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Basii:
How do i reach you?

Vicoman6@gmail.com

Medunah:
People say i look like 'Katy perry', any questions??

Agree

Please nairalanders,i'm still a student and i need an online business i can start. I've heard of fiverr but i'm not good in designing and writing. If you know of any legit online business, please post. Thanks

DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING

Sat. 4/3/2017

The Owner’s Right To Account

Isa. 5:1-7

An owner has a right to demand account from his creations. Because he has a purpose for creating what he has made, he has a legitimate expectation and needs to call for accounts. So is God with His creatures. The story under reference is very clear. The vineyard owner expects to reap good grapes but he finds grapes that are sour. What a disappointment! In this allegory, the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel and the men of Judah are His pleasant plant (v.7). Rather than produce justice and righteousness as expected, the nation of Israel brought forth oppression and hardships. You and I will give account of our journeys through this earth. We will give our individual reports to God. Jobs says “I would give Him an account of my every step, I would present it to Him as to a ruler (Job 31:37 – NIV). Paul declares “So then each of us will give account of ourselves to God” (Rom.14:12). How ready and excited will you feel when God, our Creator calls for your accounts?



POINT OF EMPHASIS: God has the right as Creator and owner to demand an account from us.

PRAYER POINT: Lord, help me to lead my life in a manner that I will feel excited when you call on me for account.

Gptech:
For now almost $473 for the 4gig ram, 64gig rom model.
Modified
Dreami already sells for $339

Hmmm.. Issokay

Gptech:
And we expect prices of older models to crash, spying on the mi5s plus.

How much b mi5 plus?

DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING

Fri. 3/3/2017

God Allocates Resources

Lk. 19:11-26

God’s Word is profoundly amazing! God created and owns all things - all resources, both human and material. Talking about materials, we mean essentially mineral resources and by human resources we mean human abilities. Some countries have crude oil; some have gold, some have other solid minerals; some fertile agricultural land, some have coastal boundaries and others are land locked. These resources are distributed all over the world by the sole Owner – God. You can’t have them by mere wishful thinking. God has allocated these natural resources as they would be needed by those in different regions where the mineral deposits exist. So it is with human abilities and other blessings. John the Baptist declares “A man can receive nothing except it be given him from heaven” (Jn. 3:27). James, the Apostle confirms that “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation nor a shadow of turning”(Jam. 1:17). The meaning of all this is that God, in His infinite wisdom and unquestionable discretion, allocates resources to all in harmony with their purposes and gift in life. There is therefore no room for envy or covetousness. Use and enjoy what God has freely given to you.



POINT OF EMPHASIS: God has blessed you, too. Tap your resources, use and enjoy them.

PRAYER POINT: Lord, help me to discover and use all resources You have put at my disposal.

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING

Thur. 2/3/2017

Allegiance To The Owner

Exo. 19:3-6

God had just delivered Israel from Egypt and they had made a three month journey into the wilderness, heading for the promised land of Canaan. In the wilderness of Sinai, they camped and God sent Moses to them. He warned “You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagle’s wings and brought you to Myself. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you will be My own possession above all people, for all the earth is Mine. And you will be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation...” (V4-6) The charge to obey His voice and keep His covenant is a summons to allegiance. A master-servant relationship always calls for a loyal commitment to the cause of the master, the owner. Believers owe and must show indisputable allegiance to God in all things. That is why you cannot serve any strange god other than the only true God. No interfaith, no apostacy, no betrayal of trust, no backsliding, but only an un-abating commitment to follow and serve only Jehovah, who created and owns you. God has zero tolerance for any breach of your allegiance to Him. Remain ever loyal to His cause throughout your lifetime.



POINT OF EMPHASIS: God owns and cares for you; be loyal to Him only.

PRAYER POINT: Hold my hands, Lord, and lead me on.

My email is vicoman6@gmail.com

kennynelcon:
Lagos?

I can work in lagos, ogun and oyo state

Hello nairalanders, I've been searching since January for an engineering company that I can have my industrial training. I study electrical engineering with little idea of netbeans, autocad and matlab.. If you know of any company that's currently recruiting that I can apply, please help a brother. It's for 24 weeks, starting from this month. I'll really appreciate you for your assistance.

