Monday October 19th, 2020
Memorize: John 3:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
« Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, they cannot enter the kingdom of God”. »
Read: Luke 10:25-28 Good News Translation (GNT)
25 A teacher of the Law came up and tried to trap Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?”
26 Jesus answered him, “What do the Scriptures say? How do you interpret them?”
27 The man answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind’; and ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”
28 “You are right,” Jesus replied; “do this and you will live.”
Message
In today’s memory verse, Nicodemus did not ask Jesus to tell him how he could enter the Kingdom of God; he merely praised Him. However, Jesus knew that Nicodemus needed to be shown, like us all, how to get to Heaven, so He said
« “…I tell you for certain that before you can get into God’s kingdom, you must be born not only by water, but by the Spirit.” »
Jesus knew that any praise that would lead to the Kingdom of God must be packaged in the garment of salvation. He once told His audience in Matthew 7:21 WNT :
« “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Master, Master,’ will enter the Kingdom of the Heavens, but only those who are obedient to my Father who is in Heaven. »
Beloved, have you been blown away by the recent wind of liberalism? Have you been engaging in endless arguments on what is or what is not true about the Kingdom of God and the hope of eternal life? It will do you no good.
Some argue that being born again may not be immediately evident forgetting that Matthew 7:20CW says
« by their fruits we will know them »
This confirm that being born again has to be evident.
Jesus queried in Luke 6:46 CW:
« Why do you call me Lord, yet you refuse to obey my commandments? »
Our citizenship in the Kingdom of Heaven is based on obedience to the Kingdom constitution – the Bible.
Anyone who says the Bible is outdated is obviously no longer a citizen of the Kingdom.
1 John 3:7 GNT says whoever does what is right is righteous, just as Christ is righteous. Hence, answering Biblical names or ministerial titles are not requirements for being a Kingdom citizen, rather, regeneration and a new life of holiness in Christ are.
Are you a citizen of the kingdom of God?
Prayer point: Father, please help me to maintain the requirements for Your Kingdoms citizenship. Please, do not cast me out of Your Kingdom in the mighty name of Jesus.
Author: Pst E. A. Adeboye.
Text edited by Naomie
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