Sunday, 13 April 2014

I WILL ARISE………. LUKE 15:11-32 – PART 2

The first part of this article made us realize where we need to arise from in our daily living and return to our maker. It is better to return now because if you realize late, you might not even get a chance to become a servant like the prodigal son. You won’t even get an opportunity to become a gatekeeper in God’s Kingdom. So return now. I'm not saying tomorrow might be too late (popular saying), but waiting till tomorrow is very dangerous. Like the prodigal son, it is time to arise and disappoint the devil so that his plan according to John 10:10 will not be fulfilled in your life. You might be an expert in stealing by trick, forgery, scam, fornication, or adultery. Or you might be exhibiting pride, anger, greed, idolatry, lasciviousness, sedition, drunkenness, or homosexuality (Galatians 5:19-21). No matter what you have done in the past (even if it is committing several abortions), return to your maker now like the prodigal son. Jesus is waiting to receive you back, like the prodigal son was received back home and a celebration party was organized for him. Don’t allow the devil to cheat you, arise in humility like the prodigal son. Admit you have been living a sinful life and you are ready to confess your sin to Jesus and accept Him as your personal Lord and Savior (for those that have never had any relationship with Jesus). Or rededicate your life (for those that have fallen already). Jesus is calling you and waiting for you. Revelation 3:20. Like I did sometime ago, return to your maker and disappoint the devil. This is not a sermon, but a moment we all need to listen to the truth. When you return, Jesus will not even take you back as a servant but as a child. This is because your value as a child was never lost. It was just kept till you come back to your senses and do the right thing. As we journey through life, we need to be fully aware that we can never exist without the Almighty God. Don’t be deceived, we all need God. In the parable of the lost sheep, out of 100 sheep, one sheep was lost and the remaining ninety-nine were left to find the lost one. If you keep getting lost, a time will come when you won’t be found. Be found now and be saved forever. As for me, I have decided there’s no going back. No matter what comes my way, I won’t leave Jesus. A song sung in the 80s in a Bible study at RCCG Ebute Metta says; “I take Jesus as mine (twice), You may have the whole wide world, I take Jesus as mine”. Part of my thoughts about the prodigal son is that he must also have contracted some diseases and fell sick along the way. But when he returned to his father, he must have felt better. Many of us might have been injured or wounded while we were in sin, either in any kind of sickness or disease. When you return like the prodigal son, your healing is certain. According to 3 John 2, Jesus doesn't want any of His children to live in sickness. No herbalist, spiritualist, or power can give you joy or deliver you from any bondage of sin, debt, sickness, or disease except Jesus. When you try to use other powers, they only make your situation worse. Return to Jesus in humility. For those who have already decided to arise and return to God, but are still struggling with the process of transformation, be patient. It will eventually happen, but it will be in stages. Be patient for your transformation process to be completed and you will no longer struggle with all those sinful habits. If all you have is taken from you but you still have Jesus, you have not lost anything because your greatest asset is having JESUS. We all need Jesus. Like the prodigal son, you will say “I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him; Father, I have sinned against Heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hired servants”. As we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we need to allow our sinful nature to die with Him. We need to arise as we resurrect with Him as a new man prepared for the master's use. And I say welcome back home. I love you and will always do. Let’s remember Jesus this Easter period by having a reflection on our Christian lives. AYODEJI ANIFOWOSE Twitter: @gfatherghusband Instagram: @gfather_ghusband, @ayodeji.anifowose Facebook: www.facebook.com/greatfathergreathusband, www.facebook.com/ayodeji.anifowose E-mail: ayollc.company@gmail.com www.ayodejianifowose.com

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