CHRIST
BEFORE YOU
MEMORISE
The
LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all
that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
Deuteronomy 1:30
READ
Romans 8:13-16
13 For if ye
live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the
deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14 For as
many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15 For ye
have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the
Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16 The Spirit
itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
MESSAGE
When the Israelites left Egypt for the Promised
Land, God chose their route and led them through the wilderness. He did this by
the pillar of cloud by day and pillar of fire by night. In spite of their
number, the terrible conditions of the wilderness and the opposition of their
enemies including giants, they got to their destination by God’s guidance.
Praise God! The term “Christ before you” talks about Christ guiding and leading
you. The Bible makes it clear that:
“For
as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.”
Romans 8:14
Beloved, the world is a wilderness and we are on
our way to heaven. There are alternate routes in the form of choices and
decisions for moving on in life. As a child of God who has a destination, you
cannot afford to move on just by any route. You cannot make choices being led by
the flesh, by your sight, by your feelings or even just by your mere senses
(Proverbs 3:5-7). Remember, not all that glitters is gold. Your adversary, the
devil is prowling, seeking a careless and straying child of God to devour (1
Peter 5:8). In Jesus’ Name, you will not fall prey to him. Many young Christian
men and women have run into wrong marital relationships because they allowed
themselves to be led by other things apart from God, their Father.
Psalm 114:1-7 reveals that nothing can stand before
the presence of our God, be it sea, mountain or hills. With Christ going before
you, obstacles will clear out of your way because of the awesome power of His
presence. Enemies pitching battles against you also get crushed in the presence
of Jehovah, the Man of War (Deuteronomy 1:30). Now, how do you get Him to lead
you? Psalm 25:9 says:
“The
meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.”
The meek is the one who has the power and ability
to fight but refuses to. He is not just gentle, he has all it takes to hit back
and to crush, but he refuses to. He is like a tamed horse. The meek is
submissive. Do you want to enjoy divine leading so that God can go before you?
Then, be prepared to be meek.
PRAYER
POINT
Father, please in any area I have jumped ahead of
you to make choices outside of your leading, be merciful and forgive me.
Whatsoever pain such action has brought to my life, remove and make me whole in
Jesus’
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR
Obadiah
1,
Jonah 1-4;
Psalm 85
Father, please in any area I have jumped ahead of you to make choices outside of your leading, be merciful and forgive me. Whatsoever pain such action has brought to my life, remove and make me whole in Jesus’
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