Thanks

DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING

Wed. 1/3/2017

Importance of God’s Ownership

Isa. 43:1-7, 21

God owns the heaven and the earth. His ownership covers all things underneath land, things in the seas (living and non-living) things on the surface of any land, things in the atmosphere, all known planets and all things in heaven. No wonder the Psalmist declares “The earth is the LORD’s and its fullness, the world and those who dwell in it”. (Ps. 24:1). It is understood that God created all things earlier than man so that those things created might support the life and existence of man on earth. The fact that God owns all has a number of implications: (1) He decides what to do with them, and this is why you need to seek what His perfect will is for your life. (2) He watches over you and cares for you. Therefore, you need to trust Him (3) He will not leave you at the mercy of others; He protects you night and day (4) He may sack others from positions and lands and put you in their place. It is His unquestionable discretion (5) He can equally destroy you if you turn against Him and His will. Be careful God is invincible and invisible. He is an unseen warrior that never loses any battle and you are not permitted to arrogate to yourself what belongs to Him. He created us to bring glory and praise to His name. Submit to His will for your life.

POINT OF EMPHASIS: God does what He likes with His creation, none can query Him.

PRAYER POINT: Lord, help me to trust in You and submit to Your will for my life.

DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING

Tue. 28/2/2017

God Created You

Gen. 1:26-31

It was hinted in yesterday’s devotional that God created you. You are not a product of any spoken word other than the initial invitation to the Trinity to form man. The king of God’s creations, creative efforts were made on you; you were made after the image and likeness of God and given dominion to reign and rule. That is who you are! Gen. 2:7 reveals that “Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul”. Remember that earlier, it has been shown that “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him. He created them male and female” (Gen. 1:27). Thus, whether male or female, we all possess and carry within us the breath of God, the Divine. This underscores the sacredness of life. You are not your own; you belong to God! God says “Behold, all souls are Mine. The soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins shall die” (Ezek. 18:4) God created man to inhabit the earth. “For in Him we live and move and have our being…we are also His offspring” (Acts 17:28) You are His!

POINT OF EMPHASIS: God created you and you belong to Him, not to yourself!

PRAYER POINT: God, I recognize You as my Creator. Help me to remain Yours in my entire life.

Kenneth4u205:
will start following your school.hope questions are allowed?

Yes sir

DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING

Mon. 27/2/2017

God Created All

Gen. 1:1-25

Perhaps you have read Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution which explains that life originated from a small microscopic organism. Your culture, too, may have a mythological account of how the world began. Science and cultural myths have some unconvincing, doubtful accounts of how all things began. The Bible, the Word of the Almighty God gives us an account of how all things began. In a very simple but authoritative language, it declares that “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Gen. 1:1). It explains how God, the Creator of all things, formed both living and non-living things on earth, including man. God, by His spoken creative word brought all things into existence. Yes, all things! By Prophetic announcement, Isaiah declares “For thus says the LORD, who created the Heavens, God Himself who formed the earth and made it. He has established it. He did not create it without purpose, but formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD, and there is no one else” (Isa. 45:18). Believers accept this creation story as authentic and unimpeachable. God created all things, both visible and invisible, liquid and solid substances, organic and inorganic materials, etc. What a Mighty God! And He did it within six days!



POINT OF EMPHASIS: God is the Creator of all things, including you.

PRAYER POINT: God, I recognise You as the Creator of all things. I worship You!

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Daily Reading


REVISION DAY 5

FRIDAY 24/2/2017



LESSON 9

THE PARABLE OF TALENTS



Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 68, 69

Devotional Reading: 1 Cor. 12:1-11

Topic for Adult: You Will Be Held Accountable.

Topic for Youth: Use Your Talents To Glorify God

Topic for Intermediates: Don’t Bury Your Talents

Scripture Lesson: Matt. 25:14-30; Ps. 8:3-6; Prov. 10:4-5



Memory Verse: For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. Matt. 25:14 (NKJV)



SUMMARY

In the parable in verse 16 that the one “who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.” In another Bible version, we read that this man “went at once.” One thing that set this servant apart from the third servant was his faith. And there were two things that showed that he had faith. First of all, he took a certain measure of risk. He could easily have taken the safe route and buried his talents too. But instead, he took his money and invested it. Another indication that this was a man of faith was the fact that he “went at once.” Alexander the Great, when asked how he had conquered the world, replied, “By not delaying.” This servant didn’t waste any time in investing his master’s money—he didn’t want to lose even a day’s interest on that money, so he “went at once.” You are encouraged to go at once, God helping you.



