OPEN HEAVENS 31 MARCH 2018 – WHAT IS THE VALUE OF YOUR LIFE?
Memorise: So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Psalm 90:12
Read: Genesis 5:21-24 KJV
21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years,
and begat Methuselah:22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years,
and begat sons and daughters:23 And all the days of Enoch were
three hundred sixty and five years:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Bible in one year: Deuteronomy 28,
Philippians 2
MESSAGE OPEN HEAVENS 31 MARCH 2018
The value of a man’s life is not dependent on the number of years he spends on earth, and neither dependent on the amount of goods
that he possesses.
The value of a man’s life has to do with what he does with his life in appreciation of the benevolence of his Maker, who is also the Redeemer of his soul. The wisdom of God in Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 says:
“Let us hear the conclusion of the
whole matter; Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgement, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil,”
According to the above scripture, the value or quality of a man’s life is based upon the service he renders to his Maker in obedience to His commands. God hates a life of
disobedience. He likens disobedience to the sin of idolatry (1 Samuel 15:23). Open Heaven 30 March 2018
Reading through the Bible, you will discover that idolatry is passionate to abhorred by God with a promise of severe punishment to the fourth generation of those found guilty of it (Exodus 20:5) .
Some people erroneously think that the amount of material possessions they have determines the value of their life. For this reason, they struggle at all cost to get rich, even to the extent of abandoning the pursuit of eternal life. Eventually, they end up frustrated and in serious agony. How I wish
such people would listen to these words of Jesus in Luke 12:15:
“…Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the
abundance of the things which he
possesseth.”
The Lord Jesus Christ admonished his audience to labour for things that have eternal value(John 6:27) . They in turn asked
Him what works they must do in order to do the works of God. Here is His answer to them in John 6:29 :
“….Thus is the work of God, that ye
believe on him whom he hath sent.”
This is the only way our labour in life will
have value and meaning. Any labour you put up that will not further your cause of having eternal life in God’s kingdom is an exercise in futility.
Believing in Jesus Christ and the work
of redemption He did for all mankind is a great work of faith that will add value to your life, which transcends this present life.
Enoch’s life was so valuable to God that God decided to personally come and take him to
Himself. How To Discover Your Spiritual Gifts
He did not send any of His angels on this assignment because of the value He placed on Enoch. Such a life is worthy of emulation. I encourage you to determine to add value to your life by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ and by living a life of obedience to God in truth.
Key Point – OPEN HEAVENS 31 MARCH 2018
The worth of a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of thing that he has.SING HYMN 12 – TAKE MY LIFE,
AND LET IT BETake my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.Take my hands, and let them
move
At the impulse of Thy love;
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee,
Swift and beautiful for Thee.Take my voice, and let me sing
Always, only, for my King;
Take my lips, and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee,
Filled with messages from Thee.Take my sliver and my gold;
Not a mite would I withhold;
Take my intellect, and use
Every power as Thou shalt choose
Every power as Thou shalt choose.
Take my will, and make it Thine;
It shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart; it is Thine own;
It shall be Thy royal throne,
It shall be Thy royal throne.
JESUS loves u.
