“I am coming soon. Hold on to the faith you have, so that no one can take away
your crown is the exhortation that we have in Rev 3:11.
We see that for each of us there is a crown that God has in store for us
which we are supposed to receive when we finish the work that God has for us
earth. We will not receive it if we
continue to live in sin and disobedience to God, and it may reach to a point in
our lives if we continue in rebellion that God will give the assignment he had
for us to someone else.
I heard of a testimony of one believer who a bible school
teacher was telling some people that the work that he was doing of teaching in
the bible school was not what God wanted him to do first. Gods wanted him to be
a missionary but was unwilling and therefore he was living in Gods second best
for him. This is true to many believers also who knew the will of God in a certain
area but due to fear or caring what others would say disobeyed God.
I also read another quote by Gladys Aylward and this is what she said, ‘’I wasn't God's first choice for what I've done in
China...I don't know who it was...it must have been a man...a well-educated
man. I don't know what happened. Perhaps he died. Perhaps he wasn't
willing...and God looked down...and saw Gladys Aylward...and God said, 'Well,
she's willing.'’
This has repeatedly happened in history, perhaps you have
read about Reinhard and Richard Ngidi if not you can read it here PRIDE-
Life lessonsReinhard Bonnke and Richard Ngidi!!! – jesus lovers inc
(wordpress.com)/
Ngidi worked with Bongke and he was the miracle worker and every
time bongke preached , he stepped down for Ngidi for miracles and healing. One day
he never appeared thinking himself to be the maker of Bongke, but God did not
disappoint, that gift He gave to Bongke and he we never hear of Ngidi from
then.
The bible says in Isaiah 46:10 Declaring
the end and the result from the beginning, And from
ancient times the things which have not [yet] been done, Saying, ‘My purpose
will be established, And I will do all that pleases Me and fulfills My purpose,’ Notice that it does
not say that God will fulfill His purpose with the one he gives the opportunity
first. God can use anyone it does not have to be his first choice, he will
choose another.
There is an example in the bile also of Saul. We read in when
king Saul offered the sacrifice which Saul was supposed to due to impatience,
he said 1Sam 13:13
Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly; you have not
kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, FOR [IF YOU HAD OBEYED] THE LORD WOULD
HAVE ESTABLISHED YOUR KINGDOM OVER ISRAEL FOREVER. God had a plan of
establishing the kingdom of Saul forever but now He would choose someone else,
and that was David.
1Sam 13:1, we read that Saul reigned over Israel for 42
years, and we also read that 2Sam5:4 that David was 30 years old when he begun to
reign. Using the little maths that we know, we realize that Saul was a king for
12 years when David was born and by the time he was being rejected, David was
maybe around 15 years, and that is to say that God waited for Saul for 27years
before giving the ministry he was to fulfill to David. God is very patient with
us but his patience has a limit.
David was thinking about building god a house and God said He
will give that privilege to his son Solomon in 2Sam7. But then he said that He
would establish his kingdom forever in 2Sam 7:16. We see, God has to test us if he has to commit
to us a ministry.
Remember therefore, that if you continue in rebellion to what
you already know in your heart that God wants you to do, He will not strive
with you forever, He will give that ministry to someone else and still remain
to be God. Be warned
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