YOU CAN LIVE A VICTORIOUS LIFE

                                                            Rev.Gilbert and Liz Biyengo

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Welcome to the Bread of Life which is every one’s daily word of God for our daily living. Today Rev. Biyengo is sharing with you on the topic of “FAITH” which is a Foundation of all Victory, Spiritual and Material blessings. Because works without faith is dead on its own. Now Faith moves mountains (Joshua 1:8)


Let us look on Righteousness before we can look on Hunger and Thirst for the Word of God.

Matthew 5:6 Says,

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled."

God is pleased with those who will not entertain sin but mourn over it in repentance.

Matthew 5:4.

But He does not just leave us like that. With the revulsion for sin, God puts a longing into our hearts for more of His ways to be worked into our lives.


Righteousness: Given to us in Christ                                            Read Romans 4:2-8



Before talking about hunger and thirst for righteousness, we need to understand that we have been declared righteous in Christ.

 Verse 5. Righteousness is not according to the good things that we do, but rather by faith in the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. Verses 7-8. By faith in the blood of Jesus Christ our transgressions are forgiven, our sins covered, and the Lord does not count our sin against us.


 Verse 4. In longing for His righteousness, we must not fall into the trap of thinking that now we have to work to earn acceptance in God's eyes.

We are called to a place of rest and confidence in the righteousness that has already been declared ours in Christ, Romans 5:1. From that place of confidence we can walk as the holy people that He has called us to be. Hebrews 10:14.


Worked in us: 2 Timothy 2:19-22

 God wants us to walk in the righteousness that He declares over us. 2 Corinthians 7:1.

Verse 19. The solid foundation of who we are in Him enables us to not only turn away from wickedness, but to actively pursue righteousness. Verse 22.



 Verse 21. Only as we grow in the righteousness that has been declared over us, will we be effective in the work of God's kingdom. 2 Peter 1:8.


We need to be reaching out constantly for more of Christ's righteousness to become a reality in our lives.


We must have Hunger and thirst for the LORD for us to be successful in our life.

A longing in Christ: 2 Corinthians 5:1-5,

Although there is a rest in Christ, there is also a dissatisfaction. Many who come to feel that dissatisfaction wonder if they are out of God's favour. But that dissatisfaction is actually of God. The Spirit of God, puts a longing in our spirit for more of God's righteousness.

None of the good things that God has for us will be received if we are just casual bystanders. We have to zealously pursue the things of God to receive them. Jeremiah 29:13.
Verse 2. He will stir us up by His Spirit, even to the place where we groan for the things of God. Verse 4. There is a hunger and thirst, a longing to be like Christ.


He is our source: Read Psalm 84:1,2

Without God's power it is impossible to live the life of righteousness He has called us to.

1 Corinthians 1:30-31.


God allows dissatisfaction into our hearts, because that longing draws us closer to Him. Psalm 42:1,2. He has called us to a life of complete dependence upon Himself.

In our longing let us not draw away in discouragement or try and find satisfaction in some other pursuit. God is the only one who can fill the longing of our hearts. Psalm 73:25. We need to draw near to Him.


Let us press on: Read Philippians 3:8-9,12-13


Paul never lost that hunger and thirst for more of God's righteousness.

Christ did not say, "Blessed are the perfect." He said, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness." This is not a once-off hunger - it is an ongoing thing.


There is no place in the kingdom for those who are standing still or think that they have "arrived". Complacency will cause us to fall far short of God's desire for our lives.


Verse 12. We need to be always, "pressing on towards the goal" and growing in righteousness.


Let us surrender to God's Spirit and allow Him to work into us a heart that is always reaching out for more of God.


We will be filled: Satisfied now. Psalm 107:9.


It would be cruel of God to put a hunger and thirst in us and not satisfy that longing. As we sense that longing in our hearts we have to reach out to God and trust Him to work His righteousness in us. He will satisfy our longing by enabling us to walk in His righteousness.

All of God's promises to us are true and we can trust them. 2 Peter 1:4. There is tremendous satisfaction in doing His will. Isaiah 3:10.

Satisfied one day. Revelation 7:16

We know that when Christ comes again, we shall be changed to be like Him. 1 John 3:2.

For eternity we shall walk in His complete righteousness. Now we long for that righteousness, but then there will be longing no more. Our hunger and thirst will be completely satisfied in His presence.

May God bless you as take these teachings into practice.



MY CONFESSION

Today I decide to receive Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior of my life so as to live by faith and trust God in all areas of my life. I acknowledge my need to be totally dependent on God which is faith in action. In problems, challenges and difficulties I will rely on His faithfulness. God's response will be His grace His enabling power. I will share to others also to rely on God's faithfulness and walk with faith in God.