THIS WEEK ON IMPACT Life Platform
(WEEKLY BROADCAST OF RESTORED HEART FOUNDATION)
31st July, 2016.
TOPIC: HEAVEN’S
HEART CRY – Pt. 2 (KINGDOM RISK TAKERS)
“And they overcame him by the blood
of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and THEY LOVED NOT THEIR LIVES
UNTO THE DEATH” Rev. 12:11
The desire of our heavenly father
is to have sons who will bear His direct image and be able to stand for him.
Men, He (God) will not be ashamed to be called their Father (God) - Heb.11:16.
True sons He can vouch for like he did to Job. Men He can boldly beat His chest
vehemently to say like He talked of Abraham “I know that he will command his
children after me” Gen.18:19 [paraphrased]. Most of us love quoting
this scripture: “if God be for us, who then can be against us”- Rom.8:31;
however, my question is how many of us can be (stand) for God? God will only stand
for those who can stand boldly for Christ.
We have given the devil a chance to
question God about our true identity as believers. You know he (the devil) is
the accuser of the brethren, so he would say to the Father, “I thought you said this is your son? I
thought you were boasting of this daughter of yours? Now, can you see how she
is living now?”
Beloved, sometimes, you may assume
no one is watching but you tend to easily forget that ‘spirits’ cannot be
barred with walls and doors. The invisible eyes are watching. Even no one is
standing for what is right in that office, will you dare to be the only one
heaven can boast of in that office, family, school, etc. There is still a
serious search for faithful sons who will bring praise and glory to the father
through their lives.
In Mark 8:38, Jesus said, “If
anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation,
the son of man will be ashamed of him when he comes in the his father’s glory
with the holy angels” Imagine, if Jesus before his father will shake
his head negatively and say “hmmn…I don’t know this one”. Little wonder, Paul
could boldly say “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for
salvation of everyone who believes…” Rom.1:16. A tree may not be
necessarily known by its leaves and bark (outward appearances) but by the
fruits (character), so you may profess to be a Christian by tongue but it is
what you possess that speaks. Are you still afraid of what men will say? Still
scared of losing that job if you don’t succumb? Still scared of being punished
if you don’t say the truth? Hear what the disciples in the face of death said
“…whether it is right in God’s sight to obey you rather than God.”- Acts 4:19.
If you must please the father and be relevant on this earth and hereafter, you
must stand for the truth even in the face of death. You may think everyone is
doing it, so let me join them, but I can tell you there are still “the
seven thousand men who have not bowed unto Baal” – I kings 19:18. The
likes of the 3 Hebrew boys (Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego) who could boldly
look the fearful king in the eye and say “we are not careful to answer you in this
matter, …even if God will not deliver us, we will not bow” – Dan.3:16-
18 [paraphrased]. Men like Joseph who had opportunity for ‘FREE SEX’ with fat
allowances but saw it as Great wickedness
against God (Gen.39:9). Will you stand out like Prophet Micaiah who
spoke the truth when it looked awkward and old fashioned to speak the truth (I
kings 22:14). Can you say like Daniel, “I will not defile myself with the kings’
meat (Pleasures)?”- Dan.1:8. Beloved you can make it. You can make the
heart of your father glad. You are the taste (salt) and light in that office;
don’t allow yourself to be trampled upon by men. I will join the Hymn writer
George Duffield Jr. to say “Stand up, Stand up for Jesus”. Can I tell you, God
anointed Jesus much more because he loved righteousness and hated evil
(Heb.1:9). Your love for righteousness places you on the path to honour and
glory. All those colleagues who mock you for being the ‘Jew guy’ will come back
to celebrate you for your integrity. Sleeping with your boss will not elevate
you but make you lose your worth. Stand out for God and you’ll become the
delight of our father in heaven. The top is your divine placement, don’t
struggle for position. Your celebration is at hand.
#we’ll meet at the top.
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