DON’T BE DECEIVED GOD IS NOT MOCKED

Galatians 6:7-10 “⁷ Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. ⁸ Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. ⁹ Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. ¹⁰ Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.”

If you have been moving forward and people pull you down, stand and ask God to forgive you and renew you afresh and He will strengthen you. Do not lose hope for you shall reap. When you have something in you, people see it and try to discourage you, don’t let your soul reach a place of losing hope, that is not the will of God. Even if there is war in front of you affirm yourself in the word and know that you are just passing through, the rewards are great if we don’t grow weary. God knows the thought of men. The habits of men cannot deceive God.

Romans 12: 1-2 “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. ² Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

Your bodies should be a living sacrifice, for it has a tendency of falling into temptation. Do not be conformed to the ways of the world, for example when your friends are going in a wrong direction and you correct them, they will find a true friend in you when you tell them the truth and that will cause you to have glory.  Don’t connect to the ways of the world because of the environment.

How will you be transformed?

• Know who you are

You must know your weakness and strength. Do not follow the ways of people. You will overcome the characters coming from the way you were born when you ask someone to pray for you and let them be as witnesses that you are tired of that behaviour. It is only few people who are able to overcome their weakness by themselves.

• Allow the word of God to change you

There is no way for you to change unless you find the word of God to help you change in that area. 

• Have a true repentance

The word of God carries a true repentance. When you have the word of God you will have a true repentance without you being ashamed of yourself.

• Pray to allow the presence of God in your life

The presence will only come when you achieve the above three things. Reach a point that when you are told what is troubling you, you take a step to work on it. You will never see changes in your life if you don’t work on it. When God sees that you are taking a step you will start to receive new things.

CHARACTER OF THE FRESH

• Pride

Proverbs 13:10 “Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice”

A person with pride is a person who is very stubborn, they disperse others and all the time they think they right.  They don’t believe others can do well. They are boastful. They will do wrong to other but to them it is okay. They like to be warned.  Pride is compared to a crocodile in the Bible (according to Job 41:1-34). They see themselves high and have authority over everything. People with pride are very harsh.

• Anger

Ecclesiastes 7:9 “Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools”.

A person with anger is a fool. A person with anger is a killer. (Read more Luke 5: 21-22, proverbs 16: 14). 

Anger is a messenger of death but a wise person will appease it. No matter the anger but with the wisdom of God in them they will be calm.

Exodus 21: 12 “Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death”

When you are angry you can do anything dangerous. Blessing will run away from you when you are an angry person.

• Lies

It is of the devil. John 8: 44 “⁴⁴ You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”

Lies will take away faithfulness. The habit of lairing will make you perish.

• Unforgiveness

If you don’t forgive you destroy yourself but if you forgive you will have a great reward in heaven. This is very vital in anyone’s life. For you to be accepted in God’s presence you must be a person that forgives. Many find it hard to forgive because of the things that they went through in their lives. True forgiveness means not taking revenge.

Romans 12: 19 “¹⁹ Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord”

The judgement of God is different from what you have in your thought. He will use his judgement in a different way until the other person that was judging you come down to the level that God wants.

©Servant of God Pastor Betson Kikoti, Efatha Ministry.

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