1. I write to you about GIVING AND RECEIVING, not because I desire a GIFT, “… I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be CONTENT. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both TO BE FULL and TO BE HUNGRY, both to abound and to suffer need” [Philippians 4:11-12] I am sure you are aware of some who suppose GIVING is BRIBING God for financial favour and others who think EXTORTION is RECEIVING, “… men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, SUPPOSING THAT GAIN IS GODLINESS: from such withdraw thyself” [1 Timothy 6:5] GIVING AND RECEIVING are SPIRITUAL EXERCISES, not financial BARGAIN, whose end is FRUIT that abides to EVERLASTING LIFE, as it is written: “… when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning GIVING AND RECEIVING, but ye only. .. Not because I desire a gift: but I desire FRUIT that may abound to YOUR ACCOUNT” [Philippians 4:15-17] Your ACCOUNT is with God, not your Pastor and the FRUIT is not more houses and cars, but TREASURES in heavenly places, therefore, “… lay up for yourselves TREASURES IN HEAVEN, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal” [Matthew 6:20]
2. God cares more about the GIVER than his OFFERING, and “… the LORD had RESPECT UNTO ABEL and to his OFFERING: But unto CAIN and HIS OFFERING HE HAD NOT RESPECT” [Genesis 4:4-5] God had “RESPECT UNTO ABEL”, and subsequently ACCEPTED his OFFERING, but to Cain He said: “IF THOU DOEST WELL, SHALT THOU NOT BE ACCEPTED? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. …” [Genesis 4:7] Friend, God has no record of what you GIVE until you are “ACCEPTED WITH HIM”, for “… GOD IS NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS: But in every nation he that FEARETH HIM, and worketh RIGHTEOUSNESS, is ACCEPTED WITH HIM” [Acts 10:34-35] Our OFFERINGS are “ACCEPTED WITH HIM” when we take up His offer of LOVE as manifest in Jesus Christ “For God so LOVED the world, that HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have EVERLASTING LIFE” [John 3:16] GIVING is proof of the LOVE of God in us, not a religious obligation; let the GIVER give cheerfully and in LOVE as unto the Lord, first to the “HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH” and then to all men, “… doing good unto all men, ESPECIALLY UNTO them who are of the HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH” [Galatians 6:10] Let us provoke one another to GIVE beyond narrow parish partitions, breaking down denominational walls to WATER the SEED of RIGHTEOUSNESS, as it is written: “The liberal soul shall be made fat: and HE THAT WATERETH SHALL BE WATERED also himself” [Proverbs 11:25]
3. I write to MINISTERS of the NEW TESTAMENT and am one, the MANDATE to RECEIVE is a TRUST, and must not be abused with COVETOUSNESS. Let us walk in WISDOM and In FAITH with those without the HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH who bring donations to seek a favour from the Lord. If we take the largesse without laying the foundation of TRUTH in them, we are MONEY LAUNDERERS, “… following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the WAGES OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS” [2 Peter 2:15] In regard to the flocks of Christ, what we RECEIVE from them is neither REWARD nor GAIN, that should be obtained with “FEIGNED WORDS or EXTORTION, as foretold: “And through COVETOUSNESS shall they with FEIGNED WORDS MAKE MERCHANDISE OF YOU: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth in not, and their DAMNATION slumbereth not” [2 Peter 2:3] What we RECEIVE, we RECEIVE in the name of the Lord and must be apportioned according to His WILL. The culture of a Senior Pastor taking the lion share or presiding over the purse is contrary to our FAITH; the Apostles said to the Church, “Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word" (Acts 6:3-4) Everyone that ministers in one form or another in the Church is entitled to RECEIVE, according to NEED; indeed every SAINT who is NEEDY, that none may lack in the household of God [Acts 4:34-35]
