Wrong Motive

Every single step produce great responsibility, responsibility that defines great motives, motives that creates action, action that determines consequences. We all are a part of this journey, a path that every man must take in each daily horizon of uncertainty. Every single objective defines our destination.

 

My growth in Christ anticipates a life of serves, called and crafted with the blood that was shed in the cross. Working in a ministry is my passion; regardless of the responsibility and the task, I take pleasure in serving my Creator, my Lord and my Savior. It is out of this personality that one Christian church asked my assistance. 

The church existed for fifteen years or more. The growth in number is stagnant, its church goers comprises of devoted individual. (The word individual indicates the same numeral of people since its existence). Its concern is to produce a numbers of aficionados who will dwell in its congregation.

It was a mistake that I didn’t see it coming. I was tasked as a sport coordinator. The ministry’s objective is to reach to different sector of religion in any form of culture and faith; its mission is founded in the Great Commission, to spread the saving power of salvation to the youth. 

Mar 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

The problem started when they obligate me and the youth to forcefully attend Sunday Church Serves. As a servant of GOD it is my greatest joy to see a church prosper in faith and doctrine not out of numbers but through discipleship. It’s not a matter of driving a person to attend Sunday service but through knowing the Divinity of Christ Jesus. It was tempting site ; to gathered a hundred of unbelievers to attend such ministry. With the grace of God and the mercy of Jesus in the cross all of them accepted the true and the only GOD CHRIST JESUS the king. 

Rom 15:20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:

It is with faith and belief that a soul is beyond any captivity and should not be of any personal or motive to draw one soul in attending a service. I believe in a personal relationship through discipleship, only then one soul is given a free choice to choose any congregation that they are comfortable with.

Heb 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

The doctrine of faith does not emphasize on obligating a soul to any congregation but through personal relationship and faith. 

In the words of that great philosopher Jimmy Buffet…the first step in making discipleship happen at Compass Point started with “changes in latitudes…changes in attitudes”.

Heb 13:9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

My growth and my obedience is for CHRIST alone, and I work only for HIM and not out of any other ethics. We all have to check our very own motives if we want to grow in CHRIST and in MINISTRY…. Think again!

Mat 10:24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

Luk 6:40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.

The content of this blog happened year 2006, in that same year I have signed a resignation.

I CANNOT SAY

I cannot say OUR if my religion has no room for others and their needs.

I cannot say FATHER if I do not demonstrate this relationship in my daily living.

I cannot say WHO ART IN HEAVEN if all my interests and pursuits are in earthly things.

I cannot say HALLOWED BY THY NAME if I, who am called to bear His name, am not endeavoring to live a holy life and allowing Him to cleanse those unholy things from my life.

I cannot say THY KINGDOM COME if I am unwilling to give up my own sovereignty and accept the righteous reign of God in my life.

I cannot say THY WILL BE DONE if I am unwilling or resentful of having it in my life or refuse to be obedient when He asks something of me.

I cannot say ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN unless I am truly ready to give myself to His service here and now.

I cannot say GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD without expending honest effort for it, by ignoring the genuine needs of others, or even not taking adequate time in His Word receiving my “daily bread”.

I cannot say FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US if I continue to harbor a grudge against anyone who has offended me.

I cannot say LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION if I deliberately choose to remain in a situation where I am likely to be tempted.

I cannot say DELIVER US FROM EVIL if I am not prepared to fight in the spiritual realm with the weapon of prayer.

I cannot say THINE IS THE KINGDOM if I do not give the King the disciplined obedience of a loyal servant.

I cannot say THINE IS THE POWER if I fear what my neighbors and friends may say or do.

I cannot say THINE IS THE GLORY if I am seeking my own glory first.

I cannot say FOREVER if I am too anxious about each day’s events.

I cannot say AMEN unless I honestly say “Cost what it may, this is my prayer.”

