I once faced a stiff opposition on one of the social media platforms,
by a group of atheist who quarreled me about my post on the goodness of God,with reasons to justify their claims that God was not good but wicked. They
went on by leaving trails of unsolicited messages on my twitter handle
"demonizing the image of God", and painting pictures from their
reprobate minds of a "wicked God" who supports slavery and murder citing several instances in the Holy Bible. The Bible in the Book of
Isaiah 45:9 which says "Woe to him
who quarrels with his maker, to him who is but a potsherd among the potsherds
on the ground. Does the clay say to the porter, What are you making? Does your
work say, He has no hands?". There are many people in the world today
like the atheist aforementioned, who justify their woes and failures, by using it
as an evidence to accuse God of being wicked and failing in His responsibility
as God. These set of people lack knowledge and understanding, and
as a result their minds have been captured and made a temple of Satan. To those
who hold this view, I would say to you, that whatever name you choose to call
God, He still remains the same today and forever. The remarks of men concerning
God, or their opinions in matters relating to Him cannot and will not change
His personality.
The act of disobedience, is the failure or refusal to obey
the commandments or observe the ordinances of God. It is an incomplete
obedience that can be considered as an act of rebellion, and this leads to
grave consequences. The Bible in the Book of Deuteronomy 30:19 which says "This day, I call heaven and earth as
witness against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and
curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live". These
were the words of God through His prophet Moses, placing in the hands of man
the power of choice with heaven and earth as a witness, but admonishing him to
make the right choice by choosing life. The act of calling heaven and earth as a witness against man, if he fails to comply with God's standard, absolves
God of any wrongdoing. The implication of this statement is that, whenever a
man fails to comply or obey God's words, heaven and earth swing into
action to enforce and implement what has been spoken by God with respect to the
day the covenant was made. How then can a man blame God, if the man chooses
death instead of life? Apostle Paul in his letter to the church in Rome, stated
that " What if some did not have
faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God's faithfulness? Not at all! Let God
be true, and every man a liar. As it is written: so that you may be proved
right when you speak and prevail when you judge. But if our unrighteousness
brings out God's righteousness more clearly, what shall we say? That God is
unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument). Certainly
not! If that were so, how could God judge the world? Someone might argue, if my
falsehood enhances God's truthfulness and so increase his glory, why am I still
condemned as a sinner? Why not say- as we are being slanderously reported as
saying and as some claim that we say- Let us do evil that good may result?
Their condemnation is deserved".
The personality called man, became a slave to sin by a
single act of disobedience which lead to his shameful exit from the Garden of
Eden. The act of sin is an enforcer of slavery which leads to death. Apostle
Paul in the Book of Romans 6:16 which
contains his letter to the Roman Church, painted a perfect picture of this by
saying that we are slaves to the one we offer ourselves to, whether to sin which
leads to death or to obedience which leads to righteousness. Sin deprives us
from the rights and privileges accorded to sons and daughters of God, while
enforcing God's wrath upon us through His word. Consequently, just as the
result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one
act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men. For just
as through the disobedience of one man, made many sinners, so also through the obedience of one man, many were made
righteous. (Romans 5:18-19).
However, our Lord Jesus Christ came to earth in human form
to change the Status quo and the slavery status of man by laying down His life
on the cross. The implication of this great sacrifice is that, the shackles
confining man to a death sentence has been broken, hence man is restored to his
rightful position as a son or daughter of Zion. The gift of freedom offered by
Jesus Christ was given freely to mankind, and God expects us to remain in freedom by
obeying His word, because anytime a man sins, he re-enacts the same events that
led him into slavery, thereby forfeiting his freedom.
Moreover, for us to enjoy the favor and blessings of God, we
must as a matter of urgency discard sin from our lives. because it deprives us
from our daily manna. Apostle Paul wrote in his letter to the Roman Church
saying "What benefit did you reap at
that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the
benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the
wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord".
PLEASE GIVE YOUR LIFE
TO JESUS CHRIST NOW AND REPENT FROM ALL YOUR SINS, BECAUSE THE NEXT SECOND
MIGHT BE TOO LATE.
#TheMessenger
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