INDEPENDENT OF EXTERNAL FORCES BY PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME.
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content (Philippians 4:11).
The Greek rendering of the word βcontentβ in our theme scripture is βAutarkes,β from where the English word, βAutarchyβ is derived. Autarchy is the policy of economic independence on external forces; to be self-sufficient. In 2 Corinthians 9:8 (AMPC), we see that itβs Godβs will for us to walk in this level of self-sufficiency. It says, βAnd God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].β
This is easy to accept, believe and understand, when you truly know who the Christian is: heβs one in whom Christ dwells, and Christ is everything. When you have Christ, youβre full; youβve arrived; you have it all. But not many have come to this understanding.
I came across the foregoing verse as a teenager, and made up my mind to have it actuated in my life. I chose to walk in the light of it, and itβs been my life ever since. Make up your mind to live in blessings and abundance, because itβs the life God has given to you in Christ.
Refuse to allow the circumstances of life dictate your response. Live by Godβs Word. Be absolutely independent of circumstances, such that no matter what happens, youβre always on top. Youβve become an oasis of love in a troubled world. There could be chaos everywhere, but youβre unruffled; only making progress, and moving forward. Hallelujah!
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you, for youβve granted me all things that pertain to life and godliness; I donβt lack anything good, because the world belongs to me. Iβm steadfast and unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord. Iβm strengthened by the Holy Spirit in my inner man, and I win all the time, in Jesusβ Name. Amen.
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