Modimo o a lla mme diabolosi o tsheha ka Bakreste ba bangata, ba nang le tlhompho e kgolo ho batho le modimo wa bona(s) ho feta ho Molimo ea Matla 'Ohle; Mmopi wa lehodimo le lefatshe. Ho tlile joang ho sena, that Christians are blinded by the lies of darkness and are blinded for the Truth and bow to the devil and tolerate and accept his works? It is sad to see that pagan nations have more reverence for their god(s) or idols and show their respect and reverence openly and are not ashamed of it, than Christians have for the living God. Haele hantle, many Christians show more respect and reverence for people and for other religions and philosophies and their god(s), than for their God and the gospel of Jesus Christ. Hobaneng ha ho le joalo? What needs to be done, so that the fear of the Lord returns in the Church and Christians have more reverence for the Almighty God than for people and other religions and philosophies?
Pagan nations believe in their god(s)
Pagan nations have a holy respect and reverence for what they believe in, because it’s their life.
They truly believe in their god(s) and have a fear for their god(s) and show this through their actions. If you enter their territory then you ought to show respect for their god(s) by submitting to their god(s), whom they believe in and serve.
Litaelo, meetlo, and ceremonies that they keep are holy to them and everyone, who doesn’t show any respect and is not willing to submit is not welcome.
Unlike many Christians, who consider obedience to the will and the commandments of God legalistic and judgmental. They have no knowledge of God’s Word and have no knowledge of good and evil and don’t know what the will of God is, but approve everything and walk in a dead faith.
Because where do they believe in, if they don’t know what is written in the Bible and/or they reject the words and commandments of Jesus Christ and the Father and refuse to walk in His will?
If they truly believe in Jesus Christ, why do they reject His commandments and why do they change His words? Why don’t they submit to the Father, Jesu Kreste, and the Holy Spirit and why don’t they walk according to His will?
Le ka mohla u mphetelang, Morena, Morena, 'me u se ke oa etsa lintho tseo ke li buang? (Luka 6:46)
People can say they believe in God and call Jesus their Lord, but just like Jesus said, many call Him Lord, empa ha ba etse seo A se bolelang. Che, many Christians say they belong to Him, while in reality they don’t, but they are worldlike and have more reverence for people and their god(s) than for the living Almighty God and Jesus Christ, who has given His life to them.
And so many Christians make the cross a mockery and the gospel of Jesus Christ, which is a power of God, to a laughable carnal entertaining gospel that is spiritually dead and powerless and keeps the people in bondage of the devil.
The devil has created a deceptive image of Christians
The devil has deceived many sleeping Christians, who are blinded in their minds, by twisting the Scriptures and using the word love again and again. He has used his servants to create an image of a Christian that doesn’t correspond with the Bible; Lentswe la Modimo.
Ho ya ka lefatshe, a Christian should be humanistic, botsoalle, tolerant, and approve of everything, including strange religions, lifilosofi, and sinful lifestyles, kapa ka mantsoe a mang, dibe le bokgopo.
A Christian is supposed to not judge and is not allowed to call people to repentance, but must leave everyone alone and stay away from their lives and accept the works of the flesh.
And because many Christians think they are born again, empa bonneteng, ha ba joalo, and are still carnal and don’t discern the spirits, they listen to the world and accept and tolerate everything, all because of their ignorance of God’s Word and their blindness to the (tsa moya) Likotsi.
Many Christians bow and serve other god(s)
Even when Christians visit pagan countries, where the inhabitants commit idolatry, they do as they are told and they submit to their culture, Litaelo, meetlo, and ceremonies and bow and serve the god(s) of the inhabitants. Because if you don’t submit, you are not welcome and that’s not what they want.
Ho na le Bakreste ba bangata, who have visited pagan countries and have allowed themselves in pagan rituals and customs and sometimes even adopted certain things.
There have been missionaries, who went to pagan nations to preach and bring the gospel of Jesus Christ and calling the people to repentance and making disciples of Jesus Christ, but instead of converting the inhabitants, the inhabitants converted the missionaries because of the strong conviction of their faith and their way of life.
Ho na le Bakreste, who go on vacation to countries with a pagan culture and get involved with the culture, Bolumeli, filosofi, le meetlo, because they don’t see any harm in it and don’t consider it evil.
Bakreste, who allow others to place a flower garland around their neck at arrival or a red dot on the forehead in order to appease the god(s) and/or ancestors or participate in traditional customs, meetlo, ceremonies, and ancestor worship.
Instead of following the Word and doing what is written in the Bible and they keep themselves from idolatry and pagan religions and philosophies and pagan worship and stay faithful to Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God and preach Him, they keep their mouth shut and stay silent and participate in traditional customs and rituals and don’t consider them evil.
Many Christians believe that God understands their behavior, but the truth is that God shall never understand your commitment and your participation in idolatry.
God has revealed His will regarding idolatry and has warned every person through His Word, but if you refuse to obey His will and don’t do what He says, then you are responsible for the choice you make. And because you are responsible for the choice you make, you shall also bear the consequences of your decision. Because you have decided to reject the words of God and do your own will instead of doing the will of God.
And so many Christians have opened themselves to demonic powers and reap the result in their lives.
