Check yourself

Dear friends.
In the bible,it was said that the God of Abraham,Isaac and Jacob did wonders. The phrase "God of Abraham,Isaac and Jacob" was used to connote a transfer of knowledge and relationship of God from one generation to another. Hence each generation builds on the details of the encounters of the previous generation.

Surprisingly God seem to follow from Abraham to Isaac then to Jacob. As the people handover detail from generation to generation,God seem to follow the generations hence the diverse encounters recorded across the generations is an indication that each generation had a rhythm of fellowship with God. Each generation gave their all to knowing God and God seem to reveal a lot to the point that generations after used them as reference point to emphasise the consistency of God across the generations.

Guys,my point is, we are a product of what our fathers have done and refused to do. Some would not agree but there is a certain influence the previous generation is bound to have on the current generation. Deep calleth unto deep they say. Considering the powerful details of what we read in the bible that God did and promised to do in our time, one would want to ask where is the power we so much read about? Why do we live like there is nothing to be worried about? Don't we see the clear contradictions between the detail of the life of old testament people of God and the show of Gods power and our lives? Or should we not be concerned that Jesus promised that greater works than he's done we would do or is it the fact that John the baptist was so great amongst people on old yet in out dispensation he is so little;yet we seem to careless about the absence of depth and power without the church? Why is wickedness looking so colourful such that everyone is at home with evil? Why do christians die with unfulfilled dreams and visions? Why do church leaders preach words without power?

Guys, I'm just asking, I can't wrap my head around any answer? I keep wondering what we are doing wrong or what God really thinks of us as a people?  I struggle through growth and wonder if my struggles invalidate my attempt to walk with God, I wonder if my works can put me down when the could not put me up? I wonder if grace through faith requires more than we are currently doing,yet I remember the words of Jesus saying that faith as small as a mustard seed can move mountains,people analyse that to mean the DNA of a mustard seed is wired to grow regardless of its size but from what I know,Jesus was talking to farmers and mostly peasants who knew nothing about DNA,Jesus was talking about size, that's why he juxtapose a tiny mustard seed with a mountain. Point being that we do not have to be prefect to attract that hand of God even as we work towards perfection. The bible says we are complete in him,that means outside him we are incomplete hence out baby steps are giant strides when Jesus is incharge. We my analyse God into a complex maize that portray a complex spiritual engineering but from what I see in the bible, God is a big God that can inhabit the praise of man. God is whole enough to let us choose freely to love him. God is not threatened by nothing hence when he says we'll have power after the holy spirit is come on us,he meant it,God does not manipulate us,his power does not run dry. Question is what is wrong? Again I ask,where is the power of God in our lives?

Many of us have an idea of what the devil can do through a babalawo(witch doctor) but are oblivious of what God can do. The words on the pages of the bible are not real to many of us. Testimonies are verge, we manufacture miracles by force. We see yet we don't find so we help God by concocting lies to show that God did it; yet when Jesus fed 5000people, it was clear everyone just had bread and fish. When the blind receive their sight,it was clear.

If God is always right then our current situation of lack of power as believers is our fault. Check yourself. Ask God again to reveal the weak areas that we have polished up with fashion brands and bogus academic qualifications. Check yourself again I say check. David said create in me a clean heart and renew the right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence of God. Take not your holy spirit from me,restore to me the joy of salvation.

The above is not a song, its a prayer of a man that understands the implication a sinful life. David knew it would cost him everything;including God taking his spirit from us because of sin. If our fathers were lukewarm.chances are we'll be but God said come now and let us reason together,though your sins be as scarlet or as red as crisom,he'll forgive when we heed his call when he said if my people who are called by my name,would humble themselves  and pray,and turn from their wicked way, I will hear from heaven and I'll heal their land.

If you are willing and obedient,you'll eat the fruit of the land says the lord. God would love to hear from you today.

Igonoh Godwin
28th Nov 2013
Lagos,Nigeria