You are God’s special people

In today’s Scripture God want you to know that you are His special people.

“Today the Lord your God commands you to obey all these laws and rules. Be careful to follow them with all your heart and soul. Today you have said that the Lord is your God. You have promised to live the way he wants. You promised to follow his teachings and to obey his laws and commands. You said you would do everything he tells you to do.

And today the Lord has accepted you to be his own people. He has promised you this. The Lord also said that you must obey all his commands. The Lord will make you greater than all the nations he made. He will give you praise, fame, and honor. And you will be his own special people, as he promised.”

Deuteronomy 26:16-19 (ERV)

 In this Scripture, Moses the man of God, tells the people of Israel that if they do everything The Lord requires of them then the Lord will make them His special people. As believers in Jesus Christ, the Lord is saying the same thing to us today. If we will believe in God by accepting Jesus Christ His Son as our Lord and Saviour, The Lord will also accept us as His own people and we will be God’s special people. Let’s take a closer look at this scripture.

What does The Lord require from us for us to be His own special people?

1. Obey all His laws and rules – do everything The Lord has told us to do in His Word – The Holy Bible. Just like Jesus, we should surrender our will to the Father and do all that He has commanded us to do “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me” (John 6:38)
2. Be careful to follow them with all your heart and soul – we should put our all in serving God and follow His Word with all our heart and soul “Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’” (Matthew 22:37)
3. Make The Lord your God – there are many god’s out there. Some are made of stones, metal and wood, some even worship the sun and the moon. Some worship their money, car, family etc. But The Lord who made heaven and earth, the God of Israel, wants you to make Him your Lord and God: “But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases. Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands” (Psalm 115:3-4)
4. Live in the way God wants – there are many philosophies out there of different ways to live the good life, however God wants us to walk in love (Ephesians 5:2), walk as children of light (Ephesians 5:8), and walk in in wisdom (Ephesians 5:15)
5. Follow the teachings of God – we should do what The Word says “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves” (James 1:22)
6. Obey His laws and commands – even in the face of difficulty and persecution The Lord wants us to do what He says “But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29);
7. Do everything God tells you to do – The Lord wants us to do everything He tells us to do so that He will make us prosperous and give us good success “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success” (Joshua 1:8)

Once we do what The Lord require, what will The Lord do for us?

1. The Lord will accept us as His own people – to be accepted is to have the assurance that we belong to God and that no one can take us from His hand; “And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. I and My Father are one.” (John 10:28-30)
2. The Lord will make you greater than all the nations He made – it has always been the will of The Father to make those who obey Him great and to give them a great name. God told Abraham, Israel’s ancestor, that if he will leave his father’s house and go to a land that He will show him; “I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing” (Genesis 12:2)
3. The Lord will give you praise – God is a faithful God, and when you listen to Him, He will give you fame and praise “At that time I will bring you back, Even at the time I gather you; For I will give you fame and praise Among all the peoples of the earth, When I return your captives before your eyes,” Says the Lord” (Zephaniah 3:20)
4. The Lord will give you fame – God makes those who obey Him famous. Listen to what He told David, the man who was after God’s own heart: “And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth” (2 Samuel 7:9)
5. The Lord will give you honour – because Solomon asked wisdom from God, God gave him both riches and honour “And I have also given you what you have not asked: both riches and honor, so that there shall not be anyone like you among the kings all your days” (1 Kings 3:13)
6. You will be God’s special people – when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Saviour we become God’s special people “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9)

Prayer of Surrender

If you would like to become God’s special people but have not yet surrendered your life to Jesus, please pray this prayer of surrender from your heart:

Lord Jesus, I believe You are the Son of God. I believe that You are the way, the truth and the life and no man comes to the Father but by You. I believe You died on the cross and You were raised from the dead.

I accept that I am a sinner and have come short of the glory of God. I now confess my sins and ask You to please forgive me for the sins of (……..please take your time and name them one by one and make a decision not to do them again).

Please wash me clean with Your precious blood that was shed for me on the Cross. Please remove me from the kingdom of darkness and bring me into Your Kingdom of Light. I want to know you Jesus, and have a loving relationship with God my Father.

Please become the Lord of my life and fill me with Your Holy Spirit so that I can live a victorious life.

From today, please gain control over my spirit, my soul, my mind, my will and my emotions. Please help me to live for You. Thank You Jesus.

Father, I now come to You in the name of Jesus. Thank You for giving Jesus Christ Your Son to die for me so that I can have a loving relationship with You. Please guide and direct my steps from this day forward in Jesus name.

Father, I know You created me for a purpose. Please show me why You have created me and what You want me to do with the rest of my life in Jesus’ name.

