GO AND DO LIKEWISE

GO AND DO LIKEWISE…

Luke 10:25-37

Jesus said ‘…he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do’… (John 14:12).

They that know their God shall be strong and they shall do (carry out) great exploits (Dan. 11:32).

A lawyer (an expert in religious law) tested the Lord, by asking Him for the requirements for eternal life. This man already had his own pre-conceived mind-set/opinion, but he decided to check out what Jesus would say. Many times, we ask God questions that we already have customized answers for…

Jesus replied him, ‘What is written in the law of Moses?’ ‘How do you read/understand it?’
Do you understand what you are reading? – Acts 8:30; 2 Cor. 3:15.

The man recited the laws of Moses, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind…and your neighbour as yourself’.
Having heard this, Jesus encouraged him to live according to the Word (just as he had recited), therein lies eternal life.
However, this man, wanting to justify himself before God, asked Jesus, ‘Who is my neighbour?’
This is exactly what we do. We try to appear blameless before God. We try to define the scope of God’s will, purpose and assignment for our lives. We try to determine people who fall within the category of our ‘neighbour’. We try to pre-determine who we will love.
Someone is asking the same question today, ‘Who is my neighbour?’

Jesus took this discourse to another realm by telling the lawyer a story!
This was about a man who went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and got waylaid by thieves who stripped him of all his belongings, wounded him and left him half dead…
The man in question, who went from Jerusalem to Jericho is a typical Christian or prospect, who still shuttles between the light and darkness…
The thieves here, represent the devil, whose major pre-occupation is to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10).

But for God, who sent His only begotten Son to take away the sin of the world, through death by shedding His precious blood on the Cross of Calvary, we had been left for the dead…

Now by chance, a priest showed up on the scene…But when he saw the half-dead man, he passed by on the other side of the road.

Thereafter, a Levite came along, when he got to the place, he moved closer and looked, and decided to move on, crossing to the other side of the road.

Many of us are like the priest and the Levite, we meet spiritually ‘half-dead’ people on a daily basis in our workplace, institution of learning, group, within the neighbourhood, in the same community, on air (while we are travelling), in the bus/car, etc.

We decide to ignore their spiritually appalling conditions, do business with them, interact with them, and move on, leaving them for the dead… (within the claws of eternal damnation and doom).

Chances and opportunities present themselves before us regularly, but do we leverage on these, to advance the Kingdom of God?
Time and chance happen to them all…Eccl. 9:11

Furthermore, a Samaritan, who was embarking on a journey, came along, when he saw the half-dead man, he had compassion on him.
He went to him, bandaged his wounds, rubbed oil on his body, gave him wine, and set him on his own donkey, took him to the inn (hospital) and took care of him. The man got much better, but the Samaritan didn’t stop there.
On the next day, when he saw that the man had regained his consciousness, he decided to proceed on his journey.
However, he gave two denarii to the inn keeper, and said to him ‘Take care of him, whatever more expense you incur, I will repay you when I return…’

The good Samaritan is a type and shadow of our Lord, Jesus Christ…He alone can deliver from the power and consequence of sin. He came to us, bandaged our wounds, anointed us with oil, gave us the wine of new life, carried us on His divine wings, took us to the place of grace, the secret place of the Most High and took care of us…

Just as He gave the innkeeper money to take care of the wounded, He has called us and given us resources, as His servants, to minister to the needs (spiritual, economic, social, psychological, medical, etc) of people…
We must use our God-given resources (life, health, money, materials, time, etc) to reach out to people in the love of God.

Please, take note of what He said ‘Take care of him, whatever more expense you incur, I will repay you when I return…’

Jesus finally told the lawyer: ‘Go and do likewise’.

 PASTOR NATHANIEL SADELA

        Resident  Pastor

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THE PERFECTION MANDATE PART 4

THE PERFECTION MANDATE – PART 4

THE BLESSING

Genesis 22:1-18

The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it. The blessing of God upon Abraham is the seal of the perfection mandate that God gave us.
It pleased the Lord in His awesome Majesty, to choose Abraham as the conveyor of the blessing He wanted to bestow upon mankind (Gen. 12:3; 22:18; Gal. 3:13-14).

