Earlier in the month, I was given the opportunity to share a word during the worker’s meeting in church. As I jokingly said, I asked God for one word and He gave me two from posts I’d written previously which are linked to each point. Below is what I shared and I pray it blesses you.
Point 1: Last
Sunday (March 2), the pastor talked about how we go through situations in life
and how the light helps us go through dark times.
Matt. 5:14 – 16 (NKJV): 14 “You are the
light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor
do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it
gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let
your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works
and glorify your Father in heaven.
As the light, when we come out of those situations and come in contact
with people going through something similar, we can take that and help them.
The oil that comes out of us in the crushing becomes what will anoint another
(probably TD Jakes).
In life, when we go through a season of crushing, we can either be a
potato, an egg or a coffee bean.
When a potato goes through the boil, it becomes soft. These people
become fearful and timid: we saw it with the disciples when they faced a storm
and Jesus was asleep (Matt. 8:23-27); Prov. 24:10 (MSG): “If you fall to pieces in a crisis,
there wasn’t much to you in the first place”.
The egg on the other hand becomes hardened
by adversity and in doing so loses its light. They allow adversity to redefine
their inner man. When you become hardened, you can’t love your neighbour as
yourself; you become stubborn like we saw with Pharoah. God doesn’t want us to
be hardened, that’s why He says that He’ll replace our heart of stone with
flesh (Eze. 36:26)
What you want is to be the coffee bean.
When the bean is put in boiling water, it redefines its environment. Water
becomes coffee. When you see yourself this way, you will be able to live a life
of impact, a life that brings people to God and shines so bright that people
glorify God (Matt. 5:16). In the middle of adversity, they learn to
abase and abound (Phil. 4:12).
Post: The Potato, the Egg & the Coffee Bean
Point 2: You and God are a majority
1 John 4:4 (NKJV): You are of God, little
children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater
than he who is in the world.
2 Kings 6:14-17 tells us about Elisha and his servant being
surrounded while they slept. When Elisha’s servant woke up from what was likely
a good night’s rest, stepped out to do whatever it was that took him out, he
saw his city surrounded by an army of horses and chariots. Elisha had to
enlighten him by saying in Vs. 16 (NKJV): “Do not fear, for those who are
with us are more than those who are with them”.
As we face the year that is already filled
with so many uncertainties, remember: You and God are a majority. May we be
like the coffee bean. This will be a landmark year for us in Jesus name!
Post: You and God are a Majority
Prayer: Lord, cause my light to never be
dim. Make me burn brighter for you.
