READ:
PHILIPPIANS 3:6-16
Profession
is one thing, reality is another. In the sight of God your attitude or
behaviour is more important than your believe or profession. God sees beyond
the veneer of our declarations. God measures you by the yardstick of genuine
love. Do you have genuine love in your heart? If there is no love in your
heart, you do not know God. You are not even a Christian. How can we detect
indices of love? Love is generous. John 3:16 says: “For God so loved the world that
He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish
but have everlasting life.” The first sign of love is the willingness
to give. This however does not mean that you should give to every Dick, Tom and
Harry that comes your way. God does not give just for fun of it. He gives
purposely. He even allows the sun to shine on sinners so that they might
repent, and if they fail to repent He will be able to say on the Day of
Judgement that He did all He could have done. When we talk about giving, we are
not just talking about giving money. It also entails giving of one’s time. God
wants you to spend time with Him. He desires your company. Also, God want you
to give Him yourself. Paul said he would ‘spend and be spent’ (2 Corinthians
12:15). If you claim to be a favourite of the Almighty God but your life shows some
traces of darkness, then you are lying because your Husband is light and in Him
there is no darkness at all. We are talking of living a life of transparent
honesty. If the light is beamed on you anytime, there should not be found on
you anything that is not of God. Those who love live a life of boldness because
they have nothing to hide. Proverbs 28:1 says: “The wicked flee when no one
pursues, but the righteous are bold as lion.” The sanctified is bold
because he is operating in love. 1 John 4:18 says “There is no fear in love; but
perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in
love.” Perfect love casts our fear. Lastly, if you have love you have
hope. The Bible says, in Titus 2:13: “Looking for the blessed hope and glorious
appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ.” This is blessed
hope. Jesus is coming again! It is only the sanctified that can look forward to
the coming of Jesus Christ with great excitement because, when He comes, He is
going to take those who are ready with Him. Are you ready?
MEMORIZE:
JEREMIAH 3:14 –Return, O backsliding children, says the LORD; for I am married
to you. I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will
bring you to Zion.
