THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE (NOT SERVICE),DETERMINES GOD'S RATING: Holiness Revival Movement Worldwide.

EVERY WORD OF GOD FOR DAILY LIVING

BY PASTOR PAUL RIKA
(Int'l Director Holiness Revival Movement Worldwide)

DATE:
MONDAY JANUARY 6, 2020

TEXT:
Matthew 7:21-23 

KEY VERSE: Job 1:8 And the LORD said unto  Satan, Hast thou  considered my servant  Job, that there is none  like him in the earth, a  perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?”

There are diverse  ministers performing  the same function, but  they are graded differently. It is like  those Indians who  operate the caste  system. They simply classify some people at  lower socio-cultural level  and some at higher level. Whoever you are, once  you belong to a  particular caste group,  they grade you as such.  It is in a similar way  unholy ministers are  graded. For their  corrupt life, they are  automatically graded by  God as lower level  ministers. 

Jesus does not smile at their service because  their work is not done in  righteousness or done to sweeten His heart. Job  was a typical example of  a man that lived to  please God. Holy life is what brings joy to God,  not service. If it is  service, God would have  been pleased with even Satan because he too is serving God in some ways. That is something you need to know to  change your ways. 

What God wants from a  man is to be a vessel unto  honour in truth,  righteousness and  holiness. Whosoever  desires to be a minister, must purge himself from sin and all spiritual and  physical defilements. Several things are  required for this,  besides giving your life  to Christ. There are many people  whose credential does not go  beyond “I am born again.” They  don't  know that this is just the  beginning of the  Christian life, not the  end of it. 

In education, there is a  graduation from the  kindergarten level to the  nursery level, primary  level, secondary level and  ultimately the tertiary  level. As there are levels  of learning, there are  also levels of spirituality. When you get born again  and stop there, it is like someone who finished from elementary school and  say, “I  am done!” If you are done at Elementary School level,  what can you contribute to your nation in matters  of knowledge and  understanding? If the  law says you must have High school certificate  to become a governor,  where do you stand with  your primary school  certificate?  

Certainly, your  educational level will  limit you. You became born again and you want to stop at salvation level?  Very truly I tell you, you are far behind  spiritually. 

Thought for the day:
Labour for gain, not in  vain

Song for the day:
His word be the standard

Bible reading  for the day:
 Genesis 15-17; Matthew 5:27-48.