Category: Today’s Word

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7)

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Through Christ, God has given us the complete, permanent, and eternal gift of salvation. And yet, we often find ourselves in various conflicts in life. Our family, work, and relationships, to name a few. This is perfectly normal and common to all people (1 Cor 10:13). Now that you have been saved, the way you deal with these conflicts must be different.

First, know whom you have become in Christ. You are under the law of the Spirit of life (Rom 8:2). The law of sin and death cannot rule over you any longer. That Spirit of life lives in you and will never leave you (Jn 14:16). He will help you understand the Word and give you peace (Jn 14:26-27).

So, do not be afraid of any conflicts and hardships in your life. Your body became God’s temple, where the Holy Spirit lives (1 Cor 3:16). Nothing can destroy you.

The Holy Spirit, who knows the deep secrets of God, will give you wisdom so that you may discern God’s will in the midst of the conflicts (1 Cor 2:10-12). God has chosen you. Thus, in everything that happens to you, God works for your own good. That is His plan (Rom 8:28).

Therefore, dealing with your conflicts must begin with being with God. Knowing that you will be struggling with conflicts in your life, Jesus promised to send you the Helper, the Holy Spirit (Jn 16:7).

So, live the way the Spirit leads you. Then, you will not follow your own instinct or act on your selfish motives. Let the Spirit lead you, and you will experience freedom in all circumstances (Gal 6:16-18).

Remember, you have an anointing from the Holy One. So you will know the truth in all this (1 Jn 2:20-21).

How do you then follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit? By earnestly seeking His guidance through prayer in all circumstances (Ac 13:1).

In dealing with conflicts, don’t worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything with thanksgiving. And God’s peace will guard your heart and mind (Php 4:6-7).

To this end, always keep the Word in you, and you will see clear answers to your prayer (Jn 15:7). Most importantly, pray in Jesus’ name, relying on the power of His name. And you will be filled with joy even in the midst of the conflicts and hardships (Jn 16:23-24).

Remember, all conflicts are an opportunity. All hardships are an instrument God has chosen to bless you. If you are faced with some serious health issues, know that it is a God-ordained opportunity to be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Do not just challenge or deal with the conflicts. Lay down all your selfish motives and unbelief. Try to discover God’s perfect and pleasing will.

Try to see beyond your conflicts. Believe that God has prepared something far better than you can think or imagine.

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Prayer. Father, I thank You for allowing conflicts and hardships in my life. I know that You have plans for me, plans to prosper me and not to harm me, plans to give me hope and a future in all this. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. (1 Peter 5:7-8)

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Because God has finished everything through Christ, make every effort not to fall into unbelief. Satan knows our nature of unbelief very well. We used to live in his kingdom of unbelief, obeying his commands and following his thoughts and ways.

Even after we have been set free from Satan’s kingdom of darkness by the power of the blood of Christ, the devil has been pursuing us like a roaring lion. He does not want us to know that God cares for us.

The devil wants us to doubt God’s unconditional, infinite, irresistible love for us and thus worry about our lives. The devil is patiently waiting for a moment to devour us. This is why you should remember that life’s worries always lead to problems, conflicts, and crises.

Today’s Word commands you not to worry but to cast all your anxiety on God. Why? Your life’s problems are not yours any longer. They belong to God. He wants you to rest in Him.

Your Father doesn’t want you to carry the heavy burden you have been forced to carry. He wants to give you the load that is easy and light, the gospel that came to you through Jesus (Mt 11:28-30). Believe that Jesus’ cross has ended everything. So give all your worries to God and wait, and He will take care of them.

Selfish motives always lead to greed, jealousy, and frustration. Our only motive in life should be Christ and His kingdom. Our only way to live is by faith in Him, who loved us and died for us (Gal 2:20).

Christ should sit on the throne of our lives, not us. Apart from Him, we can do nothing (Jn 15:5). No matter how fragile and worthless we may think we are, like a jar of clay, when we hold this treasure, Jesus Christ, our Lord, deep in us, we will experience the incredible power that is from God, not from us (2 Cor 4:7). So enthrone Him at every moment of your life.

And yet, we often find ourselves with problems that do not go away. These are the spiritual problems brought by our enemy, the devil. Today’s Word tells us that he goes around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour, especially those believers who fall into unbelief and thus continue to worry.

Who is this enemy, the devil? He is the fallen angel (Eze 18:14-29, Isa 14:12-15) who lost the war against Michael and his angels. He is the dragon who lost its place in heaven and its angels. He was thrown out of heaven. This giant dragon is that old snake (Gen 3:1),  called the devil or Satan, who leads the whole world in the wrong way. The dragon and its angels were thrown to the earth (Rev 12:7).

