Judges 16:20 : So he awoke from his sleep, and said, “I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free!” But he did not know that the Lord had departed from him.
2 Samuel 6:7 : Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. 7 Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by the ark of God
Numbers 12: So the anger of the Lord was aroused against them, and He departed. 10 And when the cloud departed from above the tabernacle, suddenly Miriam became leprous, as white as snow. Then Aaron turned toward Miriam, and there she was, a leper.
Lamentations 3: 22-23: Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ beloveds, today I will talk about a subject I am passionate about though my girlfriend hates it because I accuse her of it every now and again. If you have never heard the phrase ‘”takazvarirwa muchechi.”(I was born in church) or “tagaramo muchechi.”then you have not been in church for long.I personally believe once you start making such statements you a becoming complacent in your walk with Christ and very soon you will backslide. No one can ever comfortably say they now no God completely because he only reveals bits of himself to us gradually as we grow spiritually,come on he only showed Moses his back and he thought he would die and you dare tell me you are now used to his presence, infarct i think its that complacency and feeling of superiority that is preventing you from experiencing more of God…Never get too comfort in God’s presence brethren!!!
I constantly tell my girlfriend that before we started dating she used to respect me as a man of God but once she knew me more and saw me do mundane things like eating just like everyone else she now doubts the God she once saw in me and be careful that it does not happen to you.Before you did not know or understand anything about the kingdom of God but as you read scripture and was baptized with holy spirit and started experiencing his power, got leadership positions in church and start getting respect from people…little by little you start losing the awe you used to have when you thought of God. You become arrogant and personalize churches or be it fellowships you lead, n wonder they say power corrupts. It happened to a young man called Uzzah, scripture tells us the arc had stayed for 20 yrs in their house so in all likelihood they got used to it and it began to be treated like one of the houses’ furnishings but on that fateful day he was struck down God was reminding people that he might remain quiet as we disrespect him but one day…..
Even Miriam and Aaron thought because they were related to Moses they could question his authority in God but lo and behold Miriam got Leprosy.Samson also got used to his strength and successes such that he forgot it came from God, no wonder scripture says he shook himself like any other day not knowing God has departed. So brothers and sisters we are reminded today that his mercies are new every morning meaning @ every sunrise God is new…forget the grace you experienced last night, this morning its new and more…always be expectant of him guys….hallelujah!!11