Cry Wolf

We have heard so many times about the word 'cry wolf' but much can be said in this passage concerning Lot. Here we see a man who could not even save his own closest family members because of the way he was perceived as a humorist “And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which

married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place;

for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one

that mocked unto his sons in law.” 

Here when Lot asked to separate themselves from the citizens of Sodom and take his family members out by the destroying angels who had come to destroy the city. Lot went to alert his own son-in-laws but Lot had little influence on his family. His son in law taught Lot

was joking. Sometimes the enemy wants to destroy our

testimony so that we will have no influence on people close to us. Be aware that if

you are a child of God living in sin, you are destroying your testimony and

very soon you won't have any more influence around your circle.  In the case of Lot, he was a righteous man who lost his saltines and was trampled down by men. As the Lord Jesus Christ warned in  in Matthew 5: 13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

This is a great biblical message here that shows that God's name is not to be

blasphemed by so called believers. Do not be a humorist that cause

you to lose your genuineness. We are to walk soberly, examining our way and not use our liberty in Christ to blaspheme the same God who delivered us from darkness into a marvelous light. Lot is an example of a Christian, pulled so far away from his place of prominence to a place of contempt, inspite of his salvation.

Circumcision of the heart

In Genesis 17: 13-14} “He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.” 14. “And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.” Granted that God made a covenant with the nation of Israel and this covenant is not exclusive for those in the nation but all poeple within the nation both the strangers of that land, no doubt tells the person of God in the aspect of not being a respecter of persons. You cannot work your way into God’s family. That is religion! God's way is to obey and love Him by keeping his commandments through the love of Christ. Circumcision in the flesh matters not but a true circumcision is from the heart not the letter On the contrary some of the natives may reject the circumcision and may recieve the penalty of being ostracized fron the nation if they remained uncircumcised, But for the Nation of Israel, God did not call an individual but a nation in the Old Testament covenant. the Nation is what God made the covenanat with and not the individaul israelite. But for the church, God is calling out a people to His name and in 1 Peter 2:9 } But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a poeple for his own possesion, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. We are individuals with a circumcised heart to serve God, not that we belong to any nation but that we belong to God and obey His commandments.

Christianity: rooted identity.

Many times we attend church and spend only a few hours there, singing and listening to a sermon before going back to our everyday routines. We often leave without encountering God or having any conviction of our sins.

Ironically, the most dangerous place we can be may not be in a rough neighborhood or in a red-light district or even on the battlefield. It could be sitting in a church pew every Sunday, never experiencing God's conviction.

Attending church alone doesn't make us Christians. It's our personal relationship with Christ that matters. We respond to the inward expression, and as a result, we attend church and fellowship with other believers who share our faith.

Our true identity should not be based on religion, but rather on Christ. Christ transcends any religion, tradition, or outward display of piety.

What God offers: Religion or a new life?

Christ certainly did not come down from heaven to give us another religion but a relationship with Himself and God the Father. This is through a new life in Christ Jesus. Religion is a false sense of security.

God who detest religion is by far the last person to give us this false sense of security.

What God offers is a new life and nothing more. God has been promising a new life through His Son Jesus the Christ and not just mere morality.And through this relationship we have eternal life with God.

Serving God

In Ephesians 2:8-10, God meant that we are to become His workers on Earth and He has ordained all our works concerning everything before the world began. He gave us life and then in that life, He gave us work to do. Also in Romans 12 verses 11 which says that we are not to be slothful in business for the Lord, but fervent in spirit serving the Lord. Serving God is what we have to do no matter what the circumstances is.

Thank you brother.

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