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Sermon #27: THE BATTLE BELONGS TO THE LORD

  “But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him. So I will stretch out my hand …” Exodus 3: 19-20 I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him,” God said to Moses. I rephrase this statement as follows: “I know that the devil will not leave you alone unless a mighty hand compels him.” That sounds totally true. Satan has to be compelled to leave you alone, to let you go. He will never willingly let you go. This goes to show the determination that Satan has when it comes to constraining the children of God; he wants to keep them in bondage forever. Christians, therefore, need to be more determined than the devil to free themselves from his shackles. Unfortunately, a number of Christians are too lukewarm or absent-minded to even think of getting their freedom; such Christians, therefore, remain under Satan’s bondage in various areas of their lives. The devil is determined to bind you forever. If the devil i...
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Sermon #18: NEVER LOOK BACK

 


As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, “Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!” Genesis 19:17

Picture this.

God is about to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah because of the massive scale of sin associated with these cities. Angels are already on the ground to carry out the assignment.

However, because of Abraham the Faithful, and a man after God’s own heart, the angels seek to spare the lives of Lot and his family.

The angels had to grab Lot and his family by hand, seeing they were delaying and led them out of Sodom, to a safe place.

As soon as they had brought them out, one of [the angels] said, “Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!” Genesis 19:17

Clear instructions, these are. The instructions are as relevant to the Christians of today as they were when the angel uttered them. It would be infinitely profitable for you if you would heed the instructions. Here they are: -

·       Flee for your life.
·       Flee to the mountains.
·       Don’t look back.
·       Don’t stop anywhere in the plain.

This is a four-point guide on how to walk with the
Lord.


The angel did not just give instructions; he also spelled out the consequences of disobeying them. “… you will be swept away!” the angel warned. Please note the exclamation mark.

“But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.” Genesis 19:26

There it is - a clear display of the bitter fruits of disobedience!

Flee for your life. Don’t walk away from the world; instead, flee from it! Flee to Jesus. Never look back and never stop anywhere in the plain.

Lot’s wife looked back, probably in her heart secretly admiring the life of the world; the rest is history.

Some people have fled. They have fled to Jesus. However, some don’t seem to have done well on instructions 3 and 4. Such people occasionally stopped in the plain, their attention having been overtaken by worldly glitter for a moment. They have looked back, probably missing the onions and garlic of the world they were leaving.

Whatever the case with you, go back to the four-point guide right away, and make it a point to stick to it!

Run for cover… or you will be swept away!

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