MEMORISE: The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us
therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour
of light-Romans 13:12
READ: ROMANS 13: 11-14
11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out
of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast
off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and
drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and
envying.
14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: DANIEL 3:1-4 : 33; PSALM 78:9-16.
MESSAGE
How recklessly this age speeds on to self destruction! The word of
God is accurate and authentic in its prediction of the latter end of the
world and in warning His saints of the end times, so that they are not
overtaken by the prevalence of evil in this age! In virtually every
facet of life, there is an overturning of rightness. Theologically and
philosophically, there is a denial of the absoluteness of truth, hence
they talk of relativism i.e. right is relative; what is morally right to
a people of culture A is not
necessarily right to people of culture B. Thus, the culture of people is
held higher and given prominence above the word of God. They stretch human rights
beyond scripturally accepted limits – anything anybody’s warped mind
desires should not be denied him though it is self destructive. Things
that would receive outright condemnation some thirty years ago are now
fashionable. Otherwise, what would you say about homosexuality, where
presidents are giving public recognition and approval to gay practices?
Not only that, they are threatening other nations that would not do
same. There is an increasing degree of selfishness at the highest level,
which makes few people in government enrich themselves and impoverish
the masses. Domestic crimes have taken a worse turn, with incidents of
husbands driving knives into the throat of their wife. Knowledge is
increasing at an astronomical rate, giving rise to changing trends of
technological sophistication. This in itself has affected human
behaviour greatly, and sometimes, these technologies enable men to
commit sophisticated dirty and wicked acts.
No doubt, the enemy knowing that his time is short is not sparing
anything in his arsenal to destroy humanity and to infuriate God. In all
these, you will not be a victim in Jesus’ Name. I pray for you that the
dragnet of evil in this present time will not catch up with you in
Jesus’ Name. The Bible says we are kept by the power of God (1Peter 1:5). You must realise that all these evil things that are rampant
nowadays are indicative of the soon coming of the Lord Jesus
Christ. Therefore, you must live every moment in earnest expectation of
Christ (Titus 2:11-14). As one of the five wise virgins (Matthew
25:1-9), you must have no time for idleness or idle talk. You
should be busy serving the Lord, winning souls and living holy. You must
also be prayerful, interceding for your family members and others.
ACTION POINT:
Check your commitment to Jesus and meditate on how you can fulfil the instructions in the memory verse.
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE
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