The Commission - June 9, 2015

Scriptures: Acts 26
17 [a]Choosing you out [selecting you for Myself] and [b]delivering you from among this [Jewish] people and the Gentiles to whom I am sending you—

18 To open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may thus receive forgiveness and release from their sins and a place and portion among those who are consecrated and purified by faith in Me.

Observation:
This has been GOD's commission to me ever since January 2010. GOD has chosen me for a specific purpose similar to Paul, being sent to do specific things for GOD. That is to open the eyes of the blind, to bring them from darkness to light to GOD's power so that they will receive forgiveness and release from their sins and to be chosen as I am, consecrated to do GOD's will and purpose for their lives. 


Application:
As believers, we should not be content to be a Sunday Church goer. We should be followers of Christ, turning our ears to His voice day by day and walking in step with Him as HE leads us to His will and purpose. There are 5 fold ministries of the church. When we belong to the church, we ought to know which ministry GOD wants us to be part of. Ephesians 4:11 So Christ himself gave the apostles (sent ones/missionaries), the prophets (foreseers), the evangelists (soul winners), the pastors/elders(leaders) and teachers. You need to find out what spiritual gift the LORD has given you. Can you and do you like to teach the word of GOD? Do you have the passion to tell the unsaved about Jesus - the salvation of GOD? Does GOD give you foresight of the future? Do you like to lead or nurture people in their spiritual walk? Or Are you always being sent by GOD to places you never would go on your own? From there you will know what ministry you belong to.


Purpose:
Why do we need to actively participate in the body of Christ? Why can we not just sit around church every Sunday being blessed by the preacher and take and take all the time? Ephesians 4:12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of Godand become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
GOD did not save us just to be saved, but GOD saved us so we can bring others to the salvation of Jesus Christ and to train the new believers to reach out to more unsaved souls.
Philippians 2:12 says work out (cultivate, carry out to the goal, and fully complete) your own salvation with reverence and awe and trembling (self-distrust, [a]with serious caution, tenderness of conscience, watchfulness against temptation, timidly shrinking from whatever might offend God and discredit the name of Christ).

Put GOD first and He will do the rest - Feb 26, 2014

Scripture: Psalm 137-139
4 But how can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a pagan land?
5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget how to play the harp. - Psalm 137
6 Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud.
8 The Lord will work out his plans for my life—for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for you made me. - Psalm 138
1 1 O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.
16 You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
17 How precious are your thoughts about me,O God. They cannot be numbered!
18 I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up,
you are still with me!
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. - Psalm 139

Message:
God knows the beginning to the end. He has set the course of all things. Make GOD your priority, put Him first and He will take care of everything.

Observation/Promise:
Psalm 137:4-6
The Lord has spoken to me about this promise years ago when I had to sing for a wedding and in other places that my heart was not inclined to singing because of my eagerness to be in Israel. My desire to be in Israel has overpowered my desires to sing in a land that is not where my heart is.
Psalm 138
I know that if I continue to humble myself before GOD, He will be merciful to me and enable to me do what He has put in my heart to do. He is the creator of my heart and so these desires that I have are from GOD. No matter how hopeless I seem to be, I can be hopeful in GOD because it is HE and not me or my ability, that will accomplish His plan for my life. His plans that He has written down in my heart.
Psalm 139
He has already set everything to happen according to His plans. Even I was planned by GOD to come into the world at such a time as this. He made me, He has already planned every moment in my life writing it on His book before they even happen. GOD's thoughts about me are too many, too precious. Whether I'm asleep or awake His thoughts are constantly upon me. How loving is that?! But may I please Him as He thinks of me, as each day passes by may I bring a smile to His face, as I continue to rely on His righteousness to keep me pure and holy in His eyes. May He like what He finds in me and if there is anything that displeases Him, may I be sensitive and quick to change my ways so that I am always walking in the path of life making the Lord happy with who I am.

Command/Application:
Be one with GOD's heart. Know His wil, His thoughts and desires for your life and walk in it. Work with GOD for He delights in you, He created you for a specific purpose, know what this is and work with GOD. Keep Him close to your heart, let Him be the Anchor of your soul. Let there be no other person or thing that can move your heart than GOD. When your goal is to always please Him, He will make sure that everything in your life will work out and every plan that He has for you will be fulfilled. Please GOD.