Saturday September 23rd, 2023
« Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” »
5 Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith.
6 As you test yourselves, I hope you will recognize that we have not failed the test of apostolic authority.
7 We pray to God that you will not do what is wrong by refusing our correction. I hope we won’t need to demonstrate our authority when we arrive. Do the right thing before we come—even if that makes it look like we have failed to demonstrate our authority.
8 For we cannot oppose the truth, but must always stand for the truth.
I am convinced that the question God asked of Adam long ago- “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9) is as relevant today as it was then.
It is not a question that an individual should wait for God to ask him and her, but rather one that each person should ask him of herself at any given time.
A sincere approach to answering this question would do one a world of good, both in this life and eternity.
From the day a person is born, this individual begins a return journey to where he or she is from (Ecclesiastes 12:1-7).
That is why people normally ask “How old are you?” and not “How young are you?”
No matter how young you are, you are growing older every day.
Hence God Himself asks where you are now.
You should ask yourself the same question regularly. Ask yourself
“How far have I gone in fulfilling the purpose of my life and salvation?”
To answer this serious question, you need to first of all answer some of the following:
“Where was I yesterday and where am I today?”
“Am I increasing spiritually or decreasing? Am I increasing financially or decreasing?”
The truth is that it is the will of God that His children should have all-round prosperity.
Are you really bearing fruit?
Your assessment of where you were in the past and now will tell you whether you are really serving the purpose of your existence.
This is very important.
Since you gave your life to Christ, how many souls have you won for Him?
Since you gave your life to Christ, what is the level of your growth in the service of the Lord?
It is unfortunate that some people gave their lives to Christ some ten, fifteen years ago yet remain benchwarmers while some who came in there, four years ago have become pastors and Church leaders, flourishing in one ministry gift or another.
God has also planned that we should prosper financially and materially.
If you are not prospering financially and materially, could it be that you have been hiding from your Creator, the Redeemer of lost destinies?
Could it mean that your sins have not been forgiven because you have not genuinely repented of them
Could it mean that you have not been obedient to the word of God?
Could it be that you have been hypocritical about your Christian walk?
You can experience a great turnaround today.
Jesus is calling “Son of man, where are you?”
I expect, if you have not yet positively responded to this call, that you would say “Here I am Lord”.
God bless you as you do so, in Jesus’ name.
Application Do a self-evaluation and cry to God according to your findings.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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