Of God and Mankind

  JEREMIAH 48:10 (AMPC)   “Cursed be he who does the work of the Lord negligently [with slackness, deceitfully]; and cursed be he who keeps back his sword from blood [in executing judgment pronounced by the Lord].”     Dear people of God, every Christian is commissioned by Christ Jesus into ministry to take the Gospel to all nations (Mark 16:15-16).   Everyone has their individual roles given by the Holy Spirit as apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers for the equipping of the saints (Christians) for the work of ministry.   Unfortunately, many take this all-important work of God for granted because for them it is optional while chasing money to solve their earthly problems is of more value.   As far as God is concerned, absolutely nothing in this world is more important than the salvation of the souls of all humans.   God can surely do without anyone to accomplish His Divine purpose. However, He has chosen in His Divine plan to wor...

When it comes to a Christian’s relationship with God Almighty and Father of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, it is important to distinguish between co-operating with God and helping God. When you co-operate with God, it simply means you obey His Word in the Holy Bible and do what He says. When you want to help God, it means you are not acting with His instruction and this could most certainly have catastrophic consequences. We see a typical example of this in Bible history with Abraham our Father in faith. At 75 years of age, God called him out of idolatry in his extended family and took him to another land to have a genuine spiritual relationship with God. At this time, Sarah, Abraham’s wife was 65 years and both of them were still in search of the fruit of the womb. God had promised to make Abraham not just a parent but a father of nations, which is why God changed his name from Abram to Abraham. 10 years after this promise, Sarah tried to help God achieve thi...