THURSDAY - 8TH SEPTEMBER, 2022
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO
HAVE YOU PURCHASED A GOOD WITNESS FOR YOURSELF? - Qualify Series 002
Read Gen. 40:1-23
Jeremiah 12:5, KJV
"If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?"
That time will come. The big challenge will appear. Greater performance will be demanded of you. When it does, will you be in the records to have been qualified? Joseph would have been undone forever if he has nothing to leverage on to bring him out of the prison. What we must know is this, all of us can't but be hidden for awhile. There's always a stage in life where God is working secretly on you. At such times, He doesn't suddenly introduce you to men. That would be an early ejaculation. It wouldn't bring about the pleasure of the Lord. What He does is to perfect his work in you and then orchestrate the time and seasons to bring you such opportunities by which you'll be revealed. Men will always remember. They might have forgotten till now but they'll always remember because God will cause an open door for same. When they do, "hope you'll still be in shape. Hope you'll have stepped up your proficiency as to now deliver before kings." The Bible says, "the gift of a man will make room for him (Prov.18:16)." That of Joseph did. What he had in his life that he had taken to calling level finally served him right. When the butler remembered, he said there was a boy in the prison who interpreted our dreams and how he said it would be was how they were." That was the witness concerning Joseph at the footmen challenge level. You could call it the preliminaries. It is now that testimony is qualifying him to interpret Pharaoh's. I had said it, "no one will just handpick you like that." They want to see the portfolio of your work. They want to see the children of wisdom wrath by your hands. They want testimonials. If you've been doing it right and well, then, you'll ascend and have your promotion but if you've been unfaithful, who will commit to you? Is that not the same admonishment made here?
Luke 16:11, KJV
"If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?"
People, there's always "the true riches", "the true level" - that's where it's really happening. To get there, you'll purchase for yourself a testimony at the preliminaries first of all. Those of you living carelessly today, you're doing so to the detriment of your being recommended. The true riches would be there but you won't be able to take it because no man can vouch for you to be given same since you've not qualified yourself. This is when people will suddenly wake up to someone betraying them or being biased to them. They'll never beat themselves for their unpreparedness and unfaithfulness all this while. Some just believe things should surrender at their feet. They haven't learnt sacrifice to be qualified. One way or the other, it must costs you. Until it does, no one will think of you as qualified to come unto higher things of that place. Where has God put you to serve? Serve well! Joseph never knew he was actually doing himself a favour when as a volunteer he interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh's officers. No one would see that as his key to being called upon or ascended one day. That faithfulness and constance of his was what assured the butler of recommending him. I'm so sure the butler was sure of he who he was recommending. It was Pharaoh he had to do with. The man who has the power of the gods over all. He could have him executed if after Joseph was brought in, his acts didn't align with the witness afore given of him. No one therefore wants to risk their reputation and life for he whom they've not known to be able indeed to compete successfully at the "footmen" level and excel the simple tasks there. You won't even come into the register of those to be harnessed with horses because the prerequisite is that, "they must have been faithful in the little things afore committed into their hands." That's why that place says, "if thou has run with footmen and they've wearied thee, how will ye contest with horses." There is an expectation. It's that victory at the preliminaries is hope for the greater works that lies ahead. That's what makes any begin to think it possible for you to "come up hither" because you've paid your dues at the foundation level. Joseph did. God is not unjust to anyone. He'll give all of us privileges to prove ourselves. Many times, they're not even, "once and for all opportunities." It is of Jesus we have received "grace after grace." What He does is to keep mercy attending us until we're qualified but it would be detrimental to your future and all you can become if you fall below the line every time a fresh opportunity is brought you to prove yourself before the cloud of many witnesses who watch in their throng. God will be justified eventually. He does His things that no man might gain say. Repent, device and purchase for yourself the testimony of Moses, "one who's faithful in all of God's house." This is the key to being committed to at a higher level. Or else, you may wonder why you've not changed position for this while while others are flipping the stair cases to bypass you. This journey is individualistic. Each man's willingness and obedience matters a lot. Make the decision to be committed to practical discipleship. Let God train your hands for war because of the evil days that come in which your strength must not fail when put to the test.
PRAYER: Forgive my nonchalance. Bring me fresh opportunities. I submit to the ideal apprenticeship.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Song of Solomon 5:1-8:14; 2 Corinthians 9:1-15; Psalm 51:1-19; Proverbs 22:24-25
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