Thursday, 4 February 2016

Relax, Being Disqualified Amongst Men For God's Sake Makes You God's Choice





Yes, I didn't say it myself, it is in the Bible, In 1 Corinthians 1:26-29, "For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: - But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; - And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nothing things that are: - That no flesh should glory in his presence".


Stop feeling like the whole world is upon you, when it is all over you won't even remember you once had a problem. ask Abraham and Sarah, they will tell you, ask Joseph, he will tell you, Ask Daniel in the lion's den, he will tell you, ask Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego being accused, humiliated and thrown into the fiery furnace. what you should be asking God for is Grace to pass through that fiery furnace like passing through an air conditioned room, ask God for Grace for the lions in that den to become friendly with you, because my dear, if you must emerge a Prime minister, you must go through the trials that Joseph went through, Jesus Himself said it in John 16:33. for Daniel to be raised from where he was to being the head of kings in a foreign land, he had to go into the lion's den. only players in the field are recognized, spectators are not.

the only time God made a leader without any trials of servanthood, it repented Him that He made him a king, a case of Saul. see 1 Samuel 15:11, "It repent me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night". Saul was the only King who wasn't tried in stewardship and so he messed up when he got there. Serve your way up, because if you end up there by all means, you might end up like Saul who wasn't tested and proven so he messed up.

your trials and tribulations are not forever, but you have to endure till the end. don't ask when is the end going to come, that's why it is a test, your exams won't be exams again if you are told the answers, even in open test exams, you still have to locate the answers yourself. Jesus speaking in Matthew 24:13, said "But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved"


Take our Model, Jesus for example, do you think He never wanted to skip the part of Him dying on the cross? if that's what you think well see for yourself in Matthew 26:39, "And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying,
O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt". He too wanted to skip the trial part because while in the flesh it is not an easy task, that's why we must crave for the Grace of God through it all. Ever wondered why it was really necessary for Jesus to die for mankind to be saved? I mean God created everything through spoken Word, He would have just spoken a Word for mankind to be saved. but No, there had to be a price, someone had to pay the price. so see yourself as a woman in labor who will soon give birth and thereafter be free, no wonder Jesus said in John 16:33, "
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. Relax, Jesus said, You shall have tribulations and we know that the trials cannot be what we are capable of handling, As a matter of fact, God Himself makes the way out of that trial. See 1 Corinthians 10:13, "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it".

Peter speaking in 1 Peter 1:6-7, advised that you should rejoice greatly, "Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: - That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perish, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ". He likened the trials as when gold is purified by fire.

You must stand firm no matter what, Jesus did, Abraham did, Moses did, Joseph did, Daniel did, David did, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego did, so many others did, you are not the first and you won't be the last, don't just watch it, put up a fight and come out victorious, that is what entitles you an I for the prizes. if you don't want any tribulation in life, you might as well be a spectator for life. Spectators are those who stay around to watch shows, games or other events, while players are playing, falling , getting injuries and their names are being echoed all over the world, Spectators are just there relaxing and watching and clapping for the players as they make their marks, Spectators even help the players become famous and achieve greater ambition. Wow!

But Rejoice because God has already chosen you, be sure not to give up when you are almost at the end of the test. 9/10 in the Kingdom is 0. we are all running a race, we must be vigilant and at the same time, we must bear in mind that all of our help comes from God. it is Only by His Grace of God that we can make it. God Bless You all.

first things first,  if you have not received Christ, then you are not saved, if you are not saved, you are not safe, if you are not sure, then you are not saved. if you would like to give your life to Christ or maybe you fell off at some point and you would like to return back and reconnect with God, say this prayer and mean it,"Lord Jesus, I come to You today, I accept that I am a sinner and I confess my sins and repent from them. I believe that You died on the cross of Calvary for my sins. Thank You for forgiving me. today I am saved, I am born again. thank You Jesus". if you said this prayer congratulations, you are now a child of God, so let go of the past evil ways, for the Bible says if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things have passed away, behold, all things are become new (2 Cor 5:17). Be Blessed.
 

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