Jul 23, 2021 |
And We Know
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose. Rom. 8:28. (KJV).
Are you called by God?
Do You Really Know that?
God did not call you anyhow.
He called you for a reason.
He called you for a purpose.
That purpose is to be with Him in His Kingdom.
How wonderful is that?
There is more.
You have to represent Him in His Kingdom here on earth.
Finally, when you finish that assignment here on earth…
You will forever be with Him in the Eternal Life.
You cannot just be there forever doing nothing.
You will help Him in His Kingdom.
You will have a specific important task.
You must be prepared for that task.
How will God prepare you?
You are on earth to allow you to prepare.
All the circumstances you experience are part of your preparation. Everything works together for good.
It helps you to prepare for your unique task in God’s Kingdom.
Do not despair when you go through trials.
Appreciate them.
Are you looking forward to your assignment in the Kingdom of God?
Application to the Christian life:
Use your time of grace to prepare for your eternal life with God.
Submit to God.
Do you really Know?
That ALL things are working together for your good!!!
Stop complaining about the challenges you are facing.
Look out for God’s opportunity in each.
Trust Him.
Jul 21, 2021 |
Take care to do everything I said
“The angel of Adonai said to Manoach, “The woman should take care to do everything I said to her.” Judges 13:13 (CJB)
Must pay attention to everything that I said
Must be careful to do everything.
Be sure to follow the instructions.
The angel of the Lord appeared to Manoach and his wife.
The instructions were clear and straightforward:
Take care to do everything I said.
How are you doing the things God told you to do?
Do you do some that you like and skip others you don’t fancy?
“The angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah’s wife and said, “Even though you have been unable to have children, you will soon become pregnant and give birth to a son. So be careful; you must not drink wine or any other alcoholic drink nor eat any forbidden food. You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and his hair must never be cut. For he will be dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. He will begin to rescue Israel from the Philistines.” Judges 13:3-5(NLT)
The husband and wife together kept to the instructions.
Samson was born.
Jesus Christ told us plainly what HE did.
“So Jesus said, “I speak to you eternal truth. The Son is unable to do anything from himself or through his own initiative. I only do the works that I see the Father doing, for the Son does the same works as his Father”. John 5:19(TPT)
To continually get the results you want.
Do ALL that HE has told You.
For example, you were told:
“Read your Bible Pray every day if you want to Grow.”
Are you doing this Daily?
Jul 19, 2021 |
And will accomplish all that I have destined him to do.
“After removing him, God raised up David to be king, for God said of him, ‘I have found in David, son of Jesse, a man who always pursues my heart and will accomplish all that I have destined him to do. “From David’s lineage, God brought Israel a Savior, just as he promised. So before Jesus appeared, John preached the message of a baptism of repentance to prepare all of Israel.” Acts 13:22-24 (TPT)
God could say of David::
“and will accomplish all that I have destined him to do.”
Can HE say the same about you today?
Can you confidently say for yourself :
I will accomplish what God has purposed me to be?
What is the secret of David’s ability to accomplish what God has purposed?
He pursues God’s heart.
Again what about you?
Whose agenda are you after?
Your own or God’s agenda.
David always sought to be in God’s presence.
“Here’s the one thing I crave from Yahweh, the one thing I seek above all else: I want to live with him every moment in his house, beholding the marvelous beauty of Yahweh, filled with awe, delighting in his glory and grace.” Psalm 27:4(TPT)
Do you desire God’s presence passionately like David did?
“I am quite busy these days,” you are saying!!!
Don’t be too busy to thirst daily after God.
Once you make God your first priority in all that you do
He will put you first in His purpose for your life.
This is David’s testimony about God also:
“Here’s what I’ve learned through it all:
Don’t give up; don’t be impatient;
be entwined as one with the Lord.
Be brave and courageous, and never lose hope.
Yes, keep on waiting, for he will never disappoint you!”
Psalm 27:14(TPT)
Be one with God in your heart in all that you do.
Consequently, you will be able to accomplish all that God has purposed.
God will empower you to fulfill your God-given Destiny.
Jul 16, 2021 |
A God-pleasing life.
Whether we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. 2 Cor. 5:9. (KJV).
Are you a good person according to your friends?
What does God think of you?
He sees your heart and what you do when you are alone.
Your friends do not.
Do they and God think the same about you?
It is not easy to be good when you are alone.
All the frustrations and problems influence you.
That is when evil wants to take over.
Resist Satan, and he will flee from you.
Do you have a clean conscience with God?
Do you have a good relationship with Him?
Can you do good, even when you are alone in the dark?
Application to the Christian life:
Let God be in your life permanently.
Don’t be a seasonal Christian.
Submit to Him.
Serve Him.
Be humble.
Jul 14, 2021 |
Wrong Attitudes About Sin – Part 2.
“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 Lord thy God. So Samuel turned again after Saul, and Saul worshipped the Lord.” 1 Samuel 15:27-31 (KJV)
Today we will look at two more wrong attitudes about sin.
Be aware and do not have them.
“I’m guilty, but I have excuses.”
Saul had excuses as well (1 Samuel 13:11 KJV).
In this case, Saul says he sinned: “Because of others.”
Saul is blaming others for his sin.
He said that the people brought the sheep.
Isn’t this the same with us?
We blame others:
“The children, the husband, the wife, the government, the laws, the problems, etc.”
“Not the same as others. Saul compared himself with others.”
Even today, you still compare yourself with others, isn’t it?
Did you know that the Bible allows us to compare?
But, do you know with who?
We can ourselves compare with Jesus, our Lord. (1 Peter 2:21)
Having good intentions.
Saul said that he had good intentions.
He kept the animals to bring them as sacrifices to the Lord.
“I am guilty, but I’m not giving up.”
Saul doesn’t want to give up on his pretensions.
He doesn’t want to lose his job.
Saul doesn’t want to give up his sin.
Instead of giving up on pride and sin:
Saul continued to live in the same way.
However, he lost God’s blessing and Samuel’s friendship, but he still didn’t give up his sin.
When you don’t see your sin as sins, you will repeat them.
Application for the Christian life:
Do not use excuses to sin.
Get rid of your own desires.
Repent and change your life to be like Jesus.
Jul 12, 2021 |
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 Lord thy God. So Samuel turned again after Saul, and Saul worshipped the Lord.” 1 Samuel 15:27-31 (KJV)
God created us perfectly, but because of Adam, we are all are born into sin.
Saul didn’t know the gravity of sin.
As a result of this, his attitude about sin was totally wrong:
“I’m not guilty,” Saul tried to hide the reality.
He acts as if nothing wrong happened.
He who denies sin with or without knowledge is actually 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 He is not keeping His Word.”
Saul Possibly said to himself, “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, too, can think that not all that God says is wrong is really wrong.
Don’t deceive yourself!!!
Saul must have continued in his thoughts:
“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, have 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, who is trying to convince you to hide the sin.
He will continue to trick you into keeping the secret of your secret sin in your life,
He will deceive you into keeping it until Judgement Day.
Then it will be too late.
Don’t trust his voice, but trust God!
Today God is asking you:
What is your attitude to sin?.
Application for the Christian life:
Take sin seriously.
Listen to God’s voice and not to Satan.
Do not keep secrets from God, who knows everything.
Confess your sins to God now.
HE will forgive and restore you.
