SATURDAY - 25TH DECEMBER, 2021
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO
SHOULDN'T YOU RESPECT AND RESPECT BETTER? - Witness Series 003
Read Matthew 13:53-58
Luke 11:31, KJV
"The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here".
A great man of God whose ministry is headquartered in Ghana travelled abroad to listen to Kenneth Hagin one time. While He was with the principal of Hagin's Bible School, he asked him if they had any problem. The man said, they do. He pointed to the residence of Hagin's Bible School which was close to where Hagin was doing the meeting which brought Bishop Himself from Africa to America and said, "but the Bible School students would have none of it. They won't even show up there yet it's in the same compound".
There's nothing you can do to it. There will still be people who will take for granted what is near them and won't pay homage to what is obvious and should be brought tributes. They may begin to say, "I can as well do what he does". When things like this begin to stem out, estimation decreases and attraction is weakened. So, "we are equal" mantra sets in. This is what kill people and hinders portions of kingdom envoys from falling on them. There's no way to it, you can't receive from the anointing you esteem lightly.
Jesus wondered why people of His days were not paying attention to receive Him. The fact that He was a son of the soil, of Mary and Joseph they knew was fighting them. We saw that somewhere also. Many wouldn't receive Him in the name of a prophet let alone Saviour. That your salvation is so close doesn't mean it doesn't come at a price. Jesus in shock then said "You will be judged this way since Sheba Queen came from the farthest (paying a great price) to listen to the wisdom of Solomon yet greater than Solomon is here whom you're refusing?" Where people should quiver, they're not again. They've lost the heart that can be moved. Awe has been exterminated from their heart and God's fear. They've become Balaam at heart. Despite the obvious fearful miracle of an ass talking, he did not run away but was exchanging words with the strange speaking animal. Even after hearing the angel with sword threatening to have killed him, he was still bantering to go because it shows in the reply he gave to that angel [Num. 22:27-33].
Jesus was saying in essence, if for estimation sake, Sheba Queen sacrificed to cover such distance to listen to Solomon, should it be difficult for you opening up to receive me? Yet, I am greater than Solomon. "Someone who was lesser was enthusiastically received, if you see me as greater, what should be your attitude?" It is unfortunate for all those who can't recognize grace, anointing and gift wherever God places it when they should. Be weaned from prejudices on time from taking for granted He who could bless you as ordained by God. Ask yourself if any of those who rejected Christ had life. Where would they end it? Some resist the anointed on account of age, race, status, stature, nature, gender, place (country, continent), lineage etc. To you, Jesus said you'll be condemned in judgement by those who receive such grace you refute, slander, libel which God intentionally positioned for you to give attention to. Open your eyes and don't joke with any greater than Solomon.
PRAYER: Give me sight and heart to discern and give honour to whom honour is due.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Zechariah 6:1-7:14, Revelation 15:1-8, Psalm 143:1-12, Proverbs 30:24-28
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