Aug 3, 2020 |
I have always obeyed the Lord.
“My master answered, “I have always obeyed the Lord, and he will send his angel to help you find my son a wife from among my own relatives.” Genesis 24:40 CEV
Can any member of your household attest to this about you?
Can your child affirm that you always obey the Lord?
What about your spouse?
The confidence Eliezer, the most trusted servant in Abraham’s household, was based on him seeing him obey God.
Your actions talk louder than what you say.
Do you doublespeak?
“The Lord, who rules heaven, brought me here from the land where I was born and promised that he would give this land to my descendants forever. When you go back there, the Lord will send his angel ahead of you to help you find a wife for my son.” Genesis 24:7 CEV
Abraham walked with God and knew God will always be faithful.
Paul also could say confidently that God, who he knew and obey, will ensure the safety of all those who were traveling with him.
” and he said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What’s more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.'” Acts 27:24 NLT
Jesus said God always hear him.
” You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here so that they will believe you sent me.” John 11:42
Can anyone close to you benefit from your life of obedience to God?
“When I came to the well today, I silently prayed, “You, Lord, are the God, my master Abraham worships, so please lead me to a wife for his son” Genesis 24:42 CEV
Others are not only listening to you.
They are watching whether you walk the talk.
Let your life impact others to know and follow God.
Jul 31, 2020 |
Who did Better Lot or his Daughters?
Part2.
We Revisit Genesis 19.
Do you have a personal relationship with the Almighty God ?.
Are you Like Lot?
Do you make decisions only on emotions?
Are you a people pleaser?
You need to have Bible-based principles.
Is your relationship with God circumstantial?.
Are you like the two daughters whose actions were based on only what they can see?
They reasoned “no man on earth” existed, so you have to help yourself. Remember that maxim “heaven helps those who help themselves” is not biblical!
Remember the parable of the prodigal son?
Both the prodigal son and his older brother did not have proper and adequate knowledge of their father.
The prodigal son had minimal experience and made decisions that hurt him, but thank God for God’s mercy when he repented he was taken back.
What about the older brother?
He was just serving without asking his father about his rights and privileges; hence he turned cold and bitter when he saw his brother’s restoration.
So how knowledgeable are you on the issues of life that you are currently handling?
What kind of decisions are you making?.
Was any better? Lot or his daughters?
Jul 29, 2020 |
Who did Better Lot or his Daughters?
Part1.
Let us visit Genesis 19, the story of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Two incidents appear more vivid than the others.
The decision of Lot is to offer his two virgin daughters to be raped by a mob in place of the two visiting angels who had been sent by God to rescue him (Gen 19v8).
Secondly, Lot’s two daughters decided to sleep with their father because they assumed no man on earth would come to them (Gen 19v31).
Which of these two decisions were right?
Were they knowledge-based decisions?.
How far you go in life depends on the knowledge of God you have.
What motivated him to make that offer?
Was he so concerned about his visitors that he did not mind his own daughters being destroyed by being gang-raped?
Do you always feel pressured to help at the risk of hurting your family? These two men were not mere mortal men, they were angels on assignment.
Did Lot not know they were sent by the Almighty God?
His decision to offer his daughters to please those men was not based on sound knowledge nor the power behind the mission.
Thank God, the angels intervened by causing the city’s men to go blind, and his plan was not implemented.
Again we see these daughters, who could be described as the circumstantial victims of the first incident, made decisions based on what they thought was their problem.
Was that the right decision to take?
How knowledgeable were they about the “earth “and the availability of men anyway.
Unlike the first incident, there were no timely interventions to prevent them from carrying out their decisions, which had grave consequences. God had to instruct that these two races resulting from the incest (Moabites and Ammonites) be utterly destroyed from the earth.
Looking at these two situations:
What are you passing through that is pressurizing you to make decisions hastily?
Jul 27, 2020 |
Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre went with me.
“Let my share be the food that my men have eaten. But Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre went with me, so give them their share of what we brought back.” Genesis 14:24 (CEV)
Abraham did not only fight the war that led to the rescue of Lot with only the 318 men in his house.
He also had three allies that fought the battle with him.
“At this time Abram the Hebrew was living near the oaks that belonged to Mamre the Amorite. Mamre and his brothers Eshcol and Aner were Abram’s friends. Someone who had escaped from the battle told Abram” Genesis 14:13(CEV)
Who are your allies that are by your side as you handle God’s assignments?
“People lose their way without wise leadership, but a nation succeeds and stands in victory when it has many good counselors to guide it.”
Proverbs 11:14 (TPT)
“Where no wise guidance is, the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety” Proverbs 11:14 (AMPC)
Who are your counselors that fully buy into your vision?
“Ahithophel and Hushai the Archite were two of David’s advisors.”
1 Chronicles 27:33(CEV)
Jesus Christ, even amongst the 12 disciples, had the 3 that were closer than the rest.
Jesus took the three to places He didn’t take the twelve!
“Your plans will fall apart right in front of you if you fail to get good advice.
But if you first seek out multiple counselors, you’ll watch your plans succeed.” Proverbs 15:22 (TPT)
Let the Holy Spirit guide you in knowing who your real helpers of destiny are.
Jul 24, 2020 |
Human anger is never a legitimate tool to promote God’s useful purpose.
“For human anger is never a legitimate tool to promote God’s righteous purpose.” James 1: 20(TPT)
Do you ever feel that God is not handling the situation, right?
Yes, you sometimes want to handle some annoying things on God’s behalf?
You have assessed the situation, and you are literarily boiling?
Before you act as the representative of God, remember this:
If you are angry, you cannot do any good thing that God wants to be done.
For anger doesn’t make us useful.
An angry person doesn’t do what God approves of.
Cain was angry because he knew God rejected his offerings.
“Saul was furious with Jonathan and yelled, “You’re no son of mine, you traitor! I know you’ve chosen to be loyal to that son of Jesse. You should be ashamed of yourself! And your own mother should be ashamed that you were ever born.” 1Samuel 20:30
Saul was already out of God’s will because of disobedience.
As humans, you rarely see the complete picture at that moment.
When you speak out of anger:
You Yell
You use derogatory words.
You are not right because the anger has beclouded your sense of judgment.
. “anger comes from a clash in perspectives.”
Before you express yourself in anger, ask yourself whose view are you representing, God or man?
Holy anger of God does exist.
Provocation purely by God’s zeal sometimes occurs.
As Jesus did in correcting the use of the temple. ( Matthew 21)
God’s anger against sin. (Romans 1:18-20)
Human anger is purely from the flesh.
Road rage?
Never let it get hold of you.
Allow them to go away with their provocation.
You will surely get to your destination.
Before you react to that situation, ask yourself whose perspective are you conveying?
