In search of God

Luke 14: 31-33, ‘Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and ask for terms of peace. In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciples.’ There is a war going on where two unseen sides are trying to win our souls, the victorious King who wants to give us mercy and eternal life because of the great love He has for us and the Fallen Prince, who wants to take us down with Him to the lake of fire that was created for Him because of His loathing and hate for us due to the great love the Father has for us. Now for those of us that have been selected by the victorious King, heeding His call, are faced with constant opposition from the forces of the Evil one in order to make them fall and lose their resolve. T...

Luke 14:28-30, ‘Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him saying, “This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.”’ Wisdom dictates that before you undertake any venture, you need to know the true and total cost so that you are fully prepared. If you do not do this, you will start a venture and then midway find yourself not able to bear the cost and leave the project unfinished. This is the same with our salvation and our life in Christ. When we receive the word of God and are convicted by the Holy Spirit, we need to know the full cost of surrendering our life to obedience and love of Jesus. If we do this we will be prepared and even expecting the trials and tribulations that may come our way because of this submission. But if we do not count the cost, we will take flight and leave a...