TUESDAY - 16TH JULY, 2024
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BORN AND NECESSITATED BY A NEED 1 - Your Baby Series 016
Luke 1:13, 17 KJV
"13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. 17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
For years, Zacharias and Elizabeth couldn't birth a child. What baffles us is that they are blameless yet no seed comes their way. However, God keeps track record of our deeds. Just at the appearing of angel Gabriel, he tells of Zacharias' prayer having been answered and also announces the promise of a son who shall be named John.
When John was born, he was born or given for a need. That is revealed in what angel Gabriel told the dad he would do - turning the hearts of the disobedient to God and preparing a path for Jesus' coming. God doesn't give children to parents so that they can count figures or use them to boost their ego. That's carnal and a parochial way of thinking. He does rather for the sake of having vessels on earth to fulfill His own will and achieve His mandate. His kingdom has to be spread in commerce, entertainment, media, politics, sports, education etc and so He needs sons!
The need John would one day come to serve was even foretold long ago. Isaiah speaking says "the voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God" (Isaiah 40:3, KJV).
God has a need and now, after looking to and fro on the earth, He has found nobody to be attracted to other than Elizabeth and Zacharias. He knows they're righteous and blameless. He knows they can train the spirit He'll send in human flesh in a way that he won't stray from the purpose of being the forerunner of Christ. John was not given only for mockers to be shut up. No! He came with a label of 'must-do.' So, if God trusts you enough and sees you're prepared and ready to meet His need somewhere, under that difficult circumstance of yours, He'll raise a seed for you.
So, what is lacking that you think is needed in our society? Where (in what field or area) do you think God needs a sent one now? If you can mark such area and like Hannah hook to God with it, you might have an answer. All in all, once God has a need to meet, He raises a human spirit from before Him to come to the earth to get it done. This is the same reason for which Jesus, the Saviour of mankind came to the earth. There was a need! May you see needs and cry to God to send men for it. Jesus tells His disciples, "the harvest is plentiful but the labourers are few. Therefore, pray the Lord of the harvest that He may send labourers" (Matt.9:37-38). Who will send labourers? God! You are not to recruit them. Don't make that mistake like many are doing today. Jesus said, for the need of labourers in your church or ministry, pray that the Lord of the harvest send them. Ministry is not where you place an advert for pastors. Jesus rather says what we do is to pray that they be sent to come. I pray for you that God will find you trustworthy enough to raise kids that'll take their mountains for Christ in Jesus' name. May you not have received seeds in vain from God!
PRAYER: God, I shall not disappoint your hope of raising seeds for You. Trust me! Pray for obedient spirit for your children to abide by your godly instructions.
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 24:1-27 & Psalms 1-6
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