The Pharisee was not sober when he went to pray. The Pharisee was high on himself. He was high on his sense of being better than others religiously. He was high on his religious achievements and activities. His prayer did not receive an answer from God because he was high. Unless you are sober, your prayer life is a waste of time. Be alert and sober so that you can pray!
Has the word of God offended you? Are you angry at what has been preached, taught, and said? Ask yourself if anger can change the truth. When anger changes nothing, change that anger into acceptance of the truth!
Has God ever seemed silent to you? Have you expected God to speak, move and act but He didn’t? Has God disappointed you, so to speak, in that He didn’t move when you expected Him to move?
Our safety is living lives that are in line with the two witnesses OT and NT. We must be wary when dealing with civic and religious organizations so that we don’t get misled to oppose God. The only reliable two witnesses are OT and NT. May God help us to aline our lives to the two God-given witnesses in Jesus’ name, Amen!
I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.
God will act. God will act in our time. God will act in a manner that will be beyond satisfactory. No one will believe what God will do. Are you among the wicked or among the righteous? Prepare yourself for God has promised to act. God will punish the wicked who will not have repented. God will reward and comfort the righteous who would have suffered immensely. Let the wicked change their ways today. Let the suffering righteous persevere. God will act is the message today.
For now, there is a shame. For now, there is an embarrassment. For now, we wonder where to hide as we can’t handle what has happened to us. The good news is that it is only, for now!
Stephen endured stoning to death because of his relationship with God. Peter slept comfortably on the night he was to be killed, because of his relationship with God. Apostle Paul declared he was ready to die and wait for resurrection, he could endure the terror of coming death by beheading because he had a close relationship with God. The secret behind unbreakable endurance is a genuinely close relationship with God.
God tried everything until he reached where He declared – leave them alone! At that point, God’s favor was withdrawn from Israel and they became subject to attack, loss, failure, and death. They lost nationhood. It is very dangerous to every aspect of our life when God says – leave him alone!