MEMORISE : The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore
cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
Romans 13 : 12.
Romans 13 : 12.
READ : ROMANS 13 : 11 - 14.
11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of
sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off
the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness,
not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : DANIEL 3 : 1 - 4 : 33; PSALM 78 : 9 - 16.
How recklessly this age speeds on to self destruction! The word of God
is accurate and authentic in its prediction of the latter end of the
world and in warning His saints of the end times, so that they are not
overtaken by the prevalence of evil in this age! In virtually every
facet of life, there is an overturning of rightness. Theologically and
philosophically, there is a denial of the absoluteness of truth, hence
they talk of relativism i.e. right is relative; what is morally right to
a people of culture A is not necessarily right to people of culture B.
Thus, the culture of people is held higher and given prominence above
the word of God. They stretch human rights beyond scripturally accepted
limits – anything anybody’s warped mind desires should not be denied him
though it is self destructive. Things that would receive outright
condemnation some thirty years ago are now fashionable. Otherwise, what
would you say about homosexuality, where presidents are giving public
recognition and approval to gay practices? Not only that, they are
threatening other nations that would not do same. There is an increasing
degree of selfishness at the highest level, which makes few people in
government enrich themselves and impoverish the masses. Domestic crimes
have taken a worse turn, with incidents of husbands driving knives into
the throat of their wife. Knowledge is increasing at an astronomical
rate, giving rise to changing trends of technological sophistication.
This in itself has affected human behaviour greatly, and sometimes,
these technologies enable men to commit sophisticated dirty and wicked
acts.
No doubt, the enemy knowing that his time is short is not
sparing anything in his arsenal to destroy humanity and to infuriate
God. In all these, you will not be a victim in Jesus’ Name. I pray for
you that the dragnet of evil in this present time will not catch up with
you in Jesus’ Name. The Bible says we are kept by the power of God ( 1
Peter 1 : 5 ). You must realise that all these evil things that are
rampant nowadays are indicative of the soon coming of the Lord Jesus
Christ. Therefore, you must live every moment in earnest expectation of
Christ ( Titus 2 : 11 - 14 ). As one of the five wise virgins ( Matthew
25 : 1 - 9 ), you must have no time for idleness or idle talk. You
should be busy serving the Lord, winning souls and living holy. You must
also be prayerful, interceding for your family members and others.
ACTION POINT :
Check your commitment to Jesus and meditate on how you can fulfil the instructions in the memory verse.
AUTHOR : Pst E . A ADEBOYE.
