SUNDAY - 26TH SEPTEMBER, 2021
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO
THE NEIGHBOUR OF YOURS THAT'S BETTER THAN YOU
I Samuel 15:28, KJV
"And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou."
Some times ago, a fellow began to contemplate on packing up his relationship. He's engaged and somehow wants to call it quit. As he ponders the matter, this afore quoted verse came to him. "If you go, I'll marry the lady to a neighbour of yours (someone you know) who's better than you". That's how the brother exercised caution and stayed his plan. At least, the sister hasn't done any fearful thing for which she should be put away. Only few have experienced God in this fearful manner also.
Do you know there is a neighbour of yours that's better than you too? People don't like such message to them. Meanwhile, they like talking about Saul and Judas Iscariot as the replaced and substituted. What you too must know is that once you begin to be unfaithful and show open rebellion consistently over a thing, there's a neighbour of yours (a substitute) that God can bring to collect what He has committed into your hands from you. In order not to lose any thing God has given you, faithfulness is therefore key. The Bible says:
I Corinthians 4:2, KJV
"Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful."
Those of you who are in relationships but are not faithful; God has you in mind today. You now enjoy the presence of another than that of your partner and it's beginning to be to their detriment. That's the term of your marriage you're beginning to go against. If you continue to live like this until you become a violator of the marriage covenant properly without taking thought for repentance; God, who knows how to divide between two people knows how to deliver your spouse and give it to your neighbour who's better than you. What are you good for again? If you have defiantly violated the marriage vows on which your marriage stands with refusal to acknowledge same, you are good for nothing but be taken away in order to free your other partner to be given to a neighbour of yours who off course will cherish him/her better. God freed Abigail from Naboth you know.
What I'll like you know is not to think too highly of yourself. What you're doing, God has a better choice to do it if you become an unfaithful, unyielding, unrepentant and seeking vindication Saul. You can't threaten God but you should be fearful when God comes around like this. He is the One we all have to do. It is wisdom to pass His tests both in the open and in the secret. Consistent failing of God's test will be deemed unfaithfulness and this calls for nothing else but a shift of responsibility and assignment. You may say, who will collect my spouse from me? I've married this one already and can treat any how. If God sees you're truly taken advantage of your partner but they need a saviour, God will collect them from you. There are marriages like that where the other partner is even praying for salvation and God Himself knows it worth it. The fellow in it is just trapped. When God talks of a neighbour of yours that's better than you, He isn't joking. When God gave Joseph a dream of his brothers worshipping him which they fought, it still came to pass in 13 years from then. What you should concern yourself with is never to let a voice like this speaks to you. If you're beginning to be unfaithful like Saul in ministry, marriage etc, you can repent before God comes with such sentence. What you don't value but begin to trample on can't but have the respect of another.
Have you not read of Belshazzar? When he refused to know his measure but rather desecrated holy vessels in his custody, his kingdom was collected from him and given to someone else.
Daniel 5:26-28, KJV
"26 This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. 27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. 28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians."
God measured him and found him wanting. God is measuring many people at this hour also. The Bible says that same night, he was killed and his kingdom given to another - Darius.
May God help you to jealousy guide all He has given you. You must know you're a steward and must remain so. If you don't, you'll open a crack for another to take over from you; enjoy what you should be enjoying and be its possessor for ever. May God instruct you earlier.
PRAYER: Fearful God, have mercy on my unfaithfulness. Be gentle on me and let me prove myself again.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 48:12-50:11, Ephesians 4:17-32, Psalm 69:1-18, Proverbs 24:5-6
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