Occupation of a Christian

Your occupation is that thing which you OCCUPY yourself all the time, that with which you keep yourself busy, that which is always on your mind. If you follow Jesus Christ and you call yourself a Christian, then your OCCUPATION should be Jesus Christ alone and nothing else. Jesus said: “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness and all the other things will be added unto you.” People normally keep themselves busy with, trying to make a living, realizing their ambitions or seeking pleasure. But a follower of Jesus Christ always seeks to be PLEASING to Jesus Christ in everything that He does, in every aspect of His life. His mind is always on Jesus because He follows Jesus and Jesus determines His life. Jesus supplies in all his needs. Jesus guides him in whatever job he has to do. Jesus guides his footsteps and determines every aspect of his life, but the important thing is that we should be ASKING JESUS for guidance in every aspect of our life. If we do not ask guidance from Him, we will not receive guidance. Many people occupy themselves with religious exercises, occupy themselves with Bible study, attending church services, listening to other people. If you are a follower of Jesus, you LISTEN TO HIM, you PRAY, you ASK of Him, you WAIT on Him, you LISTEN UNTIL HE ANSWERS YOU, and He will answer you, He might not answer you straight away but He will answer you in His time. But because you are following HIM, you WAIT on HIM and he will answer in His time. If you follow Jesus and you want eternal life you become part of the Kingdom of God, JESUS is your KING, He is your LORD, He is your MASTER but He does not rule over you, you SUBMIT yourself to Him and you SEEK HIS GUIDANCE. You offer yourself to Him as a servant and you WAIT ON HIM. You live your life to please Him. Your OCCUPATION IS JESUS CHRIST. What is your occupation? What do you keep yourself busy with? If it is not Jesus then it will all perish. If you want life that endures forever then your OCCUPATION must be JESUS CHRIST and being pleasing to Him. May Jesus bless you.

Why you need the Holy Spirit

Eternal life is BEING CONNECTED WITH GOD ALMIGHTY. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is His Spirit. The only way that we can have the Holy Spirit is through Jesus Christ. If we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and our Master then He baptizes us in the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God who then comes and dwells in us IF we keep our relationship with Him RIGHT.

What separates us from God is SIN. No sin can come into the presence of God. Only Jesus can take away our sin. The only way that we can come into the presence of God is if we get rid of sin. We must REPENT, STOP SINNING altogether, plead Jesus forgiveness, be BAPTIZED IN WATER and then He will BAPTIZE US IN THE HOLY SPIRIT, He will connect us with the Father who will dwell in us by His Spirit. He will make of His Spirit to dwell in us so that we can be connected to Him and have eternal life. But SIN will always separate us from God.

If we sin we are separated from God. Even if we have repented and have received the Holy Spirit, IF WE SIN WE ARE SEPARATED FROM GOD, because no sin can come into the presence of God. If we sin or disobey God then that sin and disobedience comes between us and God and separates us. We grieve the Holy Spirit and He LEAVES US. We must live in UTTER HOLINESS and in UTTER OBEDIENCE to Him. Our relationship with God is a SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIP through PRAYER, through CONSTANT PRAYER. We maintain that relationship by LISTENING, by FOLLOWING and OBEYING the GUIDANCE and the DIRECTION of the Holy Spirit which is the Spirit of God.

Any disobedience, any sin, any impurity SEPARATES US from the PRESENCE OF God. We must live in UTTER HOLINESS to maintain that relationship. That is what eternal life is about. It is about absolute holiness, obedience, righteousness and purity. Then we can stay in the presence of God but if we allow anything to come between us and God then we are separated from Him. We must STAY PURE, STAY HOLY and STAY OBEDIENT to have ETERNAL LIFE. Without holiness no man shall see God.

May Jesus bless you.