February 17

Testimony Time:-You can bleach as rigorously as you want it to be; lo and behold; can that make your heart so pure? You can wear as many designer labels as possible, does that mean you are wearing the emblem of Christ? You can be astound in preaching as well as in writing about the word of God; can we boldly assume you have a place in the kingdom of heaven? What of every religious visit to different churches? Does that mean you no longer belong to the camp of undecided Christians? I have come to understand that it is not what you profess, not where you sleep, what you wear, eat, drive and which church you attend that connects you to the kingdom of God. You are however measured by the amount of practice you attach to the precepts of God. Remember, Joel 2:13 states "Don't tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead." Return to the LORD your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish". Tear your hearts and not your clothes! Let people be attracted to you through the attributes of God in you; not by looks, power, influence or affluence, wears, work of any kind or by any measure of our attendance in different churches. Surely, these issues remain poignant in the way we access ourselves in the Christendom today. There is no doubt you can be seen as a child of God; you may be seen to be offering prayers, thanksgiving, giving prophecies, fasting and also known by the level of your attendance in various church programs. All these simply have no bearing in the truthfullness of your worship. Quite honestly, your faith and conduct relating to the ways of God determines what answer God dishes out unto you in terms of your supplications to Him. Therefore, all services to God which are not linked to your hearts but found to be susceptible to the words of mouth, appearance and wisdom of this world will always be be foreign to the Spirit of God. Therefore, take our eyes Father, let them be; take our hearts; make them Yours and let the gift of each day links us to Your precepts in Jesus name. Amen Http://testimony-times.blogspot.co.uk Just Checking into His Presence...