CAN GOD APPROVE YOU

CAN GOD APPROVE YOU? By Harrison

Before God uses a person He first approves the person. How can God approve you unless He test you.

Lets consider two disciples of Jesus that is Peter and Judas Iscariot.

Peter was a fisherman when he was called, you can conclude that He was not learned. - He was a simple man.

Judas Iscariot was an intelligent man. From the fact that he was the treasurer of the group.

GOD TESTED THEM ON ATTITUDE TOWARD MONEY:

PETER

LK 5:1-11

This is during the calling of Peter. He gave Jesus His boat to use without demanding for payments.

 I think if it was a today’s Christian he could ask jesus for partnership. He could have said ‘Jesus you do the praching and I support you with finances’.

WHAT HE DID:

Peter gave up his business.

He did not settle in the prosperity. Sometimes God prospers you to test whether you will follow Him or you will settle in the prosperity.

Prosperity is test.

The same peter said later after years that “ silver and gold  I do not have” ACTS 3:6

This does not mean that his wallet was empty but he had something better to offer than silver and gold.

JUDAS AND MONEY:

LK 6:16 “ Judas who became a traitor” meaning that he was just like any other disciple before he became a traitor.

Being the treasurer he had a good chance to prove his faithfulness. Maybe he could have become like one writer of the Epistles

Judas was like Manna Leitao from the HALF A DAY AND OTHER STORIES.

WHAT HE DID:

JH 12:4-6

HE stole all the money and pretends to care about the poor and the needy.

We may ask why Jesus doesn’t expose those who make money in the name of Christianity.

But I wish Judas had an idea of what he was going to miss in the name of money.

TWO TYPES OF CHRISTIANS:

1.       Those like Peter those who love to give.

2.       Those like Judas who love to receive and keep for themselves.

What did Jesus say about giving LUKE 6:38 “give and it will be given back to you: a good measure, pressed down, shaken together. Running over. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive.”

ATTITUDE WHEN REBUKED

PETER.

Mathew 16:22-23 ‘get behind me Satan!....”

Being rebuked was different from being called Satan.

Being called Satan is more painful.

He was not offended.

Our ability to accept rebuke is a test of humility.

JUDAS

JH 12:7-8 rebuked

Math 26:14-15 what he did after rebuke use of ‘THEN’.

God test your reaction.                              

YOU ARE AN OVERCOMER BE BLESSED.