Evangelist Joseph. O.

Olorunnisola

Date: May 30, 2010

The Clarion Call: Accept or Reject, The Choice is Yours!

" 1 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: 2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. 5 But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry." (II Timothy 4:1-5) As we move unto the fast lane leading to the end of age, there has never been a time like now in the history of Christianity when the name of Jesus Christ has swept over the entire world like the Southern Stream, but yet, the values of His life and His instructive teachings have remained so blatantly ignored. We read, research and memorize the Bible most of the time, sometimes turning it into an incantation to lubricate and propel our prayer. But not much is seen in our lifestyles and mindset that reflect the deep knowledge of God. We still live in bitterness, hatred, anger, pride, envy, lying, stealing, malice, idolatry, slander, adultery and harmonize with the inclination of the world. We have certainly compromised the call to apostleship - our lifestyles are a total contradiction of what we preach and our mindsets are those of pilgrims of undecided destinations. " 18If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you." (John 15:18-19) But the Christians of this age are friends of the world, eating and drinking with the world and competing for fame in the world. Most Christians trust more in the gospel and gesticulation of televangelists, they delight in the tacky & deceptive money-motivated adulteration preached by a number of pastors of franchised Houses of Worship, and like ravens, all are gathered ferociously around the carcass of cheap grace. The world is already saturated with good and inspiring sermons and corrupt motivational messages. What is required now is a living source of strength for the faith of believers and new converts which can only be satisfied when the preachers and true believers of the words are seen by all, as epistles of Christ, practicalizing the word they preached and heard by their lifestyles both inwardly and outwardly. The current prevalence where Christianity is intellectualized by some, merchandized by some, and bastardized by the majority can only succeed in preparing an harvest of dilettantes and feeble minds for the eternal kingdom of hell fire. Let it be strongly emphasized continually that Christianity is not a medium-well grilled steak, a half-baked bread or 50% refined gold. It is a thoroughly fire-seasoned discipline and focus. It is not an idle talk, gossip culture, political patronage, muscle flexing or tribal/friendly alignment, it is a call for individual determined choice. Christianity has no plan of salvation for the unchanging hearts of bitterness, hatred, anger, violence, malice, pride, arrogance, lying, stealing, murder, filthiness such as idolatry, homosexuality, adultery, sexual immorality and unforgiving spirit. Christ and Christianity are of heaven and heaven is an abode of peace, love, humility, purity, light and not of lawlessness and works of evil. Heaven is not for the undiscerning, the docile followers of craftiness and foolishness, the undecided and the conformists to this world. What are the authentic qualifications to enter the Kingdom of glory? Simple - the free grace of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. But who are the ones that are entitled to this free grace? Those who do the will of God. What is the will of God? God has spoken in Deut 10:12-13 and the Son also in John 13:34-35 To love God Almighty with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your might:
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Perhaps you need to be reminded that you have been created specifically for the glory of God (Isa 43:7), solely to serve the pleasure of God (Rev. 4:11). Your life is a dedication to the promotion of the Kingdom of God and not your own kingdom. This God is a jealous God who would be enraged with you when you share your faith in Him with idols; when you fraternize with spirits of darkness, or go into consultation with palm readers, herbalists, occultists and other agents of darkness and secrecy. "Thou shall have no other gods before me," (Ex. 20:1-4) Worship: Worship is the summit of the Church's life, the fount of all ministry, the forum for the expression of loyalty and love to Christ, the Savior and love to God - the Almighty Creator. I am not talking about Churchianity when people come to church casually, at will, and at time convenient to them, simply as a symbol of religiosity - for fashion parade, for gossip transactions, for business and social alignments, or to seek the hand rather than the face of God. It is not a casual, or convenient store, or entertainment Center. It is the meeting place with the Holy Trinity. The pillar of the truth and ground of fear and holiness. ' 17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men. " (Rom 14:17) God calls for worship in spirit and truth, in fear and holiness. Worship him with all your soul and might. Christ is not the center of the gospel - the entire gospel is all about Jesus (John 5:3940). Only total allegiance to Him and the imitation of His life will make your Christianity authentic and credible. Faith: Essentially, faith is a strong irreversible personal conviction, that God exists, that indeed He is the Creator of all things: visible and invisible and He is in charge of all. He is of infinite existence, power and glory. Nothing can exist or happen without Him (Isaiah 45). And that Jesus Christ is the Son of the Most High God, He died for our sins and was raised back to life by the Father, seated on the right hand of power in glory to adjudge the world. He is the Truth, the Light, the only Way and the only giver of everlasting life. The bible says, if you believe in this and confess it, you will be saved. Belief and confession are not simply a function of the heart and lips, but a whole process of refinement. An unrefined gold is no gold! An uncooked meat is only good for the animals, so is an unprocessed faith! A non believer will wish that God should be an executioner whose primary function is to bring swift punishment on the perpetrator of some wrongs. Others view God as little more than Santa Clause whose role is to bestow gifts: a spouse, child, job or even a winning lottery ticket..etc Once God delays, it is assumed that He is either insensitive, sleeping, deaf, blind, incapable or even non-existing. But true believers with the knowledge of God appreciate the enormity of damage already inflicted on our lives by our hereditary, generational, parental and personal sins. The walls of our lives are already torn-down, the pillars already crumbling, all the windows and doors are in terrible state of disrepair and both the ceiling and roof are caving in. Our lives have been thoroughly messed up by sins. It takes time to fix all the damage before bringing it back into the appropriate perfection demanded for the favor of God. While you are waiting patiently in faith, for your deliverance and joy, heavens are fixing things up behind the scene. If you, however, continue in sin, your waiting will be longer or indefinite. Your waiting patiently in hardship, penury, bareness without murmuring is the test of your faith. Your faith must be tried with tribulation and proved through patience and steadfastness before approval for the perfect gifts of heaven. Act 14:22. Luke 21:19 The commandment of God: Before the disobedience of Adam, there was no sickness, no hassle, no pain or distress, no hunger or thirst, sorrow or misery. Disobedience/sin brought them all. If you are still struggling with sin, ignoring the commandments of God, your life would continue to be a turbulent wave of the sea without any enduring peace, joy or progress. Be wise to understand that the free grace of Jesus is not a license or insurance for continuous sin. " I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; 20 that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; " (Deut. 30:19-20) Love: This is my commandment that ye love one another as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friend" (John 14:12-13) The messianic message is clear - What is hateful and hurtful to you, do not do to your neighbor. This is the whole message of the Bible. All the rest is commentary. "Behold I stand at the door and knock, if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him and he with Me." (Rev. 3:20). If after months and years of Christ's knocking on your heart through Sermons and messages and yet Christ is not formed in you and His shadow evident in your lifestyle, your Christianity is in bankruptcy and your testimony of His goodness, a spiritual robbery. If you are still a slave of wickedness, unforgiving spirit, hatred, bitterness, anger, pride, lying, stealing, adultery, malice, gossip, false witnessing, you are an abuse of Christianity, still serving as the piercing spear of the Sacred Rib of the Son of God.

