In the sight of God

Again and again we come across several phrases in the bible , one of them is IN THE SIGHT OF GOD or before God. Three kings found them selves in a situation that required divine attention .They had walked around in a wilderness for 7 days and they got tired. They were in the middle of nowhere with no water at all. They called on a man of God (Elisha) .He asked them to litter the valley with ditches because God had promised to fill the valley and this will be done without rain or wind. 2 Kings 2 :18 – Elisha told the Kings that filling a valley with water without rain is a simple matter in the sight of God. What he was saying in a nutshell was doing the impossible was a simple thing before God or by God’s standard nothing is impossible.Do you know by the standard of God that your situation that looks impossible is a simple matter . When God told Abraham that Sarah would be a nursing mother by the time next year ,Sarah Laughed . Why did she laughed , she was around 89 years old when the Lord spoke and had stopped menstrating for over 29 years !Genesis 18: 14 – the Lord asked anything is too hard for him i.e. by his standards is there anything called impossiblity ? You all know that rest of the story . I pray that God who specializes in making the impossible possible will make all the impossibles your life possibles in Jesus name. Please let us always remember to ask him because by his standards your matter is a simple matter! Genesis 18:3 – Abraham asked for favor in the sight of God ( favor by God’s standards ) and a divine visitation, we know when the Most High decides to pay you a visit all past prayers are answered.
God sees things different from the way we see things , he Sarah’s impossible situation as possible .To him filling several ditches with water without rain is a simple matter.
Gen 6:11 -The earth also was corrupt before God and the earth was filled with violence . In this bible passage we see God looking at the earth and he found it very corrupt or it was corrupt in his sight. In the sight of men of that was the way to live -in violence and been corrupt. If the people of the earth at this time saw things the way God sees things they would have changed their ways but they did not .What was right to them was an abomination to God. In our places of work , we do not work by our own standards or do things our way but the way the company wants it to be done. In our places of work we are expected to conduct ourselves in certain ways , we may like or not but in the sight of the company that is how we expected to behave once we get home we can do things our way. Every time we misbehave in the sight of the organization, we are either disciplined or dismissed. If we are un-willing to conduct ourselves well in the sight of the organization there will be problem. Brethren the same thing applies to us as christians .We are expected to conduct ourselves according to the standards of God not our standards. Sir /Ma It is not negotiable ,it is either His way or no way . We can do things our way and we will get our own results but we can do it His way and get His results. If we want Him to command his blessings to begin to chase us until they overtake us ( Deuteronomy 28:2) we must obey him. Galatians 6:7 – do not waste your time it is what you sow that you will reap ,if we do right things (righteousness)in his sights then he will bless us. It does not matter how long we have been christains it is those who love him in his sight that he will love – Proverbs 8:17 . Sir /Ma let us forget church titles it only those who honor him (in his sight ) that he will honor (1 Samuel 2:30) . Deuteronomy 6:18 -and you shall do what is right in the sight of the Lord, that it may be well with you and that you may go in and possess the good land of which the lord swore to your fathers. Brethren if want it to be well with us we need to do what is right in the sight of the lord not our sight or community’s sight. Christians dont return evil for evil.1 Peter 3:9 -not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling , but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this , that you will inherit a blessing;1 Thessalonians 5:15 – see that no one renders evil to evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all; Romans 12:19 – beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath, vengeance is mine , I will repay says the Lord.
Christians dont keep malice or grudges ,Mattew 5:23-24 – before you offer offerings to God go and reconcile with everyone you are fighting with. We should have place in our heart to forgive everyone regardless ,Matthew 6:12 – the only condition to get forgiveness is to forgive.
Brethren as a believer we should always conduct ourselves in the best way ,Philippians 4:5 – let your gentleness be known to all man . The Lord is at hand. When we conduct or dress or act in a way that is not befitting for christains lets us not say Christianity is in the heart.It is a lie and its not biblically . Mattew 7:16 – ye shall know them by their fruits, do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles . We can not be doing things like the children of darkness and say christianity is in the heart. Proverbs 20:11 – even a child is known by his deeds , whether what he does is pure and right .
1 Samuel 24:13 – as the old saying goes, From evildoers come evil deeds ;Luke 6:43 no good trees bears bad fruit nor bad tree bear a good fruit.
God measures us by his standards not ours , do we do things that are terrible in the sight of the lord and we call our selves christains ? Do we talk the way God expects us to talk ? Do we pray the way God expects us to pray ? By Gods standards are we kind , merciful, loving , forgiving, giving and caring ? The work assigned to us in the church do we do it to our own standards or to the standards of God ? In that place of God do you that job that God has giving to you to your standards or to the standards of God ? Do you treat that your wife according to Gods standards or your mood ? Do you treat that your husband according to Gods standard or the period of the month ? Do you smile because it is the right thing to do or do you smile sincerely and radiate the love of christ ?
The only to God is through Jesus and that is Standard . John 3:16 says for God so loved the whole that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 14: 6 – Jesus said to him , I am the way , the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me. The only way in the sight of God is the Jesus. Families and friends may fail you but Jesus never fails . The help you can get from your families or friends is limited and dependent of so many factors but with Jesus he is limitless. Why not give Jesus a trial today ? Brethren if you have not giving your life to Christ I will like to invite you to do so now. If you have backslidden the lord wants to take you back too. For those that have not giving their life to Christ, God wants to establish his covenant with you .Romans 6:23 -says for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Isaiah 1:18-says come now and let us reason together , though your sins are like scarlet , they shall be as white as know;Matthew 11;28- come to me , all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Jesus Christ loves sinners but hates their sins. John 10:10-says the thief does not come except to steal and to destroy . I have come that they may have life , and that they may have it more abundantly. If you have not giving your life to Christ , it is not too late . He will forgive all your sins , did I hear ALL ? Yes all .If you have giving your life before and backslidden ,Jesus wants to take you back.
You can do so now by confessing with your mouth that Jesus is lord . Please pray this prayer with me : Lord Jesus, I give myself to You,for You to be my only Lord and Savior. I renounce and repudiate all other loyalties, and I desire no other Lord but You. Please come into me and take control of my life. Mold me to your will and to your use. I ask that you drive out all other spirits which conflict with you in anyway. I want to belong only to you, to be subject only to you. I make this prayer to you, in your name ,the name of Jesus . Amen .
Welcome to Christ brethren , Please join a bible believing church.
Shalom
Samuel Oluwatoki
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