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If people don't listen to God, do you think they will listen to man?If they are listening to God, then why do they need to listen to man?I am merely answering a friend who ask why I rarely go to church these days?Fellowship and encouragement? How do you fellowship and encourage each other? Pray for each other? What happened when fellowship and encouragement involve money? A lot of us have no problem participating in fellowship and encouragement as long as money is not involved. People go to church for selfish reasons and not because they wanted to be a part of God's love at the cross in his son Jesus. We are in church to expect some form of blessings from God.Perhaps people should learn to enjoy being in church because of God's love for each of us, his church, his family. Going to church is a family affair- Christs' love must exist in each of us to be a a part of the bigger church which is Christ body. We are knitted into him because God first knitted us into Himself by his love at the cross. No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church. And we are members of his body. This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. Ephesians 5:29, 32When you understand God's love in our Saviour Jesus at the cross for you and what is church, then the meaning of going to church establish an absolute contrast in your mind-set. Then going to church is a totally different experience.Bear in mind that God build his church which is you and me because of his amazing love for us; similarly when we are in his church, we build each other in his love because his love is alive in us! If God's love doesn't exist in our hearts in all our accomplishments, then everything is done in vain 1 Corinthians 13:1-3Let's not simply say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions 1 John 3:18Trust me, I am not harboring any form of bitterness towards the church or anyone in particular- I am still attending church; only my church is different from your church When you know the truth, you will live for the truth!
Each passing day goes without me having to question whether I will actually offer myself a living sacrifice to be a part of God’s plan without pay and fame.
I questioned myself whether I am prepared to be obedient to emulate those godly men in the Bible whom God favored very much. I frequently questioned the extend of my obedience and faith; will I and can I do anything for God if there is nothing in it for me except the promises of a great reward when Jesus my Saviour returns?
The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you (Genesis 12:1). I have asked myself whether I am prepared to give up everything to demonstrate my obedience.
You will not enter the land I am giving to the people of Israel (Deuteronomy 32:52). After accomplishing so much for God, I may end up not getting anything at all. No accolades at all!
The Lord told Gideon, “With these 300 men, I will rescue you and give you victory over the Midianites (Judges 7:7). Wow! 300 men to fight against an army of 135,000- again, I questioned my faith in trusting the Lord my God.
And the Lord said, “This is the one; anoint him.” (1 Samuel 16:12). I wonder whether I am prepared to undergo what King David did to be king.
I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will be naked when I leave. The Lord gave me what had, and the Lord has taken it away. Praise the name of the Lord! Job 1:21)
I have questioned my faith whether I only worship God for the good things he can bless me and is not prepared for the worst of anything in my life. After experiencing the worst, can I still emulate Job, praising my Saviour God?
Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of man has no place even to lay his head (Matthew 8:20). Do I need to comment further? No bungalows and Mercedes, it’s no dice for me for such responsibilities. And I have to die for people who kill me!
I don’t think I need to elucidate more what the disciples endure to be a part of God’s plan and will.
Lord, if there’s nothing in it for me, no money and no fame, then no thanks- please leaves me out of your plans. How am I supposed to accomplish anything without money? Just telling me to trust in you and your power is not good enough to convince me; show me the money and I’ll be convinced!
Lord, please disclose to me whether it’s true that your purpose cannot be achieved without the intervention of money? Is this a new covenant- You and Money- a new partnership? Lord, today nobody does anything for free anymore- the last time anything was free was your mercy, grace and unfailing love at the cross. Lord, is it true that you will bless us with money to accomplish your purpose? Lord, help me to believe that it was your amazing love that moved you to have mercy on me. It was your amazing love that saved a wretch like me.
In everything we do, we show that we are true minister of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind. We have been beaten, been put in prison, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food. We serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they slander us or praise us. We are honest, but they call us imposters (2 Corinthians 6:4-5, 8). Lord, why is it that your servants of yesteryears have to endure so much suffering to do your will but your servants of today live in extravagance?
