Nice People Rob God

Stealing will cause you to be robbed of your self-respect and can cause you great grief and disappointment later in life. What ever a man treasure that is where his heart is. There is a distinct difference between change and transformed. To be transformed is to become something totally different through a fruition process. To change could mean a variation of difference. The kingdom of heaven is the fellowship you have with Christ while seeking his face. The righteousness of the kingdom of heaven is the commitment you have in knowing and becoming everything that God purpose for you in his plan. When my fellowship with Christ began first, the understanding of my purpose in God’s plan for my life was reveal. The things of God and his promises are turn around and now they are chasing after me. Did it all happen over night no! However, the journey in seeking the kingdom is a process. The sooner I began to trust Jesus as my shepherd, worship him in spirit, and found my purpose the sooner all other things began to seek after me. The love story between Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz is a good example of love, obedience, trust, and faithfulness, which are necessary traits in seeking the kingdom of heaven. The love that God has for people is so big, to explain in just a matter of a few words would be robbing God of his glory. The Love story between Naomi, Ruth and Boaz is so fitting as it relates to the relationship that Jesus has with his people who are seeking the kingdom of heaven and its righteousness. The story of these three people and how they interact and connect with each other demonstrates the characteristic of an effective Christian. Trust, submission, faith, obedience, surrendering your self, stewardship, loyalty and love are several traits that becomes a part of your development as one seeks the kingdom of heaven and its righteousness first. When you are seeking the kingdom of heaven tithing is who you are and not just a religious act you do in church. Tithing is more than just ten percent of your income it an act of obedience that stems from the faith you have in Christ. The characteristics listed above are just a few needed to become a tither but most all it his grace and your faith mustard in Him. The love that is demonstrated between Naomi, Ruth and Boaz is the same type of love relationship that an effective Christian demonstrates as a tither. It is through God’s grace that faith, trust, loves, obedience and commitment we are empowered, and as a result we no longer rob Him. God said with out faith it is impossible to please him.

The challenges Christians have, as wheat living, growing and developing in the kingdom of heaven is we can’t see because the weeds have become a distraction to us. They have become the junk in our yard, and the burdens and the cares of this world and at times men walking as trees. We rob God when we take things into our own hands while living among the weeds. The Lord did not purposely allow the weeds to blind us from seeing the kingdom of heaven however, those who desire to see the kingdom of heaven he will make it plain to them. He will not remove the weeds but he will give the vision to see around both the wheat and weeds. No longer will you walk around seeing men walking around like trees. We rob God during, altar call when we become a distraction to others especially when we get up from our seat and leave services abruptly. The end result we are in the way rather then, demonstrating the way to God by giving him reverence and his glory during this time. Nice people rob God when we distract and interrupt our spiritual leaders during any part of the service.

A tither is an example of one who is beyond the decision point of being a child of God. This is the moment when a tither becomes fully committed to the good works of the Lord realizing that their resource comes from God who is the source. This is where our hope can no longer take presences over the faith of man but guided and driven by the faith of God. We are transformed from a state of accepting Christ to knowing that God is God. We use our faith when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. However, after receiving Jesus we then take the faith of God in order to believe that he is God and Jesus is Lord. (Ephesians 4:17-32 CEV) A new mind will give you a new perspective. It will give a new way of looking at your current prospective and it will allow you to come up with a new situation. A new mind will have you looked at your circumstances differently for this year because when I see the plan that God has for my life this years there will be blessings miracles, opportunities, there will be some struggles and some challenges and some test. However, some challenges or test are an opportunity for God to show off his glory in your life and his perfect plan. The real challenge is having a mind that has the capacity for God's purpose for your life. If nice people only understood the journey that leads to a personal relationship with Christ begins after the altar of salvation. However, the journey continues for the rest of your life. Searching after God face take a certain kind of heart that encompass total commitment in searching the righteousness of God that makes robbing him becomes impossible. After accepting Jesus as Lord the next step for nice people is to move from salvation to seeking the purpose and plan that God has for them. In order for you to head in the right direction in seeking your purpose, you must be transformed by the renewal of your mind. In our current state as nice people we do not have what it takes to think like God for it’s a process or steps that are ordered by God.

Romans 12:2 (KJV) tell us our minds must be transformed. It is impossible to seek the kingdom of heaven unless your mind has been renewed first. Salvation is a single event; once you are saved, you never have to be saved again. Seeking the kingdom of heaven and its righteousness is a lifelong process that offers the benefits of learning and developing a fellowship with Jesus. The work is in the process of seeking, and not the search in its self it’s the lessons you have learned while searching Jesus that enriches your personal relationship with Christ. In John 14:12–14 (KJV) “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.” It is because of Jehovah-Mekoddishkem (the Lord who sanctifies you) that we, as nice people, are sanctified because of the blood of Jesus. We are told in Hebrews 10:10–14 (KJV) “And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool. For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.”

We are made holy because Christ obeyed God and offered himself for us. The priests continuously offer sacrifices, but they can never take away sins. But Christ’s freely offered sacrifice does just that. This singular sacrifice sets us free from sin and brings us to God. However, God sent his Son Christ Jesus to minister to nice people so that they would turn away from robbing him so they can enjoy a more fulfilling fellowship with Jesus.

As nice people you are very important to God. In fact, you are so important that God sees you as worth loving and saving. Nice people can be transformed into an effective Christian and have the abundant life Jesus has prepared.