Sunday Sermon with Apostle Chisale
GREETINGS beloved nation, in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Many a times, we think that God is only attracted to us when we are in a formal setup like when we are in church. One thing I have discovered in my walk with God is that certain portals are opened as we discuss whenever two or three people meet, there is something that attracts God to people as they begin to discuss about God or the doings of Jehovah. I discovered that during the corona-virus era, a lot of Christians backslid, some lost that zeal for God and some lost their prayer life because the only thing that they were told is that God is only found in a church setup.
But when we look in the scriptures, we discover that there is a powerful way that attracted God to two or three people as they gather, not only gather, but even as they discuss about the things of God.
When we read in the book of Malachi 3:16-18, we discover that there were some men and the Bible says firstly, they feared the Lord and they spoke often, one to another.
Firstly, they feared God and they loved the Lord. The Bible says as they were discussing, the Lord hearkened, not only hearkened, the Bible says He heard what they were talking about.
There are two things that happened here: (i) God hearkened and (ii) He heard them.
The other version says “The Lord listened and heard.”
When we talk about hearkening, we are talking about God taking notice, he got attracted. Not only that, he had to listen carefully to what these men were talking about because in their discussion there was the name of the Lord. This caused God not only to be attracted, but he also heard and he hearkened. These are two powerful words. Someone who hearkens is someone who listens and hears, meaning that He got the whole conversation.
The Bible says as they were talking, a Book of Remembrance was written before God in Heaven.
What it means is that there is a book called the Book of Remembrance that God had to write because of what these men were talking about. In the other article where we spoke about the Book of Remembrance, we said it is a book of blessing, a book that God writes and documents such that when that season comes, that book is unfolded and certain promises that are written in that book are released to a certain individual or company because of things they did for God to remember. So, this Book of Remembrance was opened and the bible says it was because the men feared God and thought upon his name.
The Bible tells us not only was the Book of Remembrance opened, but there was a declaration that God spoke concerning these men. He said in verse 17, “He declared and said, these are mine the Lord of hosts”. In other words, God actually made a covenant of their communication. God made a declaration because of their informal discussion, they were not in church. He actually had to declare in the Heavens that the Heavens must hear that these are really God’s people.
He made a vow, He made a declaration that on that day when I make up my jewels, meaning that when we speak about jewels, we speak about precious stones. In other words, God allows a certain process, these men are being processed and they become jewels in the eyes of the Lord.
He allows a certain fire to purify them, certain situations so that they become special unto God because of their informal setting where they were talking about God, not murmuring, not mumbling about God, but talking about things that made God attentive.
We hear God saying again that, “I will spare them”, meaning that when disaster comes, because of what they were discussing, God would declare protection.
The question is, what do we discuss when we come together with friends that will make God begin to make such declarations?
Ladies and gentlemen, I have discovered that there are certain discussions that attract God that draw God to us and that make God make certain declarations.
I pray that in our informal settings when we meet one another, when we meet in twos or more, what we discuss may make Heaven recognise us.
The problem is that when people meet together, there are certain things they discuss that attract curses. One thing I discovered is that God is serious when it comes to our discussions. One time God spoke about the tongue that it has the power of life and death in it. When we look in the book of Genesis the first time God spoke, it was the time of creation, when words were heard, it was when God was creating the Heavens and the earth. So, when it comes to a tongue, or words, God is serious about these things. Many a time, as people eat and drink, they say things that do not attract God.
There is something that scared me that is found in the book of Numbers 12:1-2. We hear about Miriam and Aaron. The Bible says they spoke against Moses. These were two and in their corner or tent and they were talking about the servant Moses because of the Ethiopian woman he had married.
They said in verse 2, Has the Lord spoken only through Moses, hasn’t he also spoken through us? And the Lord heard this. They were talking about Moses and gossiping about him. Moses was not there, this was sister and brother discussing in secret and God heard. So, meaning everything we discuss God hears. Wherever you talk with your friends or relatives over the phone, WhatsApp, or email, God hears. Two things happened here, God heard and He didn’t actually pay attention to what they were saying, God heard with the ear of anger that they were talking against His servant.
So, when we begin to gossip and say things concerning God’s servants, God hears. When we read further, we see that there was a curse that came to Miriam. Meaning there are certain curses of leprosy that come to people because of what they have said.
The Bible tells us that for some days Israel could not move forward because of the curse of leprosy on Miriam. Israel could not leave Miriam alone, they had to wait for her to be healed.
My encouragement is that wherever we are in our bedrooms, husband and wife, be careful what we speak, it may attract a blessing or a curse.
The reason why many people are not seeing God’s hand and provision in their lives is because of what they say or discuss when they meet. The things they say do not attract God they attract curses. My encouragement is, be very careful what you talk about when you meet with friends or other people, that which you discuss can bring you down or lift you up. God is serious about communication, about words. Do we speak about others or do we speak about God?
May God bless you all.
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