THEME : LOSING YOUR RELEVANCE
Memorise :
Ye are the
salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall
it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out,
and to be trodden under foot of men. Mathew 5:13
Read : John 15:1-2
1 I AM the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every
branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more
fruit.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : EZEKIEL 33:1-34:10 and REVELATION 14:1-13
Message
The presence of God is very crucial in the life of
anyone who wants to be influential in the things that pertain to
righteousness . Any child of God who does not carry the presence of God
will fail because he will be struggling when he is supposed to be
shining. In the reign of King Solomon, he observed that all those who
could have easily refused to obey his commands submitted to him instead.
Only the presence of God guarantees such. 1 Chronicles 29:25 says that,
' And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of
all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on
any king before him in Israel.'
Are your subordinate rebellious
of despising you? Go and receive the power of God's presence. Are you
hiding instead of manifesting? Are your children refusing to submit to
your instructions? It means you need more of God's presence.
There are many people who have lost their relevance because they are too
choosy. Many people struggle for kingdom assignments that feed their
ego, while they run away from other tasks. Some people will give God a
list of why what He is asking them to do cannot be done. Making excuses
to God can place you on the wrong side of His judgement. ( Luke 9:61-62
). Excuses can move an individual from relevance to irrelevance. As a
genuine Christian, wherever you find yourself, you must be concerned
about impacting lives ( Mathew 5:16 ). While David was in the cave of
Adullam, all kinds of people with all sorts of problems come to him ( 1
Samuel 22:1-2 ). With the presence of God in life of David, the problems
of these people were solved and their status changed. Your success
would be measured to a large extent by the number of lives that changed
in your ministry. If your ministry cannot impact lives for good, it is
either you are not salt, or you have lost your savour.
Several years
ago, I visited a friend. During my visit, I observed that his youngest
daughter was carried on the back of her mother. This girl would just not
allow anyone else to carry her expect her mother. As I arrived at the
house, the baby stretched forth her hands for me to carry her, and I did
. Afterwards, I prayed for her and left. Months later, the mother of
this girl confessed that on the day I visited, plans had been concluded
to take the life of the baby, but this plans failed. You must pray
earnestly so that your life, your ministry and your family can have more
relevance In the Body of Christ. When many fall in the midst of trials,
temptations and pressures, it is not because the grace of God is not
there; rather it is due to a gradual loss of relevance.
Prayer Point :
Father, remove everything that is hindering my relevance in this generation.
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