KNOW YOUR PLACE
Memorise: But he that is
spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judge of no man. 1st
Corinthians 2:15
Although Miriam was Moses’ elder sister and leader of the women of Israel ,
she was a casualty of God’s judgement in the wilderness. It is instructive to
note that an individual occupying such a sensitive position could not escape
God’s judgement when she goofed. For speaking against Moses, God struck her
with leprosy. It took the intercession of Moses to reduce her sentence to one
week; otherwise she might have died a leper (Numbers 12:13-15). From this
example, every man should know their place and learn never to speak against
God’s servants. The more anointed they are, the more dangerous it is to offend
them. If Psalm
105:14-15 is anything to go by, God does not permit anyone to harm
His anointed. If God’s anointed offends you, apart from telling the fellow
directly, you can report the fellow to God who anointed him or her, and God
surely knows how to deal with His anointed. Never take it upon yourself to
speak evil of God’s anointed, and never attempt to cause such a fellow harm. If
you do, God may have to defend His anointed against you. Anyone fighting God’s
anointed is fighting the God who anointed him or her and with God, this can get
very personal.
Our God is a God of structure, order and government. From the example of
Miriam in the wilderness, we understand that God follows the spiritual order of
authority when judging His anointed servants. To this end, God expects his
younger ministers to be submissive to higher spiritual authority. We should
also learn that our God is a God of justice who will judge any highly anointed
person who tries to take advantage of those under him or her. Are you highly
anointed of God? God has placed you as a role model to those under you; you
should therefore not misbehave because you are occupying a high ecclesiastical
office. Don’t abuse your spiritual authority by cruelly lording yourself over
your subordinates and making unreasonable demands. If your subordinate is right
in a matter, God will judge you, the superior who has done wrong. This can be
inferred from the case of David and Uriah (2nd Samuel 11&12). Today, many
believers are suffering in several ways for fighting, opposing, obstructing and
gossiping about God’s anointed. It is unfortunate that most people affected by
this are not even aware of it. It’s time to deal with your problems at their
root. Consider your attitude to God’s anointed today.
Action Point
Examine yourself to see if
you are suffering in any way as a result of your attitude towards God’s
anointed. If you are, repent and restitute your ways.
0 Comments
Please drop a comment. God bless you!