Memorise: Thou art my battle axe and weapons of
war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I
destroy kingdoms: Jeremiah 51:20
Bible Reading:
Isaiah 41:14-16 (NIV)
14 Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob,
little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help you,” declares the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
15 “See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,
new and sharp, with many teeth.
You will thresh the mountains and crush them,
and reduce the hills to chaff.
16 You will winnow them, the wind will pick them up,
and a gale will blow them away.
But you will rejoice in the Lord
and glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Bible in one year: Song of Solomon 5-8, Jude 1
MESSAGE!
Because holiness is
the nature of God, living a holy life makes you a partner with God in His work.
2nd Corinthian 6:1 say:
“We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also
that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.”
What a great privilege
this is! When you have the same nature as God, He will not look at your
limitations; rather, He will lift you up so that He can relate with you. God
wants to partner with you. He wants to be able to seek your opinion on issues;
not because He does not know what to do, but just to make you known that you
count before Him (John 6:5-6). Living a holy life makes you count before God,
and it gives you relevance before Him (Genesis 18:17-19).
Moreover, holiness
empowers you to plead your cause before God. As a sinner, you cannot stand
before God, because your sins have disqualified you to begin with. But when you
approach Jesus
and accept Him as your saviour, His blood washes you clean and
He stands as your lawyer to plead your cause (1st John 2:1). Thereafter,
as you imbibe His holiness and allow His nature to express itself through you,
you are empowered to plead your own cause before God (Hebrews 4:16). Holiness
also qualifies you to plead for others: are you living a holy life? How well
are you pleading your cause and that of others before heaven’s court?
Similarly, living a
holy life makes you God’s sharp battle axe: you become a fighting instrument in
His hands (Jeremiah 51:20). A life of holiness is a declaration to the kingdom
of darkness that you are on God’s side permanently. You therefore become a very
useful instrument in God’s hands. Isaiah 41:15 says:
“Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing
instrument having teeth; thou shalt thresh the mountains; and beat them small,
and shalt make the hills as chaff.”
One of my sons once had a dream where he saw
his hands being exchanged with iron hands. Even though he tried to resist what
the angels were doing, he could not stop them. Thereafter, the Lord used him
mightily against the kingdom of Satan and is still using him today. The more
you live a life of holiness, the more likely it is that God will use you to do
greater things and to fight bigger battles. Are you living a holy life?
Prayer Point
Father, make the Body of Christ a sharp battle
axe in your hand in these last days.