The God of Truth

We may wonder then how God came to its existence and how God came to unravel everything to its purpose. What merit is there in His throne when He himself is perfected by grace and He himself is the divine omnipotent being. All there is are ageless of questions, question that seems impossible by man but made possible by God. It is further beyond human logic and earthly quest could cease to apprehend the greatness of God. God himself is a deity. (John 1:1-14)

The definition of godliness is therefore “absolute”, but only in the sense that God’s will determines everything, including the standard of superiority. By absolute, therefore, we mean, “not restrained or limited in the exercise of power: ruling by supreme authority.

The simplicity of the doctrine goes beyond imaginable by thoughts which mean that there can be no separation between his will and his nature. In this sense, all things are arbitrary but necessary, because He himself is the standard of its will and there is nothing prior to His will dictates or influence His deity. (Good and Evil – Vincent Cheung published 2002)

God had existed in eternity; time itself has been created by him. Therefore in Him and with Him all things come to existence. In the book of Genesis God created everything in His own accord and will; but as the question goes if God himself is all knowing then why do God let Adam and Eve be tempted in the wilderness? If God is love then why does He himself offer his son as a ransom for sin,

Satanic forces are propagators of anti-Christian worldviews, and they use human instruments to spread their ungodly ideas. And thus the battleground is in our minds. The primary weapon used against us is unbiblical argumentation – reasoning leading to conclusions that are hostile to God. Since this strategy seeks to bring men away from the truth, Satan's weapon is therefore deception. Satan has been wielding this favorite weapon of his from the start.

When God created man, he told him, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die" (Genesis 2:16-17). Then came the devil to tempt the woman: "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.'" "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil" (Genesis 3:1-5).

The devil contradicted the word of God, which is truth, and convinced Eve of it. Then Adam also succumbed. This led to the downfall of the human race. When confronted by God concerning this, the woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate" (Gen. 3:13). Our problems are the direct result of our having believed in Satan's lies. Jesus gave us insight into the nature of Satan when he said, "He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies" (John 8:44). It is natural and effortless for Satan to deceive, and those who belong to him follow his example. God, on the other hand, is always truthful, and those who belong to him are on the side of truth.

Truth is the native language of the regenerate, our instinctive response, while deception is the language of the devil and of those who follow after him. Deception is their primary weapon, and their way of living. If we are aware of Satan's methods and strategies of attacks, we will be more prepared to anticipate and overcome them. As Paul says, "we are not unaware of his schemes" (2 Corinthians 2:11).

Born Again

As I was reading few certain blogs from The Marsian Chronicles. I have come to realize how foolish and stubborn I was in the eyes of God, and how much I miss the ministry and perceiving it made me sick. I was in the pit for so long and staying there made me a vicious offender in the eyes of God and the world. I had a great fall and falling deep was the dummies comprise I ever made.

Some might have known the recent me but hasn’t had a glimpse of the real me; by faith and my calling. I used to work in a Christian navigation ministry and a preaching ministry. It was my calling and the calling that I still feared in congesting with; to work for God requires not only your best but the best of your best. I was so busy scrutinizing my capabilities and as far as my logical mind is concern I still haven’t distinguish my very on ability. It was late when I have notice that fear corrode the relationship I had with Him. I let myself be victimize with the deception of this world. I fought so hard and struggle for fame, drowning myself in a lair where God didn’t exist.

I start questioning life and love, its existence. I search for it in various forms whether by words or emotions. I failed to notice that the answer to my question lies in that cross. The cross that gives forth life and the cross that brings forth love.

Who am I really? The truth is I’m not of this world but in His world. I am a prisoner and a servant of God. I exist only for Him and Him alone. It is with this intent that I wanted to be born again, not being me but being the man He ought me to be.

I don’t care if you’ll throw stone or burn me to stakes. It’s your choice and I respect that. Curse me if you want, it’s my fault anyways for confining myself in this world.

I know now what I wanted; and that is to stand before God and preaching His name.