Thursday, October 18, 2007
F-O-C
So what's this post of F-O-C all about? One might think it means free-of-charge. Huh?free-of-charge, why is he blogging about F-O-C? Well actually the real acronym for it is Faith-Obedience-Commitment. It relates to the day of Sabbath. How does it relate to it then?1.Faith
In Hebrews4:1, 'Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it.
The Sabbath is really a time of worship. It is a time where we enter into God's rest, a time where we draw near to Him and He will then draw near to us. It is a time of asking in faith,the faith of asking big.
In Hebrews 4:2, it says 'For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith.'
Without faith, we cannot enter into God's rest. Without faith, we can never ask big. Therefore, let us have the faith to ask big even before we enter into the year of Sabbath.
2.Obedience
When we enter into the spirit of the Sabbath, we have to have the obedience to be faithful to what God called us to do.
Hebrews 4:6,'It still remains that some will enter that rest, and those who formerly had the gospel preached to them did not go in, because of their disobedience.
Some were unable to enter into God's rest simply because they were disobedient in listening to God's word. It really means this, by disobeying God' word we are actually sinning against God. Hence, let us open the eyes of our hearts to listen to God's message for us as we enter into the year of Sabbath in faith.
3.Commitment
We must be committed to make every effort to enter God's rest. Faith and obedience depend on commitment. If we truly honour God, we will have that faith to believe as well as obey Him.
In Hebrews 4:11, 'Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience.
By making every effort to enter God's rest, we can be sure that we will not fall short from our disobedience
Let us prepare ourselves before we enter into the year of Sabbath, be free for God and indeed you will see the marvelous plans that God has intended for us to do.
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