Topic: Divine Dictatorship
Text: Acts 10:9-16

God is impartial. Peter was on the rooftop and in a trance. He saw God lowering some animals: snakes, lizards, crabs and all kinds of terrible animals. God told him to kill and eat but Peter refused, even though he knew that it was God talking. God assured Peter that He had cleansed the animals and that Peter should kill and eat them. Peter remained adamant. Thrice, Peter argued. Although he later went to where God sent him, he lost a great opportunity.He was supposed to be the apostle to the Gentiles but he lost this position to Paul because he argued with the Master.

Never argue with God. You can only reason with Him. That is what He says in Isaiah 1:18. But this was an invitation to sinners and not to His soldiers. Again, in Isaiah 43:26, He says we can plead together. My advice is that you do not accept this invitation. Although you can plead with God, you cannot coerce the Almighty. Job accepted the invitation and did not like the result (Job 38:40). Job 40:1-2 says: “Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said, shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct Him? He that reproveth God let him answer it.” Job 40:3-5: “Then Job answered the Lord, and said, Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth…. but I will proceed no further.” Job 40:7 “Gird up thy loins not like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.”

Whenever something happens to you that you do not understand, please never query God. If you query Him, He will answer but you will not like the response. In the army of the Lord, nothing like democratic principles operates. God is not a democrat. God rules by decrees, He requires faithfulness from everyone in the army. God leaves you with no room for your own opinion. He knows what is best for you.

Whenever He gives you an order, it is for your utmost good. Obedience brings blessings. God expects you to bear in mind the fact that His decisions are final.

Memory Verse: Jeremiah 6:16 - “Thus saith the Lord Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein and ye shall find rest for your souls.”