“And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 

These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God,

 that you may know that you have eternal life, 

and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.”‭‭ 1 John‬ ‭5:11-13‬ ‭NKJV.

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The enemy satan will try to sow seeds of doubt in the mind of a child of God. 

Have I really been forgiven? 

Am I approved by God?

 Do I have right standing with Him? 

Has my name been written in the Book of Life? 

If I die today will I make it to heaven?

 When you have believed on the name of Jesus Christ, that He was God incarnate sent to redeem you from your sin, 

you believe that God raised Him from the dead and you have asked Him,

 or called upon His name to be Lord of your life,

 to come into your heart and to make you a child of God, know that you have received eternal life.

 In the process of this you need to turn to God, to agree with His word as to what is right and wrong.

 This process is called repentance.

 Part of this is a feeling of remorse or being sorry that you have lived a life of rebellion to God all this time 

and being sorry for the mistakes you know you made while living in rebellion to God. 

His word says in 2 Corinthians 7:10-11 (NKJV):

For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; 

but the sorrow of the world produces death.

 For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: 

What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, 

what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! 

In all things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.”

Godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation. 

It helps you draw a line between your past life and your new life now in Christ.

 Godly sorrow also produces diligence for the new life in Christ, 

helps you to make a resolution to God that you will live for Him,

 it makes you to have the reverential and obedient fear of God. 

Out of this sorrow will arise a true zeal for God, a vehement desire to serve Him

 and a true vindication that indeed Jesus Christ died for your sin.

 Out of that vindication comes a feeling of peace and joy of His salvation.

Point of reflection: 

Believing on the Lord Jesus Christ, repenting of your past life and mistakes

 and having godly sorrow over it is then followed by calling on His name.

 The scriptures declare that  whosoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved (Romans 10:13).

Having done that His word want to give you assurance that you have been saved. 

This is the testimony- God has given you eternal life and that life is in His Son, 

you who have the Son has eternal life and He who does not have the Son does not have eternal life. 

He goes further to say "I write these things to you who believe on the name of the Son of God 

so that you may know you have eternal life 

and will continue to believe on the name of the Son of God". (1 John 5:11-13)

 God wants you to know you have eternal life. 

When you know you can approach God with confidence.

 That is also why His word says in Titus 1:2 (NKJV): 

"In hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began." 

The God who promised you eternal life through Jesus Christ cannot lie. 

When you are ready-

Prayer of consecration:

 Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ, I thank you for sending Jesus Christ to suffer and die for my sin.

 I am sorry that I have lived in rebellion to your word, 

I am sorry about my past mistakes but today I turn back to you and repent of my sin.

 I believe Jesus Christ died for me and rose again.

 I open my life to you Lord Jesus, I ask you to be my Lord from today I will live for you. 

Thank you for hearing me, thank you for forgiving my sin and for writing my name in the Lamb's Book of Life. 

Thank you for giving me the power, the right and the privilege to be a child of God.

I receive your assurance that I have eternal life as  I have received Jesus Christ to be Lord of my life.

 In Jesus Christ's name I pray. Amen.


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Year in Focus:

2025 The Year of the Overcomer.

His word says in 1 John 2:12-14:I write to you, little children,
Because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.
13 I write to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one.
I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father.
14 I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you,
And you have overcome the wicked one.

To overcome the wicked one you need the word of God to dwell in you richly, you need to know Him who

was from the beginning (to know God) and you need strong conviction regarding His promises to you. These are the three critical attributes of an overcomer.

He also says: Look among the nations and watch—Be utterly astounded!
For I will work a work in your days, which you would not believe, though it were told you. (Habakkuk 1:5)

Almighty God wants to work a work in our day, in your day, in the work of the Ministry and in your own life,

which you will not believe even if it is told you. For you to be a part of what He is doing, you need to acquire  and grow in the three critical attributes of an overcomer.

He says further: 

Then the Lord answered me and said:

“Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie.
Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. (Habakkuk 2:2-3).

He says write the vision and make it plain upon tables that he may run who reads it.

As you enter another phase in your walk with God and as we enter a new phase in our calling as Planet Ministries, remember the vision is for an appointed time. 

That time is nigh. Wait for it, it will not be late by one second. Remember Genesis 18:10-14; Genesis 21: 1-2 and Exodus 12:40-41.

a) What you need to know:

We are moving into a period of accomplishing the vision which Almighty God has set before us.
There is in the calendar of God something called the fullness of time.
The vision is for an appointed time and that time is nigh.
You need the knowledge of the Father and His essential attributes, a knowledge of the word of God- you need the word of God to dwell in you richly

(see also Colossians 3:16) and you also need strength of conviction.

As these three attributes increase in you, they will make you to become an overcomer of the wicked one.

b) What you need to understand (or have a revelation of):

1. There is in the calendar of God something called the fullness of time.
2. As we enter the fullness of time you need to continue waiting upon God.
3. You need a revelation of the essential attributes of God.

That He is good to you all the time. He is holy, that means He gets it right all the time ( Leviticus 11:44-45;  His mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:23);

His loving kindness is better than life (Psalms 63:3), He is faithful (1 Thessalonians 5:24; Genesis 28:15; 1 Kings 8:56; Numbers 23:19-20; Isaiah 46:9-11), 

He is righteous and He is just (Psalms 89:14). He promises to go before you. He says He will not fail you. (Joshua 1:5; Deuteronomy 31:6, 8;

1 Chronicles 28:20; Psalms 89:33-35).

c) What you need to do: Activities of 2025:

Run with the vision. Remember we are:

1. Witnessing the love of Jesus Christ and making disciples across the nations. (Matthew 28:18-20). Use every avenue available to you to send the message of the gospel.

2.We are praying and interceding to the God of the harvest to send labourers into the harvest. (Matthew 9:37-38; 1Timothy 2:1-5). Take time to pray.

3. We are faithful stewards of time, the mysteries of God and of substance. (Luke 12:42-44; Luke 16:10-12; 1 Corinthians 4:1-2; 1 Peter 4:10). Prayerfully examine your stewardship of time, mysteries

of God and substance.

4. We are light to the world- dispensing darkness- let your light so shine that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:14-16).

5. We are salt, condiment to the earth to give flavour and fight the unsavoury works of the enemy satan ( Matthew 5:13).

6. We release the fragrance of  the knowledge of Jesus Christ - God wants to diffuse through you the fragrance, perfume of the knowledge of Jesus Christ as you allow the fruit of the Holy Spirit to

manifest in your life. ( 2 Corinthians 14-15).

d) In all this remember to have your own personal agenda with God as you stand on His promises.

He says in John 16:24: Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

He says in John 15:7: If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

He says in John 14:13-14: 

And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.

He also says in John 15:16: You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the

Father in My name He may give you. 

Remember, we have been given exceedingly great and precious promises that by these we may be partakers of divine nature. ( 2 Peter 1:4, John 16:24).

In this year of the overcomer, as you run with the vision, remember to have a personal prayer agenda with God.

Keep a prayer diary and tick things off, as He answers your prayers.

We love you as we invite you to be counted among the overcomers of the wicked one  in 2025  and beyond.

As you run with the vision, we are praying for you and wish you a 2025 filled with the victory that comes from God.

In the service of Jesus Christ.

Apostle Dr Max and Joyce Matonhodze.

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