By Brother Godwin
Beloved,
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward (Matthew 10:41).
Every word of God is for a purpose, and it is only God’s way or no way. Now we are not talking about how you feel. Actually feelings have nothing whatsoever to do with the things of God. Jesus Christ, God’s son appeared with all his anointing in his village. This was the commentary: And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief (Mark 6:5-6). This is the same Jesus that the woman with the issue of blood touched and got her healing (Luke 8:43-44); the Jesus that the wind and storm obeyed (Mark 4:41); the Jesus that the fish obeyed (Luke 5:4-7). Friends, the dead heard his voice and rose up from dead but Jesus could do no mighty work in that environment.
This is one lesson we must learn: don’t just go to church or fellowship or meet any servant of God with nothing in your heart. Don’t go to be spoon fed. Go with your faith because no matter the anointing on the life of any minister of God, it can be shut-off by an unbelieving congregation. I mean, go with your faith. There are a lot of commentators and spectators in the house of God today. We need to be in church busy working. While listening to the teaching, you need to be busy working. What is the work? Faith is the work (John 6:29). This is why the scripture enjoins us to fight the good fight of faith and lay hold on eternal life (1 Timothy 6:12).
Now note that Jesus could not do any miracle. Jesus wanted to do miracles but he could not. Someone might ask, I thought all things are possible with God? Yes, all things are certainly possible with God but this possibility is only where he finds faith. God or even devil cannot have access in your life unless you permit (Philemon 14; Ephesians 4:27). True! This is why Jesus asked “Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth” (Luke 18:8)? God is everywhere looking to find faith in order to manifest his goodness and love. His eyes are everywhere looking to show himself strong in the life of those whose hearts are perfect toward him (2 Chronicle 16:9).
But someone may ask but they recognized he was Jesus. Yes, they did but they did not accept his prophetic office. Remember he that recognizes a prophet in the name of a prophet. The prophet may have been your classmate just like Jesus was to many of those folks but you need to recognize his office as a prophet. This means accepting him with the anointing of God upon his life with full recognition that God sent him or her for your good. Am I encouraging the worship of men? No Sir. I am talking about what the scripture says. Let God be true and all men lies (Romans 3:4). As I said earlier, it either God’s way or no way. We all have the Spirit of God but God has set ministers in our mist for our good….and no man takes this honor to himself accept he that is called (Hebrews 5:4).
We have examples in the scriptures. In Ezra 4:24, the building of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it needed the help of the Prophets of God in Ezra 5:1-2 to resume. See this: And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo (Ezra 6:14). How did they prosper? They prospered by the prophesying of Haggai and Zechariah. Look at this And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved (Hosea 12:13). What is it that has locked you up? Perhaps you need a word from someone with the anointing of God on his life. Is there a sense of insecurity about anything in your life? Remember by a prophet was he preserved. Here is what Paul told Timothy; this charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare (1 Timothy 1:18). We need to be Bible-wise.
Now I am not talking about white garment stuff. At times God brings people our way but we are more concerned with comparing what they know and miss out on the blessings of God they carry. Measuring ourselves with ourselves is foolishness (2 Corinthians 10:12). This calls for sensitivity and believe. Potiphar was sensitive to discover that Joseph was not an ordinary person (Genesis 39:3). Laban was observant to recognize that the presence of Jacob in his household has been a blessing (Genesis 30:27). God gives us gifts of men but we need to be sensitive to take the delivery of the blessing they carry.
Remember, Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper (2 Chronicles 20:20).
God shall crown 2011 with his goodness for you in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen
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