Man was created by God and for God but unfortunately man wants to live apart from God. Man, tribe and religion; not withstanding doesn’t have the liberty to invent his own ways to know or please God but no! Certainly not this generation.
Many have their own ways of reaching God, however diabolic it may be. The 4,300 religions on earth is traceable to man’s invention in trying to carve a path to reach God. It’s the reason some pour libations, others engage in spiritism and necromancy. They even kill their neighbours in an attempt to please God for a supposed reward. Let me tell you a story;
There was a strange man in the bible called “Noah”, he lived in a generation that never respected or honoured God. As a matter of fact, the scripture says ‘the earth was corrupt before God and filled with violence’. The same way our world today is filled with violence: people stabbing others to death; a price cheap enough to acquire a mobile phone. Humans killing humans because of money, armed robbery at the highest crescendo, men sleeping with men and women sleeping with women in the name of pleasure.
When God saw this abysmal act of man, he told Noah “I will destroy men with the earth, therefore make me an ark.” Bible historians tell us that the ark was equal to the size of 2 stadia combined. And it took Noah 120 years to build an ark for the Lord. The question then is, “if God created the world in six days, does he need 120 years to build an ark?” No! The reason was to give more time for man to repent and be saved. But what happened? Man refused to be saved.
Why should a family of 8 (1 Peter 3:20) be saved to dwell in an ark that has the capacity of over 10.9 million people? That means God in his wisdom has provided enough space in the ark to save any man who willingly responds to the message of repentance preached by Noah but man chose the drinking parlours over crusades, sexual spree over gathering for bible studies, vacation was preferred over staying to hear God’s word, and after the grace period was terminated due to the disobedience of man, can you imagine what happened? Even animals that were not in the likeness of God’s image entered the ark and got saved though they hadn’t a soul. Hmm! What an insult to redemption.
Men don’t obey the voice of God in this generation, even animals, stars, the sea, rocks and inanimate objects are obedient to the laws of God but man. It is only in this generation that men backslide and sin brutally and still make a thud on their chest and say “I am not under the Law”. A stiff-necked generation indeed.
Jesus Christ PREACHED a sermon in Matthew chapter 24: 37-39 saying “For just like in the days of Noah were, so the coming of the son of man will be. For in those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day Noah entered the ark. And they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away. It will be the same as the coming of the Son of Man”.
In this era of corona virus pandemic, there are still prostitutes standing on our street covering their noses with mask and hands with gloves against the virus with no apology; we have respect for corona virus but no respect for the judgement day. We still have pastors going to shrines to fortify their powers to prove they are anointed bub od of David. We have records of young men flooding the drinking parlous on a drinking spree upon hearing that a higher percentage of alcohol in your system can kill the virus, hmm! Everybody is taking advantage of the system and trying to make money from this outbreak and God is in Heaven waiting for MAN to repent and return. Yet man says NO to God and YES to the pleasures of SIN. Just the same as the days of Noah.
It is my prayer that men, both black and white will look up to heaven with this prayer: “LORD JESUS CHRIST! PREPARE MY HEART, TAKE INIQUITY FAR FROM ME AND GIVE ME LIFE EVERLASTING. I AM YOURS AND YOURS I REMAIN. SIN AND HELL WILL NO LONGER BE MY DWELLING OR HAVE DOMINION OVER ME. GIVE ME WISDOM TO KNOW THAT MY DAYS ARE FEW, HENCE, I SURRENDER TO YOUR WILL”. IN JESUS’ NAME, AMEN.
- Duafah
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