THE BELIEVING REMNANTS

A remnant talks about the small part of something that remains after all others have been destroyed or wasted. The believing remnant refers to those who remain faithful to God after all others have compromised their faith and fallen from God's grace. God always preserve a remnant in every turn of event to use them for a new beginning- Ezra 9:8; Isa. 1:9, 11:11; Ezek. 6:8. The believing remnant are those that remain faithful to God when all others are serving Baal-1 Kgs. 19:18; They are those who continue in the narrow way after they have entered through the strait gate- Matt. 7:13-14. They are those who endure to the end and they shall be saved- Matt. 24:13; Rom. 9:23.

The qualities that make them believing remnants are as follows: They remain faithful to God when others compromise with the world around them; They understand that the ways and thoughts of God are different from the ways and thoughts of men; They have chosen to walk and follow that narrow and hard way of salvation that leads to life- Matt. 7:13-14; They have denied themselves and taken up their cross daily to follow Christ- Mk.8:34-38; They do not follow the multitude rather they follow God and His word- Ex. 23:1-2, Isa. 8:11; They do not say what the majority are saying, rather they say what God wants them to say- Isa.8:11-12; They do not fear what others fear, rather they fear the Lord- Isa. 8:12-13; They are not yoked together with unbelievers, rather they separate themselves for holy living-2 Cor. 6:14, 7:1. They are called the believing remnants because they have answered the call of salvation and holy living- Lev. 20:7; 1 Pet. 1:14-16; 2 Pet.3:11.

The believing remnants are set for divine restoration. The restoration of God begins with them to bring in a new beginning for the people of God- Ezra 9:8; Isa. 1:9; 11:11; Joel 2:32. They are set for signs and wonders among the people of the world - Isa. 8:17-18. They are the sons and daughters of resurrection and restoration; through them, their land is restored and healed- 2 Chron. 7:14. They are over comers and heaven bound.

The enemy threatens these remnants  and wants to make them live in fear. The mode of the enemy's threats includes entering into or forming alliance against God's chosen people; hey form different companies and divisions of aggressive operations to destabilize the faith of these remnants- Isa. 7:1-2; Ps. 2:1-3. The devil also strategizes by trying to weaken their courage so as to make them easy preys- Josh. 1:5-9; Ezek. 2:6, 3:8-9, The devil gathers his principalities and powers, spiritual wickedness in high places and the rulers of the darkness of this world to take counsel against God's believing remnants - Eph. 6:10-18. The enemies make pronouncements and decrees of threats. The intention is to create psychological false image of themselves in the midst of the believers; it is their way of carrying out psychological warfare to want to create a mental defeat in the minds of God's people.

These strategies of the enemy can be countered  by way of interruption and objection- this is only achieved by a believer who is bold and faith-filled. Therefore, every believer should address their enemies whether they are spiritual enemies or physical enemies; Also, using God's word to counter the enemy's threats and making it God's battle- Ex. 14:13-14.

Our dependence in life will determine how our lives will be and how they will end. Those who depend on idols will be like idols while those who depend on God will radiate His victorious life and glory. God's way is the only way to live. His instruction is the only way to overcome the enemy's threat that abounds around us. False dependence will remove one from God's way and instructions. It is a way of breaking the hedge of God's protection and allowing the enemies the chance to kill and destroy.

The consequences of false independence are s follows: They shall stumble- Ps. 91:11-12, 37:23-24; They shall fall- Deut. 28:1-4, Gal. 5:4; Jude 24-25. They shall be broken and torn in pieces; they will be confounded, confused, weakened and defeated; They will be snared-Ps. 91:3, 1 Tim. 3:7; They shall be taken into captivity- Jn. 8:12; 11:19-21.

The awful effect of these consequences is that they live and walk in spiritual darkness; they are confused; they are hungry and oppressed through God's judgment; they fret and are vexed through their trust in demons who promised them help; they will curse their king and God i their miseries; they will look for help and find none; they have trouble and spiritual darkness and anguish to the point of utter despair and death.

True dependence on God begins with divine injunction- sanctifying and honouring the Lord- 1 Pet. 3:13; Ex. 34:5-7; Neh. 9:6; etc because He has supreme control over the forces of good and evil-Heb. 2:28. 

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