Sep 16, 2022 |
Do You Judge others?
“And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.”
Mark 4:24. (KJV).
How often do you condemn what others have done?
Maybe he does not know anything.
He cannot do anything right.
He ought to know better!.
How easy is it to judge someone else?
You will never do something as wrong as that!
What would you do if you were in the same position as your friend?
Will you act differently?
Perhaps you think you know how you will act.
God knows what you can and what you cannot.
He is the only one that can judge.
Most of the time, as humans, we know in part.
Only God sees and knows the complete picture.
Be careful not to do what your friend did when you judged him because you implied you were better than him.
Now you proved you are not.
How often have you found yourself doing what you had judged others on previously?
Your friend did it innocently.
You knew what you did.
Application to the Christian life:
Do not judge.
Empathize, not Sympathize.
Pray for others.
Ask God for Insight.
Sep 14, 2022 |
Living in the Light.
“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: Walk as children of light.” Ephesians 5:8. (KJV).
Do you know the difference between Light and darkness?
Look at it.
Darkness represents difficulties in life.
It also represents evil.
Light represents goodness.
It represents God.
Light and darkness are also a way of thinking.
When you live a life in darkness, you are occupied by evil.
When you live in the Light, you live with God.
You think of His Love.
You think of the return of Jesus.
You prepare for eternal life.
“For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy Light shall we see Light.”Psalm 36:9(KJV)
Through the Word, we see our pathway to daily victory.
“Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a Light unto my path.”Psalm 119:105(KJV)
Can you walk as a child of the Light?
Application to the Christian life:
Live for Jesus.
Submit yourself to God.
Prepare for eternal life with God.
Resist evil.
Sep 12, 2022 |
Can You Hear?
“If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.”
Mark 4:23 (KJV).
Did you ever say something to a friend just to find out he did not hear a single word?
Why did he not hear?
Did you ever sit in class, listening to the teacher?
When you have to do the homework, you realize you do not know what to do?
Maybe your friend was thinking something else while you were talking to him.
Maybe you did hear what the teacher said.
You just did not understand his explanation.
Whatever the reason for not hearing, the result is sad. How well do you hear Jesus?
Do you understand what He says?
To hear is not enough.
You need to understand what you hear.
Can you understand Jesus?
Understanding what you hear enables you to do.
“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” James 1:22(KJV)
Self-deception is pretending to hear when you do not.
Worse still is hearing and not understanding.
Philip asked the Ethiopian Eunuch:
“And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.”Acts 8:30-31(KJV)
Do you know God’s purpose for your life?
Are you hearing Him Daily?
Are you doing what He has asked you to do?
Application to the Christian life:
Learn to understand the word of God.
Listen to what Jesus says.
Do what He wants you to do.
Sep 9, 2022 |
Fellow Citizens With The Saints.
“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God.” Eph.2:19.(KJV).
Are you and your friends from the same household?
Why not?
Because you have different parents and stay in different homes.
What happens if you and your friends move into the same home?.
Then you become housemates.
Will it be possible to live with your friends?
Yes, if you all keep the house rules.
You must have house rules to guide.
It will only be possible if you work together.
It is important to respect one another.
You cannot work together if you do not understand each other.
To be in the household of God, you need to follow His rules.
Are you keeping to the house rules in the family of God?
Are you in harmony with other believers?
You must obey Him as your Father.
You must work together with your fellow Christians.
Love one another.
Can you be part of the household of God?
Jesus summed up the house rules in the kingdom.
“Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” Matthew 22:36-40 (KJV)
As Fellow Citizens, are you keeping to the house rules?
Application to the Christian life:
Submit to God and obey Him.
Love your neighbor as thyself.
Sep 5, 2022 |
Be a Vessel for God.
“But we have a treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.”
2 Cor. 4:7. (KJV).
Do you want to do unique things?
Would you like to save the world?
Do you have the energy to do such things?
To achieve such feats, you need the strength of God.
Paul indeed achieved extraordinary things.
His secret:
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Philippians 4:13
David the Great Warrior King also knew this.
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song, I praise him.” Psalm28:7(NIV)
You can serve God in His work.
When you do something for God:
Do not do it for fame or money.
Let the Glory of God be your Focus.
You are an earthen vessel.
You can break.
Do whatever you do with the power of God.
Do everything you do to honor God.
You can encourage your friends.
You can comfort them.
You can guide them.
Do you want to be a vessel for God?
Application to the Christian life:
Be a vessel for God.
Do everything to His honor.
Praise God.
Aug 29, 2022 |
A New Heaven and Earth.
“Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.” 2 Peter 3:13. (KJV).
Sin did not come from God.
There is no sin where God is.
We want to live in His Kingdom here on earth and ultimately make it to Heaven.
As His Ambassadors here in this world, we should be like Him as we represent Him.
He Can not lie.
“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?” Numbers 23:19(KJV)
While it is great to claim this as a promise that God can not lie about anything He has promised you.
For what He says will undoubtedly come to pass.
However, as a person, we ask again, do you lie?
When last did you do something unfair to your friend?
When last did you lie?
Did you tell “just a little white lie” to get you out of trouble?
Perhaps you blamed your friend for something he did not do.
The one condition to enter the Kingdom of God is righteousness.
Without being righteous, you will not be allowed into His Kingdom.
The Grace to be righteous and not lie is given to you through our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
By Faith as you walk daily in Him.
Allow the Holy Spirit to enable you to live a life without lying.
Do you want to make it to Heaven when your assignment on earth is over?
Stop lying.
Application to the Christian life:
Don’t be afraid.
Speak the truth.
Receive His Grace to become righteous.
