DEALING WITH THE ISSUE OF SIN!!!
And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
— 1 Kings 18:40
Looking at the old testament scenarios of things, it is a shadow and a principle on how we should handle things in the new testament. Many has taken literally things that happened in the old testament like the disciples of Jesus Christ; James and John in Luke 9:51-56, but it was great and wonderful for us to learn from the response and the rebuked of Christ to them when they wanted to copy Elijah literally in verse 55.
Hence It is important to know that it will be safer for us to constantly ask the Holy Spirit whenever we have a scripture to deal with.
In the above text; When the prophet Elijah had received the answer to his prayer, and the fire from heaven had consumed the sacrifice in the presence of all the people, he called upon the assembled Israelites to take the priests of Baal, and sternly cried, “Let not one of them escape.” He took them all down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
So must it be with our sins—they are all doomed, not one must be preserved. Our darling sin must die. Spare it not for its much crying. Strike, though it be as dear as an Isaac. Strike, for God struck at sin when it was laid upon his own Son. With stern unflinching purpose must you condemn to death that sin which was once the idol of your heart. Do you ask how you are to accomplish this? Jesus will be your power. You have grace to overcome sin given you in the covenant of grace; you have strength to win the victory in the crusade against inward lusts, because Christ Jesus has promised to be with you even unto the end.
If you would triumph over darkness, set yourself in the presence of the Sun of Righteousness. There is no place so well adapted for the discovery of sin, and recovery from its power and guilt, as the immediate presence of God.
Job never knew how to get rid of sin half so well as he did when his eye of faith rested upon God, and then he abhorred himself, and repented in dust and ashes. (Job 42:1-6.)
Isaiah too was shouting woes on those who heard him until he saw the LORD in His Holiness, and abhorred himself and turned the woe to himself. (Isaiah 6:1-5).
We must hate sin and abhors it like the deadliest disease or poison.
The fine gold of the Christian is oft becoming dim. We need the sacred fire to consume the dross. Let us fly to our God, he is a consuming fire; he will not consume our spirit, but our sins. Let the goodness of God excite us to a sacred jealousy, and to a holy revenge against those iniquities which are hateful in his sight.
Go forth to battle with Amalek, in his strength, and utterly destroy the accursed crew: let not one of them escape.
Don't let any SHIP that destroy and defile you escape, which can be;
CourtSHIP,
FriendSHIP,
PartnerSHIP,
FellowSHIP,
ApprenticeSHIP,
MentorSHIP,
And every forms of SHIPs that will destroy your relationship with God must not escape in Jesus Name!
Please go to God in prayers.
Have a wonderful and blessed day! God bless us all.
Michael Adejoh
And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
— 1 Kings 18:40
Looking at the old testament scenarios of things, it is a shadow and a principle on how we should handle things in the new testament. Many has taken literally things that happened in the old testament like the disciples of Jesus Christ; James and John in Luke 9:51-56, but it was great and wonderful for us to learn from the response and the rebuked of Christ to them when they wanted to copy Elijah literally in verse 55.
Hence It is important to know that it will be safer for us to constantly ask the Holy Spirit whenever we have a scripture to deal with.
In the above text; When the prophet Elijah had received the answer to his prayer, and the fire from heaven had consumed the sacrifice in the presence of all the people, he called upon the assembled Israelites to take the priests of Baal, and sternly cried, “Let not one of them escape.” He took them all down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
So must it be with our sins—they are all doomed, not one must be preserved. Our darling sin must die. Spare it not for its much crying. Strike, though it be as dear as an Isaac. Strike, for God struck at sin when it was laid upon his own Son. With stern unflinching purpose must you condemn to death that sin which was once the idol of your heart. Do you ask how you are to accomplish this? Jesus will be your power. You have grace to overcome sin given you in the covenant of grace; you have strength to win the victory in the crusade against inward lusts, because Christ Jesus has promised to be with you even unto the end.
If you would triumph over darkness, set yourself in the presence of the Sun of Righteousness. There is no place so well adapted for the discovery of sin, and recovery from its power and guilt, as the immediate presence of God.
Job never knew how to get rid of sin half so well as he did when his eye of faith rested upon God, and then he abhorred himself, and repented in dust and ashes. (Job 42:1-6.)
Isaiah too was shouting woes on those who heard him until he saw the LORD in His Holiness, and abhorred himself and turned the woe to himself. (Isaiah 6:1-5).
We must hate sin and abhors it like the deadliest disease or poison.
The fine gold of the Christian is oft becoming dim. We need the sacred fire to consume the dross. Let us fly to our God, he is a consuming fire; he will not consume our spirit, but our sins. Let the goodness of God excite us to a sacred jealousy, and to a holy revenge against those iniquities which are hateful in his sight.
Go forth to battle with Amalek, in his strength, and utterly destroy the accursed crew: let not one of them escape.
Don't let any SHIP that destroy and defile you escape, which can be;
CourtSHIP,
FriendSHIP,
PartnerSHIP,
FellowSHIP,
ApprenticeSHIP,
MentorSHIP,
And every forms of SHIPs that will destroy your relationship with God must not escape in Jesus Name!
Please go to God in prayers.
Have a wonderful and blessed day! God bless us all.
Michael Adejoh
