Joshua Maponga: Beware of the Dogs

we have heard of moral regeneration our land is plagued with AIDS venereal diseases epidemics and pandemics unwanted pregnancies rape and chastity on marriage beds mixed messages have been heard on the airwaves and mass media is it condoms or is it conduct who is the truth the politician or the church fathers he is an admonition a word of counsel from the inspired pan Philippians chapter 3 verse 2 beware of the dogs Philippians chapter 3 verse 2 Philippians 3 verse 2 the NIV records watch out for those dogs those men who do evil those mutilators of flesh KJV records beware of the dogs shall we pray father in heaven we thank you for the privilege we have to study your word and learn and grow as we apply our minds apply a spirit that will become better citizens of this world and the world to come our humble prayer in Christ's name Amen next to the many passages of scripture that have been written and re-written John 3:16 Towers is one of the favorite passages John fortune let not your heart be troubled passages like some 23 the Lord is my shepherd but in the midst of all these passages and another passage that people are not much aware of but I think it's one of the most return passages in the whole world wherever there's property wherever there is safety and security where people are interested in protecting their own investments you will always find this poster or this placard at their gates beware of the dogs are you aware that this is actually an extraction from the book of Philippians chapter 3 verse 2 that says beware of the dogs and as I was reading my Bible and I asked myself does a barber talk about dogs as of animals that sleep outside or there is something much more to the whole admonition the Lord is giving us that we should be ware of the dogs when you look at the characteristics of a dog it is interesting to note that they behave in fascinating ways that are worth talking about and I think that as we look and unpack the whole activities functions and behavior of dogs me and you can be able to find ourselves and let the Word of God be applied to our lives making us better the first and foremost that I found very fascinating about dogs is that dogs just buck they just buck and make lots of noises and they buck sometimes because they're happy they bark sometimes they're scared they buck does how they greet that's how they play anything that is happening around them they have to make a certain sound and the only sound that can come out of them it is that of bucking however as you live in life you also find that sometimes you might have displayed a bit of this doggish behavior where you have people who no longer talk but people who just buck I'm talking about the whole concept that some people like talking too much without listening and one philosopher said good speakers are usually good listeners and instead of just bucking and talking Lots it is important for us also to learn how to listen if you ever wondered why God gave us two ears two eyes and yet he gave us one month maybe it is with the peppers that we should listen twice and we should look twice and then we can only be able to speak once but for some of us ears are not necessarily to be used for the purposes of listening therefore cosmetic uses we should learn to speak out of the abundance of our hearts and let her have to be circumcised by the Spirit of the Lord so we should avoid being too talkative without being reflective secondly a dogs will always a dog will always wake his tail when he or she sees food now it's fascinating to to see how much excitement a bowl of food can create in the veins of a dog now you you jump all over you'd run around and you'd swing from one side the other note some people's sense of moral duty is governed by their high appetite of food food governs their behavior they will do anything in the name that my children my family must survive sacrificing principle for pleasure dogs are regulated by the appetites not driven by moral responsibility and the Bible in the book of Philippians 3 to admonishes us that we must beware we must avoid being dogs we should not find ourselves compromising quality principles simply because we are afraid or we are scared we are not sure where our bread will come from we should however trust God like the sparrows of the earth that if God can look after these creatures surely God can look after us also let not our behavior let not our responsibilities be clouded by the conditions of our stomach but a dog will stop anything when his his food and what means when it makes it worse is that you can leave a dog at a door you can leave him to be responsible for something but if you want to derail it if you want to confuse it if you want to take it off costs and off duty then throw a piece of meat put some food then a dog will forget everything and by the way if a dog hates you and you bring him food you bring a meat slowly it becomes your best friend now I don't know if all friendships I don't have or relationships must only be governed because be governed by food or be governed because we are receiving some we should love unconditionally without getting anything out of it the Bible I'm sure that mana she's us but this is what the Gentiles do they love those that love them and they hate those that hate them but instead we should love those that hate us and pray for those that persecute us food must not control our behavior let our moral uprightness be of higher calling than the measure of our stomachs thirdly you've been noticing that dog is very quick to muck its territory a dog likes marking his territory this is my turf so he would sparingly tow around the place that he holds as his own and mark it as his own and it would avoid and when anyone walks into that area they want them to know that this is my place now I don't know if human beings should also act in that fashion but in my few years of experience I walked around chechi odds and I have heard people are saying this is my church or this is my this this is me and took note that the devil fell from heaven because of the big I can do this and people love marking their territory people love being known that they are in control though in many cases they are never in charge dogs do that and I think that church is they are no positions but responsibilities and those who God they're responsive their positions as if it is their turf mister point at work we can do that but in the house of the Lord these are privileges that God has given us there's no way we should claim that as our own positions it's only dogs who can do that firstly you'll be aware that dogs are happy - happy and they content with bones this one makes me almost smile you know you can have people can eat