The devil, filled with anger, tries to create as much terror and destruction as possible because he knows he doesn’t have much time (Rev 12:12). Eventually, he will be thrown into the fire prepared for him and his angels (Mt 25:41).

Using that old snake, the devil tempted Adam and Eve by lying to them (Gen 3:1-6). Since then, he has been ruling the entire human race by enticing them into the ways of the world (Eph 2:2-3).

He carries out evil schemes against us (Eph 6:11). He uses the rulers and authorities, the powers of this world’s darkness, and the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly places (Eph 6:12).

The devil does not want us to be still standing when we have done everything (Eph 6:13). To that end, he continues to shoot flaming arrows at us (Eph 6:16). He also changes himself to look like an angel of light, offering good things in life and something irresistible (2 Cor 11:14).

Using politics, culture, and economy, he is blinding the people’s minds so they may not see the light of the gospel (2 Cor 4:4-5). He mobilizes evil spirits to take over the people’s spirit, soul, mind, and body (Mk 5:3-15; Mk 9:17-18; Lk 13:16). He is highly organized with specific goals and plans (Rev 2:9).

To win against the devil, we must, therefore, put on the full armor of God: truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, and the Word (Eph 6:11-17). This armor is not something we can manufacture; it is given by God. We just need to receive it by faith.

When it comes to a spiritual battle, always be on the offensive! Do not let your guard down. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you (Jas 4:7).

Do not give up or do not lose your heart and grow weary as your God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet (Rom 16:20). Most of all, pray in the Spirit at all times (Eph 6:18).

Remember, God has given you what it takes to overcome the world and defeat the power of the devil (Mt 16:18). Evangelism is a confrontation against the enemy that is most destructive to his kingdom of darkness.

That is why God has given the blessing of proclaiming the gospel to those who believe that Jesus is Christ. God has also given you the most incredible privilege of all—prayer (Mt 16:19). You can move the things in heaven and on earth by prayer! The victory is guaranteed. So go fight against the enemy!

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Prayer. Father, open my eyes so that I may see spiritual problems. Fill me with Your Spirit so that I may stand firm against the evil schemes of the devil. As my True King Jesus lives in me, I declare victory over the enemy even before engaging in my spiritual battle. In the powerful name of Jesus, Amen.

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen. (1 Peter 5:7-11)

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Now that you have been saved by the blood of Christ, do not make a mistake about yourself. Do not let anything define who you are in Christ.

Do not be deceived by the devil any longer. He will try to fool you with both success and failure in life. The devil will try to encourage pride and boast in place of gratitude when God gives you success. He will try to make you fall into discouragement when you think you failed. He will also use your present circumstances to make you fall into unbelief.

Most of all, the devil will try to fool you by using his original tactic against humanity: “You will be like God” (Gen 3:5). He will try to make you think you can fool God, but you are only fooling yourself.

You will harvest what you plant. If you live to satisfy your sinful self, the harvest you will get from that will be eternal death. But if you live to please the Spirit, your harvest from the Spirit will be eternal life (Gal 6:7-8). Remember, the devil is the “father of lies,” and everything he says is lies (Jn 8:44).

So, be very careful when you think you can do it. It is God who made all you are and all you have possible through Christ. It is the Holy Spirit who lives in you, leading and empowering you. You are what you are by the grace of God (1 Cor 15:10). At every moment of your life, enter into the finished work of salvation with gratitude.

But when faced with hardships in your life, how should you deal with them?

First, you must understand that suffering was not a part of God’s original design. He made us truly happy by giving us a unique identity and authority in Him (Gen 1:27-28).

Human suffering began with the appearance of Satan, the introduction of sin into the world, and the fall from the glory of God (Gen 3:1-20). And the sufferings will continue through eternity (Lk 16:19-30).

Original sin brought death to mankind (Eph 2:1). The devil took over the entire human race as his own (Jn 8:44) and had been controlling their lives from the beginning of time (Eph 2:2). As a result, all have been oppressed by the power of the devil, living in the background of hell (Ac 10:38).

But God so loved the world that He sent the True King to destroy the devil’s work (1 Jn 3:8). He sent the True Priest to break the curses of sin and to end our sufferings (1 Pe 3:18). And He sent the True Prophet to bring us back to Him by rescuing us from the background of hell (Jn 14:6).

Only the One who could carry out all three offices of the True King, the True Priest, and the True Prophet could end our fundamental problems and sufferings. The Anointed One. The Christ. His name is Jesus. He finished the work of the Christ on the cross (Jn 19:30).

When Jesus died on the cross and rose again from the dead, something happened to all of our problems and sufferings. Jesus was punished for what we did. He was crushed because of our guilt. He took the punishment we deserved, and this brought us peace. We were healed because of his pain. We had all wandered away like sheep. We had gone our own way. And yet God put all our guilt on Him (Isa 53:6-7).

Jesus carried away all of our weaknesses and sufferings! He even took away our diseases and carried away our sicknesses (Mt 8:15-17).

If you are a child of God, your problems and sufferings are not yours any longer. Jesus nailed all of them on the cross when He was crucified.

God allows problems and sufferings in your life for a new beginning, a new plan, a new hope, and a new future (Jer 29:11). So, give all your worries to God because He cares for you (1 Pet 5:7).

Be aware of the devil as he is trying to fool you with your present circumstances. Lay down all your thoughts and your ways (Gal 2:20). God’s thoughts and His ways are higher than yours (Isa 55:8-9). Live only by faith in the Son of God, who loved you and gave Himself for you.

Do not treat Jesus as one of your guests. He deserves to be the ultimate Master of your life (Jn 2:1-10). When Jesus becomes the Lord of your life, He will do His work in you and through you, which you cannot possibly think or imagine—turning water into wine!

Know that the sufferings in your life are common to all children of God. By grace, God has chosen you to share in His glory in Christ. It is God who allows you to suffer for a short time. But after that, He will make everything right. He will make you strong (1 Pet 5:10).

God will support you and keep you from falling. Do not try just to endure your sufferings. Try to discover God’s perfect plans through the Word, and you will be able to “enjoy” any circumstances of your life. And your Father will be glorified through all this.

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Prayer. Father, I thank You for the troubles and sufferings You have allowed in my life. Because of what Jesus has done on the cross, I now declare that these problems are not a problem but a beginning of Your blessing. I believe that, after I suffer a little while, You will restore me and make me strong, firm, and steadfast. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. (1 John 5:11-13)

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Scripture reveals the reason for the continual failures and suffering of the nation of Israel: forgetting and losing the covenant of God, that is, the gospel. As a result, they followed idols and religions. Instead of believing in the eternal covenant of God, legalism controlled their minds and their actions. Tragically, slavery, captivity, and occupation became a permanent part of their history.

Even today, many believers are following “different gospels.” Today’s church has forgotten and even abandoned the only gospel that Jesus is the Christ. All kinds of church programs, which have nothing to do with the gospel, end up throwing people into confusion and trying to pervert the gospel of Christ (Gal 1:6-9).

Scripture warns that it will only get worse. People will be impressed by all kinds of miracles and signs and follow false prophets. The love of most believers and churches will grow cold and will not care about the lost (Mt 24:1-14).

People will become lovers of themselves, money, and pleasure. They will go on pretending to be devoted to God, but they will refuse to change the way they live (2 Tim 3:1-5). Why? Many believers do not know the worth of what they possess—salvation.

According to Today’s Word, the beginning of salvation is God. The means of salvation is His Son, Jesus Christ. And “it is the Spirit of God who testifies” (1 Jn 5:6).

Thus, salvation is all about God from the beginning to the end, the marvelous work of the Triune God. God saved us not because of what we have done. We do not possess anything worthy of salvation. Nothing we do can defeat the power of Satan, sin, and hell. Scripture says that we were all dead (Eph 2:1); under the power of the devil (Eph 2:2); by nature deserving of wrath (Eph 2:3).

Nothing in us could contribute to the work of salvation. That is why Paul declared: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works so that no one can boast” (Eph 2:8-9). Paul confirmed for us the fact that salvation begins with the grace of God and that the means of salvation is faith in Christ. Even that faith is from God!

Unfortunately, many believers rely on their own standards for salvation. They keep asking what they must do without understanding the only way to be saved: “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God” (1 Jn 5:1).

People also rely on their own experiences or human testimony. They pay attention to what the majority says. But what God says is more important. And God’s testimony is about His Son (1 Jn 5:11-12).

Do not rely on your feelings. The gospel is the fact that Jesus became the Christ to set us free from the curses of Satan, sin, and hell. If you believe that Jesus is the Christ, you have been saved. You have eternal life. This is why God gave us His Word to know we have eternal life in Christ.

What God has freely given to us is not confusing. He made the gospel simple and yet powerful. It must be easy and light if it is from God, who is love (Mt 11:30).

