WONDERWORLD CAPSULES BY Apostle Jordan Akada
FRIDAY 22ND JANUARY 2021
TOPIC: SERVING HIM JOYFULLY
Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all [things]; Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all [things]: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee”. (Deuteronomy 28:47-48)
Be joyful in all things, have a thankful heart. Joy gives strength. Before you complain of what he has not done for you, think about your health, think about your colleague in secondary school who had died and you are still alive. Think about the pregnant women who went to the labour room , some came out with their babies alive, others died in the process, others lose their babies. And to total it all, some of them died in their sin because they were not born again, so maybe you would have equally died the way they did.
Keep aside what he has not done and appreciate him for what he has done and show that appreciation in your intensive service, committed service, down to earth availability, down to earth commitment, let what happen in the house of the Lord shake your heart. Like Nehemiah, was moved while he was there in the king’s court, serving the king wine. There in a foreign land, anytime people visited Jerusalem and came back, he will ask them how is the house of the Lord? And one day they brought back news that the gate are burned down and that the walls are fallen and immediately sadness, frustration, pains just captured this man and the king could notice it.
Nehemiah was so zealous for the house of God when he heard that the wall of Jerusalem was broken down and the gates thereof burned with fire he sat down, wept, and mourned for days, fasted and prayed to God (Neh. 1:2-5) Nehemiah was so sad and frustrated such that his countenance changed.
This the king whom he was serving observed and asked him why is thy countenance sad seeing thou art not sick? (Neh.2:1-9) many today are like Sanballat and Tobiat who are pleased when the house of God is in ruin , when the servant of God is in tears they rejoice. May this not be your portion because their end thereof was destruction. They are mocker sin the house of God.
You don’t mock the house of God alone but you mock God( the scripture says God cannot be mocked) and you turned again to expect blessings from God? This kind of attitude makes people go to church but are still living with sickness, spiritual and physical deafness, poverty, shame and reproach.
MEDITATION:
The lord has enlightened my faith to follow Him joyfully.
PRAYER:
- Every spirit of pride be consumed by Holy Ghost Fire in Jesus name.
- O’ Lord equip me with your word in the mighty name of Jesus.
FOR EXTRA DOSE, DWELL ON LUKE 16:12