Thursday January 07th, 2021
Memorize: 1 Samuel 12:24 Amplified Bible (AMP)
« Only fear the LORD [deep respect with awe and profound reverence] and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you. »
Read: Matthew 19:16-22 New King James Versions (NKJV)
16 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”
17 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
18 He said to Him, “Which ones?”
Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’
19 ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
20 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus said to him,
“If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
Message:
You know that you have met the black sheep of a home when you see a person who only cares about what he/she can get from the family.
Good children, no matter how wealthy the family is, are more interested in increasing the family’s wealth.
Black sheep exist in Gods family too.
They only care about what they can get from God and never bother about what they can give to Him. They show up when the Pastor wants to pray for business growth but are absent during evangelism.
Thankfully, God also has many children who are committed to giving all to Him, hungry to make Him happy every day.
To which category do you belong?
Always check to see if God needs anything to be done.
Ask your Pastor how you can be of service to God. Organise seminars, evangelisms, Bible Study meetings, invite speakers to teach the people more about the Bible, raise ideas on how the Church can grow.
Become obsessed with doing something for God.
Mordecai told Esther:
« Who knows, perhaps you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” »
Esther 4:14 CSB
Whatever position you occupy – in the Church or secularly, always seek an opportunity to do something for God through it.
Whatever it is you have professional network, money, influence or physical strength, let your thoughts always be How can I use this to advance the kingdom of God?
The child who is always thinking about giving to the family rather than receiving is the one who will enjoy the best the father of the home has to offer.
David was always thinking of what he could do for God. Even when God told him not to build His temple, he provided all that was needed for it. God blessed him so much that he had all he ever wanted, and even more.
If you are constantly thinking of what you can do for God, He will pour the best blessings upon you.
Those who always offer acceptable service to God never lack any good thing.
Action point: From now, commit to doing things that would make God happy.
Author: Pst E. A. Adeboye.
Text edited by Naomie
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