DATE: 27-May-2018
Topic: Analysis of sitting on the fence
Preacher: Pastor Kehinde Adegbolahan (A.G.O)
Anchored Scriptures: 1 Kings 18:21, Revelations 3:15, Acts 5:1-3
Message:
A fence is a structure that encloses an area. When you put a fence in a place, the purpose is to set boundaries, the purpose is to demarcate. The purpose is to differentiate. The fence is not created for sitting.
To sit on a fence is to be pictured as a criminal or an enemy.
This means that if one is sitting on a fence, that person is pictured as a criminal or an enemy of God.
Do we have a record of those that sit on a fence in the Bible? Oh yes!
1 Kings 18:21. Elijah was talking to the people to choose who they will serve between God or baal.
Revelation 3:15. God was talking to the church in Laodecia and He was also talking to us. Others may be seeing your powerful donations in the church, God knows that you are neither cold nor hot. To be lukewarm is to sit on the fence.
Acts 5:1-7. Annanais act of lies took him from church to hell fire. Thousands of years ago, this man committed this act and he's still burning in hell fire because he sat on the fence. This man and his wife were both in the church before judgement was made on them.
You are not here (in church) to be a referee to anybody. You're here to face your salvation. It is a dangerous thing for you to pitch your tent against the Almighty. The battle that you can never win is the battle against God himself.
In life, there are 5 personalities a man can wage war against:
A man can battle against a physical enemy. Goliath was a physical enemy, David battled against him. Bar- jesus was a physical enemy and Paul waged war against him against him and prevailed.
Spiritual enemies. Ephesians 6:12
A man can battle against himself. Many are actually waging war against themselves.
A man can battle against the devil himself.
A man can battle against God.
Those who pitch their tent against God, God dealth with them. God dislikes deception, He hates hypocrisy. When God vomits a man, that man becomes a prey to demons. The person becomes useless to God, useless to the enemy.
In the spiritual world, sitting on the fence is not allowed. In the spiritual world, neutrality is not allowed. You cannot be calling Jesus and at the same time calling another name. You cannot be calling baal and be calling God at the same time.
To sit on the fence is to have a divided house. The Bible says that a house divided against itself cannot stand. When the trumpet of your life isn't giving a clear sound, people look at you and cannot say you're wordly or godly, then you're sitting on at fence.
When you're speaking the language of those who are wordly, you're sitting on the fence.
When you're too shy to display your bible but not too shy to display your necklace, you're sitting on the fence.
When you cannot say the whole truth when accountable to something, you're sitting on the fence.
When you answer bible names but your attitude is like someone serving the devil, then you're sitting on the fence.
Those who are concerned about the hand of God and not the face of God whether He's happy or sad about the way you're living your life, then you're sitting on the fence.
When the unbelievers are not seeing a tangible change in you, they can easily manipulate you, then you're sitting on the fence.
When people are locked outside the church because you are sitting inside the church, then you're sitting on the fence.
There are so many people that come here ooo but they are first class deceivers. When you see them outside, they're area boys and area girls, they're sitting on the fence.
When your confessed authority over evil, over demons; doesn't translate into reality: it is because you're sitting on the fence.
When you're not following the ways of the Lord, then you're sitting on the
When people see you and they say: 'and you call yourself a Christian' meaning you're not a true Christian, then you're sitting on the fence.
When you prefer eating more than fasting, then you're sitting on the fence
When you prefer singing and dancing more than reading the scripture, then you're sitting on the fence.
When you spend 85% of your time on television and you know television programmes schedule more than the passages in the scriptures, then you're sitting on the fence.
When money is your motivator to work for God and not the love for God's work, then you're sitting on the fence.
When you're smiling with your face at someone but in your heart you wish the person dead, you're sitting on the fence.
You come to church and you do nothing in the house of God. No commitment to anything and you're in a hurry to leave everytime the service close, then you're sitting on the fence.
Do you involve yourself in shady businesses and you say you're a believer? You're sitting on the fence.
