04/10/2014 - THE EVERYDAY OF GOD’S CHILDREN

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In Your name they rejoice all day long, and in Your righteousness they are exalted.  Psalm 89.16

Those who are saved and love the Lord God know the joyful sound. They will never stumble or subject themselves to the enemy’s power. They know that, when they praise the Lord, as oppressed as their souls may be, they will shake themselves from the dust and arise, getting rid of any burden the enemy has placed over them. Those who live in accordance with God’s Word—when they feel that their praise has been received in heaven—immediately take hold of their sovereign position in Christ.

For those who serve the Lord with faithfulness, the thing that matters the most is to walk in the light of his countenance. They never ask if the place where they are headed is safe, because they know that our eternal Father would never send them to a place with no conditions to receive them. Those who obey the Lord want to arrive as fast as possible to the destination established by the Almighty God and carry out his wonderful works.

God’s people live in perpetual joy. Someone from the outside sees them and says: “These people do not seem to know hardship, trials or problems”. The truth is that, when Christians have their faith challenged, they arise in the name of Lord, which is powerful, and demand the devil to get out and take with him all that belongs to him. Those who live near them do not understand how they can be so joyful.

They have two reasons to rejoice: first, they know the power of the name of Jesus and use it to rebuke Satan, bind him and forbid his demons from acting out. They also demand all evil to stop bothering them. A command of a Christian never fails. Their path is like the shining sun that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day (Proverbs 4.18).

The other reason is that God’s people are exalted in his righteousness. When they act upon God’s Word, they are putting righteousness into practice. As a result, it is impossible for the forces of hell to withstand in face of the children of the Almighty One. God’s servants have an authority that will never be challenged or fail (Luke 10.19). What makes God’s people different from others is the fact that they are members of the Body of Christ. Therefore, what the Head—Jesus—can do, they can do also in his name (John 14.12).

Real Christians know no defeat (Romans 8.37), nor do they allow themselves to be carried away by the enemy’s lies, and that is why they continually rejoice (Philippians 4.4). Those who have not learned their rights in Christ are always falling into the traps set by the devil. These people cannot tell the difference between that which was made up by man and that which was established by the Most High (1Corinthians 2.14). For them, good and evil are things that everyone has to experience.

Those who belong to God must rejoice all day long. If this is not happening in your life, it is time for you to examine yourself and check if you truly believe in the Lord. If you do not believe in accordance with the Bible’s standards of belief, you will stray from the eternal Path. But those who belong to God, those who do not break God’s commandments, live joyful and happy (Nehemiah 8.10c).

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares