It is always a joy and privilege to come here to Lom. The welcome is always sincere and heartfull. This is the 6th year of bringing teams to Lom from Bristo Baptist Church. The relationships as well as ministry support in both directions continues to grow, and Stoicho will be coming with me to teach in Moscow Baptist Seminary next month.This morning, we looked at the issue of holiness and deceit. It is something God has been speaking to me in upon my heart. There are some practices that are central to the work of the Lord, such as Forgiving and humbling ourselves, in seeking to love and serve others. But a further aspect of Christian discipline is the call to holiness and avoidance of ‘deceit’ - living a lie.
‘the medium is the message’. Deceit is to be avoided
The Christian life involves being rooted in Jesus – if we are in deceit, it pulls us out off Him
The Holy Spirit is quenched by deceit – it hurts him and stops him filling us as He wants to
May the Lord show each of us any areas of deceit we need to deal with, to build our lives into credibility and effective witness. May each of us find the will to repent and be filled afresh with the Holy Spirit of God.
