GOD IS ON HIS KINGDOM CAUSE: IT’S TIME FOR THE CHURCH TO ARISE AND BE ON GOD’S KINGDOM CAUSE! 

“He DISAPPOINTED the DEVICES of the CRAFTY, so that their HANDS cannot PERFORM their ENTERPRISE” Job 5:12. 

“For the ROD of the WICKED shall not REST upon the LOT of the RIGHTEOUS; lest the RIGHTEOUS put forth their HANDS unto INIQUITY” Psalms 125:3. 

The lawful captives shall be FREE from evil and from the evil one. The ENTERPRISE of the evil one must be brought down to end its evil and wickedness everywhere – in high and low places. And God has promised as part of His WILL, to DELIVER the righteous from the bondage of the evil and wicked that’s at work to do EVIL and WICKEDNESS in the worlds about us. Deliverance and wholeness is possible with God in Christ Jesus stead. Amen.  

“Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who GAVE himself for our sins, that he might DELIVER us from this PRESENT EVIL WORLD, according to the WILL of God and our Father: 5 to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen” Galatians 1:3-5. 

“Shall the PREY be TAKEN from the MIGHTY, Or the CAPTIVES of the RIGHTEOUS be DELIVERED? 25 But thus says the Lord: “Even the CAPTIVES of the MIGHTY shall be TAKEN away, And the PREY of the TERRIBLE be DELIVERED; For I will CONTEND with him who CONTENDS with you, And I will save your children. 26 I will FEED those who OPPRESS you with their own flesh, And they shall be drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine. All flesh shall know That I, the Lord, am your Savior, And your redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob” Isaiah 49:24-26. 

And it’s not by human power, not by human might but by God’s Spirit in and through His Church in Christ Jesus stead. This is possible, simply because we are not wrestling against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers and spiritual wickedness in the  higher places; more so, the weapons of our warfare are not man made and crafted – meaning, it’s not limited by geographical location; and it’s efficiency is unparalleled and unmatchable to its effect in pulling down of the strongholds of the ENEMY and COHORTS; and in the bringing down of all things under subjection and subjugation, to the OBEDIENCE of God’s word in Christ Jesus stead. Amen. This is as written: 

“For though we walk in the flesh [as mortal men], we are not carrying on our [spiritual] warfare according to the flesh and using the weapons of man. 4 The weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood]. Our weapons are divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. 5 We are destroying sophisticated arguments and every exalted and proud thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought and purpose captive to the obedience of Christ, 6 being ready to punish every act of disobedience, when your own obedience [as a church] is complete” 2 Corinthians 10:3-6/AMPLIFIED. 

Therefore, Church ARISE from all fear phobias, awake to your place of leadership and direction of travel, in advancing the kingdom cause of our God, thereby keeping the enemy and cohort at bay. 

You are the Church that God is building – not the building. And the gates of hades cannot prevail even its crafting, counterfeiting, adulteration and masquerading. For God is not calling us to a structural building but He is building His Church which is you to take on the forces of darkness that’s long gone defeated and crippled for us in Christ Jesus redemption deed off victory, triumph, and such like [Matthew 16:13-20; Colossians 1:12-14 NKJV, Colossians 2:14-15; Galatians 3:13-14; Revelation 12:11; 1 John 5:3-5; 1 Corinthians 15:57; Romans 8:37; 2 Corinthians 2:24]. 

As we ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS in God by Christ Jesus, we should be assured and emboldened to be on God’s KINGDOM CAUSE. For it’s high time for the church to arise and be on God’s kingdom cause in order to be kingdom relevant as Christ Jesus was in humanity.  

“You men of Israel, listen to what I have to say: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man ACCREDITED and POINTED out and SHOWN forth and COMMENDED and ATTESTED to you by God by the MIGHTY WORKS and [the POWER of performing] wonders and signs which God worked through Him [right] in your midst, as you yourselves know” Acts 2:22 AMPLIFIED. 

Jesus Christ in humanity, followed the Father God kingdom cause and purpose for Him intentionally and unreservedly; the Father God APPROVED and ACCREDITED Him though He was a Son – Hebrews 5:1-10. I therefore ask you – Will you let God approve and accredit you as 2 Timothy 2:15 in order to be relevant to His kingdom cause and purpose? Will you do what God requires you to do?  

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Shall the PREY be TAKEN from the MIGHTY, Or the CAPTIVES of the RIGHTEOUS be DELIVERED? 25 But thus says the Lord: “Even the CAPTIVES of the MIGHTY shall be TAKEN away, And the PREY of the TERRIBLE be DELIVERED; For I will CONTEND with him who CONTENDS with you, And I will save your children. 26 I will FEED those who OPPRESS you with their own flesh, And they shall be drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine. All flesh shall know That I, the Lord, am your Savior, And your redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob” Isaiah 49:24-26. 

