Covenant Christian Center

A Message by Pastor Timothy Ikinya

Acts 5-6

The church of the apostles was different from that of today. It was full of power because it stood by the truth. Lying is stealing. It means obtaining something that one cannot merit. Every liar makes his audience a fool. Every liar is packed with pride while lifting himself to what he is not.

Deception and pride are great friends with Satan being their origin. Ananias and Sapphira were double-minded people, unstable, dishonest and proud. Ananias failed to give direction to his family. He followed the example of Adam who failed to direct his wife Eve. Families will survive if their leaders, who are the men, will stand for their survival.

It is unfortunate to find a family that should build one another standing for the destruction of one another. Jesus is the truth and the way. Whosoever does not pass through Him is a liar and a thief. Ananias and Sapphira are both a picture of a church filled with deception and pride.

Every church full of lies and pride is rejected and dead. Jesus was a picture of humility. He came like a root in a weary land. Nobody liked His salvation but with him he carried salvation. Heaven’s formula for going up is to first come down. He who ascended is him that descended. Philippians were told to be of this mind. Jesus though being God did not compare Himself with God but humbled Himself, even to the death on a cross.

Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey (Matt 21: 5-7), a picture of humility, and before him and after him they all sang Hosanna. This donkey had been tethered somewhere by the road to Calvary. However, the Lord saw it and chose to use it. No matter where you are tied, the Lord sees you as you remain humble. He is seeking a place to dwell and the humble are going to become His habitation. Then the glory of the Lord comes and pulls more people in.

We have derived our own methods of pulling people to us, through architectural buildings, music, entertainment and much more. But we have failed to humble ourselves and to let God to dwell in us. Jerusalem refused that humility and Jesus said, ‘Oh Jerusalem, you will never see me again.’

It takes humility to speak the truth. It takes humility to be where we are. It takes humility for a wife to live with husband and vise versa. It takes humility to sit on the bench and to wait upon the Lord, and it takes humility to be under someone else.