Two Ways To Live

TWO WAYS TO LIVE: There are two kinds of people: 1. Faithful, just, loyal, wise, productive, righteous, trusting the Lord, successful in God's eye's. 2. Unfaithful, unjust, disloyal, foolish, unproductive, wicked, fearful, failure in God's eye's. The Kingdom of Heaven is like the parable of the faithful and the unfaithful servants. “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. 16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. 18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money. 19 After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
20 “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’ 21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ 22 He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ 23 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
24 “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’
26 “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. 27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
29 ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

The Kingdom Of Heaven is like a parable of the faithful and the unfaithful servants.(Mt.25:14-30 NJKV ) The Lord gives us gifts and talents and waits to see how we use them. Every man receives a gift, no matter how small or great. What he does with it is up to him. If he takes it and uses it for God's glory, God will give him more. If he hides, believing God is out to ruin him, or that God is hard, cruel and stingy with the gift, then God punishes him (Mt.25:30). The Defeated Life: The defeated life wakes up one morning and realizes that he has never lived. He has been afraid to set out and take chances, knowing that dissappointments may lurk around the cornor. The old expression, " nothing ventured, nothing gained" never fazes him because he will never dream big dreams. He sticks to well worn patterns that don't change him and in truth, he is angry deep down with God. He feels like he got the short end of the stick when God is passing out gifts, because he doesn't believe he really has anything important to offer, and even if he did, he'd burry under a bushel. He is a man who took the Lord's talent's and hid it instead of investing it, becuase he was fearful of losing it. After all, he might lost it on the way to the bank, and then where would he be? This man doesn't comphrehend the love of God. Victory Or Defeat? Will You live in victory or defeat? You are in a battle for Your life. Wake Up ! You are a WINNER ! Greater is He that's in You than he that is in the world. (1Jhn.4:4). Get Your Life Back on track by confessing Your sins to God. Don't be ashamed to get help. When geese flying in formation, they let the sick and the old, and the very young fly in the rear where the air resistance is much less. They constantely switch the ones flying in front where it is the hardest to fly. If we would recognize our great pressure on our leaders and relieve them from time to time, we would not have sick and dying churches on oue leaders. Christians are overcomers who take the land for Jesus Christ. The trumpet is sounding. Stand and fight the good fight ! Model of a True Servents of God: 1. Humility 2. Serving God 3.Serving others 4. Profitable Servents 5. Using gifts and talents wisely. Taking Possession Of The Land : If You are born again Christian believer, You belong to God. He tells You to take the land just as he told the Isrealites they were the owners of Canaan, but they had to fight to take it, and fight to keep it in ones own possession. and You must drive out the demons out of Your soulish realm and body. Vigilance is a very neccessary part of the Christian walk. In areas where You had trouble in the past, the enemy will attempt to regain access. He sometimes works this through discouragement and rejection. Temptations will come, but we don't have to take them. The Kingdom is heaven is forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force( Mt.11:12N.K.J.V). Our members are at war with us. The war, ultimately, is over our eternal salvation, For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.(Gal.5:17 N.K.J.V) We walk in the Spirit and are led by the spirit, so we will Not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

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