God knows how much we have to contend with. God knows what Satan and others are doing to us. God knows our struggle to remain faithful. Let us be encouraged that God knows and He is doing something about our situation. I know where you live!
What do you have in common in that social media group? What do you have in common with your pack of friends? What do you have in common with your daily companions? What do you have in common with your lover? Truth is the best thing to have in common. Is this what we have in common?
What could be the litmus test of faith? What could be the litmus test of our relationship with God? Our text today expounds on this and emphasizes it in the clearest ways possible. How we treat others will be a subject of final judgment. It is the litmus test of our spiritual life.
We should never have known the church is sacred than continue treating it casually. We should never have known that church money is holy and taking some for yourself is a devastating curse, yet we still take church money. We should never have known that God will judge everything and yet live as if judgment is a none issue. This we should not have known!
While the rest of the unconverted world and fake Christians are trembling about Illuminati, devil worship and bad eyes from witches, Christians move on undisturbed. If it wasn’t for Jesus, you would be visiting shrines half naked deep in the night to seek divine favors. Now you can’t pause to pray in your cosy room? Aren’t you abusing your freedom?
Provocation is bound to happen and is happening. Provocation will come from people who are outside the church and even from the seemingly holiest in the church. Since it is those who do good who are provoked, Apostle Peter advises us to keep doing the good that has triggered the provocation.
The fear of death mars the quality of life. We can’t enjoy life if we fear an impending death. This fear is the reason why we lack complete peace…The fear of death is a serious problem we all face. Many of us are slaves to the fear of death. We fear that we will die. We fear that our loved ones will die. We fear that death will visit us. We seem ok but deep within us, we fear that death hovers around us. We are slaves to the fear of death!
Do not let your hearts be troubled by the burning of schools, wars, death, geopolitical activities, etc. Just believe in God and also in Jesus. Do not let your heart be troubled by who started which disease and who wants to clear people from the earth. Do not let your heart be troubled by which president visited which religious leader. Do not be unsettled and alarmed. Our only focus is readiness. Are you ready?
What is your relationship mindset? Could it be the reason why your relationships are the way they are? What is your money mindset? What is your health mindset? What is your life’s mindset? You are where you are because of how your mindset responds to God and other realities. Mindset is everything.