TOPIC: LET HIM THAT THINKETH HE STANDETH TAKE HEED LEST HE FALL…..

-WHAT THE HOLY SCRIPTURES SAY ABOUT THIS MATTER-
Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; and all did eat the same spiritual meat; and did all drink the same spiritual drink; for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

 Now all these things happened unto them for examples, and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall…..1ST CORINTHIANS 10: 1-12.


-WHAT I RECEIVED OF THE LORD CONCERNING THIS MATTER-
People of God, many Bible scholars, for that are what I am led to call them; will readily tell us that believers in Christ are no longer under the laws of Moses. And we do not dispute that by any means. They will also readily tell us that we are under the dispensation of grace – and to that we say Amen.

But what they do not tell us is this: that sin, whether in the Old Testament or in the New Testament, carries the same consequences. And that is what Apostle Paul is revealing in our today’s scripture. Some of us will be surprised at this – for this is the same Paul that some claim that he preached that once one is saved that he or she remained saved irrespective of how he or she lives hereafter. The same Apostle Paul is the one teaching us today that all the calamities that befell those that sinned against our God in the Old Testament were written in the Bible as  warnings to those of us in the New testament Church –  to the intent that similar faith, and even much more, awaits us if we go the same way as those that erred in the Old Testament.

Brethren, I did not write what you have just read – it is in the Bible. Therefore any man or woman who dares to slant, bend or deliberately misinterpret these scripture to mean other things altogether, that man or that woman will face the judgment of God. For we can no longer fold our arms and watch those that daily deceive believers, cajoling them to continue in sin that grace may abound – God forbid! We must all come to the aid of the Lord against the mighty – whosoever truly loves Christ and His appearing.

Christ has not sent that man or that woman who sees believers slipping into hell fire; but instead of correcting them, is prophesying on them, that our righteous God will soon visit them with all the abundance that life can offer. You must discern these teachers and avoid them. Our Daddy in heaven has not sent them – they are just seeking their bellies through worldly popularity. And their end is already determined.

Yes, our loving God rejoices in the prosperity of His servants. But are you His servant? If you are living in sin, you are the servant of sin – for the scripture says that we are the servant of whom we obey. This is the word of God. We can only truly answer the servants of God if we live in obedience to the commandments of God.

Brethren, the earth belongs to our heaven Daddy and all its fullness thereof. And all He has is ours – for the enjoyment of His true sons and daughters. And the only qualification for this, as far as believers are concerned – is for us to walk in the righteousness of God. It is as simple as that. If we must enjoy heavenly abundance we must of necessity walk in the righteousness of heaven. Sowing all manners of seed and then living in wickedness is trying to bribe God – and those that do that will reap what they sow.

But I have a word of caution for believers world-wide. We must continue to have the poor among us – whether we like it or not. We must continue to have barren wombs among us. We must continue to have the sick among us. Brethren, the end of this gospel is heaven at last, and that is what matters to our God. Yes, the Lord desires to see us healthy, wealthy and fruitful in the body, yet when He allows us to serve Him without these things, we must not faint nor murmur. Remember He created us for His pleasure and just for His pleasure. This is another mystery of godliness.

Our stand as Christians must be in this regard: if we perish we perish. Our Christian language must be formed in these ways: if I must remain poor and that pleases Him, so be it. If I must remain sick and that pleases Him, so be it. If I must die without having a child and that pleases Him so be it. If I must live in pain in my marriage in order to please Him so be it. If I must surfer death in order to please Him, so be it. Some of us who walk in the flesh will call this a hard teaching; but this is the true gospel of our Lord. This is the last line of commitment for all that truly love our God – for all true soldiers of our Lord. For in all these things, we are more than conquerors. (We shall write on this matter in detail as soon as the Lord permits).

We must not be ashamed of this gospel. We must not envy those that live in sin and all manners of compromise and yet flaunt wealth around – for they have their end. Brethren, when we claim that people are mocking us for our not having this or that, is it not because some folks have lied that this gospel is about the things of this life? Brethren, the ONLY essence of this gospel is heaven at last. When we preach the things of this life as this gospel, and we end up not having them, we face all manners of mockery from sinners and compromisers who are “making it” even in their wickedness and prodigality.

I therefore charge all that truly believe to awake to righteousness. One of my close associates, a missionary, recently received a startling revelation that ONLY 6 FOLKS were rapturable in a certain state in Nigeria. I will not even dare to share all that he received so that some of us may not abandon this race. And he  was troubled to the extent that the same revelation came to him the second time. And this time the angel warned him that even he himself was not by any means ready. Yet this same young man is busy preaching the gospel and undergoing all manners of hardship in some remote villages.

My greatest worry in this life is this; that let not it be that after I have preached to others I myself will end up in hell fire – God forbid! That must also be your concern. Do not continue in that world of deceit that you are saved forever no matter how you live here. You are just living a lie, and a lie that carries eternal consequences. Our Master will soon be on His way – and we must all watch and pray lest we be caught naked when He arrives. Let him or her that thinketh that he or she standeth take heed lest he or she fall.