Verse Annotation

Verse 5 - Only through Jesus do we receive power and grace to minister to others, anything out of this is not of God

Verse 12 - Our brotherhood in Christianity is also to encourage each other in faith 

Verse 14 - The Gospel is not only for elites but for all; wise or foolish 

Verse 16 - Be unashamed of the Gospel, it is a precious eternal gift given to us by God through salvation. 

Verse 17 - Faith is critical in our walk with God, His righteousness is made know to us through faith 

Verse 20 - Above living in ignorance of what God has revealed to you, that will be living in unrighteousness and suppressing the truth. YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE 

Verse 21 - 23 - Human intelligence should never exalt itself higher than the intelligence of God, Do no let your heart deceive you, just because you know God does not mean you are his son or daughter. Even demons trembled at the name of Jesus 

Verse 25 - Our bodies always strive to be worshiped and obeyed, but we have to place God on the throne in our and priorities and obedience

Verse 26 - 28 - The fact that you no longer feel guilty for a sin you continue doing might be a red flag. God can leave you to your own desires and passions. 

Verse 29 - A space devoid of God only births these attributes, murder, deceit, malice, envy etc. These are things you can watch out for to see if God is or is not in a certain environment

Verse 32 - MAY OUR HEARTS NEVER REACH THIS PLACE, MAY WE NEVER GIVE APPROVAL TO WHAT GOD HAS WARRANTED DEATH UPON 

Reflection

It is an amazing privilege that we are even conscious of Jesus Christ and His work in our lives. God hast set us apart, He tells Jeremiah that, “even in your mothers womb I new you”. It is no secret that God has blessed us tremendously with the knowledge of Him. It is now incumbent upon us as his sons and daughters to be about our fathers will. We have been clothed and entrenched in righteousness; a righteousness that we have to abound in daily, in our offices, homes and friendships. It is our duty to share this good new to others in whoever capacity God enables us to. We will be living in unrighteousness if we do not share the word of God as that will be hiding and suppressing the truth which is the enterprise the devil bus involved in.

We also have the responsibility to live a life pure and restrained from sin. We can never negotiate with our 3 enemies, this include the flesh, the world and the devil. They are putting in their weekly hours and going on extra time. Our negotiation with sin only leads us away from God. A big danger in this is that, once we reach a place where sin is all we desire and we detest all related to God, God will not Armstrong us back to Himself. Romans 26 - 28 says God gave them up to their own deadly passions. We all have seen environments without the presence of God, we do not want that in our families, offices or relationships. We strive to always keep to the cause not by our strength but through the strength our Jesus and our helper the Holy Spirit.

Prayer

God I thank you for working in my hearts through Grace and awakening me to a reality I would have never known, taking me away from darkness. Jesus I pray for strength and courage us I face temptations, desires and passions that might conflict with your decrees. I know that god I cannot do this without you so I ask for your help and Guidance as I walk in this journey of Faith. Strengthen me Jesus and give me boldness to fight unashamed.

In Jesus name I pray, Amen

Verse Annotation

Verse 4 - God’s mercies and kindness to us is supposed to lead us to repentance, we are not to become rogue sinners who believe they will carry no consequences. 

Verse 5 - lack of shame and regret (awareness that you ought to repent - not condemnation)from our sin is an investment in wrath that will be delivered to you on the day of judgment 

Verse 8 - Pride and self satisfaction are a perfect recipe wrath and fury from God

Verse 11 - We serve a just God, one who only delivers justice and mercy never injustice 

Verse 13 - Hearing the word of God and not putting it into practice does not please God, Only those who put into practice the word of God please him. 

Verse 21 - We are called to a higher standard than those who do not know God. We are called to live a righteous life being faithful stewards of God’d gifts

Reflection

There is no institution that has been called to a higher standard more than Christianity. For this same reason much is expected from Christians, we have been trusted by many, given gifts by God and awakened into an eternal reality. We cannot afford to be found wanting, we cannot negotiate with the enemy in any way. Once we declared our christian identity we declared war on spiritual darkness that forever aims to pull us down or compromise our standards 

We have been privileged to know of our inheritance in the kingdom of God, this is something we cannot trade for anything. We teach and instruct many in this path. As stewards, how much more are we called to keep this same teachings. We can’t be double speakers, God detests those who serve two masters. We will keep the path till the very end. That we may be examples of faith and consistency in the different spaces we sit in.

Prayer

Jesus, I ask for strength to daily please you, strength to walk in your ways, strength to keep your commandments and strength to be consistent. I pray that you may help me to walk in awareness of the war that is raging, the war we have already won. I pray that you may help me to put into practice all the things you reveal to me. Holy Spirit help me to stand firm in all situations, that what God speaks through me may change me first as it changes others.

In Jesus name I pray, Amen