Oluwafemi .The Word of God is a light to my Path.

  Forever Settled “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” —Romans 5:8 Once when I was ministering at a congregation in Toledo, Ohio, I asked the people to raise their hand if they sometimes wonder whether God really loves them. I would say roughly half the congregation raised their hand in response to my question. But I wasn’t really surprised. I have felt that way myself. Despite hearing that God loves us and knowing it is repeatedly declared in Scripture, sometimes we wake up and just don’t feel God’s love. For whatever reason, some days we try to reach out to God, and we just don’t feel connected to Him. But over the years I have learned what I must do when I begin to feel that way—I have to turn to and focus on the truth of God’s Word. The Bible says in Romans 5:8 that God proved His love for us by sending Jesus to die for us when we weren’t even looking for Him. It says that while we were yet sinners, Messiah died f...

  The Best Anxiety Preventive Memorize and Meditate “ Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. ” (James 1:21) Soak your Heart For the Word of God to work in our heart, we need to make sure we have a clean heart, free from the control of sin. This is why we confess and repent of our sin to restore a working relationship with God. One of the best protections against sin gaining control is to humbly accept and plant the Word in our heart. God’s Word can save us from fear, anxiety, and a host of other maladies seek to control us. The Psalmist said he hid God’s Word in his heart so he would not sin against God. We want to soak our heart in the Word. Sow to the Spirit As I meditate on these concepts, I want to sow them to the Spirit by praying them into my heart and soul. I ask God to implant his Word deeply within my inner being. His Word is food for my spirit and soul. More times than I can re...

  The Beginning and End of Our Faith “I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.” —Ezekiel 36:27 Although Ezekiel was an Old Testament prophet, this verse is speaking of a new covenant reality. God is saying that in the new covenant, which was fulfilled in Messiah Jesus, God would cause us to walk in His ways. God is at work in me and in you “both to will and to do for His good pleasure” (Phil. 2:13, NKJV). This means that God’s Spirit is moving in our lives, imparting His divine nature to us so we develop a natural affinity to love what God loves and to do what He does. In other words, He is causing us to walk in the ways of His Spirit. Our desire to please God, our passion to share the gospel, our heart to know Him on a deeper level— these are not desires we are creating ourselves; rather, God is creating them in us. Hebrews 12:2 tells us that Jesus is the author and the finisher of our faith. Our faith ...

  The Richest Life Memorize and Meditate “ Yes, the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver. ” (Job 22:25) Soak your Heart For many people, money and earthly wealth become a god. However, as we begin to soak our heart in the Word of God and see it working in us and in our circumstances, a new reality comes into focus. Our relationship with God is far more valuable than anything else. Whereas gold and silver are inanimate, all power belongs to God. He is alive. His works are wonderful. Life is found in him alone. Soak your heart in this truth, and God will become your gold and precious silver. Sow to the Spirit When I talk with God, I acknowledge that he is more precious to me than any material thing. He wants us to partake of his divine nature by way of his Holy Spirit working in us. As we sow these thoughts to the Spirit, we begin to experience the wonders of his Word and to taste a little of the power of the coming age. Flow with the Spirit What a sense of expectation...

  Set Apart “Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God.” —Romans 1:1 This verse references God’s words in Genesis 15:6, but they do not apply only to Abraham. Paul said he was “called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God.” But guess what? In a sense so are you. We all have been set apart for the gospel of God. We are holy because Christ has made us holy, and the word  holy  means set apart. If God has set us apart for Himself, we need to live in a way that reflects that fact. (See 1 Peter 1:15–21.) We should not look or act like the world because we have come out of the world. We have been chosen to be salt and light. (See Matthew 5:13–14.) We are in the world but not of the world. You are special because God chose you out of the world and set you apart. Jesus said, “You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain” (John 15:16). That is t...

  God’s Word Works! Memorize and Meditate “ And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe. ” (1 Thessalonians 2:13) Soak your Heart If we are to taste the goodness of God’s Word, we first have to receive it, accept it, and implant it in the depths of our heart. We cannot read the Word of God the same way we read other books. God’s Word is living and powerful, and it will work in the life of the believer who views it as such. It works like a powerful medicine when it is properly ingested. We trust that it will prosper in us and accomplish the purpose for which it was sent. Sow to the Spirit As you talk to God, put this verse in your own words. Tell God you believe what it says, and that you look forward to it working in you and through you. View it as a powerful medicine that will work as you memorize and med...