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Most people base their faith and their religion on a belief, doctrine and scriptures. It is much the same as it was in the days of Elijah. There was much indifference. Even when the man of God prayed and the heavens were shut for 3 years, it did not rain. Yet they did not believe in God. The Christians are as apathetic today. Their faith is based on books, teachings and scriptures but they do not know the God whom they believe in.
By revelation of God, Paul wrote about these people in 2 Timothy 3:5 he said, “holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power. AVOID SUCH MEN AS THESE.”
Paul described these people as well, which describes the Christians of today, who are as part of the world as Satan himself. We read in 2 Timothy 3:1-5 “But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; AVOID SUCH MEN AS THESE.”
Paul said: AVOID SUCH MEN AS THESE, if you associate with them you will become just like them.
A separation is taking place between those who serve God with their lips and those who got to know Him through a close relationship. Their faith will be severely tested and the fakes will be exposed.
Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 4:20 “For the kingdom of God does not consist in words but in power.”
Paul also writes about the power in Colossians 1:29 “For this purpose also I labor, striving according to His power, which mightily works within me.”
He goes on to write in Ephesians 3:20 “Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,”
Our faith will be tested my friend, not by our knowledge of scripture but by the power that works in us. If you do not have the Holy Spirit power, extra oil in your lamp and your lamp burning you will perish.
It is easy to be brave when all is well, when your stomach is full, when you have a lot of money in the bank. When you have a good job, when your family is in good health, when you can run to the bank for credit. But wait until you have no job, you have no food, there is no credit there is no medical aid.
It is easy to prophecy prosperity when the economy is doing well.
When all is well it is easy to believe in anything and to mock the real God. But when you hit the deck and you have nowhere to run, it is a different story all together.
Many are about to discover that they are spiritually bankrupt.
The real God does not hear sinners; He does not listen to them. If you come to Jesus you first repent of your sin, then He will accept you. The Holy Spirit of God does not live in sinners.
The power of God does not work in and through sinners.
God hates sin and He opposes the sinful. God judges the wickedness of man, like He did with Sodom and Gomorrah and He will do it again. If we are in Sodom and Gomorrah we will perish. Paul said: AVOID SUCH MEN AS THESE, you will perish with them.
How much of God’s power works in you and in me?
The power of God worked in Elijah. We read in 1 Kings 18:21-24 “Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people did not answer him a word. 22 Then Elijah said to the people, “I alone am left a prophet of the LORD, but Baal’s prophets are 450 men. 23 “Now let them give us two oxen; and let them choose one ox for themselves and cut it up, and place it on the wood, but put no fire under it; and I will prepare the other ox and lay it on the wood, and I will not put a fire under it. 24 “Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD, and the God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people said, “That is a good idea.”
There are many so-called prophets today who are predicting good times and prosperity. Many predict Jesus is about to scoop up the Christians out of tribulation and then he will judge the unbelievers. We are about to see which power worked in them.
Were they sooth Sayers or men and women of God? Did they tickle the ears of people or did they hear from God?
The time of testing is here. Is your God the one who answers with fire when you pray? How often were you deep in trouble where nobody could help you? Then you called and God and He answered you. Has your faith been tested?
Did you stand the test or can you not even stand the temptation of internet pornography? Like many Christians cannot do.
Nothing that has not been tested and proven is worth anything.
Will your God answer when you call on Him? Will He answer with fire?
The door is closing and if you do not have EXTRA OIL IN YOUR LAMP, there will be NO TIME TO BUY.
Jesus warned in Matthew 25:1-13
1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 “Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. 3 “For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps. 5 “Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep. 6 “But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7 “Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. 8 “The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 “But the prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’ 10 “And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut. 11 “Later the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open up for us.’ 12 “But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’ 13 “Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.”
The question to you and me is do we have EXTRA OIL IN OUR LAMP. WILL YOUR GOD ANSWER WITH FIRE when you CALL?
HOW REAL IS YOUR GOD TO YOU?
By revelation of God, Paul wrote about these people in 2 Timothy 3:5 he said, “holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power. AVOID SUCH MEN AS THESE.”
Paul described these people as well, which describes the Christians of today, who are as part of the world as Satan himself. We read in 2 Timothy 3:1-5 “But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; AVOID SUCH MEN AS THESE.”
Paul said: AVOID SUCH MEN AS THESE, if you associate with them you will become just like them.
A separation is taking place between those who serve God with their lips and those who got to know Him through a close relationship. Their faith will be severely tested and the fakes will be exposed.
Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 4:20 “For the kingdom of God does not consist in words but in power.”
Paul also writes about the power in Colossians 1:29 “For this purpose also I labor, striving according to His power, which mightily works within me.”
He goes on to write in Ephesians 3:20 “Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,”
Our faith will be tested my friend, not by our knowledge of scripture but by the power that works in us. If you do not have the Holy Spirit power, extra oil in your lamp and your lamp burning you will perish.
It is easy to be brave when all is well, when your stomach is full, when you have a lot of money in the bank. When you have a good job, when your family is in good health, when you can run to the bank for credit. But wait until you have no job, you have no food, there is no credit there is no medical aid.
It is easy to prophecy prosperity when the economy is doing well.
When all is well it is easy to believe in anything and to mock the real God. But when you hit the deck and you have nowhere to run, it is a different story all together.
Many are about to discover that they are spiritually bankrupt.
The real God does not hear sinners; He does not listen to them. If you come to Jesus you first repent of your sin, then He will accept you. The Holy Spirit of God does not live in sinners.
The power of God does not work in and through sinners.
God hates sin and He opposes the sinful. God judges the wickedness of man, like He did with Sodom and Gomorrah and He will do it again. If we are in Sodom and Gomorrah we will perish. Paul said: AVOID SUCH MEN AS THESE, you will perish with them.
How much of God’s power works in you and in me?
The power of God worked in Elijah. We read in 1 Kings 18:21-24 “Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people did not answer him a word. 22 Then Elijah said to the people, “I alone am left a prophet of the LORD, but Baal’s prophets are 450 men. 23 “Now let them give us two oxen; and let them choose one ox for themselves and cut it up, and place it on the wood, but put no fire under it; and I will prepare the other ox and lay it on the wood, and I will not put a fire under it. 24 “Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD, and the God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people said, “That is a good idea.”
There are many so-called prophets today who are predicting good times and prosperity. Many predict Jesus is about to scoop up the Christians out of tribulation and then he will judge the unbelievers. We are about to see which power worked in them.
Were they sooth Sayers or men and women of God? Did they tickle the ears of people or did they hear from God?
The time of testing is here. Is your God the one who answers with fire when you pray? How often were you deep in trouble where nobody could help you? Then you called and God and He answered you. Has your faith been tested?
Did you stand the test or can you not even stand the temptation of internet pornography? Like many Christians cannot do.
Nothing that has not been tested and proven is worth anything.
Will your God answer when you call on Him? Will He answer with fire?
The door is closing and if you do not have EXTRA OIL IN YOUR LAMP, there will be NO TIME TO BUY.
Jesus warned in Matthew 25:1-13
1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 “Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. 3 “For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps. 5 “Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep. 6 “But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7 “Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. 8 “The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 “But the prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’ 10 “And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut. 11 “Later the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open up for us.’ 12 “But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’ 13 “Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.”
The question to you and me is do we have EXTRA OIL IN OUR LAMP. WILL YOUR GOD ANSWER WITH FIRE when you CALL?
HOW REAL IS YOUR GOD TO YOU?
