FRIDAY - 23RD AUGUST, 2024
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO
KINGDOM ADMINISTERING - Kingdom Administering Series 004
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."
The truth is this, "you must be commanded." This is the basis of confidence. It is also your shield against error or being outside God's will. When God wants to meet the pressing need of Elijah, what did He do? He commands him to go to Zarephath which belongs to Zidon. First, we're seeing a sending to a location. Indeed, God do send people to places. Kingdom administering covers God telling a Christian where to live, who to marry and even which church or ministry to join. God has plans for all Christians. He wants to use them but it is not all church or ministry that are the same in function. As such, it's possible for a ministry not to have some operations which God expects would prepare a particular vessel for him. All secondary schools may have similarities in subjects offered but we all know that some have other engagements that make a better student. All Christians might share in some fundamental doctrines but there may be a place of differences in what calling God has given to some men with which to bring others up for a purpose He (God wants) fulfilled. Even if we feign there are no differences, ministries and callings will tend to emphasize diverse truths differently.
God commanded Elijah to go to Zarephath. He didn't send himself there. He's like John the Baptist, a man sent from God and on a mission God approves (John 1:6). However, if God commands A and refrains from commanding B on the same issue, then agreement can never be reached. On that note, God had to command the Zarephath widow by putting her in a condition where she'll be favourably disposed to Elijah. If she were not the commanded widow, she might have blurted off Elijah even at the first asking of water or at his second request. Anyone you're sent to will tolerate you. There'll be this contentment and agreement to accommodate you.
So, master that principle. Don't run the errand you aren't sent. Shame and embarrassment is what will await you there. That's when you'll begin to use human gimmicks to ensure things work. Many are cutting corners to meet needs now because they simply despised kingdom administering. They might have missed who to marry or relationship to keep, where to live or work or even place of worship. As far as God is concerned, there's someone that God has provided for or will provide for to provide for you. If you're a sheep who'll allow the Shepherd guide him indeed, you shall not be in want because every need of yours shall eventually be met until you can testify and say, "the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." They once wanted wine at the wedding in Cana of Galilee but because the Lord stepped in, their confession changed to be, "I shall not want [continually]". Such is the confession of those who'll always carry God along in what they'll do or are doing. When the need arises, the One they had earlier invited all along would answer them effectively. Are you?
PRAYER: Lead me to where to live, work, church/ministry to join and then who to marry.
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 28:1-16 & Psalms 26-29
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