WHO ARE YOU?
Memorise: But ye are a chosen
generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye
should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into
his marvellous light: 1st Peter 2:9
Read: Isaiah 6:1-8, Bible in
one year: 1st Kings 1:1-2:12, Proverbs 14:32-15:10
Nothing destroys
faster than ignorance. History confirm that ignorance has claimed many lives
and destroyed more properties than any other factor. Half-hearted obedience is
an act of ignorance. In today’s Bible reading, we learn of King Uzziah. Uzziah,
king of Judah, was the son of Amaziah. His father did the right thing in the
sight of God, but not with a perfect heart 2 Chronicles 25:1-2). Uzziah
followed the footsteps of his father and he died a leper (2 Chronicles 26:1-5,
21). Half-hearted obedience is worse than outright disobedience. Pride,
self-exaltation, disobedience and presumption always leads to sacrilege and
results in death. It is good to start well, but it is far more glorious to end
well. Ecclesiastes 7:8 says:
“Better is the end of a thing than the
beginning thereof: and the patient in
spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”
Isaiah started his
ministry as a preacher in King Uzziah;s court. However, it wasn’t after King
Uzziah’s death that he received a vision of the Lord’s glory. If you want to be
victorious as a Christian, you should rely on God alone and know that the only
throne which cannot be destroyed is the throne of the king of Kings. As long as
King Uzziah was alive, Isaiah saw nothing; but when King Uzziah died, he saw
the glory of God and saw himself as dirty, wretched and despicable. He was
broken. When you see the glory of the Lord, you will see yourself in your true
state. Who are you? How does the Bible
describe you? Are you patient in spirit or proud? Are you a Christian or an
unbeliever? Christians are kings and priests (Revelation 1:16). We are a chosen
generation, chosen before the foundation of the world. We are a holy nation; a
nation of lights. We are the light of the world. Are you showing forth the
light of Christ to people living in your neighbourhood? We are also called to
show forth the praises of God. We show forth His praises through strength. We
are not a nation of weaklings, but a nation of the strong. Where do we derive
our strength as Christians? Our strength is drawn from seven main sources. The
first of these is joy (Nehemiah 8:10). The second is the strength of the Lord
(Ephesians 6:10). The third is the Spirit of the Lord (Acts 1:8). The forth is
the Name of Jesus (Philippians 2:9-10). The fifth is the blood of Jesus
(Revelations 12:11). The sixth is the word of God (Hebrews 4:12), while the
seventh is the mercy of God (2 Corinthians 4:1).
Key Point:
If you do not know who you
are as a Christian, circumstances of life will take you for a ride.
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