RECOGNIZE THE MAN GOD USES.

RECOGNIZE THE MAN GOD USES. 
Scripture: Genesis 30:27
Topic: Recognize the Man God uses. 

"And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favor in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by
experience that THE LORD HATH BLESSED ME FOR THY SAKE."
Genesis 30:27

People forget because they do not recognize God's vessel.They do not realize that they are where they are because God blessed them through their association with someone. A failure to understand this is the cause of many of life's disasters. It takes humility to recognize that God has chosen certain people, given them a call and favored all those who help their cause. God chose Israel and has blessed all those who help that nation. There is nothing you can do about God's choices. Laban was a wise unbeliever who recognized that his blessings had come by associating with Jacob. He did not want to part company with Jacob because he sensed that the blessing came by this association. When the Ark of the Covenant was in the house of Obededom, everything flourished. The house of Obededom was fully blessed because of the presence of the Ark of the Covenant.

"And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God..."
2 Samuel 6:12

A wise and spiritual person will attach himself to people who are recognizably called and favored by the Lord. What you need is to tap into some of the grace given to that person. I have noticed how people forget how they were lifted from the depths to great heights by relating with a particular person. I remember the pastor of a five thousand member church who had two powerful associates. These associate ministers forgot how their destinies had changed by associating with their senior pastor. One day, their senior pastor, sensing the mounting rebellion transferred these two associates away from himself. I met one of these associates and he spoke bitterly of his transfer. He said, "Even that the word 'transfer' was applied to me is preposterous." The other associate, who was equally bitter, said many derogatory things about his senior pastor. I knew it was a matter of time before they would both resign. A few months later, they both left the ministry and dissociated from their senior pastor.

The years went by and I watched how their lives evolved. The senior pastor continued to go from strength to strength and his ministry became the largest in the city. Sadly, though, the associates seemed to wither away. One of them tried to start a church, but could not get more than five members to join him. His church never grew out of the living room of his home. The other became a pastor of another church, but was dismissed soon after for bad behavior. Both of these associates continued to struggle for years moving from one job to another and never amounting to anything. I realized that these associates had moved out of their place and had not recognized how God had blessed them through association. Of course it takes humility to even recognize this truth. Do not be afraid of acknowledging that God has used a man to change your life! 


Credits: Excerpt From,
Remembrance
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills.

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