READ: JOHN15:1-5
There are
conditions for enlistment in God’s army. Nobody will accept you as a soldier
until you have met the conditions outlined for serving in the army. Whenever
someone I invited to join the army, he is giving wonderful offers: cheap food,
free clothing and a lot of fringe benefits. However, he is never told what he
will have to go through when he gets into the barracks. In the barracks, he is
taken through some rigours and, at the end of the day; he becomes a
well-trained soldier, versed in the handling of weapons of war. In the same
manner, before the Almighty God would hand His weaponry over to anyone, the
fellow must pass through some rigorous discipline. There is order in heaven.
The army of the Almighty God is a strictly disciplined army. In the army of the
Lord, every soldier must be acutely aware of the fact that the Commander-in-Chief
is highly intolerant of parasites. A parasite is an animal, insect or plant
that does not make any input but receives from its host. Are you a parasite?
What have you contributed to the Kingdom of God? Do you want to remain at the
receiving end? God does not want parasites to populate His army. To be in His
army you must be prepared to contribute your own quota, or else He will be
highly intolerant of you. In John 15:2 the Bible says: “Every branch in Me that does not
bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it
may bear more fruit.” Simply put, God wants you to make a mark in your
generation. He expects you to be a key player in His Kingdom projects.
MEMORIZE:
JOHN16:33 –These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In
the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the
world.
