SEPARATED UNTO THE LORD
Read: Genesis 17:1-7, (KJV)
Bible in one year: 2nd Corinthians 1:1-5:11, Psalms 12
MESSAGE
God
Almighty does not hide His feelings about how we must relate with Him;
He wants us to be totally His. The Bible says: "Thou shalt have no other
gods before me." (Exodus 20:3). There should be nothing standing
between us and our God neither should there be anything taking His place
in our lives. The only way we can convince Him of the fact that we are
totally His is when we are completely separated unto Him; when
nothing/no one else can lay claim our lives.
In
our Bible reading for today, God asked Abraham to walk before Him and
be perfect. In other words, God was telling His friend, Abraham that He
needed more of his devotion, commitment and consecration. This is what
God demands from all men, particularly His children. To be separated
unto the Lord is to be separated from this world of sin. The Bible says:
"I
beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present
your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is
your reasonable service. 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."
Romans 12:1-2
This
should be a very pleasant development for those who have suffered from
the tyrant Lucifer. The entanglement with this world is enslaving and
deadly but the unfortunate thing about this is that the victim may not
realise it. Worldliness is a subtle taskmaster that must be avoided by
all children of God. The "twin-sisters" whose names are godliness and
contentment are the answers to the challenge of worldliness that brings
serious entanglement upon children of God. Our Lord Jesus Christ said:
"No
man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love
the other, or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye
cannot serve God and Mammon."
Matthew 6:24
We must separate ourselves from material things of this world if we will please our God. The Bible says:
"But
they that will be rich fall into temptation and snare, and into many
foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and
prediction. For the love of money is the root of all evil; which while
some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced
themselves through with many sorrows."
1st Timothy 6:9-10
Therefore,
it is not profitable for us to allow this to take our lives away from
our Maker. Let us acknowledge the primacy of the original Royalty, the
God of the Heavens and the Earth. May our services be acceptable to Him
from today in Jesus' name.
Action Point
Determine to be separated unto your God afresh today.
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