REPRESENTING GOD? – Monday October 9th 2017
Memorise:
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers,
in word in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 1st Timothy 4:12
3:1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
3:2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.
3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
3:4 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.
3:5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
3:6 Now
we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye
withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not
after the tradition which he received of us.
3:7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
3:8 Neither
did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and
travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
MESSAGE:
Who
are you? If you are a child of God, then you must behave like God and
reflect all that He represents. God is love. He is pure and there is not
darkness in Him. If you are a child of the devil, your life will be
patterned after the devil. I am a branch of Jesus because I am
permanently rooted in Him.
What about you? As a child of the Most-High
God, you are expected to demonstrate His nature everywhere you find
yourself. You are an ambassador of Jesus Christ, called to show forth
the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His
marvellous light (1st Peter 2:9).
Open Heaven 9 October 2017: Monday daily devotional by Pastor E. A.
Adeboye – Representing God? To be a representative of God to the world
and a role model among believers, it is required of you to surrender
yourself solely to Him. By so doing, you will be laying a good
foundation for others to emulate. In many churches today, their modus
operandi is “do as I say” and not “do as I do”. This was not the example
that the believers of old showed us. Apostle Paul in 1st Corinthians 11:1 boldly said:
“Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.”
He saw himself as a worthy follower of Christ, and he was not ashamed to tell us to follow his footsteps.
As
an ambassador of Christ, you have a mandate to fulfil for the Lord in
this generation. You have been positioned at such a time as this to be
relevant in the scheme of things. Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
stood out from the crowd. They did not allow the privileges of royalty
to deny them their place in God.
They were role models for the world to
see, and they did great exploits for God because they had an
understanding of the times and season they lived in. Do not engage in
any despicable act that will cause men to despise your God. Do not
engage in folly and a questionable lifestyle that will destroy what God
has planned for you. The world must know that you are a believer, not
just in words but also through your deeds. Let your life be an epistle
for people to read. Do not do anything in secrecy that will tarnish your
image, because the devil is going round looking for great soldiers in
God’s battalion to discredit. The devil will never go after those who
have nothing to offer. He is after the “Esthers” because he wants to
stop them before they get to the king’s palace. He is after the
“Daniels” because he wants to stop them from being relevant in life and
in governance. He is after the “Nehemiahs” because he can’t stand them
rebuilding the broken walls of godliness. To finish well, you must be
resolute and determined. Irrespective of the odds against you, you must
push through, break barriers and fulfil your destiny in grand style. Be a
model of Christ to all men in word, in conversation, in love, in
hospitality and in godliness.
Key Point:
If you steadfastly take a stand for God, you will not fall by the wayside of life.
Open
Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye,
the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical Church in the world and also the President of
Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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