ONLY A PRIVILEGE – Sunday October 4th
2015
Memorise: The silver is
mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts. Haggai 2:8
Read: Esther 4:10-14, 10 Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto
Mordecai;
11 All the
king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that
whosoever, whether man or women, shall come unto the king into the inner court,
who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to
whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have
not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
12 And they
told to Mordecai Esther's words.
13 Then
Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt
escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.
14 For if
thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement
and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's
house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom
for such a time as this?
Bible in one year: Numbers 1-2, 1st
Corinthians 15:35-58
MESSAGE!
While the Lord Jesus Christ was on the surface of the earth, He plainly
declared His intention to build His Church, irrespective of the opposition from
the gates of hell (Matthew 16:18). The implication of this
declaration is that even if you refuse to cooperate with God on His plans to
build His kingdom, He will still definitely go ahead with those plans without
you. Whether the Kingdom
of God will be built or
not is not a question that needs deliberation, it is a settled matter. If you
choose to cooperate with God, He will use you; but if you refuse to be a part
of His programme or vision, He will decide to do it without you. Psalm 24:1
says the earth and its fullness belongs to God, so He has all the raw materials
He needs to do the job. Haggai 2:8 also says silver and gold belongs to
God. Since He has all the resources and all the money, who or what can stand in
His way? It therefore follows that if God decides to use you in building His
house or kingdom, He is only doing you a favour.
When the children of Israel
faced extinction in the days of Queen Esther, her uncle, Mordecai, asked her to
present the matter before her husband the king. She responded that she could
not go to the king except the called for her. If she went uninvited, she could
lose her life. What was Mordecai’s response?
“For if thou altogether
holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance
arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be
destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom of such a time
as this?”
Esther 4:14
From this reply, it is obvious that God cannot be stranded. He always
has someone waiting in the wings to do the assignment He has given you. If
Esther had refused to take the risk, God would have used another person to do
the job. Has God blessed you financially or materially and you are now
dictating to Him how you will spend or not spend what He has given to you?
Beware! Do not compel Him to use someone else! Mordecai told Esther that if she
refused to do what God requested of her, she and her father’s house would
become causalities of war. Do you know that when you fail to build the kingdom of God after He has given you the means,
you will face certain punishment? Be wise today!
Key Point
The best way to spend the
financial resources God gives to you is to use them to meet God’s needs.
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