Know what happened to you when you were born again. You possess eternal life from the moment you believe and receive Jesus as Christ. You will not be judged guilty. You have already left death and entered life (Jn 5:24).

The Holy Spirit lives in you and will be with you forever (Jn 14:16). He is helping you understand spiritual things (Jn 14:26) and will tell you what is to come (Jn 16:13).

God has put a new spirit in you. He replaced a heart of stone with a genuine heart (Eze 11:19). You get to call the God of the universe “Abba, Father” (Rom 8:14-16). In God’s family, you gained new brothers and sisters in Christ (1 Cor 16:20).

God made everything brand new (2 Cor 5:17). You no longer have to dwell on your past. God has given you wisdom so that you may discern right from wrong and desire to do what pleases God (1 Jn 2:29).

Your name has been permanently recorded in heaven through Christ, and He will not remove your name from the Book of Life. He will say that you belong to Him before God the Father and before His angels(Rev 3:5). You have been given a new song to the Lamb, who is worthy to be praised forever! (Rev 5:9)

Now that you are saved, you will begin to love your brothers and sisters (1 Jn 5:1). You will be able to see others through the lens of the gospel. You will be able to understand and embrace anyone.

You will also love to obey the Word because you love God (1 Jn 5:2-3). You will stand firm on God’s testimony of salvation (1 Jn 5:6-13).

As a child of God, you have been given the privilege to approach His throne with confidence that He listens to you every time you ask Him in prayer and that He gives you whatever you ask from Him according to His will (1 Jn 5:14-15).

You will strive to live a godly life, knowing that your True King Jesus keeps you safe, and the evil one cannot hurt you anymore (1 Jn 5:18). By the power God has given to you, you will win against the world (1 Jn 5:4). And you will love to live by faith in the Son of God who loved you and gave Himself to save you (Gal 2:20).

You are a remnant of this age. God has chosen you to save the world with the power of the gospel. Stand firm on the testimony of God, and you will triumph over the enemy, the devil, by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of your testimony (Rev 12:11).

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Prayer. Father, I thank You for the assurance that I have eternal life. Help me stand firm on Your testimony, not my own understanding. Use my life to deliver Your testimony about the Son to those believers living without assurance. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. (Philippians 3:20)

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The moment you believed and received Jesus as the Christ, you were born into the family of God. By the law of the Spirit of life, you have been adopted as a child of God.

You do not have to serve your ex-father, the devil. You will never return to your old family that belongs to the “father of lies” (Jn 8:44). You have crossed from death to life (Jn 5:24). God gave you the right to become children of God (Jn 1:12). The adoption process through Christ Jesus is completed. It is finished!

Just running away from slave masters will not give slaves freedom. Someone with power has to change his slave status into that of a free man by law. That’s precisely what Christ has done on the cross. By the new law, He set us free from the law of sin and death (Rom 8:2). If you are in Christ, therefore, you are no longer under the old law. No more condemnation for you under the old law. You have been completely set free by law!

So, do not place your own standard above the grace of God. When you put your faith only in the One who loved you and died for you, you will begin to live with the assurance that you are forever a child of God. And nothing can change that.

You will know that God answers your prayer because of who you are and gives you victory in all circumstances. You will see that the power of sin cannot overcome you any longer. You will experience peace and rest, knowing that the Holy Spirit will lead you to your home in heaven.

Everything pirates do aboard a pirate ship is evil, no matter how noble it may be. Whatever they do, they contribute to the evil activities of piracy. The only ticket to change their destiny is to get off the pirate ship and board the salvation ship.

God so loved the world that He did not leave us under the curse of Satan, sin, and hell. What God has done is not something temporary that the world offers. He brought fundamental and complete changes in us through Christ. So, get off your old ship, get on board with Christ, and sail with Him. When you do, amazing healing will take place in you.

Therefore, it is critical to know why God sent His Son to the world—salvation (1 Peter 1:9). This is the ultimate reason and goal of our faith. Salvation means complete freedom from your past. Because Jesus, your True King, lives in you, Satan no longer has power over you. You no longer have to run errands for the devil.

Salvation means victory in your present circumstances. You now possess the incredible status and authority that came with the position of children of God. Because Jesus, your True Priest, lives in you, the curses of sin have no power over you. Salvation means certainty about your future. God has seated you with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph 2:6).

Because Jesus, your True Prophet, lives in you, you are on your way home to heaven. So, do not focus on the things of the world. How did salvation come to us? By the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus: “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Cor 15:3-4).

