Presiding minister of Global Grace Church, an end-time preacher, Pastor Samuel Daniel, warns believers against the dangers of flowing with the lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh and pride of life. Excerpts:
The Bible, speaking through Judah's wise King Solomon admonished believers not to love the world because the world is nothing but vanity. We should learn from the story of the Pharisees and the publicans that provides an eye opener in this regard.
The Bible tells us that when the Pharisee went to God in prayer, he was boasting of what he had in the world. He was telling God that he had been doing that, he had been doing this. He was boasting of how he had been paying his tithe and offering and how he was not like the wretched publican. But God did not acknowledge him.
On the contrary, the publican humbled himself and saw himself as nothing. He went to his closet, prayed to God and asked Him for mercy. God saw his heart and blessed him. Brethren, I want to let you know that God cannot be found within those things you want to do to become somebody in the world. God is in your soul. He is keen about those things that you can do and they will lead someone to inherit the kingdom of heaven. For instance, the book of 1John 2:15 says, "Love not the world neither love the things that are in the world.
"If any man loves the world, the love of the father is not in him. For all that is in the world are the lust of the flesh…the lust of the flesh is manifest namely in fornication, adultery, envy, jealousy hatred, emulation, abuser of mankind." And He says, "The lust of the eyes and the pride of life is not of the father but is of the world. And the world passeth away and the lust thereof; but he that doeth the word of God abideth forever. Samuel
If you are such that love things of the world so much, you are too keen on what you can become in the world, you want to be a super star, you want to be a popular man…, I want you to know that there are three things that can bring down someone that is thriving in the way of the Lord. Number One is money, Two is woman and Three is fame. You money, fame and woman can make you not to acknowledge God. God is telling us love not the world because the world is not of him.
Many Christians are going to church not because they love God but because of showmanship. Many churches today are built not because they want to convert souls but because they are for showmanship. Many ministers of God today are in so much love with the world. They are in ministries not because they want to convert souls, but to show they have anointing to perform wonders. What does it profit you to gain the whole world and lose your soul? Do you know that things of the world will pass away? Houses will pass away, cars will pass away; your companies will pass away, your churches will pass away, your poverty will pass away; that is why the Bible says that money is the root of all evil.
When people are after money, they don't love God anymore because the quest for money can lead one to do evil. It is then you see a young man taking her woman or lover to do money ritual. Some people use their mother to do money ritual. People take up arms to rob a bank. Then you see one who calls himself a pastor standing on the pulpit, manipulating people to raise money, using his anointing. That is love of the world. And Jesus said something in 1 John 3:1: "Whosoever committed sin transgress also the law for sin is transgression of the law and he know that he was manifested to take away our sin and in him is no sin. And whosoever abideth in Him sineth not whosoever sineth hath not seen neither know him. Little children, let no man deceive you, he that doeth righteously is righteous even as He is righteous. He that commiteth sin is of the Devil; for the Devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the son of man was made manifest that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever is born of God does not commit sin, does not love the world, but His seed remaineth in him."
And he cannot sin because he is born of God. If you are born of God, then the lust of the world will not be in you. If you are born of God, money will not entice you, money will not entice you; things of the world, your money, cars, houses that you has will not entice you. All these things will pass away and your soul will vanish. Brethren we are in the last age; we are approaching the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and I want to you to prepare your mind. The Bible says that Jesus Christ has come to save us with His precious blood so that we might be conforming to the image of God.
I want to let you know by this message that God is sounding a warning that we should stay away from the world. So many people are fondling with computers and its potency. Many people are on facebook, internet without knowing that facebook has corrupted the world. As a Christian, you must embrace the internet when it has to do with the things of God. If you have been using the internet for things that do not glorify God, Christ is not in you. A true Christian, a righteous man does not watch love films, does not go to clubs, a true man of God does not commit sins of adultery, fornication, backbite, gossip, is not a homosexual, lesbian.
God is telling you that the hour has come for him to sound the trumpet for Christ's second coming. As you are reading this newspaper this morning, remember that your world does not profit you but it is your soul that is more profitable. Remember the story of the young rich fool in the bible. Brethren, which one are you going to choose; the world or heaven?
