We were all born into a straight road, but from time to time, we all have deviated and branch into different corners making our life zigzag. Take the normal route, no! we all want to branched into corners thinking they're detours, because the sign boards are enticing.
There are many signs along the way which have lured all of us at a point in time and still luring others, we just have to ignore the signs like they don't exist, because in reality they lead to our destruction. There is only one way, " Jesus " the only way.
Do not cheat, no! you'd want to branch because it's less stressful, the straight road doesn't have a stop at a restaurant till you get to the end. However the crooked path have many junctions leading to a destination " hell."
You branched and eat of sin because it is sweet and pleasurable to the flesh not knowing it's poison to the soul, you see the road of lying and deviate from the course, anger, you deviate, lust, fornication, masturbation, adultery, cheating, drunkenness, smoking, orgies, clubbing, food for the flesh like; worldly songs, not having time for God, idolatry by putting other things first before God, hypocrisy by going to church for going sake not to grow in spirit, coarse words from the mouths and so on.
Allthese have deviated us from the straight path of life causing us to live a battered and zigzag life, because we have change route too much.
However, no matter how we've changed route and are been deformed there is one " Jesus " who was prepared before the beginning of time to straighten and reform us only if we give ourselves to be transformed by Him.
And He has been calling out from the wilderness for our salvation, the gospel has been crying out to us right from birth, but we aren't willing to listen. The Lord said in his word ( John 1:11-12 );
" He came unto his own and His own received Him not, but as many as received Him, to them He gave power to become the sons of God."
Power first to overcome sin, then power to manifest His glory. The gospel has been calling out in the wilderness, but who is willing to search for that crying voice, many have heard and passed by, but only the few took up their machete, went into the forest and start clearing, they cleared here and there till they find that voice crying out, not for help, but for the one who searches.
He has found the gospel, received it into his home, but still that which he has found in the wilderness still doesn't live in dirt and unkempt house. He (the gospel ) charges this man;
" it is good you have received me into your home, but I who is standing here is just a proxy for the one who is to come live in your home and he can't come only to find it dirty, I am the word sent from God, but in personality I am Jesus and my personality can't dwell in this house unless it is put in order for I cannot behold iniquity."
And so He said;
" prepare the way for the Lord, make straight path for Him,"
he told the young man his hands alone can't sanctify his house, for he does not have the strength. All you have to do he said; is show me every wrong property that is not of the Father and I'll sack them out for you. The man said;
" I've been brought up in this house and I grew up with these properties not knowing how or when they got here, I heard you're the landlord of the house I beg you show me the properties that aren't yours for you know them."
The guest ( the word ) sighed and said;
" every property in this house is not mine, they all have to be removed and the house swept clean."
The house was broken down to the foundation and rebuilt, every old property thrown out, the landlord came in and took charge, built a fence with two security ( angels ) to accompany the tenant any where he goes, and also extra for the protection of anything dear to him. So it is with a man who received the gospel on repentance to be born again of the spirit of Christ.
In this we know that by grace we might be saved, but not all who are saved will enter the kingdom. Though by grace you heard the voice, and you search and cut through the wilderness to find the one crying out, but without paying the price to empty your house, the one who you received ( the word ) will not bring the personality of Christ into your house, and without Him living in your house you'll never enter the kingdom.
Whatis it keeping you in bondage ask the Lord to search your heart and try you, of every unclean spirit, ask the father to expose and deliver you from whatever is keeping you in bondage of sin and He'll do it.
The question is; are you ready? Not everybody who took the form to enter college will scale through the exam. This earth people, is a screening ground to select those who are fit for to rule mad reign with God. All you're pursuing are good, but in the end useless for you won't take them with you.
Take this illustration, kingdom gospel is like a scrap metal collector, he goes into the streets from house to house, alley to alley, to and fro searching for scrap metal waste to be recycled. He goes on and gathers metals of different kind all beaten up into undesirable shape, he gathers them all, whether straight or bent, neat or dented and takes them to the steel factory for recycling.
You want to straighten your path? Come and follow, are you ready to follow now? Because you'll have to be beaten into shape. Are you ready to be beaten? So many turned away from Jesus even if they once desired Him, because they thought the life of Christ is only sweet and not sweet and sour, when it is time to be heated and refined into a straight rod for use, they'll turn their back.
This is where we know those who are truly born again, and this stage is also a test set by God to see those who are worthy of His kingdom, if you'd turn your back because of a little fire that won't kill you. Though painful, but then you've counted yourself not worthy if God's kingdom if you turn back.
The path to the kingdom is a straight road and the only road, if you're deformed, zigzag, then you can't pass, you have to be reforged before you can pass, through temptations by the devil and trials of many kind based on our faith by God. There is a fire ahead but at the end, there lies the promise land. It's just like the journey of the Israelites through the wilderness.
How is the way? first on repentance, not your fake repentance of rise and fall but genuine repentance. And dining with your guest " the word," unless you dine with Him day and night, He won't put enough strength to breakdown and rebuild your house for your salvation. You just have to give your time, though His food might be boring at first, because you haven't gotten the new spirit to enjoy that food but in time it'll be given.
Salvation is not on a bed of roses, by grace we are called, but strive everyday to reach the end where salvation lies, else you'll be cut off.
There are many signs along the way which have lured all of us at a point in time and still luring others, we just have to ignore the signs like they don't exist, because in reality they lead to our destruction. There is only one way, " Jesus " the only way.
Do not cheat, no! you'd want to branch because it's less stressful, the straight road doesn't have a stop at a restaurant till you get to the end. However the crooked path have many junctions leading to a destination " hell."
You branched and eat of sin because it is sweet and pleasurable to the flesh not knowing it's poison to the soul, you see the road of lying and deviate from the course, anger, you deviate, lust, fornication, masturbation, adultery, cheating, drunkenness, smoking, orgies, clubbing, food for the flesh like; worldly songs, not having time for God, idolatry by putting other things first before God, hypocrisy by going to church for going sake not to grow in spirit, coarse words from the mouths and so on.
Allthese have deviated us from the straight path of life causing us to live a battered and zigzag life, because we have change route too much.
However, no matter how we've changed route and are been deformed there is one " Jesus " who was prepared before the beginning of time to straighten and reform us only if we give ourselves to be transformed by Him.
And He has been calling out from the wilderness for our salvation, the gospel has been crying out to us right from birth, but we aren't willing to listen. The Lord said in his word ( John 1:11-12 );
" He came unto his own and His own received Him not, but as many as received Him, to them He gave power to become the sons of God."
Power first to overcome sin, then power to manifest His glory. The gospel has been calling out in the wilderness, but who is willing to search for that crying voice, many have heard and passed by, but only the few took up their machete, went into the forest and start clearing, they cleared here and there till they find that voice crying out, not for help, but for the one who searches.
He has found the gospel, received it into his home, but still that which he has found in the wilderness still doesn't live in dirt and unkempt house. He (the gospel ) charges this man;
" it is good you have received me into your home, but I who is standing here is just a proxy for the one who is to come live in your home and he can't come only to find it dirty, I am the word sent from God, but in personality I am Jesus and my personality can't dwell in this house unless it is put in order for I cannot behold iniquity."
And so He said;
" prepare the way for the Lord, make straight path for Him,"
he told the young man his hands alone can't sanctify his house, for he does not have the strength. All you have to do he said; is show me every wrong property that is not of the Father and I'll sack them out for you. The man said;
" I've been brought up in this house and I grew up with these properties not knowing how or when they got here, I heard you're the landlord of the house I beg you show me the properties that aren't yours for you know them."
The guest ( the word ) sighed and said;
" every property in this house is not mine, they all have to be removed and the house swept clean."
The house was broken down to the foundation and rebuilt, every old property thrown out, the landlord came in and took charge, built a fence with two security ( angels ) to accompany the tenant any where he goes, and also extra for the protection of anything dear to him. So it is with a man who received the gospel on repentance to be born again of the spirit of Christ.
In this we know that by grace we might be saved, but not all who are saved will enter the kingdom. Though by grace you heard the voice, and you search and cut through the wilderness to find the one crying out, but without paying the price to empty your house, the one who you received ( the word ) will not bring the personality of Christ into your house, and without Him living in your house you'll never enter the kingdom.
Whatis it keeping you in bondage ask the Lord to search your heart and try you, of every unclean spirit, ask the father to expose and deliver you from whatever is keeping you in bondage of sin and He'll do it.
The question is; are you ready? Not everybody who took the form to enter college will scale through the exam. This earth people, is a screening ground to select those who are fit for to rule mad reign with God. All you're pursuing are good, but in the end useless for you won't take them with you.
Take this illustration, kingdom gospel is like a scrap metal collector, he goes into the streets from house to house, alley to alley, to and fro searching for scrap metal waste to be recycled. He goes on and gathers metals of different kind all beaten up into undesirable shape, he gathers them all, whether straight or bent, neat or dented and takes them to the steel factory for recycling.
You want to straighten your path? Come and follow, are you ready to follow now? Because you'll have to be beaten into shape. Are you ready to be beaten? So many turned away from Jesus even if they once desired Him, because they thought the life of Christ is only sweet and not sweet and sour, when it is time to be heated and refined into a straight rod for use, they'll turn their back.
This is where we know those who are truly born again, and this stage is also a test set by God to see those who are worthy of His kingdom, if you'd turn your back because of a little fire that won't kill you. Though painful, but then you've counted yourself not worthy if God's kingdom if you turn back.
The path to the kingdom is a straight road and the only road, if you're deformed, zigzag, then you can't pass, you have to be reforged before you can pass, through temptations by the devil and trials of many kind based on our faith by God. There is a fire ahead but at the end, there lies the promise land. It's just like the journey of the Israelites through the wilderness.
How is the way? first on repentance, not your fake repentance of rise and fall but genuine repentance. And dining with your guest " the word," unless you dine with Him day and night, He won't put enough strength to breakdown and rebuild your house for your salvation. You just have to give your time, though His food might be boring at first, because you haven't gotten the new spirit to enjoy that food but in time it'll be given.
Salvation is not on a bed of roses, by grace we are called, but strive everyday to reach the end where salvation lies, else you'll be cut off.
