Luke 11:23 ( He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathered not with me scattered.)
Luke 2:34( And Simeon blessed them and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel: and for a sign which shall be spoken against.)
There are two different places men could be in the world; it’s either for Christ or against him, and no one can stand on the fence in this battle.
Even in the house of God, there are two categories of people that worship there; it’s either they are for Christ or working against the advancement of the gospel.
It’s better now to choose the safer side before it’s too late.
The prophecy concerning Christ the day He was dedicated in the temple was that “he has been raised for the rise and the falling of many in Israel; if you’re against him, definitely he will be for your falling.
Some behaviours show whether we’re for him or not; it’s either you are cold or hot, and a lukewarm character is not acceptable to Him.
Even within the congregation, any character that doesn’t glorify God is working against the knowledge of Christ in their midst.
Those who pick what pleases them to obey in the Bible and discard what doesn’t agree with their flesh are all working against the advancement of His works among the saints.
A man of God once said that he would rather be on the safer side: if men are disputing what to follow and what not to follow in the Bible, he will choose the one that’ll put him on the safer side.
He would rather follow all than leave one and obey the other.
There are different disputes concerning the Bible; many are removing from it, while many are adding their own, but it’s what the LORD says that will stand forever, not what man says.
Some people say that our dressing doesn’t matter before God; God only looks at the heart and not the body.
You should be on the right side of God. If you truly love yourself, then be on the wrong side and regret it for eternity.
There are different versions of the gospel that Christians are listening to every day, but which one is on the Lord’s side? It’s the one that is supported by the word of God, not the one that is followed by the world.
You need to know where you belong before you enter the judgement seat when every thought of man is exposed in his sight.
The Pharisees claimed to love God and were working in His vineyard, but not in support of who God sent.
Jesus Christ said, “If God truly is your father, you would have loved me.” It’s our love for Christ and His word that indicates whether we’re for Him or against Him.
Your attitude to the message of Calvary is the indicator of whether you’re on his side or not; are you always arguing about his second coming, or you’re preparing yourself for his return?
Jesus Christ came to fulfil the law, not to condemn it. There are laws that He came to modify in the Bible to put things in order according to how they were from the beginning. That is why, from the day of John the Baptist, the kingdom of God suffered violence, and it’s the violent that took it by force.
Those who abandoned his law and followed the Old Testament are working against him; he makes the law easy for us to keep by putting it into two places.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your soul, and love your neighbour as yourself.
This is the easiest way to fulfil all righteousness as it was written in the book; this is the way that shows that we truly follow him if we abide in it.
Unfortunately, many have forsaken this fountain of living water to make broken cisterns for themselves.
If you can’t do as he says, you’re not for Him; if you obey one side of the law and disobey the other, you don’t belong to Him.
Some Christians follow the first by loving God but abandon the other by not loving their neighbours the way God is demanding from them.
You can’t love God without truly loving your neighbour; it’s the love of God in you that instigates your love for the neighbour, and you can’t love your neighbour without the love for God; it’s by loving God that the love for your neighbours shall be perfected.
This indicates that they are working against him, and he stands for their falling if they fail to repent.
No one fights against God and prospers; Christians are walking against the ordinances of God in the church by not living by the word of God.
God knows who belongs to Him, and he knows those who are working contrary to his will; it all depends on the word of God, which separates bad from good.
What makes you not obey is what is working against your advancement to his presence.
Minus from the word is to remove your name from the Book of Life, and in addition to it is to add all the plague written in the book to your afflictions.
It’s only those who follow him totally that He will take to his father’s house in the end; all the lukewarm in the church are working against Him.
Some people praise God with their mouths, but deep down within, they hate him with passion; they use their character to draw men out of His presence.
They’re preventing people from drawing closer to God by keeping them away from His knowledge.
It’s not that many pastors don’t know the truth; they know but are hiding it from men to prevent their total freedom; they stand as obstacles between God and men.
That is why many pastors work themselves to that position—to block men from accessing the face of God.
People might think they’re working for God, but all this while they’re working against Him.
Posterity is ready to judge all the intent of men.
Humans may judge by their outward appearance, but only God can judge their motives.
The reason some people enter into ministry is to raise money and invest it in their hidden dreams and purpose; that is why when they got the money, they were diverted from the original purpose, all this while pretending to work for God; they are doing it to promote themselves.
They are all working against God if they work to please their flesh and not God.
No matter how it’s hidden, the fruit of each tree will manifest at the right time for men to see if it’s for God or not.
A leader who refuses to tell the whole truth to his followers because of money is already working against the purpose for which Christ died.
It’s better to follow a leader who knows the road so that one will not enter the pit, as some of them don’t know what they’re doing; they’re ready to mislead others who follow them.
So that it won’t result in the blind leading the blind and both of them ending up inside the ditch.
The number of people working against him is much more than the people working for him; the evidence is that as the church keeps on increasing, the iniquity of men keeps on abounding; the more the church, the more the sin, just because of people pretending to work for him but aren’t in support of His word.
Let Jesus Christ appear the second time on the face of the earth; we will see that those who advocate for him now will be the ones who’ll crucify Him the second time.
Many are working for their pockets while many are working for the devil; this is the cause of gospel perversion that suits their carnal purpose.
Ignorant wouldn’t know; it’s only those who are under the direction of the Holy Spirit that will be able to discern.
Prayer: Father, Lord, draw me more closely to yourself by the work of your grace in Jesus name, amen