When Christ came into the world, no one received nor believed in Him (Jn 1:9-11). And yet, He voluntarily gave up His own life and went to Calvary (Jn 10:18). The devil could not touch Him. Jesus willingly struck His own heel.

Why? To finish the work of salvation, God the Father had begun at the beginning of time—the plan He had revealed to us in Scripture. Jesus came to fulfill the ultimate covenant of God—Christ. By rising again from the dead, He put the last enemy to be destroyed under His feet—death (1 Cor 15:26). By living in us as our True King, Jesus will soon put the enemy under our feet (Rom 16:20).

Know that you belong to heaven (Php 3:20). Your name is written in heaven (Lk 10:20). God will never blot out your name from the Book of Life (Rev 3:5).

The Holy Spirit living in you is a deposit that God will give you the inheritance He promised and that He has purchased you to be His own people(Eph 1:14). So, boldly declare: “I hereby confirm that by the blood of Christ, I became a child of God, and that I possess the citizenship of heaven here on earth, and that my name is written in the book of life.”

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Prayer. Father, I thank You for bringing me out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of heaven. Now I know my name is written in the Book of Life, and nothing can change that. Use my life today to proclaim the gospel of Your kingdom wherever You send me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. (Acts 4:12)

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Nearly a third of seven billion people on the planet identify themselves as Christian. But many of them do not understand why God sent Christ to the world. They claim to believe in Jesus, but they do not know why it had to be Him. They do not see the uniqueness of Jesus.

As a result, people simply follow a religion called Christianity. Naturally, unbelievers recognize Christianity only as one of the major religions of the world.

Tragically, many believers embrace a different gospel which is really no gospel at all. Their gospels focus only on morality and external changes. Some are blindly following miracles and signs.

Some follow the “compassion” gospel that focuses on charity work. Some follow even the so-called “prosperity” gospel, expecting that their gospel will bring in health and wealth. Some people are trapped in legalism.

All religions teach morality, compassion, and prosperity and perform miracles and signs. That is why most Christians do not see the uniqueness of their faith. They completely misunderstand who Jesus really is and are following Him for all the wrong reasons.

The only gospel Jesus came to give was that He was the Christ (Mt 16:16). He did not come to become the founder of Christianity.

His disciples also preached only this gospel (1 Jn 5:1, Jn 20:31, Ac 5:42, Ac 9:22, Ac 17:3, Ac 18:24-28). This is the gospel that Jesus brought to the world by finishing the work of the True King to destroy the authority of the devil (1 Jn 3:8).

This is the gospel that Jesus finished the work of the True Priest to remove all curses, disasters, and calamities from us by the power of His own blood (Mk 10:45).

This is the gospel that Jesus finished the work of the True Prophet to save us from the eternal condemnation in hell by opening a new and living way to God (Jn 14:6).

This is why God hates religion more than anything. The religion says, “We can do it,” but the gospel says, “God has done it.” Being fooled by the devil, the people of religion cannot receive the grace of God.

They see religion as more logical and comfortable without knowing they are on a path of eternal destruction. They reject the uniqueness of Christ because of their ignorance of the fundamental state of curses in their lives.

All religions promote the common good of the people. But unfortunately, none of the religions can solve the unsolvable problems of mankind: Satan, sin, and hell. By His death and resurrection, Jesus settled these problems once for all by finishing the work of Christ.

None of the founders of world religions could prove that they were the Christ. All of them remain in their tombs to this day. But Jesus rose again from the dead, proving that He was the Christ!

This makes Jesus unique. The gospel of Jesus Christ transcends time and space. This is the only gospel we should preach in this generation and beyond.

Is Jesus unique to you? Do you believe that Jesus is the only name under heaven given to you by which you must be saved?

Is He the True King who lives in you, destroying the devil’s work even today? Is He the True Priest who lives in you, breaking all the curses of sin in your life even today? Is He the True Prophet who lives in you, delivering you from the background of hell even today?

Choose gospel over religion. Choose faith over unbelief. Choose Christ over everything.

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Prayer. Father, I thank You for the only name You’ve given to me by which I must be saved. Use my life to proclaim the uniqueness of Your Son Jesus Christ all over the world. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Acts 1:1-8. In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach ² until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. ³ After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. ⁴ On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. ⁵ For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

⁶ Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”

⁷ He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. ⁸ But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

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The filling of the Holy Spirit is being filled with Christ—being filled with what Jesus began to do and teach as the Christ (Acts 1:1). A Spirit-filled life is not about emotional excitement or outward experiences alone. It is a life deeply rooted in Christ’s victory over the enemy (1 John 3:8), the joy of freedom from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2), and the peace of God in every circumstance (Hebrews 10:20).

