Sunday, 23 September 2018

God called unto him out of the midst


And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. Exodus 3: 3-4 KJV

A lot of us find ourselves in a position or place that we are not meant to be. Where we are and the situation we are in are not what we expected or anticipated. What we have, where we are and what is happening in our life is nowhere near what we had dreamed about. Our marriage, job or career choice, relationships haven’t turned out like we had planned it. So we find ourselves in a position where we are stuck; not able to go forward or backward.

Why are we stuck? Most of us at one point or the other made a life changing mistake or make some choices that changed the course of our life. The choices we make growing up can change entirely the course of our life and God’s program for our life.

Know this day that God is ready to fight for you and to cause a change in your life. The solution is not to belabor the past and our mistakes but to look forward and seek to reprogram our life to the right path.

I tell you today that you are not going to take the wrong turn. This is why as parents we are to be attentive to our children and the changes in their life. We need to pay attention to our children, we need to be observant to the changes in their life.

He suddenly realized that his life is on the wrong program. The challenge in life is that some people do not know they are in the wrong program. They believe and accept the place where they find themselves. They accept the wrong program for their life and conclude that that is the best they can do and can be. 

A lack of knowledge. Illiteracy in high and low places. People are not able to stand on their own and hold people around them and in position of leadership accountable. They fail to know that where they are is not where they are supposed to be. Hosea 4: 6.

We must be determined and desperate to change where we are. We must not allow our life to go into mediocrity.  As long as we accept the situation of our life as it is we will remain there. God needs our co-operation; He needs our participation to change our life.

We must put our foot down and work towards a change in our life, in where we are. In Genesis 40: 12-15, we read of Joseph working to reprogram his life. As we look to God for a change in our life, God will put us in remembrance of the person who will be used to transform our life.

The good news is that God is able and willing to reprogram your life to be on the right track, on the right path. He will enter into your life (if you allow him and ask Him) and make a U-turn that will put you on the path that allows your life to be filled with goodness, joy and success.

Like Moses we need to turn aside and see why things are the way they are. It is after Moses decided to turn aside that He called him out of the program that his life was in and into the program his life was created to be.

Wednesday, 12 September 2018

Be a pillar of righteousness

And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need. Acts 4: 35

Every one of us can get involved in government. How can we do this?

  • You as an individual should be a pillar of righteousness
  • Let your home be a pillar of righteousness
  • Make sure your community is a pillar of righteousness
  • Demand righteousness from your leaders

The major challenge we have towards growth and success is ignorance and lack of knowledge. We need to educate our people, let them know right from wrong and good from bad.
Today we have segregation in the world and this has also entered into the church. The church is a place for all, because rich or poor, we are the same in the sight of God.

We have to open our eyes and realize that no condition in life is permanent. We must come together to establish a righteous church and place for all, not leaving anyone out irrespective of who they are or where they are from.

One of the main roles of the church is to redistribute wealth amongst the people. They are to make sure that the wealth in and within the nation should go round with no one or family remaining poor.
A lot of people have a sense of entitlement. We believe that the world and the people around us owe us something. If people are serious and ready to work, then the church should be ready to ensure that they are empowered to succeed.

As Christians we must focus on the people and what the word says about loving our neighbour as ourselves. The love of the world and the money it holds should not be allowed to have sway in the church and among its people.

Christians must wake up to their responsibility. We must begin to rethink, we must stretch forth our hands and be united against the common enemy that wants to fight the church and the spread of the gospel.

Church should be able to identify the serious people and help them to start small and grow into greatness.

Sunday, 9 September 2018

Re-programming your life

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. Exodus 3: 1 KJV

Exodus 3: 1-10; Exodus 7: 9

Moses was 80 years old when he encountered the burning bush. To all intent he would have been considered a failure; he was working for his father in-law and beholden to his wife’s family. A lot of us see ourselves in this light as well.

Why are people considered failures? Some people have their life programed in the wrong way.

  • We do not have the right kind of mentors 1 Samuel 2: 22. A lot of us have failed because we do not have the right kind of mentor-ship. If this is your case, you must reprogram your life
  • A lot of us did not determine at a young age how we want our future to be. A lot of us did not define for ourselves how we like to see ourselves in the future. Gen 37: 4
  • We do not have a vision of how our life’s success should be. What is the idea that you saw or see in your mind of where you think your life is going?
  • We fail to dream big and imagine the unimaginable and bring it to life
  • A lot of us went into the wrong program because we took the wrong decision. Gen 25: 29-34. With this wrong decision, we find ourselves struggling and fighting to find our way out of the wrong decision

A lot of us has made a mistake at one time or the other in life that has changed the course of our lives. For some it was the first job, the first boyfriend/ girlfriend, the wife/husband, the decision to use drugs, the first investment we made; all this mistakes change the direction of our lives and how we succeed on that journey.

There is space for everyone to be great. There is no big conglomerate today that started big, they all started small and worked hard, with dedication and focus. What God is asking you is what do you have in your hand for Him to bless and multiply for you.

The only thing that can re-program your life and put it on the path of success and fulfillment is to invite God into your life and allow Him to direct your path. Determine in your heart and in your life that things must change! Turn around and link the right path God had ordained for you.

God’s plan for us is not one of failure; for He says that His thought for us are good to give us an expected end. Jeremiah 29: 11. Cry unto God, cry like David, Jesus, Abraham, Isaac, Jabez, the widow of Zarephat cried and they experienced a change in their lives.