THE
PRICE MUST BE PAID
Memorise:
There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life:
as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake
thee. Joshua 1:5
Read:
2nd Kings 6:15-17, Bible in one year: 1st Chronicles
20:22, Luke 18:9-34
After God chose Joshua to succeed Moses,
Joshua was afraid, as he wondered how he could ever fit into Moses’ big shoes.
Therefore, God came to reassure him, calm his fears and promised to be with
him. He said to him Joshua 1:5 that:
“There
shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was
with Moses, son I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
Thereafter, he had a smooth ride in
ministry until the day the children of Israel fled before Ai. Joshua felt
disappointed that God had gone back on His promise, so he went back to God and
asked Him “Lord, I thought You said nobody would be able to withstand us. He
come we are fleeing before a little city like Ai?” God replied “That is
correct, but you are not disconnected from me, and until you resittute and deal
with the sin, I will not continue with you.”
If God will use you for great signs and
wonders, you must be prepared to make instant restitution. God is about to do
great exploits, but if you are not prepared to pay the price, you will be a
spectator and not a key player. Have you stolen God’s money, particularly
tithes, first fruits and offerings? Pay back immediately! Did your members
contribute some money for a particular thing but you diverted it to something
else? Restitute! Have you been looking at the wrong direction? Restitute by
facing the direction God wants you to take.
There is a price to pay to be a minister
or vessel of signs and wonders, one of which is a readiness to operate in by
physical and spiritual realms simultaneously. When you pay this price, you will
start seeing the invisible. You will not only see angels and the heavenly hosts
like Elisha’s servant in today’s Bible reading, you might equally see demons.
This should not scare you. When you can see demons, you will immediately see
them in any demon-possessed individual brought to you, and when you cast them
out, you will be able to know whether they have really gone or are just
pretending to have done so. Asking demons how many they are inside their victim
is of no use when the minister cannot see them. Even if there is just one of
them, because You cannot see him, he can lie to you. How prepared are you to
pay the price?
Action
Point
If
God’s promise to you is not being fulfilled exactly as He promised it, find out
what you may be doing wrongly.
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