THURSDAY- 23RD FEBRUARY, 2023
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE -Olusola & Oreoluwa ADEJUMO
THE POWER OF ONE - Our Saviour Series 001
Read Exodus 15:4-6
Numbers 31:49, KJV
"And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us."
Today, I'm teaching on, "the importance of one." One is important. It's very very important and I want to be able to say like Jesus that I have kept all that is entrusted to my hands. If anyone ever falls or misses of all that'll be committed to my custody, I want heaven to clearly understand that that one is a child of perdition (John 17:12). Despite this, I carry a thirst for the salvation of people that Paul carries when he says, "he wished he were accursed for his brethren" (Rom.9:3).
The captains of Israel says, "we have numbered those under our charge and not one is lacking." One! One? It means if one were lacking, it would have been excusable. At least, they'll praise such commander who lost one out of ten soldiers, ten out of hundred. Everybody would understand why those ones have died at war. Yet, God preserved a testimony for these captains and not one of those under their charge was missing. They were glad to report that. So, one is this important? So important that the captains of Israel gladly brought their thanksgiving offering for not even losing one. What an importance of one! May we all come to this discovery.
Look at Luke 15:7 and 10. It reports summarily that there's joy in heaven over one sinner who repents. Not two! Just one! I'm baffled. If you're a fisherman and after toiling all night, you could only catch a fish - as in just one; I know you won't be filled with gratitude because that worth nothing. It would be better if you enclose a shoal of fishes. But in the sight of God and all who have come to discover the importance of the human soul, one is important. There was a time I went on evangelism with my beloved in our neighbourhood. We were able to speak to three people over a period that lasted one hour thirty minutes. Two of these confessed to be Christians but one was a practicing Muslim. Though she didn't receive Christ in our presence that day yet we sow the seed of life to this one. Now, we do not know much good that'll happen or be done until this one is saved. The Bible says, "one sinner - just one sinner will destroy much good (Eccl. 9:18)." Now, if just a sinner who has the potential for much evil by destroying much good is saved, how much good do you think would be preserved from destruction? Let's say that sinner is a corrupt official who takes bribe, gives bribe, gets offended when not given bribe and could use his office power to get you in trouble when not bribed; now, don't you think an end would be put to some good he has been destroying? Don't you think he'll begin spreading the fragrance of Christ by the time he begins to say no to bribery? What would people say? To who will they trace this? This is the good Satan doesn't want to allow even one sinner to come into. He knows he'll redeem much evil even after destroying much good. That's why there's joy and such joy in heaven just over a soul who repents. Heaven knows he stops destroying much good to begin to redeem much evil. A sinner saved will save God, Christendom and the community a lot of headache. Sinners are those filled with all evils we detest and seek to even arrest by law. What if one by one, they now become saved and godly? How good will our society be? So, never recon that you're not achieving. If it's only a person who faithfully reads this devotional daily and the fellow becomes strong in the Lord from such act, I'm grateful to God. It means it is not in vain. If heaven who has perfect understanding would think it wise to go into jubilation just because hell has lost a soul and heaven has gained one, then I should rejoice if my message only gets a fellow impacted. I shouldn't get offended that my labour is underpaid. That only one could become such a tremendous tool that will cause Satan much harm. Today, let us seek to preserve one and in the bid to preserve one as leaders, we'll be preserving all by our care and constant responsible act which has now become second nature. Imagine if you care for one in your local assembly and he becomes such a Christian that lightens and set others on fire for Jesus. Would you be said to have done nothing or contributed insignificantly? Samson is just one yet he created a fire that has such impact that even the Philistines asked, "who has done this?" You don't ask "who did this" unless the harm is such a visible one that you can see for what it is. Yet, just from one. Moses is just a soul and Jesus is just a soul. What if these two have not been saved alive? Would much have been done as to change the course of destiny of nations? One is important. If it's important to God, it should be to you. If only one person shows up in your church on Sunday apart from you, do all the necessary things. Don't shortchange him of kingdom training by shortening the process. If your sermon is 1 hour 30 minutes, don't let it become 30 minutes. This one, this sole one, this lone one may be your salvation and that of the world. Ooh, may God take you over. May you see something special in that Moses as not to give up on him. May you say, this child is beautiful." Even when placed among the reeds, may your heartfelt prayer ever go with him. Who knows that I'll be authoring a devotional and doing good today? Yet, just one! Ooh, may there ever be a jealous watchman over all one. One who won't be ashamed to say, "I will get you a nanny for him (Exo.2:4,7)." Don't forget also that God doesn't save by multitude. It's just one, just few. The question we should be asking as leaders is, "who has God chosen to give us deliverance or salvation by."
Judges 7:7, KJV
"And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place."
Did you see? By who will the Lord save Israel and deliver the Midianites into Gideon's hands? By the multitude or the chosen few? Locate that one or those few and as a leader recon with them because they're the ones God have to do. The future will not end that way. People will receive their salvation that way. I pray, God won't let you esteem less the ones that are His tools. May you see the hint of destiny in people as to adopt them for destiny training even if they're just one, just few. May this be as long as they are the few 300 God will save you by.
PRAYER: Lord, give us our one - by who we'll be saved. Move us to that one - to choose him for adoption above others.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Leviticus 14:1-57; Mark 6:30-56; Psalm 40:1-10; Proverbs 10:11-12
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