Salvation Is A Personal Race

The Sixteenth (16th) Book Of St Paul De Evangelist

As Delivered By St Paul De Evangelist

During The Feast Of Tabernacles 2019

Opening Benediction

Let the peace of the Father abide with all.

Brethren

My brethren, you are my brethren, because you are the children of God.

Purpose Of Coming

Listen very well, for I have come again today, as you know, so that I give you the word of God, for you to eat. The word of God gives life to the believers, and it is destruction to those who reject it.

Purpose Of Gospel

Every time you invite me, make sure you sing that song,

Alaeze bu ulo nke ndi kwere ekwe

(The kingdom is the house for the believers…)

…,

Let them sing it, because that song is the major point in every gospel. The only time a gospel is considered successful is when people hear the gospel, repent, obey the word of God and enter the heaven. The purpose of every gospel and evangelism is winning souls into the kingdom of heaven.

Son of man, let the congregation sing that song for me.

Alaeze…

Companionship

Know it very well, that we, the Hosts of the Angels and Saints of Heaven, are in your midst, because today is God’s appointed time and festival.

Personal Race

Son of man, son of man, son of man, I have given this message before. But, because it is very important, that is why I have to repeat it, to remind you about it. This will help those, who have forgotten to remember it and be encouraged to abide by it. And for those who do not know to hear it.

Son of man, what is that message?

It is that the race of salvation is a personal journey. It is what a person must do by himself and for himself.

It is what a person must do for himself, and nobody shall do so for another. Many have forgotten this very important point. Many members of this ministry do not remember it. Even the teeming world populations do not know it and do not remember it. Many others have forgotten this message.

Tell the fathers not to join the son in neglecting this message.

Tell the mothers not to join the daughters in neglecting this message.

Tell the sons not to join the fathers in neglecting this message.

Tell the daughters not to join the mothers in neglecting this message.

The terms - father, mother, brother, sister and relations - are just earthly terms. It is not so in heaven, because in heaven all are brethren only. In heaven, we all have one Father only, who is God Almighty.

All about your father, your mother, your brother or your sister ends here on earth. Let them remember this word always in their hearts, for them to do their work as father, mother, son and daughter, and also do their works as the children of God.

Warning

Son of man, warn he world. The race for salvation is a personal task, which nobody can do for another. Do not allow your father, mother, son, daughter, in-laws, relations, friends and well wishers, to prevent you from following God. Not even so in the least.

God’s School

For the world is God’s school. After many days of teaching and learning and practice, comes the examination. The test comes in every way possible, in various ways.

The enemies of the children of God are no longer outsiders or far away people. The enemies are now those people you eat with from the same plate.

In every thing, Satan is only seeking for one thing, just for a person to backslide and fall away from the true faith. Many have backslidden and failed, and this makes Satan to rejoice. Do not allow anybody to take away your crown. Do not allow your father, mother, son or daughter to make you turn away from God, from the covenant path.

Irrelevant Excuses

Why do you look at people?

Why do you allow the bad conducts of others to make you backslide?

Ask the congregation this question.

Ask everybody, all over the world, the same question.

Many people ran and ran and ran, and backslidden, because of the bad deeds of others. Many failed because they were looking at people, they failed to reach the end of the race, and therefore, failed they lost their souls to hell fire.

If the son of man, Jesus, had looked at people, he would not have done and completed the work of salvation. If he were looking at people, will salvation be successful? No, Lord.

Even when they told him that his mother, brothers and sisters were looking for him, he answered them saying, my mother, brothers and sisters are those people who hear the word of God and abide by it, only those who do the will of God.

“Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” 49 And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, "Here are My mother and My brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.” Matthew 12:48-50

He did not allow his mother to stop his work.

He did not allow his father to stop his work.

He did not allow his disciples to stop his work.

He did not allow his mother to stop his work.

He did not allow his mother to stop his work.

Even before Judas Iscariot betrayed him, he foreknew what Judas would do. Yet, he did not backslide. He did not allow the flesh to defeat the spirit. Instead, he asked for grace from the Father.

Despite Rejection And Humiliations

Even when his own people denied him, even when the very people he came to save rejected him, he did not abandon his mission. He stood firm to do his work, to complete the work and became victorious. Even so you are expected to run to the end, to become an overcomer.

Even when the flock rejected their shepherd, Jesus, he did not count it useless efforts to save the people. He remained steadfast.

No Reason Is Sufficient

The father should stop looking at the son - Do not fail to do God’s work, because of your children.

The mother should stop looking at the daughter.

The son should stop looking at the father.

The daughter should stop looking at the mother.

Continue to run the race, continue to do your wok.