“He DISAPPOINTED the DEVICES of the CRAFTY, so that their HANDS cannot PERFORM their ENTERPRISE. 13 He taketh the WISE in their own CRAFTINESS: and the COUNSEL of the FROWARD is carried HEADLONG. 14 They meet with DARKNESS in the DAYTIME, and GROPE in the NOONDAY as in the NIGHT. 15 But he SAVETH the poor from the SWORD, from their MOUTH, and from the HAND of the MIGHTY. 16 So the POOR hath HOPE, and iniquity STOPPETH her mouth” Job 5:12-16.  

“Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by MIGHT, nor by POWER, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. 7 Who art THOU, O great MOUNTAIN? before Zerubbabel thou shalt BECOME a PLAIN: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it” Zechariah 4:6–7. 

“Who hath DELIVERED us from the power of darkness, and hath TRANSLATED us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 in whom we have REDEMPTION through his blood, even the FORGIVENESS of sins” Colossians 1:13-14. 

“Forasmuch then as the children are PARTAKERS of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might DESTROY him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; 15 and DELIVER them who through FEAR of death were all their lifetime subject to BONDAGE” Hebrews 2:14-15. 

“He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this PURPOSE, the Son of God was MANIFESTED, that he might DESTROY the WORKS of the devil” 1 John 3:8. 

“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and REDEEMED his people, 69 and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70 as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 71 that we should be SAVED from our ENEMIES, and from the hand of all that HATE us; 72 to PERFORM the mercy PROMISED to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 73 the OATH which he SWARE to our father Abraham, 74 that he would GRANT unto us, that we being DELIVERED out of the HAND of our ENEMIES might SERVE him without FEAR, 75 in HOLINESS and RIGHTEOUSNESS before him, ALL the DAYS of our life” Luke 1:68-75. 

“Even as Abraham BELIEVED God, and it was ACCOUNTED to him for righteousness. 7 Know ye therefore that they which ARE of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 8 And the scripture, FORESEEING that God would JUSTIFY the HEATHEN through FAITH, PREACHED before the GOSPEL unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. 9 So then they which be of FAITH are BLESSED with faithful Abraham . . .13 Christ hath REDEEMED us from the curse of the law, being MADE a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: 14 that the BLESSING of Abraham might come on the gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might RECEIVE the PROMISE of the Spirit through FAITH . . . 26 For ye are all the CHILDREN of God by FAITH in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as have been BAPTIZED into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is NEITHER Jew nor Greek, there is NEITHER bond nor free, there is NEITHER male nor female: for ye are all ONE in Christ Jesus. 29 And if ye be Christ’s, then ARE ye Abraham’s SEED, and HEIRS according to the promise” Galatians 3:6-9, 13-14, 26-29. 

“Finally, my brethren, be STRONG in the Lord, and in the POWER of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand AGAINST the WILES of the devil. 12 For we WRESTLE not AGAINST flesh and blood, but AGAINST principalities, against powers, AGAINST the rulers of the darkness of this world, AGAINST spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the WHOLE ARMOUR of God, that ye may be able to WITHSTAND in the EVIL day, and having DONE ALL, to STAND. 14 STAND therefore, having your LOINS girt about with TRUTH, and having on the BREASTPLATE of RIGHTEOUSNESS; 15 and your FEET shod with the PREPARATION of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the SHIELD of faith, wherewith ye shall be ABLE to QUENCH all the FIERY DARTS of the wicked. 17 And take the HELMET of salvation, and the SWORD of the Spirit, which is the WORD of God: 18 PRAYING always with ALL prayer and supplication in the Spirit and WATCHING thereunto with all PERSEVERANCE and SUPPLICATION for all saints” Ephesians 6:10-18. 

“Behold, they shall SURELY gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together AGAINST thee shall FALL for thy sake. 16 Behold, I have created the smith that BLOWETH the COALS in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have CREATED the WASTER to DESTROY. 17 No WEAPON that is FORMED AGAINST thee shall PROSPER; and every TONGUE that shall RISE against thee in JUDGMENT thou shalt CONDEMN. This is the HERITAGE of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord” Isaiah 54:15-17. 

“What shall we then say to these things? If God be FOR us, who can be AGAINST us? 32 He that SPARED not his own Son, but DELIVERED him up for us all, how shall he not with him also FREELY give us all things? 33 Who shall lay anything to the CHARGE of God’s elect? It is God that JUSTIFIETH. 34 Who is he that CONDEMNETH? It is Christ that DIED, yea rather, that is RISEN again, who is even at the RIGHT HAND of God, who also maketh INTERCESSION for us. 35 Who shall SEPARATE us from the LOVE of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS through him that loved us. 38 For I am PERSUADED, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to SEPARATE us from the LOVE of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” Romans 8:31-39. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

GOD IS FAITHFUL: FAITHFULNESS IS REQUIRED FOR ONE TO ABOUND IN GOD’S BLESSEDNESS! 

“Let a man so ACCOUNT of us, as of the MINISTERS of Christ, and STEWARDS of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover it is REQUIRED in STEWARDS, that a MAN BE FOUND FAITHFUL” 1 Corinthians 4:1-2. 