LESSON 10

THE PARABLE OF THE VINEYARD WORKERS



Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 27, 150, 237

Devotional Reading: Matt. 19:23-30

Topic for Adults: Complaints and Craving

Topic for Youths: No Preferential Treatments

Topic for Intermediates: At My Level I Am Ready to Work for God

Scripture Lesson: Matt. 20:11-16



Memory Verse: For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast (Eph. 2:8-9) NKJV



SUMMARY

God offers His gift of salvation to all people. A way to picture this in our minds is to think of God calling men, women, boys and girls on the phone. If someone is calling you or me on the phone, we have a choice to pick up the phone and answer it, don’t we? We can stand there and look at the phone while it rings and never pick it up to find out who is calling and hear what they have to say. It is the same with God’s call. When a person answers God’s call to be saved, He gives him a job to do Matt. 28:19-20. Each person is created with abilities to do the work. No one knows how long they will be on this earth before God calls them home to be with Him. Believers will be rewarded by God not by work they do for Him. The greatest reward is to hear the words ‘Well done, good and faithful servant’.

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REVISION DAY 4

THURSDAY 23/2/2017



LESSON 7

THE PARABLES OF GROWTH



Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 92, 94

Devotional Reading: Acts 4:1-4

Topic For Adults: Sow The Seed With Simplicity

Topic For Youths: The Invisible Transforming Power

Topic For Intermediates: Knowledge Of Mysteries Of God’s Kingdom

Scripture Lesson: Matt. 13:31-33; Acts 1:4-8



Memory Verse: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field which indeed is the least of all the seeds, but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree” (Matt. 13:31b:32a) NKJV



SUMMARY

The contemporary believers can achieve the same success when we are willing to be taught and willing to share the truth we have learned with others. The knowledge about the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to us (Matt. 13:11). Let us endeavour to sow the seed to the sinners so that the kingdom can be enlarged through us. The illustration of the fermented dough is displeasing but it is used to produce something good. As the yeast permeates the dough and spreads from particle to particle as tiny living organism, fungus type microscopic plants and propagate themselves so is the gospel spreading through society and influence the people even those that initially opposed it.





LESSON 8

THE PARABLE OF THE HIDDEN TREASURES



Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 75, 80

Devotional Reading: 1 Cor. 2:6-16

Topic For Adults: Sell All To Get Godly Pearl

Topic For Youths: Don’t Miss Your Unique Opportunity

Topic For Intermediates: The Kingdom Of God Is Better Than All

Scripture Lesson: Matt. 13:44-46



Memory Verse: Again, the kingdom of Heaven is like unto treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid, and for joy over it, he goes and sells all that he has and buys the field (Matt. 13:44) NKJV



SUMMARY

The parable of the hidden treasure illustrates the kingdom of God which is a priceless treasure that should be desired above all things. One should acquire the kingdom by selling all and giving up everything that would prevent our being part of it. Selling all means that we must transfer our whole heart from other interest to the one supreme interest – Christ Jesus. Strive to be Roman 12:1 compatible. “I beseech you therefore brethren by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service”.

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REVISION DAY 3

WEDNESDAY 22/2/2017



LESSON 5

THE KINGDOM OF GOD: ITS BEGINNING



Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 129, 133

Devotional Reading: Exo. 15:16-18

Topic For Adults: Have Deeper Understanding Of The Kingdom Of God

Topic For Youths: The Kingdom Of God Is Not Eating And Drinking

Topic For Intermediates: Are You A Kingdom Child?

Scripture Lesson: Dan. 4:3; Ps. 103:19; 83:19; Lk. 17:20-21; Dan. 7:13-14; Lk. 17:22



Memory Verse: For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (Rom. 14:17) NKJV



SUMMARY

The internal and external kingdom is real. As a member of the kingdom, we have divine agenda and purpose. John the Baptist preached and prepared the people for the imminent coming of the Messiah at His first advent. After Jesus, he laid the foundation of the kingdom and commanded His immediate disciples to carry on the task till He returned. With the disciples’ commitment and effort, they extended the task for the next generation which is ours. It is now our turn to carry on the word with all seriousness needed to prepare the world for the coming of the kingdom.





LESSON 6

PARABLE OF THE SOWER



Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 15, 99

Devotional Reading: Matt. 11:25-26

Topic For Adults: What Is The Condition Of Your Heart?