As we all know, God took Abraham through a divine process before he could attain this level. In Genesis 21, Sarah conceived and gave birth to Isaac, just as the Lord had promised.
However, there was another hurdle for Abraham to scale.
A man who is going to be a conveyor of the heavenly blessing must be tested, proven and certified by God.

Brethren, for everyone who has been given the perfection mandate, divine processing is not an option! It’s a major pre-requisite!
In the school of the Spirit, process precedes progress, test precedes testimonies…

God told Abraham to take his son, Isaac to the land of Moriah and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, of which He (God) would tell him…

Abraham embarked on the journey. He set out very early in the morning for the place, not knowing the exact mountain where God wanted him to offer his son as a sacrifice.

Brethren, Abraham couldn’t have known that God was actually testing him. However, he took the step of obedience. God will definitely test you, He will test every one of us, at different points in time. Are you prepared for the test? Some of us are already going through the ‘test’ unknowingly. God is taking you through a divine process, and you probably think it’s the enemy that’s attacking you…

For Abraham, Isaac was the greatest blessing he would ever receive from God. Isaac was the link to his being a source of blessing to all the families of the earth, yet, God asked him to present Isaac as a burnt offering…
Can God request for anything that is very dear to you? Can God command you to drop that ‘great’ ambition of yours, and follow His agenda for your life?

When God lays it in the hearts of His servants, that we should sow seed for the expansion of His kingdom, do we obey His Words?

God took Abraham from the lineage of idolatry, began a new thing in him, processed him, nurtured and groomed him, till he became the father of faith. The Bible says he offered up Isaac by faith (Heb. 11:8-19).

As a result of Abraham’s obedience, God renewed His covenant with him through an oath (Gen. 22:16-18; Hebrews 6:12-18).

In Genesis 24, Abraham, guarded jealously his posterity (the trans-generational blessing he carried), therefore, he charged his servant Eliezer to get a wife for Isaac from his folks (his father’s house). He refused to allow Isaac to mingle with the daughters of the Canaanites…

He remained totally obedient to the commandment God gave him many years earlier (Genesis 12). He told his servant that, on no condition should he take Isaac back to his (Abraham’s) relatives.

When Isaac eventually got married to Rebecca, Isaac was 40 years old (Gen. 25:20) and Abraham was 140 years old (Gen. 21:5).

When Jacob and Esau were born, Isaac was 60 years old (Gen. 25:25-26).
Abraham was 160 years.

Abraham died at the age of 175. The Bible says he dwelt in the tent with Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise… (Heb. 11:9).
Abraham must have noticed the lifestyle of Jacob right from childhood (Gen. 25:27), and taught him the ways of God. He must have told Jacob about how he received the call, the heavenly mandate, how the God of glory appeared to him in Mesopotamia, etc.

Where was Esau all this while? He was missing in action! May we never miss out of God’s blessing in the name of Jesus Christ.

Abraham died a fulfilled man, having secured the destinies of his descendants to the fourth generation, before he slept in the Lord (Gen. 14; Hebrews 7:9-10).

Receive grace to run diligently, the race that has been set before you!
You will fulfill the perfection mandate that God has given you! You will finish strong, and pass on the baton to the next generation, in the name of Jesus Christ! 

  PASTOR NATHANIEL SADELA

        Resident  Pastor

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PERFECT LOVE

PERFECT LOVE

1 John 4:8-18

The best way to describe God is love! The best way to describe love is God!
God is love.

God demonstrates His own love towards us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8).

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son… (John 3:16).

Greater love has no man than this, that a man should lay down His life for His friends (John 15:13).

Until your love life is perfected, you will never experience the fullness of God.

Thank God for your career life, academic life, etc. However, for you to enjoy an astounding success in all these, you must be fully established in the love of God.

