INSTRUCTIONS, THE CHILDREN'S GUIDE

-

 Deuteronomy 4:44-45

This is the body of instruction that Moses presented to the Israelites.

These are the laws, decrees, and regulations that Moses gave to the people of Israel when they left Egypt,


The children of Israel were about to enter the promised land. One thing was important - instructions.


Every nation that will survive and prosper would need to be guided by instructions. There is no way you can build any solid foundation  without instructions. Good laws make the land great.


Proverbs 7:1-2

Follow my advice, my son; always treasure my commands. Obey my commands and live! Guard my instructions as you guard your own eyes.


If only the children of Israel had stuck to obedience they would surely have continued to prosper and conquer their enemies.


As believers we also need to stick with God's instructions. That is the only way we can prosper and win in this world and thus take our position here and in the world to come.


Proverbs 4:13

Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go. Guard them, for they are the key to life.


There is a great error most people make when it comes to instructions, they talk of not being under the law. They say we are under grace, however what they do not understand is that grace never comes alone, it comes with TRUTH!


What is truth?


John 1:17 

For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.


Let's listen to Christ conversation with the Father.


John 17:13-14,17

“Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy.

I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.


If you don't live by God's instruction you can't live in His holiness, you should therefore not expect to encounter Him.


We have a lot of problems in the church today because people are not discipled therefore discipline is lacking!


Children are brought up without proper instructions and guidance then we complain of their character later on.


We need to bring back the place of discipleship in the church, our homes and our community. Discipline birthed from good instructions should be the order of the day.


If the world isn't getting it right, what of the church? Are we?


It is time to bring God back into our lives, not just to meet our needs and answer our prayers but having His nature imprinted in us, for that is how He made us.


The Lord strengthen all those who continue to walk in obedience to Him. Let those who have lost their way return to the Lord.


Matthew 5:16,48

In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.


We cannot have these number of believers and yet have no impact on the world.


Beginning from me the Glory of the Lord shall fill the whole earth.


Help us Good Lord.


PRAYER

Lord help me walk in obedience to Your instruction, keeping Your status as Your Spirit continues to lead me. Glorify Yourself in me Lord, let me always be in Your presence. Glory to Your name forevermore.


He calls us blessed.


Love

@the watcher

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

DO YOU STILL SEE?

-
Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, it will not tarry. It may have been easy when we first believed, to visualize the promises. We reach out with zeal, loving God, seeking to do exploits. That was when we first believed, just as Jesus said: John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." When we become born again we see God's kingdom, our spirit man is reborn and we count the flesh as nothing. Then time passes by, we are in the world, all its distractions, temptations, responsibilities, challenges and so on begin to reveal themselves. The question then is: * Can we still see heaven? John 3:3 * Are we still zealous? John 2:17 * Are we continuing in those things? Acts 2:42 * Are we walking in love? 1John 4:7 or Has the cares and worries of life and service ta
Read more

DO UNTO OTHERS . . .

-
Matthew 7:12 "Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. It is hypocritical of us to expect people to stand with us when we are experiencing challenges yet when we see others face their own challenges, we begin to imagine what they must have done wrong or maybe they annoyed God or did one evil or the other instead of reaching out to help as we would desire others to do for us. The same thing goes for prosperity, when the Lord opens a door for us and we have abundance of wealth or a breakthrough we expect others to rejoice with us, more so, some would even find it hard to give to others. What is our reaction when someone else gets this breakthrough, do we get suddenly suspicious without reason. Do we expect the person to reach out to us? It is better to stay on the side of encouragement than to sit as a judge or prosecutor. Jesus said, Matthew 7:2 "For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the same
Read more

MY YEAR OF FULFILMENT

-
Psalms 57:2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me. We just finished the book of 1Samuel, in this book we see the cry of Israel for a king and how God raised Saul to rule them. We also saw how Saul disobeyed God and lost kingship for himself and his generation. He did not stop there, he went on to seek for the death of David, whom he saw as the next heir of the throne. In chapter 31, the last chapter, we see how Saul and all his sons and men were killed, it was tragic, however it was as a sign of relief for David. We could go on counting all the struggles and difficulties we faced in the past year. No, we should not, we should begin to look at all the positives, remembering all the good things God has done for us. If He promised it, He will do it and that is what we hold onto as we go through this year. Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. This is the year of fulfilment, and
Read more