Topic: Dead Men Walking
Memory Verse: My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 (NLT)
Main Texts: Psalm 103:17, Ephesians 2:1-9
Word For Thought: We are dead men walking by the breathe of grace.
I will start by saying, life is precious, and it is a
gift from God, it takes a careless man to play with it. Many are dead through
carelessness. The word of God is preached day and night yet we are still living
in sin, how long are we going to surrender? The life we live is just a breathe,
as soon as that breathe goes away, we are just dead men walking.
A woman came to my hospital, she was ok; just came in for blood
pressure management, she was talking and eating, she was just waiting for a bed
in the inpatient unit. As soon as she got her bed, she coded few minutes later, her blood
pressure went up, she lost her breathe and died instantly. I made rounds
another time, as I reached the 6th bed, I met a nice Spanish man, we
spoke and we shared some laughs, he had such a great humor, very pleasant
patient, as I reached the 14th bed, he also coded, lost his breathe and
died in the process. I have seen more terrible cases, accidents and gun shots wounds; I have seen many cries, sorrows
and agonies by families and loved ones. Life is too precious to care less about
it.
Apostle Paul said; for him to live is Christ (Philippians
1:21). Indeed that is true, we live by the breathe of God each day. We are just
dust and clay, polished by the grace of God, alive by His breathe, because when God formed us, we were just like
statutes, no life, motionless, but He breathed into us and we became living beings. So without
His breathe we are just dead men walking.
Education is good, but you have to add Godliness. Professors who are Emeritus die, doctors die, scientist and inventors die also, rich or poorer you
will die, so no matter who you are, death is inevitable. Properties here are
good, lands, houses, cars, businesses, etc. but remember; you will not live
here forever.
One day, you will go back to dust, if that day comes, what
will be the use of the cars, houses, lands and the businesses? Surely, another
man will take over your money. So it is necessary to invest in the kingdom of
God, nothing can affect this investment. A life secured in the Lord can never be
wasted.
Since life here on earth is too short and temporal, we need to remember
our creator, we need to serve and serve Him alone. He needs to be adored and
worshiped, because we are just dust but He loves us. He knows our beginning and
our end; He alone needs to be feared. Praise God !!!
Note this:
God loves us that He demonstrated his Love by giving us Jesus our great source of life. If you are not born again, you have no life in you, you are indeed a dead man walking, blind and deaf to the things of the spirit. Your life is limited with no divine inheritance, no direction, and failure is not an option. Moreover, you are a candidate of hell fire. If you want to be born again by giving your life to Christ, or wants to rededicate your life back to Jesus, please pray this prayer
“Dear Lord Jesus Christ, I come to You today. I am a sinner. Forgive me of my sins and cleanse me with Your Blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan to serve the living God. I accept You as my Lord and Savior. Make me a child of God today. Thank You for accepting me into Your Kingdom.”'
Prayers for Today
- Praise and worship the Lord for the gift of Life.
- Pray this "Father, may I die to the things of the flesh and live in the spirit".
- Pray this "Father, prosper me in good health even as my soul is prospered".
- Pray this "Father, may my eyes open to wisdom in Jesus name".
- Pray this "I pray for all men of God today, grant them the grace to live holy and blameless in Jesus name".
- "Father, may your goodness and mercy follow me today in Jesus name"
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