MORNING MANNA 31 MAY : THE PENTECOSTAL MISSION

'NO GOOD THING WILL HE WITHHOLD'

"But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die." (Gen 3:3).
 
The woman described the treee as 'the tree which is in the midst of the garden' instead of 'the tree of the knowledge of good and evil' as stated by God. Obviously, she speaks of the tree as being in the midst of the garden, because it was in the midst of her heart's lust. She might have also intended to convey that the best of God was in the midst of the garden and that she was debarred from enjoying it. By that she was questioning the love and kindness of God.

We know from the Word of God that all that was created on the earth was for the use of man (including the tree of knowledge of good and evil). But man was supposed to eat of the fruits of all the other trees first, and, after he was mature enough, to eat this fruit also. 'Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil" (Heb 5:14). So it is very clear that the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil belonged to those who had 'full age', which our first forefathers did not have when they tasted it.

Let us not misunderstand the ways of God or doubt the plan of God for our life. Let us be filled with the love of God and place our trust in God. No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.

MORNING MANNA 16 MAY : THE PENTECOSTAL MISSION

Drawing Power of the Blood of Jesus

Now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.” (Eph 2:13)
 
In one sense, the blood of Christ has the greatest magnetic power in the world. Just as a magnet draws an iron piece to itself, the blood of Jesus draws a sinner to Jesus. [A magnet may draw an iron piece to itself, but the magnet cannot transform the iron piece into a magnet. But the blood of Christ can not only draw a sinner to Christ, but also transform the sinner into a saint!

When you really repent of all your sins and are washed in the blood of Christ, the blood has power to bring you very close to the Lord – “made nigh by the blood of Christ.”

Living presence of God is feeling God all over you. If you want to speak something wrong, you find God virtually closing your mouth. You feel as if you can reach out and touch God. He becomes so real and so near. Psalm 139 speaks beautifully about the manifest presence of God or the immediate presence of God. David says, “There is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, Thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid Thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it” (Psa 139:4-6). The manifest presence of God is such a unique experience; even the thoughts are checked when they are far away. And, in this presence there is fullness of joy and eternal pleasures.

The blood of Jesus Christ is able to bring us so close to God as to enable us to have these beautiful experiences. In other words, the blood of Jesus will enable every fibre of our being, including our words, deeds, thoughts, imaginations, etc. to be directed and dominated by God’s presence every moment. Oh, what a wonderful power there is in the blood of Jesus! Even the holy angels cannot comprehend this.

Let us claim this glorious experience available through the precious blood of Jesus. Its power will never fail; its power will never be in vain. Even all through Eternity we will be praising the power in the blood of Christ!

“Saviour, more than life to me,
I am clinging, clinging close to Thee;
Let Thy precious Blood applied,
Keep me ever, ever near Thy side.”

MORNING MANNA 15 MAY : THE PENTECOSTAL MISSION

ANGER - THE SPIRIT OF MURDER

“Cain was very wroth and his countenance fell… Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him” (Gen 4:5,8)
When your face (countenance) changes, beware – a murderous spirit might be entering into you, and it could lead you into killing your own brother or sister!

Dear child of God, do you realize that when you are angry and upset and your face changes, “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you”? Many of God’s children have not realized that wrath is the spirit of murder. When this foul spirit entered into Saul, he wanted to kill innocent David (I Sam 18:8,11). Herod, in his fury, slew thousands of babes under two years (Matt 2:16). And Pharoah, furious with Israel, slew all their male children (Exo 1:22).

When Simeon and Levi, the sons of Jacob were furious with the Shechemites, they hid their anger in their hearts and outwardly showed themselved to be friendly, even to the extent of suggesting marriage ties with them. However, after a few days, when they found an opportune moment, they massacred all the males in the country. [Perhaps the worst form of anger is keeping resentment and bitterness in the heart and pretending to be godly and friendly on the outside.] Their wrath was so detestable that even their own father, when in his deathbed, instead of blessing them, said, “Instruments of cruelty are in their habitations… for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel” (Gen 49:5-7).

Dear reader, do not wait for the demonic spirit of anger to destroy both you and others. Flee to God with a broken and contrite heart. God, in His mercy, can renew a right spirit within you (Psa 51:10). Instead of your face becoming black with anger, let it be changed into a glory with grace.

MORNING MANNA 01 MARCH : THE PENTECOSTAL MISSION

HOW GREAT THOU ART!

