SATURDAY - 17TH DECEMBER, 2022
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola & Oreoluwa ADEJUMO
AS TO BE A CO-RULER - His Pleasure Series 019
Read Luke 23:39-43
Luke 23:42-43, KJV
"42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. 43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise."
This is another reason why people join a revolution: good or evil, a new cause or a tide. They foresee being promoted as it rises for their sacrifices. They either become a shareholder or its manager. While on the cross, while Jesus was dying, a man identified with Jesus and became immediately promoted and exalted into paradise. Though he was coming late but because he identified with Jesus at a critical time he was fighting for life and at a time when he was to lay the foundation of what our faith would stand on, he was rewarded. When Jesus needed comfort and compassion, the man showed Him. So, he's worthy of being rewarded for that identification at a time of need. Jesus said:
Luke 23:43, KJV
"Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise."
If you're now part of a new cause and you ever start with them, it becomes fit to have you as a major shareholder of such institution. After the demise of Judas Iscariot, an opening is to be filled. One of the criteria is that the occupant or aspirer must be one who has witnessed all in and out.
Acts 1:21-22, KJV
"21 Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection."
After a great search through the rank, only two people were found to have met the requirements. One is Mathias and the other, Justus otherwise known as Barsabas or Joseph. You see, it's not against good conduct to have promoted those who have been with you since to a greater estate. You may want to ask, "who has been with us all this while? Who understands the inner workings of the system than any?" It's not even against the Bible to do same in the house of God, only that you may need to confirm that choice in prayer again.
So far, we've seen again that it's possible for rebels, revolts, charlatans etc to find a new cause also to rise with in order to be a voice there or a very part of that thing. This is a way of promoting themselves into leadership but if you're ever such kind of person who's naturally thinking of using this means to abscond into leadership and hurt God's purpose and plan, you might have successfully bypassed the ranks of all officers and processes but God can still fetch you out and bypass you to choosing he who is right in His own sight. If out of two that met the qualification for apostleship, God could still choose one having weighed who best fit (though we were never told His later criteria for that), then we do know God could sieve you away if you aren't the choice amidst many choices. That's why many will refute the leadership that God is putting over them especially if they deem such person an interloper or intruder. If he were a junior officer; their argument would be, "but he met us here." They might not be angry or that opposing if the fellow were their senior in enrolment. I could remember the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God sharing some of the refutations he endured when he was handed over to as the next denominational leader. What then become of those ones he met? They should keep their posts. God has a reason for making a choice of who He has chosen. If it's God who has chosen him indeed, don't criticize it. Rather, submit, flow with it and find your assignment and place in the new reign. Even if you never were promoted to a place of great influence, keep serving the Lord. He's the rewarder of they who diligently serves Him. As we go this week, may we remember that no one can successfully plot his way to the top except the Lord ordains it: not even those who join from the foundation in order to rise with it.
PRAYER: Lord, let Your will become my manifestation. I'm joined to You and I'm nourished for same.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Micah 1:1-4:13; Revelation 6:1-17; Psalm 134:1-3; Proverbs 30:1-4
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