FROM THE LEADER'S DESK

THE CALLED-OUT-ONES, HOW CONSECRATED ARE THEY?

It is not a bogus claim to say that, a great percentage of professing Christians today are yet to experience the power of the gospel; in cases where they have, they are either carnal, lukewarm or backsliders, all because they fail to understand what this ‘Christianity thing’ is all about and also what the church represents.

The Greek word ‘ekklesia’ which is translated church simply means “the called-out-ones”-those who have had their sins forgiven because of the shed blood of Jesus Christ at Calvary. So, if the church is the called-out-ones, the question now is, where are we called out from? And to who are we called out to serve? We were called out of darkness (save from the penalty, power and future presence of sin) into His marvelous light (saved for God’s purpose and placed in His family-the church in which we express the likeness of His Son).

Believers are called unto consecration-unto God and unto holiness. By the way, consecration means to devote, separate, dedicate; give wholly over to God (Ex 28: 3, 4, 41; 29: 9, 33-35). So, how consecrated is the called-out-ones? Are we saved for nothing? Are we Christians by profession and not by character and practice? If Christianity is the life Christ in human person; I ask you, is Christ living in you? Enough of Churchianity and religiosity! If we have truly receive the life of Christ as we claim, then; where is holiness, where is purity, where is the righteousness of God that teachers us to say no to all form of ungodliness (Titus 2:11-15)?

Believers are the light of the world. Therefore, “let us live as children of light- for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true” (Eph 5:8,9). Paul the Apostle in 2Cor 6:14-7:1, enjoined every believer in Christ not to be mismatched with unbelievers. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Brethren the truth is that we cannot enjoy the two worlds at a time, no not at all- you will either stand for God or against Him. Let us therefore cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the body and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God.

Finally beloved as you go through the month of November do not fail for whatsoever reason, “to present your bodies as a living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God.” This is the best service anyone can offer God- reason being that anything you do for God without holiness is frivolous and tantamount to nothing. Make up your mind even this month to do nothing else but to seek God out of a ‘pure heart’, because he who has called us is holy, we too must be holy for without holiness no eyes shall see God.