2 Corinthians 6:1-2(KJV)
We then, as workers
together with Him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in
vain. For He saith, I have
heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I
succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is
the day of salvation.
Revelation 22: 12-13(KJV)
And, behold, I come
quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as
his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first
and the last.
Following the first four chapters of Ezra in the Bible, God
is now being deliberate and particular about where He is taking our men. He is
now inviting them for a reassessment in their journey with Him – considering
the deliverance (from captivity), promises (of re-gathering), instruction to
get to work (mission of heaven), challenges (from all forms of oppositions) and
His grace (help made available at every given time). God is demanding a level
of commitment that is commensurable to His own commitment NOW.
- A call to pause and reflect on their journey so far – their present position in the plan of heaven for their lives.
- A call to take stock of their obedience to the same vision, the same mission, the same unction and the same level of preparation for the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- A call to reflect on God's commitment through His promises, love, mercy and grace.
- A call to sit down and measure their lives with the demands of heaven.
- A call to remember that they are SAVED BY GRACE (Ephesians 2:8-9), that they are NO LONGER SLAVES OF SINS and they are BAPTISED INTO CHRIST (Romans 6:3-6).
NOW is the time to rededicate
your ALL to God. REFLECT! RE-ASSESS! RESPOND!
PRAYER:
Reflect on the lives of
all the men around you (if you are a man – reflect on your life) and pray
following the outcome of your reflection.
- Lord, please help our men to deliberately begin to take the instructions of Heaven on-board wherever they are in every area of their lives. Let nothing matters to them until the vision of Heaven becomes established in their view of life, and also in their way of life.
- Lord, grant them the GRACE THAT PREVAILS in all matters of their relationship with You. Let this Grace keep increasing the Love that will strengthen them in their daily walk with You, and also help them wherever they are weak in the knowledge of You.
- Lord, please help them to deliberately begin to drop anything they directly or indirectly value more than You. Let them see You in everything and in every way, open their lives to an irreversible encounter with You.
- Lord, rid our men of all irrelevances to their walk with You. Please arise and step into all blockages to their swift response to You. Deliver them from all grips that are traceable to the systems of the world.
- Lord, let them experience the joy that is in turning their worry lists to prayer lists. Being the head of the family, help them to be ahead in all things. LORD, GRANT OUR MEN THE BLESSED ASSURANCE OF HEAVEN IN A NEW WAY!