The difference between heaven and earth is so very vast that there is no example we can use to illustrate it. Our galaxy is called the Milky Way and, according to scientists, in this galaxy to which our solar system belongs there are over 30 million suns. 1.5 million earths can be put into one sun, and there are in all about 100,000 galaxies. God put all these 100,000 galaxies together and created heaven. This gives us some idea of the vastness of the heavens. "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth His handiwork!" exclaims the Psalmist (Psa 19:10) God created this vast universe and, side by side, He created the tiny earth in which we are just little specks.

Compared to the majesty of the universe, how insignificant is man, and yet God Who could and did create such glory, made man in His own image! He Who created the entire universe also created this puny man. This reveals to us the greatness of God and also His great love for man. "When I consider the heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars which Thou hast ordained; what is man that Thou art mindful of him? and the son of man that Thou visitest him?" (Psa 8:4).

How wonderful our God is! Dear reader, what have we to boast about? The Lord has shown us how much He caress for us. If you have this revelation you will never be worried or concerned about earthly things.

MORNING MANNA 28 FEBRUARY: THE PENTECOSTAL MISSION

REIGNING PURITY...:

God's holiness is connected with God's reigning or ruling.It is very interesting to note that a number of psalms which start with "The Lord reigneth", end with 'holiness.' What we learn from this is that, God wants holiness to rule in our lives so that He may reign or rule over us. The holy God may not be able to rule over those who do not love His holiness.

Rulers or leaders should be those in whom the Lord reigns in holiness. Leaders in the church who do not love holiness do not have the moral or spiritual right to rule over others. He that hath no rule over his spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls. A city whose wall is broken down is always vulnerable to the attacks of the enemy.

Dear child of God, are you like a city without walls? The devil and his agents are playing havoc in your life then. Perhaps the reason for some of your major problems is that, you have not let the Lord or His holiness rule over you.

Let the government of your life be "upon His shoulder"; then, of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end". In other words, as God rules in your life with His holiness, He will rule over all the powers of darkness in your life, bringing triumph in all your trials. Let purity crown your spiritual life.

MORNING MANNA 27 FEBRUARY: THE PENTECOSTAL MISSION

LIVELY HOPE OR DEAD HOPE?

"Blessed be the God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ which... hath begoten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus from the dead" (I Pet 1:3).

Here St.Peter speaks about a lively or living hope.There are two types of hope - living hope and dead hope.

If you want to become rich, great or famous in this world, yours is a dead hope; all the hopes that you build up to become great will come to an end with your death.

What is the lively hope we get by the resurrection of Jesus Christ? "If Jesus comes when I am alive, by the grace of God I shall be changed or transformed!" Even in the matter of getting caught up at the Rapture, some people have a dead hope. They think they can never be ready if Jesus comes in their lifetime. Their miserable hope is that they must lie in the sickbed and get sanctified and die if they are to be caught up when Jesus comes. This certainly is a dead hope. Look at what St.Paul says: 'We which are alive and remain unto the Coming of the Lord... shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air' ( I Thess 4:15, 17). In other words, we who remain on earth and are lively i.e. those of us who live with the hope of translation or transformation will meet the Lord in the air.

Dear child of God, what type of hope do you have? Is it a lively hope or a dead hope?

"The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously and godly in this present world, looking for that blessed hope" (Tit 2:11-13). When the grace of God fills our life, we will have a lively hope. And only those who have a lively hope can be lively Christians.

MORNING MANNA 26 FEBRUARY: THE PENTECOSTAL MISSION

SEEK HIM...:

"Without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him" (Heb 11:6).

Faith pleases God. Great faith pleases God greatly. Faith is trusting God and acting on His Word. If we don't have faith, fear will destroy all our blessings.

"He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him." Please note, He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him, not His blessings. This is where many people of God make a mistake. Instead of seeking the Giver of all blessings, many seek blessings. If you seek only God's blessings, remember, one day all His blessings - your health and wealth, your dear ones and friends - may be removed from you then your fragile faith will fail you. Look at Job. He lost his wealth, his children and even his health, but his faith abounded all the more. His faith became so strong that he was able to shout with a note of victory - "I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me" (Job 19:25-27).

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MORNING MANNA 25 FEBRUARY: THE PENTECOSTAL MISSION

A MAN OF REVELATION..!

"Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground" (Gen 4:2).

"Abel was a keeper of sheep." The first job man ever chose was the best job - keeping sheep, which typifies looking after souls. We need the heart of a shepherd; we must have a burden, concern and care for others, for perishing souls, and for those in need. In particular, a servant of God must diligently watch over the souls entrusted to him. Later on we find that God had respect unto Abel and to his ministry or offering. So also, those who serve Jesus willingly will be honoured by the Father.

"But Cain was a tiller of the ground." The profession that Abel chose is stated first - as his service was more pleasing to God. While Abel was serving the sheep, Cain was serving the ground that was cursed by God. Cain clearly did not have the kind of heart God wanted - a heart of concern for others. Later, when God asked him, 'Where is your brother?' 'Am I my brother's keeper?' he retorted.

Abel was a man of revelation. The job he selected, doubtless, was inspired by God; and so was his offering. Abel brought "of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof" (vs 4). The "firstlings of his flock" are, the best out of the flock. The"fat", in Hebrew, means the best part. So Abel offered the best of bests, and therefore his offering was honoured as, "a more excellent sacrifice". By faith Abel offered a more excellent sacrifice, says the writer to the Hebrews. Faith gives new revelations and excellent faith gives excellent revelations.

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You are Unique Creation of God : Bro. Saji

“My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you” – Galatians 4:19.

 

In the book of Galatians St. Paul speaks about Abraham’s two sons; Isaac and Ishmael.  Isaac was the promised son, but Ishmael son of a slave woman.  Family of Abraham can be divided into three; children of Sarah, children of Hagar and children of Kethura.  If children, then heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ (Rom.8:17).  If we are children there should be a spiritual growth in our life.  St. Paul calls the believers of the Church of Galatia as “my little children” or babes.  With a great lamenting he says, they started in spirit and ended up in the flesh.  There are stages of sonship; babes, sons, children, man, perfect man etc.  When we accept Jesus Christ and receive the born again experiences we are known as “babes”, but after we receive the Holy Spirit we are known as “children”.  Babes will take only milk, but as we grow step by step we take milk and strong meat too.  “For every one that useth milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.  But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil” (Heb.5:13-14).  We will not give the car key to a small baby but when he is grown up and matured, we will give the key and will say you drive.  After the spiritual birth we should grow to the stature and fullness of our heavenly father (Mat.5:48; Eph.4:12-13).  You may have different weaknesses and failures in your life, but a glorious experience is in you, which you may not know.  St. Paul says, to attain the growth in us he travail in prayer.  In order to have an overcoming life, New Testament church is travailing (Rev.12:3-4). 

Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac but to others some gifts.  To Ishmael he gave a piece of bread and water.  In those days usually give wine but Abraham gave only water to his son.  This is the difference between the understanding of our church and other churches.  It is the common mockery saying by other church people about TPM that “they (TPM) says they are the Bridal group”.  We are not claiming but travailing for that.  New Testament Church or Bride got many nick names like dove, first fruits, enclosed garden, house of God, Lamb’s wife, man-child, Sun-clad woman, body of Christ, etc.  We are travailing to become the heirs of New Jerusalem and Zion, as joint-heirs with Christ.  Until we attain the perfection of Christ, He is waiting. 

To Ishmael God gave a piece of bread and water but to Isaac he gave all that he had.  What you want from God?  Some people follow Him for the earthly needs (I Cor.15:19).  We have to become the man-child and that is our only goal (Rev.12:5).  Some people are like “dead-mobile” and they must activate themselves.  Isaac means “he laughs” but Ishmael means “he make others laughs or mocker”.  When people of God fill in the Spirit and rejoice in His presence one group like Ishmael sit and mock at them.  They are like “temple-cat”, no fear of God. 

We are born to win –

Formula of ABC is that

A = attitude to win (change)

B = born to win

C = condition to win

In boxing / wrestling the condition to win is that if they fall, they will count 1 to 10 and within that period if he get up he can continue the game.  There may be fracture and other problem, but he should get up within that period.  Find out your falling and get up before God’s count finishes.  When a person commit any robbery or murder police take finger print and other such things and they are unique.  Nobody’s finger print will be like yours because you are unique.  Solomon says, you are unique among all other brides (SS 6:9,10).  We have this message from God to the last generation.

Birth of Isaac is unique in four ways, which are just opposite of the birth of Ishmael.