I believe in PRAYERS; and so, in FASTING, as the Scriptures expects of the New Creation Believer’s in Christ Jesus Stead, Amen; and such as it’s written – WHEN you PRAY and WHEN you FAST – as in the SCRIPTURAL context of Matthew 6:5, 7, 16 (5-18). And in as much as in all our glorification and gratifications to ascertain spirituality in our PRAYERS and FASTINGS, and as some have attributes it as their main hallmarks to showcase for doing life and living godly, be it known that God expectations from His children in all, is the act of FAITHFULNESS. 

God wants us in all our spiritual and humanly endeavour, to be FAITHFUL in His house – IN ALL WAY – and not in SOMETIMES only. It thus means that, in all our dedication and commitment tendency to the course and cause of doing life and living godly in Christ Jesus, we are ordered to be FAITHFUL to ensure that we partake in God’s BLESSEDNESS, in Christ Jesus stead. That’s what God truly DEMANDS from us, in all honesty – a genuine life of being FAITHFUL to Him, in Christ Jesus stead, by the Holy Spirit, as in His WORD. 

And being FAITHFUL and in FAITHFULNESS is to be OBEDIENT to His WORD. Meaning the measure of knowing you are FAITHFUL and in FAITHFULNESS is by your OBEDIENCE to His WORD unreservedly and uncompromisingly. For He only COMMENDS what He COMMANDS when [and not if] OBEYED. For OBEYING God’s WORD is the only indicator of being HUMBLED before Him and not sacrifice. 

“He hath SHEWED thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord REQUIRE of thee, but to DO JUSTLY, and to LOVE MERCY, and to WALK HUMBLY with thy God?” Micah 6:8. 

“And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as GREAT DELIGHT in BURNT OFFERINGS and SACRIFICES, as in OBEYING THE VOICE of the Lord? Behold, to OBEY IS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE, and to HEARKEN than the FAT OF RAMS. 23 For REBELLION is as the SIN OF WITCHCRAFT, and STUBBORNNESS is as INIQUITY and IDOLATRY. Because thou hast REJECTED THE WORD of the Lord, he hath also Rejected thee from being king” 1 Samuel 15:22-23. 

And we as AMBASSADORS – REPRESENTATIVES, the CUSTODIAN and STEWARD of God’s Kingdom CAUSE on earth, the true hallmark of our stewardship in His cause through us is – FAITHFULNESS. Being FAITHFUL in all His ways. Meaning, it’s for us to live FAITHFUL in all phases that pertains to doing LIFE and GODLINESS in Christ Jesus stead. Which is attributed to being HUMBLE and OBEDIENCE to His WORD – instructions in context. 

FAITHFULNESS – being FAITHFUL, in the utilisation of all gifts and talents along with the commensurate resources that is endowed upon you in relation to God and humanity is the sum requirements of God from you. So that you can boldly say, that in all CONSCIENCE of FAITH in FAITHFULNESS, you are free and void of OFFENCE TOWARD God and mankind. CAN YOU ACCLAIM TO SAY THAT TODAY? 

“He that is FAITHFUL in that which is LEAST is FAITHFUL also in MUCH: and he that is UNJUST in the LEAST is UNJUST also in MUCH. 11 If therefore ye have not been FAITHFUL in the UNRIGHTEOUS mammon, who will COMMIT to your TRUST the TRUE RICHES? 12 And if ye have not been FAITHFUL in that which is ANOTHER man’s, who shall give you that which is YOUR OWN? 13 No servant can SERVE two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye CANNOT SERVE God and mammon” Luke 16:10-13. 

It’s time to examine oneself and make a genuine change of heart, so that the GOODNESS and ABUNDANCE in God’s LOVINGKINDNESS and BLESSEDNESS, may come to you now and always in Him, in Christ Jesus stead. Amen. 

“EXAMINE YOURSELVES, whether ye be in the faith; PROVE your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, EXCEPT YE BE REPROBATES?” 2 Corinthians 13:5. 

It’s my dearest prayers that we would be found FAITHFUL and in FAITHFULNESS in all our ways in God, in Christ Jesus stead. Amen. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Let a man so ACCOUNT of us, as of the MINISTERS of Christ, and STEWARDS of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover it is REQUIRED in STEWARDS, that a MAN BE FOUND FAITHFUL” 1 Corinthians 4:1-2. 

“A FAITHFUL MAN SHALL ABOUND WITH BLESSINGS: but he that maketh HASTE to be rich shall NOT BE INNOCENT. 21 To have RESPECT of persons is not good: for A PIECE OF BREAD THAT MAN WILL TRANSGRESS. 22 He that HASTETH to be rich hath an EVIL eye, and considereth not that POVERTY shall come upon him” Proverbs 28:20-22. 

“And herein do I EXERCISE myself, to have always a CONSCIENCE VOID OF OFFENCE TOWARD God, and TOWARD men” Acts 24:16. 

