READ:
MATTHEW 25:34-40
The Kingdom
of heaven is not meant for those who are full of themselves. Self-opinionated,
pompous and heady people cannot get there. You may ask, “Who are those that
will make heaven?” Heaven is a place prepared for prepared people. Jesus stated
categorically that we must be converted and take up the nature of newborn
babies before we can be qualified for heaven. Our hearts must be malleable,
soft and tender like that of newborn babies. We must be poor in spirit if we
must enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Those who are hard-hearted, stubborn,
impervious to correction, unrepentant and are filled with feelings of
self-satisfaction are heading towards hell, not heaven. The poor in spirit are
the humble and those who accept that their spiritual lives need to be developed
further. The one who believes that he is poor in spirit knows that his spirit
can still be developed further. He knows he can grow spiritually. There are
many Christians who feel they already know it all. Those who will enter into
that Kingdom, the Bible says, are those who will be on the right hand on the
last day. What did they do when they were on earth? They took care of the
brethren of Jesus Christ. This means your contribution in your house fellowship
may make your entry into Heaven easier, especially as you minister to those who
are in need. In the house fellowship, it is easier to know those who are in
need of help because of the closeness or physical affinity. Obviously, you must
be born again before you can even see the Kingdom. This is what Jesus Christ
told Nicodemus. If you are not born again, there is no way for you. You cannot
even see the kingdom not to talk of entering into it. But if you repent of your
sin, you will see it and enter it. Get prepared for the heavenly Kingdom today.
MEMORIZE:
1 CORINTHIANS 10:31 –Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do,
do all to the glory of God.