Ø      Isaac was born by faith through a free woman, whereas Ishmael through unbelief by a bond woman.

Ø      Isaac was born out of prayer, faith, waiting and promise.  Time comes Ishmael and Hagar was to be separated through fiery trials (Gen.21:8,9).

Ø      Isaac was a weaned child whereas Ishmael a mocker.

Ø      Isaac born after the spirit but Ishmael born after the flesh.

These are the conditions to win. Are you becoming like Isaac or Ishmael in the house of God?  On the day of His coming, if we are seen like Ishmael we will be left behind and face the persecution of Antichrist.  You change your attitude.  You are born to become the heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ. You are born to practice and win Christ. God’s count for you to get up from your falling will be over very soon.

There are four aspects of faith –

• faith by hearing (Romans 10:17)
• faith worketh by love (Gal. 5:6)
• faith kept in good conscience (1 Tim.1:19)
• faith grows through sufferings (Lk.17:5; Rom.5:1-5)

But Ishmael took a short-cut to get the inheritance.  He was not willing to wait patiently for God’s time.  When you go for doctors and medicines for your healing, you take a short cut but it is not the will of God.  You may receive a bulky strong body but your body will always resist the spiritual things and the truth of divine healing.  Let us decide to go through the sufferings and do the will of God because we are unique.

Isaac is born from a free woman.  We should enjoy this freeness in our spiritual life.  Because our mother New Jerusalem which is above is free (Gal.4:30,31).  Eagles fly in high and it will move freely without any struggle.  Rest in the Lord and go forward is the experience of Isaac.  

You Are Very Good : By Pastor Thambidurai

“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.  And the evening and the morning were the sixth day” – Genesis 1:31

A wonderful verse for the human is in the bible, “In the beginning God created the heaven(s) and the earth” (Gen.1:1).  No other religious book says very vividly about the creation of universe.  Mankind can be divided into two; creationists and evolutionists.  People who believe that everything on the universe is created by a Creator are known as creationists and people who believe that the things are evolved from one thing to the other, they are evolutionists.  Nevertheless, most of the people believe God, but very few believe a Creator God.  God who created the heavens and the earth is the true and only God, He is a living God.

Recently there was a small article in a news paper saying, without woman man cannot be existed and hence woman is first, but bible refutes this illusion.  As there is a saying, whether mango or mango tree is first; without woman there cannot be a man and without man woman too and none is able to give its answer.  But the holy bible gives correct answer about the creation of everything.  God created everything beautifully and wonderfully because He is Omniscient, Omnipresent and Omnipotent.  

The earth which was created by God as saying in Gen.1:1 was beautiful but since the fall of angels the earth became void and without form (Isa.14:12).  This can be compared like bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  After this disastrous, those places became unusable for human habitation.  The earth was filled with waters and the darkness was covered the earth.  

However, Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters with a great faith that He can bring everything in the original form.  He alone can restore it.  First of all he recreated or changed the form of the earth and then He created all things which we now see in the universe.  He created all things for the sake of man and every day He found it as good.  He created not in one day, but it took six days.  In our life also God does things step by step.  Each day God saw His work and found good and at last He found everything very good.

The work of salvation in the life of fallen mankind can be compared to the creation of the universe.  With a great faith, Spirit of God started a good work in the life of each one of us; first he transforms and then He creates certain things in our life.  In each step he look and says, it is good.  He should say this testimony about our life and ministry every day.  

God created 3 things, made 3 things and commanded 7 things;

Verse 1 – created the heavens and the earth

Verse 21 – created great whales and moving things in the water and fowls in the air

Verse 27 – created man

Verse 7 – made the firmament

Verse 16 – made the two great lights and the stars

Verse 25 – made the beast and cattle of the earth

Verse 3 – commanded light

Verse 6 – commanded the firmament in the midst of the waters

Verse 9 – commanded to separate land and sea

Verse 11 – commanded to come up grass, herbs and trees on the earth

Verse 14 – commanded lights in the firmament of the heaven

Verse 20 – commanded moving creatures in the sea and fowls in the air

Verse 24 – commanded creeping things, living creatures and cattle on the earth

He commanded then created and made certain things.  Ten times it is written, “God said” v.3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28.  He said 7 times “it is good” (verses 4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25, 31).

