January – Kingdom Financial

“In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.

The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.

So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.”

John 1 :1-5, 14 NLT

As I write this article in December, the Christmas season is upon us. Presents are being bought, houses are being  decorated, and Christmas celebrations with friends and family are taking place. This is the most wonderful time of the year. It seems the older I get, the more memories of Christmas past keep coming to mind. I remember various gifts, Christmas Pageants and special times that dwell in my heart forever.

Recently, I was studying the Word in the morning when the Lord brought to remembrance that Christmas is so much more than a nativity scene — Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus. Christmas had to come so that God could get His Word back into the earth. The world was deep in darkness and God’s Word had been taken out of that society. Thank God He had a plan to get that Word back into the earth. The Word became human and dwelt among us. God had the plan to abolish Satan’s power and authority by getting that living Word into human form to get back His  authority in  this earth. Those people were being destroyed for lack of knowledge.

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge . . .” Hosea 4:6 KJV

Are people’s lives destroyed because God does not love them? Do people come to ruin and live in misery because God is callous and uncaring?

NO! People are destroyed for lack of know-ledge — even God’s people. What kind of knowledge? Knowledge that is available in the Bible: how to walk in faith, how to overcome, how to get prayers answered, how to resist the devil, etc.

God is not to blame for our troubles. God has already made provision for us. But we must avail ourselves of what God has provided. How can we benefit from God’s great provision if we don’t even know about it? So, we should seek the knowledge of God on our own, and receive teaching from others also.

There is not one among us who does not have much to learn. No one, yet, is walking in the absolute fullness of what God has provided.

This must be one of the saddest verses in the Bible. To think that God’s people are destroyed simply because of a lack of knowledge. As God’s children, they are our brothers and sisters. They are our relatives being destroyed, and we should do what we can to stop it.

Let’s quit giving place to the devil by our lack of knowledge of God’s Word. And, as we learn from God’s Word, we should share our knowledge with others, so they can walk in freedom and victory, too.

Have a Blessed New Year!

Jeff Swogger