I have realized that the true essence of serving Christ is the denying of oneself in order to become part of a greater whole, the body of Christ. Jesus himself said, if any man should come after him, he should first deny himself and then follow. It seems as if selflessness is mandatory, learning to forsake all in the pursuit of the kingdom of Jesus is a definite prerequisite.
Why is it, that most of what we preach obsesses around what God can do for us and how we can be blessed?
A mature Christian should be able to see beyond the promise of prosperity and its lure. The kingdom of God is greater than this. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not anti-prosperity, I’m anti-selfishness. If we as people of God continue to harp on the things we stand to gain from God, are we not becoming selfish?
I see people pray for the move of God and revivals which never come, is it because the motive behind the prayer is a selfish one?
You want revival because you think it will give you the next mega church, not because of your genuine concern for lost souls….don’t pretend to love the lost when all you see is how you stand to gain.
PS 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
When we look at this scripture the first thing we think is that God will give us stuff if we do his will. Yes he will bless us but see that if you delight yourself in something it actually becomes a desire to you. You desire things that delight you. If you delight yourself in God then he becomes your desire. Where a man’s treasure is there will his heart be also, if your heart is given to God this means that your treasure and delight is in God. Why do we say that our hearts are given to God while all we desire is carnal, material things?
When we delight ourselves in God he gives us Jesus who is the desire of our hearts. We begin to understand him in the most intimate way.
AS the Day of the return of our LORD draws ever closer, I see the selfishness of men increase. To the Anointed of GOD I sound a clarion call to keep pressing on with the Gospel of our LORD and not be swayed by what happens to us. This gospel must be preached and it can only be done effectively if it emanates from the hearts of those who are willing to give their lives for it. Those who give their lives are unselfish; those who keep it shall lose it.