Even so you are expected to run and win the race.

Stop looking at people’s deeds, focus on God.

Stop listening to the pastors, who are speaking against the end time messages and warnings of God.

Stop following the reverend fathers, who are not ready and willing to hear and obey the Truth. They always tell the people that it is not possible to see God, that it is not possible to hear Him or that it is not possible to touch Him. The reverend fathers are feeding people with the litany of lies and fabrications.

Simultaneously

It does not mean that the mother shall not perform her duty unto her daughter.

It does not mean that the daughter shall not perform her duty unto her mother.

It does not mean that the father shall not perform her duty unto her son.

It does not mean that the son shall not perform his duty unto his father.

The meaning is that whatever that is your duty in the house must not prevent you from doing God’s work. Likewise, the bad behaviours of others must not prevent you from doing God’s work, for many are backsliding.

Jesus made it possible for the Holy Spirit to win.

He prayed, "Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done ." Luke 22:42-43

Wisdom Or Foolishness?

Son of man, a person who goes to destruction, just because others are doing so, is he a wise person? No, Lord.

Son of man, if a person is trying to rescue somebody, from the pit, but the person being rescued refuses, will the rescuing person join the person inside the pit, to suffer? No, Lord.

When the person being rescued refuses to be saved, what should a wise person do? He will leave the person in danger to his predicament, and go away in order to save himself.

The mother shall do her work as a mother for her child, but she must not allow that to prevent her from doing God’s work.

Many have fallen away because of their children. They lost their souls to hell fire. Even the children they were fending for attained heaven, and are therein having joy, but the parents goes to hell fire, because the parents failed to do God’s work.

“For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?” Luke 9:25-26

Preparation Is Necessary

When you are in the presence of God, when are coming to the presence of God, son of man, warn them, warn the congregation to be prepared. Always.

Jesus succeeded, because he was prepared. Even when the disciples were sleeping, he warned them to watch and pray.

Be Watchful

The problem with the children of God is that they are not watchful. That is why they often complain that this person did this and that person did that. That is why they backslide and fail. That is why they fall away, complaining, saying it is this person that did this or that person that did that. Do not allow the conduct of others to make you fall away.

Know you it that temptation comes in various ways. It may come through your father, mother, brother, sister, or children. It may come through your friends, colleagues, in-laws, employers or employees. Be watchful.

Worship God Only

Another major point I give them today is that they must not worship God and money. They must not have two masters, for they will love one and hate the other. You must choose which one to follow – heaven or earth. Choose one.

If God wants to make you rich, he will do so, because everybody has duty to do. That means God will give wealth, if you need wealth to perform your earthly assignments.

The person, who chooses heaven, whether he has wealth or not, continues to do God’s work, because he knows where he is going to. Let the person who has ear hear this message. Write this point in your heart, for you to abide by it. Even so you shall run to the end and win.

Many of us, in the past, I mean the disciples and apostles, left our relations, left our homes, left money, left wealth, to follow God. At last, we attained heaven.

That was why when the rich man came asking for what to do, Jesus told him to keep the commandments, as narrated below.

Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?"

So He said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

He said to Him, "Which ones?"

Jesus said, "'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false witness,' 'Honour your father and your mother,' and, 'You shall love your neighbour as yourself.'"

The young man said to Him, "All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?"

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me." But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. Matthew 19:22

Why did Jesus tell him to sell all his possessions?

The rich young man was destined to be a priest, and not to be a rich and wealthy man. He did not need wealth to do his work. As a priest, he did not need to go about acquiring wealth. It is the duty of kings to provide all the necessary materials needed in the house of God. The rich young man was not destined to be a king. He was destined to be a priest.

You must deicide and choose which one you want – heaven or earth? Earthly riches or salvation? You must choose one, by your free will and free choice.

Simple Obedience

All reasons and excuses are what God calls them. They are simply “irrelevant excuses,” which do not save a person from the judgment and condemnation. All that is required from man is simple obedience. That is why obedience is better than sacrifice, for it is better to do the simple things which God has commanded, than to engage all kinds of religious pieties and activities, which are just the false imaginations of spiritually blind and ignorant religious leaders.

I am rounding off today’s work.

Closing Benediction

Let the peace of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit abide with you.

Let the Holy Spirit abide with you.

Let the victorious power of God abide in you.

As I am rounding off, let them sing the song, which says “…do not allow anybody to take your crown.”

Jesus n’abia osiso.

Jidesie ihe gi nwere ike.

Ekwekwala ka onye obula,

Nara gi okpu eze.

Jesus is coming very soon.

Hold on tight to what you have.

Do not allow anybody,

To take away your crown.