THE LIFESTYLE OF GODLINESS- PART 2

 THE LIFESTYLE OF GODLINESS - PART 2

Psalm 92:15 “To shew that the LORD is upright: He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him”.

Philippians 2:5 “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus”:

1Timothy 4:8 “For bodily exercise profiteth little: but Godliness is profitable unto all things; having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come”.

Living a life of Godliness is gateway to a world of profiting. Earlier this week, we learnt that Godliness is and should be a must have for every believer; a life must-lived. The Bible admonishes us in 1John 4:17b “that even as THE FATHER is, so are we in this world”. Therefore, to live like HIM should be our desire. Christ is a perfect example of Holiness. Romans 1:3-4 says “Concerning His son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; And declared to be the son of God with power, according to the Spirit of Holiness, by the resurrection from the dead”. If Christ could only be declared as being the son of God by the Spirit of Holiness at work in His life. Thus, it is important for us as God’s children to also show these fruits in our lives. Galatians 5:22-23 talks about the fruits of the Spirit-love, joy, peace, longsuffering, goodness, meekness, gentleness, temperance, faith and so on-all these are seeds of Godliness; they are seeds sown in a godly life. According to Colossians 3:12 which says Put on therefore, as the elect of God, HOLY and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humility…. These virtues can only be found in men and women who have given themselves up to Holiness and to living godly lives. 

One thing I want us to understand is that Godliness is God’s commandment for us. He has commanded us to live a righteous life; the same way the Holy Spirit is always ringing it in our ears (John 16:8 “And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgement”). This is the mandate upon which the Holy Spirit has been given unto us. Verse 13 of the same scripture: “Howbeit, when he, the Spirit of truth is come; he will guide you into all truth”. The Holy Spirit is here to put us in check and remind us of everything Christ taught and lived for while he was here with us. This is why for every believer; it is necessary we have the Holy Spirit inside of us. 

There are two things; we can either be for God in righteousness or be against God in sin. There is no two way about it; we are either for him or against him-no middle position (neither here nor there) 2Timothy 2:19 “And let everyone that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity”. But we must also understand that the enemy of all righteousness is the devil. He specializes in sowing the seeds of the flesh, the seeds of unrighteousness, which are the seeds of sin in man. WHY? Because he knows once he is able to do this; he drives us away from God’s plan and purpose for our lives. We should all know that God has a beautiful agenda for every of his creation. We see this in the book of Genesis; HE created man and placed him in a beautiful place; the Garden of Eden; but when man sinned, he fell out of God’s agenda and lost his rightful place. This is what the devil tries to rid believers of; their true inheritance which can only be gotten in the place of righteousness. Job was holy, perfect, upright; and the bible made us to understand that he was the greatest of all men in the land. We have so many biblical proofs of Holiness as a lifestyle. 

Let us however note, as we see from the scriptures; “the enemy that sowed them is the devil (Matthew 13:39)”. So as Christians, we should never commonize that Sin is a normal way of life. No, there is Nothing NORMAL in Sin. It is an agenda from the devil to see that we do not get into God’s beautiful agenda for our life and also put us in bondage. The devil’s three-fold ministry is to steal, kill and to destroy; but Glory be to God we have a goodly inheritance in Christ who has come to redeem us. The Bible says in Galatians 3:13 “He came to redeem us from the curse of the law. The curse of the law is Sin; it is unrighteousness. So this tells us that believing in HIM is the only way out. For every believer who even lives a righteous life; it is however expedient for us to continue to pray for Grace to continually live in righteousness. I see why Paul said in one of his teachings that we are not ignorant of the wiles of the devil. Jesus also admonished us in Matthew 6:12-13 that when we pray, we should ask for His forgiveness and that we be delivered from all temptations. Our only way out is to live our lives in RIGHTEOUSNESS. Though, there is a great price to pay but the end result is always PRICELESS. GODLINESS is just us having the nature of GOD. Understand that as HE is in the Heavens, so are we here on earth. Therefore, let us in all that we do strive to live Holy.

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