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Mercy/Charity: Jesus said to him "if you want to be perfect, go, and sell what you have and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven, and come, and follow me". Matth. 19:21. The master key to receiving from God your needs and your wants, in good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over is by practical demonstration of your bosom of mercy towards others; by giving generously to the destitute, the widow, orphans, the needy, the poor and providing for the necessities of the servants of God and works of God. "Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be heard by God." (Prov. 21:13). "He who gives to the poor will not lack but he who hides his eyes will have many curses." (Prov 28:27) Giving to the poor provides your household with impregnable divine-defense shield, insurance against illness, and bedrock of blessing even in periods of austerity. "Blessed is he who considers the poor; The LORD will

deliver him in time of trouble. The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive, And he will be blessed on the earth; God will not deliver him to the will of his enemies. The LORD will strengthen him on his bed of illness; God will sustain him on his sickbed." (Psalm 41:1-3) Most importantly, it is the main determinant on the day of judgment. "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me. 37 Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You? 40 And the King will answer and say to them, Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me. 41 Then He will also say to those on the left hand, Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me. 44 Then they also will answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You? 45 Then He will answer them, saying, Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me. 46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life. (Matthew 25:31-45)
On the last day when we all stand before the throne of judgment each of us shall be the sum of our choices. Remember that God is of no importance in your life unless He is of Supreme importance. He is the Almighty God that must be obeyed and worshipped in fear and reverence. Repent today, listen to this Clarion call so that your life may be established in sustained security, peace, joy, and blessing and your eternity may be spent in the glorious Kingdom of love, comfort and abundance. You MUST make every effort to be saved from everlasting life in hell that burns with fire, brimstone, and sulfur.

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