“The memory of the
righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot” (Proverbs 10:7).
If many of us were contemporaries of Daniel when the decree
was passed that no one should petition any god or man except the king for 30
days (Daniel 6), many would have told him to apply wisdom in his worship of
God, by quoting Scriptures for him: “…wisdom is profitable to direct” (Proverbs
10:10c). Many would have rebuked him by telling him how he should obey the
authorities, and even welcomed his punishment when he didn't! Thank God he did not obey the
edict, but went about as before in the worship of his God. And God vindicated
him! Beloved, those times are not different from the one we live in now. The
malaise ravaging our time now is greed and fear. Greed and fear has turned many
great men to nonentities. Out of greed for money, power and fame, and the fear
of losing such and even their lives have turned many to unrecognizable sons of
God! Beloved, if you leave this earth, what will you be remembered for? What
legacy will you leave behind? You may lie to yourself and family, but God will
always have a remnant around you that sees through your lies. Out of greed and
fear, so many have pulled down and made rubbish the lives and works of others. But
Praise God, our approval is not from any man but from God!
Due to the pandemic
that is ravaging the world, places of worship were hastily shut down. The
excuse was such places will be breeding ground for the disease. Fair enough!
Those that resisted because they believed their God is able to drive back the
wave of the pandemic were quickly shut down and castigated. The argument was one
can worship his or her God from the comfort of their homes. Fair enough!
Suddenly market places, restaurants, mass transportation were free to open but
places of worship kept shut! And the song is we can worship from the comfort of
our homes! If there is one thing this pandemic has shown about many sons of God
at this time is the cowardice in the hearts of many! If you believe the God you
serve is ABLE, why are you afraid to gather even after some institutions have
been told to re-open? Under our watch, a disease has been raised above the
knowledge of God we claim to be ALL POWERFUL! Something is wrong with this
picture!
Our beliefs are been trifled with yet many claim it is the right thing
to do! This time has given space for the cowards to crawl out and say things
they do not know about Jesus Christ! For as many as are discerning, they watch
aghast and with shame as idols are being placed in the temple for men to bow to, all in the
name of keeping the people safe! “We are
ashamed because we have heard insults. Humiliation covers our faces because
foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD’s temple” (Jeremiah
51:51). Sadly the state of the Church is the direct reflection of the state of
our hearts! Oh, where are the sons and daughters of Zion, the cubs of the Lion of Judah? So much silence upon the mountains, because the lions have gone to sleep!
Beloved, we would all stand before the King of kings and give account! What will yours be? How have your life and your living impact the
living? The Bible tells us: “A good name
is to be chosen over great wealth; favor is better than silver and gold”
(Proverb 22:1) But we have made an art of pursuing wealth of silver and gold
that we have neglected to look at the legacies we will be leaving behind; and the
favor of God to shape our sphere of influence we have missed! Under our watch,
the Church doors were shut! Now, policies are being formulated that will keep
many shut, and how we should serve God. If I may ask, where is the place of the
Holy Spirit? Out of cowardice many applaud these moves forgetting that they are
being lulled to sleep by the drums of death! God is very clear, cowards (no
matter how one coats it) will be cast into the lake of fire first (and I believe)
because of the terrible damage they have inflicted on the Body: “The victor will inherit these things and I will be his God and he will
be My son. But the cowards, unbelievers, vile, murderers, sexually immoral,
sorcerers, idolaters and all liars – their share will be in the lake that burns
with fire and sulfur, which is the second death” (Revelation 21:7-8).
Beloved, wake up from your slumber and look around. See with the eyes of the
Spirit of God and stop judging in the flesh. The enemy is working round the
clock to keep the sons of the Lion of the tribe of Judah from awakening to who
they have been created to be! Beloved, wake up, there is so much land to
possess! Don’t allow the enemy and his agents use you or your influence to
hinder the Church! Awake and trim your lamps, because the King of kings is
coming and His reward is with Him! God bless you!
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