THE REAL FOOLS
You are welcome,as we go on with our end time message of the trumpeter. Remember, It’s a moment we use, to share the undiluted word of God by speaking the mind of God- to prepare the saints for the return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and to warn the unbelieving world about the fast judgement of God. We also use this channel to point people to the right way,and urge them to reconcile with their maker.
It is good being in the presence of the Lord.David said in Psalm 84 verse 10 " For a day in God’s court is better than a thousand elsewhere. He would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of the Lord than dwell in the tents of wickedness" Really, it is good to worship the Lord, now that you are alive.
In our today's message, the Spirit of the Lord will open our eyes to some of the vital issues taking place around us,as we see the day of the Lord drawing near. God will open our eyes, and to understand many things happening around us. We shall look at some of them in the light of the revealed Word of God.
Let us pray.
In the name of Jesus Christ- Amen.
God Almighty, we thank you for your word. It is the way and direction for life. Speak to us in the living echo of your voice tonight. Impart wisdom and understanding. Reach my listeners by this truth and sanctify them, for your word is truth. Use me as an instrument of blessing to them and may I minister as you want me to. As I decrease, may you increase. You alone will receive all the glory. This we pray through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen
The subject is " THE REAL FOOLS"
Romans chapter 1 verses 20 - 32
“For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse:
because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves: for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due. And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers, backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful: who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise them”
From the passage before us, the Holy Ghost is pointing to you and I, some of the characters and events which shall be seen in the lives of men and women in the last days. The Word of God points to us the characteristics of the 21st century people which are fools in the sight of God. Look at it, “Men are without excuse after seeing the handwork of the Supreme Being" So, we are in a time when people know the existence of God, as the creator of the universe and life, but are not willing to glorify him. They are ingrates and vain in their imagination. Their foolish heart are darkened.
I think I'm painting some pictures here. Just follow me.
Look at verse 22 of our passage "Many people shall profess themselves to be wise and become fools" This is the exact time, the Word of God is talking about.
From here, we now talk about THESE REAL FOOLS.
I believe that a fool is a fool and there are advanced ones. No wonder, the word of life says that they were given over to reprobate minds. Which means, they can never repent. No matter, all efforts to pull them out from imminent destruction.
By the way, Who is a fool?
A fool is a person who acts unwisely or imprudently. It is simply, a silly person.
A fool is a person who lacks sense or judgement. A person who is made to appear ridiculous. He is something but doesn't know himself. He is heading somewhere but doesn't know where he is going. He is not real to himself, though he feels the best at all times. Something is wrong but can never know it.
One definition says " a fool means an idiot or imbecile" Another one says, " a fool is a harmless deranged person or one lacking in common powers of understanding" Watch that negative word "deranged" I believe, it did not sound pleasant in your ear. Well, there is no other better word for a change. In as much as a fool is concern, everything is in a negative.
So, simply put, a fool is a stupid or ridiculous person. It is a person who behaves in a silly way without thinking. He may be a professor, lawyer, medical practitioner, even a pastor. He may be tall, short, beautiful or elegant. But,When you look at him, you may see some of the elements of the things we shall look at. He may be naturally intelligent but deficient in the essentials. So from the passage, you can see, that the Word of God has seen beforehand that some people may profess to be wise, but in actual fact, they are fools.
Biblically, a fool may be a person who said there is no God. In the morning or afternoon, you hear him say, "Forget it,there is no God, afterall, man die go, but in the night before going to bed, he may whisper, "He, who is never seen, please remember me" He is a smart guy, you know. He knew quite well that during the night whether he likes it or not, his engine which is his heart, call it soul now, is going back to the engine operator, who is God. He has no alternative. And when day breaks and he sees himself alive, then he starts from where he stopped. He continues by saying, there is no God. Man, the word of God says, you are a capital FOOL . I didn't say so. The Bible says so.
Psalm 14:;1;
“The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good”
Again the word of God in Proverbs 1 verse 7 says that fools despise wisdom and instruction. In chapter 14 verse 9, " Fools make a mock at sin"
So the real fools are people who move contrary to the standard of God. They may be in the family, society even, the church.
