Ministrations Of The Spirit by Kelechi Mishael

𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟔 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Ephesians 6:13 ‘𝙐𝙣𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣. 𝙄 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙨, 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 - 𝙢𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙤𝙙. 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚. 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙄 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙚. 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙢𝙚. 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙣.’ - 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣 𝙇𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 Conviction is said to be a firmly held belief or opinion. It is the quality of showing that one is firmly convinced of what one believes or says. One the things the enemy is doing in these days is to shake the conviction of children of God, putting them in a place of self-doubt and uncertainty to the point of confusion, trauma, and disbelief even in one’s self. The wrong things have so pervaded the world and even crept in among Christians that doing and standing for the right things now seem so wrong that those who do them are beginning to doubt if they were right at all in the first place, if it was worth it, or if they even heard God right, to the extent they begin to disbelieve God, the things He reveals to them and doubt who they are. The right conviction is birthed in the place of prayer, study and fellowship with God. Anything outside of that is comes from the flesh, little wonder genuine conviction and lading of the Spirit is scarce these days as people have little or no time to be with God. Today, we will look at two examples of people who stood with their conviction despite the opposition they faced. The first was Daniel who stood his ground in the book of Daniel chapter 1, not to be defiled by the king’s meat. He stood for what he believed despite what was popular and in the end God honored him. The second is Rhoda in the book of Acts 12 who the bible says constantly affirmed what she saw and believed until the people changed their minds and aligned with her (Acts 12:12-16). Child of God, in these times, you must constantly affirm what God has spoken to you even if the world is against you. The devil will challenge your convictions from the most unbelievable quarters, but you alone knows what God revealed to you so stand! (Ephesians 6:13) That is why the bible says there will be many surprises in heaven. Hold on to your convictions. People may be outwardly glowing but inwardly groaning. Spirituality is not on the surface. The bible calls them whited sepulchers. Beautiful on the outside, but inside is filed with dead men’s bones. I pray the Lord will give you the grace to keep standing on what He revealed to you regardless of who says otherwise in Jesus name! Remain blessed… …𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧, 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪! 𝗙𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: 1 Corinthians 15:58 𝗤𝗨𝗢𝗧𝗘: Having convictions can be defined as being so thoroughly convinced that Christ and His Word are both objectively true and relationally meaningful that you act on your beliefs regardless of the consequences. - Josh McDowell 𝗣𝗜𝗘𝗖𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥: The devil will challenge your convictions from the most unbelievable quarters, but you alone knows what God revealed to you so stand! 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘: In all you do, remember to stay with your convictions and don’t be moved by the outward show put up by men. Stay with what God showed you regardless of who opposes it or how difficult it is to stand on your conviction. It pays at the end. 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥: Father, I thank You for Your Word to me today. I ask that by Your grace, You help me to keep standing on the things You have both spoken and revealed to me. I refuse to be moved by what is popular but to insist on what is scriptural. Thank You Lord for I know that by Your grace, despite the persecution, I will remain unmoved in Jesus name! 𝗕𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: Jeremiah 3-4; 2 Thessalonians 3 Copyright © 2021 by: 𝗞𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 page: 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲!

𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐘 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Romans 8:12-14 ‘𝙄𝙛 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙂𝙤𝙙.’- 𝘿𝙬𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙇. 𝙈𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙮 Our lives are to be lived to the glory of God, not for what we want, not for our ambitions, not for our personal passion, but to the glory of God. The life of the Spirit is not lived at the level of mortal men but in the supernatural, in the realm of God. The mind of God cannot be known in the realm of carnality, eating, feasting and sleeping, but in His presence, in deep praise ,worship, prayer, fasting and adoration. Child of God, a lot of things are popular in the world today and many are moved by them, but very few are still in touch with the very heart of God. Religion and religious activities do not make a man spiritual, but the connection of his heart with the mind of God. Child of God, do you know what God is saying concerning you today, or are your living in the ephemeral? Are you led by His Spirit or by flesh? Are you still in touch with God, or have you lost sight of the things that matter the most? Are you living in yesterday’s instructions when God has moved and is saying something different today? Are you insisting on what you want or letting God have His way. Are holding on to what you think your life should look like and not what God created you to be from the beginning? Are you still holding on to your ambitions and your mindset instead of letting God’s will prevail? Are you letting Him have His way or are you standing in His way? Remember that what you want and desire may not be what God wants for you. Before you make that move or take that decision, remember to ask God what He will have you do, so you don’t waste your life and time in the wrong pursuits. If God doesn’t build a house we labor in vain. Remember, in the end, we are made for His glory. Until we surrender to the love, grace and will of God, the struggle continues. Let this be a reminder… let go and let God have His way in your life! Remain blessed… …𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧, 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪! 𝗙𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: Proverbs 3:5-6 𝗤𝗨𝗢𝗧𝗘: Religion and religious activities do not make a man spiritual, but the connection of his heart with the mind of God. 𝗣𝗜𝗘𝗖𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥: Are you letting God have His way or are you standing in His way? 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘: Stay in touch with God. Give up your ambitions and personal desires, and let Him have His way in your life. 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥: Father I thank You for Your Word to me today. I ask that You have Your way in my life. I desire to live my life for Your glory. Help me not to get so distracted by the world or my ambitions so that I don’t lose touch with the things that matter most in Jesus name 𝗕𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: Jeremiah 1-2; 2 Thessalonians 2 Copyright © 2021 by: 𝗞𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 page: 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲!

𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟕 𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘: 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐈𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐎𝐃! And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. Colossians 3:23-25 ‘𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙥 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙤𝙬. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙧, 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣, 𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙉𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨. 𝘽𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚. 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙅𝙪𝙙𝙖𝙨.’ 𝘿𝙖𝙜 𝙃𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 The bible encourages us in the anchor scripture to do all things as though it was God we were doing it for, not for any man, adding that for everything we do, our reward will come not from men, but from the Lord. There are people who will never understand how much you sacrificed, how far you went, and how much you gave. There are people who will never appreciate what you’ve done and will deny you at the slightest opportunity despite the sacrifices you made for them. Some will heasily turn their backs on you and even believe the worst of you despite how you stood with them when no one else did. Child of God, it is the world we live in. You are not the first, they did it to Jesus too. But what is your consolation? In order not to get bitter, remember the anchor scripture always: You did it for God, not for them. The bible says that Jesus did not commit himself unto men, because he knew all men (John 2:24-25) Child of God, brace up. Betrayals may come from the most unexpected zone that you may not know who to trust or talk to. At the time when you need people the most will be the time they will turn their back on you and join the mob to scream, crucify him! People who you stood with in their challenging times will turn around to stand with those stoning you in your challenging time. Yes it is heart breaking, but let that situation point you back to Jesus, and draw you closer to the Holy Spirit, our Guide and Comforter. Remember that we have a friend that sticks closer than a brother. When all men walk out on you, He never once leaves your side! And don’t blame yourself, remember the opening quote- Betrayal is part of real life. Jesus was a loyal friend and leader, but he still had Judas. Commit the situation to God. Get up, brace up, and keep moving! Remain blessed… …𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧, 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪! 𝗙𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: Galatians 6:9 𝗤𝗨𝗢𝗧𝗘: Betrayal is part of real life. Jesus was a loyal friend and leader, but he still had Judas. 𝗣𝗜𝗘𝗖𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥: In order not to get bitter, remember the anchor scripture always: You did it for God, not for them. 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘: Commit the situation to God. Get up, brace up, and keep moving! 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥: Father, I thank You for Your Word to me today. I am grateful that I have a friend in You regardless of what comes my way. Thank You for revealing to me who men are and thank You for being consistent in my life. Help me to keep living right and making the right decisions despite the choices others make. May I never be weary in doing well even as I trust you for healing and to eventually bring the right people into my life in Jesus name! 𝗕𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: Isaiah 43-44; Colossians 2 Copyright © 2021 by: 𝗞𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 page: 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲!