MY FRIENDS, WHAT IS YOUR PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP, DO WE MEET THE CRITERIA?

Mar. 5, 2015

MY FRIENDS, WHAT IS YOUR PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP, DO WE MEET THE CRITERIA?

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.”Prob. 4:18 (NASB)

My friends there is a path to citizenship and each day that we allow self to die just a little more, the light of the glory of God will guide us until the direction and requirements to that path becomes clear and one day the Master will say to all who have endured “Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.”

My friends let’s look at the Prodigal son today and see the path that he took and the mistakes that were made in his life. The parable starts in Luke 15:11 where the son is not satisfied with being under the father’s roof, he feels there is a better path to happiness, not realizing “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” Prob 14:12 (NKJV)

In addition. our limited finite minds sometimes feel we have all the answers “because although [we knew God], [we do] not glorify Him as God, nor [are we] thankful, but [we have] became futile in [our] thoughts, and [our] foolish hearts [are] darkened. Professing to be wise, [but] becoming fools,,” Romans 1:21-22 (NKJV)

So my friends like the Prodigal son, we follow down a path that Satan lays out for us and “The precious years of life, the strength of intellect, the bright visions of youth, the spiritual aspirations all are consumed in the fires of lust.” (White, Christ object lesson pp 200)

Have we taken such a path throughout our life “Although surrounded with the blessings of His love, there is nothing that the sinner, bent on self-indulgence and sinful pleasure, desires so much as separation from God. “Like the ungrateful son, [we] claims the good things of God as his by right. [We] take them as a matter of course, and makes no return of gratitude, and renders no service of love. (White, Christ object lesson pp 200)

But my friends it is never too late to return home and receive the rightful pathway to citizenship towards God’s pure and holy kingdom, because There is no distance from the graces of God that we have traveled that the loving arms of God will not reach.

So in spite of the retched sinners that we all have become, there is hope in what the Father did in allowing His Son to Die for our sins at Calvary and the Son who took it upon himself to make that sacrifice. focus my friends and remember the “Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is long-suffering towards us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9 (ASV)

And now the journey we thought we started  years ago before the desires of the heart lead us away from God  we can now truly begin the process of restoring a broken relationship with our Father which art in heaven.

Grace, is still with us my friends “If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.” 2 Timothy 2:21 (KJV)

consistent with this, “If the angels could pull back the curtain” and you could see how close the god of this world and all who follow him are in reaching their cup of indignation, we would all tremble and weep before God, knowing His Spirit is gradually being removed from our world, and as His Spirit goes so does His grace.

So while we still have time to get on the right path to citizenship it all comes down to our passion to give it all to the Master, not my will but thy will be done”.

So friends stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY