MAY 13TH
TEXT: 2
Chronicles 20:20 King James Version (KJV)
20. And
they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and
as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye
inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be
established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
On the
issue of giving, there are many believers who give to the church but are
indifferent about honouring God’s servant. There are some who on purpose stop
the church and others from honouring the servant of God due to their personal
sentiments. When people do that they fail to realise that they are cutting off
honour from their lives in various ways. The word of the Lord tells us to
consider a leader who rule well, worthy of double honour, with strong emphasis
on those who labour in the word and doctrine (1 Tim 5:17). When people deny a
servant of God his due honour, they terminate the reward, blessings or
prosperity that comes with such honour from their lives.
There are
some blessings you cannot enter into until you learn to honour, hold in high
esteem the servant of God. Our text made it clear that your prosperity is tied
to the place of a prophet in your life. Who is speaking over your life?
In Matthew
10:14, Jesus made the people realise that when they honour a prophet in the name
of a prophet, they will get a prophet’s reward.
When you have done what is required of you and yet things are working
against you, a prophetic declaration from the servant of God you honour will
make the difference for you.
It is true
that we are all of a royal priesthood, but don’t deceive yourself, God has
positioned certain persons and given them the authority to speak as His
mouthpiece. When they speak things begin to happen. This is why the word of God
in Hosea 12:13 says, “And by a prophet
the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.”
So I ask
again, who do you recognise as a prophet over your life and destiny? If you
have one he will know you by the way you honour him and you will know him by
the way the decree from his lips turn things around in your favour.
If you
truly wish to have strange lifting beyond your abilities, then connect and hold
in high esteem the ministry of God’s servant over your life.
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