Monday May 12th, 2026
« being ready to punish every act of disobedience, when your own obedience [as a church] is complete »
NLT Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.
NKJV Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
GNT All these promises are made to us, my dear friends. So then, let us purify ourselves from everything that makes body or soul unclean, and let us be completely holy by living in awe of God.
When I became a Christian, I was determined not to be an ordinary one.
I wanted to be a Christian with power to do the impossible.
- I soon discovered that to get power from God, you need to be totally sold out to Him.
When you study Paul the Apostle who was so powerful that his handkerchiefs and aprons were healing the sick,
you will see that when he beheld Christ on his way to Damascus, as he hit the ground, he said, Acts 9:6
« What do you want me to do Lord? »
That is total surrender from the onset.
You hear him say in Galatians 2:20EE
« Christ died on the cross on my behalf. It is like I died there with Him. So I do not live my own life any more. Instead, Christ lives in me. The life that I live now in my body, I live because I trust what He has done for me. He has loved me so much that He died on my behalf »
In other words, He was saying,
“Forget the Paul you used to know, forget all you knew about me; the only reason I am living now is that Christ is living in me .”
This is why he said in Philippians 1:21,
« For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain »
By God’s special grace, He has done so many great things through me that make me glad that I surrendered all to Him.
These are things that outweigh the pain of total surrender.
Some people want God to use them mightily, but they still tell lies once in a while.
Some want to heal the sick but their money is too precious for God to take from them.
Some want to command demons but even the devil is looking at them and saying, “From your sinful mouth? You think you can command me?”
Take your focus off the things of this world that distract you and surrender completely to God.
Pray without ceasing, study your Bible regularly, fast often – just go all in with God.
Let Him know that you are His and His alone.
Don’t worry about the earthly things you are chasing now – Jesus Christ promised in Matthew 19:29CEV
« All who have given up home or brothers and sisters or father and mother or children or land for me will be given 100 times as much. They will also have eternal life »
I can attest to that promise because He has fulfilled it in my life.
Try Him and see.
Prayer focus – Father, give me the grace to do what it takes to become a custodian of Your power on earth.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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