Love God by showcasing His love around people.
Man is an extension of God, created in the image of God. Service to people is service to God. It's not possible to claim to love God if you find it difficult to love people around you (Matt. 25:31-40).

Love God with all your heart, mind and soul; Love your neighbour as yourself.
Upon these two commandments hang the law and the prophets (Matt. 22:37-40).

The royal law – love your neighbour as yourself… James 2:8.
Love is the fulfilment of the law (Rom. 13:10; Gal. 5:14).
And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love (1 Cor. 13:13).
Love activates faith (Gal. 5:6).

Love is the more excellent way. 1 Cor. 12:31, 13:1

A new commandment I give unto you...John 13:34-35

IF YOU LOVE GOD, HOW WILL IT SHOW?
It will show through the things you do to people around you.
Agape love - unconditional love, selfless love, sacrificial love.
It is the nature and character of God.

When you love people, you don't compete with them, you complete them.
When you love people, you are not proud against them, you are proud of them. When you love someone, you don't just try to tolerate them, you also appreciate and celebrate them.

Wherever perfect love exists (family, church, group, organisation, etc.), fear becomes eradicated. Perfect love casts out every form of fear!

People who loves God loves the truth, and they love to be told the truth, no matter how hard it hits them.

Many folks lack the anointing of the Holy Spirit because you don't show love!
Their heads lack the anointing because you don't understand the mystery of love.

The love of God, unconditional love, undiluted love, Godly induced love fuels the anointing of the Holy Spirit in one's life!

When we are entrenched in the Spirit of Love, there is a heavy dose of the release of God's anointing upon our lives - Gal 5:22-23

He that has love has all things.

THE PERFECTION MANDATE PART 3

THE PERFECTION MANDATE – PART 3

THE COVENANT OF CIRCUMCISION

Genesis 17:9-14

In our last discussion (on this series), we concluded that God took Abraham through the process of ‘perfection’ in order to make him a distributor or conveyor of the eternal blessings He bestowed upon mankind (Gal. 3:13-14).

After what seemed like eternity (a period of about thirteen years in absolute darkness), God showed up!

This marked the beginning of another phase in Abraham’s life! God made a covenant of circumcision with him.

WHAT IS CIRCUMCISION?
It’s the surgical removal of the foreskin of a young boy or man. This is usually done as a religious rite or as a purely hygienic measure.

God began the process of perfection by giving Abraham the covenant of circumcision, as a means of ensuring that he put his absolute trust in God.
Because Abraham had been consecrated by God, every male descendant of his, must be circumcised, in order to manifest the trans-generational blessing that God had conferred on him…
God declared that every descendant of Abraham who would not be circumcised had broken His covenant, and therefore, would be cut off (Genesis 17:14; Exodus 4:24-26).
This physical circumcision was meant to inflict ‘pain’ and ‘weakness’ on Abraham and his descendants, and this would leave an indelible mark in their lives forever…Through this process, they would become more and more dependent on God and not themselves!
Furthermore, God told Joshua to circumcise the sons of Israel, who were born in the wilderness, and after they were healed, the Lord said to Joshua, “This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you” (Joshua 5:2-9).

Some days after this occurrence, Joshua encountered the Lord in another dimension. He saw the Captain of the LORD’s army, who revealed divine strategies to him on how to penetrate the walls of Jericho… (Joshua 5:13-15).

However, God just used the circumcision of the flesh as a starting point, whereas the real circumcision is of the heart (Deut. 10:16). This is the only means through which we can attain perfection in the sight of God (Romans 2:25-29).

The heart of the matter is the matter of the heart! Perfection is not necessarily a function of what is physically seen, but it’s a function of the heart. Is your heart right towards God and men?

Furthermore, let’s look at Deut. 30:6 and Colossians 2:8-12.

Abraham caught this revelation and keyed perfectly into it. Even though he was physically circumcised (which could be done today, based on people’s discretion), he knew that God’s desire was a perfect heart! This man eventually became the father of faith, a friend of God, a reference point in Christianity!

