Pst. E.A. Adeboye 16 November
Memorise: But if ye be
without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bustards, and riot
sons. Hebrews 12:8
Read: Hebrews
12:5-11
Apart from telling them
what to do to become truly rich, the Lord Jesus Christ also told the Laodicean
church to buy eye drops from Him so as to have clear vision (Revelations 3:18).
Amos 3:3 says:
Can two walk together,
except they be agreed?
For two people to work in
agreement, they must see and mind the same thing. They must be focused on the
same goal. If God is focusing on the greater harvest of souls in your parish and
the pastor is focusing on pleasing the members so that he can gel something out
of them for himself, you can be sure there will be problems. Today, this is the
summary of the state of the church. There are divergent goals. God is looking to
the right but we are sometimes looking to the left. If God sees you as
non-performing but you see yourself as okay, then there can be no genuine
progress. But you can be sure God cannot be wrong in His assessment. You need
"spiritual eye drops" to clear your eyes. May you begin to see the same way He
sees from today in Jesus name.
As unworthy as this church
was, the Lord still loved them. In Revelation 3:19, He says;
If God loves you, one
proof of that love is that He will correct you. To rebuke in Greek is to compel
a man to see the error of his ways. Psalms 94:12 says the one God chastens is
blessed. Hebrews 12:5-11 says God's correction can be quite painful. God can
cane you and you will be in tears, yet you know it is all for your good. The
same passage says if you say God is your father and He does not correct you
whenever you do wrong, then you may have to look for your father; it is
obviously not God. Has God used anybody including your parents, colleagues,
spouse, children or wards to correct you? It is because God loves you and wants
the best for you. If God hates you, He will ask you to be left alone (Hosea
4:17). That means He has washed His hands off that individual. May He never
leave you alone! However, how do you respond to His corrections? Do you drag
your feet or respond promptly?
ACTION POINT
A true believer accepts
correction joyfully. Ask for grace to do so.
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