14/08/2022
THE SEPARATION
Ruth 1:14 At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
Ruth 1:15 "Look," said Naomi, "your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her."
I welcome you to a blessed week. Praying for you, God will be at your sides and you will be heal from every forms of internal or external diseases in Christ Jesus. Amen.
From previous Sunday's, we are looking at a story of Ruth from the book of Ruth. Today, the theme is: THE SEPARATION (Ruth 1:14-16)
Naomi had given both Orpah and Ruth a good option to leave for their homes and allowed her to bear this bitter lose of two sons and her husband alone. But in the course of their decisions, one woman was able to fulfil beyond her vows to her dead husband, because she understood vividly that after saying yes to a man for marriage, you'd also said yes to marry his family. So she opened herself a new chapter of her life, relation to God's plan for her and Naomi's answered prayers.
However, this is a question Naomi asked Orpah and Ruth which you will truly need to answer with sincerity heart. Ruth 1:11. Precisely, Jesus is asking you, 'Why will you go with me?' Why will you accept Him? Why will you follow Him? Why are you serving Him?
Brethren, what answers will be your replied to the aforementioned questions. (Use the comment box to share).
You know the truth? Any souls not yet consecrated with Christ cannot appropriately answer that question; because only a life that has separated from his/her old life will understand true definition of Follow Me and I will make you. Matthew 10:38, 16:24. Also, certain brethren will not be able to reply that because their convictions and motives were totally wrong in their true service to God.
Though God uses one or two incident to call you into His love but does it mean that you will always be pampered by God? The word says, He chastens the one He loved. Peter also asked Jesus why should I follow you? What then shall we receive? But see what Jesus Christ replied him in Matthew 19:27-30. You can not say following Christ, you will have a smoothly journey.
Obversely, some theists practised ethicists and moralists in their worship; believe that if certain principles are applied, they are following God and at the end, they will make heaven. Yes, we are all running a race to make heaven but can you say that my following Christ is because He is Just God. Or, my worship or going to church is not attached to what I need or want?
The essence why you go to church isn't because you believe that God will meet your needy and wanting. Today's worshipping God is perturbing. Rarely you see true worshiper and followers of Christ. Worst still, you accept Jesus Christ and since then, have you know Him? Are you just following Christ for one purpose 'To be called a Christian?'
Basically on the call of TOTAL SEPARATION. You ought to choose either to serve God or Man. Realize that being a member of a big cathedral church or a churchist does not depict that you are following or being with Christ. Stop covering up with vanity status; unprecentable life in God's present.
Suffering is part of the Game, if you truly are for God sides. Because as you make final decision today as Ruth waited on a spot looking her left and right side to think which one to follow either Orpah or Naomi? You also must think the best way thus favors you. Obviously, the moment God gave us power of choice, no one else can take it from you unless you sale it for them.
So dear, are you ready to follow the option He gives, Life (Deut. 30:19). The separation that happened to Ruth brought great testimony at her latter end. But before she separated from her old to a new beginning, Ruth 1:16. that is the experience you are in into now. You are thinking deeply in your heart to follow Christ head and ears but another spirit is telling you that 'No! will you abandon all of this and that? Will you then be poor again? Remember how you'd suffered before you got this affluence? Will you then say goodbye to all this houses, money, influences, fame and achievements accomplished? So you will leave and follow Christ?' Read Jesus reply in Matthew 19:27-30.
verse 29 says,
And anyone and everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for My name's sake will receive many [even a hundred] times more and will inherit eternal life.
Sir, even when you are tormented that if you leave you will go insanity, lose your family, business collapse or disaster aftermath, I beseech you in the name of Jesus, rebuke that voice with Jesus and run to Christ for divine security. Read the our monthly covenant verses Isaiah 45:2-6, 46:4.Psalm 109:31.
Again, you that covers yourself with churchism and hide under the umbrella of Christian to commit sin, repent. You need to do yourself a final surgery of separation from old life to new life. And coming to grow spiritually and physically in the new life (Death of Christ gave us) you need someone to teach, train, disciple you before you are able to Go (Mark 16:15).
Romans 6:1 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?
Romans 6:2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?
Romans 6:3 Or donβt you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
Romans 6:4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
Romans 6:5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.
Romans 6:6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin β
Romans 6:7 because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.
Romans 6:8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.
Sequence, to follow Christ or following Him, you give no justification to sins. You must died to self and sin. And to other way round, question to answer is, if Jesus comes today, what will be your excuse? And if He tarries, does it mean I should continue sinning or a jackpot ticket to remain tit-for-tat and or living my old way life?
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Confession Prayer: Holy Spirit of God, help me to choose life in all my decision. Cut everything that will not make me to live for you. Separate me from thing that is charming my heart not to live as you want me to live with your presence. Renew my strength, power and faith to firmly waiting for You arrival. Give me grace of Patience, Forbearance, Tolerance, and looking unto You for help always in Jesus name. Amen.
Hymnal Worship: EBH 260 (WHEN WE WALK WITH THE LORD)
Shalom!