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GOD HATES SEED WASTERS - Making Full Proof Series 003
Genesis 38:9-10, KJV
"9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also."
God hates seed wasters. God is looking for those who will put their seeds to work and ensure it multiplies. Either you're a seed giver or collector, God takes a dislike against seed wastefulness. I once watched a movie where a housewife takes pills to prevent pregnancy. She is sabotaging the work of her expectant husband. Such is the act of a seed waster. They don't care but they'll sure have themselves to blame.
Such is also the case of Onan who according to tradition ought to raise seed for his dead brother, Er. Knowing the child would not be his, he spilled the seed on the ground, thereby denying Tamar and his dead brother a child. So, the Lord killed him. If he were not callous, why did he take the pleasure when he's unprepared for the responsibility?
This story as short as it is reveals God's hatred at seed wasting. He wants us to manifest any promise we carry, become our prophecies and manifest our ordainment. If we have received support and help from any quarters, the will of God is that they won't go in vain but become vehicles for our grand manifestations so much more that men would wonder and loved having been helped strongly like us.
Our cloud is not meant to be dark and full of rain without giving it. We must manifest what we have received. If we have deposit, we must give to bless others. We must not become a pond or a self gratifying organ. We are not created for ourselves but to bring ministration and services to other men other than ourselves.This is how to maximize the spiritual gifts we have received from on high. If we indeed have the light, it is not meant to be locked up under the bushel but on a lamp stand to give light unto all in the house. May God find you to be this kind of person. Jesus talking of John the Baptist says, "He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light" (John 5:35, KJV).Even when it was only for the time being, people saw light in John's light and message. Even if it was for the time being (before Jesus' arrival on ministry scene), people responded to the baptism of John for repentance from sins. He himself knows this and that's why He told them, "one comes after me who is preferred before me" (John 1:27).
In your own time, shine and demonstrate in such a way that people will rejoice in your light. You may not have the fuller light but whatsoever you've been invested with by God, ensure you shine it to the degree of God's investment in you. John didn't go outside what God gave him as assignment. Though the elders wanted him to stumble into Jesus' role by their pressuring him to know if he was the Messiah, yet he maintains his stand saying, "I am not the Christ" (John 1:20). For that reason he came baptizing with water in order to identify the Christ (John 1:33-34).
In your own day and at your own time, shine your light. No matter how little it is, no matter how you regard it, even if it's just a talent, use it to the fullest of its inherent capacity. You may not be the one ordained to baptize with the Holy Ghost and fire in your day but in whatsoever capacity you've been called to serve, discharge fully. Never withhold! If your baptism is of water pending the time the real deal would come, kindly give it rejoicingly. Even in that, people would celebrate your grace and gift.
PRAYER: This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. Let it shine; let it shine.
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