TIME FOR EVERYTHING [1]

THERE IS TIME FOR EVERYTHING!

"Then he said to him, 'Did not my heart go with you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? Is it time to receive money and to receive clothing, Olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female servants? Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and your descendants forever.' And he went out from his presence leprous, as white as snow." 2 King.5:26-27.
The whole chapter of the text using for this instruction is full of many insightful instances for our lesson, but due to time, space, and the central topic I'm justifying, I'll be limiting myself to the last two verses quoted above.

First and foremost I want to pray for you; whatsoever will abort the good plan of God for your life, heaven will deal with them. Every future the Lord has foreseen in you that can make Him to withdraw His best plan from you and change His good intention, the same Lord will go ahead of you and deal with them. Every character you inherited from your parents that may stand to place a limitation on your life and destiny, the refining fire of God will blow them away and you will maximize your full potential for the fulfillment of your destiny in Jesus name.

Many are the evil tidings hearing from the church today, and no matter how it may be of concern, this is one of the ways we can arrest it in order to realize a church Jesus wants with no spot or wrinkle.

It is unfortunate today, that church which is saddled with the responsibility to give refuge, peace, and restore the hope of people is not showing any difference at all. Many ministers on the pulpit do not cherish their spiritual offices and reputations to guard it passionately and afford themselves a level of respect from governments and the general masses, instead, they have traded their beautiful garment of holiness and purity for the ashes of this age, and have insulted the holy one of Israel to His face.

Church has now been regarded as business adventure, and categorized with other secular organisations; no one treat her as sacred anymore, and give her ministers any preference and reverence like in some decades past, when there is no one to call down heaven and reverse every ungodly law and order imposed on the church of Christ by the world to limit her impact and effectiveness in this age.

To really differentiate a Christian from an unbeliever now is very hard, whereas, the identity is the bottom line of the so called sacred institution-Christianity.

Following back history into the genesis of Christianity, it was the identity of the disciples of Jesus at Antioch that attracted the men of the land and enabled them to be called or regarded as Christian(CHRIST-LIKE). They have a resemblance and characteristics of Jesus Christ their master(Acts.11:19-26).

Unfortunately today, the reverse is the case. The kind of Christians church  producing today are more of religion and denomination oriented and conscious than life and heaven-centered. And the ministers too are more hypocritical and confused than being a real ambassador of Christ. They are more of belly ministers than spirit and life ministers. May God revive His church!

In reference to the above text, there is something Elisha said in response to Gehaz misdeed I want you to note carefully: "...Is it time to receive money and to receive clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female servants?"
I observed that Elisha was studious of time in his attempt to reject Naaman's gift. It wasn't as if the gifts were polluted or amassed unrighteous; there is nothing bad if he actually collected it, inasmuch as a laborer is worthy of his wages, but what about the purpose for which God allow that miracle, has it been fully accomplished? Has the king of Syria too released his remark and submitted to the God of Israel, and his faithful prophet in response to the wonder the Lord wrought through Elisha? What is Naaman's gifts to winning a whole mighty kingdom to the God of Israel? Imagine the peace that would reign in Israel and the entire world as at that time if the king of Syria could give his life to the God of Israel!

Leaders determine to a large extent the condition of a kingdom or organisation; only a godly king will lead a peaceable administration and instill the fear of God in people and support anything that can promote godliness and justice, not a leader that has sold his conscience to the devil in occult society. If there will be any improvement in the lot of our nations, church will learn to reject our political leader's gifts until they are genuinely born again.

Mark my word! You can't talk any how to someone you have collected a gift from, or better still after his gifts or wealth. The reason many servants of God could not raise a voice against the wickedness of our political leaders, despite that some of them attended their church is because they've silence them with gifts...to be continued later. Have a wonderful day!