TOPIC: Be Passionate About Spiritual Things (Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries Friday, 20 April 2018)
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Romans 8:5-8, 14
MEMORY VERSE:
“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.” – Galatians 5:16
The MESSAGE:
Spiritual things are to the believer what food is to the body. As the body cannot grow and operate well without food, so also a Christian cannot grow or function well without spiritual things. King David said as the deer longs for water so does he long for God. The deer longs for water for survival. When it is being chased by a predator, it searches frantically for the nearest body of water and when it finds one, it lunges into it, hiding its scent from the predator. This is how desperately you must long for spiritual things. It must be as if your life depends on it. The truth is, it does.
The life we’ve been called to as Christians is spiritual; hence you must be passionate about spiritual things. The importance of spiritual things cannot be overemphasized. Spiritual hunger and longing aren’t automatic. They have to be cultivated. There are certain important things you must do to cultivate this hunger. You have to deliberately, consistently study the Word to know it. The word of God is like spiritual food. When you eat natural food, you get hungry again. It is the sign of living. The more of God’s word you take in, the hungrier for spiritual things you become. The Word makes you recognise the voice of God. You have to train your spirit to respond to God by acting on the word promptly without delay (Joshua 18:3; Romans 12:11). Besides praying fervently and studying the Bible regularly, make attending church services, meetings and programmes in your local assembly a top priority (Hebrews 10:25). Iron sharpens iron. Fellowship with people who desire spiritual things.
Stressing the importance of being passionate about spiritual things, Jesus said in Matthew 5:6, “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled.” The proof of desire is pursuit; you can’t really desire something and not go for it. If you are truly hungry and passionate for spiritual things, your hunger will be satisfied. So have a burning zeal to grow in the things of God. Pursue your desire for God with your resources such as time, talent, treasures and energy.
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
PROPHETIC WORD:
God will satisfy your hunger for spiritual things.
PRAYER POINTS:
MORNING
1. Dear Father, thank You for Your word is a light unto me, in the name of Jesus.
2. Thank You, Father, for Your word that enriches me daily, in the name of Jesus.
3. I dominate the circumstances of my life today and declare that all things are working together for my good, in the mighty name of Jesus.
EVENING
4. Thank You, Lord, for upholding me all these years, in the name of Jesus.
5. I overcome any distraction to my spiritual growth, in the name of Jesus.
6. Lord, give me deeper understanding of Your word, in the name of Jesus.
7. I stand upon the word of God and remain unshakable by any satanic scheme, in the name of Jesus.
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