“What is my REWARD then? Verily that, when I PREACH THE GOSPEL, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I ABUSE not my POWER IN THE GOSPEL. 19 For though I be FREE FROM ALL MEN, yet have I made myself SERVANT unto all, that I might GAIN the more. 20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might GAIN the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might GAIN them that are under the law; 21 to them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might GAIN them that are without law” 1 Corinthians 9:18-21. 

“He that is FAITHFUL in that which is least is FAITHFUL also in much: and he that is UNJUST in the least is UNJUST also in much. 11 If therefore ye have not been FAITHFUL in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the TRUE RICHES? 12 And if ye have not been FAITHFUL in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own? 13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon” Luke 16:10-13. 

“Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the PRINCE of this WORLD cometh, and hath NOTHING in me” John 14:30. 

“EXAMINE YOURSELVES, whether ye be in the faith; PROVE your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, EXCEPT YE BE REPROBATES?” 2 Corinthians 13:5. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

FAITHFUL SAYING – ABOUT FACT AND TRUTH: THE OVERRIDING OF – “THE FACTS OF LIFE ABOUT YOU” WITH “THE TRUTH OF LIFE ABOUT YOU”! 

“It is a FAITHFUL saying: For if we be DEAD with him, we shall also LIVE with him: 12 if we SUFFER, we shall also REIGN with him: if we DENY him, he also will DENY us: 13 if we BELIEVE NOT, yet he ABIDETH FAITHFUL: He CANNOT DENY Himself” 2 Timothy 2:11-13. 

As important as FACTS are, in our way of DOING LIFE and GODLY LIVING, what can set one’s life THRIVING, BLOSSOMING REFRESHING and REJUVENATING in an onward and upward trajectory, is THE TRUTH that one possesses in one’s life in Christ Jesus stead. THE TRUTH gives the enabling that one needs, in order to have a complete and an unreserved freedom and placement in life in God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus stead. 

There is a great difference between FACT and the TRUTH in our way of doing LIFE and living GODLY. The difference in matters of FACTS and TRUTH principles can be summed up in these few constructions but not at all limited: 

• FACTS can say you will die, while THE TRUTH says you will live. 

• FACTS can say you will fail, while THE TRUTH says you will thrive and succeed. 

• FACTS can say you are not good enough, THE TRUTH says you can do anything through Christ who strengthens you. 

• FACTS can say you are hopeless and a complete failure with all the available proofs beyond human understanding, while THE TRUTH says, you can and will succeed because with God “SUCCESS IS FAILURE TURNED INSIDE OUT” 

It’s very important for one to know full well, that in all matters of doing Life and living godly, life is so simple and simplified by God, and not complex and compounded, as we sometimes do think and have made it be. I hereby employ you to consider the following KNOWING and UNDERSTANDING:  

• That Jesus is THE TRUTH. And knowing and having THE TRUTH is knowing and having life and living godly by God in Christ Jesus stead. John 14:6; John 8:32; 2 Peter 1:2-4. 

• That God’s ‘FAITHFUL SAYINGS’ to one in the Holy Scriptures makes ALL the difference in one’s matters of doing life and living godly. And that God’s FAITHFUL SAYING transcends and surpasses, informs and transforms, defines and places one beyond human FACTS and FIGURES – Acts 20:32; Hebrews 4:12-13; John 1:1-5, 14. 

Knowing the above concept therefore, I admonish you to give ATTENTION and INCLINE your hearing ears to God’s FAITHFUL SAYINGS about you in LIFE and GODLY LIVING; this is in order to envelope the wisdom nuggets that is needed to both LIVE, TRIUMPH, OVERCOME, be VICTORIOUS and a MORE THAN CONQUERORS, in every place in God’s BLESSEDNESS, in Christ Jesus stead. 2 Corinthians 2:14 and 1 Corinthians 15:57, Romans 8:37 and 1 John 5:3-5. 

For more on FAITHFUL SAYINGS Wisdom Nuggets, follow this link: 

https://www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com/…/faithful…/ 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“This is a FAITHFUL SAYING, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief” 1 Timothy 1:15. 

“My son, ATTEND to my words; INCLINE thine EAR unto my SAYINGS. 21 Let them not DEPART from thine EYES; KEEP them in the midst of thine HEART. 22 For they are LIFE unto those that FIND them, and HEALTH to all their FLESH. 23 Keep thy HEART with all DILIGENCE; for out of it are the ISSUES of life” Proverbs 4:20-23. 

“But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and EXERCISE thyself rather unto godliness. 8 For bodily EXERCISE profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. 9 This is a FAITHFUL SAYING and worthy of all acceptation” 1 Timothy 4:7-9. 

“This is a FAITHFUL SAYING, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men” Titus 3:8. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

MY MEDITATION SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: WILL YOU JOIN ME? 

