FAILURE IS EXPENSIVE
Memorise: For ye know how that afterward, when he
would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of
repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. Hebrew 12:17
Read: Hebrew 12:9-12; Bible in one year: Luke
17:11-19:27; Job 27:13-28:6
Failure is defined as lack of success in a set
objective or loss of ability to function normally. Failure occurs when an event
doesn’t accomplish it intended purpose. Failure usually ends up as a double
tragedy because when a project fails, you lose your investment on the project
and afterwards you must pay for the future repercussions of that failure. In
most cases, the repercussions of failure are far-reaching and in eversible.
With this perspective, it is clear that failure is something of inestimable
loss. However, failure always disguises itself as a normal everyday
discernment; such a seemingly normal event may develop into a serious tragedy.
So it was when Sarah innocently offered her maid to Abraham to conceive a child
in Genesis 16:3, and when Jacob suggested to his brother Esau to trade his
birthright for pottage in Genesis 25:31. These are examples of ordinary events
that resulted into terrible tragedies. I pray that you will not commit any
blunder that will lead to terrible tragedies in your life in Jesus’ Name.
What started as a generous gift of love later
developed into something that brought grief to Abraham in Genesis 21:11. Having
to separate from his son was painful and as the father of Isaac (Jews) and
Ishmael (Arabs), we can see that the outcome of Abraham’s failure is
far-reaching and irreversible as evident in the Arab-Israeli relationship
today. When you consider Esau’s reaction to Jacob’s proposal, you will
immediately see that he trivialised the matter. He later paid dearly for his
miscalculation in his lifetime and his descendants are still paying for his
careless mistake till date. Father Lord, please have mercy, and let your mercy
prevail over every evil judgment and repercussion of sin and failure in our
lives in the Name of Jesus!
We can see from
the above cases that the immediate cost of failure is expensive and the future
repercussions inestimable. You cannot afford to suffer the loss of failure,
therefore you must do everything in your power to prevent and avoid it. First,
you must view everything in life according to the Bible and submit totally to
its authority. You must also ask for the guidance of the Holy Spirit in all
things. The fear of God and complete obedience to His commandments is the sure
antidote to failure. May you never experience failure again in Jesus’ Name.
Prayer Point:
Father, let every past mistake that could lead to
terrible tragedies in my life be cancelled today by divine intervention, in the
Name of Jesus.
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