Have you seen that some people are real fools? They just live for themselves. Are you one of them? How can you discover these ones? Their CV is listed from the passages read (Romans 1) The Word of God says in verses 23, 25, 28- 32, they are;
1. People who have changed the image and glory of God in man.
2. People whom God cannot tolerate because of their perversion.
3. People who have changed the truth of God into a lie.
4. People who refuse to retain God in their knowledge.
5. People who are filled with satanic vices and impurities.
Now, from these points, you should know we have many fools walking in our streets on daily basis. In the past decades, some lifestyles were taboo and considered " mental disorder" but all of a sudden, in few years,these lifestyles have gained ground and here with us now. So, in this end-time, many evils and vices have been re-baptized.
Some nations are now marching into a new way of life apart from God’s word. Indeed, we are heading to a moment where some old acceptable values are now increasingly scorned, rejected and demonized. Our society is waving goodbye to God. We are civilizing. Is it not? Friend, I don't know where you are standing or what you believe now? But remember, our so called freedom is fastly becoming our foolsdom. Just watch it!
The plain truth is , within the space of our lifetimes, many things once almost universally abhorred has been packaged,perfumed, gift-wrapped and sold to us. Indeed, the world has gone hay-wire with their activities.
As I said earlier, one of the real fools in our generation are people who have change the image and glory of God.
It must interest you to know that an infamous incident took place some years ago- in Overseas this time around.It was an assault at St Patricks Cathedral in New York. While Cardinal John O Connor presided over the 10:15 Sunday morning service, a multitude of "pro choice" and "gay rights" activists protested angrily outside. Do you know that some of them wore gold-colored robes,similar to clerical vestments,and hoisted a large portrait of pornographically altered frontal nude portrait of Jesus. Did you hear me? Some of them put on some dirty cloths to show a nude picture of Jesus. This is blasphemy of the highest order- I mean, in a widely noted Christian nation. You don't dare try it with other religion of the world. You know what I'm talking about? Just try it- and see what happens worldwide.
Do you know what these men were saying, You bigot, O' Connor, you're killing us! They called the minister, a murderer. Because, the preacher stands for the truth.Some of them entered inside the church and made the parishioners uncomfortable.
This is where the world is going? -Where some people feel to be wise but the word of God says that they are fools.
I know a particular church where these deranged people, to show their radicalism, entered inside the church, turned a celebration of the Holy Eucharist into a screaming babble of sacrilege, by standing in the pews, shouting and waving their fits, tossing condoms into the air. One of the invaders grabbed consecrated wafer and threw it to the ground.
Anyway, no one battles against the Lord. I strongly believe that you can't run away from a person you must meet by and by. So, no need of doing all these things because, I told us in one of our previous edition of the trumpeter, that statistics have shown that even a young baby born this night have- highest 100 or 120 years to leave this stage called world. So, how old are you? Begin now, to prepare. Just go on with your normal business but don't forget, there is an appointment to keep. You may postpone it somehow, if you are strong, but it must come some day. So, I'm preparing. What about you?
Now, Do you know that some people going to one church or the other do not even believe in this Almighty Jehovah? Some have their names in the church register but not in the book of life.
Are you professing to be wise by changing the glory of the incorruptible God into an image of useless objects? Some people are in the Church, having many titles attached to their names and yet patronizing idols or embracing occultism. With their mouth, they sing to God while their hearts are very far away from Him. The Word of God is saying this time they are fools.
Are you not seeing what is happening today worldwide? The modernism and civilization is challenging our faith. The prophecied increase of knowledge is here with us. Indeed, the more the days, the more the increase of fools. The challenges of technology is chasing God away from the heart of men. No wonder, many people are trapped today especially the youths. I'm telling you, hell is enlarged now.
One lady just said recently, " Pastor, my highest trap and bondage today is this-my handset" meaning, if you open her handset, you will be amazed with many pictures she had stored. Don't be surprised to see hundreds of pornographic and nude pictures. Do you know that some people are not happy when another person wants to look through their smart phones?They profess to be wise by committing immorality and indulging in secret sins. If you are hearing my voice and living this devilish lifestyle, The Spirit of God is saying today that you are a fool and insane. You are living in bondage.You profess to know God but you are not glorifying him with your life and your work.
At this point, if I may ask, my listener, what are you carrying about now- life of damnation or eternity in view.?Are you a wise one or a silly fellow? I pray that you catch wisdom this time and always ask God the grace to do the right. It is possible. By His grace, you can make it. You made a wrong choice by following the enemy yesterday. You can re-make it today. The power is in you. You can say "No"to the works of unrighteousness today and be translated into the kingdom of light. Yes, you can make it- Believe me! It is possible, through Him who gives you His strength. Halleluyah!
