REMOVING BARRIERS

Learning from today's fellowship

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 1 Corinthians 13:11.

At salvation, we become children of God but babies in the faith. At this time of our journey, If we are not careful, we will bring the ideas, customs and superstitions of the world into our journey.

These and much more are the filth that God help us to wash off at the place of sanctification to make  us vessels unto honour 2timothy 2:20-24 before we come into our full inheritance in Christ.

As a result of this childish behaviour, some of us miss out on the blessings meant for us. Most of us speak anyhow as born-again Christians under the guise of being truthful/blunt (forgeting that the tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright) not knowing that this is what is stagnating us as it's an evidence of immaturity.

Some of us are quick to anger (forgeting that anger lies in the bossom of fools.) and are quick to blame others for our temper. If you find yourself stangnant, check your speech and actions. God will not elevate anyone who will disgrace Him except He is building you up as a scape-goat e.g. pharaoh.

Using company time for personal things while company duties are pending, taking company properties home, pen, paper, fuel,etc. If you think it does not matter, "it's just xyz", why hide it? What this tells God is that you are not faithful in little things and does not YET have the capacity to handle bigger things such as state, national role or higher.

If such a child-heir does not change, he/she might never be great in life.

I conclude with Galatians 4:1-2 "What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. The heir is subject to guardians and trustees"  If we refuse to learn from our tutor the Holy Spirit, we will not overcome the barriers to our breakthrough and will end up as a frustrated christian.

Start today,
1, Ask the Holy Spirit for help.
2, Obey His instructions completely.
3, Keep rising even after a fall.

Shalom!

WHOSOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16.

Today's passage is very very popular, almost every Christian knows it but this afternoon, a new explanation was given to me by the Holy Spirit on the phrase "whoseover believes in Him".

Who is the "Him" we are to believe in and what are we to believe about "Him"?

1,Jesus the SON of God. Luke 9:35...."This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him".

2, The LAMB of God. John 1:29...“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"

3, The WORD of God who is also GOD. John 1:1..." In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

4, Our HIGH PRIEST Hebrew 4:14.... " we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven,Jesus the Son of God".

5, CREATOR of all things. John 1: 3... " All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made"

6, He is LIFE, He is LIGHT. John 1:4... " In him was life; and the life was the light of men."

7, He is THE SAVIOUR. John 3:16..

8, The great JUDGE. Revelation 22:12... " behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be"

The few points above and much much more are who He is. So, today, when we say we believe in Him, let's ask ourselves , do we believe in ALL that He is and the POWER He possess for our use? Healer, Helper, Deliverer, Father, Warrior, Peace, King, Provider, etc.

If we do believe in ALL that He is, we surely will never "perish, but have eternal life". Let us read the bible more to know more about who He is because " faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Romans 10:17.

Shalom!