You can join me and get an inspiring, revealing and empowering enabling in the grace. For KNOWLEDGE delivers, emancipates and gives direction. [Hosea 4:6; Isaiah 5:13-15; Matthew 22:29]. 

YOU ARE THE PRODUCTS OF YOUR KIND OF KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE IN PLACE 

BE SCRIPTURALLY INFORMED TO MAKE INFORMED DECISION ON TRUTH-BASED FACT AND NOT IN A MERE FACT. 

WISDOM IS THE APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE – YOU NEED TO READ TO MEDITATE BEFORE YOU RUN. [Joshua 1:8; Psalms 1:1-3; Acts 17:10-12] 

Be INFORMED of God and His principles in order to be FREE in God’s given freedom and principles that ARE in Christ Jesus stead [Galatians 5:1/Amplified]. 

Being pure in godly information will deliver and give appropriate freedom from the misinformation and disinformation bondages that flies around 24/7 with the intent to distort, adulterate, counterfeit, dilute and pollute the TRUTH. And unfortunately, the TRUTH will ALWAYS be TRUTH, and will resurrect to give the default freedom, no matter the force of human grand fights against it today or tomorrow to bury it [John 8:30-32; John 14:6]. 

MY SCRIPTURAL MEDITATION: 

Psalms 119:96-105, 130/Amplified. 

“I have seen that all [human] perfection has its limits [no matter how grand and perfect and noble]; Your commandment is exceedingly broad and extends without limits [into eternity]. 

97 Oh, how I LOVE Your law! It is my MEDITATION all the day. 

98 Your commandments make me WISER than my enemies, For Your WORDS are always with me. 

99 I have better UNDERSTANDING and deeper insight than all my teachers [because of Your word], For Your testimonies are my meditation. 

100 I understand more than the aged [who have not observed Your precepts], Because I have observed and kept Your precepts. 

101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your word. 

102 I have not turned aside from Your ordinances, For You Yourself have taught me. 

103 How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! 

104 From Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way. 

105 Your word is a LAMP to my feet And a LIGHT to my path. 

130 The unfolding of Your [glorious] words give light; Their unfolding gives understanding to the simple (childlike). 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

TO BEING EXALTED AND TO BEING HUMBLED – THERE’S GOD’S FACTOR CHECK AND BALANCE: AND IT’S BY THE SPIRIT OF CONTENTMENT! 

“I rejoiced greatly in the Lord, that now at last you have renewed your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned about me before, but you had no opportunity to show it. 11 Not that I speak from [any personal] need, for I have LEARNED to be CONTENT [and SELF-SUFFICIENT through Christ, satisfied to the point where I am not disturbed or uneasy] REGARDLESS of my circumstances. 12 I know HOW TO GET ALONG and LIVE HUMBLY [in difficult times], and I also know how to enjoy abundance and live in prosperity. In any and every circumstance I have LEARNED the secret [of facing life], whether WELL-FED or GOING HUNGRY, whether having an ABUNDANCE or being in NEED. 13 I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose—I am SELF-SUFFICIENT in Christ’s SUFFICIENCY; I am READY for anything and EQUAL to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace.] . . . 19 And my God will liberally supply (fill until full) your every NEED according to His RICHES in glory in Christ Jesus” Philippians 4:10-13, 19. 

May I begin by saying that the Believer’s act of having the spirit of CONTENTMENT doesn’t mean STAGNANCY. God wants us to prosper and do well in LIFE and GODLINESS, but not at the expense of our godly lives and purpose, and with His enabling power [endowment and enduement] in the grace. He endows us with His enabling grace to help us fulfill purpose. And for His awesome love towards us, when He finds us in any tendency to derail from faith in the grace, He pulls the plug, not necessarily to harming us but to put us back to order and decency, in a manner that we don’t derail but in check, and we don’t waste His given resources to accomplish His given assignment as we do life and live godly in the grace. [2 Peter 1:1-4; 3 John 1:2; Ephesians 1:3; Romans 8:28; 1 Corinthians 2:9-10; Ephesians 1:11-12; Acts 4:30, 33]. 

We can see parallel in our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ while in humanity; and in living to fulfil purpose as being instructed by Father God in advancing the redemption cause of God’s Kingdom and to keeping the devil and cohorts at bay, He was obedient and humble to ensure and assure the assigned purpose was accomplished accordingly [1 John 3:8; John 18:37; Luke 1:1-11, 14, 16-20; Hebrews 5:7-10; Philippians 2:5-11]. 

To ABOUND and to be ABASED is the balancing equation in the grace, for an efficient and effective living, with THE SPIRIT OF CONTENTMENT, to make a meaningful impact in the life of a Purposeful Believer. For our God is not in the business of exalting any who goes about to forget the entrusted mission and purpose on earth; for the believing one of God is empowered with purpose to fulfil on the behalf of the heavens as a representative, otherwise an ambassador in the grace [2 Corinthians 5:17]. 

