Memorise: Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 1 Corinthians 6:9
Read: Exodus 21:2-6
It is love that can make a man to wait for 14 years just to
get married to the lady of his choice like Jacob did for Rachel (Genesis
29:18-28). A lady once told me that nobody was asking for her hand in
marriage. We prayed and few months later, she had six suitors on line.
Then she came to me to ask how she will know the one that is her
husband. I asked her to tell them that they should wait for 14 years, by
that time she would be through with her Ph.D. programme and would have
worked for some years. Not one of them stayed after hearing that. If
there is love, there is strength to wait. Love can be costly. It can
cost a man his freedom. From Exodus 21:2-6 we understand that any
servant that is Hebrew is expected to serve for six years and on the
seventh, he should be freed. If however he marries and because of love
he refuses to go, he would receive a mark so that anybody who sees him
will know that he is a slave forever. Occasionally, I hear some people
give God conditions before complying with certain divine requests or
instructions. This shows that they do not love God, or that they have
forgotten they were supposed to be His servants forever.
True love gives you super human strength. When somebody is truly in
love, he could survive any adversity for the sake of that love (Romans
8:35-37). Being more than conquerors is a height in love which many do
not yet know. If you are truly in love with God, you will gladly die for
Him like Stephen (Acts 7:54-60). Today, because many church leaders are
afraid of their lives, they cannot go to certain countries or certain
parts within their native land to preach Christ. Death is no big deal
but the big deal is what you go through before you die. In the days of
communism, it was the torture that a Christian went through that gave
him pleasure; today, the reverse is the case. A Christian was arrested
and thrown into prison. He began to witness Christ to the inmates so
they took him and gave him the beating of his life until he was bleeding
all over. By the time he was returned, he asked those he was preaching
to, “Where did I stop before the interruption?” Loving God can be
expensive. How cheap or otherwise is your love for God?
ACTION POINT:Take this confession: Lord Jesus. I confess and acknowledge you as my Lord. I am your servant. You own all I have. And I will worship you with all that you give me until you take me to glory.
Bible in one year: Joel 1-3
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