Topic For Youths: Worldliness Chokes God’s Word

Topic For Intermediates: Allow God’s Word In you

Scripture Lesson: Matt. 13:3-11, 18-23



Memory Verse: He answered and said to them, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given (Matt. 13:11) NKJV



SUMMARY

It is insufficient to hear the word of God. The heart that receives the word needs to be well prepared. Some people scream, shout and jump up while listening to God’s word. All these have no indication that the word penetrates into good ground in them. We should receive the word of God with a soft and contrite heart so it can pierce our hearts and impact our lives.

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REVISION DAY 2

TUESDAY 21/2/2017



LESSON 3

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE KINGDOM (BASED ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT)



Suggested Hymns: 155, 158

Devotional Reading: Matt. 5:17-20

Topic For Adults: Be Kingdom Compliant

Topic For Youths: You Are A Peculiar People

Topic For Intermediates: Jesus Meant Well

Scripture Lesson: Matt. 5:1-20; 4:48; 11:28-29



Memory Verse: “Do not think that I come to destroy the Law and the Prophets, I did not come to destroy but to fulfil” (Matt. 5:17) NKJV



SUMMARY

The blessed in the context of today’s teaching involves an attitude of gratitude where life is filled with thanksgiving and joy. Though the blessed life is not problem free but it is different because it possesses the resources to handle them. Only those that are truly committed to God’s will rejoice and be exceedingly glad because he or she has got opportunity to know the will of God and be committed to it.



LESSON 4

THE KING OF THE KINGDOM



Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 133, 143

Devotional Reading: Isaiah 11:1-9

Topic For Adults: Behold The King Of The Kingdom Is Born

Topic For Youths: The King’s Birth Is Good News

Topic For Intermediates: The Good News Of Jesus’ Birth

Scripture Lesson: Isa. 9:1-7; Matt. 1:18-25; 9:35-38; 10:1, 5-8



Memory Verse: “For unto us a child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end (Isa. 9:6-7a) NKJV



SUMMARY

Jesus fulfilled the qualities of the king of the kingdom. He laid the foundation and gave authority to advance the kingdom. We can show appreciation to His Kingship having been part of the kingdom by inviting others to His rulership

REVISION DAY 1

MONDAY 20/2/2017



LESSON 1

THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM



Suggested Hymn: G.H.B. 147, 148

Devotional Reading: Ps. 19:7-14

Topic For Adults: The Gospel Of The Kingdom Is Perfect

Topic For Youths: Embrace The Gospel Of The Kingdom

Topic For Intermediates: Be Equipped Thoroughly

Scripture Lesson: Matt. 5:20; 18:3; 3:7; Rom. 3:23; 1 Jn. 1:10; Matt. 3:1-8; 4:17; 5:19



Memory Verse: From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matt. 4:17) NKJV

SUMMARY

God’s intention for all mankind is seen in His kindness which he had shown through the gospel. Let’s endeavour to be faithful to the requirement of the gospel and allow our external confessing of Christ be accompanied by inner transformation of our hearts. (Matt. 5:21-28)

LESSON 2

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS INTO THE KINGDOM



Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 109, 154

Devotional Reading: Matt. 6:19-33

Topic For Adults: Don’t Be Found Wanting

Topic For Youths: Make Efforts To Be Qualified

Topic For Intermediates: Enter Through The Door

Scripture Lesson: Matt. 5:3,10,20; 25:31-35; Jn. 3:3; 6:53-63



Memory Verse: “Jesus answered and said to Him, Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born-again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (Jn. 3:3) NKJV



SUMMARY

The kingdom is a reality which has its rules and regulations that must be kept before one can be allowed to enter there. We must therefore, abide by the required standard to enter there so that we may not run our Christian race in vain.

LESSON 12 19/2/2017

THE PARABLE OF THE WEDDING CLOTHES

Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 148, 150

Devotional Reading: Lk. 14:15-24

Topic for Adults: Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen.

Topic for Youths: Don’t Refuse God’s Invitation

Topic for Intermediates: Enter Through The Narrow Gate

Scripture Lesson: Matt. 22:1-3; Rev. 21:2,9; Matt. 22:4-8; 23:37; 22:8-13

Memory Verse: “But when the king came to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. So he said to him, friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment’. And he was speechless (Matt. 22:11-12) NKJV

BACKGROUND

In this parable, the King’s son is to be married and the king is planning the wedding celebration. He had invited the obvious people, the great men of his kingdom, the people one would expect to be at such an occasion, but they had treated his invitation with contempt. They have proved unworthy of it. But the King cannot cancel the banquet. This is his son’s wedding; it must be celebrated; there must be guests to fill the banqueting hall. Where can worthy guests be found, guests who will not spurn but be glad to be there and really share the joy of the occasion with the King? Who will prove worthy to be a guest at the wedding banquet?



