No Cooperation
by Ernest Angley
October 2022
God made man to live in total obedience, humility, love and grace. The great God of the Universe got down in the dirt and formed a man out of the dust of the Earth. And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul (Genesis 2:7). Then God spoke everything else into existence—the moon, the stars, the animals, the trees, the flowers and the fish in the sea.
God gave man the same heartbeat He has, the same love and faith He has, and the same good health. Adam and Eve were to have lived forever in total obedience and in God’s love, but they didn’t cooperate with the plan of God just as many people are not cooperating with God today. God never failed in His responsibility to man; man and woman were the ones who failed to cooperate with God, and then He had to drive them out of Eden.
Many people live life doing their own thing until they face a major crisis or even death, and they have no way out. So many times, it is then too late to call on God. If there seems to be no cooperation between you and God today, it’s not God’s fault. You are the one who is not cooperating with Heaven because God is always ready to cooperate with you.
No Sin in Heaven
You cannot cooperate with God with any sin in your life, and not one speck of sin can enter Heaven. The devil will deceive you about that if you allow him to; but the Word plainly says, Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body…Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin…For sin shall not have dominion over you (Romans 6:12-14). If you sin, the Bible says, He that committeth sin is of the devil (I John 3:8).
The Lord told man to cooperate with Him and be ye holy; for I am holy (I Peter 1:16). Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount, Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect (Matthew 5:48). Only through Jesus and His divine blood can you be made a new creature in Christ and be perfect in God’s eyes.
No Cooperation Leads to Hell
If you are not cooperating with God today, it’s time to wake up and clothe yourself in the holiness and righteousness of God every day. Jesus is coming soon, and you must be ready. Those who choose not to cooperate with God will be eternally lost. They will never rejoice with the saints in Heaven or walk down the avenue of Glory because hell will be their destiny.
The rich man who passed by the beggar, Lazarus, every day did not cooperate with God; and when he died, in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments (Luke 16:23). The Bible says, The wicked shall be turned into hell (Psalm 9:17). It also says, The soul that sinneth, it shall die (Ezekiel 18:20). Once a person is in hell, they can never get out.
Judgment is on the heels of many people today because they won’t cooperate with God. They worship so many gods besides the true and living God; they love their sins and the ways of the world, and they want to satisfy the lusts of the flesh. They don’t want to lift up holy hands before the Lord or have a holy heart, so many of their lives are a mess.
The storms of life are raging all around, and they are going to get worse and worse in this last hour before Jesus comes. Without God, your little ship will wreck because He is the only one who can be your anchor of salvation. O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation (Psalm 95:1). Jesus went to Calvary and gave His life for you; and now, you must take up your cross and cooperate with Him.
Do You Cooperate?
You can cooperate with the Lord if you really want to; so are you cooperating with God in prayer, fasting and living in the Word? Jesus told His disciples, Nothing shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting (Matthew 17:20,21).
Do you cooperate with God in reasoning with Him? The Bible says, Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD (Isaiah 18:1). Do you cooperate in wanting God’s divine will, or do you do things your own way? The Bible says, There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death (Proverbs 14:12). The only way you can cooperate with God is by saying as Jesus did, Not my will, but thine, be done (Luke 22:42).
God only needs the cooperation of a few to do great things. Noah and his family were just eight souls, but they built an ark that saved them and two of every animal that was on Earth at that time. Think of the great things God could do today if more people would cooperate with Him.
The Bible lets people know that destruction is coming just as it did in Noah’s day; but people didn’t listen then, and they are not listening today. God waited over 100 years for the ark to be built, and He has waited much longer than that to receive people’s cooperation during this Church Age. It’s been about 2000 years since Jesus was on Earth, and so many people still are not cooperating with God. That is why we have so many spiritually dead churches led by spiritually dead preachers with spiritually dead people in the pews.
Don’t Be a Hypocrite
Many people think they are going to Heaven, but it’s not God’s Heaven. His Heaven is a place of no sin. It’s a place of righteousness and holiness where everybody cooperates with God in His love, peace, happiness and compassion. Those who are going to that Heaven cooperate with God to bring in the lost at any cost. They cooperate completely with what God says and not with their own or other people’s opinions.
Many people claim to be Christians, and they go to church every week; but what worth is it if they don’t cooperate with God through the week? They serve hate instead of love, and they are full of arrogance and ego. God loves sinners, but He hates hypocrites.
When you don’t cooperate with the truth and that which is right, you are cooperating with the devil and all that is wrong. There is no in between; either you are cooperating with God, or you are cooperating with the devil. Then you are in the path of God’s wrath; and He says, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord (Romans 12:19).
The End Is Near
God gave His whole heart when He gave Jesus for us, but so many people didn’t care about God’s heart; and they still don’t care today. This civilization is about to close, and then God won’t seek for people to cooperate with Him anymore. Oh, they will be willing to cooperate with Him then, but it will be too late. They will scream and cry out to Him, but He will never hear them again.