Friends and others looking at you may say, you are ugly, you are foolish, or anything else, but looking at the inward beauty God says, you are good.  Every day Spirit of God does certain works in our life and say it is good.  We should allow the Spirit of God to work every moment in us and also sit at His presence every morning and evening so that God may give his testimony.  Every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused (1 Tim.4:4).  God hath made everything beautiful in his time (Eccl.3:11).  What all God created are useful for many, in this world and for the world to come.  

In order God to create good things in our life we should humble ourselves and say like Abraham, I am dust and ashes.  David says I am dead dog.  St. Paul says, I am chief among all sinners (1 Tim. 1:15).  We should confess our true state to God.  Then God will work wonderful things in our life and at last He will say you are very good.  Enoch walked with God for 300 years daily and God found him very good.  We should obtain such a testimony from God (Heb.11:5).

God wants to sanctify our whole body, soul and spirit by His blood, word and Spirit.  He wants to remove all the darkness from our life and enlighten us.  He wants to transform us like unto Himself.  On the sixth day at last He created man in His own image and likeness (Gen.1:26).  Finally God says, it is very good, i.e. good square, which means your present life as well as eternal life is good; your physical life and spiritual life is good.  Your personal life as well as your ministry is good.

Don’t worry about things occurred in the past.  Past is past, it was Satan’s.  God wink at those things (Acts 17:30,31).  Present is yours and future is God’s.  God is taking care about your future (Mat.6:34).  Your past is defeat and failures and discouragement, but how you are now?  You alone know your present state.  You alone can submit your life to God who takes your future.  In past we were dark (Eph.5:8), in past we were formless; in past we were in horrible pit and miry clay.  But your future is very good.  For that we should work out our salvation with fear and tremble.  Don’t be lazy.  God says, is there anything too hard for Me?  God who created the ends of the earth neither faint nor get weary.  There is no searching of his understanding (Isa.40:28).

When you accept Jesus Christ as your personal saviour, God says you are good, but people around says, you are mad or foolish.  When you obey to the waters of baptism, when you received baptism of the Holy Spirit, when you stand for the truth of divine healing, when you live a life of separation, when you live a faith life, when you talk about the salvation of Jesus, God says you are good, but people around you says you are fool and many more things.  Satan also will bring all the past failures and evil deeds before you and say your state is like this, why you do so?  You therefore enjoy the world which is now kept before you.  Satan blinds our eyes of understanding lest we see the glorious gospel of Christ (2 Cor.4:4).  Even you yourself may say that I am not good.  But your soul is precious and its value is more than the value of the whole world.  God knows its value and would like to preserve it for Him.  That is why you are very good in His sight.  He makes all the crooked state of your life straight.  With a great purpose God is doing a wonderful work in each and every one of us and once the work is completed, He will say you are very good.

You Shall See No More Evil : By Pastor Samadhanam

“The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more” – Zephaniah 3:15

God`s promises are unchanging on this earth as well as in heaven.  Children of Israel experienced this promise literally and we are going to experience it in heaven too, but now we have to experience these promises spiritually.  These are spoken to the people of Jerusalem and Zion, when He showed compassion upon them and gathered them, this promise got fulfilled in their life.  Therefore, these are applicable for the spiritual Jerusalem and Zion as well as heavenly Jerusalem and Zion.  Tabernacle of God will be in their midst and He will be their God and they will be His people (Rev.21:3; 2 Cor.6:15-16).  Therefore this promise was fulfilled upon the children of Israel when He showed compassion upon them and gathered once again to Jerusalem.  

Therefore, it is necessary to see how this promise can be fulfilled in our life spiritually.  There are four promises in the above verse, and we will see last two points  –

• The LORD hath taken away thy judgments
• He hath cast out thine enemy
• The king of Israel is in the midst of thee
• Thou shalt not see evil any more.

Thou shalt not see evil any more – “EVIL” means sin, sickness, pain, famine, death, sword, besiege of the city by enemy, losses, etc.  But for the New Testament people of God, evil means entire “defeat”.  It does not mean that a child of God should not have sickness, famine, death, reproach, losses, sword, etc. but in all such occasions, God shall command victory.  People should not see the evil but always see as victors.  Jesus overcame all these and became victor and He will help us to become victor if we trust in Him.  He has kept victory for His people.  Our God is not an ordinary person or a beggar or weak, but He is the Creator of the whole universe, Mighty and King over His people.  He is in our life, in our houses, in our work place, in our colleges and schools, and in our ministries to give victory.  

