THE JOURNEY OF LIFE
GOD WILLING
_Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven._
*One reality of life is that life is eternal. Hmmm! This reality is supposed to bring us a relief but it rather makes many feel sad about life. Those who don't believe there is heaven and so life continues there when judged worthy are those who have concluded it's impossible to be in heaven. Otherwise everyone else would want to be in heaven. Going to heaven is however conditionned to doing the will of God, the Father. What then is the will of the Father? He has testified of Jesus of being his beloved Son in whom he delighteth and has commanded all men to listen to him.
_Matthew 17:5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him._
Whatever is the will of God for man has been revealed by Jesus. Jesus says no one has ever seen the Father but the Son and he came bearing witness of Him. To know the will of God and obey it is to listen to the words of Jesus closely.
Permit me to end with this.
Life is a journey and we the followers of Christ, we know our destination. We are heading towards where our master Jesus is seated currently. Jesus said in John 14:1 that we do not have to let our hearts be restless for he was going to prepare a place for us. We know we are on a journey to heaven and so we are all in transit here on Earth. Just like every journey, many things happen on the way; there are adversities here and there that have the ability to destroy the purpose of the journey or destruct you along the line.
I was recently getting some plantain seedlings to plant; in the process one particular plantain had a cut on it although it was looking very fresh. I supposed the farmer cut it when clearing the weed around it. I could see the mark made by the cutlass on it, so I asked myself how come this plantain seedling has a cut in its body yet doing so well. Then I realized that the growth of the seedling was dependant on the root and not the stem. Just as this farmer tried clearing around the plantain and ended up cutting it, so are we all going to face adversity in one way or the other. Challenges such as trials, temptations and sickness, etc. If we are going to be successful we should watch our root. How do you nurture the root? Jesus presented a scenario of a wise man and a fool in _Matthew 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 7:26 :And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:_
By this, Jesus reveals to us that we will enter into the kingdom with much suffering. The rain, the storm and the flood may come into our lives and attack our mission, but once we are rooted in Christ by constantly studying his word, though thousands may rise against us, victory is well assured.
Receive grace to get your life rooted in Christ!
