HOW
HIGH IS YOUR VOLTAGE?
Memorise
Now
thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh
manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
2 Corinthians 2:14
Read
2 Corinthians 2:14-17
2:14 Now
thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh
manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
2:15 For we
are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that
perish:
2:16 To the
one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life
unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
2:17 For we
are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of
God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
Message
The level of decadence in the world in these last
days is on the increase, just as predicted in the Bible (Matthew 24:12). There
is widespread acceptance of degenerate behaviours just like the Bible said it
would be (2 Timothy 3:1-8). Believers that are still here on earth, seeing and
hearing all these evil on a daily basis, no doubt have a responsibility of
ensuring that they operate at a very high spiritual voltage level. A believer
at a low spiritual voltage level, risks being overwhelmed by the moral and
spiritual current of the world, with the potential of being swallowed up by
same. Whereas, the expectation of the Lord is that our high voltage of
righteousness would flow and overwhelm the decadence in the world. The pervasiveness
and popularisation of obscene acts, requires that a child of God be spiritually
hot at all times. Note that a continuous exposure to the same stimulus tends to
gradually but steadily gain strength in eliciting a response, which eventually
might lead to participation. There is therefore the need for a child of God to
always put precautionary measures in place.
The current situation demands that you as a child
of God must be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might (Ephesians
6:10-13). You must therefore ensure that you wholly apply yourself to the
necessary spiritual discipline of prayers (Romans 12:12) and study of the word
(James 1:21). You will also have to apply self-discipline in what you look at –
you will do yourself a lot of good if you don’t fix your eyes on those
seductively dressed daughters of Jezebel (Job 31:1). Self-discipline also has
to be applied in the area of what you watch – what kind of programmes you watch
on TV, how long you sit down watching the TV, what kind of places you go to
when resorting/holidaying and what kind of friendship you keep (1 Corinthians
15:33).
Besides these, you should fellowship regularly with fellow believers.
Do not keep away from this for too long. Be involved in your local church
assembly. Remember the popular saying that says: it is the idle hands Satan
engages? Make sure you particularly engage in soul winning. It will also serve
you well to boldly and readily express your identity as a child of God in any
new environment you find yourself.
Key
Point
How high is your spiritual voltage? Let your speech
and lifestyle always reflect your identity.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR
1 Kings 21:17-22:53
Proverbs 20:4-17
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