No Excuse III

MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL

Tuesday March 14, 2017

Topic: No Excuse III

Text: Revelation 2:14 – 17          

Yesterday, we saw the commendation God gave the church at Smyrna. Just like in Smyrna, it was not easy to be a Christian in Pergamum. They were greatly pressured to compromise or leave the faith. This made some of them to accept the doctrine of Nicolaitans which the Ephesians hated. Some stood out for God and amongst them was Antipas who refused to compromise. He was faithful, and he died for his faith, a martyr. Unfortunately, some people in this church tolerated those who taught or practiced what Christ opposed (2:15). God acknowledged that the live in the place where Satan had his throne and some held on to their faith, holding on to God’s name.

Nevertheless, God had something against that church. Some people there held on to the doctrine of Balaam who taught Balak to put a stumbling block on the way of the Israelites. Though the ‘Balaks’ placed stumbling blocks on their way but that didn’t exonerate them before God. He chided and urged them to repent (2:16).

Are you a victim of false teaching and now you are a compromising Christian? Are you holding on to the teaching of the Nicolaitans? God says repent because you have no excuse. The bible is our Magna Carter for a right living and fellowship with God. Any other teaching is irrelevant. We have to be extremely careful about the teachings we uphold in this end time because false teachers like the Nicolaitans are out there to deceive. You don’t have any excuse to fail God (Romans 2:1).

Food for Thought: Revelation 2:6

Memory verse: Revelation 2 verse 15

Prayer: As I am inexcusable, O Lord, I pray, for grace to overcome all stumbling blocks in this Christian race in Jesus name.