...Thy
throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre
of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore
God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness... (Hebrews
1:8-9).
As a child
of God, one thing you must do in your life is to sanctify yourself. You may be
endowed with gifts, and great potentials, but you can’t run your gifts together
with bad behaviour. And that’s one of the reasons some people can’t experience
real spiritual growth.
If you want
the anointing that promotes, lifts, and consistently keeps you at the top, and
makes you untouchable, then you must love righteousness and hate iniquity. You
can’t live in both. There has to be a consistency between the Gospel you
believe and preach, and your life as a Christian. Where the consistency stops,
is where your “blessings” stop. Then you find that things aren’t really working
out in your life.
Even when
things seem to be working for you, somehow, you’d find that your life isn’t
glorious or honourable. You’re restless in your spirit, because things aren’t
right between you and God. You’re grieving the Holy Spirit continually with
your lifestyle, and you know it inside you. Fellowshipping with Him soon
becomes a drag. Don’t let your life be like that. Live right and live for Him.
Let this be an opportunity for you to change things.
Change that
aspect of your life that doesn’t portray the character of Christ. Sometimes,
this is all some people need to experience unprecedented growth and success in
life, and see the power of the Spirit move in, and through, them gloriously.
Those that
are closest to you should respect you, not just because there’s an anointing on
your life. Rather, they should also respect and honour you because of the
decency of your character. There’s a life of righteousness that’s consistent
with God’s nature and ways of doing things; that’s the life we’ve been called
to live. It’s a walk in righteousness.
PRAYER: Dear
Lord, thank you for the gift of righteousness. My life is the demonstration of
your righteousness as I’m the epistle of Christ, seen and read by all men! I
testify that my life is for your glory; I’m pleasing you in all things and
bearing fruits of righteousness, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER
STUDY: 2 Corinthians 3:2-3 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and
read of all men: 3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of
Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the
living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
1
Thessalonians 5:22-23 Abstain from all appearance of evil. 23 And the very God
of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and
body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Proverbs
11:5-6 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked
shall fall by his own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright shall
deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
1 YEAR
BIBLE READING PLAN: Revelation 3:7-22 Hosea 7-10
2 YEAR BIBLEREADING
2 YEAR BIBLE
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