4. Thus says the Lord: “… I COME QUICKLY; and MY REWARD is with me, TO GIVE EVERY MAN ACCORDING AS HIS WORK SHALL BE” [Revelation 22:12] The GIVER and RECEIVER are STEWARDS of RIGHTEOUSNESS; God who empowers the GIVER, also gives GRACE to the RECEIVER to provide what is lacking in the GIVER, “Now he that ministereth SEED TO THE SOWER both minister BREAD FOR YOUR FOOD, and MULTIPLY YOUR SEED SOWN, and INCREASE the FRUITS OF YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS;)” [2 Corinthians 9:10] According to divine purpose, the GIVER and RECEIVER are STEWARDS of RIGHTEOUSNESS; one relieves the other of the daily rigor of material BREAD, that he may apply himself to supply spiritual BREAD. At His Coming, the Lord shall WEIGH the GIVER according to his MOTIVE, the RECEIVER by the INTEGRITY of his heart and give everyman according as His work. If the MOTIVE for your GIVING is more riches you are as wrong as the RECEIVER who takes pride in crass materialism, “… SUPPOSING THAT GAIN IS GODLINESS:… ” [1 Timothy 6:5] Brethren, let us be FAITHFUL in GIVING and RECEIVING, so we are not condemned at His Coming, “WATCH therefore: for ye know not WHAT HOUR YOUR LORD DOTH COME” [Matthew 24:42]
5. If you are not BORN AGAIN, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour today, amen
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FATAL ATTRACTION
1. FATAL ATTRACTION was the root of SIN; Eve was SEDUCED, REASON overthrow her FAITH and HOPE of living forever vanished, when she “… SAW that the TREE was GOOD FOR FOOD, and that it was PLEASANT TO THE EYES, and a tree to be DESIRED TO MAKE ONE WISE, she took of the fruit thereof, and did EAT, and GAVE ALSO UNTO HER HUSGAND with her; and HE DID EAT” [Genesis 3:6] FATAL ATTRACTION, the opening salvo, is also the END-GAME of SATANIC WARFARE; our SENSES are daily assaulted by SEDUCING SPIRITS with the ALLURE of THINGS that are SEEN, to subvert our FAITH in THINGS HOPED for in Jesus Christ, “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall DEPART FROM THE FAITH, GIVING HEED TO SEDUCING SPIRITS, and DOCTRINES OF DEVILS” [1 Timothy 4:1] As Eve “DID EAT” and gave to Adam and “HE DID EAT”, so are some who were once TRUE to the FAITH but fallen to SEDUCING SPIRITS inflame LUST in you for the VANITIES of this world, to separate you from God “For all that is in the world, the LUST OF THE FLESH, and the LUST OF THE EYES, and the PRIDE OF LIFE, is not of the Father, but is of the world” [1 John 2:16]
2. There is a growing brand of Christianity that peddle CRASS MATERIALISM “… SUPPOSING THAT GAIN IS GODLINESS: from such WITHDRAW THYSELF” [1 Timothy 6:5] Come to your senses, it is FATAL ATTRACTION! The GOSPEL we received from the Apostles goes with a commandment, “… SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you” [Matthew 6:33] Ask yourself, how come those who preach “PROSPERITY” also beg and extort donations from you, and with “… feigned words MAKE MERCHANDISE OF YOU.: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not” [2 Peter 2:3] They provoke you to SIN with hurtful LUSTS in a RAT RACE to enrich themselves, “For the LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL: which while some coveted after, they have ERRED FROM THE TRUTH, and pierced themselves through with MANY SORROWS” [1Timothy 6:10] Search the Scriptures, Jesus neither promised nor made any man a millionaire, He DIED for the SALVATION of your SOUL. We are SAVED to serve Him who DIED for us, not MAMMON. I encourage to give priority to your SALVATION, engage in honest labour, “… lest any man spoil you through PHILOSOPHY and VAIN DECEIT, after the TRADITION of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ” [Colossians 2:8] Always remember, “… we brought nothing into this world, and IT IS CERTAIN WE CAN CARRY NOTHING OUT” [1 Timothy 6:7]
3. The global attention to the election of Joe Biden as President of the USA exposed the FATAL ATTRACTION of the NEW WORLD ORDER. We saw Christians throw caution to the winds, to join non-Christians in heated debates as global CITIZENS; a preview of what lies ahead, as it is written: “And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all THE WORLD WONDERERD AFTER THE BEAST” [Revelation 13:3] Beloved, we cannot change this world, it is doomed. God has prepared a BETTER PLACE for us, who, “… DESIRE A BETTER COUNTRY, that is, an HEAVENLY: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath PREPARED FOR THEM A CITY” [Hebrews 11:16] We are PILGRIMS in this world, those who persuade you to dabble into needless debates to change this world ENTICE you into a war you cannot win. It is true there is so much that is wrong with this world, let us resist the temptation to jump into the fray and miss the train at His appearance, for “No man that warreth ENTANGLETH HIMSELF WITH THE AFFAIRS OF THIS LIFE; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier” [2 Timothy 2:4] We are commanded to pray for all rulers, not to take sides or contend as political or social activists, thus says the Lord: “My kingdom is not of this world: IF MY KINGDOM WERE OF THIS WORLD, THEN WOULD MY SERVANTS FIGHT, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence” [John 18:36]
4. As the world staggers from instability to climate change and intractable pandemic, there is palpable fascination with PROPHECY as a window to the future. The ALLURE of PROPHECY without the TESTIMONY of Christ is FATAL ATTRACTION to those who miss the WAY, “… the TESTIMONY OF CHRIST IS THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY” [Revelation 19:10] FASCINATION with Bible PROPHECY without attendant revival in the TESTIMONY of His appearance is the working tool of FALSE RELIGION. No PROPHECY of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, is subject to personal interpretation. They all TESTIFY of Christ.; His BIRTH, DEATH, ASCENSION and imminent APPEARANCE to receive His BRIDE [John 5:39] Focus on making yourself ready for the appearance of the Lord and be not ignorantly overcome by some who see the MARK of the BEAST in every global event. They APPEAL to the rudiments of FEAR, not FAITH, to sow PANIC and CONFUSION with Bible PROPHECY. Listen carefully, the MARK comes after the BRIDE is caught up, “For the ROD OF THE WICKED SHALL NOT REST UPON THE LOT OF THE RIGHTEOUS; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity” [Psalms 125:3] Beloved, every WORD in the Bible was inspired by God; draw near to Him, He will teach you “But I fear, lest by any means, as the SERPENT BEGUILED EVE through his subtilty, SO YOUR MINDS SHOULD BE CORRUPTED from the SIMPLICITY THAT IS IN CHRIST” [2 Corinthians 11:3]
5. Friend Jesus Christ is coming, accept Him as your Lord and Saviour, and SAVE your SOUL from perdition, Amen -
ISRAEL OF GOD
1. ISRAEL is fulfilment of the PROMISE of God to Abraham; “And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and IN THEE SHALL ALL FAMILIES OF THE EARTH BE BLESSED” [Genesis 12:3] The BLESSING was established in Jacob, as forerunner of those who shall PREVAIL by the SPIRIT of the Lord to inherit his kingdom, “… for BY STRENGTH SHALL NO MAN PREVAIL” [1Samuel 2:9] The BLESSING is Jesus Christ, manifest in His ANGEL, saying; ”… Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but ISRAEL, FOR AS A PRINCE HAST THOU POWER with God and with men, and hast prevailed” [Genesis 32:28] At the appointed time, the Lord was manifest in the FLESH and by His DEATH on the Cross established the BLESSING in us. We are the ISRAEL OF GOD in Christ, as much as those who received the LAW and the TESTIMONY, and more “For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but A NEW CREATURE. And AS MANY AS WALK ACCORDING TO THIS RULE, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the ISRAEL OF GOD” [Galatians 6:15-16] We are the ISRAEL OF GOD, who WALK after the RULE of the Spirit, “That the RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE LAW MIGHT BE FULFILLED IN US, who WALK NOT AFTER THE FLESH, but AFTER THE SPIRIT” [Romans 8:4]
2. ISRAEL is by CALLING, not of BIRTH, “… For they are NOT ALL ISRAEL, WHICH ARE OF ISRAEL” [Romans 9:6] Those who left Egypt were ISRAEL by BIRTH, “And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they DRANK OF THAT SPIRITUAL ROCK that followed them: and THAT ROCK WAS CHRIST. But with MANY OF THEM GOD WAS NOT WELL PLEASED: for they were OVERTHROWN IN THE WILDERNESS” [1 Corinthians 10:4-5] When we BELIEVED we also became partakers of the LIVING WATERS, as it written: “He that BELIEVETH ON ME, as the scripture hath said, OUT OF HIS BELLY SHALL FLOW RIVERS OF LIVING WATER” [John 7:38] Listen closely, God was GRIEVED with them that DRANK in the wilderness, “But with whom was he GRIEVED FORTY YEARS? was it not with THEM THAT SINNED, WHOSE CARCASES FELL IN THE WILDERNESS?” [Hebrews 3:17] If those who SINNED perished in the wilderness, we do well to abstain from SIN, “Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are WRITTEN FOR OUR ADMONITION, UPON WHOM THE END OF THE WORLD ARE COME” [1 Corinthians 10:11] Brethren, the END OF THE WORLD is come, when we shall be glorified, but “… neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God” [1 Corinthians 6:9-10]
3. ISRAEL OF GOD are the army of PILGRIMS seeking a “… BETTER COUNTRY, that is, AN HEAVENLY: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for HE HATH PREPARED FOR THEM A CITY” [Hebrews 11:16] We are surrounded by WITNESSES who all “… DIED IN FAITH, not having received the promises, but HAVING SEEN THEM AFAR OFF, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and CONFESSED THAT THEY WERE STRANGERS and PILGRIMS on the earth” [Hebrews 11:13] As PILGRIMS, we must be careful not to be overtaken by deceitfulness of riches, as to stray from our heavenly HOPE as did ISRAEL in the FLESH, and it is written: “But JESHURUN WAXED FAT and KICKED: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he FORSOOK GOD WHICH MADE HIM, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation” [Deuteronomy 32:15] Listen carefully, ISRAEL OF GOD is counted by FAITH, not by POSSESSIONS; our FAITH is anchored on “THINGS HOPED FOR” not things that are SEEN [Hebrews 11:1] We are the ISRAEL OF GOD, who turn away from pleasures of SIN, esteeming what is not SEEN above the PROSPERITY OF FOOLS, “For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the PROSPERITY OF FOOLS shall destroy them” [Proverbs 1:32] We are not distracted, steadfastly looking “… for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God” [Hebrews 11:10]
4.ISRAEL OF GOD are the JEWELS of creation, “And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, IN THAT DAY when I make up MY JEWELS; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him” [Malachi 3:17] That DAY is round the corner, when God shall take His JEWELS out of this world, and now shall we be PROVED, as gold is TRIED by FIRE, “For the time is come that JUDGMENT MUST BEGIN AT THE HOUSE OF GOD: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?” [1 Peter 4:17] Our FAITH in Christ is daily put to multiple TESTS, as the world descends into TRIBULATION, but we are not deterred, as it is written: “BE NOT THOU ASHAMED OF THE TESTIMONY OF THE LORD, nor of me his prisoner: but BE THOU PARTAKER OF THE AFFLICTIONS OF THE GOSPEL according to the power of God” [2 Timothy 1:8] Beloved, I plead with you to anchor your FAITH on the TESTIMONY OF THE LORD and be not conformed to those who profess to be ISRAEL but not the ISRAEL OF GOD, who “… WITH FEIGNED WORDS MAKE MERCHANDISE OF YOU: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not” [2 Peter 2:3] WATCH and PRAY, daily looking forward to the day the dead in Christ shall arise, and “… we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord” [1 Thessalonians 4:17]
5. Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, amen
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