The journey of life on earth is filled with numerous possibilities and impossibilities. There are constants like death and taxes and there are variables like missed opportunities, nothing is absolute, to every rule, there is an exception but with God, all things are possible!. Having said that, I am of the opinion that every individual is responsible for his/her actions and as such should bear the consequences when they come. The Bible taught us about grace and also taught us about favour. Grace is said to be unmerited favour while favour is an act of kindness beyond what is due or usual. These two things are at God's discretion, He makes us experience them as He wishes.
In life, the things we do to ourself or to other people, whether good or bad, will come back to us! From the book of Genesis to the book of revelation, every good done by every man was rewarded with blessings and every evil done by every man was rewarded with punishment and curses. God is no respecter of persons! As much as He loved David, he cursed the house of David for the death of Uriah, the husband of Bathsheba. The sword has not departed from them till today.
Believers of today have debased and abused the concept of grace and favour as taught by our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. Our character and attitude in thoughts, words, speeches and actions are not in tandem with the teachings of the Lord. Some of us do things that unbelievers will be afraid to do, yet we claim grace to abound in our iniquities transgressions.
Does grace come on its own? Is it free? If it is, then where is our obedience? Grace comes by obedience to the word of God! There are laws to abide by and there are rules to be obeyed. Even the free salvation we seek, must be worked for. Salvation is earned and not given! How can people intentionally perpetrate evil to others and then psychologically run back to grace for cover? God cannot be mocked. We reap what we sow, as you lay your bed, you lie on it. You can't eat your cake and have it at the same time.
It is better to stand for something than to fall for anything. Imagine someone that has no regard for anybody, a very rude, cunning, calculating and unreasonable person, no one is too small or too big to be insulted, no opinion from elsewhere is good enough, very selfish, a user of people to achieve greedy means, always causing trouble and rancour at the slightest opportunity. Such person blasting in tongues, binding and casting in church under the anointing of grace. Hmn! Is character and attitude not the true worship as written in the Bible?
Some people have had their prayers answered long before they even prayed about it but because of their selfish, dodgy and insensitive attitude, they are yet to see the prayer manifest. Some of us have knowingly or unknowingly used our attitude to send away people God wanted to use to bless us. Imagine Mrs A borrowed some money from Mrs B and promised to pay on a certain day. The day came and she did not pay up. Five days after, she still has not paid and did not deem it fit to communicate with Mrs B to explain why there was a delay. Mrs B was compelled to call Mrs A but Mrs A refused to pick her call, changed her SIM card and started avoiding Mrs B. At the Night vigil service in church, this same Mrs A was fasting and praying and shouting to God to answer her prayers like there is no tomorrow.
She was always complaining of her prayers not being answered. God cannot be fooled! Mrs B denied herself some comfort and did Mrs A some favour, only for her to be rewarded with lies and deception. How does Mrs A expect God to answer her prayers? She caused her friend pain and she wants to smile. She forgot Mrs B also pray to this same God.
Some people tell lies like water rushing out from a tap. They do not need to think before dishing out big lies to whoever falls prey to them. Falsehood and deception have become their middle names. The Bible warned about them. At their workplace, they appear very important. In their church, they aspire for positions of authority, in their neighbourhood, they like to be in control, in the midst of friends, they like to dominate but in their homes, they are nobody! They are grossly irresponsible to their wives, husbands, children and relatives.
They are dodgy, they have the hands of Jacob and the voice of Esau. They cannot stand by what they say. Their word is not their bond. Beware of such people. They have their oyster in their hand just like you and I. What we make of our oysters depends on what we stand for: TRUTH or LIES......The choice is yours!
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