SUMMONET

This was my sermon to myself today
If i am born of God He becomes my father and i His daughter. Because He is the king of king i then become His princess, co heir together with Christ, His son. That sounds beautify. But if God is my father, then i should have similar character traits with Him. I should love and forgive as He does. I should be faithful and truthful in all ways. this reminded me of when Jesus was about to be betrayed, He knew Judas would do it yet He continued to show him love. treating him like the other disciples. Christ was beaten and mistreated though He was innocent yet He still forgave them. Can i be able to continue loving a friend whom am sure is working day and night for my downfall? Can i still forgive someone who tarnishes my name left right and center to achieve a goal?

I have learned God's characteristics don't impact themselves in us, He gives us experiences that will develop them. Gold goes through intense fire to gain value, and so shall we. God will bring people along our path who, as per our judgement, don't deserve to be loved or forgiven so that He can teach us how to love and forgive. And the faster we learn the lesson, the better for us.
But one thing i can confess, knowing Christ is the best thing that happened to me. I am not perfect, I am still work in progress.

OUR JOURNEY IS SHORT

*"Our Journey Together is so Short"*
A young lady sat in a bus. At the next stop a loud and grumpy old lady came and sat by her. She squeezed into the seat and bumped her with her numerous bags.
The person sitting on the other side of the young lady got upset, asked her why she did not speak up and say something.

The young lady responded with a smile:
"It is not necessary to be rude or argue over something so insignificant, the journey together is so short. I get off at the next stop."
This response deserves to be written in golden letters:
*"It is not necessary to argue over something so insignificant, our journey together is so short"*
If each one of us realized that our time here is so short; that to darken it with quarrels, futile arguments, not forgiving others, discontentment and a fault finding attitude would be a waste of time and energy.
Did someone break your heart? *Be calm, the journey is so short.*
Did someone provoke or intimidate you? *Be calm, forgive; the journey is so short.*
Did someone betray, bully, cheat or humiliate you? *Be calm, forgive; the journey is so short.*
Whatever troubles anyone brings us, let us remember that *our journey together is so short.*
No one knows the duration of this journey. No one knows when their stop will come. *Our journey together is so short.*
Let us cherish friends and family. Let us be respectful, kind and forgiving to each other. Let us be filled with gratitude and gladness.
If I have ever hurt you, I ask for your forgiveness. If you have ever hurt me, you already have my forgiveness.
After all, *Our Journey Together is so Short!*

GOD OF A SECOND CHANCE

Today God is saying that He is a God of a second chance. The devil may have passed a verdict on you, but we still have a supreme court that can overrule that verdict where God, who is our father, is the supreme judge.

Mark 5:25-34. The woman with an issue of blood had visited many doctors and had spent so much money with no help. Doctors had given up on her and passed their verdict. Her case was terminal, but God overruled this verdict and gave her live again

John 11:17-44. Lazarus was dead, four days in a tomb and I believe decomposition had already started. People had given up on him and Martha wished Jesus had come earlier. All hope was gone. The verdict had been passed Lazarus was dead and gone, but when Jesus came, he overruled this verdict and gave him another chance to live gain.

John 5:5-9. What about the man at Bethesda. Sick for 38 years and nobody o help him get into the well. All hope of being well again was gone. He was doomed to die in that state. His verdict had been passed. But Jesus came and gave him what his heart so much desired, to be well again.

When a verdict is passed on a convict, he can always place an appeal to a higher court that have the authority to overrule the previous verdict. The convict has to do something, place an appeal. The woman with an issue of blood had to move from her house to where Jesus was despite her condition that required her to stay away. People had to move the stone for Lazarus to come out though Jesus had the power to order the stone to move. The man by the well had to raise and pick his mats. Similarly, you have a part to play for God to change devil’s verdict on your live. For some it could be as easy as just accepting him in their lives while for others it could be a sacrificial move equal to rolling a stone away, while others only need to believe what God says in His word. But the fact is, for God to give you a second chance, for Him to overrule the verdict, you must move from where you are to where He wants you to be. You must accept him in your life, You must have faith in him and you must obey Him by doing what he commands you to do.

Could you be feeling low in the spirit today coz of the situation you are in with many regrets? Wishing if only you had done things differently, if only you had listened to people, if only………….. Do you feel like you have come to your end and the verdict has already been passed on you. Cheer up because God is coming to give you a second chance, a new lease of life. He is overruling that judgment because He loves you. Just trust Him and believe His report. It is well.