Be Conscious of The Supply
“For if by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; so much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:17 WEB)
Is death reigning, or is life reigning, in your life?
The strategy to enjoy a blessed life is so simple, but many of us just don’t do it.
If you are constantly worried, fearful, and pessimistic about your future, it simply means that you have not been consistently receiving the Gospel. One way to describe the Gospel would be “the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness”.
Instead, the world’s words and pictures based on wrong beliefs have filled your heart, producing forms of death.
We need to hear about the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness because the enemy wants us to feel lacking and vulnerable. One way he advances his goal is by broadcasting bad news designed to instill fear and worry.
“in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience;” (Ephesians 2:2 WEB)
The apostle Paul called the devil “the prince of the power of the air”. This means that he has power over the airwaves. Besides weather manipulation, the devil also attacks by releasing words (essentially frequencies of vibrations in the air). We know that he is a liar, and he can be quite convincing at times.
Are you more conscious of the many demands upon you, or are you more conscious of the supply that is freely available to you by faith?
God’s grace is His unmerited favor towards you, when He gives you good things that you did not deserve by your own works.
If they are gifts for you, then who paid the cost? Jesus paid not with corrupt, perishable things like money. He paid with His own divine blood (the life of the flesh is in the blood).
He bled and literally gave His life—the life of God, for you.
I once shared in a short video teaching that the Hebrew letters for the word “Amen” are aleph (God/ sacrificial animal), mem (water flowing down like a waterfall), and nun (offspring/child).
They form a picture of blessings pouring down upon you like a waterfall, from Jesus the sacrificial Lamb at the cross, to you who are now God’s beloved child.
Every time you say “Amen”, picture the blood-bought blessings flowing from Jesus at the cross, to you. It is like making a withdrawal from your heavenly bank account.
The Lord is your Shepherd. He laid down His life for you, and you will not lack in any way because He is your inexhaustible supply!
Are you under spiritual attack from the enemy? This is not an area that you have to fear or be ignorant about. The Bible teaches us about the powerful spiritual weapons we have in Christ.
If you have a long-time bondage or addiction, you can be set free when you know the truth of how all this works. I compiled the book “Silencing the Serpent” for these reasons and more. Get it here: https://bit.ly/silence-the-serpent-now
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Faith Declaration: God’s Angels Guard Me in All My Ways
A wrong belief: “I wish Jesus would come down from Heaven and walk beside me to keep me safe. I feel so vulnerable down here on earth.”
“no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling. For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways. They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.” (Psalms 91:10-13 WEB)
Today, the Lord brought me back to Psalm 91 to teach me about the part about angels and the assistance that they render to us.
We are not left defenseless here on earth. You are protected from enemies, accidents, and sicknesses “for He will put His angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways”.
Angels (plural; not just one angel) are actively guarding you in your daily walk. Look how attentive they are—they bear you up such that you will not even dash your feet against a stone.
All this fantastic protective service is happening in the realm that is invisible to us. Angels clearing the way for us, assisting in times of trouble, and ministering to us, according to God’s command.
We are precious children of God, and as royalty, we have the most powerful defenders with us every day. They are invisible to us, but they are still around. We walk by faith, not by sight—we must believe God’s word.
How do you tread on the lion and the cobra? This is impossible with God’s intervention because if you approach these animals in the wild, they will attack you.
It can only be because our guardian angels are restraining these beasts, preventing them from harming us.
Think about Daniel who was cast into the lion’s den. An angel of the Lord had shut the lions’ mouths and stood in between so that they would not harm Daniel, even though the powerful beasts were starving.
“Then Daniel said to the king, O king, live forever. My God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me; because as before him innocence was found in me; and also before you, O king, I have done no hurt. Then was the king exceeding glad, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.” (Daniel 6:21-23 WEB)
Think about the apostle Paul who was bitten by the snake after arriving on the island of Malta, and yet, the poison did not even affect him. Paul simply shook the snake off into the fire, and this became a powerful testimony to the island natives that the Jesus that Paul serves is truly God. Could Paul’s guardian angels have somehow disabled the snake’s venom before it was allowed to bite him?
In both Daniel and Paul’s situations, they were allowed to experience the appearance of danger, but the supernatural protection became powerful testimonies to glorify God.
In Daniel’s case, King Darius witnessed God’s power and wrote a decree which glorified God. In Paul’s case, the natives living on Malta were healed and saved, and the name of Jesus was greatly magnified.
God allows the semblance of danger at times so that He can swoop in at the right time with an amazing deliverance, to bring forth salvations and the furtherance of the Gospel.
God’s angels are assigned to protect His people. One-third of all created angels joined Lucifer in rebelling against God many years ago (Revelation 12:3-4), but the great news is that there are still two-thirds of angels who are on God’s side. There are more holy angels with us than there are demons against us.
Every day, I confess with my family, “Your angels guard us in all our ways.” No matter where you are and what you are doing, be conscious that you are so protected and loved by God!
A new faith declaration: “God’s angels guard me in all my ways. I am so loved and protected. God is for me, so I will tread and trample over all obstacles and enemies.”
I want to end off by sharing a powerful testimony about angelic protection from one of our patrons on Patreon. This is what the photo collage below is about:
“I was in a big accident 2017: a semi truck hit us at fast speed (trucks here are undisciplined), and I was also driving fast but it was a resident area. The truck tumbled (but those guys were ok), our car spun, I blacked out for seconds and when I opened my eyes my car was on the sidewalk. I sustained no wounds at all. My daughter was even in the car. I got dizzy but really no injuries, even though my car was wrecked. I always tell people that God helped because I prayed under my breath when I saw the truck in my face, but now I realized God did send His angels when I blacked out for those seconds…something did happen. Truly Psalm 91 never changes. Indeed, God's angels who are faster than lightning adjusted my car and kept us safe.” - Jema
Keep studying God’s word and growing in your understanding of His ways. Our Patreon community is currently on a Bible study series called “My Faith Declarations” which looks at the Spirit-inspired utterances of the authors of the Psalms. They wrote about the trials and tribulations they experienced, so the book of Psalms is very relatable.
By turning their faith declarations into our own, we can learn how to overcome similar circumstances in life through faith in the Lord! Become a “God Every Morning” tier or above patron on Patreon to receive this reward, daily devotionals by email, and also all my eBooks. Thanks for being a blessing to this ministry: http://Patreon.com/miltongohblog
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A New Vision
“After these things Yahweh’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”” (Genesis 15:1 WEB)
When Abram was feeling afraid of a retaliation from the enemies he had just defeated, God showed him a vision of a shield.
When you have an inward vision of doom and gloom, God will work to replace the image you have inside.
It is so important to see godly visions about all the areas of your life.
Finances, marriage, children, health, family, ministry, business, job.
What inward images do these words trigger? If you are seeing a negative image, it shows that there is a vision which must be replaced.
Ask God to give you a fresh vision for that area. He may lead you to a Bible verse that contains an imagery to help you replace a vision of dread with a vision of confident hope.
The apostle Paul taught about the shield of “the” faith.
“above all, having taken up the shield of the faith, in which ye shall be able all the fiery darts of the evil one to quench,” (Ephesians 6:16 YLT98)
Many English translations of the verse above omit the word “the” before the word “faith”. If you look at the original Greek, there is a “tēs” which means “the (referring to the definite article)”.
If you do a simple search of “the faith” in the New Testament, it almost always refers to the faith in Christ Jesus, which is the Gospel of Jesus Christ in its totality.
“But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.” (Acts 24:24 WEB)
When you believe that you are righteous and forgiven because Jesus died at the cross, was buried, and was raised to everlasting life on the third day, you will experience God as your shield.
You can enjoy divine protection when you are in faith. When you are fearful, you are in unbelief. However, thank God that we can have a new vision. What negative visions are you seeing in your heart? It’s time to get new ones in God’s word to replace them!
Learn how to wield the shield of the faith and the other pieces of God’s armor, and more: https://bit.ly/silencing-the-serpent
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