meat it doesn't matter but if you can just spare the bones and we've gone to restaurants to eat sometimes and after eating with it may have a doggie bag doggie bag where we collect all the bones for our dogs you know and dogs when you bring the bones there are over the moon but I pray that in your life you will not be satisfied with a doggy bag you will not be satisfied to have some bones thrown on your table yes other people can be comfortable to receive the leftovers to receive the skeletons of the meat is gone but this is my father's world and if ever you want to make it in life and you want to have a life full of meaning do not settle for the bones don't settle for less but the best for here one of our army generals saying way above our highest expectations is God's plan for those that love him and no eye has seen no ear has heard what God has in store for those that love him and I want to believe that those who wait upon the Lord can surely mount up with wings as Eagles flying up to the uttermost heights of achievement and excellence do not settle for the garbage of this world don't just do a job because it's a job get something much more unless you're a dog of course you can be happy to sit around and know and eat around your bone but if you're a child of God I want to challenge you but there is much more to life than the crumbs that the community will give you don't settle for the bones and I've had some of these proverbs in English that I hate with a passion half a loaf is better than nothing why settle for half a loaf when you can have the whole loaf dogs will settle for bones I pray that you settle for your potion something else you've been aware of is that a dog we is very interesting anymore he is one of the only animals that I don't know that will smile when he is angry a dog will show its teeth when his angry no Chuck note you have people who are always in the business of pretending when when they mean to smile they actually angry within and and what they were you see outside and what is happening inside two different things and I pray that while you are running your life while I'm running my life we will not assimilate these characteristics of dogs let your yes be yes let your no be no KJV says let your neighbor nay and your yea be a if you agree agree if you disagree disagree but let everything be done in the spirit of the Lord now if you want to live a happy life don't short people wrong pictures I mean imagine how difficult it is to live with a hypocrite this is a West part because they will make you believe that there in one thing or they are saying one thing when in fact they mean exactly the opposite I mean a story is told of a young man was cycling along the road and while you're cycling the wind was too much on his chest and just cold so he stopped this bike and switched his jacket around and zipped it at the back instead his cycling again some more cycling while his cycling he he checks in the law and behold it is a car coming on the intersection before he noticed did the kite knocked him over he was unconscious the driver of the car comes out of the car shame I knocked the guy and that twisted his neck let me do some first aid and the guy started to know help him bring back the head where it must be and while he was doing that the guy stopped breathing because all along when you look at the man it looks like he was going this way but in reality he is going the other way hypocrisy you if you are a hypocrite you are beyond help you say one thing and yet mean the other and dogs by the way are interesting animals that can leave actually on the rubbish dump rubbish dump where there is junk where everybody else throw their dirt that's where a dog loves living can you imagine people actually excited to discover and know what so-and-so is doing and what so-and-so is singing and they sit around their tables and giggle with excitement I know what they're doing wrong I know the problems they're going through don't be a dog and feast on other people's rubbish if ever you're a child of God eat on the table don't eat in the garbage bins and stuff like that be happy to see the successes of other people and don't be excited to discuss their failures and on another item about dogs dogs don't just make children they get on heat you know they get on heat and you have the community where people are now running around with their zips in their hands they have lost all sense of morality they get on heat and do weird things and by the let me share something with you the difference between dogs and people is that dogs are equivalent to mail and men is what we're looking for a dog will just sleep anywhere anyhow and make children and go and males do that but men I think they want to see their children sit on their lips they will change their children snippy's I hope you do that too they will make sure that their families are looked after be a man don't just be a male reproduction does not mean masculinity but responsibility will measure your manhood and finally when a dog becomes too hungry it can actually eat its own siblings and we hope that out there as you are watching as God may God bless you stop abuse it's not the right thing to do don't eat your siblings grow them up to respect and love life and in conclusion you'll be aware the book of Revelation chapter 22 verse 15 says outside the city the City of God there are dogs that practice immorality and do all sorts of evil so in fact if this gospel of the kingdom cannot help you take it from me you're a dog you have beyond help but as you read the Bible says beware of the dogs so there are two types of dogs you must be aware of number one it is the dog that is on two legs that could be you and lastly be careful that those people who come into your life must not demonstrate doggies behavior and you assimilate their characteristics may God bless you that you avoid such doggy behavior you could be the dog of other than God who is in heaven we thank you for the privileges that we have we have opportunities to make choices let our choices be radical righteousness moving away from wickedness and when the enemy is looking for us let him not find us next door it's our prayer that is we live our lives and make choices these choices will be pleasing you when you come to destroy this world one day soon we pray that we will not be found amongst evil this is a humble pray in the name of Allah and Savior Jesus amen

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Keywords: joshua, maponga, beware of the dogs, dogs, beware, John 3:16, John 14, Psalm 23, The Lord is my Shepherd, mount up, eagles, Poverty, complacency

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Length: 15min 52sec (952 seconds)

Published: Mon Apr 08 2013