Next Steps

Dear Friend, if you have prayed this prayer from your heart, you have become a child of God, His own special people. Please get a Bible and start reading the Word of God, because the Word of God is Spirit and it is life. You literally become transformed as you read the Word of God. If you do not have a Bible please read it at: https://www.biblegateway.com/

Please find a Church where the pure Word of God is preached and join fellowship with other believers. This will help you to be strong and to grow in the Lord.

Dear Brother or Sister, if you have prayed this prayer, we would love to hear from you. Please send an email and we will send you a Bible and some excellent reading material to help you on this Christian journey: info@blessingcoaching.com

God bless,

Blessing

After the idea, then the research

Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; they saw the deeds of the Lord, His wondrous works in the deep (Psalm 107:23-24)

I have decided to use the scripture above because it encapsulates what has been happening in my life since I decided to follow the Lord’s leading and go into business.

After I got the idea to go into business, I went about to research what business entails. I read ‘Run your own business’ by Kevin Duncan. This is a step-by-step little book on how to go about establishing your own business. I followed the practical tips contained in the book including information about how to set up a spreadsheet of current and prospective clients. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to teach themselves how to run a business.

I have found that when God gives you an assignment, He provides the resources (people, ideas, money etc.) to help you to fulfil it. Within about two weeks of me getting the idea about running my business, I was on the bus going home one evening after work and I was speaking to a very friendly polished looking young man about his day. It transpired that he had a very tough upbringing and grew up with insecurity and fear. I commented that you would not think he had gone through such an ordeal and still have his positive attitude.

He informed me that a few years ago a family friend recommended him to a holistic practice which is run by unconventional doctors. He explained that the doctors address the psychological and spiritual aspects of their clients and not just focus on the symptoms of the problem which is what we often see on the outside. He told me that his life has changed dramatically from the person he once was, and he is a new man.

I then told him about my idea, that I am setting up a spiritual coaching business that will first and foremost look at the inner state of my clients and help them to discover who they really are and what they had been created to do by connecting their spirits back to God their Creator. This man was really encouraging and told me that with the way things are going in the world with all the negativity that is around, this business will definitely be needed in the years ahead. I also asked the man how I can go about finding clients and he suggested I start a blog, hence this blog.

As soon as I heard this, my spirit perked up and after the man left the bus, an idea came to me straightaway, to write a book on ‘How to Discover Your Life’s Purpose Through Dreams’. I immediately got my iPad out and the result is my first book which will be launched in June. This conversation took place in February and by March the first draft of the book was ready, that is how fired up I am.

After this, I also set up my profile on Linkedin and sent a few messages to people about my idea. I received positive responses straightaway and met with people the following week who were so interested in the idea. Most people have heard of Life Coaching, but Spiritual Life Coaching is not something that you hear about everyday. Therefore from the little research I have done with people, I know the need is certainly out there.

So my advise is, whatever business idea God gives you, do your research, and the best research I know and have been using, is talking to people, because they are the ones we are here to serve. Sign up on my website to receive your free copy of my first book: www.blessingcoaching.com

With love,

Blessing

Follow Your Dreams

Since the initial dream I had about being ordained as a Pastor, I receive dreams on a regular basis which I believe guides me to the next steps I should take in life. For example, I had a significant dream about two colleagues at work. In the dream we were all in the office and they asked me if I was going to attend ‘The Supernatural School’ with them. I even saw the curriculum and it had topics such as ‘Working with Angels’ and Andrew Wommack (http://www.awmi.net/) was one of the lecturers.

Now as far as I was aware these colleagues were not in any way spiritual and did not have a relationship with Jesus Christ. Therefore as soon as I woke up from the dream I realised that God was telling me that they are going to get to know Him and they will eventually attend a supernatural school with me.

As soon as I got to work I went on the computer and searched for a supernatural school in London. I eventually came across the London School of Supernatural Ministry (http://www.ilssm.org.uk/). I applied for a place straightaway and am still waiting to hear back from them. They offer a class every Wednesday evening that I could possibly fit around my tight schedule however I am not likely to start until September 2015.

Now there is also a programme called ‘It’s Supernatural’ by Sid Roth that I absolutely love (http://sidroth.org/). He interviews people who are living a supernatural life and asks them to share the secrets to their success in the Lord. Sid Roth also offers a supernatural mentoring kit to his monthly partners. I will sign up and get this kit in due course.

Since this dream, I have also started praying for my colleagues that they will know the love of God through His Son Jesus Christ and that they will surrender their lives to Him.

The point I am making is that you should follow your dreams. I am following mine and I believe it will get me to the destination God has ordained for me before the foundation of the world.

My forthcoming book ‘How to Discover Your Life’s Purpose Through Dreams’ will show you the seven simple steps to take to discover your purpose in life through dreams. Visit my website and sign-up to be the first to get your free copy: http://www.blessingcoaching.com

What dream have you had that you need to act on? Leave a comment, I would love to heart from you.

With love,

Blessing Theophilus-Israel

I saw the same dream twice!

I saw the same dream twice!.