Bible Reading: Genesis 26:1-14
Obedience is the act or practice of following instructions, complying with rules or
regulations, or submitting to somebody's authority.
When GOD instruct you on what you should do or how to do it, you must follow it to the letter even if it looks foolish to man (1 Corinthians1:27). It is through obedience that exploits can be achieved.
Let look at the scripute to what happen when some people obeyed GOD's direction or instructions.
1. Let look at Noah in the book of book of Genesis 6:13-22. He built an ark according to the word of GOD and saved himself and household from flood.
2. Abraham our great grandfather of faith. Genesis 12:1-6. GOD asked him to leave his country for a land he would show him and he obeyed without questioning and he became the father of many nations, even when he dosen't know where he was going.
3.Also Isaac in Genesis 24:1-14. We can see that he became prosperous due to this.
4. Let look at the life of David in the book of 2Samuel 5:17-25, he obeyed the LORD and won the battle.
5. In John 2:1-10 when our LORD JESUS turned water into wine in Cana of Galilee, HIS diciples obeyed HIM and shame was removed from the bridegroom.
6. Also JESUS obeyed GOD by dying on the cross for our sins HE was given a name above all names. Philisains 4:8-11
7. The disciples obeyed and tarried and were endowed with HOLY SPIRIT and power from above in the book Acts 2:1-end.
8. Mary the mother of our LORD JESUS also obeyed and she became blessed among all woman. Luke 1:26-38.
The life of disobedient ones:
1Samuel 15:1-22.Saul the King
Jonah 1:1-17
Rewards of obedience
1. Salvation
2. Divine provision
3. Fruitfulness.
4. gift of the HOLY SPIRIT.
5. Setting on high
Isaiah 1:19, Job 36:11
Prayer
1. Pray that GOD should give you the grace to obey HIM even if its not convinent.
2. Pray to recognise HIS voice and promptly obey HIS command.
Valentine Day (Fact & Background)
What Christian Should Know About Valentine’s Day And Its Celebration
1. February 14 wa an old celebration to Junobebruata. The Roman goddess of sexual passion
2. It includes pairing adolescents by chance drawing for casual sex and going relationships.
3. Cupid was the Roman god of love.
4. Lupercerlia, the celebration of Lupercus, the Roman god of fertility include sex, and marriage based on mere chance.
5.
In 494AD, Pope Galasius, perheps wanting to observe the pagan
celebration of Junofebruata, Lupercus and Cupid, declared February 14 as
Saint Valentine’s Day.
6. St. Valentine was excuted by Emperor
Claudius II on 14th February 270AD for secretly wedding couples against
his evil decree. Emperor Claudius II had banned all wedding in order to
build his army for senseless wars.
7. The resurgence of the
ancient immoral features of those Roman goddess in today celebration of
St. Val’s Dayshows clearly that those Roman goddesses have reclaimed the
day, and sincere Christian should steer clear of this celebration, as
nothing is saintly about it.
8. Our GOD commanded us to come out of Rome’s religion and reject her sins (Revelation 18:4)
9. Our GOD commanded us to come out of false religion and not even touch it (2 Corinthians 6:14-17)
10. Christians have no agreement with winged red devil that shoot arrows of lust into hearts.
11. It honours infatuation and lust: both are contrary to Christian love (2 Corinthians 13: 4-7, Ephesian 5:25)
12. Only lust occurs by fiery darts in the heart; love is the conscious choice to serve one another.
13. Christians marry only in the LORD, and they are very sober about love (1 Corinthians 7:39, 11:11)
14. We must make a statement against the fornication and lasciviousness of this generation.
15. Love is of GOD while lust is of man; therefore we will only celebrate love spiritually.
16. Valentine’s Day is highly esteemed by man; so it must be an abomination to GOD (Luke 16:15).
17. We are totally against spiritual adultery by worldly associations (James 4:4).
18. GOD condemns customs of other gods as abomination to HIM (Ezekiel 8:1-18)
GOD
created love, sex and marriage; Valentine’s Day honours lust, casual
sex and chance. JESUS CHRIST is THE LORD of heaven and earth; Romans
pagan deities of Juno, Lupercus and Cupid are abominations to HIM.
Valentine’s Day which is a religious holy day is of the devil’s and
world’s devices to seduce you into spiritual adultery, where you will
ignorantly make love with pagan idolatry and the devil in the name of
Christianity. GOD is jealous; HE would not accept any pagan religious
traditions, even if its done to HIM (Deuteronomy 12:1-4, 29-31). HE expects you to come out and be separate (2 Corinthians 6:14-18).
You
need JESUS CHRIST as a sure source of strength to live a life of true
love. Accept HIM into your life as LORD and SAVIOUR today.
Close your eyes now and silently commit your heart to JESUS.
GOD Bless You
