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What kind of employee demands a salary without first doing his job?
What kind of farmer demands a plentiful harvest without first sowing seeds?
What kind of professional demands knowledge of a subject from himself without first having studied?
Everything in life follows the law of cause and effect, action and reaction, giving and receiving...
The law of cause and effect is fair;
It begins at the Throne of the Almighty and spreads throughout the earth.
He gave the life of His only Son, so that He could demand ours.
Salvation is not easy.
To conserve
our salvation we need to be aware that we were saved, we are saved and
we will be saved if remain faithful until the end. To do so, we must
overcome evil thoughts.
When the Lord Jesus speaks of the small gate and narrow road, we have no real idea of how difficult Salvation is. Matthew 7:14
It is only before the temptations, deserts, and challenges that we can understand the weight of His words.
“And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you
can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so
that you can endure it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13
“Therefore
we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let
us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and
let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto
Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was
set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down
at the right hand of the throne of God.
For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.
You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin. And you
have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: “My son,
do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor be discouraged when you
are rebuked by Him; for whom the Lord loves He chastens, and scourges
every son whom He receives.” Hebrews 12.1-6
God has honoured those who did not measure
efforts to not only invite people for the graduation day but to save
their souls, yes because by bringing those who one day left the presence of God it was a very good way
to save them from the hands of the devil! Congratulations once again to
all the assistants of the UCKG in Jamaica and we, Pastors,deeply appreciate your assistance, dedication and love for this
important work that is the work of God! CONGRATULATIONS AND MAY GOD BLESS
YOU, WITH HIS ANOINTING AND POWER.
Perhaps you’ve heard of the story of the shoe
vendor who travelled to India on business in order to explore the new
market. Arriving there, the vendor contacted his company: “Schedule my
trip back. There’s not much to do here. No one uses shoes in India.”
The company brought the vendor back and sent another to the same place.
Immediately, he started to sell and make orders and more orders for the
company to send thousands of pairs of shoes. Excitedly, he contacted
the company: “Everybody needs shoes here!”
On a cold morning, a short vendor with greyish
hair who was not known by anyone visited a small town. He would shout
loudly: “Proverbs! Proverbs! Proverbs! New and used! Just a coin each!
Who wants Proverbs???”
“Of what use are these
Proverbs?” a lady asked, “Eh! Eh!” replied the man, “Certainly these
proverbs cannot produce a warm jersey for you in this cold morning mam,
however it will enrich your thinking. Are you not aware that in every
Proverb there is kilogram of good sense?”
“That’s a good one!”
another man added. “So with a single coin, what Proverb can you sell to
me?” the vendor gazed upon the man for quite a while and eventually sold
him the following Proverb:
A wise man and a guardian had both been
entrusted with the daily operation of a temple. One day the guardian
died and needed to be replaced. So the wise man called a meeting of all
his best disciples with the aim of choosing the guardian’s replacement.
“I will present you with a problem,” the wise man said, “and the first to solve it will be the new temple guardian.”
After his quick introduction, he placed a small table in the center of
the room with an valuable porcelain vase containing an exquisite
arrangement of roses.
“This is the problem,” said the wise man.
The disciples were confused at what they saw: beautiful paintings on
the rare porcelain and an elegant flower arrangement. What did it mean?
What was the enigma? What to do then?
After several minutes
one of the disciples got up, looked at the wiseman and the disciples
circled around him. He then boldly walked over to the vase and threw it
on the ground, shattering the valuable work of art.
“You are the new guardian!” the wise man said to the student.
When he had returned to his place, he explained: “I was very clear. I
had told you that I was going to set a problem before you, and that’s
exactly what I did.
You were looking for an obviously negative
thing, but it doesn’t matter how beautiful or fascinating a problem is,
it has to be eliminated.
A problem is a problem, period. It can be a
rare porcelain vase, a love that is no longer healthy, a path that
needs to be abandoned… There is only one way to proceed with a problem,
attack it head-on and refuse to be mislead with its external beauty.
The same happens to each one of us. The only way to see results is to confront our challenges with all our strength.
God bless you.
*Extracted from Bishop Macedo's blog
