PERSISTING
There's a devil that fights people from continuing. However, if you can continue, you'll reap its reward.
The Bible says, "even in your old age, you'll still bear fruit." A continuation on being fruitful is hinted there since fruitfulness is only associated with youthfulness.
There will be those that will stop bearing fruits at old age. Naturally speaking, one can't do much at old age but you can break that barrier and yet still be known for a particular thing at old age. You can still release albums, write books, hold seminars and conferences, go for trainings and get certified even at your old age.
As I meditated on and on, something occurred to me. While God uses those He calls. God uses those that are available as well. Do you know that some people that God called and intended they start something for him didn't continue? They began but they stopped somewhere. They didn't continue. Now, there are people who are not God's first choice in the beginning. In their weaknesses, challenges and problems, they continue doing the same thing God called some to do which they turned away from and so God has no choice but to prefer and use them as the first choice. If you don't know the Bible or lack experience, you'll easily prove my saying wrong and say I'm only trying to stir some people to jealousy or aflame.
Did you remember Judas Iscariot? He was Jesus' first choice for apostleship but because he WENT HIS OWN WAY by not continuing, God had no choice than to anoint and bring into apostleship Matthias. To all ministers who have started something, beware of going your own way!
One unfortunate thing I have found true is that you can go your own way. There's no one that God ordains a path for but journeys in/to another that praises God at day's end.
Avoid being distracted. Avoid be swerved or swayed. Like men bridle horses and capture it in obedience to do their will and walk on a path or course they'll like it take, by submission to the Holy Spirit, crucifixion of self and determination, refuse to be collected away from the way. The way here is destiny or what God has appointed you to do on earth. That one which your hand has already found doing, do it with all your might.
2 Peter 2:15, KJV
"Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness"
Jude 1:11, KJV
"Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core."
These two places are planting the truth or possibility of going another road other than the one God ordained.
Either for gain or any other selfish reason, ensure you're not rooted from what you've started. There's a devil that hinders people from finishing strong. Stephen Farrar wrote a book, FINISHING STRONG. You can read it. Your starting don't scare the devil. It is your persistence until the dawn breaks he wants to protest against. What you're doing may seem not to be moving, monotonous, uninteresting or lacking in support from people. Look, still continue. Just continue.
The Bible says if you're wise, you're wise for yourself. So also the child that scorns shall bear it for himself. If you continue long on this road and endures the processes of becoming great, you'll be the first who will partake of the fruits of your hands also. For that Scripture can't be broken over you which says, the husband man that labours ought to be the first partaker of the harvest. For you, you will be.
Judas didn't continue yet he was God's first choice. When first choices go away, they open the door for God to consider lesser vessels or alternatives that He'll then put His treasure into to decorate. You and I must close the door against second choices.
Those that will be saved are those that endure to the end. Motivate yourself by gazing at the joy in front. Jesus also despised the shame of the cross for the joy set before him.
By that, you won't be totally swallowed to contemplate selling your share in that company or selling that venture or relocating. Tarry there. Life answers the persistent. Work it for it's a principle that works.
Judas Iscariot had obtained a part and apostleship in Jesus' ministry. You can call that part or apostleship his share. Have you not heard of people selling out their shares before but only to see that company become a tree that birds of the air now makes nests into. Yet, what happen to Judas' share. All was left for another to enjoy.
It was left for someone who also has been paying the price of persistence by being part of all that happen from the baptism of John, even unto Jesus' ascension. Matthias therefore entered into someone's labour. I'm afraid. I pray to you God, "don't let me leave my morning labour for another to gather and eat at night."
Let me be the first partaker O Lord! I make that my decision.
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Olusola ADEJUMO, M'Wings.
Morning Wings Ministry, Nigeria.
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13/07/2021
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