A person filled with the Holy Spirit lives in the resurrection power of Christ and daily discovers the riches of every spiritual blessing in the kingdom of God. That life becomes a witness for Christ—to the ends of the earth. This is not a burden; it is the natural result of being filled with the life of Christ Himself.

It is God’s good and pleasing will to fill you with the Holy Spirit. He promised this gift to all who believe. You do not need to perform religious rituals or wait for a special atmosphere. Simply ask in faith. Right where you are. Right now.

Devote yourself to the Word about Christ. Let your mind and heart be saturated with the gospel that Jesus is the Christ—the only answer to all sin, Satan, and separation from God. Fill yourself with this gospel through prayer, embracing your identity in Christ and the authority He has given you as a citizen of His kingdom.

As you pray, remember who lives in you—the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 3:16). Remember who is guiding you—your Advocate and Teacher (John 14:26–27). And remember who is empowering you—the Spirit who came with power to send you into your mission field (Acts 1:8). When you pray this way, you will be filled with assurance, peace, and strength that surpass all understanding.

Use your spiritual authority in prayer. Resist the devil in the name of Jesus, and he will flee from you (James 4:7). Call upon God’s angel armies to move into your field and prepare the way for the gospel (Hebrews 1:14). Exercise your full rights as a citizen of heaven (Philippians 3:20). Keep dreaming about the day when the gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole world as a testimony to all nations (Matthew 24:14). Let your life align completely with God’s heart—His will, His desires, His purpose.

Enjoy your gospel through worship. The early disciples in Mark’s upper room gathered, holding onto Jesus’ promise, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4). They did not gather out of duty, but in expectation. Every time they met, they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer (Acts 2:42). Worship was their lifestyle, and the Spirit filled them continually.

Receive the Word of God as if your life depends on it—because it does. Meditate on the power of the blood of Christ and His resurrection. Confirm the promises of God personally. Listen carefully to what the Lord is saying to you through His Word and His Spirit. Align your life with His direction and purpose.

In your relationships, do not lose the blessing of the gospel. See others through the lens of Christ. Discover God’s messages through people around you. Choose faith, not suspicion or bitterness. Be patient with others just as God has been patient with you. Let your words carry faith, hope, and love—the overflow of the gospel in your life.

When you face hardships, enjoy victories, or wrestle with uncertainty in the world, let the gospel rule over your heart and mind. Do not let worldly standards or labels define you. Remember who you are in Christ. Nothing can stand against you. Nothing can separate you from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:39). Nothing in your life is accidental—God has a perfect plan in all things, and the Spirit will help you discern it.

Finally, set your focus on God’s kingdom and His righteousness. This is the purpose of your life—to enjoy and share the gospel, to live for evangelism and world missions. Whether in your home, your workplace, or your city, this is your field. This is the reason God promised to fill you with the Holy Spirit—so that your life would be a living testimony of Christ.

And He will fill you. Just ask.

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Prayer. Father, fill me with Your Spirit so that I may stand as a witness for Christ to the ends of the earth. Let every area of my life testify to the power of the gospel. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Luke 4:1-2. Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, ² where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.

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The fullness of the Holy Spirit comes when you surrender completely to the sovereignty of God. When the Triune God becomes the true master of your life, you will be filled with the Holy Spirit. In today’s Word, we see that Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, was led by the Spirit. To be filled is to be led. Releasing yourself fully to the guidance of the Holy Spirit is the essence of living in His fullness.

Scripture makes it clear that when we are filled with the Holy Spirit, we will be moved to declare the wonders of God—specifically, the gospel that Jesus is the Christ. Like the early church, we will not be able to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard. Our focus will not be on miracles, signs, or experiences. Our central message will be Christ crucified, risen, and reigning. We will devote ourselves entirely to proclaiming that Jesus is the Christ. The gifts of the Holy Spirit will serve this message, confirming the gospel in power, but never replacing it.

An angel told Zechariah that his son John would be filled with the Holy Spirit even before birth, and that he would bring many in Israel back to the Lord their God. John the Baptist, filled with the Spirit, did exactly that. His message was not about himself, but about the One to come. He said, “After me comes one more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. I baptize you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” John was filled with the Word about the Messiah.

