Monday December 28th, 2020
« For we speak as messengers approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God, not people. He alone examines the motives of our hearts. »
26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all,
27 for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.
28 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which He obtained with his own blood.
If someone claims to be telling you the truth, but you later find out he was hiding some details from you, you would feel he/she has lied to you.
This is what Pastors do when they hide some truth from their members so as not to appear harsh.
If the sheep that God has placed in your care get malnourished and die a spiritual death, their blood will be on your hands. In John 21:16 KJV
« ..Jesus said to Peter, “Feed my sheep.” »
Many years ago, I was invited as the main speaker at a three-day crusade. On the third day, I told my host that since I had spent the first two days speaking about our Christian lives here on earth, I wanted to speak on restitution, to prepare the people for Heaven.
He refused, saying You want to scatter the people you have already gathered? Then he asked me to speak on prosperity. Due to ministerial ethics, I had to oblige him, so I chose 3 John 1:2 NKJV as the anchor scripture:
« Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. »
Thank God for even as; I ended up talking about heaven.
In the Redeemed Christian Church of God, I have been speaking the whole truth to the people, even the very hard truths, yet the Church keeps growing.
God will draw people to the place where He is sure they will hear the truth.
It is okay to preach about prosperity, blessings and other things that being a Christian avails you, but you are a liar if you never preach about sanctification, holiness, restitution and so on.
When Jesus was about to leave this earth, in John 17:12 BSB He gave a report of the people He had been discipline, saying:
« While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled. »
When you are about to leave also, you will be required to give a report.
What will your report be on that day?
Application – Gods word needs no sugarcoating; preach it as it is.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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