Do not mind Satan. He often uses human instrument to accomplish his purpose, often very educated and very clever human instruments. As the "master deceiver" Satan wants results. And he knows that people like to empathize with an oppressed victim, which helps them feel better about themselves. You now hear some people say, ‘that they are just born like that’ Maybe, born to be drunkards, chain smokers or gays. They were born that way, and supposedly cannot help themselves. Young man, young girl, hearing my voice, this is a lie from the pit of hell. You can set yourself free from this lie. It is your choice and today, you can decide also to come out of it.
If you refuse to change after several warnings, God may decide to leave you, afterall you are a free moral agent. If you believe the word of God’s clear statement, you will know that there is absolutely no way that the God of the Bible will cause anyone at anytime to be "born" so that he has to sin or that he has to go against God’s clear instruction. No way! God did not and does not create sin.
Look at what the Word of God says in verses 24 – 27
“Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves: for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due”
You should understand the beginning of verse 24. Look at that word " Wherefore" which means something happened which warranted God to take certain decisions and to the extent of giving over to a reprobate mind. This shall not be your portion in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Ultimately, What matters is not what the media may say or what health officials have found. The standard is the Word from the mouth of the Almighty God, the maker of heaven and earth. Abomination is abomination, anywhere, anyplace.
The book of Leviticus chapter 18:17-25.
“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are near kinswomen: it is wickedness. And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival to her , to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time. And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness. And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her. And thou shalt not give any of thy seed to make them pass through the fire to Molech; neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah. Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. And thou shalt not lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto: it is confusion. Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you; And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land vomiteth out her inhabitants”
These are series of warnings from the Lord who believes in chastity and decency. He is not anyhow God. He is preparing you for eternity.
Please, do not change the truth of God into a lie. God will judge sinners. His original intention for marriage shall stand. It is a union of a man and a woman. God did not create "Adam and Steve" He created Adam and Eve. This was confirmed by Jesus in Matthew chapter 19 verse 4 and 5.
“And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?
Is your life with Christ or for evil?For, in this last days, people have filled their hearts with satanic vices and impurities. The Word of God reveals different characteristics as people live. Some people are filled with unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness and others. The funny part of the whole thing is that some people knew the judgement of God on the people who commit these atrocities and yet go on,to violate God’s principle. You should know that God cannot change his word or standard. You may say, I'm not a fool because you did not see yourself in the picture of those listed in God’s Word but just look at the conclusion in Romans Chapter 1 verse 32. ‘the judgement of God is not only on the people who do these evils but also on those who have pleasure in them that do them’ You are not evil doer but you derive joy when others are doing it. You are a fool, though you think you are wise. Or You just contributed a money in your kindred or community because they want to go to one soothsayer to ask for an answer over a dispute. I hear you say, I won't go, I'm a Christian but I must contribute my quota, so that no one may feel I'm not supporting the move" Beloved, you are a hypocrite. I see in your eyes, that you are afraid of persecution. You did not go, but the marks of your money are there.Well, you derive joy in evil but you always stand at a corner.
My friend, God doesn't want us to be fools. You still have the chance to change from your evil ways to good. You are not in the casket yet. There is still hope for you. Your soul is more important to God, as you prosper in health and business.
If you are not a child of God in truth and in Spirit, I can help you tonight. It is possible. It's not yet over. If you know that if you die now or Rapture of the saints take place, and you are sure you won't make it to spend eternity with the Lord. I want to help you now . So if you are willing to surrender your life to Jesus Christ, Do it fast.
I will like you to pray this simple but powerful prayer and believe it in your heart.
"Lord Jesus, I come to you today by faith. I'm a sinner and I can't save myself. I have heard your word and discovered that I need your mercy and forgiveness. Come into my life and be my Lord and personal savior.Forgive me all my sins. I reject self and the world and hereby promise to worship you sincerely. Thank you Lord for saving me today. Amen
I now pray for you
Lord, I pray for my listener who had prayed this prayer now. Please accept him into your kingdom. Forgive all iniquities and transgression and give him or her a new life to live for you. Thank You Lord for we pray in Jesus Name
My friend, thank you for the new life you have received in Christ today. Congratulation and begin to study the word on daily basis and ask the Holy Spirit to help you with His understanding always. You may begin with the gospel of John and fellowship with other believers in Christ for your growth.
In the other hand, I pray for the businesses and careers of many people who heard my voice today. Oh Lord, Enlarge their coast and bless them abundantly. They are blessed in the city and the field according to your word. Heal all manner of disease and sicknesses tonight through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Thank you Lord.
