5TH OCTOBER, 2021
PASTOR OLUBI JOHNSON
GOD’S GOODNESS AND YOUR REPENTANCE
Psalm 23:6 KJV
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
We need to make use of the space (Rev. 2.21) God’s goodness and mercy give us to repent from habitual disobedience and spiritual slothfulness (Heb. 6.12).
We also need the goodness and mercy of God that comes from sincere repentance to survive the perilous times we are presently living in (2Tim. 3:1-4).
It’s important to know that the regular confession of sin, the cleansing of the blood of Jesus, repentance, and so walking in love, should be a continual daily practice for us, so as to grow spiritually into the perfection and fulness of Christ, rather than something we do occasionally when we feel under condemnation or pressure (Heb. 13:20-21).
It is the regular cleansing of the blood of Jesus that enables the life of God to flow maximally into our spirits, so working in us that which is well pleasing in God’s sight, and ultimately making us grow into the perfection and fulness of Christ.
This causes the life and power of God to flow into us and edify people in our sphere of influence, so edifying the Body of Christ (Eph. 4:15-16; you and those you are praying for) in love. All of this taken together is also called ‘washing of feet’.
1John 5:16 NIV
If you see any brother or ⁷sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that.
So the goodness and mercy of God preserve us from destruction and gives us the space (or opportunity) to practice this habitual confession of sin, repentance, asking for life, praying in tongues and so walking in love.
This therefore causes us to make the Lord God, Who is love (1Jn. 4.8,16), our habitation, and so guarantees our divine protection fulfilling:
1John 5:18 KJV
We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
So, let us not take the goodness of God for granted, but rather use it to repent, to ultimately perfect the love of God in our lives, and so have perfect protection!
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