friendly nd loving God.Genesis 18:17says,"And d LORD said,shall I hide
4rm Abraham dat tin which I do?" By dis,God meant dat bcus of his
friendship wit Abraham,it has bcom difficult 4 Him 2 hide certain
future events 4rm him.As high as God is,yet is He nt ashamed 2 make d
works of His hands His friends.Our Lord Jesus Christ also exhibited d
same character.In John 15:15,Jesus declared:"Henceforth I call u not
servant;4 d servant knoweth nt wat his Lord doeth:bt I hav called u
frnds;4 all tins dat I hav heard of my Father I hav made known unto
u". In oda words,wen u newly give ur life 2 Christ,He may keep some
secretes 4rm u until He tries u out nd sees u re ready nd worthy of
being trusted wit divine secrets.In d Kingdom,a child is seen as no
different 4rm a servant until he grows in2 maturity(Galatians 4:1-2).
If u re wise nd move on 4rm being a child who may or may not obey
Him,2 being His bond servant-who would always obey Him,u wil begin 2
earn His trust nd confidence.Den,He wil start 2 share some secrets wit
u,nd would wait 2 see hw u handle such privileged information.Wen He
has tested ur level of commitment,love nd loyalty,nd He is
satisfied,He wil upgrade d relationship by makin u a frnd.Abraham was
a frnd of God nd Christ's disciples were also elevated 2 bcom His
frnds.4rm dat moment onwards,He told dem virtually everytin d Father
revealed 2 Him.At wat level re u operatin? Becomin His frnd has notin
2 do wit d number of yrs spent in d Kingdom.Dere re believers of 5,10,
nd 20yrs or more who re stil children nd hence like servants.Dey hav
nt been able 2 upgrade deir relationship 2 frndship status;yet,dere re
converts of six months or 1yr of whom d Lord is almost findin it
difficult 2 do witout.Dey re already operatin as His frnds,enjoyin
lots of divine secrets.Locate urself where u re nd move up.
Thank you PRO for your presence at st anthony's catholic parish ifite. Your speech on the strike was welcome because it calmed frayed nerves. Hail NFCS. P.S loved the native attire
ReplyDeleteLol phillip, Stay blessed. Wishing you success in your exams
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