Few days after Abraham and all the male adults and children in his household were circumcised, as he was sitting at the tent of the door (with optimism and expectation), he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold….he saw GOD! (Gen. 18:1-15.
When you experience a circumcision of the heart, you no longer see as the world sees…you no longer walk by sight, you rather walk by faith! (2 Cor. 5:7).
You fix your eyes on the unseen…for the things that are seen are temporal, the things that are not seen are eternal. You focus more on things that have eternal value. You discover the mysteries of the kingdom which are hidden from the ‘multitude’ (2 Cor. 4:18).

Abraham entertained the ‘three men’ and thereafter, the promise was re-emphasized.

Furthermore, God saw Abraham as a prophet and revealed His intention to Him (Genesis 18:17-19; Amos 3:7).

Abraham became an intercessor! He stood before the LORD in prayer, negotiating the destiny of a nation…Through the circumcision of the heart, he was no longer selfish (self-centred), he no longer engaged in self-centred prayer sessions, he started interceding for others! (Genesis 18:20-33).

The Bible referred to Abraham as the friend of God in three different places:
2 Chronicles 20:7; Isaiah 41:8; James 2:23.

You can also be a friend of God, if you choose to walk before Him with a perfect heart, through the circumcision of your heart…

The circumcision of the heart is what makes a constant walk with God possible.
Furthermore, circumcision of the heart is the beginning of the process through which Christ makes us priests and kings unto our God (Rev. 1:6; 5:10).

HOW DO I ATTAIN THIS CIRCUMCISION OF THE HEART?
Deny yourself, pick up your cross daily and follow Jesus (Matt. 16:24; Luke 9:23).

POSITIONED FOR PERFECTION (A PERFECT MAN IN CHRIST)

POSITIONED FOR PERFECTION

(A PERFECT MAN IN CHRIST)

Job 1:1-8, Col. 3: 12-15

The word ‘Man of God’ is the description given to a man that follows God in every way,

Gen 17:1

We may clearly say, one does not know in full what level of perfection God required from a ninety nine year old man when He asked that he should work before Him and the perfect.

But the qualities mentioned in the account of Job gave an idea to some of the things God considered for a man to be perfect before Him.

Job 1:8

·         This therefore mean, for a man to qualify for perfection before God, such a man most position himself with certain character and qualities.

·         Every man aspiring for greatness in life, career, business, academic, ministry usually position himself with certain qualification/certification that can make him eligible when the opportunity arises

·         Same also God expect every believe to equip themselves with the needed qualities that will align them to their God giving purpose in readiness for the move of God

·         God has been in the business of sorting out men and women whenever there is a new agenda or assignment for the world

-          Mary met the requirement when the time came for the saviour to be born

-          Elizabeth met the requirement when the time came for the fore runner to come

-          Joseph met the requirement when the nation of Israel was going into extension as a result of famine, etc.

A man in Christ must be ever ready, one that daily meet the necessary requirement

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS?

A man in Christ must be….

1.      He who obeys God with joy in his heart. 2Chr.25:2, Col. 3:22

2.      A man in Christ does not live for the things of this life alone but must be conscious of eternity. Matt.6:33

3.      A man in Christ must willingly serves his God in giving freely of all his resources. Acts 20:35

·         Apostle Paul commended the Philippians of their love towards giving in Phil.4:15-16

·         Can God commend you over anything, can you ask God to look into His record like King Hezekiah did?

·         Consider the recommendation of people about Lydia

4.      He who act justly, who act in love and mercy.  Micah 6:8, John 15:11-12

5.      He who walk humbly before God and keep is commandment. Duet. 11:13-15

6.      He who gladly suffers as a consequence of his faith. 1Peter 5:10

A perfect man in Christ does not swindle, gossip or slander.

7.      He keeps his or her mind and heart pure by guarding his eyes and ears from the filth of the world. Prov. 4:23

8.      He is the spiritual leader of his family, Josh. 24:15

A perfect man in Christ must understand that his new nature is that of the righteousness of Christ which was exchanged for our sinful nature at the cross.

