Are You Offending Your Father?
Sunday, March 24, 2024Key Verse
“Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me” (Isaiah 1:2).
Text — Isaiah 1:1-4
Message
Ben was a young man born to Christian parents. He was a Christian until he went to the University where he joined a notorious cult group, who sustained their repugnant lifestyle through robbery. Ben’s parents were heart broken when they learnt of his plight. He became an offence to them. He rebuffed efforts to disengage him from the group. In one of the group’s failed robbery, Ben was arrested by the Police. While in police custody, he heard the Gospel message and surrendered his life to Christ, to the delight of his parents. Are you living a sinful life? Sin is an offence to God. Learn from Ben’s experience and repent.
In our text, God queried Israel for rebelling against Him, having lavished His love and care on them. Friend, you offend God when you rebel against Him. You can only appease Him if, like Ben, you repent of your sins and surrender your life to Christ. Then, you will be His child, enjoy His blessings and inherit eternal life with Him in heaven. Why not repent today?
Quote
Sin is an offence to God
Challenge
Don’t rebel against God.
Prayer for today
Help me Oh God, to live a life pleasing to you, in Jesus’ name.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
