Apostle Aje Pelser

18 January 2009 10AM

Heb 1:2-4 This is speaking about Jesus. The writer of this book is talking about the Old Covenant. How did God speak to people in the Old Testament? He appeared to very few people, and in the large majority He used prophets. So there were only a few people hearing God's voice in the Old Testament. The good news of the New Covenant is that every believer can hear God's voice.

It's tiring to hear that there are people who don't hear His voice. There are churches where the people don't believe that the Bible is God's Word to them, and they read every book and watch every TV program and listen to every tape and they still can't get an answer. They can't find direction and guidance from the Scriptures. That is just lazy. They are not in the Word. You can immediately hear when someone speaks whether they are in the Word or not; whether they are speaking their opinions or whether they are speaking God's Word.

God wants His church back. God wants His leaders to hear from Him. He wants them to wait on Him in prayer and fasting, and to go into His Presence and obtain His counsel on everything. If you can't do it, then you need to get into the Bible because it’s there for you. It's your inheritance as a son of God in the New Covenant. It's yours.

You have spiritual ears. Your new creature has new ears, new eyes, new vision and new senses. Don't let traditional people tell you that it's not for today. Don't let people tell you that miracles aren't for today because there are some things that medical science still can't do. There are new diseases every year. They don't know what to do with it anymore. The world's biggest fear is the outbreak of new viruses. If you're not walking in divine health, then you are in trouble and you are going to be scared for the rest of your life.

Insurance is selling you cover for something that hasn't happened. They're using your fear to make money out of you. They are going to come with insurance for all sorts of things in the next few years because people are more fearful than ever before. God does not want us to be subject to bondage through fear of death. You have to ask yourself some questions. Why do you have insurance? Are you doing it out of fear or are you being wise? It's wise to have cover, but check the root. Is it fear? Fear is being scared of something that hasn't happened or might not even happen. It's irrational. It's probably the biggest deception we've had in our modern times is insurance. They've even gone into the laws of certain countries to make sure that you have it; you must have it. Now it's part of our lives and we've never questioned it.

Remember, we are reformers. We live life differently. Have the basic cover and trust God for the other things. Phone your insurance broker and ask them how you can save money. They are supposed to do that for you, that's why you chose them. You'll be surprised, you might save a bit of money every month. Try it. People are so scared to enjoy life. Hey, Jesus came to give us life and life in abundance. Enjoy your life. Don't let the world tell you that life is bad. Life is great! The devil wants to push us into a corner and make us fearful and die. How are you going to enjoy your life if you are constantly scared? The devil is a liar. He came to kill, steal and destroy. He wants to take away all your joy of living. God wants to restore that to you.

The world wants us to feel guilty about everything. The news shows us how people are dying everywhere. Isn't there any other news? Why should we feel guilty because people are dying all over the world? It's not our fault. And they say it on the news as if it's important that you must know how many people are dying everyday and then they also advertise on the street lamps as you drive to work. What you behold you become. The news makes the world depressed. What type of spirit do you think is behind the news? Do you think that it's God's Spirit? Try not to watch the news for 1 week and see if you are a happier person. It's not wrong to be up to date with what's happening in the world and to keep up to date with economic trends. It's good to be wise and to understand your times.

Jesus understood His times. He knew what was happening. He made references to current affairs throughout His parables and sermons. Jesus brought current affairs into His preaching. Don't let the news determine your state of happiness. If you feel responsible for things happening halfway across the world; it is not your measure of faith to deal with those things. God has not called us to be responsible for the whole earth, but for your patch of earth. How are you behaving where you are? Are you doing what you can? That is all you need to worry about. When the world makes you feel guilty quote Rom 8:1 – "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ."  Take away all the guilt. Be a guilt-free Christian; enjoy your food, enjoy your life and be positive about your country. The world needs more people like you. Go out there and multiply! The world needs more people who are happy. Everyone is depressed. The world needs new songs, new plays and new movies!

Why are we supposed to pay to watch a movie about dysfunctional families? Show us families that work! There is a satanic spirit behind the media that you have to see. We need new productions. We need new plays. Go and produce them. Lift the consciousness of society out of the doldrums of depression. Do something with your talents and gift to shine your light. You are a light in this dark world. The world is going to get darker, and it's going to get worse. Jesus prophesied these things so it shouldn't be a surprise – Mt 24. We must be getting our lives right with God and we should enjoy what we can. And at the right time, God is going to destroy this earth and He is going to bring in a new Heaven and Earth where righteousness dwells.

We are pilgrims declaring plainly that we seek a homeland to come. We live in South Africa, and we pray for South Africa, but we are heavenly citizens. It is a Kingdom not made with hands, and we have spiritual principles. The things that are seen are temporal, the things that are unseen are eternal. We are busy with eternal things today, and that makes you live with eternity in you in a limited world. It makes you a different type of person.

You are a son of God that He has revealed to the earth. The earth is groaning. Every time there is an earthquake it is like the earth groans to see true sons of God because of all the sin, murder, and terrible things that people have done. The earth is groaning to see true believers stand up and declare how God wants them to live, so show Christ to the world. The world has had enough of all the sin. There is blood crying out all over Africa. If Abel's blood cried out, think how much blood there is crying out in the world today for justice. When 1 man stands up the earth rejoices to see it. Go and grow your own crops, the earth will rejoice.

The highlights for New Covenant believers are 3-fold in this passage – Heb 1:2-4.

• A son is an agent of God's communication.
• The son is a medium of God's creative power.
• A son is an heir appointed over all things.

The concept of sonship is something into which you grow. You don't just arrive one day and you're a son of God. When you have a baby in a family, it has to grow up into sonship. When we say 'son', we mean the full mature son that is ready to receive his inhe