No Price, No Prize!

No Price, No Prize!

Remember the words of Jesus in Matthew 6 verse 33, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness"? No price, no work, no labor, no pay, no reward, no prize!

From the beginning of time, God always relates with humanity in a two-way format. One way is God doing his part and the other way is us doing our part. For example, salvation; even though Jesus Christ has foot the bill of our sins, yet not everyone' sins will be forgiven. And not everyone will accept the sacrifice of Jesus Christ because of lack of believe. Read John 3 verse 16, it says only those who believe in Jesus Christ and his sacrifice will have eternal life. 

So, does that mean Jesus does not want to forgive the sins of everyone? Far be it! The problem is not some of us are not willing to do our part as John 3 verse 16 says. Recently, Pastor Dan reminded of the two-way relationship we have with God by the teaching below:

TOPIC: NO PRICE, NO PRIZE!
TEXTS: Galatians 6:7,
1 Corinthians 9:24-27.
MEMORY VERSE: Philippians 3:14 "I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus".
The topic above is a striking one indeed. It touches the actual principle that governs life and eternity generally, which unfortunately so many of us are taking with levity.
Beloved, the bitter truth about life is that there's no success without sweat, no favour without labour, no testimony without a test, no elevation without a revelation, no possession without a direction, no flight without a fight, no promotion without a push, no lifting without a shift and so on.
Life runs with a giving and receiving coordinate and there's nothing we can do about it. It doesn't matter the promises and prophecies we are receiving for ourselves per time, until we are ready and desperate to do something about our lives, we will surely end up achieving nothing. God forbid!!!.
The reason so many of us are still stagnated in certain areas of life is not because of the strength of the devil; we are not willing to make the sacrifices or pay the price necessary for the realisation of our expectations. And so end up looking for who to blame. We must be fully aware that God has given us Himself and all that pertain to life. So we have no excuses to fail anymore.
Earnestly, there's no free meal anywhere in the whole world. With all humility, it's even a big fraud in the spirit realm to expect the manifestation of what we didn't pay for. Beloved, there's a price for every prize.
Therefore, it's my burning desire to inform us to make more sacrifices this month towards the growth and development of our entire being. We cannot go beyond our growth. The things we are enjoying today are a function of our inputs yesterday.
Some of the ways we can achieve sustainable growth and development are as follows:
1) Be genuinely born again
2) Always examine yourself and actions.
3) Check your association and make necessary changes.
4) Be more professional in the way you relate with others. Many of them you regard as friends are fake.
5) Create more time to fellowship with the Lord in worship and praise.
6) Thirst and hunger for insights, ideas, revelations, etc.
7) Make a schedule for effective study, meditation and prayer
8) Relate more closely with those loaded with what you want in life
9) Discover the reason for your existence and pursue it with all your being.
10) Maintain a calm, peaceful, and joyful spirit.
Truly, I strongly believe that those who will heed to these divine instructions will never be the same again. Receive Grace to move forward and upward this month and forever in Jesus Christ name
Pastor Dan

Finally brethren, our prizes and rewards of serving God cannot be further from the prices and sacrifices we are willing to make for the Kingdom of God. Decide today to seek the kingdom first, instead of the benefits. It is always a w=two-way relationship! God bless you as you seek his Kingdom first!

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