UNFORGIVENESS—EXPRESS TICKET TO hell: BEWARE!!!

Yet they end up in hell because they refused to forgive their offenders.

The Word of God says in, (Matt: 6; 12, 14-15), “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive all our debtors.”

“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if you forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses”.

The Bible did not say forgive them when they ask for your forgiveness, No! You need to forgive whether they are repentant or not, whether they acknowledge that they have wronged you or not.

Let’s go to Matt:5;44, “But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you”

Verse 48 says, “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect”.

What an awesome God we serve, so loving, so merciful, so kind and forgiving.

Rom: 5; 8 “But God commandeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”.

God sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to die for a sinful unrepentant people like you & I and he gave us example to follow in His footsteps.

Yes from our human point of view and our flesh it is difficult to forgive but from God’s point of view & Godly nature it is not difficult, that is why we cannot do it on our own, we must ask God almighty through His Son Jesus Christ for the Grace to forgive.

No Christian is a super hero or rather a super Christian, the Bible makes it clear that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, (Rom3;23). However, we rejoice that we are saved by grace through faith; and not of ourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Eph: 2; 8).

We all need to ask or cry to God for the special grace to forgive. It doesn’t matter how big or how small is the offence, the Grace of God is sufficient for us all you have to do is ask Him for that all sufficient grace and He will surely give it to you.

Eph:4;31-32 “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” Thank you Jesus For your great sacrifice on the cross of Calvary.

Peter trying perhaps to proof something asked Jesus, Lord how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times? Perhaps to Peter seven times is a lot to forgive, but note Jesus’ answer, “I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but Until seventy times seven.”

I don’t know how many of us will be counting someone’s offence against them until seventy times seven which mathematically is four hundred and ninety times (490). What it means is we are to forgive always and unconditionally.

Again in Eph: 4; 26-27 we are told, “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil”.

Do you go to bed at night full of offence & grudges? May God help you to make a change today in Jesus name.

You can do this, you can learn to forgive & actually do it but you cannot do it alone, you need God’s special grace, ask Him today, bare your heart to Him, let Him know how you are hurting in the inside & how angry you are towards that person or persons that offended you but yet you want to forgive him/her or them, God already knows how you feel inside but you can still tell him, ask Him to help you forgive.

My Beloved Brethren in Christ Jesus, What shall separate us from the love of Christ?

If you die now or if the trumpet of God sound now, will you make heaven?

 Please don’t allow unforgiveness to rob you of your eternal reward in heaven.

Lets us put on the whole armor of God that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (Eph6:11).

Unforgiveness is like a heavy burden, it eats deep like cancer. When you forgive you set yourself free not your offender.

Let no other soul created in God’s Image & Likeness perish in hell because of unforgiveness.

May almighty God through His Son Jesus Christ reign His Supernatural Grace & Blessings upon you as you strive towards the life of perfection through forgiveness. Amen.

God bless you as you read this & put it into practice, in Jesus mighty name. Amen.

Be Ye therefore followers of God.

FAITH. (Part 2)

Joseph the son of Jacob ( Israel).
We started our discussion on faith with the life of Abraham.
Today we are going to look into the life of Joseph.
I had to distinguish this Joseph from Joseph the foster father of Jesus Christ.
Joseph was the son of Jacob which his beloved wife Rachel, bare to him after years of barrenness.
Joseph was the first child of his mother Rachel, but the eleventh son of his father Jacob, out of twelve sons. He was loved by his father who made him a coat of many colors.
"Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him".
Gen 37:3‭-‬4 KJV.

Of course in such a large family there has to be rift, so Joseph's family was not an exception, his brothers hated him because their father loved him more than them and because he brought evil report about them to their father and they hated him even more because of his dreams.

"These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report".Gen 37:2 KJV.

Just like everyone of us, was created with destiny and purpose. Although as a young growing man he did not understand this.
He was gifted in dreams but didn't understand, so he shared his dreams with his brothers. It is important to know who you share your dreams with, some people may pretend to be happy for you but in sincerity they are not. I've been a victim a few times, sharing dreams with someone I regarded as a very close friend but was spiritually attacked afterwards and I learned a great lesson from it, thank God our Lord Jesus Christ delivered me.
"And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more". Gen 37:5 KJV.
"And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words".Gen 37:8 KJV.

Joseph's brothers hated him so much that they conspired to kill him. What wickedness will make one want to kill his own brother.
Yes, they were bitter towards him, they were envious of him and his dreams and they said let's kill him and see what will become of his dreams.
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.Gen 37:18‭-‬20 KJV.
They had it all planned out but Reuben stopped them saying, don't kill him, let's not shed blood instead let's throw him in the pit, he intended to rescue him afterwards.
Can you imagine that Joseph was seventeen years old at this time, a teenager with bright future ahead of him and yet his wicked brothers out of jealousy decided to kill him. Thank God we serve an awesome God who said he will never leave us not forsake us. God saw the innocence of Joseph's heart and decided to deliver him from his brothers.
Rom 8:28 says, "......all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."

Joseph's brothers eventually threw him into a dry pit and when they some merchants passing by, they got a bright idea to make money out of their younger brother, so they sold him to the Midianite traders who took him to Egypt.

"And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no. And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days".Gen 37:31‭-‬34 KJV.
How heartless they were, after selling their brother, they covered their wickedness with a lie to their father.
In Egypt, Joseph was sold to Potiphar, an officer of Pharoah, the captain of the guard. God being with Joseph showed him favor with Potiphar.
He was dedicated in his duties that Potiphar put him in charge of everything in his house.
"And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand. And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand".
Gen 39:2‭-‬4 KJV.
God is always good to his children.
There is nothing impossible with God.
Imagine Joseph at the prime of his youth being sold into slavery by his brothers whose wicked intention was to silence him and his dreams forever.
How many people in our world today are facing similar situations?
They are uncountable and many cannot even speak out about their plight for fear of further victimization.
Thank God for Divine intervention. Our God is alive, he never sleeps nor slumbers.
We shall continue next time with the challenge, Joseph faced at Potiphar's house and his imprisonment.
To be continued.