Church, some of us out of our zeal for happiness have so vainly lived without any wisdom and open mind, limiting our hope and horizon. Just like the world life is all about us, us, and us. Me, me, and me. Others don't matter at all, all that matters is you! If you don't change and die in such selfish life God will ask you of what you did with the abundant life He gave you!
It is not for just pleasure that God gives us the abundant life but for the service of others.-so that we might share with others who do not have the privilege we have! You see, God is not only thinking about your faith but the the faith of others like you, too. Your brothers and sisters in your neighborhood, those on the streets and in the ghettos and across the countries.
This is what Christianity is about. It is an outreach ministry of believers through which lives are reached out with love and compassion and in with power of God! It does not discriminate nor sentimentally operate. It is the spiritual life of God. Jesus at the well with the Samaritan woman revealed the nature of God's love and compassion. You can see Jesus disregard the profanity of an "innocent" woman towards the God of Heaven. Love can not be broken and this is demonstrated by His resolve of Jesus to keep her.
God in His mercy had seen the need of the world and nothing more could turn Him away, not even our sins and iniquities!. This miracle of God's love must be our deepest longing in the ministry and the service of God and not our own selves and sentimentality. Dishonour and mockeries and stuff like that seems to deny the believers right and and respect must not stop us from reaching out out to the world for we are not what the world sees, our true selves and being is He that is in us and not our outward body.
What a glory! Our culture, way of life is different; it is not about who we are neither is about who others are. It is not about gender, colour, culture, race, tribe, language. It is not about ones status, scholarship or background. It is about the Jesus who died for humanity. Is about Jesus Christ who loves us all and calling us to come just us we are; poor or rich, Arabic or Latin ate, English or Hausa. Educated or illiterate, moslem or Jew. A pagan or Ethicist.
He is saying to all "come all ye that are heavy laden and I will give you rest!" We all need rest from our burdens of sin, fear and uncertainties. He is inviting the world to come out from the snares of the Fowler and this task he has committed to those who by grace have seen the light and have benefited of the divine grace of God. This is our charge.
God is depending on us to execute his passion for souls and for the world and is demanding us to work this out with optimum selfless love and rich spiritual understanding. But sadly, many of us have so slaked behind in this divine calling and mandate given to us and in our failure allowed our kinds to die and grope in darkness. We have simply become wicked and left our brothers and sisters behind and like the world following emptiness.
We have ignored their cry for love and attention, condemning them for their sins. We have layed them up in our hearts refusing them space in our hearts, keeping them further under and giving the enemy a strong hold on their souls. Jesus before living the disciples charged them to keep his sheep if they loved Him. Do you love Jesus? Do you really love Him? If you we do lets rise and prove it by our love and compassion for the lost sheep.
They are crying for the love of the father. You are the father! How do you feel about that, being a father to many nations and reaching out to souls with love and compassion, taking care of them? Hmm.. what an an awesome deep feeling of spiritual fatherhood! Father of many nations? Hallelujah! That's a tittle worth desiring and earning. It is more fulfilling than decorations of knighthood or reward of prize! Let's break from the rituals of just going church, praying and looking pious before men, that's not it. It is not what the Christ life and worship is about.
Let's touch base! "if you love me keep my commandment" that's the main point. Our obedience to the Lord. Just praying or going church that not move God! God is moved by them that have His spirit and have faith! The spirit of God is Jesus in action! Be the Jesus in your house and community. Love does not forsake, it keeps. What are you doing to keep God's love and people in His house and in the Lord? The wise of this world is so carefully scheming to capture the imagination of many souls of the world with vain attention and vague promises and they must fail in this evil.
God is depending on you as a city on a hill and the light of the world to bring illumination and inspiration to the world with the power of God in you! God is the hope of ages and generations! And He is calling us to remind the world, tell them that the God of Abraham, Isaac, Moses and Jacob is revealed in our Lord Jesus Christ and everyone who relieve Him has the opportunity of a new life and a changed destiny from slavery to victory! This is the light and hope the world needs to hear and know. Come back people! Choose to move from "Gigal to Bethel" and don't remain in Babylon!
Your Storm is over by your faith! Decide. Redemption is indeed of the Lord. Prophetically we live in defining moments of the end times and the year 2010 and the seasons to come are for those who know the Lord and understand the times. Where those who know and understand will jump over those who do know or seek to know. Where businesses and organizations will fold up for the same reasons. And where political forces and blocs who come by the emotions of the unsuspecting citizenry and the lies of propaganda will suffer the painful loss and reproach of an expectant people and society.
If you don't still believe ask me where the Roman Empire is! All powers and strengths are passing with the times and such is the times! As we celebrate yet another Christmas and enter into new years let us be happy and remember it is not about chicken and tie, cloths and fashion. It is not about boozing and music for your dancing feet. It is even just not about going church, it is about the love of God to mankind. It is not life as usual. It is about love and reconciliation. Don't forget to show some love of God! Peace and many blessings.
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