PREVENTING UNPLEASANT SURPRISES
Memorise: Not every one that saith unto
me, Lord, Lord shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he that doeth the
will of my Father which is in Heaven. Matthew 7: 21
Read:
Genesis 49: 1-4.
Bible in
one year Proverbs 8 – 11
Key
point: It is a privilege to have the
opportunity to right your wrongs now. Don’t joke with it!.
As crucial as restitution
is, some people would want to ask: Why must I restitute? It is essentially because
of Heaven. If you want to end your Christian race on earth, you do not need to
restitute, but if want to enter into the heavenly planet, then nothing stop
you. While studying Genesis 49:1-4 some time ago, I observed that certain
things that appeared buried or forgotten were revisited and they had some
unpleasant effect on those concerned. When Jacob was about to die, he gathered
his children and began to prophesy into their future based on how they had
lived. When he started with his firstborn - Reuben, everyone was surprised to
hear what he said to him. While Reuben expected the double - portion blessing
due to him as Jacob's firstborn, his father told him he will not excel because
of the affair he had with his father’s wife back in Genesis 35:22. When Jacob
heard of it then, he kept quiet and did nothing about it, until this crucial
day when destinies were to be determined. Do you that Reuben could have
repented and could have gone to his father for restitution? But he felt that
since his was silent about it, he need not do anything about it. But on that
crucial day, he got the shock of his life!
Some people think they
are going to Heaven but at the gate Heaven, God will tell them that because of
certain things they did or failed to do, they will not enter in. That will not
be your portion in Jesus name. This is where living a life of secret sin is
most dangerous. You commit it and nobody sees you. Worst stilt, you do not
report yourself so you are never disciplined but allowed to freely
continue to serve. Don't be shocked you will get a shocker on the last day. What
have you been doing that nobody knows about? Deal with them today; suffer the
shame now so that i will not spring a surprise on you on the last day. Strive
to live with a conscience void of offence both to God and to men.
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