NOTE ON THE TEXT

PART 1: THE SPECIAL INVITED GUEST REFUSE TO COME (MATT. 22:1-3; REV. 21:2, 9)

The Kingdom of Heaven is compared to a wedding banquet. The parable says that the King gave a wedding banquet for his Son. In the claims of Jesus, God the Father would be this King, and Jesus, of course, was the Son. The presentation of the King’s Son, the Messiah, as a bridegroom is not uncommon (Jn. 3:29). This is the New Testament counterpart of the Old Testament usage of marriage as a symbol of the covenant, i.e., that Israel was the wife of Yahweh, and in the end, an unfaithful wife - Hosea 3 - who followed after other lovers (gods). The imagery in the New Testament does not focus on God’s relation to a nation in general, but on the special relationship between Christ and true believers. The anticipated union with Christ in glory is portrayed by John as a marriage supper (Rev. 19). Here, Jesus uses the same idea to warn people not to refuse the invitation, and not to be found unprepared for the coming of the Bridegroom.

The guest list was drawn up ahead of time, and when the time came for the feast, they were notified that it was ready. But these guests refused to come - they persistently refused to come. These special guests would be the Israelites who were expecting the Messiah; they claimed to be closely related to the King, God. But when the King prepared the banquet for his Son, they would not come. In the New Testament, Christ is often portrayed as the stumbling stone--people might have embraced an offer of the kingdom, but they had to determine what to do about Jesus? In Matthew 23:37 to get the point: "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who killed the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing". For many reasons, but one primarily, the Jewish people did not accept Jesus as their Messiah when He came and extended to them the invitation to come to Him (Matt. 11:28). They could explain it in so many ways, but it simply was that they did not believe in Him.

This parable, then, portrays the expected guests as refusing the gracious invitation to attend the banquet. By refusing the offer of grace they refused a share in the banquet, and in the world to come-if they continued to refuse.

PART 2: THE SECOND INVITATION VIOLENTLY OPPOSED (MATT 22:4-8; MATT.23:37)

The King extends his gracious invitation again, although this time he made it even more appealing. He sent other messengers out to invite them again. This is so true of the way that the Lord calls people to himself, repeatedly and with all the incentives to appeal to people. In this parable the incentives are portrayed in the description of the banquet. And here there would be plenty to eat--the King said that his oxen and fattened cattle had been butchered and everything was ready for the feast. What could be more appealing?--the King himself extends the invitation, it is for a joyful time of celebration, and they would enjoy. One is amazed that the invitation needed to be repeated at all! The invitation of the King was both a great honour--and a sovereign command -one does not refuse the King.

The response to this second invitation is rather surprising, to say the least. The people paid no attention to the messengers, but went off on their own business. But others seized the messengers and mistreated them and killed them! The King was so outraged by their treatment of his messengers that he sent his army to destroy the murderers and burn their city. In this context the opposition to Jesus had grown violently; and Jesus warned His enemies of the coming judgment they would receive. So the focus of the parable, although severe, is true to history. The Hebrews had often harmed and killed the prophets that God sent to them; and they were about to do the same with Jesus. But to refuse the offer of the King and murder his messengers was the same as committing suicide. That would even have been true in their days. But in the story, this was not any king, but the King of Glory.

A survey of the Gospels as a whole is necessary to draw together the reasons for the Jews’ rejection and hatred of Jesus. Again and again Jesus called them to come and follow Him and He would give them eternal rest. Their unbelief in Him lay behind their refusal. But perhaps as the repeated appeals of Jesus made the call clearer to them--that Jesus was the divine Son of God, that they would have to submit to Him, and that they could only enter the Kingdom of Heaven through repentance of their sins and faith in His provision--they became more aware of what He was saying about Himself and therefore what He was saying about them. Their violent response in killing the messengers the LORD sent anticipated their desire to kill Jesus--they did not want to hear any more of their guilt and His grace. And so, just as Jesus explained in the last section, the kingdom would be taken from them and given to a people bearing fruit. Those who angrily refused the gracious invitation to the wedding feast would be insulting and minimizing the King, and so his wrath would fall on them.

