Preached by: Rev. Philamer Sabarre

Do not worry. If you have intimate relationship with Him, then the Joy of the Lord is your strength. In Nehemiah 8:10 Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

Life may not be perfect but, in Christ we have the victory in all things. That is why we need God because of our imperfection.  Being a Born Again Christian, you have to think differently. God wants you to see life as He sees it and you are not a mistake! God has perfect plan for you… just taste and see that the Lord is good and you will also experience that, just have that mind set that you want to embrace the Lord, and you want to experience Him.  What you believe it will happen.

In the natural, in the standard of the world it is different. They look you outwardly, but with God we are created equally and He sees by the heart! In him we are loved and accepted! Life may not be perfect, but, in Christ Jesus you have the victory and all is well.

In your walk with life there is testing, problems, circumstances.  It all comes from the enemy, for everything that is lovely comes from the Lord, imagine Jesus Christ stepped out of eternity, became a man, went to the cross, died for you to bear everything. You are valuable in Gods’ sight. Heaven stands at attention over you and angels are assigned to guard you. The price paid for you was the blood of Jesus and He paid the price so that men and women could be free.  Just remember His words in 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation^[a] has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted^[b] beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted,^[c] he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

Philippians 4:13 (NIV) I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

Philippians 4:19 (NIV) And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

Deuteronomy 5:32 So be careful to do what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left.

The weapon that we can use in order to face the enemy is to accept God’s Salvation, as a helmet, and the word of God as the sword. Ephesians 6:17 (NIV) Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

We should always keep watch and pray, that we will not fall in the temptation. Matthew 4:4New International Version (NIV) Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’^[a]”  ⁷ Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

David hold on to Gods’ words, worships and serve only one God in fighting the enemies. We should walk in the law of the Lord, seek Him with our whole heart, walk in His ways, Keep the precept diligently, direct to keep His Statutes, shall not be ashamed with his commandments, praise Him.

Do not look unto men, but look unto God! Always seek the Blesser, so the blessing of the kingdom will be made available to you.  Where ever you may be let the glory of God be seen in you, inorder by doing that, they may glorify the Father in Heaven.  Imagine, by this manner you are also doing the “Ministry of God.”  Isaiah 60 (NIV)The Glory of Zion ¹ “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. By doing so, you will approve that you are making Jesus everything in your life.

Notes collected by: Jeannette