Wednesday March 27th, 2024
« For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one »
22 No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering.
23 You have come to the assembly of God’s firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge over all things. You have come to the spirits of the righteous ones in heaven who have now been made perfect.
24 You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Abel.
25 Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven!
The Spirit, the word (of God) and the blood (of Jesus) are three irresistible and potent weapons of spiritual warfare provided by God the Father for His children. John 6:63NASB says
« It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh provides no benefit; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and are life »
John 1:3 KJV also talks about the immense power of the word. It says
« All things were made by Him (the Word); and without Him was not any thing made that was made »
This is why the word can put any abnormality in your life under control, just as He did in Genesis 1:1-3 bringing order to a world that had been full of chaos.
From Genesis 1:1-3, you would see that the Spirit and the word complemented each other to bring order on earth.
However, sin altered the plan of God for man.
It took the blood of Jesus to rescue man from eternal damnation.
Beloved, it is only when you have allowed the atoning blood of Jesus to deal with sin in your life that you will experience salvation (Hebrews 9:28).
This is when all evil and calamity, including death, would be rendered powerless in your life.
Thus, when a child of God is filled with the Holy Spirit as well as armed with the word of God and the blood of Jesus, we can say that victory is fully decided in his or her favor.
Why then have some believers resigned themselves to defeat?
Some are involved in sins so shameful that, when confronted, they say “It is the devil’s work”, as though John 10:10 had been erased from their Bible.
These people do not honor God’s word by keeping it, so it can’t work for them.
When a so-called child of God blatantly disregards God’s word that says “Abstain from all appearance of evil” (1 Thessalonians 5:22) and s/he continues to engaged in sexual immorality, the word cannot work for him/her, the blood of Jesus would not avail for them.
I pray that the Holy Spirit, the word of God and the blood of Jesus will work for you this season in Jesus’ name.
For that to happen, you must ensure that you do not grieve the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30).
Application – Begin to put the word of God into proper application in your daily life. Plead the blood of Jesus on all negative situations in your life and do not grieve the Holy Spirit.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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