And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: Deuteronomy 28:1 KJV
If you look around the world today, who are those people in position of authority? The richest men in the world, the ones in the corridors of power. The people serving as role models, teaching and inspiring people on being the best they can be..........these people at the top that youths of this day look up to are mostly not born again Christians. Some may even go to church but in all sense of the word are not followers of Christ. Why is it that Christians are not at the top of their game?
We don’t find serious born again Christians in commanding heights of the economy. Why is this? Why is it that no born again, spirit filled person is in a place of authority in the Nigerian government? This is due to a variety of things but in this particular part we will look at one of the major reason behind this. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. Hosea 4:6 KJV. The lack of knowledge of God and who we are in God has limited the growth of Christians and stopped us from getting to the top. We rely on what word comes from the pulpit and refuse to search the word for ourselves.
Our founding christian fathers didn’t have the right knowledge and taught us based on their own understanding, in most cases this is still happening. Some taught doctrines that is not in the bible or things that are just a part of the Bible and they leave others out to suit themselves. This lack of knowledge has sent people out of the fold and stopped some from coming in. As a creation of God who seek him, we have to do it right. Doing it right means seeking out the knowledge of God for yourself and to authenticate every word that comes from the pulpit using the Bible as the control and check.
It is the duty of the christian to read the Bible, hold on to it and live the Bible. It is our responsibility to seek knowledge for ourselves. Other things they (Christian leaders) teach us is that we are irrelevant to the world and heaven bound so we should focus on heaven only. The truth is that our purpose here on earth is linked to us making heaven. We are created to be a blessing to others. Make sure that our life has an impact on the life of others and makes their life better.
Nobody has the monopoly of anointing or Rhema from God. We are to know for ourselves what God says and wants of us, because it is in this knowing that we would be able to be who God wants us to be.
What do you need? Seek God for yourself! Seek out the secrets of God. Find out what you need to become, what make you who you are or should be. How can you as a person be a christian in truth and be influential in the government of the day? The knowledge of this would go a long way in bridging the gap for us and bringing people to God. The knowledge of who you are would open your eyes to truly see God and take you closer to Him.
Questions to ask yourself as you go about your day and week….
- Who does God want you to be?
- What do we do to be who God wants us to be?
