GOD’S COMMENDATION – BIBLE STUDY SERMON

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Luke 7:28 ( For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.)

This is the testimony of Jesus Christ concerning John the Baptist, even though he himself did not know.

God also testified of Abraham that He knew He would teach His children in the way of the Lord before he even gave birth to the promised child.

He also bragged about Job in front of the devil, and Job didn’t disappoint God. What will be the testimony of God concerning you?

God knows each living person on earth, he knows the intent of your heart, the motive of your service to him, he told Peter what he couldn’t discern about himself, his denial hiding behind his fear; he knows the betrayal Judas was planning against him, and he also knows who didn’t believe in him at that time.

He knows those who don’t agree with him even if they won’t admit it right there.

The Pharisees who called themselves Moses oracle, were exposed by Jesus as the seed of the viper and a generation of the serpent, which they wouldn’t admit, since they think they are working for God.

God knows you if you don’t know yourself, can God vouch for you in the presence of the world that you won’t disappoint him later even if your beginning is perfect?

He knows you from the beginning to the end of your life, he knows who will serve him later in their days, he knows who pretends to serve him but secretly pays obeisance to the powers of darkness.

He knows the motive for which you established your ministry, he knows the hidden clauses in your heart which you can’t reveal to anyone, even if no one knows he surely knows where your allegiance is, that you will still go to Satan for assistance when things go rough.

Human looks outward but God sees into the heart, he condemned David’s brother, Eliab before Samuel could choose him, he knew that David was a man after his own heart, even if his family couldn’t discern it.

He knows Esau from his mother’s womb, he didn’t just hate him, he already knew he would choose food over his heritage.

Most of us have disappointed God, whatever we exhibit openly is different from what is inside, can God give his son or daughter to you in marriage, even though you are the fellowship leader in your church?

I was discussing with a lady who came for counselling and deliverance, that God won’t give you his son to marry because he knows that it’s you that will destroy him in the end, and the lady admitted to it that she knows she will be the one who will cause backwardness to her husband in the future.

God knows the reason he won’t answer your prayers now no matter how many years you prayed on a mountain, unless you change your orientation about life, he also won’t change his plan.

The reason many are crying because of unanswered prayers and go from a mountain to the valley is that they are yet to come into agreement with what God is telling them, they are yet to go to Calvary the place of destiny exchanged, where they need to surrender their cursed life to the power of the cross and receive the transformation and the blessing that is hidden behind the veil.

Most Christians remain unmarried because God won’t commit the lives of his children into their hands, not because of household witchcraft, whom they lied against to cover their wickedness.

Can God give you the child you’re praying for if he knows you will be the downfall of that child, by turning him to be your god which no one should rebuke if he commits an offence.

Can God vouch for you that you’re his beloved servant who can stand for him in the face of persecution?

Jesus Christ is standing trials at the judgment seat of the world, he needs you to testify about him, do you have the confidence to tell them who he is and not deny what he represents to humanity through your character and your behaviour even if they put a sword to your neck?

Unbelievers are making a mockery of Christian because of their behaviour towards others, they study our character not the Bible we preach.

Sometimes it’s our testimony that makes the world receive him like the woman by the well in Samaria, they first believed in the testimony of the woman before hearing from Jesus mouth, if you are ashamed to testify of him now, he will also be ashamed to acknowledge you in the presence of his father and his holy angels.

God is looking for those who will go for him and speak on his behalf, even though he sees no one, his right hand will give him victory.

On earth we need the testimony of two or three to confirm the originality of a message, Jesus had the testimony of his father, and that of John the Baptist with the works he was doing, but he relied solely on the testimony of God and his works for he trusted no one, for he knew what was inside of man.

What of you, do you only seek men’s approval instead of God? Is that why you are trying to please men instead of God, just like King Saul? But God knows who you are secretly, he doesn’t need anyone’s testimony to do whatever he desires to do for you if your ways are right with him.

Even when all the apostles dispersed and no one else believed in him when he was hanging on the cross, he didn’t because of that deny God or what he came to do, he released himself for the sacrifice because he knew that God would never leave nor forsake him, nor allow his holy one to see corruption.

He didn’t need human approval since he could have the presence and approval of his father.

It’s the God who trusts you that will be with you when nothing makes sense, when your family forsakes and abandons you to yourself, and your loved ones depart from you to face your destiny, his promises are there, that He won’t leave you or forsake you.

Why don’t you make up your mind that you won’t leave him to serve other things that are not God?

The trials of Job are yet to happen but God has already stood on his behalf before Satan.

It’s your faith in the word of God that will make God stand on your behalf to justify you before your trials happen, Job faith in God deliver him from all troubles, the testimony of God about christ in the beginning of his ministry makes his mind set on God in the time of trials, that makes him set his eyes on the cross for he knows that he will never leave him in the grave.

The promises of God concerning your life that are written in the word are enough to see you through the journey of life, for he is God who can never fail, whatever he says, He will do it.

Those who don’t know the faithfulness of God are the ones who are carried away by every wind of doctrine, they can’t wait on him because they don’t trust in God even if they are Christians, while our faith in the scripture is the energy that holds us through the journey into his presence.

If your heart is right with God, he will make your enemy be at peace with you and will put fear in them so they won’t plan evil against you, seek God’s approval instead of seeking men’s favour, if God is with you nobody can be against you.

Prayer: Father lord, strengthen my faith in you, don’t let my soul see corruption in Jesus’ name amen.

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