Jun 29, 2022 |
Wrong Attitudes About Sin – Part 1.
“And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou. And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent. Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lordthy God. So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the Lord.” (1 Samuel 15:27-31) KJV
God created us perfectly.
Through Adam, we are all born into sin.
Saul didn’t know the gravity of sin.
His attitude about sin was totally wrong:
“I’m not guilty,”
Saul tried to hide the reality.
He acted as if nothing wrong had happened.
He who denies sin with or without knowledge is saying that:
“God doesn’t know all things.
He doesn’t really see everything I do, or He doesn’t really hear everything I say.” “God is changeable and not staying besides His Word.”
“He said to annihilate all the Amalekites, but He will be glad to hear how clever we were.”
“We kept the best for the sacrifices.”
You could think that not all God says is wrong is really wrong.
Don’t deceive yourself!.
“The man of God doesn’t know many things. Even though Samuel will come, he will not understand a thing about those sheep.”
“It will seem normal to him.
The man of God could be compromised.”
” If I have to, I will convince Samuel that we, not God, had the right.”
“He will consider that we are the smart ones. “
“The people who know our sin will keep it secret.”
This is the devil’s voice.
Which tries to convince you to hide the sin.
If he keeps it secret in your life.
He will keep it until Judgement Day.
On that day, there will not be anything to hide.
“For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nothing is covered up that will not be known and come out into the open.” Luke 8:17(CJB)
Are you still thinking like Saul did?
What sin are you hiding from God?
Don’t trust his voice, but trust God!
Application for the Christian life:
Take sin seriously.
Listen to God’s voice and not to Satan. Do not keep secrets from God.
He knows everything.
Jun 27, 2022 |
When Life Pulls You Down.
“Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.” (James 5:17) KJV
Remember Elijah?
The main two things were the rain (as in verse above) and Mount Carmel.
These were significant aspects of his Life.
Did you know that after the victory of Mount Carmel, something happened? Life pulled him down right after the most extraordinary spiritual victory of his Life.
The people of Israel didn’t know who the true God was, and they accepted the challenge.
They went to Mount Carmel, and the Lord showed them that He is the True God.
Right after this spiritual victory, Elijah experienced a significant depression. The fear caused him not to see the big picture.
He focused on himself, on the threat of Jezabel, and he was terrified.
That’s why he isolated himself and stayed there all by himself.
What was the prescription that God gave Elijah to raise him up?
A sermon about the unsteady faith of the prophet?
No, just rest and food.
God recognizes our limitations, even when we don’t see them.
(Isaiah 42:3 KJV)
He corrected Elijah’s perspective about Him. ( 1 Kings 19:11 KJV)
He corrected Elijah’s perspective about the world. (1 Kings 19:14,18 KJV)
He corrected Elijah’s perspective about himself. (1 Kings 19:4,16 KJV)
He sent help to Elijah. (1 Kings 19:21 KJV)
Don’t forget, wherever you are,
God wants to raise you up.
Don’t focus on your limitations.
He wants you b to go to the next level.
He has the blueprint of your Life.
He wants you to be His… entirely!
Application to Christian Life:
When in difficulties:
Allow God to reveal Himself to you. Trust Him.
Jun 24, 2022 |
The Word of God.
“In the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1. (KJV).
The world was created by words.
Word spoken by Elohim
Even today:
God is still speaking.
God’s Words have been put together in the written form called the Bible.
God’s words will never pass.
“Then Adonai said to me, “You have seen well, because I am watching to fulfill my word.” Jeremiah 1:12 (CJB)
Can you see God in His words?
Can you hear His voice when those words are uttered?
Daily you have to read God’s Word.
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” Psalm 119:105
Speak His Word to your purposeful life.
Even in your casual conversation.
Let His Word guide you.
God’s words were in the beginning.
His words will also be at the end.
Application to the Christian life:
Listen to the Word of God.
Be obedient to His Word
Apply His words to your life.
Jun 22, 2022 |
Have Everlasting Life.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16. (KJV).
Have You personally accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?
Are You Sure?
Don’t just say a mental yes.
Be Sure.
It is an important event that you must know about.
Don’t just assume that you are a child of God.
You must know when you personally met Him.
It’s never too late to do that today if you are unsure.
Simply Invite Him into your Life.
Surrender the Lordship Of your Life to Him.
“For here is the way God loved the world—he gave his only, unique Son as a gift. So now everyone who believes in him will never perish but experience everlasting life.”
Do you believe in Jesus?
Maybe you say yes, definitely.
When you believe in Jesus, you also follow Him.
You also obey Him.
You do as He asks you to do.
Are you willing to do everything He asks from you?
Do you want eternal life rather than perish?
When last did you proclaim Jesus to your friends? To those you work with or meet at social occasions? Do you listen to the voice of Jesus?
“Based on what was handed down to us by those who from the start were eyewitnesses and proclaimers of the message.”Luke 1:2 (CJB)
Daily be an eyewitness for the Lord.
Daily be a proclaimer of the Lord.
Application to the Christian life:
Believe in Jesus.
Follow Him.
Jun 20, 2022 |
And Joseph and his mother marvelled…
“And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;.”
Luke 2:22 (KJV)
“And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.”
Luke 2:33 KJV
Yes, It was Father’s Day.
Just Yesterday.
Pastor, You did not send out a message to the Fathers?
But Why?
It is always challenging to coin or package the work of parenting to either of them alone.
God, in the beginning, created Man.
From him, he made Eve.
To both, He gave them the assignment to Dominate and Multiply.
We thank God for the Fathers
We Praise God for the Mothers.
One of them alone cannot get the job done.
When the Angel first visited Mary, she communicated what she encountered to Joseph, his fiancé.
When Joseph thought of abandoning the relationship, God spoke to him in a dream.
Both got the message.
It’s a joint assignment.
Joseph and his mother jointly took the child Jesus for dedication.
They were both available to listen and keep their child’s destiny in their hearts.
“And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover.” Luke 2:39-41 KJV
Many love to quote and confess that the child grew and waxed strong….
It is predicated and embedded in the fact that both father and mother were present in that child’s life.
As we commend the fathers on Father’s day, let us use it as an opportunity to communicate it again and again, both father and mother are required.
Jun 17, 2022 |
What is inside you?
“All these evil things come from within and defile the man.” Mark 7:23. (KJV).
What plans do you and your friends make?
Did you notice everything you do, is because you thought about it?
Sometimes you see or hear something which gives you a thought.
That thought becomes a desire and develops into a plan.
All you need to do is to execute the plan.
Everything originates within you.
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8(KJV)
If you are pure of heart, pureness will come from you.
If you have an evil heart, you will do evil things.
What would you like to be? Pure or evil?
Guard your thoughts.
Subject them to the authority o the Word.
The Holy Spirit will help you.
Application to the Christian life:
Let your heart be pure.
Bring forth fruits of the Holy Spirit.
Think about God’s purpose.
