WANTED REFORMERS AND REVIVALISTS

TUESDAY, 8TH NOVEMBER, 2022.

 

Topic: WANTED: REFORMERS AND REVIVALISTS

MEMORIZE: "And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none (Ezekiel 22:30).

SCRIPTURE READING: Numbers 25:1-13.

“1. Now Israel remained in Acacia Grove, and the people began to commit harlotry with the women of Moab. 2 They invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. 3 So Israel was joined to Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD was aroused against Israel. 4 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Take all the leaders of the people and hang the offenders before the LORD, out in the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may turn away from Israel." 5 So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Every one of you kill his men who were joined to Baal of Peor." 6 And indeed, one of the children of Israel came and presented to his brethren a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 7 Now when Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose from among the congregation and took a javelin in his hand; 8 and he went after the man of Israel into the tent and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stopped among the children of Israel. 9 And those who died in the plague were twenty-four thousand. 10 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 11 "Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned back My wrath from the children of Israel, because he was zealous with My zeal among them, so that I did not consume the children of Israel in My zeal. 12 "Therefore say, 'Behold, I give to him My covenant of peace; 13 'and it shall be to him and his descendants after him a covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was zealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.'"”

EXPOSITION:

WANTED: REFORMERS AND REVIVALISTS

1. Why Revivalists are needed?

a.  Merchandise of religion and worship  v16.

b. Institutionalized worldliness and idolatry in the temple vv14-16.

c. Changing the purpose of the Church from spiritual to pseudo- spiritual and mundane vv14-16.

d. Worshipping and serving God without regard to Biblical standards vv14-16.

e. Deviation from the true purpose of the Church. In this text a house of prayer was turned to a house of merchandise Matthew 21:23. 

f. Emphasis on mere outward worship without deep piety and spirituality.

g. What other unscriptural things could you observe in the text and in the churches today?

2. WHO COULD BE REFORMERS IN THE CHURCH?

a. He knows the word of God clearly as to the purpose of the Church v16.

b. He is free from all forms of covetousness and worldliness v16.

c. His life is totally devoted to pleasing God above all else including "builders" of religion v18.

d. He is burning and hot, contending against all false and unscriptural religious practices v17.

e. He has the Holy Ghost fire, faith and force that backslidden religious people cannot resist or run down vv14-18.

f. He lives a radiant and unquestionably holy life that no one could put blame v17.

g. He has the grace to stand and contend for the truth even when he has to stand alone in the midst of multitudes vv14-16.

h. He is not afraid of what man can do against him for contending for the faith.

Question: What other qualities could you observe in Jesus that made Him a shining and burning light in the midst of the darkness of this age?

3. A CALL TO SHINE THE LIGHT AT YOUR LITTLE CORNER

He that will be a follower of Christ must consecrate to be like the Master Jesus in passion, purity, prayer, principle and power (anointing). Stand tall and shine in this world of darkness.

PRAYER POINTS:

*Lord*, I hereby submit myself to the study of your word so that I will know clearly your word, way and will🙏

*Holy Spirit,* move in your church and make the children, youths and adults burning lights in this generation🙏

 Lord, make me a reliable reformer that You can trust and engage in this generation in Jesus Name.

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DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR –  John 19-21.