You know very well that you're using fake documents to work and you're praying God should bless you? Then you're sitting on the fence.
Of all things God created, it's only human beings God instructed that 'thou shall' and 'thou shall not'.
The standard of God is very clear and He will not lower that standard for anyone. You may see breakthrough, millions have received breakthroughs before you. You may receive healing but millions have received healing before you. The standard of God remains clear: Without holiness, no man can see God.
When you read the bible, red about the story of men that fell short of God's standard: they called it strange fire, wearing the filthy garment, they call it unrighteousness, they call it transgression.
Ask yourself this questions (in your heart)
Are you truly born again?
Can you truly say you're free from lust or adultery of the heart?
Do you pray constantly on your own and with your family?
Does anger rule your heart? Some will say I'll show him that I'm not a foolish Christian.
Do you pay your tithes regularly? Your problem us that you're not ready to surrender all.
Is there someone you've vowed that you'll never greet or talk to?
Can God trust you with His treasures and potentials?
The way you pray in church, is that how you pray at home?
God has blessed you, do you attend to the poor, to the widows, to the needle or orphans?
What kind of remark do you make about your leaders at home?
Do you pay your tax, your bills regularly? Nepa bills?
If the trumpet will sound, will you be among the numbers that will be converted and transform from mortality to immortality?
Can you really say your thoughts are clean?
When you lay on your bed, what kind of thought dominates your heart?
How many people have you brought to the kingdom this year?
Is your life producing the fruits of the spirit?
Do you truly believe the whole of the bible or just part of it?
Do your children see you as a serious Christian or an hypocrite?
Do you knowingly tell lies or cover up evil?
Are you not a witch? A witch is someone who disobey/rebel constituted authority.
God will take no sinner to Heaven to go and spoil the place. Many people are praying to God to preserve their lives but they are using that same life to glorify the devil. Your life is not your own, somebody gave it to you and one day; you'll give an account for how you used it.
Judas never knew that one day, the book of his life will be read by billions of people. He was called to be a disciple of Jesus, what a great privilege? He was the one keeping the bag of money. Jesus ministered to him personally. With all these privileges, he wasted his life because he was sitting on the fence.
A lot of people don't have godly sorrow anymore, a sinner with a dry heart.
God is calling you to come down from that fence and serve him whole heartedly. If you serve God, He will fight your battles for you; if you serve the devil, he will kill you.
Anyone who sits on the fence:
The person will find it difficult to grow spiritually.
There will be regular victims of night hunters.
The person will be a victim of destiny abortion.
The person will be given an express ticket to hell fire. Hell is a place of torment and a place of agony. A research says 3 children are born in 1 minute but 5 people dies in 1 minutes. The Bible says hell has enlarged itself.
There's only one church recognised on earth. Jesus said I'll build my church and the gate of hell shall not prevail against it. This church is a church of faith, it's a church of power and unity.
Bottomline: For some of us, this is a counsel, for some of us this is a warning.
You must not go to hell fire. You must agree with God that you need help.
You must come to Jesus, you must confess your sins. Don't cover up, if you're a thief, tell him. If you're you're a fornicator, tell him. For those who have given thir lives to God, renew your commitment to God.
This morning, we need to search yourself. Are you sitting on the fence? Tell him who you're.
Prayer Rain:
Before Ministration:
Anything that is oppressing your destiny is definitely is not from Jesus. Anything that is stopping your star from arising & shining, it is not from the master.
Yoke of wickedness upon my life and destiny, break in the name of Jesus
The coven of darkness attacking my blood, your assignment is over, scatter in the name of Jesus.
- Jesus told Zachheus that salvation has entered into his house. When Jesus enters, poverty will run.
O God arise, enter into my house
Satan, you will not harvest my life in the name of Jesus.
After Ministration:
Any seed of hell fire, whatever belongs to the devil inside my life, be uprooted and get out in the name of Jesus
Make a vow to God now that you're ready to trust and obey. You're ready to serve Him.