THE ABSENCE OF HUMILITY IS THE REASON WHY MANY OF US ARE NOT BLESSED

 

THE ABSENCE OF HUMILITY IS THE REASON WHY MANY OF US ARE NOT BLESSED

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

TOPIC: The Absence of Humility Is the Reason Why Many of Us are Not Blessed

“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land” 

                                                                                                                                           2 Chronicles 7:14

We're expecting somebody to come from somewhere to be a blessing to us. We must humble ourselves to receive from the people that God sends to us. If you need electricity in your home, you do not have to go to the dam to tap from the source. People will think you are mad. You cannot claim that you want direct power. You cannot argue that you don't know how the cables run and so you must get the direct connection. People will ask, "Don't you have a socket in your house?"That's what the Lord is asking you. Is there no pastor in your church? Is there no man of God in your land? Why do you want to come to me directly for the anointing? The anointing is right there. The socket is right here. Connect and receive your blessing! I see you becoming connected to power! One day, one of my little sisters was playing with a lamp. She didn't know the power she was playing with. The lamp was high. She put her finger in the lampshade and I saw her jump. She was connected to the electric dam directly. By the time she was able to take her finger out, the whole finger had been burnt. Even though it was only a lamp, it was the power right there. 

God is sending you power. He's sending you something higher than electric power. Humble yourself and receive it. God will raise you up and bless you in the ministry. He will bless you in life when you learn to humble yourself. If some ladies would humble themselves, they would have husbands. Because you are

proud, there's nobody you find suitable for you. Nobody is good enough for you. You feel so big! One day, I met a sister in my church and I asked her, "Sister, are you not getting married?" She told me, "You don't have my type of husband in the church." So I asked her, "Which type are you?" Jesus could have said, "My type is not being baptized now. I'm waiting for my type to be baptized."

There are some people who walk around with big briefcases as if they are some big businessmen. When you get closer, you find out that the briefcase is filled with newspapers. You must humble yourself and get a job. God wants to pour His love on you but you're too big. You see, the anointing is poured downwards and not upwards. The Bible says it came down on Aaron's beard. 

"It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of His garments;"

                                                                                                                                                     Psalm 133:2 

It can only come on you when you're lowly and not when you are high. It is coming down on the people that are down. Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord. The way up is the way down. The way high is the way low. I see the Lord anointing you!

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Evangelism and Missions

Bishop Dag Heward-Mills