PART 3: THE INVITATION GIVEN TO ANYONE WHO WOULD COME (MATT. 22:8-13)

The king now turned to all and sundry because the special ones who were invited refused to come. He sent his servants out into the streets to invite all that they could find, whether good or bad. The banquet hall was soon filled with people wanting to have a share in the King’s wedding feast for his Son. The call is not for the wise and the learned, certainly not for the smug and self-righteous, but for all who would come. He came into the world to seek and save that which was lost, not those who had rigorously kept the Law (or who said they did) and could claim to have the righteousness to enter the Messianic banquet. What was drawn into the hall were both good and bad people--but all in need of God’s invitation to escape the sin and bondage of this world.

The parable tells how the King arrived to see the guests who were at the wedding feast for the Son. But he found a man who was not wearing the proper wedding clothes. In our story the King wanted to know how the man got in without the proper attire, but the man was speechless, a sign of his guilt. The man did not prepare properly to act on the invitation he received. So there was an invitation to the banquet, but not all who responded to the invitation were allowed to remain. The King had the man tied and cast out into the darkness, where there would be weeping and gnashing of teeth. The outcome of this man’s situation informs us of the true meaning of the symbolism. We have to say that the proper attire would correspond to all that Jesus said was required for entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven--true repentance for sin and faith in Christ, and then a commitment to love and obey the Lord as evidence of saving faith. In Jesus’ day many people certainly wanted to enter the kingdom, but when Jesus started telling them to come to Him and take His yoke upon them and learn of him, they went away. And in the day of judgment many will claim to have done good deeds, but Jesus will turn them away because they will not have dealt properly with the basic issue of salvation--they will not be prepared properly and spiritually to be received by the King at the wedding of the Son.

CONCLUSION

The parable closes with an explanation "For" Many are "called," but few are chosen. The word "many" is not intended to be a restricted number; it is used in Isaiah 53 to speak of those for whom Christ poured out His blood. The invitation has gone out to all who care to listen, but some just refused, and some wanted to come but refused to submit to the requirements of entrance into the kingdom. So none of these will be present in the kingdom. Those Jesus refers to as "chosen" are the people who respond to the invitation to come, and respond in the proper manner so that they are prepared to enter the kingdom. Because the Bible refers to the recipients of grace as "chosen," we may conclude that it intends to say that God is not surprised by the acceptance of some and the rejection of many. In other words, sovereign grace is still at work, even though on the human level, we see how some refuse and some accept and prepare.

QUESTIONS

What was the kingdom of heaven compared to in our lesson today?

What were some of the excuses of the invited guests who refused to come?

What was the king’s verdict against them?

What was the significance of wedding garment in our lesson today and what is its significance to us today?

Explain briefly, the woeful end of any Christian without the wedding garment in heaven.

hysteriabox:
Hmmm

O boi... Weldone o. What ur doing God ll bless u o. Ur efforts ll be rewarded. Weldone

Amen and thanks

DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING

Sat. 18/2/2017

A Sinner Before The Judge?

Zech. 3:1-5; Heb. 9:27

In this passage of Zechariah, we find a sinner facing physical death, and as Hebrews 9:27 states, “…and after this the judgment.” The sinner has come to a place to which we will all come; he has kept his appointment with the Almighty. Here the sinner stands in the True Supreme Court of the universe, the court from which there is no appeal. This court is different from any other court the world has ever known, for there is no guarantee of an attorney, and there is no jury. There is no case and there is no debate. There is simply a judge, a prosecutor and a defendant. If you do qualify for a defense attorney, it must be the judge himself! From this passage God is the Judge. Joshua, the high Priest, is the defendant and Satan is the prosecutor. Satan is bringing his case against Joshua before God. Satan is standing at Joshua’s right hand opposing him. Satan will oppose anything you do except sin. The only time Satan is on your side is when you are against God. Satan has no mercy and he does not fight fair. He doesn’t play by the rules. There is a wonderful lesson to be learned here. God will never defend the sins of His children, but He will always defend His children!

Point of Emphasis: God will never defend the sins of His children, but He will always defend His children!

Prayer Point: O Lord my Father rescue me from all the accusations of the devil in the name of Jesus.

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