ABUNDANT LIFE VISION
You Need Me. James 4:6-10:
And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” [7]So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. [8]Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. [9]Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy. [10]Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. NLT.

God created us to have free will, He gave us free will so that we can choose to either submit to his authority or not. Think about it, will God be satisfied if his creations worship him because they are forced to or because they choose to? Irrespective of your answer, God wants people that will worship him because they choose to not because they were programmed or forced to. However, with the free will God has given us, he expects us to put our lives in his hands once we have decided to worship him because as humans, we are limited and without his help, we cannot achieve much on our own especially in relation to eternity.
When a man fails to acknowledge God, such man sends a message to God that he can get things done by his power, that to God is pride and the Bible says that God resists the proud. Anyone that will get anything from God must humble him or herself and engage in the principles of getting things from God which is by acknowledging his supremacy and acknowledging the fact that there is something in his hands that s/he cannot get except He gives him or her. Hebrews 11:6: And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him. NLT.

Therefore, everyone should come to the understanding that we need God and the first thing we need from him is to be saved from sin. Acts of the Apostles 4:12: There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.” NLT. Salvation is made available in Jesus Christ as he saves us from the power of sin, making us capable to say no to sin.

Afterwards, the next step is to sanctify our hearts by setting our lives apart for the gospel. It is a call to set apart our lives to God as a holy sacrifice fit for the masters use. Romans 12:1-2: And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. [2]Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. NLT. Once this is done, through the renewal of our minds with the word of God, our loyalty will lie with God which is what God demands.

Also, if we approach God with a right mind, we cannot do so without feeling remorseful but God will not leave us or relate with us without giving us comfort. Luke 15:11-32. Lastly, when we humble ourselves before God that we need him for eternity, he will lift us up and reward us with honour in form of eternal life. That is on one hand for those who are yet to be saved, there is another angle to it, it us the angle of those who have backslidden or are struggling with an addiction or the other. You cannot get out of that situation without going back to God, you need him to overcome your challenges. Ignoring him tells him that you are proud and that you rely on your abilities which can never be enough.

Therefore, the call is for you, irrespective of the group you belong to go back to Jesus Christ and let him know that you need him to survive. If you would love to give your life to Christ, say this prayer wholeheartedly; Lord Jesus, I confess you as my Lord and saviour today, please save me and be my lord and bring me into your fold. Amen. If you have recited the prayer wholeheartedly, I congratulate you and I welcome you to the family of God. Make sure you join a bible believing church as you start your journey in Christ
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God bless you.