“DEAD OR ALIVE!” Luke 9:59; And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. v60; Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and peach the kingdom of God. Let me first make it clear, there is another revelation here. The Lord isn’t saying you can’t take care of love ones in that manner. But instead know how to keep up your spiritual activities, it’s part of the being. Not going back into your dead works, a being of the flesh. 1 Peter 4:6; For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. This is alive, spiritual activities. “DEAD OR ALIVE!” 1 Samuel 1:2; And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. v3; And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there. Dead works has no continueth. Occasional service will still render you dead. Romans 8:8; So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. Romans 14:5; One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. “DEAD OR ALIVE!” 1 Samuel 1:4; And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and daughters, portions: v5; But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb. Cause you go to church on church days, pray daily at certain times, or even fast on occasion. This don’t mean you are spiritually active, if there’s not a devout. This will still render you spiritually dead. 1 Timothy 4:8; For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. I say this with assurance, because as with Elkanah and his wives, they did something in the Lord, but flesh was there, Eli two sons. “DEAD OR ALIVE!” 1 Samuel 1:9; So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord. v11; And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. Alive, spiritual activities is how you gain your worthy. Her doings were raised. It elevated not only her continue but also her commitment. Psalm 27:4; One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple. It will maintain your consistent being in the Lord. “DEAD OR ALIVE!” 1 Samuel 1:14; And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee. v15; And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord. v16; Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto. Alive, spiritual activities is a consistent approach in life. Acts 13:22; And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. “DEAD OR ALIVE!” 1 Samuel 1:17; Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. You will know when your spiritual deadness is gone. You having spiritual activities will produce a being. 1 Peter 1:8; Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. “DEAD OR ALIVE!” It’s a matter of life or death. Deuteronomy 30:19; Therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live. Alive, spiritual activities. He’s different, he refuse to be like the others! Philippians 4:5; Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. “DEAD OR ALIVE!” Teaching! Overseer/Apostle