FEBRUARY,2018-I WANT TO SEE YOU THERE!

God created the world and everything in it. He sent His only begotten son to come and die for our sins. John 3:16. Christ Jesus has been given authority both in heaven and on earth. He is Lord and King. Matthew 28:18. He will judge us at the end of our life on earth. On that fateful day, we shall all stand before His judgment seat to give an account of the life we lived on earth Romans 14:13. How is my account going to be? What about yours as well?

We must be full of joy, knowing the fact that Christ died to save us and through Him we have eternal life. It is pretty important to realize that the death of Christ on the cross paved the way for us to have salvation. 1 Corinthians 15:1ff. He died, paved the way so that we may sit with Him on His throne one day. I want to see you there as well, where we shall rejoice in His presence.

Salvation is the greatest gift ever given to man. It is indeed a priceless one. What will a man gain if he /she chase after this world and its passing glories to the detriment of his/her soul? Mark 8:6.Being on the track with God and working out for our salvation with trembling and fear is the best thing we should do if it has skipped our minds. Philippians 2:12

Having known Christ, we must set our priorities right. Romans 8:6. We are called out from the world into the kingdom of God and our minds must be like that of Christ. The world finds pleasure in ungodly acts such as fornication, adultery, hooliganism, jealousy, racism, hatred and selfishness. I am lucky as you are also for knowing Christ, He cleanses our thoughts and gives us a clear conscience to discern between what is right from what is nearly right. Our entire lives must be pleasing before God. It must be centered on His word. We ought to care more about our salvation than anything else. In Christ, we get to learn things the world will never learn and cannot ever learn. In His kingdom, we know the things we should spent our energy and resources on-saving the lost people(evangelism), teaching and admonishing fellow Christians, honoring God in our marriages and relationships, loving the Christian fellowship(edification),and offering helping hands to fellow Christians in terms of their material needs(benevolence).

The words in the songs and hymns we sing whenever we meet to worship are not just words to be recited but we must always think over these words anytime we sing these songs. These songs are full of words which serve as encouragement to us. They teach, admonish and continuously stir us up. Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16.They help us place our focus on Heaven.

Sin do entangle us and separates from the love of God. In the journey of the Israelites back to Canaan, we realize that when disobeyed God, He made their enemies defeat them in war. Joshua 7; 1ff .God is just and we will reward us according to our deeds. Galatians 6:7 He is impartial His judgment.

The love of God will be bestowed on us if we obey what He says we should doing in the scriptures. We do sin sometimes against God but when we do, we must repent of our evil ways and confess our sins before brethren and God will forgive us of all our trespasses. The parable of the prodigal son. Luke 15:11-32 demonstrates the love God has for His children. Galatians 3:27-“For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ”. It should be our collective desire to more like Christ each day, we must be ready to pursue the path of holiness in our lives.1Peter 1:15.It behooves on us to subject ourselves to self-examination to see if we are in the faith.2 Corinthians 13:1ff.

Heaven is our ultimate home as Christians. Philippians 3:20.I am convinced all of us want to be there when we stand before His throne for judgment. 2Corinthians 5:10, Romans 14:12. We look forward to being in Heaven because this world is not our home for we are passers-by.

My friends in the Lord, I will like to see you on that fateful day in Heaven where we shall all rejoice. But, for us to see each other in Heaven, We must take the right decisions today. I have chosen the side of Joshua (Joshua 24:15). I do not know of you, but, it is my prayer you will make the right choice .2 Chronicles 7:14-“ and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” Let us humble ourselves and seek the face of the Lord, in this we have confidence-He will open the narrow gate for us to enter into His rest when we stand before Him in judgment. In conclusion “And now I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.” I want to see you there! Stay tuned with Jesus Christ. Happy new month!

Written and compiled by Akola Mbey Denis.

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