Take Your Rightful Position

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. – Matthew 6:33

According to Luke 17:21, the kingdom of God is within us.  We are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, according to II Corinthians 5:21.  So when we focus on our position in Christ, that we are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, then all these other things will be added until us.

Why?  Because we are taking our rightful position as the sons and daughters of God.

Making Room

And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. – Genesis 26:22

The Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. This is God’s promise to us. However most of us are not tapping into it.

Why? Because we don’t read the first part of the Scripture. It says they strove not.

Too many times we are not relying on God to make room for us, to bring us the opportunities, the positions, the spouse, we are strive to do it ourselves.

As long as we are doing it ourselves, God will take His hands off our lives.

Instead we need to give everything in our lives and rest on His promises instead of striving.

The Opposite Truth

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: – Genesis 3:4

The devil is the father of all lies. The devil twists the truth and distorts it, so that it looks like the truth. Adam and Eve didn’t die physically right away, but they did die. They died spiritually, and eventually they died physically.

Know that any thought that is contrary to the Word of God is the voice of satan working in your life. And whatever he tells you is a lie.

If he says, “You are going to die,” then you aren’t…at least not yet.

If he says, “You will never be healed,” then you will. According to I Peter 2:24, you already are.

Just remember: whatever he says, the opposite has to be true.

The River In Our Lives

And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. – Revelation 22:1

It is out of the throne of God that everything we need for life flows to us.  Water is something that we must have to live.  And the water of life, the necessities of life, flow from God to us.  We cannot earn those blessings.  They are ours based on the slain Lamb of God.

Where Is Your Trust?

In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.  In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.  – Psalm 56:10-11

What is your trust in?  Is your trust in God?  Your money?  Your job?  Your friends?  Your spouse?

When we praise God’s Word, we begin to see God work in our lives and when we see God work, we know He will come through for us, thus developing trust in God.

When we truly trust God, our fear melts away.  The real antidote to fear is to trust God.

Doubt The Devil

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: – Romans 8:16

When we are children of God, the Spirit will bear witness that we are indeed saved.

If the devil torments us about not being saved, that is a sure indication that we are saved because the devil doesn’t torment his own about being saved.

He doesn’t want anyone saved, so he would never bother the unsaved about being saved.  Only those who are already saved about not being saved.

Holy Spirit, Teach Me

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. – Proverbs 9:9

If we give instruction to the wise men of the Word, to the Holy Spirit who teaches us all things, we will be wiser than we are now.

We have to learn at the feet of the Holy Spirit what God wants us to know about our spiritual lives, but we can also ask the Holy Spirit to teach us about business matters, about parenting, marketing or anything else we need to know.

God In Us

One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. – Ephesians 4:6

God is in us.  When we accept Christ, God comes to live inside of us.  He doesn’t leave us when we sin.  He doesn’t come in and out of us.  He is always inside of us.

Why?  How can that be?  God cannot live in a sinful place, someone might say.

Because II Corinthians 5:21 tells us that Jesus’ shed blood puts us in right standing with God.

God doesn’t see our sins because they are removed by the blood of Jesus.  All our sins–past, present and future.

In His Presence

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. – Psalm 16:11

Did you know that as a Believer you are constantly in God’s presence?  We are constantly in the presence of God Almighty.

We don’t have to enter His presence like the high priests of the Old Testament.  We are already in His presence 24/7.

When we are conscious of that, we will see the fullness of joy in our lives.

Rest Assured

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: – II Thessalonians 3:1

The Word of God must be glorified in our lives. It is not enough to read the Word and know what the Word says. We need to stand on the Word when problems come. We should rest assured on those promises. Then we can tell the world how the Word has worked in our lives.