Ha ho sebaka se bohlooho
Many Christians are blinded and have become lukewarm and have compromised and think that living in a grey area is not that bad. A little bit of God, to ease their conscience and because they don’t want to go to hell and this way they think they are saved, and a little bit, or rather a lot of the world, where their heart truly longs for.
But it doesn’t work that way. E ka ba e ntšo kapa e tšoeu. It is Light or darkness. It is good or evil. Either you live in darkness and belong to the world with all its knowledge, bohlale, malumeli, and philosophies or you live in the Light and belong to God and His Kingdom and you submit to His will and do what He says and live righteous.
How can the fear of the Lord return again?
Tšabo ea Morena ke qalo ea tsebo: empa macews e nyelisa bohlale le taeo (Liproverbia 1:7)
The fear of the Lord can return again, if Christians truly love Jesus Christ and really become born again and lay down their own lives and receive the Holy Spirit and renew their mind with the Word and do the Word in their lives.
Batho ba bangata, ba reng ke Bakreste, are Christians by traditions and want to keep the family traditions. Empa bonneteng, ha ba tsebe, who God is and they don’t know Jesus Christ personally and have never had a personal encounter with Him, therefore they don’t trust Him and don’t do what He says. Even the Holy Spirit is not a personal reality to them, but is considered as some kind of energy instead of a Person. Some even believe that the Holy Spirit is a life energy or breath of life, as is preached in pagan religions and eastern philosophies.
That’s all because they don’t really love God with all their heart, kelello, moea, and strength and God is not their life, but just an addition to their own life.
If they are in trouble and need God or if they have a few spare minutes for God, then God may show up, and is expected to obey, answer and serve immediately, but for the remainder of their time, God must stay silent and not interfere with their lives.
And because of the modern gospel and free preaching that doesn’t lead to true freedom but bondage, many have created a new age God, Jesus and Holy Spirit, who think, act as they think, and act and don’t judge, nepahala, kgalema, but approve and tolerate everything (Bala hape: ‘Mongwaha o motjha kerekeng?‘).
Ho tšaba Jehova ke seliba sa bophelo
Ho tšaba Jehova ke seliba sa bophelo, ho tloha marabeng a lefu (Liproverbia 14:27)
As long as believers don’t spend time in the Bible, their view and their attitude won’t change and they will never get to know the true Word and true will of God. And this is so important because how can you love someone, ha o sa tsebe motho? How can you get to know someone’s will, if you don’t spend time with the person and/or don’t listen to the person? How can you live according to someone’s will, if you don’t know the will?
Spending time in the Word is essential. Jesus wants to get to know you personally and Jesus wants you to get to know Him instead of getting to know Him via other people. Because if you get to know Jesus solemnly via others, then you will never get to know Jesus personally and Jesus shall not know you personally.
By reading and studying the Bible and through knowledge and understanding of the Word, Ke Moea o Halalelang, you shall see the greatness and power of the Almighty God and you shall get reverence for God, because that’s what the fear of the Lord is.
The fear of the Lord has nothing to do with anxiety or fear, but with a great reverence for God, which manifests through the love you have for God and the obedience to His words, Litaelo tsa hae, le thato ea hae.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge and wisdom
Tšimoloho ea bohlale ke ho tšaba Jehova: mme tsebo ya ya halalelang ke kutlwisiso. For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased. Haeba u bohlale, o tla ba bohlale hore o tle ka bohlale: but if thou scornest, o tla e palama (Liproverbia 9:10-12)
Ka hona re amohela Mmuso o ke keng wa sisinyeha, re be le mohau, moo re ka sebeletsang Modimo ka mokgwa o amohelehang ka tshabo le ka tshabo: Etsoe Molimo oa rōna ke mollo o timetsang (Seheberu 12:28-29)
Haeba le nthata, boloka litaelo tsa ka (Johanne 14:15)
Jesu o ile a araba a re ho eena, Haeba monna ea nthata, O tla boloka mantsoe a ka: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, 'me u etse hore re tsamaee le eena. Kea nthata ha ke na mantsoe a ka: le lentsoe leo u le utloang ha se la ka, empa ntate o nthomile (Johanne 14:23-24)
E ngotsoe, that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge and the beginning of wisdom, because when you fear the Lord you will submit to God and listen to His words and keep His words and do His commandments and you shall do what pleases Him and live according to His will.
Ho tšaba batho ho tlisa leraba: empa ya itshepelang Jehova, o tla bolokeha (Liproverbia 29:25)
Ntle le ho tshaba Jehova, you shall walk on self-chosen paths and consider the wisdom and the science of the world as the truth and you will show respect and have a reverence for people and their religions and philosophies and be open to their doctrines and are willing to compromise.
You shall not consider the gospel of Jesus Christ as the only way to salvation and eternal life, if you already believe that a man needs redemption, but you shall believe that there are more ways for a person to be redeemed and to be saved and to inherit eternal life.
Empa tsena ke mashano a Diabolose, because there is only one way to salvation and eternal life and that’s through Jesus Christ and by His blood.
Ka hona, return to Jesus Christ and submit to the Word and let the fear of the Lord return in your life, so that you shall walk in the fear of the Lord in obedience to His will.
‘E be letsoai la lefatše’
