Memorize: He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my
words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same
shall judge him in the last day.
John 12:48
Read: John 12:47-50
Anyone living in a boarding house is compelled to adhere to the rules
and regulations operating there. Until you gave your life to Christ,
you were in control of your life and you were free to do whatever you
liked with it. But the day you give your life to Jesus, it means you
have decided to be a boarder in Jesus house and as a result, you must
abide by the rules operating there.
Psalms 91:1 says: He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Everyone in God's boarding house is assured of protection. But the
moment you sneak out, you court trouble. Anything that happens to you
outside His house is solely your responsibility. Have you chosen Jesus?
Then make sure you sign up for everything He stands for.
God's kingdom does not give room for neutrality. The Laodicean church used the wrong yardstick to gauge their performance (
Revelation 3:17).
Whenever the yardsticks or parameters are wrong, the product of that
assessment will surely be wrong. They equated financial prosperity with
spiritual prosperity.
Many people still make that mistake today. They think because a
church is tastefully furnished and have everything money can buy
therefore God is in the house. No sir. Everything may be in place but
God is absent, whereas in a financially impoverished church, nothing may
be in place but God may be there.
If you have the best of equipment and the most outstanding choir in a
church but they are living in sin, God will be out of that gathering.
Money cannot buy God's presence. Money cannot buy the gifts of the
Spirit. No amount of money can buy the salvation of your soul.
That a church is packed full and bubbling does not mean that they are
in God's good books. What are the yardsticks for measuring the progress
of your church today? The Laodicean church thought they were rich but
in God's eyes they were the poorest of the churches.
They were not only the poorest but also wretched, miserable, blind
and naked. May these not be said of you. The Bible is the right
yardstick for measuring progress. How compliant are you with the
Master's instructions? He is the One to access you; therefore do
everything possible to make Him happy with you. This done, everything
else is secondary.
KEY POINT: At the end of the day, the Words of Christ will be used to judge us. How much of them do you know and comply with?
bible in one year :
Revelation 1-2
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