5 Things that Destroy Believers

http://highcity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/5-Things-that-Destroys-Believers-300×300.jpg[1 Corinthians 10:1‭-‬11 KJV] “Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come”.

The Scriptures reveal clearly that there are certain things that would destroy any group of people, whether they have been baptized under clouds and in the sea, have eaten of spiritual food or drank of the spiritual water from the spiritual rock that follows. Beloved God will not be pleased with us if we continue in these five things, no matter whether we have been baptised, eaten spiritual food or drank spiritual water.

The Scriptures tell us about the biblical Israel and how they were baptised under Moses, ate the same spiritual food, and drank the same spiritual water from Christ and yet with many of them God was not pleased. The Bible tells us that these things were written for our learning and for our ensample.

Let us therefore discuss 5 things that would lead to the overthrow of many if left unchecked and dealt with;

1. Lusting after evil things:

This is nurturing and harbouring a strong craving for other things.

2. Idolatry:

These are orgies, revelling and wild partyings in which people eat and drink and rise to play.

3. Fornication:

This embodies all forms of sexual sins. When they fornicated many fell and died.

4. Tempting Christ:

When they tempted Christ, they were destroyed by serpents (See Numbers 21:1-9¹).

5. Murmuring:

When they murmured, they were destroyed by the destroyed (See Philippians 2:14²)

It does not matter how well we started, once these things creep in, many will be overthrown. We will not make it if we allow these things to creep in.

We are out here seeking a kingdom; a kingdom whose designer is God; in which dwells righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. We will not make it if we allow the lust for other things to creep in. The lust for other things will choke our fruitfulness. It will make us fruitless. We must have a holy desire for Zion. We must have a holy desire for Jerusalem. When we lose our desire to live with kingdom advancement as our sole purpose, we miss it all.

May the Lord help us! I love you!

Noah Simpe Bediako

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Referenced Scriptures

1. Numbers 21:1-9 (KJV): And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners. And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah. And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. ↩︎
2. Philippians 2:14 (KJV): Do all things without murmurings and disputings: ↩︎