DO NOT BE SILENCED

 



 
By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi



Mark 10:49 NIV “Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you."
            The world’s belief system runs contrary to God’s principles of faith and it thrives on rebellion , selfishness and oppression. It celebrates those who make a mockery of the sacred and vilifies defenders of the Christian faith. God's kind of Faith is volitional, intellectual and emotional ; expressed through positive emotional outbursts like the blind man in Mark 10:43-48.The world considers this offensive. 
          The life of  faith in Christ is laterally inverted and diametrically opposed to popular worldview (Eph2:2) It is like running against the crowd in a marathon race. A lot of people have missed out on their purpose and the reward of a fulfilled life by trying to please the crowd: such persons would rather serve God secretly while depriving themselves of the benefits of living a victorious Christ-like life. They would rather remain blind than offend the crowd with their expression of faith. However, without faith, it is impossible to please God: faith without works is dead.  The blind man, demonstrated his faith by shouting and would not let the crowd shut him down and he was rewarded with healing. To live a victorious life in Christ requires a refusal to conform to the social norm or popular opinion, choosing to be a God- pleaser rather than a celebrity in the arena of unbelievers.
        The dilution and pollution of the gospel gives Satan the advantage. This is shown in playing down on the message of holiness and faithfulness as virtues in a Christian's life. Without holiness it is impossible to see God ( Heb.12:14) . Holiness is a precondition to receive revelations from God's word. The believer in Christ shares in God's holiness (Heb12:10) and the opposite is describes as ‘giving one’s pearls to swine’ Matt 6:34 (Message bible )"Don't be flip with the sacred. Banter and silliness give no honor to God. Don't reduce holy mysteries to slogans. In trying to be relevant, you're only being cute and inviting sacrilege”. In a bid to be trendy and appealing to popular world view, many have stripped the teachings of the holy scriptures off its  healing miraculous power, truth and integrity(2Tim3:5). Diluted truth is no truth. God has to be sought wholeheartedly, then can there be a divine intervention in our lives (Heb 11:6, Jer 29:13).
   Refusal to defend the faith in the face of negative popular opinion deprives one of the life-changing power of the gospel; Jesus demonstrated this in government(Jn11:43) when He raised Lazarus from the dead with a shout: it was a public display of the glory of the Father. We have to be vocal in our demand for the miraculous (James4:2). Prophet Job was a man of extraordinary faith who understood the importance of being vocal about one’s faith against all odds.Job 13:19 KJV says ”Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.” Silent faith is an invitation to disaster. Be silent no more. It is time to let your light shine with the overwhelming light of God’s word .
Prayer : Heavenly Father forgive me of 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 and boldness to declare my faith for  victorious living in Jesus name.  
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