Praise the Lord, praise the Lord! Hallelujah! Thank you, Jesus!
Now, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit—what's the requirement? If so be that the Spirit of God dwells in you. And now, if any man does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.
So it's a very clear thing. This is not a question of whether you are baptized in the Holy Spirit. You know, the charismatics, Pentecostals, and Assemblies of God may argue with mainstream denominations like Methodists, Anglicans, and others. But no, there’s no debate about the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
This is simply saying: If anyone is born again, believes in Christ, then they have the Holy Spirit. If you don’t have the Holy Spirit, you are not His. Are you saved? Then you have the Holy Spirit. If you have the Holy Spirit, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit.
Imagine if all day we were conscious of that!
But what if I fail? Pastor says—know it's forgiven and move on. Don’t be obsessed with it, because when you're obsessed, you produce more of it. You're believing a lie.
Faith is saying: What God says is real, regardless of my five senses and what they tell me.
Our senses are not always accurate. There are toddlers who have drowned in pools because they trusted their eyes—it looked shallow, but it wasn’t. You cannot trust your eyes in the things of God. There is another spiritual organ called faith.
Faith is not pretending. It's not about saying, "Oh, just pretend it’s there." No! It is there—you just can’t see it with your eyes, hold it with your hands, or taste it with your tongue. But it is there.
In a world full of fake news—clickbaits designed to get more views and advertising dollars—you must know this: You are not the product. Don’t let them use you!
Every notification ping? Say: "I bind you, ping, in Jesus' name!" Don’t be a slave to it. Talk to your phone and say, "You are my servant, not my master."
Even when temptations rise up in you, telling you, "I’m still king in your life"—say: "No, you're not! You're dead!"
That’s faith.
Many years ago, God taught me this through a dream. I saw a terrifying, ugly creature standing before me. It felt so real. But I heard a voice say:
"Don’t be afraid—it’s just a mirage."
I said, "No! It’s real!"
The voice said, "Walk toward it."
I resisted, but then I obeyed. As I walked toward it—it vanished!
It was a lie that looked real.
I woke up, and the Lord said:
"You prayed to understand faith. You just learned it."
God's Word is truth.
The Bible says: Things that are seen are temporary, but things unseen are eternal.
We are so flesh-conscious that we forget there is a spirit world—more real than what we see.
Your spirit man is eternal. The Holy Spirit is here—He is eternal. Angels are eternal.
And one day, when you step out of your body, you will feel so alive. You will see angels. And if you belong to Christ, you will step into eternal joy!
So know this: God is Spirit. You may not see Him, but He is there. Jesus compared the Holy Spirit to the wind—you can’t see the wind, but you see its effects.
Many young believers feel God’s presence, especially in youth camps. They cry, they experience goosebumps. But we must teach them: After the camp, God is still with you! Even when you don’t feel Him!
That’s when faith grows. When you don’t feel Him, talk to Him like He’s there—because He is!
If you fall this week—get up. It’s forgiven. Move on!
This is called meditation: refreshing the truth in your heart and walking in the Spirit.
If you have never prayed to receive Jesus, say this with me:
Heavenly Father,
I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
He died on the cross for all my sins.
He rose from the dead and is alive today in resurrection life.
As Jesus is, so am I in this world.
Jesus Christ is my Lord.
Thank You, Father—I am saved, eternally saved!
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
If you prayed that prayer, you are now a child of God! Welcome to the Kingdom!
Lift your hands and receive this:
The Lord bless you with the blessings of Father Abraham.
The Lord preserve and protect you and your loved ones this week.
He keeps you from disease, danger, and all the powers of darkness.
The Lord makes His face shine on you and gives you favor.
May you be at the right place at the right time.
The Lord grants you His wonderful Shalom Peace.
In Jesus’ name, Amen!
God bless you—see you next time!
1 Peter 1:23
"Having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and abides forever."
James 1:21
"Receive with meekness, the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls."
Proverbs 4:22
"For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh."
Hebrews 11:6
"But without faith, it is impossible to please Him. For he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."
Ephesians 2:8
"For by grace you have been saved through faith."
Hebrews 11:1
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
Hebrews 11:1, Amplified Version
"Faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses."
Acts 20:21
"Testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ."
Romans 8:32
"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?"
Hebrews 11:11
"By faith, Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed. And she bore a child when she was past the age because she judged Him faithful who had promised."
Genesis 42:36
"And Jacob, their father, said to them, 'You have bereaved me. Joseph is no more. Simeon is no more. And you want to take Benjamin. All these things are against me.'"
Romans 8:31
"If God is for us, who can be against us?"
Matthew 5:16
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."
Romans 4:19-20
"And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about a hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb. He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God."
Romans 8:22
"For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now."
Romans 8:19
"For the earnest expectation of the creature waits for the manifestation of the sons of God."
Genesis 3:1-3
"Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, 'Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?'
And the woman said to the serpent, 'We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.'"
Psalm 16:11
"At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore."
1 Timothy 6:17
"In the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy."
John 11:25
"Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life.'"
Romans 6:9-11
"Knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all. But the life that He lives, He lives to God.
Likewise, you also reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Luke 1:12-15
"And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him, 'Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard. And your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. For he will be great in the sight of the Lord.'"
Luke 1:18-20
"And Zacharias said to the angel, 'How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.'
And the angel answered and said to him, 'I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. And I was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings. But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time.'"
Luke 1:26-38
"Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.
And having come in, the angel said to her, 'Rejoice, highly favored one. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.'"