9.      He therefore need to walk humbly with Christ and know that only Christ can preserve a man blameless to the very end. Phil. 3:9-10, 2Cor. 5:17,

As Christians of today, we lack many qualities needed to preserve us till the end

-          What we exhibit is simply religion. We have necessary awareness to all biblical doctrines,  theological terms and even able to translate the Bible from the original Greek and so on but what Christ demand from us is the HEART to DO and not just to know

James 1:23-25

In conclusion

The principle God requires from any man in Christ is to be positioned for every move of God

-          Uprightness before God by being just

-          Fear and reference God in your love towards God and man

-          Act in love and mercy to those in need,

-          Work humbly with God and Keep His commandment.

-          And finally stay away from evil.

THE HEART OF A PERFECT MAN

These [are] the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man [and] perfect in his generations, [and] Noah walked with God.

(Gen 6:9) For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, [that] his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as [was] the heart of David his father.(1Ki 11:4) But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.(1Ki 15:14) And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?(Job 1:8) INTRODUCTIONA man is a product of his heart. Whatever a man becomes is a direct function of heart. Hence, God does not look at any man base on the outward manifestation, even though, what we manifest goes to show the kind of person we are.  1Sam. 16:7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. God is the judge of perfection. He determines who has attained perfection and who has not. God does not see the way man sees.  In measuring perfection, God is not always concern Himself with the past life a man had lived but how readily he able to follow on. God sees through the heart of a man and not the outward appearance. What God therefore call perfection is different from what man calls perfection, especially if we consider the lives of the above characters of whom God accredited as being perfect before Him. WHAT THEN DOES IT MEAN TO BE PERFECT OR WHAT IS PERFECTION? Perfection is not a one-off-thing but a continuous process. It is a continuous improvement on something with the view of making it better each time it is seen or observed. Perfection is a conscious and deliberate effort.  Matt. 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. A perfect man is the one who consciously, through the help of God, continuously working out his life and checking it with the word of God as a standard measurement. He checks his heart from time to time to see that he aligns with the will of God at all time. Perfection starts from the heart and ends in the heart. It is suffice to therefore say that the heart of a perfect man is perfect. There is no perfection if the heart is not perfect.  2chr. 25:2And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart. PARABLE OF SOWER Jesus parable of sower is a direct comment on the different conditions of the heart of man. The question is, what kind of heart do you possess? The condition of your heart must be perfect this year, otherwise, you may be heading nowhere as far as perfection is concerned. Jesus categorise every heart that hears the word of God into four (4) groups. But only one of them can be good enough to produce a perfect heart. You can change your heart today if you will allow God to work in your heart.  Ezek. 36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. WHAT GOD SEES IN THE HEART OF A PERFECT MAN OR HOW CAN I BECOME PERFECT When God scans through the heart of a perfect man, He sees all but not limited to the following: 1. Studying and allowing the word of God to direct your life.  Josh. 1:8, 2Peter. 1:19
 
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
(Jos 1:8)
 
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
(2Peter 1:19)
 
2. Renewing the mind.  Rom. 12:2
 
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
 
3. Pursuing excellence in righteousness.  Matt. 5:20
 
For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
 
4. Waiting on God in prayers and, sometimes in fasting
 
5. Be engaged in the service of God. Be occupied working in the vineyard of God. If you are too big to follow, you will be too little to serve.
 
6. Be willing to take every single step of yours after Jesus Christ through the leading of Holy Spirit. He is our perfect example.  1Pet. 2:21, Jhn. 13:15
 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. A. Don’t forsake the assembly of the brethren.
 B. Your total obedience to God’s command is required.  1Kings 8:61
 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day. CONCLUSION For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of [them] whose heart [is] perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.(2Ch 16:9).

