NO MICROWAVE CHRISTIANS !! NO LAZY CHRISTIANS ! Refuse to sit on the sidelines and be a lazy , uninvolved , passive ,compromising Christian ! Complacency has no place in our lives.We press on ! WE RUN THE RACE ! We are diligent to make our calling and election sure ! We guard our hearts with ALL DILIGENCE ! We are vigilant and sober-minded and will not fall into the traps of the devil ! Being saved by grace does not absolve you of your responsibilities to obey God and to fight the good fight of faith and to deny yourself daily and follow Jesus. NO SHORTCUTS TO HOLINESS ! We must pursue God in order to grow in godliness ! We mortify and put to death the deeds of the flesh !We take time to be holy , we do not waste our time ! We cannot cut corners , ignore responsibilities and render ourselves inactive in our spiritual lives ! NO WAY ! NO WAY ! 1.MORTIFY-Romans 8:13For if ye live after the flesh ye shall die:but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 2.EXERCISE-1st Timothy 4:7But refuse profane and old wives fables,and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. 3.PRESS TOWARD-Philippians 3:14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 4.FLEE AND FOLLOW-1st Timothy 6:11But thou,O man of God , flee these things,and follow after righteousness ,godliness, faith, love ,patience and meekness. 5.DENY-Titus 2:12Teaching us that,denying ungodliness and worldly lusts,we should live soberly ,righteously and godly ,in this present world. 6.CLEANSE YOURSELF-2nd Cor.7:1Having therefore these promises,dearly beloved,let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit,perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 7.DILIGENCE-2nd Peter 3:14Wherefore ,beloved ,seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of Him in peace,without spot,and blameless. 2nd Peter 1:10Wherefore the rather,brethren ,give diligence to make your calling and election sure:for if ye do these things,ye shall never fall. 8.LAY ASIDE AND RUN-Hebrews 12:1Let us lay aside every weight,and the sin which doth easily beset us,and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. 9.BE SOBER.BE VIGILANT.RESIST.-1st Peter 5:8Be sober,be vigilant:because your adversary the devil,as a roaring lion ,walks about ,seeking whom he may devour. Whom resist stedfast in the faith. 10.BE FERVENT-Romans 12:11Not lagging behind in diligence,fervent in spirit,serving the Lord. OBEDIENCE- Is the pathway to holiness and Christlikeness,but it is only as we know and have His commands that we can obey them.Gods Word must be so strongly fixed in our minds that it becomes the dominant influence in our thought,our attitudes ,and our actions. TO BE PASSIVE : This means to be lazy , to be wasteful.Laziness is not a virtue but a vice.It is destructive and leads to nothing because it invests in nothing.Life is like a bank you get out of it what you put in it. Are you making investments daily in your life and the lives of others ? GET EXCITED AND ENTHUSIASTIC about serving the Lord ! Stir yourself up now. Passivity in the Christian life invites compromise which opens the door to all kinds of sin.There are harmful consequences to being lazy and slothful.We just cannot afford to neglect God , His holy Word and prayer and expect the Lord to use us . Lets wake up out of our slumber and lets fan the flames of complete total devotion to Jesus in 2014 ! Be determined to move forward and not be lukewarm and ineffective ! We can overcome every obstacle in our path . God wants you and me to bear abundant fruit this year .LIFE IS NOT EASY BUT WE KEEP PRESSING ON IN JESUS.We do not float toward the goal. Dead fish float and we are not dead but alive in Christ.WE ARE LIKE LIVING FISH WHO SWIM UPSTREAM AGAINST THE CURRENTS OF THE SINFUL CULTURE ! We must be earnest.We must be fervent in these last days of apostasy ! The lazy ones lose control of their lives and destinies and waste their lives in trivial easy pursuits that please the flesh . Brother David Cooke (Share post as the Lord leads you)
Posted on: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 23:12:17 +0000
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