Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

We must bear in mind that each rung on the ladder is receded by the previous one, and if we skip one step, we will be delivered but there will be a gap in our lives as the process has not been completed fully. Hence, we still have many people in leadership who have the wrong motives and therefore have the wrong expectations.

After our initial act of faith in accepting Jesus as our Lord and saviour, we may think that there is no further need for repentance. However, due to our nature and the propensity to make mistakes, there is a constant need for repentance. Simply put, repentance means to turn away from. That is, we stop doing an action or an activity that is leading us away from God. It is by continued repentance that we come to understand the true nature of God. In his letter to the Ephesians brethren, the apostle Paul wrote this: “But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved” 2:4-6. Even when we were very far from God, he was making provision for us, so that when we came home [repented and turned around] he would lavish his great love on us. If our great God can demonstrate a repentant heart, then so should we. Therefore, we are able to sing to him: ‘thank you oh my father for giving us your son and leaving your Spirit till the work on earth is done’. So today, develop a repentant spirit and keep repenting so that grace may abound in your hearts. Read Ephesians 2:1-22.