I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. John 14:12
Lord, help me each day as I battle myself to overcome my weakness to mutter Lord, I want your will to be done, not mine!
When the journey of your life seems endlessly lost and futile
Do not despair, for your heavenly Father is your faithful, trustworthy companion with your journey
When the route seems lost, hopeless and uphill
Trust in Jesus, for he is the Light of the world, your Saviour Redeemer
Cling on to Him and never let go of him
For in Lord Jesus is mercy, hope and love
Trust in Jesus, call on his name
Our Saviour promised that he will not abandon nor forsake you during your most arduous moments
At the cross, He has undertake to rescue us
For those who believe in him
He will be your strength in your weakness, your wisdom in your foolishness
He will deliver you from every kind of temptation and evil
To freely gift you with God’s salvation, forgiving all your wrongs
All Jesus ask of you is
Believe He is the son of the Living God
Who came to die for all your wrongdoings
On the third day He was resurrected by the Holy Spirit, victorious over death
To bring to those who hope in Him
To give life to those who believe in Him
That someday soon, Jesus will return
To bring us, who has place our trust in him, home safely into the loving arms of the Father
Believe in Him today!
Yes Lord Jesus, salvation is in you alone
You are the Way, the Truth and the Life
In you alone, even though we die, we live
Because Jesus Live!
Glory, Honor and Power forever to the Almighty Lord God, Creator of heaven and earth and Jesus Christ, the son our Saviour.
A friend once shared the following- if you give someone a hug, you will receive a hug in return.
What if your hug is not reciprocated? Will you continue to love?
Jesus Christ came to love us at the cross but most of us responded negatively- will he stop offering his amazing love to those who chose to reject him?
Our Saviour’s offer of his love at the cross is available until we breathe our last. His merciful love at the cross never rejects us even when we reject Him.
How can there be victory in love if we stop loving those we hate to love? God’s grace work in us through his son, Jesus our Saviour. If we stop loving those we hate to love, how then can we claim victory for God’s grace that work through us in his son Jesus? How can we produce friends out of enemies? How can we produce believers out of unbelievers?
“Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34. Even when dying on the cross for all our wrongdoings, our Lord Saviour Jesus maintains his love for us.
Christ died for us at a time when we were helpless and sinful. No one is really willing to die for an honest person, though someone might be willing to die for a truly good person. But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful. Romans 5:6-8
Godly love which is true and unconditional is always lopsided!
Money and pride in us generate significance with people and the world, but love and humility finds favor with God. What compose you?
Do not love this world or the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases god will live forever. 1 John 2:15-17. ‘Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven. Matthew 6:1
We constantly pursue fame in money and pride but sidestep the true riches of God which are patience, kindness, generosity, love, gentleness, self-control, joy, peace, faithfulness and goodness. Galatians 5:22-23. Today, we unconsciously are bondage of fame in money and pride.
When God show up in our world, he came as a lowly person, insignificant. He wasn’t seeking for fortune or fame. He only wanted to fulfill God’s will to love us by dying for us to reconcile us to the Father, Creator who alone have mercy and unfailing for us, his children created out of his own hands. Throughout Scripture, Jesus always taught us about humility and love. Our Saviour Jesus prioritizes love and humility throughout his teaching. Washing the feet of his disciples, meeting needs of the less fortunate, attending to the poor and sick, examples of servant hood, suffering and dying at the cross for us when we were still his enemies are just some of his deeds that amaze us.
If you believe you are a product of Christ love and humility at the cross, are you a product of Christ love and humility amidst His creations? (1 Corinthians 13:1-3)
Remember that our Saviour God wasn’t seeking fame or fortune that is of this world when He came to save us (Read Matthew 8:20). He came prepared to suffer all our sufferings. He came because He loved us.
(Read more about our suffering Saviour God who alone love and have mercy on us in Christ Jesus in Isaiah 53).
A reader wrote to inquire the possibility of anyone observing and fulfilling obedience to Jesus teachings in the Bible.
