Submitted by Major Sydney Barson
Luke 16:10 -13
Theme : Stand Up And Be Counted
In today's devotion Jesus is telling us we've got to Stand Up and Be Counted.
"No servant can serve two masters," Jesus is saying. "The Kingdom of Heaven is here. Everyone who wants to enter the Kingdom in the service of God, Stand Up!
Everyone who wants to enter a living hell in the service of men and money stand up!"
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That means, if you want to enter the Kingdom of your life's fulfillment, if you want to experience genuine peace and joy in your life, God comes first. Period!
Whenever you do anything, whenever you acquire anything, whenever you achieve anything outside the context of God's Grace, you are saying in effect, "God I hate you and I despise Your rule. I have other resources to draw upon, other masters to serve."
We have a challenge in our Church today of people not ready to stand up for anything.
They don't want even to stand up to sing.
They don't want to stand up and volunteer.
They don't want to stand up and pledge.
They don't want to stand up and read the Bible.
They don't want to stand up and pray.
The Church is as good as dead if there is no one ready to Stand Up and Be Counted, preaching the truth of God's saving grace.
The sustainability of the Church requires men and women who will Stand Up and Be Counted!
The future of the Church will depend on men and women who will Stand Up and Be Counted!
There is no room for bench warmers, lukewarm worshippers and vana takazvarirwa muchechi when you can't Stand Up for anything.
Are you ready to Stand Up and let alone Be Counted?
God bless you this morning.
*Sydney Barson is a Pastor, Liberation Theologian and Journalist based in Lupane, he can be contacted at barsonthecomrade@gmail.com
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