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A BETTER MEMORIAL - Fitted For A Manner Of Life Series 016
Isaiah 56:3-5, KJV
"3 ... neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. 4 For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my Sabbath, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; 5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off."
One of the joys that we don't pray to be withheld from anyone is the joy of carrying one's own baby. When people don't have this joy, they're intermittently demoralized and discouraged especially when there's a trigger to recall their state. It might be when they see wards of set mates do or achieve the landmark. At such moment, they're always reminded of their state of barrenness. However, there's a better offer than sons and daughters as promised by God to any eunuch.
I'm not saying, don't try. However, if all you know to do within the confine of medical assistance and spiritual assistance has failed, you might need to explore the option of today and receive the blessing that attends it.
Verse 3 calls the eunuch being described here, "a dry tree." A dry tree would refer to one that has been severed and is not good for anything but to be discarded or burnt. That reveals how eunuchs are viewed and little esteemed during this time. They are cast aways and the rejected. Now, as dry tree, it means they can't reproduce or father a child. It means they're sterile or infertile. This passage may not necessarily refer to those eunuchs whose testicles were pressed, crushed or whose penises were chopped off. It rather refers to those with problems of infertility or sterility. They are as dry tree that doesn't bring forth or produce fruits.
God has a promise for them and any other type of eunuch who can't reproduce or bring forth children that should carry or pass on their names. What does God say? "For the eunuchs who keep my Sabbath, who choose the things that please me and hold fast my covenant, I will give in my house and within my walls a monument and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off."
This is what every human being want to ensure to the best of their knowledge. It is the reason for which they give birth or desire children. They don't want their legacy to disappear or their name to vanish. Since eunuchs don't marry let alone give birth, God is saying, "He'll give them a name better than sons and daughters and one that shall never be cut off."
It is not every human legacy or name that'll be remembered or recalled in generations to come. We all know that. We all know that many names will be lost and forgotten in the sand of time. Popular names of billionaires, celebrities or great men today might fade 100 years from now. However, God promises that these eunuchs will have a better testimony in His house and within His walls even in His coming kingdom.
Telling them to keep the Sabbath, please Him and hold unto His covenant, God declares to them His promises. Since a memorial is always remembered and not forgotten, this shows how they'll forever be unforgettable in God's mind and through the faithful examples they might have laid by their pleasing lives. They'll just be examples to future generations.
Stop mourning for having no child. If you can live so well as to leave great acts, they can stand as monuments to pass you to generations to come. Why do you think people write books or release an album? It's so as to pass themselves on. However, this promise given to the eunuchs is stronger than such legacy! It is everlasting as the Lord promises them. Let this be the hope of anyone who couldn't reproduce children. Be comforted. Rather, live a pleasing life of impact that can transcend time. You may not have physical children to inherit and pass on your name but acts can do that. We wouldn't have had "Acts of the Apostle" if some people never acted or got used of the Holy Ghost to move things and do great acts. It's the story of their great achievement and Holy Spirit's move through them that was documented for us to read. Same will be passed down to generations to come. As we also know, those men and women won't also lose their heavenly reward. You can be an eunuch whose case defies any help but how to live above that shame is what God has just intimated you with.
PRAYER: My deeds are worthy of praise and transcending generations. My walks on earth impact, endure and draw heavenly applause and rewards.
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