Message: Stop playing , "Tug of War" with God
By Elder Kelvin Gilmore
Greetings to all of my Brothers and Sisters in Christ ! God loves you and so do I. Thought for today. I remember playing a fun game at school called , "Tug of War". It began by two captains choosing the people on their teams. It was very important for the team captains to first pick the strongest and biggest person to be the anchors on their team.
After all of the players were selected, a line was drawn in the sand. A big rope was used to go across the line. Each team member would take their opposing position on each side of the line picking up the rope.The anchors for each team would be at the end of the rope. The game would begin when the teacher would blow a whistle. The game will end when one team pulls the opposing anchor across the line. The winning team usually have the strongest anchors. This game reminds me of what happened in the. Garden of Eden. God was the anchor for Adam before Eve joined the team. When Eve was created from Adam's rib ,she was expected to be on the same team. The line was the simple command of," don't eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil." One day Eve went out and selected a new anchor, the serpent because he convinced her to cross the line. The Game began when Eve ate of the forbidden fruit but it wasn't over until the man crossed the line. You see, God created the game to see if the man will love him more than his wife. Man chose to listen to his wife more than God proving that his love for her was greater. The wife chose to listen to the serpent more than her husband proving that her love for the god of this world was greater than the love for her husband and his God. Please noticed that the rope symbolizes the will of God. There are many Christian homes today in a Tug of War. Let us all be on God's team and defeat the Devil. GOD'S TEAM WILL NEVER LOSE. Our God will never cross the line.
By Elder Kelvin Gilmore
Greetings to all of my Brothers and Sisters in Christ ! God loves you and so do I. Thought for today. I remember playing a fun game at school called , "Tug of War". It began by two captains choosing the people on their teams. It was very important for the team captains to first pick the strongest and biggest person to be the anchors on their team.
After all of the players were selected, a line was drawn in the sand. A big rope was used to go across the line. Each team member would take their opposing position on each side of the line picking up the rope.The anchors for each team would be at the end of the rope. The game would begin when the teacher would blow a whistle. The game will end when one team pulls the opposing anchor across the line. The winning team usually have the strongest anchors. This game reminds me of what happened in the. Garden of Eden. God was the anchor for Adam before Eve joined the team. When Eve was created from Adam's rib ,she was expected to be on the same team. The line was the simple command of," don't eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil." One day Eve went out and selected a new anchor, the serpent because he convinced her to cross the line. The Game began when Eve ate of the forbidden fruit but it wasn't over until the man crossed the line. You see, God created the game to see if the man will love him more than his wife. Man chose to listen to his wife more than God proving that his love for her was greater. The wife chose to listen to the serpent more than her husband proving that her love for the god of this world was greater than the love for her husband and his God. Please noticed that the rope symbolizes the will of God. There are many Christian homes today in a Tug of War. Let us all be on God's team and defeat the Devil. GOD'S TEAM WILL NEVER LOSE. Our God will never cross the line.
Prayer for Today
Heavenly Father, open the eyes, ears and hearts of your people to follow your plan and your Will for our lives. Please stop us from resisting the leading of the Holy Spirit. Help us to let go of pride and submit to Our Lord Jesus to complete your plan for us. Do whatever is necessary to bring our families home to be with you ,Our Heavenly Father...Forever. Thank You , Father. In Jesus Name. Amen.
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