And in the same scenario as above, God is not out empowering us with purpose and to undermine us to degradation at the same time; He knows His worth in you, and not out to humiliate you, so as to make you hate and regret being His child. He is a good and faithful, true and sure God, whose earnest expectation is that none should perish; and ensuring and assuring us that our expectations of Him will come to fruition in every measure of doing life and living godly in the grace. So, in being ABASED, He’s humbling us to save us from ourselves and the enemy and cohorts that can work against your faith in the grace. For certainly, He has begun a good work of His grace in us, and He’s determined to bring it to reality and fulfilling. Hence, to ABOUND and to be ABASED, His love and cares change not. He’s working out for our good to balance life in the grace with the spirit of contentment.  

“The Lord is NOT SLACK CONCERNING HIS PROMISE, as some men count slackness; but is LONGSUFFERING TO US-WARD, not willing that any should perish, but that ALL should come to REPENTANCE” 2 Peter 3:9. 

“Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long. 18 For surely there is an end; AND THINE EXPECTATION SHALL NOT BE CUT OFF. 19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.” Proverbs 23:17-19. 

“My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: 14 so shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, AND THY EXPECTATION SHALL NOT BE CUT OFF” Proverbs 24:13-14. 

“I am CONVINCED and CONFIDENT of this very thing, that He who has BEGUN A GOOD WORK in you will [continue to] PERFECT and COMPLETE it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return]” Philippians 1:6/Amplified. 

God’s exaltation of the Believers is of RIGHTEOUSNESS and for RIGHTEOUSNESS, meaning, having the right standing of God, in Christ JESUS in whatever betide us. And in His terms, He does EXALT; and when and while derailing from His terms, it results to SIN and sinful living, thereby creating rooms and avenues for one to become proud and arrogant in behaviours, which reproaches before God – meaning, it humiliates, thereafter brings one down and possibly destroys one, just  as it did to Satan, once called Lucifer. [Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14]. The Believers of God in Christ Jesus, is justified to abound in the grace increasingly, meaning more and more, as one who has been declared righteous to access God in the grace and to have a stand of exaltation, accordingly as written: 

“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” Romans 5:1-2. 

“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work” 2 Corinthians 9:8. 

“Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also” 2 Corinthians 8:7. 

God’s grace abounds to bring you through righteousness to a place of exaltation [being exalted] as in these but not limited scriptural writs: 

•  God’s Righteousness Exalts: Proverbs 14:34. 

•  God will exalt all with right standing, irrespective: Acts 10:34-35. 

•  The Kingdom of God is of righteousness and for righteousness: Romans 14:17-18. 

•  We are to reign in life in the grace through righteousness: Romans 5:17-21. 

I want to reiterate, that there’s the place of being ABASED in the grace, because God doesn’t want to lose you and such measures helps to curtail us; hence while in EXALTED places, He won’t tolerate arrogance and proud behaviour, because as humans, there is the tendency to forget the purpose of His gifting [endowment and enduement] upon us, as it’s often spoken in the mentorship and leadership forum, essentially and especially to the men folks leaders, to see the need to avoid the control and dominance over you, by any of these three letters – MPW [meaning, Money, Power and Women] in your life, in order for you to go far in places with God in the grace: 

•  M [Money] – Having an excessive Money than you need to function in the grace, can ruin your faith, if you are not disciplined and prudent enough in the grace to understand the reasons for such given custody – for a lack of purpose bring about abuse of usage for the kingdom cause and the good of humanity – [1 Timothy 6:6-10 (1-10)]. 

 

•  P – [Power] Position of power can ruin your faith where pride and arrogance take hold. Where, instead of being a leader to raise to posterity and enhance the good of others, you become dominant and controlling that people become subjects of subjugation for power [position] drunkenness. Abuse of opportunities given by God results in being abased in the grace for scriptural discipline. [Acts 12:20-24]. 

 

•  And W – [Women] – There’s tendency to have an unhealthy dealings, meaning abuse of opportunity by men, with the women otherwise female folks; and if there’s no self-discipline for oneself as Job attributes in Job 31:1 and Apostle Paul attributes to live in self-caution and self-examination, in order to attain mastery in accordance to the scripture of 2 Corinthians 13:5-6 and 1 Corinthians 9:24-27; for if one is not discipline, it’s important to know ahead, that you are a dead living man waiting for when it will happen. Know of truth that women [female folks] are not evil or agent of evils; they are God’s creation and are of gracious goodness if you don’t cross your boundaries. They hate to be humiliated and insulted and abused. Their quietness, loyalty, and sobriety must never be taken for stupidity, foolishness, and naivety. If you mess them up, they will zero you down, no matter how much you play the game of dominance and control. 

Herein are some scriptural thoughts but not limited, where opportunities were abused by those given, meaning, they otherwise misappropriated opportunity, instead of being utilised to the advancing of God’s Kingdom intent for the good of humanity as been given with such rare opportunity to exercise but they failed as many do today. This is to caution you when you are abounding in matters of riches and position and such like; for without God’s purpose with the given opportunity any will equally fail too: 

• When a Believer thinks gain is godliness: 1 Timothy 6:3-10, 17-19. 

