READ:
MATTHEW 26:30-35, 69-75
“He will keep the feet
of His saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength
shall no man prevail.” (1 Samuel 2:9)
Every Christian goes through moments of despair, confusion or discouragement. At such times they would begin to question their fundamental beliefs. To overcome such moments requires faith in God and not in your own strength. When Jesus told His disciples that He would shortly be arrested and they would be scattered and offended because of Him, Peter insisted that He cannot deny the Lord even if the rest of the disciples did so. Peter meant what he said but he was relying on his human strength. If you rely on your strength alone you will fail. Not long after, Peter vehemently denied his Master thrice and on recalling Christ’s words went outside to weep.
Today many Christians deny their Lord. Every act of compromise with sin is a denial of the Lord. Sometimes you may rationalise it or call it ‘wisdom’ but it is the same two and two pence. Recently, a brother picked a local transporter to carry some building materials to church. The driver of the car charged a high amount so while negotiating the price the brother suddenly saw the sticker of their church on the man’s car and asked him if he was a Christian. The man said he was a Muslim and stuck to his guns. After the materials were dropped at the church premises and he was paid, the driver said he was a minister of a branch of the same church and had known the brother before. The brother was shocked because this so called minister could deny his Lord because of a few hundred naira.
In what ways are you denying the Lord today? Are you using a pocket bible so that certain people do not identify you as a Christian in your office either to avoid persecution or to give you freedom to partake in the ungodly acts that are prevalent in your work place? You are denying the Lord. Do you tell everyone you are a born again Christian but still live like the devil: abuse people, cheat, demand for bribes, live in immorality? You still deny the Lord through your works (Titus 1:16). If you deny Jesus, He also will deny you where it matters most: Heaven (2 Timothy 2:12). Repent today.
Every Christian goes through moments of despair, confusion or discouragement. At such times they would begin to question their fundamental beliefs. To overcome such moments requires faith in God and not in your own strength. When Jesus told His disciples that He would shortly be arrested and they would be scattered and offended because of Him, Peter insisted that He cannot deny the Lord even if the rest of the disciples did so. Peter meant what he said but he was relying on his human strength. If you rely on your strength alone you will fail. Not long after, Peter vehemently denied his Master thrice and on recalling Christ’s words went outside to weep.
Today many Christians deny their Lord. Every act of compromise with sin is a denial of the Lord. Sometimes you may rationalise it or call it ‘wisdom’ but it is the same two and two pence. Recently, a brother picked a local transporter to carry some building materials to church. The driver of the car charged a high amount so while negotiating the price the brother suddenly saw the sticker of their church on the man’s car and asked him if he was a Christian. The man said he was a Muslim and stuck to his guns. After the materials were dropped at the church premises and he was paid, the driver said he was a minister of a branch of the same church and had known the brother before. The brother was shocked because this so called minister could deny his Lord because of a few hundred naira.
In what ways are you denying the Lord today? Are you using a pocket bible so that certain people do not identify you as a Christian in your office either to avoid persecution or to give you freedom to partake in the ungodly acts that are prevalent in your work place? You are denying the Lord. Do you tell everyone you are a born again Christian but still live like the devil: abuse people, cheat, demand for bribes, live in immorality? You still deny the Lord through your works (Titus 1:16). If you deny Jesus, He also will deny you where it matters most: Heaven (2 Timothy 2:12). Repent today.
MEMORIZE:
1 SAMUEL 2:9 –He will keep the feet of His saints, and the wicked shall be
silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
