THE PRICE MUST BE PAID
Memorise: There shall not any man be able to stand
before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses,
so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake
thee. Joshua 1:5
Read: 2nd Kings 6:15-17, Bible in one year: 1st Chronicles
20:22, Luke 18:9-34
After God chose Joshua to succeed Moses, Joshua was
afraid, as he wondered how he could ever fit into Moses’ big
shoes. Therefore, God came to reassure him, calm his fears
and promised to be with him. He said to him Joshua 1:5
that:
“There shall not any man be able to stand before thee
all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, son I will be
with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
Thereafter, he had a smooth ride in ministry until the day
the children of Israel fled before Ai. Joshua felt disappointed
that God had gone back on His promise, so he went back to
God and asked Him “Lord, I thought You said nobody would
be able to withstand us. He come we are fleeing before a
little city like Ai?” God replied “That is correct, but you are
not disconnected from me, and until you resittute and deal
with the sin, I will not continue with you.”
If God will use you for great signs and wonders, you must be
prepared to make instant restitution. God is about to do
great exploits, but if you are not prepared to pay the price,
you will be a spectator and not a key player. Have you
stolen God’s money, particularly tithes, first fruits and
offerings? Pay back immediately! Did your members
contribute some money for a particular thing but you
diverted it to something else? Restitute! Have you been
looking at the wrong direction? Restitute by facing the
direction God wants you to take.
There is a price to pay to be a minister or vessel of signs and
wonders, one of which is a readiness to operate in by
physical and spiritual realms simultaneously. When you pay
this price, you will start seeing the invisible. You will not
only see angels and the heavenly hosts like Elisha’s servant
in today’s Bible reading, you might equally see demons. This
should not scare you. When you can see demons, you will
immediately see them in any demon-possessed individual
brought to you, and when you cast them out, you will be
able to know whether they have really gone or are just
pretending to have done so. Asking demons how many they
are inside their victim is of no use when the minister cannot
see them. Even if there is just one of them, because You
cannot see him, he can lie to you. How prepared are you to
pay the price?
ACTION P0INT
If God’s promise to you is not being fulfilled exactly as
He promised it, find out what you may be doing
wrongly.
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