When Mary visited Elizabeth, Luke records that the baby leaped in Elizabeth’s womb and she was filled with the Holy Spirit. She confirmed the Word that had been given to Mary: that the child she carried was the Christ. Later, when John was born, Zechariah was also filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied—not about worldly gain, success, or security—but about the coming of Christ. He praised God who had come to redeem His people through the promised Messiah, the horn of salvation from the house of David.

This is the true work of the Holy Spirit. A person filled with the Spirit speaks about Christ. That’s how you can tell the difference between true and false prophets. Listen to what they say. If their message is not about Christ, it is not from the Spirit of God. Sadly, many churches today have lost this focus. They no longer speak the Word concerning Christ. But God is still looking for a few who will speak only the message of the cross in this generation, full of the Holy Spirit.

When Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, He was full of the Holy Spirit and led by the Spirit. He overcame Satan not with emotions or arguments, but by declaring the Word of God. The Word was His weapon. He did not just know the Word—He was the Word made flesh. And Luke saw the same reality in the lives of Christ’s followers. Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, boldly proclaimed that salvation is found in no one else but Jesus. After Peter and John reported what the religious leaders had done to them, the church prayed together. And after they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the Word of God boldly.

Luke also records Stephen’s final moments. As he was being stoned, Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. Even as he faced death, Stephen spoke about Christ. He was not afraid, because he was filled with the Spirit and full of the Word.

The Word is Christ. The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. To receive Jesus as the Christ is to receive the Word. And when we believe in Him, we are given the Holy Spirit. The Spirit teaches us and reminds us of the Word. Therefore, the fullness of the Holy Spirit is the fullness of the Word.

Just as water fills a vessel and eventually overflows, the Word fills our spirit, soul, heart, and mind—until it overflows through our lips in the form of the gospel. As the disciples in the upper room did, hold fast to the covenant Word. Devote yourself to prayer, knowing your identity and authority in Christ. Fill your soul with the Word about Christ. Let your heart and mind be flooded with the message of Christ.

Do not let worry, weakness, or sickness consume you. Be filled with the Word. The Word of God is alive and active. It penetrates deep into the soul and discerns the thoughts and intentions of the heart. In every circumstance, let the Word be your foundation, your power, and your guide.

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Prayer. Father, fill me with Your Word so that I may continue to proclaim the message of the cross to all nations. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 5:18-20)

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Our response to the Holy Spirit determines how we live today and our eternal destiny. How should we respond to the Holy Spirit who lives in us, leads us, and empowers us?

First, we are to be in fellowship with Him: “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all” (2 Cor 13:14).

Being in fellowship with the Holy Spirit means experiencing and practicing the presence of God in your life. Always be aware that the Holy Spirit is personally with you.

Seek comfort in His presence. Speak to Him, knowing that He hears you. Discover everything good in Him: “For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Rom 14:17).

Be attentive to Him as He speaks to you through the Word. It’s easy to miss His gentle whisper in our lives, filled with what distracts us. Take downtime to devote yourself to being still and listening to Him.

Our own standards and the ways of the world desensitize us from being sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit. We should remove anything that would hinder us from listening to the Spirit of God:

“If we say, ‘We have fellowship with Him,’ and walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth. But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 Jn 1:6-7).

We must also be filled by the Holy Spirit (Eph 5:18-20). Being filled with the Spirit means Him taking over your life. It is about living completely reliant on His power. It is about surrendering all of you to Him, turning your plan, will, and desires over to Him so He can live through you.

Being filled with the Spirit means not being filled with yourself. The degree to which God will direct you, use you, and conform you to the image of Christ will always depend upon the degree to which you allow the Spirit of God to fill you.

This is how Paul characterizes a Spirit-filled life: “I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me” (Gal 2:20).

Abandon your own thoughts and ways. Get rid of your selfish motives. Acknowledge that you are not the one living now—it is Christ living in you. Live by faith in Him who loved you more than you can imagine and gave Himself to save you. Make Him the Master of your life.

Allow the Holy Spirit to permeate your heart, your mind and your spirit so that He is living the life of Christ through you:

“You, however, are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God lives in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. Now, if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, then He who raised Christ from the dead will also bring your mortal bodies to life through His Spirit who lives in you” (Rom 8:9-11).

You belong to God. So, follow the desires of the Spirit: “For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other so that you are not to do whatever you want” (Gal 5:17).

Ask the Holy Spirit in every situation, “What is Your absolute plan?” He will give you a definite answer to your conscience. Stop worrying. Start asking. The Holy Spirit is real and personal. He will answer your prayer. Do not be shaken, as the Holy Spirit is eternal.

