FAITH CAPSULE: Are you a seasonal believer decorated with the world?
2 Timothy 4
The gift of God for man is not seasonal but for all season. The gift of God for man is permanent meaning that His gift is irrevocable. Jesus’ introduced Himself to the woman of Samaria which does not know Him, “…If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” (John 4:10) Jesus is the GIFT of God for all man. Romans 6:23 buttressed, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Jesus is the gift of God that is to be unwrapped, received by all man. All man that receive the Gift of God should be living life for God, seeking God diligently. One that receives and unwrapped the gift of God for self is one that seeks Him diligently.
How are you living life for God? Are you well rooted in God like and stand for God like a well-rooted tree with fruit which is ready to produce for God in all seasons?
God’s gift to all man is with God’s expectation for all man to receive and be in the position of giving back to God. Jesus the creator of the fig tree expected fruit, but the fig tree was with no fruit for its creator in all season. Bible recorded, “Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. In response, Jesus said to it, “Let no one eat fruit from you ever again…” (Mark 11:12-14)
The fig tree was decorated with leaves but could not declare fruit for its creator.
Are you a decorated believer like a fig tree with no fruits for God?
Seasonally available fruit before God like a fig tree is not acceptable for all man before God. Word of God warned against the seasonal believer as stated, “Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.” (2 Timothy 4:2) Before God, a seasonal believer is not complete living life for God. A seasonal believer is lack of knowledge, does not know God.
Are you a seasonal believer that is decorated with the world but not decorated by God’s
word? Do not deceive self but give self to God. Live life for God, seek Him diligently and fear God to obey Him according to His word.
Come out of religion with no Christ is embracing God’s gift in all season.
Prayer for today: Ask and seek God to give you one heart and one way, that you may fear in all the days He has given you.