Wednesday 30th January, 2019
```DESTINY DISCOVERY AND MOLDING MESSAGE (DDMM)```
♦ *TOPIC: By their fruits - Avoiding the plague of lack of Integrity*
*_By: Judah Olatunde_*
Matthew 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
We all know that, whatever has an original equally has a counterfeit. We have a grace which is the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ but we also see another grace which is of the devil. This devilish grace only parades itself to be true while it is a lie, it makes and calls itself white while it is dark and black.
This is the more reason we ought not to listen to every preacher of grace or even pay attention to all preachers of the gospel because some aren't really preachers of the truth. Some are genuine preachers while others claim to be preachers of peace but are preachers and sponsors of heresies that leads to eternal damnation (2 Cor.11:14).
Any grace that makes you live in sin is not the grace of our Lord but the grace of the devil.
The devil that comes to you in black apparel with black or long horns is not really a devil that you ought to be careful about but the one who comes to you in the cloak of righteousness and truth. If you're not careful, you may not know this particular one is the devil based on his/her appearance but based on his/her character, integrity and fruits.
Never judge any man of God based on their gifts because the scripture says by their fruits, you shall know them and not by their gifts. Those who are easily moved to call those who prophesy "papa or mama" will fall cheaply to the wiles of the devil.
You can also be a genuine man of God and fall cheaply or be used by the devil due to your seemingly candid lifestyle of being too free with everybody and lack of integrity. Every man of God without integrity will end up being a vessel in the hands of the devil.
People will not regard you for the sake of your title, neither will the devils dread you for title's sake. Impact is stronger than title, a strong mantle is heavier than the strongest devils.
You will surely know the genuine by their fruits, but it takes time for fruits to really develop and believers ought to be careful because the enemy is catching away genuine servants of God and making them his vessels. I used to know a certain apostle whom God started using but later veered off the path of truth due to impatience and lack of integrity. This beloved brother started with zeal and true passion for God but along the line he was enticed by the cares and snatched away by worldly lust.
Some few months before he finally departed from the faith he once held dear unto, I was in his office and we sat to counsel those who had need for that but I knew something wasn't right from within me though I wasn't sure of what was to come upon him but I knew.
*Insights For Today: You shall know them by their fruits. Fruits develop with time too so judge every man you see by both fruits and time.*
*_Prayer Point: Father, give me the grace to discern that I may not be a victim of the wiles of the enemy in Jesus name. Amen.. Keep walking by faith_*
DAILY BIBLE READING PLAN: Psalm 100 and Rom 9
```DESTINY DISCOVERY AND MOLDING MESSAGE (DDMM)```
♦ *TOPIC: By their fruits - Avoiding the plague of lack of Integrity*
*_By: Judah Olatunde_*
Matthew 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
We all know that, whatever has an original equally has a counterfeit. We have a grace which is the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ but we also see another grace which is of the devil. This devilish grace only parades itself to be true while it is a lie, it makes and calls itself white while it is dark and black.
This is the more reason we ought not to listen to every preacher of grace or even pay attention to all preachers of the gospel because some aren't really preachers of the truth. Some are genuine preachers while others claim to be preachers of peace but are preachers and sponsors of heresies that leads to eternal damnation (2 Cor.11:14).
Any grace that makes you live in sin is not the grace of our Lord but the grace of the devil.
The devil that comes to you in black apparel with black or long horns is not really a devil that you ought to be careful about but the one who comes to you in the cloak of righteousness and truth. If you're not careful, you may not know this particular one is the devil based on his/her appearance but based on his/her character, integrity and fruits.
Never judge any man of God based on their gifts because the scripture says by their fruits, you shall know them and not by their gifts. Those who are easily moved to call those who prophesy "papa or mama" will fall cheaply to the wiles of the devil.
You can also be a genuine man of God and fall cheaply or be used by the devil due to your seemingly candid lifestyle of being too free with everybody and lack of integrity. Every man of God without integrity will end up being a vessel in the hands of the devil.
People will not regard you for the sake of your title, neither will the devils dread you for title's sake. Impact is stronger than title, a strong mantle is heavier than the strongest devils.
You will surely know the genuine by their fruits, but it takes time for fruits to really develop and believers ought to be careful because the enemy is catching away genuine servants of God and making them his vessels. I used to know a certain apostle whom God started using but later veered off the path of truth due to impatience and lack of integrity. This beloved brother started with zeal and true passion for God but along the line he was enticed by the cares and snatched away by worldly lust.
Some few months before he finally departed from the faith he once held dear unto, I was in his office and we sat to counsel those who had need for that but I knew something wasn't right from within me though I wasn't sure of what was to come upon him but I knew.
*Insights For Today: You shall know them by their fruits. Fruits develop with time too so judge every man you see by both fruits and time.*
*_Prayer Point: Father, give me the grace to discern that I may not be a victim of the wiles of the enemy in Jesus name. Amen.. Keep walking by faith_*
DAILY BIBLE READING PLAN: Psalm 100 and Rom 9
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