By His special grace, from the Mighty One on-High, I come to you again, today Sunday April 5, 2009. Our topic for today's sermon is "CANADA DRY"! People in Africa back in the days, used to drink this particular soft-drink in parties, homes, as well as other gatherings; but they did not bother to understand the meaning of the word "Canada Dry"? It means that Canada is dry, literally speaking, as majority of its territorial land space is frozen in time of near arctic condition? Today, it’s not only Canada that is dry, as everywhere in the world have become dry too; because we refused to follow the way of our Lord. Now, from the look of things, both spiritually and humanly, it is no longer just Canada; the whole world is being afflicted simply because we have forsaken the good path and forgotten that the Lord created everything from the body, soul and spirit? When we were still very much younger, filled with innocence, the Lord provided for us as our bread winner? See Philippians 4:19; Luke 9:10 – 16; Exodus 16; Exodus 15:22 – 27. Now, as grown ups, we started committing sins, we are left with the body and the soul to cater for. When you ask people, where are they going? Their answer usually is "we are checking out of the country, going to Europe, America, Asia etc! This is happening because the spirit of God has departed from us and we are now only left with our body body and soul; now can you understand why Canada is dry? Also when you look at it, from the perspective of a country like Nigeria, you will see that the most flourishing business today are politics, pastoral callings, gambling etc? Criminals are walking freely on the street and even controlling the affairs therein in the country. Even some countries such as America, Canada, Britain, France, and Russian are forcing themselves, to take the place of God in the world society today? But in their schools, homes and public places, the word of God is not preached! Read Hosea 8:1 – 5. Now you can see that it is not only Canada that is dry; the whole world is dry. Read also, Jeremiah 5:20 – 25; Jeremiah 17:1 – 10; Jeremiah 30:19 – 20; Jeremiah 32:42–44: Exodus 2:19. We need to allow the spirit of God to direct us in whatever we do, so that we will not go off course. When Jesus was leaving from this sinful world, he asked his disciples to remain in the upper room in Jerusalem until they receive the prove of the holy spirit . See Acts 1:5. A nation and/or a household that is being directed by the Holy Spirit will never suffer or lack any good thing; darkness can never be their portion and they will make no mistakes! Take for instance, the money wasted and still being wasted on Iraq and Afghanistan, money being spent on ammunition etc could have been more wisely spent to a more productive end. Also the mistake of robots that has replaced humans in vehicle manufacturing companies, has kept many people off assembly lines, thus fuelling the unemployment situation in the world. These are examples of mistakes which a Godless society or man make; they are caused by people that do not know God, people who can be referred to as Adolf Hitler of our time, and Nebuchadnezzar of our time? The point here is to illustrate that people actively contributed to the dryness of the world today? A solution thereto is for all of us to start thinking before acting; and always mindful of what will please God. Let us start making use of our five God-given senses! Let us all learn how to wait on the Lord and allow the spirit of God to rule and take control of us and our actions; for there is nothing more we can do! See Ecclsiastes 3:10 – 16; Isaiah 40:5 – 8; Jeremiah 7; Psalm 49:4–20; 2Samuel 14:14. From this sermon today it is clear that “no sinner shall go unpunished”. See Roman 8:1–10. So brethren in Christ try and amend your ways, trace your way back to God because when you do this, dryness will no longer be your portion. Until next Sunday, remain blessed!
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