THE WORD IN THE BEGINNING

Pr. James Victor Lubwama 

Jeremiah 6:16 (MSG)

“Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it……..”

We get our redemption from the word that proceeds from the heart of God; from it stems our purpose and solution to our problems. God never deviates from his word, and if you are seeking him, you are seeking his word out of which stems life.

We are always craving to hear God speak unto us, but there are many voices that are likened to his voice and we need to have a sense of discernment. Some demons or powers of darkness can confuse you, for they can speak and you may think that it is God when it’s not. Even Paul warned us in 2 Corinthians 11:14 (NIV) that; “And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light”.
In other words an angel of darkness can masquerade as an angel of light. He may come and commission you to start something i.e. a ministry or business yet it is not God speaking.  In order to discern whether it is God speaking or not, you need to go back to the beginning - revisit what God told you about your purpose earlier on. The devil always comes to deceive and deviate you from God’s plan and purpose for your life.

God speaks the end before the beginning - the bible teaches in Isaiah 46:10 (EXB) that; “From the beginning I told you what would happen in the end. A long time ago [From ancient times] I told you things that have not yet happened........" Stick to God’s original plan without deviating and by doing so, you shall realise his word -  his word is the blueprint of our lives; its the manual the describes our purpose; its the compass that directs us. The bible says in Luke 11:23 (AMP) “He who is not with Me [believing in Me as Lord and Savior] is against Me [there is no impartial position]; and he who does not gather with Me [assisting in My ministry], scatters.” When you go off track and alter God’s plan, you shall reap a curse. Heavens will close because you will be scattering instead of gathering.

Whenever you hear a voice contradictory to what God told you or his word, just know that’s the devil not God. The bible says in Jeremiah 6:16 (MSG) “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it……..” The devil should not derail you from the godly way. Stop and ask. Ask who? Your spiritual father or the Holy Spirit. Always consult to make sure that you are on the right track and heading in the right direction. One thing you should remember is that somethings are good and right but not godly.

Your advancement lies in having a healthy relationship with your pastor – spiritual father who will always guide you whenever you are going astray; having a spiritual father will keep in you in check and in the right direction; for Samuel guidance from Eli. The bible says in 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (TLB) 
“……..7 (Samuel had never had a message from Jehovah before) 8 So now the Lord called the third time, and once more Samuel jumped up and ran to Eli. “Yes?” he asked. “What do you need?” Then Eli realized it was the Lord who had spoken to the child. 9 So he said to Samuel, “Go and lie down again, and if he calls again, say, ‘Yes, Lord, I’m listening.’” So Samuel went back to bed. 10 And the Lord came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel replied, “Yes, I’m listening.”

Revelation 2:4 (AMP) says; “But I have this charge against you, that you have left your first love [you have lost the depth of love that you first had for Me]” The bible tells us to go back to our first love – the pure, nonporous, overflowing love we had for God at the beginning of our Salvation journey. How did you trust then? How did you serve then? How did you fellowship then? What is your current love level towards God and man? Are your vertical and horizontal relationships springing up or deteriorating each day? If you are not carrying the cross you are in trouble. Jesus instructs in Luke 9:23 (NLT) that; “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me.” The cross refers to your relationships; vertical - with God and horizontal - with man. The two greatest commandments in Mathew 22:37-39 say that; ”Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 The second most important is similar: ‘Love your neighbor as much as you love yourself.”

You have to carry your cross every day: meaning you have to repent your sins and forgive your neighbours. People hurt you and you keep the resentment on your heart, and when you do this, you break your relationship with God; but remember that you also hurt them as well, so we should forgive because God also forgives us. Many Christians prioritize their relationship with God but not with men which is wrong! You to need to balance the equation - vertical and horizontal in order for the cross to be complete

Whenever you do something that God has not tasked you to do, be assured that you are doing someone else’s assignment and there is no reward for it! Whenever you rebel against God and divert from his purposed assignment, be mindful about the end because all that you will have done will pass through fire and be destroyed - you will have no reward from Him in the end. 

Do what you were instructed to do so that you have something to show and stop wasting your years. A man is known by his works! Paul said in 2 Corinthians 3:2-3 (TLB) that; “The only letter I need is you yourselves! By looking at the good change in your hearts, everyone can see that we have done a good work among you. 3 They can see that you are a letter from Christ, written by us. It is not a letter written with pen and ink, but by the Spirit of the living God; not one carved on stone, but in human hearts.”

We need to be informed about how God works and heavenly systems so that we do not go off track. You will not see a blessing in the things you do if they are not in line with what God instructed to do at first, because whenever you do something that God has not tasked you to do, be assured that you are doing someone else’s assignment and there is no reward for it! 

Revisit and reignite what God told you in the beginning. Don’t deviate.