FAITH CAPSULE: To compromise His command will complicate the journey of life.
Jonah 1, 2
DO NOT COMPROMISE WRONGDOING
It is never too much to pray before God.
It is worth engaging in prayer as a way of life.
Acts 6:4 states, “but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
In the word of God, there is no compromise against obedience to the word of God.
Without exception, all should give themselves to praying before God as a way of life.
The word of God is the direction of God, to keep and live by it.
His word is a command that does not return to Him void.
The word of God is not negotiable and not to be compromised.
All should live by the word of God to have a positive relationship with God.
One who redirects the word of God, attempting to please self, will be doing wrong.
Are you engaging the command of God not to compromise the word of God?
Commit to the word of God, grow in faith to live a life pleasing to God.
Hebrews 11:6 buttresses, “But without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”
Are you compromising the word of God consciously or unconsciously?
Before God, there is no legitimate excuse for not living according to His word.
To compromise His command will complicate the journey of life.
Compromising God will violate man before God.
The world is deceivable, but not God.
Disallow deception.
Judas compromises and does not rebuke iniquity (evil).
Judas was numbered, but not counted.
Anyone who is compromising iniquity is complicating the journey of life.
Iniquity is evil. The word of God warns: “The fear of God is, to hate evil…” (Proverbs 8:13)
Know and pray to live truthfully before God, who does not sleep, and He shall see you.
PRAYER
Just like Judas, pray not to be a vessel of compromising wrongdoing.
Ask God to enable you not to compromise and engage in wrongdoing.
MORE THAN EVER, TURN TO THE WORD/PRESENCE OF GOD
Pray that, more than ever, you want to turn more to the word of God.
The word of God is God (John 1:1).
The word of God is His presence (Jonah 1:1-3).
Are you walking away from the word of God, His presence?
The word of God locates Jonah, but he went in the opposite direction.
Walking in the opposite direction will lead to a storm.
One can survive by disobedience to God, but none can hide from the consequences of disobedience.
Disobedience calls for repentance.
Attending to worshipping God is not enough.
Return to walk the word of God that sounds in your direction to avoid the storm of destruction.
Prayer for today: Ask God to enable you to turn to Him more than ever, to live by Him.