Topic: Christian Discipleship
Text: I John 2:12-17

Heaven is a long way from here. To get there you must make serious preparation. Hose who want to travel overseas generally make serious preparations in order to procure travel documents. Some even go to the extent of borrowing large sums of money in order to bring the dream of traveling to the realm of reality.

More efforts must be made in order to get to heaven. You must be consecrated to God. Consecration talks about self-discipline. You must be able to control your stomach when you want to fast. You must be able to control your flesh and stop wearing dresses that do not glorify God, even though it attracts attention to you. Some dress to attract men while some dress to please God. According to I John 2:15-17, some people will not make heave, no matter how much they try.

What will take some people to hell is the lust of the flesh or the lust of the eyes and the pride of the world. Matthew 26:41 says: “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Prayer alone will not be sufficient. You have to watch and be careful.

Some of us do not even pray anymore. Why all these extra preparations? It is because the extra preparations determine the difference between the foolish and the wise among the chosen. We are not talking about the unsaved. We are talking about those who are already born again, sanctified, and holy. Even among the chosen ones, some will still not make it because of lack of extra preparations. You have to be extra-ordinarily ready for heaven. Get ready today.

Memory Verse: Matthew 26:41 - “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.