GOD ALWAYS HAS A REMNANT

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi.

Gen.4: 26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.

      The process of the redemption of the human race began from the garden of Eden . By virtue of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ the devil is well aware of his impending doom and seeks to carry as many persons as possible along with him . As a strategy, he seeks to dilute and pollute the message of the gospel and kill as many unsaved persons as possible .

      God always makes sure that there's a remnant who will continue with the process of the propagation of the gospel in fulfillment of prophesies. The enemy is opposed to this and seeks to destroy the carriers of the genuine message of the kingdom. When Moses was born, an  order was given for  every male child to be killed but God spared Moses as the remnant  of an entire generation, likewise when Jesus was born the enemy ordered for the death of all male children of a particular age but Jesus escaped as the remnant of that generation.

          Adam's sin  against God triggered the beginning of a generation of rebels against God and despite this there was a remnant of that generation in the person of Seth, he loved God in the midst of the open display of arrogance against God. That generation progressed to a point of total lawlessness and God sanitized the system by sending a flood that destroyed all except the remnant Noah and his family . The scriptures says in Gen.6:17-19" And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood  of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath  of life, from under heaven; and every thing that  is in the earth shall  die.  But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt  come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’  wives with thee.  And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every   sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep  them alive with thee; they  shall be male and female."

         Sin is a disease of the heart that can only be cured through a messiah and since there was none before now sin multiplied in the hearts of  Noah's sons and their offspring until  God found a remnant in Abram  (Genesis 12:1) . In Abraham God reveals to us the qualities of the remnant :they will not withhold anything from God (Gen.22:12). Abraham gave birth to Isaac who fathered Esau and Jacob, and Jacob's children conspired to sell their brother Joseph in to slavery who was God's remnant for the fulfillment of prophesy (Gen.15:13). Joseph became the prime minister in Egypt and was used to save Israel from death during a famine ( Gen.50:19 -21)

        God always has a remnant, these are a people who are uncompromisingly righteous, they may not be popular but they are indispensable in the implementation of God’s will on earth.(Amos3:3) . The knowledge  that we are not alone in the adventure of faith encourages the weak. Elijah did not know this and ended his ministry prematurely but God reminded him of 7000 remnants in 1Kings19:18 "Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him." Those of the Nicolaitan church would have us believe that all ministers of the gospel are unreliable: this is aimed at discouraging and making us compromise in our walk of faith in the lord .  They'll say "we are all sinners, therefore relax, God understands " This is contrary to the scriptures in Amos 6:1 "woe to them that are at ease in Zion and depend on the mountain of Samaria.". Samaria is symbolic of a corrupt world system. .      The scriptures says in Rom.9:27 "Esaias also crieth  concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as  the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:" and in Matthew 7:13-15"Enter ye in at the strait  gate: for wide is the gate, and broad  is the way, that leadeth to  destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait   is the gate, and narrow  is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few  there be that find it. Beware of false prophets, which come to you  in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves." Do not be misled by the crowd, hold on to God's righteous hands for therein lies the guarantee for salvation ,peace and joy in the Holy Ghost

Prayer : Heavenly Father forgive me for my sins against you, I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation. I receive him as lord and saviour and receive grace for stability in faith in the face of trials and temptations in Jesus name.

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