When God is in our midst, what all things happen?

a)                  God walk in the midst of the camp in order to deliver or save us – Salvation or deliverance got different stages.  When we believe and accept Jesus Christ as our personal saviour, we receive the salvation.  There are different stages of salvation; saved, being saved and will be saved.  We are awaiting for the final salvation, which is the redemption of our body.  In original Greek word “sozo” is used for salvation which means perfect salvation.   Christ is able to save us to the uttermost (Heb.7:25).

b)                 He shall give up your enemies in your hand (Deu.23:14).   He will not destroy them, but surrender to our hands and we should destroy them.  Who are those enemies?  While children of Israel went out to inherit their promised land, they had to subdue seven nations and 31 kings (Deu.7:1; Josh.12:8-24).  The seven nations are Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.  Thirty one kings are – King of Jericho, king of Ai, king of Jerusalem, king of hebron, king of Jarmuth, kingdom of Lachish, king of Eglon, king of Gezer, king of Debir, king of Geder, king of Hormah, king of Arad, king of Libnah, king of Adullam, king of Mekkedah, king of Bethel, king of Tappuah, king of Hepher, king of Aphek, king of Lasharon, king of Madon, king of Hazor, king of shimron meron, king of Akshaph, king of Taanach, king of Megiddo, king of Kedesh, king of Jokneam, king of Dor, king of Goyim and the king of Tirzah.  Children of Israel had to fight against these nations and kings and got victory step by step.  In our life, spiritually these are the evil characters in us, and we should find them out and bring them under our control.  They had to go through the giants but in Egypt they had no experience of fighting.  It was the will of God that they should practice battle in order to get victory over their enemies.  

c)                  He will take sickness away from our midst (Exo.23:25).  He shall bless our bread and our water.  It is not that sickness will not come to the people of God.  He is our healer (Exo.15:26; Psa.103:2,3).  You should pray and eat.  When God bless our bread and water, Son Jesus Christ forbids sickness from us.  When we are sick Triune God cannot take rest in heaven, they come down and work for us.  He removes the sick-bed from us.  People of God forbid Him and His angels, and go to hospitals.  If God is in your house, at the time of sickness also He will be with you.

d)                 Your spoil shall be divided in the midst of you.  “Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee” (Zech.14:1).  Satan might have taken away many of your valuable things received from God; your gifts, talents, prayer life, holy life, faith life, victorious life, and so on.  He is a strong man armed and keep his palace, and his goods are in safe, but when a stronger than he shall come upon him and overcome him, he take from him all his armour wherein he trusted and take back the spoils (Luk.11:21,22). When God is in our midst, He will help you to get back all the spoils taken away by Satan.

e)                  When God is in our mist, He will preserve a small group of afflicted and poor, so that they must trust in His name (Zeph.3:12).  Least or afflicted speaks the servants of God (Mat.25:45) and what all you do for them, you do it unto God.  Poor means poor in the spirit, and theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Mat. 5:3).  As having possessing all things, yet possessing nothing.  David gathered silver and gold but he gave it to the work of the Lord.  They have all things, but don`t experience them.  This is the quality of a believer.  However, about the servants of God we read that “poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things (2 Cor.6:10).  

Let us renew our spiritual life, arise from the sleep and fill us with the power of the Holy Spirit.  However, for God to dwell in our midst we should be careful.  Our camp should be holy (Deu.23:14).  Put away all evil from your midst (Deu.13:5), put away cruse from your midst (Josh.7:3), fulfill the vow in the midst of Jerusalem, take away the yoke, the putting forth of the finger and speaking vanity (Isa.58:9).  Don`t allow any strange love or human love upon your neck, do not be a salve to anybody.  When you put forth a finger towards someone your three fingers are putting back to yourself.  No vain talk, jesting, etc. in our mouth.   Each words of our mouth is monitored in heaven.  Heaven is built by our words of faith, words of encouragement, words of grace, etc. but by our vain words, boasting words, jesting words hell is built up for you.  Gates of hell cannot prevail over His church.  Cursed things should not be in thy dwelling place.  You make vow and fulfill it in the midst of Jerusalem.  Don`1t make vow in one place and fulfill it in another place.  

When we do all these things, God will be in our midst.  When He comes we will be caught up with Him in the mid-air.

Christ is coming soon.  Let us prepare to meet Him.