WEDNESDAY - 8TH MAY, 2024
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO
HE REQUIRES FROM US IN COMMENSURATE TO HIS INVESTMENT
Read Mathew 11:20-24
Matthew 11:20, KJV "Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:"
Why would Jesus do this? The reason is as well stated in that verse. We have a list of cities where Jesus' greatest works were done but without repenting. Such cities included Capernaum, Bethsaida and Chorazin who had most of Jesus' mighty works done in them. This mighty works ought call them to repentance, leading to a believe in Jesus Christ. However, it seems they wasted it all and didn't allow such works they saw have the expected desire of Jesus on them. Signs are not just wrought for its sake. They are done as a sign to call unbelievers to repentance and to faith. Meanwhile, it is futile to still see these cities not producing after the fruits worthy of what was wrought in them.
God doesn't demand beyond His investment in our lives. In the parable of the talent, the master didn't request for profit incommensurate with what He has invested with each servant. He didn't expect the one He gave one talent to reproduce five talents just from his one (Matt.25:15-17). He's a just and fair God who gives to and asks of us commensurately.
Without mincing words, Jesus blatantly told these unrepentant cities where most of His mighty works were wrought that they are in debt as Tyre, Sidon Sodom would have repented long time ago if they had witnessed such mighty works. Yet, Jesus says it'll still be tolerable for Tyre, Sidon and Sodom on the judgement than any of those cities who heard, saw and yet didn't repent. Does this moral a lesson? Yes, it does. We are debtors of the gospel we hear, the ministers sent to us and whatsoever ministration comes our way. God is expecting that it would change us. None of His resources including the giving of His son in our stead was meant to go in vain. We were meant to respond accordingly to His sacrifice yielded for us while we were yet sinners. He'll hold us accountable of what we have done with the preachers He has raised to teach us His way. If we have wasted their ministrations all together, we'll sure be judged with a stricter measure different from someone who never heard or heard with the intensity with which we were preached unto.
Let today's message birth in you the spirit of accountability and not wastefulness of resources, graces and ministrations. Everyone will have his or her chances. Just don't waste yours. Those cities afore mentioned wasted God's love and ministration to them only to have recorded against them that it'll be more tolerable for Tyre, Sidon and Sodom than they on the judgement. Yet, we all know the sin of Sodom. Despite that, Jesus is saying, "it shall be more tolerable for those." May this voice not speak in your condemnation but in your praise. May you ever hold yourself accountable to the stricter measure of God than ever. Be such a man that utilizes God's provision to the fullest without any iota of wastefulness. This way, you'll have praise of Him. No one ever is happy seeing his provision wasted when he intended it meets certain needs of people. Be different! Manifest all you have heard and all invested into you.
PRAYER: I shall not be a waster. I shall manifest accordingly to the gospel of salvation and sonship.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Judges 21:1-Ruth 1:22, John 4:4-42, Psalm 105:1-15, Proverbs 14:25
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