ELECTRICAL CHARGERS!

ELECTRICAL CHARGERS!

Have you ever experienced going on a trip longer than one day and forgetting to take your mobile charger with you? If you have, did you then run to someone else to ask to borrow their iphone charger? Weren't you greatly relieved when you got your phone recharged?

The LORD JESUS spoke about a similar situation in the Bible. 50% of the people referred to, did not take their charger with them and their situation became hopeless! 

 "Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight a cry was heard: 'Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!' Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' But the wise answered, saying, 'No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.' And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us!' But he answered and said, 'Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.' Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
Matthew 25:1-13

Do you have your own charger with you ?

Just as the charger connects the mobile to the power source and energises it, your faith enables you to connect with GOD, making you spiritually charged! You receive faith by acknowledging your sinful nature and confessing your sin to GOD and receiving the forgiveness offered by the LORD JESUS on the cross, where He paid for your redemption. As you surrender your life to GOD, He enters your heart in the form of the Holy Spirit, making you spiritually alive. Then you begin to see and hear spiritually and the fruit of love brought forth by the Holy Spirit starts manifesting in your life!

It is necessary to keep your faith  charged by regularly connecting with the Faithful GOD from Whom you receive the top up of power! You do this by spending time alone with GOD and speaking to Him, praising Him, thanking Him and bringing your needs to Him. GOD will speak to you through the words of the Bible, quickened through the Holy Spirit in you.

If you desire to live a victorious life that is spiritually charged constantly, it will cost you certain parts of your life that occupy your time and concentration. You need to trade them with the time spent with JESUS alone, seeking to connect with Him and receive from Him. When your mind is cleared of earthly cares, you soul will connect with GOD. You will experience this like the wifi connection in your iphone! As you linger in His Presence, burdens will lift off from your heart. As He speaks to you through His word and Spirit, His love will fill your heart and His peace will rest upon you! Thus you will be His instrument of love and peace to others through your life and words.

As you live in this world, discharging GOD'S influence, you will need to recharge regularly. You cannot live victoriously by your own strength. You will be like the mobile that has lost its charge! By default we tend to slumber and sleep spiritually over a period of time.

There have been a few occasions when my iphone seemed to be dead although I had put it for charging! Then I realised the plug wasn't put in properly and the connection wasn't made, although I thought it was connected! Now I am careful to wait for the 'Ting' when I put my  phone for charging - to make sure!! So it is even more essential for our own spiritual life!! Wait on the LORD until you know in your heart you have connected with the source of your spiritual being!!

Other believers can encourage you in your walk of faith by revealing GOD'S love, sharing testimonies and the word of GOD with you. You can listen to songs of praise and worship and messages of great servants of GOD live, online, YOUtube and so on but your spiritual recharge will not happen unless and until you directly connect with GOD! When your mind understands the greatness of the Almighty GOD and you bow before Him and worship Him, words of adoration, and songs of praise will well up from deep within your spirit. As you call upon the Holy Spirit to come upon you, words will flow out of your mouth in an unknown language releasing you from the oppression of your mind into that Heavenly rest in JESUS. Even your physical body will be raised up to do the things that glorify the LORD!

The LORD JESUS Himself asked the question, "...Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?" (Luke 18:8b) 

Now let us train our minds to constantly be in tune with the Holy Spirit and be willing and ready to respond with prompt obedience. Then, on that Day, we will rise to meet our Savior and LORD in Glory!!

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