Pst E.A. Adeboye 8
November
DON'T
ATTRACT JUDGEMENT!
Memorise:
That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification
and honour; 1 Thessalonians 4:4
Read:
1 Thessalonians 4:1-7
Those
who carry God's mighty presence or glory cannot but benefit immensely from it.
There are several blessings that can come to you from God's presence. According
to 2 Samuel 6:6-11, there are two sides to this: you could invoke God's
presence while you are not holy enough to receive it or you can receive it in
the place of holiness. Uzzah, in an attempt to stop the Ark from falling,
touched the Ark and the Lord struck him dead. Why? He was not sanctified to do
so in His presence. Holiness must never be compromised when calling down the
presence of God or else the fellow could receive judgement instead, Uzzah had
the best of intentions but because he was not a priest, he lacked the level of
sanctification required to touch the Ark and this ended his life abruptly. This
tells us mat zeal is not enough. It is not enough to want to help God. It is
not enough to desire to serve God. You must be in a spiritually acceptable
state to do this, you must be doing what you are called to do by God and you
must be doing it after the pattern you were given by Him. God will not
compromise on His standards.
It
is very dangerous to be living in sin in God's presence. This is becoming
rampart these days. Some people come to God's house to seek ungodly friendships
with the opposite sex. That you have not dropped dead suddenly like Uzzah does
riot mean God approves of your evil deeds. God's judgements vary depending on
the individual, the offence committed and other factors known only to God. For
instance, when He rejected Saul, He took His Spirit from him and gave him an
evil spirit that kept him continually disturbed until his death. Gehazi got
leprosy instead of the anointing; Michal got permanent barrenness for despising
her husband king David, etc. As a pastor or house fellowship leader, it is good
to pray down God's presence but pray that His presence will convict those
living in sin .ind encourage members to live holy lives; so that those living
in sin do not attract judgement. Are you prepared for His glory?
PRAYER
POINT
Father,
help me not to do anything that will attract judgement from You.
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