Recently, a microbiology student I know was doing a
study on yeast. I was amazed at the multi- types of yeast existing and their
varied uses. More astounding is the almost ubiquitous nature of yeast and the
fact that it is so important to our survival and nature. The study of yeast has
therefore become an important area of discourse to researchers and teachers.
The bible also speaks of the yeast.
“A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.” Galatians 5:9. That statement is so obviously
true. You don’t need much yeast to see its effect on bread; just a little will
do the work. But the Bible is not a book for the baker’s son; it is a book for
the King’s sons. God must therefore be referring to something that has great
significant in our lives, other than mere bread. God has a way of teaching us
life lessons from the common things that can easily be understood.
In Galatians 5, Paul
started this section of his letter by imploring believers to ‘Stand Fast…”. It is a call to stand
firm in Christ’s entire true message; a call also to resist the deceit and the
fraud of the enemy. It is in this light that he further said a little yeast is
enough to influence the whole bread. The message of Christ does not need much
error to be messed up, it only needs a little yeast – little deception, dark
revelation, fake doctrines and prophecies.
As believers, we must
understand that just a little stain makes us impure. It is Christ or nothing
else, the word of God or the devil’s, Grace or Works, Light or Darkness. The
Christian race is not an ‘Afro-Christo religion’ or a ‘Christo-Americana
religion’. It is completely Christ. You can’t add to it or remove from it. You
can’t combine it with religion, tradition or your cultural standards. If it’s
God, then it must be completely God. You can’t make a little allowance for
deception, lie, re-adjustment of standards, or leaving the ways of God. Your
walk with God must be pure and undefiled. You can’t afford to add little drugs,
a little booze, a little voodoo, a little bribe, a little sin, a little giving
of your body to gain favour, a little lie, a little heresy etc. For just a
little of these things will completely ruin your Christian testimony. I
remember a song we use to sing a long time ago: ‘God will never readjust the standard of righteousness to the level of
man’.
Today,
decide and make a commitment to be careful of strange yeast that threatens to
derail you from your walk with God and soil your Christian testimony. Christ
warned His disciples of certain deceptive doctrines, “Jesus warned, "Be very careful. Keep a sharp eye out for the
contaminating yeast of Pharisees and the followers of Herod." Mark 8:15
(The Message).
Brethren
God is for us, His teaching grace is available to guide us against error…
Have
you ever watched anyone bake with yeast? The just add in a little yeast. At no
time do they pray or speak in tongues that the flour may rise. It is just
natural; once the yeast gets in, the flour rises. That is how easy and how
natural it is for strange doctrines, and error to mix with the pure treasures
of God on our inside. My sincere prayer for you today is that you may run well,
being unhindered and completely obeying the grace of God.
Fisayo Adeniyi
Pursuing Purpose...
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