God asks each of us, “How Long are you going to slack off from Your Relationship With ME?
How long are you going to slack off making a decision to put off coming to Jesus Christ?
How long are you going to slack off from putting God first in your life.
I know you have tons of excuses. The demands of your job, demands of your family, demands for yourself. Fear of this fear of that. But God calls it what it is-laziness, slothfulness, lack of concern for His Word, apathy toward the eternity of your loved ones, lack of love for your loved ones.
Jesus said there are really only 2 commandments you need to follow.
Mark 12:30-31 (KJV) And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
HOW DO YOU CLAIM YOUR INHERITANCE, YOUR ABUNDANT LIFE IN CHRIST? HOW DO WE HAVE A LOVING RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD?
Sigmund Freud's favorite story was about the sailor shipwrecked on one of the South Sea islands. He was seized by the natives, hoisted to their shoulders, carried to the village, and set on a rude throne. Little by little, he learned that it was their custom once each year to make some man a king, king for a year. He liked it until he began to wonder what happened to all the former kings. Soon he discovered that every year when his kingship was ended, the king was banished to an island, where he starved to death. The sailor did not like that, but he was smart and he was king, king for a year. So he put his carpenters to work making boats, his farmers to work transplanting fruit trees to the island, farmers growing crops, masons building houses. So when his kingship was over, he was banished, not to a barren island, but to an island of abundance. It is a good parable of life: We're all kings here, kings for a little while, able to choose what we shall do with the stuff of life.—Illustrations Unlimited
Priorities & Focus:
"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal" (Matt. 6:19-20).
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.” Colossians 3:23-25
John 10:10 (KJV) The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Romans 5:17 (KJV) For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
Romans 5:17 (ESV) For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
1. God's Inspired Word is the Final Authority for my Life
Like Joshua led the Hebrews to do at Shechem, Mt Ebal Mt Gerizim , to embrace the blessings and the cursings of God's Word. The were setting forth God's Word as the Final Authority for their life. They were embracing the Blessing Power of God's Word, but at the same time they were acknowledging the power to curse, to wall them up in the way.

The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. Psalms 19:7-11
This means you are going to commit daily to reading the Word. You are going to make being in God's Word your number one priority each day.
I have put some tools on the website to facilitate your Bible Reading Schedule
Go to pull down menu at Communication & Spiritual Growth of ou ppbcfamly.org website.
1.Member Directory
2.Member Map
3.Upload your pictures
4.Bible Reading Schedules
1.New Christianity
2.Beginning Bible Reading Plan
3.90 Day read through the New Testament
4.Read through the Entire Bible in a year, start at any time
5.Read through the entire Bible by Genres.
6.Read through with McCheynes Plan – includes the actual link to the New King James Version
7.Discipleship On Line Course with 9 levels of classes.
2. SURVEY YOUR LIFE
Joshua 18:4-6 (KJV) Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me. And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north. Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.
Make a list of your needs, the needs of your wife, the needs of your children. Learn to think in character qualities. List your assets, list your debts, list your concerns list your fears, list your health problems. List those loved one in your life that you don't know where they will spend eternity
3. COMMIT IT ALL TOTALLY TO GOD
“that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.”
Take your list, commit it all to God. Give Him all your expectations. Don't be envious of what you don't have. Understand God has different expectations for each of us.
Look at Joshua 17:14-15
Count on Him to bring His will to pass
Living Sacrifice - Rom 12:1,2
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. Psalms 62:5-8
4. BY Faith to Go Forth in the Power of His SPIRIT
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. Zechariah 4:6
The Inheritance is conquered by God, because we can claim none of the glory before Him. Romans 11:36 – of Him, through Him and unto Him are all things, to whom be glory forever.
He will show us our life, and only that which we have allowed Him to accomplish will last for eternity. He alone is our silver and gold!
Are YOU READY TO STOP SLACKING FOR GOD? ARE YOU READY TO COMMIT TO HIM TODAY!