It’s the Holy Spirit that gives birth to spiritual life! We must continue adhering to the strategies of the Lord.
The Greek meaning of strategy comes from the word stratiyeia which breaks down into two parts: “stratos” meaning army and “ago” which indicates guiding, moving, leading armies. It’s what ancient generals used to send forth their forces to defeat the enemy. It defines goals and how they are achieved.
Psalm 119:89-91 says,
89 “Your eternal word, O, Lord,
stands firm in heaven.
90 Your faithfulness extends to every generation,
as enduring as the earth you created.
91 Your regulations remain true to this day,
for everything serves your plans.”
Revelation 22:13- “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
He is an all-knowing God who is patient and loving towards us no matter what we have done.
God’s Promises are True!
There have been countless pivotal words spoken through His people over the past 4-5 years. If you chose to ignore those words, the weight of His words will still come forth. It’s time to surrender to God in 2025. Surrender your plans, your finances, your will, etc… for many have gone down a path that He did not set and have connected to people that He did not approve. God knows what’s best for us according to His Will more than we would ever know for ourselves!
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11)
John 1:33
“33 I didn’t know he was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’”
John 3:5-6
“5 Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. 6 Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life.”
It’s the Holy Spirit that brings us life! You can intellectualize and use Artificial Intelligence as your tool all day, which has its benefits for success. However, absolutely nothing transcends the majesty of a truly surrendered life with Jesus and following the Holy Spirit!
John 10:25-33
” 25 Jesus replied, “I have already told you, and you don’t believe me. The proof is the work I do in my Father’s name. 26 But you don’t believe me because you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, 29 for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand. 30 The Father and I are one.”
31 Once again the people picked up stones to kill him. 32 Jesus said, “At my Father’s direction I have done many good works. For which one are you going to stone me?”
33 They replied, “We’re stoning you not for any good work, but for blasphemy! You, a mere man, claim to be God.”
Christ is Supreme!
Colossians 1:15-20
“15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.
He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,
16 for through him God created everything
in the heavenly realms and on earth.
He made the things we can see
and the things we can’t see—
such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world.
Everything was created through him and for him.
17 He existed before anything else,
and he holds all creation together.
18 Christ is also the head of the church,
which is his body.
He is the beginning,
supreme over all who rise from the dead.
So he is first in everything.
19 For God in all his fullness
was pleased to live in Christ,
20 and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.”
Understand This…
Colossians 2:9-10
“9 For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. 10 So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.”
Pure Hearts and Right Character
Psalm 24:3-4
“3 Who may climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?
4 Only those whose hands and hearts are pure,
who do not worship idols
and never tell lies.”
1 Samuel 16:7
“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
Concerning Prophecy
Isaiah 29:13-15
13 And so the Lord says,
“These people say they are mine.
They honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
And their worship of me
is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote.
14 Because of this, I will once again astound these hypocrites
with amazing wonders.
The wisdom of the wise will pass away,
and the intelligence of the intelligent will disappear.”
15 What sorrow awaits those who try to hide their plans from the Lord,
who do their evil deeds in the dark!
“The Lord can’t see us,” they say.
“He doesn’t know what’s going on!”
Jeremiah 14:14
“Then the Lord said, “These prophets are telling lies in my name. I did not send them or tell them to speak. I did not give them any messages. They prophesy of visions and revelations they have never seen or heard. They speak foolishness made up in their own lying hearts.”
Much change is upon us. Where will you be in your decision?
It’s the surrendered life unto God that changes the heart and ways of man.
Choose and follow wisely
IT’S TIME TO SURRENDER!!!
