No one can have a meaningful walk with the Lord without obedience. Obedience is what makes you submit to the Lord’s biddings. As Christians, we have a duty to obey the Lord and to do it promptly. When it comes to obedience, your response must not delay. It must be on time. Your walk withContinue reading “Don’t delay obeying God’s word.”
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Don’t ignore God’s word for men’s tradition.
Sometimes our traditions and God’s word does not go in the same direction. So, in your quest to hold on to the tradition and customs of men, you will ignore God’s word. You see, God’s word comes from Him alone and the tradition of men comes from men. There is no meeting point between God’sContinue reading “Don’t ignore God’s word for men’s tradition.”
Fear God.
To fear God is to have great respect or reverence for God. It involves treating everything that is of God “sacred”. When you live with the fear of God in your heart, you hold in high esteem everything that is of God. Walking in the fear of God must be the hallmark of a Christian.Continue reading “Fear God.”
Be punctual when dealing with God.
Being late for spiritual appointments is a practice that won’t serve your interest. Also, being late for events, and other important engagements never makes you an excellent person. To make it in life, you must learn to treat every meeting with God or any spiritual appointment with all seriousness. This means that, you must notContinue reading “Be punctual when dealing with God.”
Without holiness, no one will see the Lord.
Holiness is not a suggestion of a modern-day preacher. It is the life God requires of every Christian. As Christians we have the nature to be holy. It is the seed imparted to us at salvation. This divine nature helps us to live a consecrated life, and a life that is set apart. To liveContinue reading “Without holiness, no one will see the Lord.”
Place premium on God’s word.
Acts 17:11 says “These (the Berean) were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily…” God’s word contains what you need to navigate your path in this life. That’s why it matters the time you spend with the word. The bible teaches thatContinue reading “Place premium on God’s word.”
Serve the Lord with your spirit.
God considers the kind of worship or reverence we give to Him. Sometimes what we call worship or “serving the Lord” is actually not one. The kind of worship God expects from us is revealed by Jesus in the book of John. John 4:23-24 says “Yet a time is coming and has now come whenContinue reading “Serve the Lord with your spirit.”
You are complete in Christ.
The Greek word from which the word “complete” was translated also means, to make full, to fill, to fill up, to cause to abound, to furnish or supply liberally. Becoming complete in life is only made possible by virtue of our position in Christ. It is in Christ that the believer is made full, furnished,Continue reading “You are complete in Christ.”
Be diligent.
Being diligent as a Christian leads to prosperity. God has ordained that we prosper by working as Christians. The Bible teaches that the diligent soul will be made fat and prosperous. Proverbs 13:4, “The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat” The New LivingContinue reading “Be diligent.”
Care about others.
Christians ought to be interested in the welfare of other believers. Your walk with God must not only be about you. We have a duty as Christians to be each other’s keeper. The body of Christ is made up of believers of different levels in terms of maturity; this is the more reason we must think about oneContinue reading “Care about others.”