ASK QUESTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLARITY

ASK QUESTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLARITY
Thursday, 9th April 2020
Pastor Victor

Genesis 24:5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I need bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

In the previous verse of this chapter of the book of Genesis, we were told God has blessed Abraham in all things. Now Abraham wanted a wife for his son Isaac so he sent his eldest servant, (Eleazer) in charge of his entire estate. After giving him the necessary instructions, the servant asked a question for the purpose of clarity and not arrogance. Abraham further gave him answers which clarified his mission for him. With this clarification, the servant embarked on his journey in search of a wife for Isaac, the promise son.

When given an assignment by either your boss or a superior officer, if you don’t understand your mission, ask for clarification – it is not arrogance but wisdom. Questioning for the purpose of clarity helps to clarify your mission and removes every doubt and uncertainty surrounding your assignment. There are those who when sent and they don’t have clarity, will not ask genuine and sincere questions; hence they are ineffective in their assignment. They end up messing up big time and having poor results.

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THAT I MAY BURRY MY DEAD OUT OF MY SIGHT

THAT I MAY BURRY MY DEAD OUT OF MY SIGHT
Wednesday, 8th April 2020
Pastor Victor

Genesis 23:3 ¶ And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying 4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

The Bible is just littered with revelations concerning Jesus on every page. You can find Jesus in the shadows. In the scripture above Sarah had just died and Abraham was seeking a place to bury his dead out of his sight among the children of Heth. I love the phrase, “bury my dead out of my sight”. The children of Heth wanted to give him the sepulcher free of charge but Abraham insisted he wanted to pay for it. I love this kind of mentality – no free things.

In reality there are no free things in life. They say salvation is free but that’s not true – it cost God everything He has (His beloved Son) to give us salvation. Everything that looks free has been paid by someone. Finally, Ehpron decided to sell his field in Macpelah to Abraham which contained a sepulcher for four hundred shekels of silver. Everywhere in the Bible silver speaks of redemption – that’s consistent. So the price Abraham paid is a picture of the price of redemption. The reason why Abraham wanted to buy a sepulcher was to bury his dead out of his sight.

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THE REASON WHY YOU SHOULD NOT BE COVETOUS

THE REASON WHY YOU SHOULD NOT BE COVETOUS
Tuesday, 7th April 2020
Pastor Victor

Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

I love the New Testament; it gives us a better motivation for doing the right things. It is not based on fear like the Old Testament. It is based on love and faith. Covetousness is lusting after someone else’s property. Covetousness will lead you to your grave so quickly. It took Achan and his family to the grave; it made Ahab kill Naboth. God is instructing us not to be covetous. The reason is that He has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake”.

In the Greek it is a double negative – it implies “no never” – I will not leave you for any reason. God has promised to be with us in all circumstances. He is there to make provision for us. For this reason, God is telling you not to be covetous. Wow! He gives us a better reason not to lust after someone else property; it is because He has promised to be with you and provide for you. This is a higher reason than fear.

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THE DIRECTION TO LOOK

THE DIRECTION TO LOOK
Monday, 6th April 2020
Pastor Victor

Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

God’s word gives us the direction in which we are supposed to look at – Jesus the author and finisher of our faith. Our Christian walk is likened to that of a race – whether you know it or not we are all in a race. There is a way we are supposed to run. We are supposed to lay aside every weight and the sin that easily beset us i.e. lay aside anything that will impede your race. No athlete runs with baggage and weights – they run with very light clothes on.

Also, they run with a vision and a goal – to finish the race. Jesus also ran His race when He was here on earth. Going to the cross was His race – it was His goal to die on the cross and redeemed the whole human race. A joy (multitudes coming into the kingdom) was set before Him; because of this joy He endured all the shame and reproach. God wants us to run in-like manner. We must have a definite goal and vision before us. And as we run we should have one thing in mind – reaching our goal. You have to despise all the shame; fight all the setbacks that will try to stop you from reaching your destination; you have to drop habits that are like weights that will draw you back. Run with purpose; run with your goal in mind.

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