THURSDAY - 6TH OCTOBER, 2022
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO
THE ASK OF DISCIPLES - Discipleship Series 002
Acts 9:6, KJV
"And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?..."
There's nothing that indeed reveals the lordship of Christ over you than that above. "Lord, what will you have me do" is weightier to God than any request for goodies that you may tender. At salvation, Jesus becomes your Lord and Saviour. Meanwhile, you have responsibility acknowledging Him as Lord continually by your obedience to His revealed will. The extent you let Him reign and own you also determines the extent of His lordship in your life. God has expanse of lands in some people's lives while in some, it's just a room and some, a narrow passage. You've been saved and that's a one thing off but Christ's lordship must daily be allowed in your life. If you refuse, you'll never know Christ likeness because you'll stiff the process of being changed and so you won't grow. But as He says this and that and as you obey, you'll not only be acknowledging Him as your master and possessor but you'll begin to take His semblance. Character can't but be formed in you. You'll be broken and rebuilt in the process of doing what He (as He has chosen for you in all His wisdom) will have you do. God is practical. He'll come to test your discipleship. We not only take lessons under God. We take tests too. He told Abraham to offer Isaac. You may want to travel abroad but the Word of the Lord may come to you to forbear. God may be testing your humility and obedience. If you've been the independent and proud one, he may want to build dependence in your character. He may also be developing strength in you to stand alone when people are falling for what is wrong but popular (though nothing sinful and wrong in travelling abroad except you defy a straight order). Saul asked, "what would you have me do?" We should ask same because only God knows the thoughts He thinks towards us though we know they're generally thoughts of good and not of evil (Jer.29:11). We should ask because we don't want to miss any of His provision for us lest we give room to be tempted and assaulted. Did you see submission in Saul's question? At that point, he could no longer boast of his eyes. So, he knew what it means to be humble even if it'll be for remedy's sake. People, God is looking for Christians who will acknowledge daily that they were bought with a price and so glorify God in their living. One way is to have all you'll do proceed or ordered from the Lord. When you run to do your thing, it proceeds from this false sense of thinking that you know what you should do. What do you know? Many even short change themselves by running ahead of God. At times, they choose lesser than God planned for them. Since there's no acknowledgement, God let them have their good instead of His better. Stop exercising too know and living separately from God's disclosures that really prosper a man. All of us have how it has been written of us in the volume of the books. The books are with God. Find it out and fulfill them. God's book to you is likely not mine to live and vice versa. Paul said, "Lord, what will you have me do?" He has been purged of his own will or way. This is the man that's no longer thinking of what people would say if he obeys settling in a village as God may command it. He's not under the siege of prestige or keeping of appearance not to accept anything beneath his status. A disciple is any adult (spiritually) who has learnt to submit to the will of the Holy Spirit. His one major heart desire is to find what God will have him do and then do it. That's why Jesus said, "my meat is to do the will of He that sent me and to finish His work (John 4:34)."' Even before that will is revealed, a disciple keeps an open mind of willingness to obey. It shows in how long he could wait to enquire until he gathers assurance as to what God would have him do. For this is true worship and reference of our God. Anyone may confess, "Lord, what will you have me do?" But indeed, even before you pray, do you have that sincere and ready heart that you'll do whatsoever He says or you're just here for lips acknowledgement? Things are first of all mind issues. Abraham didn't slay Isaac physically but we knew he had carried it out in his mind (Heb.11:17). As God was concerned, he already did because God judged his reins to see that he had indeed killed Isaac though without shedding his blood. He showed willingness and obedience and never withheld him. May you too have this heart to know and do what is the acceptable will of God for you on every matter.
PRAYER: What will you have me do?
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Jeremiah 4:19-6:15, Colossians 1:18-2:7, Psalm 77:1-20, Proverbs 24:23-25
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