21/06/2020
LIVING LIKE GOD ON EARTH
©Bro. Paul.
One major truth I have discovered from the Bible is that, God want us his children to live and rule on earth as He does in heaven. In Genesis 1:26. God gave man one powerful key to rule the earth "DOMINION". As much as God want man to live like Him on earth, He will not make the mistake of putting leadership in the hand of a child. If a government is committed into the hand of a child, he will mess things up.
Although it is the desire of God that we reign with him here on earth and in the world to come. But as long as we choose not to grow into sonship, there is a limit to which we can reign with him. We will be toss around by the elements of the world.
"I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave,[a] though he is the owner of everything, 2 but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father." Gal. 4:1-2
Though the child by right owns the whole properties of his father, but because he his still a child he cannot exercise lordship over the properties. That's what happen to a Christians that refuse to develop or grow up into becoming a Son. Such a Christian will be under the dictatorship of the devil.
Being a child here is not a thing of age, a lot of adults are still children and babies. When a babe for example seat on the throne, the people are in trouble. The Bible was cleared about the age of Rehoboam king Solomon son when he became king over Judah, he was 40yrs but yet he was a child. 1King 14:21. As long as he is still a child, he is not different from a servant..., that was exactly who Rehoboam was. He was a child though his is 40yrs of age.
Even Jesus was not able to rule until he became a son. It took Jesus 30years to mature from being a child to being a Son. And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.Luke 2:40
It is Sons that can take inheritance of their father not babes. Babes don't control but son does. Asked yourself, I my a babe or a Son?
God words show us plainly in Hebrews 5:11-12. "Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat."
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing...
The preacher have many things to say. Some deep spiritual things to share, hard word to uttered to the church in Hebrew. Some deep revelation to unfold to them. But theirs problem is, they are spiritually immature. They are babes in Christ. And that becomes a very big challenge to the preacher. A church where the members aren't growing on spiritual things become a burden to the shepherd of the church.
Babes make a lot of noise and rarely make any meaningful statement. Babes are selfish in nature but love asking and collecting. Babes are weak because their strength is little. They argue over everything. Babes sleep much and eat always. This attributes can be traceable to baby Christians. And the reasons for this is because they lack knowledge of spiritual things hence Apostle Paul warned Timothy of such christians in his church. 2 Timothy 2:14,16,23 "Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes."
So I charge you to leave the level of milk to the level of cracking of bones. When you get to this level, you start commanding things. For it is the wish of God to give us all things. 3 John 1:2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. But you must grow inside out to be able to take full control of all that Christ has received for us. Rev. 5:12.
In conclusion friends, And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.Acts 20:32
It is the word of God that delivers to your hand all things that pertain to life and godliness. Hallelujah!
God bless you.
