THREE ADMONITIONS FROM THE LORD

THREE ADMONITIONS FROM THE LORD

God chastises whom He loves

1. REVERENCE IN THE SANCTUARY OF THE LORD
The sanctuary of the LORD may be in your home or could be any place, time or day you have dedicated to the LORD. Once you have dedicated any day, time or place unto the LORD, you should treat it (be it fasting or prayer) with utmost reverence. You must have sincerity and walk in with fear and trembling into the presence of the Lord. John 2:15-20; Leviticus 19:30.
• Our body is the sanctuary of God – 1 Corinthians 3:16-17.
• Ecclesiastes 5:1; Exodus 3:5; Joshua 5:15.
• God does not want divided attention or anything or anyone sharing His glory.
• Habakkuk 2:20; Zechariah 2:13.
• No one can enter into the rest of God without holiness.
• Psalm 2:11; Psalm 5:7; Hebrews 12:28

2. ENQUIRING FROM THE LORD.
Do not do things without first enquiring from the LORD. Never get into a ‘comfort zone’ where you take God for granted. Look at the example of Moses, who was so powerful with God, yet Moses never used God’s power without clearance from God. John 15:5.
Whenever we enquire first, if God is with us, He will answer. Jesus was an example of constant enquiry – He was always praying, sometimes all night long like when He chose His disciples. John 8:29; John 5:30. Samuel said that obedience was better than sacrifice. We should always enquire from the LORD about His business.
David enquired of specifics from God, even when under severe stress. 1 Samuel 23:10-12; 1 Samuel 30:8.Sometimes we think that God is late; God is never late. Always enquire of the Lord, if you don’t, the Lord can cease to work with you.
We should focus on pleasing the only One who knows everything and can put us in hell fire- Jesus said in Luke 12:5. The time you devote in pleasing God can save your life. 2 Samuel 2:1. The key in ministry to God is to listen to Him and to pay attention to what He says.

3. LIVING THE WORD OF GOD
You must perfectly live the word you have heard. Have you been passing the test? How have you been relating to other people, your spouse, your family, work colleagues and others? Are you the light of God to them? Examine yourself. Every morning that you wake up, accept it as a day to mend your ways – the next morning may not be yours. If you do not obey the word of God, then you need to amend your ways. If you claim you know the word of God, and you do not live it and obey it; then you have not heard the word. John 8:39.
It is not what we say but what we do. Do not say one thing and do another. We are judged by the word we hear. Whenever you do not do the word of God that you heard or that you preach – it becomes a curse. Deuteronomy 11:26-28. The word of God is a blessing and can also be a curse. Hebrews 4:12-13. A two edged sword cuts both ways; if used rightly it can heal, if used wrongly it kills.
The word of God is a Living Being! Jesus said that if His Word abides in you, He is in you and with you – John 15:7.
• Leviticus 18:5
• Ezekiel 20:11
When you live in the Word and the Word lives in you – you become the light.
• 1 John 2:6; John 14:12; John 10:25; Matthew 5:16
Whoever deceives himself especially in the things of God, is not worth living. Living the Word is the only way you show that you know Him; any other thing is a mockery of God. You can recite the whole bible, if you do not do the Word, you are just wasting time. Romans 2:17-24.
The greatest and most important thing to God is His Word. The greatest fear the devil has is anyone who obeys the Word of God! The carnal mind cannot comprehend this. If you obey God, then you have something in you that is greater than what is in the world.
Proverbs 3:11-13
“My child, don't turn away or become bitter when the LORD corrects you. (12) The LORD corrects everyone he loves, just as parents correct their favorite child. (13) God blesses everyone who has wisdom and common sense.”