DESTITUTES IN THE CHRISTIAN RACE 2

    I promised to share with y'all, the whole new meaning my eyes were opened to and I strongly believe I could never have deciphered this on my own so dear brethren, I wrote this but it was really authored by the Spirit!

So, in the last piece, I was opportuned to present you with what we might really look like in the spirit realm as destitutes. Now, what  does the parable of the sower have to do with destitution. A whole lot! I tell you.

In the parable of the sower, there are three categories of destitutes in the Christian race.

 THOSE WHO LACK SEED OF UNDERSTANDING- Now, this is made clear to us in Matt13:19 that they are those who hear the word but do not understand and so whatever is sown in their heart is taken away! They are like the seeds which fell by the wayside. Matt13:12 says 'For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance but whoever, does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him'

Lack of understanding, prevents these from accepting, repenting, believing and inviting Jesus into their hearts (ARBI- the 4-way rule of salvation)! And so, what happens, In Matt13:15, Jesus explains that their hearts grow dull, their eyes become hard of hearing and their eyes of closed. They, then continue to live in that cold darkness. May God have mercy!

Again, there are THOSE WHO LACK DEPTH(ROOT) OF UNDERSTANDING- These are the ones whose seed of faith are sown on stony places. They receive the word immiediately with so much joy that in no time, their seeds spring up into budding plants. How wonderful!

Alas! when the persecutions come, when the tribulations come, when trials and temptations come, like a plant which has no depth of earth or no roots, the lack of depth or root of understanding in them gives way to destitution and so it is my dear brethren, they become destitutes! Now, depth of understanding is that which makes you to persevere even in the face of adversity. A very good example is Job who never cursed God despite all he went through.

There are now THOSE WHO LACK SHOOT OF UNDERSTANDING- Ah! these ones are 'jaiye-jaiye' as Yorubas will say. They hear the word, receive it and understand it, but then when the time comes to bear fruit, thorns in form of wordly cares spring up and POW! They are gone! Yes, they are well-rooted but when the time comes for the shoot to sprout, nothing happens again giving rise to destitution.

  Hmmn.......... Job 14:7 says, For there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again,and that its tender shoots will not cease.

We should examine ourselves, Are we destitutes in the Christian race? In what way are we destitute? The good news is....................... There is still hope as Job 14:7 makes it clear to us. Let us therefore turn to God in prayer and ask him to restore us.

Remember, 'He is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins'

And HE WILL!!