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By Tual Upa R. Lalthanpuia | 03 Dec 2025

Tual Upa R. Lalthanpuia
John 3:1
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. While we say that God loves the world, He wants the LORD in the hearts of men and loves His word more.

LIFE OF DISOBEDIENCE:-
God commanded Adam, "But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. (Genesis 2:17)
Genesis 2:9 says, "And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. tiin. God put all kinds of fruit in the garden of Eden, but He told Adam that eating from the tree in the middle of the garden was death.

Adam could not control himself, he ate the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, they became wise, they knew that they were naked, they were ashamed to walk with God it is. God was afraid that they would eat from the tree of life and live forever, so he drove them out of the garden of Eden. It's painful not to obey!!

In I Samuel 15:1-3, God told King Saul through Samuel to defeat the Amalekites and destroy them without sparing them, including their women, children, infants, and livestock. Saul defeated the Amalekites as God had commanded him, but he used his own will and wisdom to sacrifice the best of their livestock and captured Agag, the king of the Amalekites.

There are many of us who are like Saul, who serve according to our own will, not according to God's messenger. The good thing to remember is that "obedience is better than sacrifice. Do we believe that it is God's hatred to disobey God/Church and do what is right for ourselves? Sacrifice was good, but sacrifice without obedience was not acceptable to the Lord.

In Numbers 20:24-28 we read that Aaron died because he did what was against the Lord....Aaron will be gathered to his people; Because ye rebelled against my commandment at the waters of Meribah; therefore he shall not go in unto the land which I have given unto the children of Israel; .........And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar: and Aaron died there upon the top of the mount.

Let us be reminded of the fact that many of God's servants in the Old Testament were killed by the Lord because they disobeyed Him. Do we obey the Church when we think we obey God?

Matthew 25:28, 30 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. ........And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. God expects us to serve Him as much as we can, to enrich our spiritual life, and to increase our talents.

THUAWIH NUN: Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. (John 4:34)
How beautiful and important are these words of the Lord Jesus! We are the Pentecostal Church called to go and preach the gospel throughout the world. Let it be our food to do the will of him who sent us and to finish his work.
Matthew 7:2
" 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..... But he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Does the church's wishes match ours? Let us ask ourselves whether we think that doing the will of the church is doing the will of the Lord.
John 3:5
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. and they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
The LORD LOVE HIS WORD VERY MUCH. If we want to be loved by God, we must obey His Word.
May the Lord bless you all.

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