MISCONCEPTION 2

1 SAMUEL 13:1-13

I welcome you again this week in Jesus name.

Last week, I share with you, the first part of this message, hope you haven’t forgotten and if you have, you can read through the bullettin again.

Misconception is not an excuse because God will not accept it. The man of God in the text above was really rage in verse 11.
I want you to carefully considered the tense scenario yet his excuse was gruesome.

Pastor, you should understand what made me took the decision, if God didn’t take it then He would not now.

Some of us are the architect of  the problem in our life because we assume when we should have waited or ask God. The reason, many home is a no go area is simply of the sting of misconception.

When a thought or decision is connoted carnally it will bring problem.
When Jesus was teaching the apostle about the Holy Spirit in John 16:13, He is so specific about His work.
If you are one of those who had abandoned  the Holy Spirit, there is still a way out.
When Saul resolved to misconception:
-   Samuel said he had disobeyed God
-  His kingdom was torn
-  He was replaced by another person.
That is what happened to anybody who is not yet ready to repent.

What to do to escape from the trap of misconception:
-  Guide your heart diligently, Proverbs 4:23
   Stop listening to carnal thought, always purify your mind with the blood of Jesus

- Learn to wait on God whenever, there is a decision to make, Isaiah  40:30-31
 Do not permit the situation around you to rule you because we live by faith not by  sight, 2 Corinthians 5:7. If we live and take our decision based on our sight we will disappoint God as Saul did.

Do not be desperate,  Matthew 6:25-33   
When you are desperate, you hearken to the persistent thought which possibly might be the wrong decision, Jeremiah 17:9.

Avoid the wrong company of people, Psalm 1
An English adage says birds of like feather congregate in the same proximity. It is better to flee from the wrong people they will destroy your relationship with God. I am not telling not to preach to them but becoming too intimate with them will expose you so be careful with the company around you.

Spend a lot of time in Daily devotion, Joshua 1:8
You can only know God when you spend time studying His words and prayerfully seeking His mind. The secret of the Lord is in His word and the more do, the more it is reveals.

Never ignore His chastisement, 1 Cor 11:32
It is better to fall in the Lord’s hand than being destroy by satan, ask David in 2 Samuel 24:14.

Develop your mind in spiritual things,   1 Timothy 3:6
It is important for every Christian to thirst and develop into Christ nature rather than spend time on carnal thing. The more you know God, the easier it becomes discern matter.

Learn to inquire from God always, Habakkuk 2:1-5
Jesus also taught the disciple this principle while teaching them in Matthew 7:7. The more you ask, the more you know.

Take note of all these things and you shall be immune to the flies of misconception. God bless you, till we meet next.

Remember to pray with holy zeal the prayer point at the back of this bullettin. remember to tell some one how great Jesus loves him/her.