The Hour Has Come For True Worshipers ( 3)
Rev. 1: 3, “Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.”
BELOVED, the time is fulfilled; we must wake from the slumber of backsliding and absolutely surrender to Jesus Christ now that grace abounds. We should no longer joke with our salvation, for this is the acceptable time to repent from sin because nothing, but an obstinate perseverance in sin and impenitence can keep any soul out of His grace.
Believers who have joined the bandwagon of corrupt people of the world because they want to make it are doing exactly what the unbelievers are doing and attributing their new backsliding life to economic problems, famine, social disequilibrium, etc. If you are like that, you need to take stock and repent now, because you can’t enter heaven with such attitude. And if you remain adamant and die, you should be assured your eternity would be sorrowful.
Many believers, having deviated from the faith, are now serving God in their own way, in iniquity, doing what pleases them and not what pleases God. They choose the word of God to obey and those to be obeyed in their own way. But I want to let you know that if you claim to be a believer and refused to abide by the totality of God’s Word, let it be known that you are going to be judged by the same Word, which is the standard with which everyone will be judged. The Bible says heaven and earth shall pass away, but the word of God shall never pass away. And the Bible made us to understand that this Scripture must be fulfilled. And so, if you’re among those living their Christian lifestyle anyhow because of the things of this world, you’re dwelling in iniquity and are not qualified for rapture or heaven. That is the more reason you must do something before it’s too late. If you are believing there’s no way out of corruption, out of Sin and you are thinking everybody is involved, I want to tell you that not all are involved, your imagination is false, because the Chosen ones are not involved. We preach against evil and daily draw brethren’s attention to the fact that it is important that they separate from the world, from the things of the world and live their lives in accordance with God’s Will. Today, we are telling you not to get involved and if you find yourself in them, you should quickly repent and run away from that evil. Never consent to the idea that everybody is a sinner and thus hell- bound. I want to let you know that genuine believers are not, for the Children of God are not sinners. A sinner is not a Christian and a Christian is not a sinner. That you are a sinner shouldn’t make you conclude that everybody is like you. The Lord’s Commandment is that you should be holy, ‘ for I thy God am holy’ and this is the standard. God does not welcome those that worship Him in sin because He doesn’t tolerate sin.
God does not accept such; rather He seeks those that will worship Him in Spirit and in truth. That’s why believers are called the Chosen - people that fear, obey God and live right. John 4: 21- 24 says, “Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” God is holy, righteous and He cannot dwell with an unrighteous person, a sinner. He is looking for those who are converted, not just convicted or convinced, but those who are genuinely born again, who have handed over their lives to God and are now living their live on whatever God says. Whatsoever God says, that they do without asking questions because He is their Father, and they must thus obey in every aspect of their lives. These are the people God is looking for to worship Him.
There are many prayer houses/ churches that are clapping hands and claiming they are worshipping God, but how many of them are born again? How many of them are living right? God is not looking for people calling upon Him and not doing His Will. The people He seeks to worship Him are those who are spiritually and genuinely converted, who observe absolute holiness in the open and secret, who have rejected earthly ambition and have set their focus on making Heaven at last. These are the people the Bible says God seeks to worship Him.
And when we talk about holy people, we are not referring to people who falsely lay claim to being born again, without obedience to the totality of God’s Word. God is holy and doesn’t behold evil nor work with evil people.
1Pet 1: 15 “But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation.”
God has chosen and called us into holiness and is demanding that you should be holy in every area of your life, not excluding your thoughts, conducts, disposition, action, and comportment. And so, you must be holy, if you want to be among those that want to worship Him. If you must worship Him, you must be holy, pure, covered with the blood of Jesus, sanctified and daily maintaining purity of life. God will inhabit their praises, for He is looking for such people to worship Him.
1Pet 1: 16 states, “Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.”
Here, God emphasises the importance of holiness. He is holy and wants all who want to worship Him to be holy in all manner of conversation. There shall be no compromise,