LOSING FOCUS?
Memorise: The life is more than meat, and the body is more
than raiment. Luke 12:23
Read; Matthew 16:25-26, 25 For whosoever will save his life
shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole
world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his
soul?
Bible in one year: Ruth 1-4, Proverbs 2:1-19
What many believers have failed to realise is that only God
knows all our needs and only God can meet all our needs. Sometimes we think we
know what is good for us, but time and time again, I have discovered that you
cannot have something better than what God has in store for you. We have been
given dominion over material needs; therefore the rush for them is uncalled
for.
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all those things shall be added unto you”
Matthew 6:33
It is the instruction of our Lord and master of think beyond
worldly treasures. They are never worth our focus; they are mere additions to
the blessings of God in our lives. If you serve God faithfully, He will reward
you in return. It is better to stick with Jesus and be a partaker of His
blessing than to go after the ephemeral things of this world. It will surprise
you to know the strange kinds of satanic covenants people go into to have a few
years of access to some material possessions without minding the consequences.
The easiest way to have all these things is not to run after them but after
Jesus.
Anything we value more than Jesus is a worldly treasure.
Such treasures could be popularity, wealth, power, houses, educational
certificates, cloths, food, jewelleries etc. Those are things many people find
difficult to part with. We want to keep money we will not spend. We want to get
to a position, not for the purpose of making life good for other people, but
for our own selfish motives. It is important to realise that it is the Almighty
God that can give you wealth without adding sorrow. God is the source of all
good things, and if you want these things to last in your hands, you have to
put Jesus over and above them all. Give yourself up in total surrender to the
Almighty God and begin to store up treasures for yourself in heaven where
thieves and robbers will not have access to them. There are cases of people who
have stored up treasures for themselves in this world and death came suddenly.
There are people who are so wealthy but are suffering from one sickness or the
other and so they cannot enjoy their wealth. That will not be your portion in
Jesus’ name. Trust God and take your attention off those treasures. Nothing in
this world is good enough to replace God in your life. Don’t bother how your
needs will be met. We are of great importance to the Almighty God. He has made
us His ambassadors on earth. He dwells in us and He carries out His mission
through us, He is more committed to meeting our needs that we can ever imagine.
Let nothing distract or divert your attention from God. Focus on Him to meet all
the needs of your life. If you serve God faithfully, what to eat, what to wear,
the car to drive, the house to live, will not even be a prayer point because He
is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him.
Prayer point
Father, please help me to treasure you above material
possessions.
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