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THE PERFECTION MANDATE – PART 2 (Using Abraham as a case study)

THE PERFECTION MANDATE – PART 2
(Using Abraham as a case study)

Genesis 17:1-5; 15

Man was created in the image and after the likeness of God. When God created and formed man, he was in a state of perfection. He was meant to represent God’s interest on earth.
‘And God saw everything that He had made, and, behold, it was very good…’ (Genesis 1:31).
‘For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving’ (1 Timothy 4:4).
Truly, God actually knew that mankind would fall, even before He created them. Because of this, He made provision for the Blood of the everlasting covenant…The Lamb of God was slain from the foundation of the world (Rev. 13:8; 1 Peter 1:18-20).
The devil actually thought he had foiled God’s plan of perfection for mankind through the fall. However, God had a better plan!

After the fall, God began to seek for a vessel through whom He would reconcile mankind back to Himself, in order to bring into fulfilment, the perfection mandate. God eventually found a man called Abraham (formerly called Abram) in Genesis 12.

When God found Abraham, he didn’t look like the ‘perfect’ man for the job, but God had to take him through the ‘perfection’ process, so that he would eventually be the friend of God and the father of faith…

God is not man! Unlike mortals, He declares the end from the beginning. He is not intimidated by the present condition of things. He sees far ahead, into the future. He knows you are in a mess, that’s why He wants to make a message out of your life…

Shortly after God called Abram and gave him promises concerning the future, he relocated to Egypt because of the famine that broke out in the land (Gen. 12:10). Furthermore, he lied unto the Egyptians concerning his relationship with his wife (Gen. 12:10-20).

In Genesis 13, he came out of Egypt, rich in livestock, in silver and in gold. An Egyptian maid called Hagar was probably ‘packaged’ alongside for him…
Later on, he had to separate with Lot. Both of them were in the same line of business. They were so great that they couldn’t stay together in one place. There was strife between Abram’s herdsmen and Lot’s.
One important lesson to draw from his life was that he kept building altars unto the Lord (Gen. 12:7-8; 13:18). Build an altar unto the Lord!

In Genesis 14, he went to rescue Lot, his family, goods and other people who were held captive, with his friends and three hundred and eighteen trained servants (Gen. 14:11-24).
Later on, he met with Melchizedek who was king of Salem, the priest of the Most High God. Melchizedek blessed him with bread and wine, declaring the blessings of God upon him. Furthermore, he gave Melchizedek tithes of all… (Gen. 14:18-20).
Even Levi paid tithes on that particular day (Hebrews 7:9-10).

In Genesis 15, God showed up, reassured Abram of His promises. Abram believed God and it was accounted to him as righteousness (Gen. 15:1-6).
Furthermore, the Lord made a covenant with him (Gen. 15:7-21).

In Genesis 16, Abram yielded to his wife’s counsel, went in to his maid and she conceived and eventually brought forth a son called Ishmael. Abram was eighty-six years when Ishmael was born.
(For the next thirteen years, God remained silent and never spoke to him.)

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be perfect’.
I pray that in 2016 and beyond, the Lord will appear to you...He will speak to your heart, and you will hear His voice
‘And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh, for the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord’ (1 Samuel 3:21).

After a long season of spiritual famine or barrenness, Abram heard the voice of the Almighty God again, telling him to walk before Him, in order to attain perfection. God also reassured Abram of His intention to keep all the promises He had made…
This act provoked an attitude of worship in Abram, such that he fell flat on his face in worship before the Lord…

When there is an opening in your heart and the Revelation Of Christ the King (the Word) comes to you, it will surely provoke an attitude of worship in you…
This is the beginning of impactful living! (James1:21).

God changed his name from Abram (exalted father) to Abraham (father of a multitude or many nations) – Gen. 17:4-5.

God also changed his wife’s name from Sarai (my princess) to Sarah (the Princess) – Gen. 17:15.

God definitely took Abraham through the process of ‘perfection’ in order to make him a distributor or conveyor of the eternal blessings He bestowed upon mankind (Gal. 3:13-14). Some of the processes Abraham went through will be examined in the next edition of this message, as the Lord wills…

PASTOR NATHANIEL SADELA      

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