THE COUNTEREXAMPLE. Have you noticed? I KINGS 17 : 4. GOD commanded the ravens to feed Elijah; DANIEL 6 : 22. GOD sends His angel and shut the lions mouth; JONAH 1 : 17. GOD prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. Three different kingdoms : the animal kingdom in the land, the bird kingdom in the air, the fish kingdom in the sea; One common assignment : Protect the servant; Three different methods :Mouth shut. Dont hurt; Bringing meat and bread to Elijah; Swallowing but not digesting Jonah; One common denominator: the assignments are against their respective nature, extremely difficult to obey; Three types of difficulties : For the lion, only the mouth shut, but the legs were free; Hungry lions not attacking the prey with legs is unusual, against the lions nature. For the ravens, taking the food, that also meat, and giving to a human being; It is unusual, against the ravens nature. For the fish, keeping something in its stomach for three days without applying the digestive fluids. It is unusual, against the fishs nature. One common thread : God assigned them some responsibility; They executed them meticulously; They completed them faithfully; At the end, there is not even a hurt or damage to the servants! The Creator commanded; the creature obeyed! We can see many more examples in THE WORD. Three different examples; three different kingdoms; Three different assignments; three different servants; Perfect Submission; Excellent Execution; Total Quality Management! Examples OK! but the counterexample? Yes, human beings! How are you executing the GOD given responsibilities? Is there any damage to the persons under your care? Physical or emotional abuse under the cover of care? Submission or partial submission or rebellion? Are you an example or a counterexample? Is the assignment against your nature? Is it extremely difficult to obey? Tempted to damage the flock? Remember the lion, the ravens and the fish: If they can, why not you? If GOD assigns you an work, he will enable you by His Spirit; Be strong and courageous; You can. I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME ( PHILIPPIANS 4 : 13 ).
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 13:13:14 +0000
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