GOD'S MARKING SCHEME

Pastor Sam Adeyemi, lucidly explains in one of his teachings that Jesus gave us the “marking scheme” or what God will use to assess our achievements in life in Matthew 25: 31-40. 

Thus, When we stand before God on the last day, many people will realize that they met God on several occasions but did not recognize Him.  They will discover they missed great opportunities to serve God, love Him and minister to Him, as they ignored those in need around them. Every human being is an extension of God and grasping this truth gives us an understanding of why God loves mankind so much. God has invested a lot in the creation of man and He is not about to lose His investment (Genesis 1: 27; 2:7). Anyone who loves God must also love his brother.

Practically speaking, if you want to serve God, serve man. Do whatever you want to do for God, to the needy, hungry and naked person around you (1 John 4: 20-21). Jesus taught us to pray “let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven”. The earth was designed to be a replica of heaven. We have the Spirit of God in our hearts, we need to function in a way that we forbid, on earth, anything that is not permitted in heaven.Whatever God does not deserve, man does not deserve it. Once we realize this, then our work is cut out for us as we immediately recognize that people are living below their God-given potentials. 

Hunger and nakedness are an abuse of human dignity and should not be permitted in any shape or form. In Acts 2, the believers were very passionate about eradicating lack in their midst. They sold their lands and houses and gave sacrificially to prevent others from sinking below particular levels of dignity. 

Christians should become the best servants or people who offer the best quality of service in any society. when we realize that whatever we do to any human being, we have done to God. This understanding can revolutionize our communities and the whole nation. As long as we have compassion, God’s wisdom and power will flow like it did in Jesus’ ministry.

Many of us do shoddy work because we think that the people we are serving do not deserve the best. We feel that only the rich and powerful deserve our respect and good quality.while those at the lower levels in the society deserve inferior treatment or no respect at all. God does not show partiality. Every human being (spouse, child, parent, boss, employee) deserves our respect (Colossians 3: 22-25 TM). 

Do not neutralize your prayers by being unkind to others or doing mediocre work or delivering poor service to people. 
From today, without exception, give everyone your best quality and serve with excellence!
Shalom!