in tongues you build up, charge and edify your spirit. It is good to do bodily exercise. We are not against that! But what about spiritual exercise? Be conscious of your spirit within. You are a spirit, you have a soul and live in a body. But what is a soul? The Bible makes it clear that the soul is different from the spirit. “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than a two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of SOUL and SPIRIT…..” Hebrews 4: 12 There is a dividing asunder (demarcation) between the spirit and the soul of man. There ar...

  Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5: 17   “ ……If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation..”. 2 Corinthians 5: 17 Principle 1: Man is a spirit, has a soul, and lives in the body That fact that a human being is actually a spirit living inside a physical body is one of the lesser-known truths. When Paul wrote in Thessalonians he wrote that God should affect them in all three areas: spirit, soul, and body.   “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly, and I pray God your whole SPIRIT and SOUL and BODY be preserved blameless until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”. 1 Thessalonians 5: 23 A human being is not just a piece of meat……Man is a spirit. The Bible says that God is the Father of spirits. “ ….. shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the FATHER OF SPIRITS, and live?” Hebrews 12:9 If God is the Father of Spirits, then we His children are spirits. That means that our bodies are just containers of the spirit. The Bible describes the body as a ho...

  Scripture: John 15: 12 -14 “This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. John 15: 12 -14 The great love of God will change your life forever. This love is greater than anything found on earth. When a man says to a woman, “I love you”, it cannot be compared to the greater love of Christ. Your mother may love you, your father may love you, but none of them will die for you. Your boyfriend may love you and your girlfriend may love you but none will die for you. When you open up your heart to receive this great love, you will be born again. If you open up your heart to this great love from God, you will become a new creation and live a totally different life. If you open up your heart to this great love from God, you will escape your punishment in Hell. You deserve to go to hell and so do I but through the love of G...

  Scripture: Ephesians 1: 9   In this series of our Quiet Time, we shall examine the art of hearing from God so that we may walk in His Perfect Will for us all the days of our lives. The Perfect Will of God creates positive outcomes in our lives as believers.   “Having made known unto us THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself”. Ephesians 1: 9 The perfect will of God is mysterious, to say the least. Following the will of God can make you look odd and weird. But you will not shy away from the perfect will of God if you understand that the will of God is essentially mysterious in its nature. 1.       The mystery that doing nothing on God’s instructions, can give you greater results than doing something   Mysteriously, the perfect will of God can mean that you should stay put and do nothing. It is difficult to do nothing when you are full of life and energy. The mysterious will of God...

  Scripture: Ephesians 1: 9   In this series of our Quiet Time, we shall examine the art of hearing from God so that we may walk in His Perfect Will for us all the days of our lives. The Perfect Will of God creates positive outcomes in our lives as believers.   “Having made known unto us THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself”. Ephesians 1: 9 The perfect will of God is mysterious, to say the least. Following the will of God can make you look odd and weird. But you will not shy away from the perfect will of God if you understand that the will of God is essentially mysterious in its nature. 1.       The mystery that forsaking earthly security on God’s instruction can give you security There are certain things we do to secure our future. Certainly, forsaking your country and your family and launching out into the desert is not one of the ways to secure a great future. Mysteriously, that...

Scripture: Ephesians 5: 17 (NASB) In this series of our Quiet Time, we shall examine the art of hearing from God so that we may walk in His Perfect Will for us all the days of our lives. The Perfect Will of God creates positive outcomes in our lives as believers.   “So then do not be foolish, but UNDERSTAND what the will of God is. Ephesians 5: 17 (NASB) 1.       People enter the imperfect will of God by resting too quickly Do not rejoice too quickly or assume the airs of a champion. This is a sure sign that you will be destroyed soon. David rested and did not go out to war even though it was a time for war. This single moment of relaxation caused him to enter into the imperfect will of God. The imperfect will of God became one of the darkest phases of his life and ministry. “And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destro...