To be blameless!

Genesis 17:1”When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.”

Though I titled this message, ‘to be blameless,’ yet I would like to talk about His love in the beginning, because our commitment to live for Him and live holy for Him should be birthed from our knowledge of His love for you. Because He loved you first! He gave His all for you!

Abraham goofed up, sinned, ran away from God, struggled with faith, had a relationship with Hagar, gave birth to Ishmael….. YET, what follows is amazing! God showed up to Abraham! I read the scriptures with tears in my eyes! 

God calls out Abraham to leave his folks, town and follow Him; which he does dutifully, however, when there was a delay in the fulfilment of God’s promise, Abraham strays away from the right path. For 13 years Abraham did not hear from God! Those must have been agonizing years for Abraham! During my initial days of salvation, even if I sensed the presence of God leave me a bit, I would run inside closed doors and say: ’sorry, sorry…please, don’t leave me Lord!’ Such was the childish, sweet fellowship that I experienced-and still experiencing!

God told Abraham: "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. ”Further the next scripture says: ‘And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” Here we see a command and blessing being beautifully juxtaposed by God! God said in simple words:” you be blameless, then I would bless you-not sparingly-but exceedingly! God approached a sinner and showed Him the way to be a winner! Is there anybody like Him? None! Give Him a shout of praise! He deserves it! I repeat exceedingly!

Now, give an attentive ear to what comes after this! Having talked about His bountiful love, we need to know of His commandments too! We cannot live recklessly and still expect God to bless us. Can we? His words are clear: be blameless! Bring your life under the microscope to unravel the mess, dirt and deep hidden sins that is buried in the dark crevices. The heavenly torch would see it all!

Testimony: After hearing my  sermon, a young computer agent said,'"I was claiming auto fare expenses from my office even though I travelled in bus, after hearing your message on being blameless, I went to my manager and returned the money that I claimed dishonestly." This is revival in the heart!