THURSDAY - 22ND AUGUST, 2024
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO
KINGDOM ADMINISTERING - Kingdom Administering Series 003
I Kings 17:9, KJV
"Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee."
When God told Elijah to get to Zarephath which belongs to Zidon, it wasn't an empty sending. God has made preparation afore his arrival. God gossips this to him when He says, "I have commanded a widow woman to feed you there." First, God can use the foolish things of this world to debase the wise. God didn't send Elijah to any noble's household. He rather chose to use a widow. A widow is helpless, lacking economic power since he has no husband, a right arm. So, that choice of word ought be probed. Listen, do you want your needs to be met? Then, follow God and don't mind where and from whom the bread comes from. God can use a prostitute to pay your bills. It doesn't mean God sanctions prostitution as moral or lawful but that'll be the displaying of God's sovereignty over His creation. There's no one God can't command. When God wanted to keep the promise land safe for the Israelites, into whose hands did He put it? ...into the hands of seven nations that are very very wicked than others around them who could keep it safe until he who owns it arrives. God exercises His sovereignty over all creation and when He's doing it, don't let tradition or orthodoxy fight you not to see in whose hands your bread is kept.
When Jesus needed to feed the five thousand, He asked Philip where they could get bread, proving him. Later on, the provision for meeting that need Jesus saw came from the lunch of a young chap (John 6:9). If it were today, who knows whether the media would have reported that, "Popular Preacher Swindled a Young Chap!"
Don't let fear or tradition fight you from seeing where your need is allocated to be met. Bro. Gbile Akanni once shared a testimony. He once went to preach to some students. This was during his early years of ministry when he just started. Afterwards they presented him with a sum of money (as honourarium), he rejected it though not with any Kobo with which to fund even his journey back to his base. In short, he suffered a lot before another help was raised for him. As recalled to him by the Holy Ghost, he missed his provision rightly provided for by God through that student body by his not wanting to burden them. However, does the labourer not deserve his wages? (I Tim.5:18).
Don't look down on who the Lord sent or said should meet your needs. Don't even think they are incapable and should be excused. I felt that way often and that's because I am generally full of mercy for people. Knowing the will of God however, I don't refrain from carrying it out. What you need is healing, what's your problem with how the minister styles his hair? What you need is your bills paid, why does it concern you who the Lord has instructed to pay for it in all honesty? I pray for you that you'll be able to humbly receive he that is sent to you even if he doesn't look like it. May you see that he or she is the commanded fellow even if he doesn't look commanded.
PRAYER: Put people under command for me as you put me under command for people.
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 27:27-44 & Psalms 23-25
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