Blaming God leads to SIN

Sarai of old blamed God for not fulfilling His promise in time according to her, yet God's timing is not according to human standards. Genesis 6:2 gives the lamentation of the woman who is doubting God and the solution she gave but only to regret it later.

 

The temptation to reason on your own and judge that God is either slow to action, He does not care enough to action accordingly or He is contradicting himself is not unique to atheists and non Christians, neither is it new. Many people blame God for their situations and many are lamenting why they did because they are in hell fire for judging God.

 

God is not answerable to anyone, meaning anyone, even the devil. He is God and He does what He wants at any time. He never consults with anyone whenever He wants to do something. He is not a respecter of man. Why should God get permission from a mortal man (Genesis 6:3).

If you swear you SIN!

 

Swearing is making a promise or an oath on something not yet manifested. Swearing is common and there are people that promote it such as the website yourswear.com. It does not matter whether your swearing is intentionally false or not, but the expression itself is an abomination to God. Remember that God is a judge even for your thoughts. Even if you stop at swearing in your heart, you have committed the sin of swearing and you have to repent for doing that.

The Bible is clear on the act of swearing, ‘don’t do it!’ In the Gospel of Matthew 5:33 – 37, Jesus Christ addresses the issue of swearing. All you have to say is a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’. If you are called to swear, don’t because you will be going against the will of God.

 

What more can I say, 'Jesus Christ has said it!'

The Smallest of fear is Sin!

Many types of fear but whatever the form, it is sin. Fear does not come from the Lord but from the devil. Fear will cause you to do things that you are an abomination to God. There are a number of examples in the Bible where people of God found themselves committing sin because of fear.

I will take the case of Abram when he gave up his wife to Pharaoh because he feared for his life (Genesis 12: 12 to 13). He didn’t know what would happen to him if he was found to have a beautiful life like Sarai, but he feared death. Instead of telling the truth, he told a lie. An obvious sin got him ‘telling a lie’.

I remember myself bribing a traffic police in South Africa because I feared the legal charge would be even higher than the R 200.00 note I offered. Immediately I saw the road block ahead of me, fear abounded. Fear made me fail to think right and think about my righteousness position.

Fear is also an indication of little faith. When Jesus was got into the boat with His disciples and a great tempest arose in the sea, His disciples feared for their lives. They woke Him up in fear and He said, ‘why are you fearful, Oh you of little faith’ (Matthew 8:26).
God has the power to help us overcome fear of any kind. It is my prayer that I overcome fear at all time to avoid getting into sin because of it.

Hate in your heart for a brother is sin

I cannot overemphasise the truth that God judges the heart and thought, even without having manifested the sin in practice. You may hate someone for any reason. I will quote a populous case globally today, the Oscar Postorious South African case. Many people hate him in their hearts and in human terms this is justified but with God its a different story.

When people are called to holiness in the book of Leviticus 19:17, a number of things are mentioned, including the hate that is covered in the heart for a brother. In fact, the book of Leviticus is a good mirror for those that want to pursue holiness. Simply go through this video for a glimpse of the book of Leviticus.

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False prophets are sinners

Who am I to judge and separate true prophets from the wrong? What guards would someone like me have to say so and so is false but so and so is true. Yet it still is a warning to believers that false prophets are on the loose (Matthew 7:15).  

I have however, in my own willing heart, followed many of the prophecies that have flooded the internet and bookshops in our time today. I know many are genuine while some are false. The devil himself is at work to confuse even the elect.

What then do you do when you meet someone, are handed a testimony that looks genuine, when you browse online and land on a website that tell stories of the after life? How do you respond. I have done so much of belief on many that I think are genuine yet sometimes I feel I was quick to believe, especially when a contradictory testimony comes up. I have taken time to listen, read and rewrite some of the testimonies I felt were genuine and come from God. I detailed these at  holinessadvocate.com. 

What can I say, 'if you are a false prophet, thinking you get information from God yet you get it from the devil who disguise himself as an angel of light sometimes, you are doing yourself great harm than good. Repent and turn to God'. You will know its not true if those spirits that give you the message fail to call upon the name of Jesus and declare love for Him. Ask each spirit that visits you to confess Jesus Christ. I agree that sometimes you may not even be aware that you are being used by the devil. Be careful what you take from the spiritual world and others to spread to people around you because by so doing, you own these messages. If they are false, you remain the owner and may later be labeled a false prophet. 

Just today I came across one website that confused me to the core, http://prophesiesofthelordupdated.blogspot.com/2013/06/31-not-yet-fulfilled-prophesies-of-lord.html. Very specific prophesies are shared in this blog and I need to confirm with my God if these are indeed from Him.

Sin is not Relative - its the same in Europe, America, Africa, etc

How devastating to know this one thing that sin is measure in one standard globally. Whether its done behind closed doors or in public, it still is sin. Done by a poor person, a rich one, it still is sin. Shun sin - for your own benefit.