Finally, live a life that produces the fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22-23): love, joy, peace (toward God); patience, kindness, goodness (toward others); faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (toward yourself).

You will naturally bear these fruits as you walk with the Holy Spirit. When the people see you bringing good things out of the good stored up in your heart, they will see the light of the gospel and praise your Father in heaven (Mt 5:16).

This is the reason why God called you: “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you” (Jn 15:16).

When you become a person of the Spirit, God will open your eyes to make judgments about all things and give you the heart of Christ. You will think the way Christ thinks. You will desire what Christ desires. You will go where Christ would go.

This is the kind of life God called you to live.

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Prayer. Father, thank You for inviting me to live a life led by Your Spirit. Govern all my thoughts, speech, and actions through Your Spirit so I may live a life that pleases You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Acts 16:14. One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message. 

Acts 18:1-4. After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. ² There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, ³ and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them. ⁴ Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.

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When your life’s goal is aligned with God’s absolute goal—the fulfillment of His covenant through Christ—He will give you the blessing of meetings. This is one of the most precious gifts God gives to His children: the right people, at the right time, for the right mission. These are not coincidences—they are divine appointments. It is God who prepares and brings the people into your life.

When Joseph entrusted himself completely to God and His plan, God orchestrated a series of critical meetings throughout his life. His brothers, Potiphar and his wife, the prison warden, the cupbearer and the baker, and finally Pharaoh—all were instrumental, whether through kindness or betrayal, in the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan. Each meeting, whether painful or pleasant, moved Joseph one step closer to his calling. Through these people, God raised Joseph to be governor of Egypt and opened the door to save many lives and fulfill world evangelization.

The same was true for Moses. God prepared key people to shape his journey and calling:
– His mother, Jochebed, who passed on the covenant.
– Pharaoh’s daughter, who saved and raised him.
– His wife Zipporah, who understood the power of the blood covenant.
– His brother Aaron, who stood beside him during the Exodus.
– His father-in-law Jethro, who mentored him in the wilderness.
– Joshua and Caleb, who faithfully shared in his mission to lead God’s people.

Throughout Scripture, we see God advancing His covenant through strategic, Spirit-led relationships:
– Samuel and David (1 Samuel 16:13)
– Elijah and Elisha (1 Kings 19:19–21)
– Daniel and his friends (Daniel 1:6)
– Jesus and His disciples (Mark 3:13–15)
– The 120 gathered in the upper room (Acts 1:15)
– The fifteen nations gathered at Pentecost (Acts 2:9–11)
– Peter and Cornelius (Acts 10:1–48)
– Paul and the disciples of world evangelization across Asia, Macedonia, and Rome (Acts 16, Romans 16, Colossians 4)

Among these were:
– Timothy, Paul’s true son in the faith (Acts 16:1)
– Lydia, who hosted the church in Philippi (Acts 16:14)
– Jason, who opened his home for the Thessalonica gospel movement (Acts 17:5–9)
– Priscilla and Aquila, who risked their lives for Paul and the church (Acts 18:1–4, Romans 16:3)

But today, Satan—the “god of this age” (2 Corinthians 4:4)—is flooding the world with false religions, idols, and deceptions. He is dismantling gospel-centered relationships and destroying the identity and mission of the church. Many churches preach a different gospel (Galatians 1:6–9), and many believers have stopped meeting together even as the Day of Christ approaches (Hebrews 10:25). Church buildings are being sold, and worship is growing cold. This grieves the heart of our Father.

Yet God’s desire remains unchanged. His Word reveals His unchanging will—to save the lost, raise disciples, and complete the mission of world evangelization. That is your calling. That is your mission.

Jesus is still saying, “Follow Me.” And when you respond with urgency and obedience, God will connect you with people of the same heart, same Spirit, and same mission. Together, as one body, you will impact the world with the gospel—just as Christ did.

Nothing is more urgent than leading someone to Christ. Nothing is more important than praying for laborers in the harvest field. And nothing is more rewarding than participating in the fulfillment of the Great Commission in your generation (Matthew 28:18–20).

You have been given the authority of Jesus’ name—the name above every name. Nothing will harm you. The hosts of heaven are with you. Through you and the people God brings into your life, healing, restoration, and revival will come. God will raise up His absolute disciples to carry the gospel to every tribe and nation.

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Prayer. Father, help me to live every moment today with a single heart for Christ, with a whole heart for the gospel, and with a life surrendered as an evangelist. May I enjoy Your presence in all things and at all times. Grant me divine meetings with those You have prepared, that we may together fulfill Your mission. In Jesus’ name, Amen.