MESSAGE FROM THE ALTAR. DEVOTIONAL SERVICE 11/04/2021
FOLLOWING JESUS CHRIST.
LUKE 5:10
….. Then Jesus said to Simon, ” Don’t be afraid; from now on you will catch men. “
Being a Christian entails being like Christ. The earliest people who had contact with Jesus Christ saw themselves as His followers, as apostles. It was other people that called them Christians because they found the followers to be true disciples of Jesus Christ confirmed by their living style.
What does it really take to follow Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour of Mankind?
—– Get attracted to His wisdom and strength. We need His wisdom and strength to survive in this world that has become chaotic and only more gloom looming.
—— Cultivate a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Cherish fellowship with Him through prayers and studying the Bible , God’s message to the World. Jesus Christ wants to be our friend. He paid the price for our redemption. Nobody else did. We owe Him our adoration, our love and life. We can never match His love for us but we can give our best.
—— Live like Jesus Christ. He lived a sacrificial life giving hope and succour to others; turning mourning to celebrations for everyone He touched through the grace upon His earthly existence. Jesus Christ wants us to lead victorious lives devoid of anxiety. The only way to achieve this hope of Jesus Christ for us is to be more like Him. We must give our efforts to be like Him tremendous boost.
—— We must believe and follow the teachings of the greatest Teacher that ever lived. The messages of Jesus Christ have remained the only way to achieve victorious living while in this world of trepidation and uncertainties. And Jesus Christ is the only way to everlasting life in the Kingdom of God Almighty . No other way. Jesus Christ is the only Way.
——- In our obedience to Jesus Christ, we must be fully convinced of our partnership with Him in carrying out His Great Commission Commission . Jesus Christ has ordered us to preach the gospel and release satanic captives from their dungeon; to win souls to God’s Kingdom while depopulating satanic strongholds. This a task that must not be handled with levity. The devil is really roaring and we need the strength of Jesus Christ to survive the imminent bloodshed looming and striving for release in a country under siege.
—— Following Jesus Christ has always been at a cost. It demands total loyalty to Him as Lord and Saviour. You are not permitted to be in His Divine Camp and same time in Satan’s camp. You must make a choice. The tortuous prison of satanic kingdom must not be our lot. The only alternative is the Rock if Ages; the King of kings; the Alpha and. Omega.
What ever you have lost because of Jesus Christ, you will gain more by following Him.
Whatever you desire to be, according to God’s will, following Jesus Christ empowers you to triumph
No matter how boisterous the storm in your life is, following Jesus Christ will calm the storm because only Jesus Christ calms storms. No one else.
No matter what the enemy has taken from you, in following Jesus Christ you are empowered to recoverl and repossess all.
It’s in following Jesus Christ that you can have the assurance of life after life. We don’t have a better choice.
Let’s keep following Jesus Christ and encourage others to make same choice that in fellowship with our Lord and Saviour we will have peace in a disturbed world.
Food for thought :
If a gun is pointed at your head, to deny Jesus Christ and live or affirming your loyalty to Him and die, what will you choose?
May God have mercy on us and strengthen us to overcome temptations on this Pilgrims’ way.
*** An agonizing period, worse than ever before, is looming over the Country. We need to intercede for God to have mercy . Please, let’s us find time to pray for Divine intervention, particularly now .
Bloodshed, more bloodshed, pogrom must be averted. It’s looming large!
.Deliver us, O Lord, from invading demons and their human agents who destroy the children of God with venom. They are the vowed enemies of Jesus Christ.
Beloved, fear not. The battle of your life is for the Lord, so hold your peace. Just keep following Jesus Christ and you will live in peace.
As for me and my household, we have chosen to follow Jesus Christ at whatever cost.
Have you made up your mind?