The Bible says, Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation (II Corinthians 6:2). Today, God is welcoming with open arms all who repent before Him. His message is, “Come to Jesus”; and that must be our message too. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely (Revelation 22:17).
We are now in the last sweep of the Gospel, and tidings of great joy are going forth; but that message will soon end. People are now making their final decision as to whether or not they will cooperate with God, and then He won’t care anymore. They will receive the kiss of death, and the nail-riven hands will never reach out for them again. There will be no divine blood and no salvation. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission (Hebrews 9:22). When there is no salvation, there is no Heaven.
You Must Give All
Jesus said, And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free (John 8:32). The Lamb of God came all the way from Heaven to try to get people to cooperate with truth. He wanted them to reach out for it and embrace it, but most would not.
Today, even many people who have gone to Calvary are not embracing the truth as they should. They don’t fast, pray and study the Word as they should; and they are not doing the whole will of God. They don’t have the burden for the lost, and they are not taking any responsibility for souls. Do you pray for the lost at any time of the day or night? Do you feel the great responsibility of getting the Gospel to them before it’s too late? Are you helping to build God’s Kingdom?
How much of your life have you given to the Lord? In the beginning of the Church, a relatively few people really followed Jesus; but those who did gave themselves completely to the work of God. Others, such as Stephen, even gave their very lives; and their rewards were great. While cruel men were stoning Stephen, he saw the glory of God; and he cried out, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God (Acts 7:56). Stephen had completely cooperated with God, and he considered it a great honor to lay down his life for his Lord. Could you be a Stephen?
Don’t Look Back
God has sent judgments again and again because of people not cooperating with Him. Sodom and Gomorrah were full of wicked people, and God was going to destroy them. He offered people a way of escape; but only three people, Lot and his two daughters, cooperated with Him. God sent two angels to lead them out, and Lot’s wife started to follow along; but she looked back and turned into a pillar of salt. She had been told not to look back, but she didn’t listen.
Many people today will fail to make the Rapture because they will look back. Oh, they may have cooperated with God at one time, but they will not be cooperating in those last few countdown moments. Like Lot’s wife, they will be looking back. That is why Jesus said, Remember Lot’s wife (Luke 17:32).
Man and woman as a whole don’t want to cooperate with God. They don’t want to live holy or do God’s will. They want to do what they want to do and plan their own lives, and they don’t want God to interfere. Yes, people can go their own way, but the consequences are deadly.
This is not the Lord’s society, and you can’t blame Him for all the awful things going on in the world today. He has given everything to try to get people to cooperate with Him. He even sent the Holy Spirit, the third person in the Trinity of the Godhead, to live inside all who would accept Him. He is to be our comforter, guide, teacher and best friend; but so many people have rejected Him. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever…which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you (John 14:16,26).
In spite of that, so many so-called Christians are just limping along day after day without enjoying the abundant life Jesus brought because they won’t cooperate with Him or the Holy Spirit. They won’t live holy, dedicated and consecrated to God; and they won’t abide in His love and grace. How sad.
Cooperate with God Today
If you haven’t been cooperating with God, it is no wonder your life is miserable. Some of you may be about to die, but God spared you to read this message…and it may be your last chance. The Bible says, My spirit shall not always strive with man (Genesis 6:3). Today is the day for you to get saved and decide to cooperate with your Maker. There is no life in following self and the devil, only death.
Raise your hand and say the sinner’s prayer with me now: Oh, God, save my soul. I haven’t cooperated with you, and I’m on my way to total destruction. Please, God, I don’t want to die and go to hell. I believe Jesus died for me, and I want to live for Him. I am so sorry that I sinned against you, but I believe the blood of Jesus washes away all of my sins. Come into my heart, Jesus! Come on in, Jesus! I will cooperate with you every day I have left on this Earth, and I will do your will.
Cooperate for a Miracle
If you are sick and afflicted today, Jesus is asking, Wilt thou be made whole (John 5:6)? It doesn’t matter whether you have AIDs, cancer, diabetes, heart trouble, MS, TB or any other kind of disease or affliction. Thousands of people have been healed through this Jesus ministry, and you can be healed today if you will cooperate with God. He is the Healer, and He can make you whole all over.
Lord, I bring the people to you. Lay a healing hand on them right now. You have given me your gifts and your blood power to help the people. Set them free right now in the blood name of Jesus. Heal! Heal, in the all-powerful name of Jesus. Lord, let the divine blood and your healing power flow to give the people life.
Decide to cooperate with God; and He will make the way for you physically, spiritually and financially. Then write, email or post a message to social media to tell us what God did for you. We love to hear about the good works of God, and we will rejoice with you. God bless you today.
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