SUNDAY - 30TH MAY, 2021
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO
A SERVANT IS NOT GREATER THAN HIS MASTER
Read II Kings 6:8-23
John 15:20, KJV "Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also."
Often, it is being revealed that an apprentice is not greater than his master. This is because what happens to the master do become reality in his life also. He is also a shareholder as long as he has not discontinued in the ways, doctrine, teaching, lifestyle, goal, passion e.t.c. of his master.
In today's other reading, the Syrian king gives command to have Elisha arrested. After scouting, they headed for Dothan to handcuff him. Elisha was in the city with his servant (one who personally serves him and learns the prophetic from him) when a discovery was stumbled on by this very servant on the impeding doom surrounding them.
He cried with a loud voice, "alas, master!" If you look at it very well, it wasn't this servant that had issues with the Syrian Government and needed to be arrested. It was Elisha his master but because he professes loyalty and association with Elisha, he can't but face the same thing his master would face. To prove this, he was even the first to discover that host of soldiers have come to arrest his master. If Elisha had been arrested, I can tell you that he could have been arrested or as well assaulted.
So, the portion that masters do face do get contagious to their disciples who live their life after them or in their face.
Some years ago while I was learning ministry under the man God ordained for me; this man's ministry came under strong attacks of the devil and his work was vehemently resisted by the congregation and neighbouring people he was ministering to. Later on, when feedbacks were been given to the head of the rebellion's team that's fighting this my father's ministry, they had said "I was also with him (since I was afore known by this people) as they gave their report to the rebels' leader."
I was shocked that I would be counted with he who was being persecuted and was at the front line of the battle. I counted myself worthy of suffering with him. But why would anyone take cognizance of me, "a small minister? I never looked like a threat!" But because I professed connection with him and stood in loyalty to him at this time, it was not only his name that was being noised abroad but mine which many knew in that area. Like they said of the apostles, they pointed to us also and said, "come and see these men who had turn the world upside down"; yet, it was good we were doing (Acts 17:6). We were casting out devils from their daughters and teaching their sons the ways of God but they were offended to say we were embarrassing them as their children manifests, foams and were delivered.
You're not greater than any you profess association and loyalty with. If people are fighting them, because you have chosen to stay with them, they'll also fight you. We can expect the same thing they served to the master to come round to his disciple. Why? As long as that disciple lives the life his master once lived, he can't but reap the reward or consequences his master reaped.
No Christian is greater than Christ. We would be persecuted. You will be excused rather if you stop being a Christian. But if you won't hide your identity but live as light that exposes darkness, you'll discover that men would insult, come after you and seek to do violence against you. Any who is not Christ like can't be persecuted. Since he has blended with the world through conformation, his light can't be intimidating and the world can't be at the peril of being exposed by him (John 3:19-21). But if he lives the life of Christ, he'll know that they that'll live godly in Christ Jesus would face persecution.
II Timothy 3:12, KJV
"Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
Therefore, no disciple: after comer, down line or successor is greater than his master - predecessor or ancestor. If you live their life (good or bad), you'll reap their consequences or reward.
PRAYER: I take a stand for Jesus irrespective of persecution. I shall not be moved. I cut off from walking evil ancestral paths and having evil results as my forerunners.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Samuel 15:23-16:23, John 18:25-19:22, Psalm 119:113-128, Proverbs 16:10-11
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