 

• When enriched as a Ruler/Leader without empathy and humanity: Luke 18:18-30. 

 

• When you are selfish and self-centred, and hoard abundance like a fool: Luke 12:13-21. 

 

• When as a boundless entitlement waster as the Prodigal Son: Luke 15:11-24, 15-31. 

 

• When as a learned scholar and spiritual person but can’t fathom the needy as in the Good Samaritan record: Luke 10:25-37 [25-29, 30-37]. 

THE SPIRIT OF CONTENTMENT is God’s wisdom to checkmate the believing one in the grace: So, for our God to balance faith and commitment to our wellbeing in the Kingdom, there’s the safeguard towards the opportunity being given to us, as we do life and life godly in the grace; for an excessive opportunities of being in an EXALTED position otherwise ABOUNDING, there’s the God’s factor to curtail in place, to help the Believer from failing; that guardrail is the spirit of CONTENTMENT, that need to kick in as a defacto except one has gone away from the faith. 

The measure of contentment in our uncontrolled and excessiveness with ABUNDANCE, is to being HUMBLED, meaning to be ABASED. For to being humbled is to help the Believing one of God in Christ Jesus, to evaluate, take stock, and know that, sufficiency in life is of God’s making to self-making. For He is the God of our total supply, the El-Shaddai God, the All-sufficient God, the God that’s MORE than enough. The God that supplies all our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus stead and not by the world economy; Apostle Paul acclaimed and testified to God’s supplies in his own experiences, wherein he did recommend accordingly to every believing one of God in Christ Jesus, to follow suit in the grace. Amen. 

• Father God is the good, great and faithful supplier of our all-sufficiency in Christ Jesus according to His glorious economy and not ours in measures: Philippians 4:19. 

God, by giving us abundance is for a cause and purpose. For in every purpose, He provides power, and the enabling grace to make it fruitful [come to fruition]. The total essence is to serve for the good of others through His kingdom set principles in greatness and exaltation [Galatians 5:13; Matthew 20:20-29]. And unfaithfulness to every little opportunity affects bigger opportunities that may await our progressive onward and upward trajectory with Him in the grace. Hence, it’s imperative that we take note of these factors but not limited: 

• That Faithfulness – is a hallmark of Stewardship: 2 Corinthians 4:1-2. 

 

• That we are CALLED to a FAITHFUL Fellowship as God is: 1 Corinthians 1:9. 

 

• That our being FAITHFUL in little opportunity speaks much with God for our EXALTATION and ENTHRONEMENT: Luke 16:10-12. 

I want to remind you again that within the scriptural context of discussion, that to be ABASED is not punishment. It’s not demotion. It’s not degradation. It’s a place of being HUMBLED in the grace in order to get your attention and make you ready and focused, to the next placement with God; for Apostle Paul preparation and enabling to travel and see Caesar and those around him, and to preach the Gospel to such level of people, in such high levels of authority needed something extra. 

And that something extra, becomes the penetrable assets and means, which was built up while Apostle Paul was there in the prison like Joseph of old, to see Pharaoh and be a Prime Minister in EGYPT; Apostle Paul while there in prison, he learnt what it means to be ABASED as he has tested before to ABOUND, thereby ensuring the essence of the spirit of contentment. Not STAGNANCY but an all trusting moment of SOBERNESS and LOWLY being humbled for the next phase, that will enable him to see Caesar. Hence, he could boast of having fought the good fight of faith and fulfilled his called mission on earth, and to be qualified to enter and earn his place and blessedness in the Father’s kingdom in Christ Jesus stead without a shadow of doubt, as written: 

“. . . . 5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry [PURPOSE]. 6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. 7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: 8 henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing” 2 Timothy 4:1-8/Emphasis Mine. 

So, to be ABASED is a call for HUMILITY that leads to EXALTATION in the grace. For there’s a NO place for arrogance and being proudly in hearts and in life, in the kingdom purpose of Father God, and in Christ Jesus’ stead, for any of His children in the grace. Hence, humility is an essence to be ABASED to greatness: 

• Humility speaks for exaltation: James 4:5-6, 10. 

 

• Humility exalts: 1 Peter 5:5-7. 

 

• Riches goes with Humility under God: Proverbs 22:4 [Proverbs 15:33; Proverbs 18:12]. 

Therefore, stop thinking that your challenges are always satanic and demonic all the time because of your current challenges. It’s unfortunate to be a new creation in Christ Jesus, meaning, to be in new relationship and fellowship with Father God, while still in relationship with your ex’s, Satan, the devil and cohorts. For in every little thing, you think and talk about your ex’s Satan and cohorts, and as if they are responsible for whatever and involved in your day to day living. 

