Exploiting God for personal gain!

We are just one week away from Easter. 

God spoke to me today about exploiting Jesus for personal gain. If you think about Easter, Jesus did nothing for personal gain. And, He was perfect and without sin. 

Jesus submitted to the will of God and sacrificed His life for you.

Jesus desires for you and I lay down our lives for Him. This is walking by faith and living in oneness with Jesus through the Holy Spirit. 

The priority for a Christ follower is to seek the will of God and to live within your circumstances without complaining or grumbling. 

There is a way that seems right to a man but its end is destruction.

You cannot exploit Jesus for self aggrandizement. Inquire of the Lord in all your decision making and commit your works to Him.

Walking with Jesus is experiencing different seasons. He might give you a season of prosperity or deprivation. There will also be times of adversity, pain, and suffering. 

Jesus wants your obedience to Him above all else. This comes by listening to the voice of God and complying with His instructions.

Examine your motives in dealing with God. Did you wake up today praying “Not my will but Yours be done”?

The riches of Christ come to those living under His authority and in His perfect timing.

He lives you you can live!