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DISOBEDIENT TO THE HEAVENLY VISION - Making Full Proof Series 007
Acts 26:19, KJV
"Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision."
May you not be caught in the web of disobedience! Paul Jinadu born Ali Monsuru Akanbi Jinadu was sent to England by his mother in order to escape witches which she reasoned could harm him. However, Paul Jinadu heard his first ever gospel message, got born again right away and converted from Islam to Christianity. He saw Jesus in a vision and in six months time, he left his prestigious study of medical practice to pursuing ministry though to the pain of his mother. Paul Jinadu was not disobedient to his heavenly vision and the call of God on him. He heeded it. There are those in the wrong practices and fields that God is calling out but who are stuck and continues to dodge and disobey their heavenly vision (or call). Today, Paul Jinadu is a veteran in Christendom, having served God and ministered to saints worldwide for nothing less than 6 decades even as the founder of New Covenant Church (NCC) with presence in over 35 countries of the world and with over 600 branches world-wide. His life has been a testimony as God went the extra mile of making him marry a white woman when racial discrimination and prejudice was at its peak. He has sojourned in England since age 14 he landed there but only with occasional visits to other places for ministry. All these resulted because he was first of all not disobedient to his heavenly vision. If the Lord calls and you're unwilling to follow, you surely cannot become anything in life. As a matter of fact, you'll have missed God's will for yourself. If you become anything at all, it'll never be the blessing of the Lord to you that doesn't add sorrows. Whatsoever field or way of life God is calling you into (yours may not be ministry), that follow.
The same could be said of Paul. Speaking before King Agrippa, Bernice, Festus and many eyewitnesses, he told them he was not rude or disobedient to the heavenly vision. When he saw the vision of Jesus and got saved in Acts 9, through that vision came some instructions on what he must do and live up to. Paul didn't resist this. The Bible says he gets going and doing same (as was instructed by God) after a tarrying with the Damascus disciples - having recovered his sight.
"19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus. 20 And straightaway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the son of God" (Acts 9:19-20).
This is reconfirmed in Acts 26:20. Though many forces fought him to be disobedient to his heavenly vision but he maintains his focus despite the persecutions he faced. He was pressed but he didn't break. Brethren, examine yourself if you're living in line with what in truth and in deed is your calling (as testified by the heavenly vision brought you). Or have you gone after another which is pseudo?
PRAYER: Lord, what would you have me do?
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 25:1-12 & Psalms 7-10
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