You call in his name during the causes of almost every PRAYERS for anything. You are becoming too conscious and always answering to the thought-call of your ex’s Satan and cohorts, that will hinder prayers and rob you of staying focused and in concentrations, in your newly found and established relationship with God, which is aimed for you to fulfil purpose with Him – especially in order to know and understand His know-how principles of dealing with you specifically, from the general dealings to all. 

It’s time to be intentional and pragmatic to KEEP AT BAY, YOUR EX’S, I mean Satan and cohorts, so that your new relationship and fellowship with God in Christ Jesus as new creation, might thrive and prosper in the grace. You can’t be in communication and communion with God, and on each occasion your ex’s presence have to be mentioned as if you are entangled and inseparable, while you yet claimed to be in a new dawn of the new creation bond. 

There are no couples on the face of the earth, in any form of relationship, that wants to hear of their other partner talking of their ex’s as a subject in any discussion; such atmosphere of continuous recalling of one’s ex’s in any subject can’t produce any form of a healthy living and peaceful atmosphere in a relationship. That relationship of answering ex’s phone calls and daily mentioning of his presences without check and balance will jeopardise the newly found relationship and there’s no chance it will see the light of the day with time. And will rob any of knowing when God is at work by the challenges about to make a better you in Him. 

You need to live in the consciousness that the newborn has no past, so is the New Creation of God in Christ Jesus. If you understand this, you will end up living daily joyfully, godly and thereby pleasing God in fellowship; and pleasing God in the newfound relationship will help to keep your Ex’s, satan and cohorts at bay. And while your ex’s, who is and the supposedly enemy of your faith will be kept at bay, you can then live free in the spirit of grace, effortlessly and without sweat in the grace and be more bonded with Father God in Christ Jesus by the Holy Spirit of freedom from your ex’s. 

Living outside the boxes of your ex’s will deliver you from all the PRAYERS that involves his presence acknowledgement as if he matters MORE to you than your new relationship of God that requires no strange company and any form of indoctrination and sectarian holds on you [2 Corinthians 5:17; 1 Corinthians 1:9; Proverbs 16:7; Hebrews 11:6]. 

Today, even now, know that living in your new found relationship and fellowship consciousness doesn’t mean you are not aware of the works and vices of your ex’s, Satan and cohorts activities; just know that he’s not the factor to define your today and tomorrow, hence no more nursing of his distractions. For if you give your ex’s an attention, overtime he will give you directions which will eventually affect you, in enjoying your newfound relationship and fellowship with Father God in Christ Jesus. 

“If you forgive anyone anything, I too forgive [that one]; and what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of [and with the approval of] Christ, [11] to keep Satan from taking advantage of us; for we are not IGNORANT of his SCHEMES [DEVICES]” 2 Corinthians 2:10-11/Amplified. 

It’s time to start looking up to Jesus to enjoy your newly found relationship with Father God through fellowship and then have a new mindset of transformation towards purposeful journey in the kingdom to enable you balance life in the grace without distortion and adulteration by these but not limited: 

• Looking unto Jesus: Hebrews 12:1-2.  

• Ensuring the Mind of Christ – Obedience to purpose and humility: Philippians 2:1-11; for we have the mind Christ: 1 Corinthians 2:16. 

• Learning of the humility principle as a Son in humanity: Hebrews 5:1-11. 

I pray that this writ will be a blessing to you in every aspect, in order to enjoy God’s blessedness in Christ Jesus, and you will experience what it takes and makes to be abased and abound with the spirit of contentment in EXALTATION AND HUMILITY. 

Blessed regards. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity. [11] Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be CONTENT. [12] I know both how to be ABASED, and I know how to ABOUND: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. [13] I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me . . . [19] But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus” Philippians 4:10-13, 19. 

“Let your CONVERSATION [CONDUCT] be without COVETOUSNESS; and be CONTENT with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. [6] So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear What man shall do unto me” Hebrews 13:5-6 

“Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with HUMILITY: for God RESISTETH THE PROUD, and GIVETH GRACE TO THE HUMBLE. [6] HUMBLE yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may EXALT you in due time: [7] casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you” 1 Peter 5:5-7. 

“Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? [6] BUT HE GIVETH MORE GRACE. Wherefore he saith, God RESISTETH THE PROUD, but giveth grace unto the humble. [7] SUBMIT yourselves therefore to God. RESIST the devil, and he will FLEE from you” James 4:5-7. 

“. . . [5] Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: [6] who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: [7] but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: [8] and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. [9] Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: [10] that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; [11] and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” Philippians 2:1-11. 

“. . . [4] And NO MAN TAKETH THIS HONOUR UNTO HIMSELF, but he that is CALLED of God, as was Aaron. [5] So also Christ GLORIFIED NOT HIMSELF to be made an high priest; but He that said unto him, Thou art my Son, Today have I begotten thee. [6] As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchisedec. [7] Who in the DAYS OF HIS FLESH, when he had offered up PRAYERS and SUPPLICATIONS with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; [8] though he were a Son, yet LEARNED He OBEDIENCE by the things which He SUFFERED; [10] called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec” Hebrews 5:1-10. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI