THE
WHOLE TRUTH.
MEMORY
VERSE
All the paths of the LORD are mercy and
truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Psalm
25 :10.
READ
Psalm 85:10 - 11.
Psalm 85:10 Mercy and truth are met together;
righteousness and peace have kissed each other
Psalm 85:11 Truth shall spring out of the earth;
and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
“And
others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment
spotted by the flesh.”
Jude 23
In the scripture above, we are commanded to use
every possible avenue to win souls to Christ yet to be careful enough not to
compromise with sin. Love the sinner but hate their sins. Why? It is because
God is a holy God. He hates sin with a passion. In Zechariah 3 : 1 - 7, the
high priest was wearing a filthy garment. This is contradictory to his calling.
According to God's standards, the high priest should be a firebrand. Fire is an
agent of purification. In medieval times, when they want to perform a surgery,
the knives to be used are put through fire. If you are doing some cleansing
where water and soap are not appropriate or adequate, heat from the fire or the
fire itself is directly applied. Even Psalm 12 : 6 confirms that the furnace
purifies. God expects his ministers to be as pure as light.
If the priest is the light of the world, how come a
high priest ended up in rags? Jesus says you are the salt of the earth. The
purpose of salt is to fight corruption. In the olden days, when there was no
refrigerator, salt was used to preserve meat or fish. In the same vein, God
wants us to be absolutely pure so that He can use us to fight against
corruption.
Today, many of us are harbouring things that belong
to others and we are hardly scolded by the Holy Spirit. Many tell lies,
including senior pastors and their wives and this make us wonder if the real
heat is still there. When was the last time you said something that was not
100% true and the Holy Spirit rebuked you for half truth? Sometime ago, we
attended an interview conducted by CNN. Later, while watching it, it occurred
to me that I did not answer a particular question the way I should. Towards the
end of the programme, they asked what I do when I am less busy, and I told them
I fish for the fun of it. Then the Holy Spirit said I did not tell the whole
truth. He said when I catch the fish I eat it. The Holy Spirit expects you not
only to tell the truth but the whole truth. Yet many of us tell half truths,
thinking it is wisdom. No! It is not!
KEY
POINT
To be acceptable to God, you must meet
His standard through and through.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR
Revelation 7 - 9.
oh Holy father, the grace to speak the whole truth by the power of the Holy Ghost, God give it unto me.....Amennnn
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ReplyDeleteALMIGHTY FATHER, I desire to do Your Will @all times, have Mercy on me & Favour me to always Speak the Whole Truth in all Spheres of my life, AMIN. Grant me Your Grace & let Your Holy Spirit direct my Path every seconds of my life, give me Wisdom, Knowledge & Understanding to Abide by Your Words all the days of my life in JESUS NAME i Pray AMIN.
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