Topic:The Condition
Text: John 15:1-5

There are conditions for enlistment in God’s army. Nobody will accept you as a soldier until you have met the conditions outlined for serving in the army. Whenever someone is invited to join the army, he is given wonderful offers: cheap food, free clothing and a lot of fringe benefits. However, he is never told what he will have to go through when he gets into the barracks.

In the barracks, he is taken through some rigours and, at the end of the day; he becomes a well-trained soldier, versed in the handling of weapons of war. In the same manner, before the Almighty God would hand His weaponry over to anyone, the fellow must past through some rigorous discipline. There is order in heaven. The army of the Almighty God is a strictly disciplined army.

In the army of the Lord, every soldier must be acutely aware of the fact that the Commander-in-Chief is highly intolerant of parasites. A parasite is an animal, insect or plant that does not make any input but receives from its host. Are you a parasite? What have you contributed to the Kingdom of God? Do you want to remain at the receiving end? God does not want parasites to populate His army. To be in His army you must be prepared to contribute your own quota, or else He will be highly intolerant of you.

In John 15:1-6, the Bible says: “Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.” Simply put, God wants you to make a mark in your generation. He expects you to be a key player in His Kingdom projects.

Memory Verse: John 16:33 - “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”