My reply is that a person must be devout with a heart that is passionate and sincerely devoted in pursuing God’s heart. Then you will experience help from God’s spirit, the Holy Spirit. It’s impossible to live our earthly life to please God without assistance from the Holy Spirit.
We must understand that observing obedience to Christ teachings require a person to place his faith in Jesus to gain help of the Holy Spirit equipping us with the ability to comprehend God’s love for us at the cross. I believe that if a person have not understood God’s amazing mercy, grace and unfailing love in his son Jesus at the cross, then it’s totally impossible to be obedient. An obedient child manages his discernment of God’s instructions by not allowing interpretation of God’s instructions by his human wisdom. An obedient child possess complete faith in God’s instructions through results of very intimate relationship build on constant fellowships.
How is it possible for Abraham to be obedient to God’s command to sacrifice Isaac? How could Jesus die for us when we are still God’s enemies? Both recognize their God, their Creator Father personally through constant fellowship! When your relationship with God is so intimate, you hear and feel Him.
We must be rich in faith to support our obedience. Without faith that Jesus is the Saviour God, it’s impossible to honor obedience to Jesus’ teachings.
The Holy Spirit helps us with our obedience by teaching us to identify that God’s instructions is the primary focus and not the object or subject in question.
How can anyone be obedient to our Lord Saviour Jesus’ teachings to love those we hate to love?
The reason why we grapple to develop a heart of obedience to this teaching is because we allow deception to portray to us that the subject is our enemy, someone we hated instead of just being obedient to Jesus’ teachings to love. We need to understand obedience before we can accomplish obedience. Obedience is not questioning the bequeath to accomplish the assignment (I hope I am phrasing it correctly).
“Abba, Father,” Jesus cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” Mark 14:36. Here we discover and learn how Jesus our Saviour manage obedience. Jesus understood the importance of God’s glory and how much the Father love the son, and knowing that the Father will help him with his obedience by the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ fulfilled God’s will. Similarly, when we experience an uphill task in our obedience to Jesus’ teachings, we must cry out to Jesus to help us by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Anyway a more precise and honest answer to possessing an ability to be obedient is that it is impossible to be obedient to God if you do not love Jesus Christ.How do I personally survive obedience? Each moment of my confrontation with obedience, I asked my Saviour Jesus to help me because in Him, I have the victory!
The church of God is built on His love through His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ at the cross.
The church of God is built on His love, humility, mercy and grace in Jesus Christ. All these components are trustworthy. God’s goodness in these components can never fade away; they are everlasting!
Are you, the church of God in Jesus Christ built on the Rock? Are you built on the goodness of God or are you built on the evils of this world? Are you built on Jesus Christ, the son of the living God?
Are you, who are the Church which Jesus Christ built, building on obedience to His teachings?
Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Matthew 7:24
Human beings are the glory of God, created out of his own hands, redeemed through his mercy, grace and unfailing love in his son, Jesus at the cross.
What are you built on? What is your foundation?
Jesus Christ is the foundation. 1 Corinthians 3:11
How much do we appreciate the true family God gifted us?
Ponder for a minute- are you spending more time with your true family or are you spending more time with your ‘imposter’ family? Examine your invested time closely! Do not allow deception to trap you into believing that ‘if I don’t pour out my sacrifices in my work, how am I to earn more and secure a better financial status to care for my family?’ Research has proven that a large percentage of those who worship their work harvest consequences of broken families.
If we die tomorrow, the company (the imposter family) that we sacrifice our time working for could easily replace that loss within days?
But the family who love us and we left behind will grieved that loss for the rest of their lives.
Money is not instrumental in constructing a healthy wholesome family; love plays the ultimate role.
Organize priceless time to spend with your family today. For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s family? 1 Timothy 3:5
The best security to a wholesome healthy family filled with unfailing love is by placing your trust in the Almighty Creator God, Father of our Saviour Jesus!
The word FAMILY means?
Families Are Miracles- I Love You!