18th May, 2019
RESTITUTION
David Abankwah
SERIES: Day 2
But if the man has no relative to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution which is made for the wrong must go to the Lord for the priest, besides the ram of atonement, by which atonement is made for him.
-Numbers 5:8 | NASB
Restitution is very important to one’s salvation. It is the testing device that checks whether someone has repented or not. Repentance is not a word of mouth. Today you see so many believers who claim they have repented, but they are still in their old lives. They claim they are born again, but in reality they are not. They are still living in their old flesh, who cover themselves with the skins of born again statuses. They are like goats with sheep clothing. A born again Christian is someone who doesn’t sin. The flesh is known to be a worker of sin, but the Spirit of God is the worker of holiness.
Many confuse born again with the initiation of Christianity. Believing the name of Jesus Christ, knowing that God rose Him from the dead and then confessing Him as one’s Lord and Master, are all the preparatory processes or initiation into the nation of Christianity. The actual born again process, starts when one is baptised by water and the Holy Spirit (John 3:5). To be a complete born again believer or Christian, you should allow the Holy Spirit to lead you into all righteousness and holiness. If you can’t allow yourself to be led by the Holy Spirit, then you have not repented afterall (Romans 8:14).
A born again believer or Christian who is led by the Spirit of God is the one who is a child of God. You have to change before you need to be baptised either fire or water not vice versa. So today, a lot of people are living in sin, just because they think, when they are baptised, they will automatically be released from sin. If indeed the Holy Spirit leads you, He will by all means tell you to do restitution. It is better to be ashamed, cast into prison, molested, insulted and rejected because of restitution than to go to hell without doing it. Going to New Jerusalem is not on a silver platter. You have to pass through all the necessary stages to get there.
I know it would be difficult to return something that is stolen or possessed by someone, but it is worth it. Return any stolen good, money or service rendered that was illegal. For government officials who take bribes, obtain the state or others’ properties by dubious means, I know you will go to prison for that, but it is worth it. It is better to go to heaven with a criminal record on earth, than to pretend to be an angel of light and go to hell. If the rightful owner you are making the restitution to is dead, give it to the next of kin or family member. If all of them are dead, then give it to a Priest.
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