THERE IS A PURPOSE FOR IT

MEMORY VERSE: and we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:26

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Hosea 7-9

As I said yesterday, many a times, opportunities come disguised as a disadvantage. When I was young, I talked very fast, everyone kept on asking me to repeat myself. This was very frustrating as I was not doing it intentionally: this was how I talked. Not only that, I stammered a lot too. It gets worse when I am either nervous or angry. My friends back then will tease and make fun of me. I remember them saying, “ da ..da…da..daddy (jokingly).” As a child, I saw this as a disadvantage. When I gave my life to Christ, people started talking about witnessing and going out to evangelize. I told God I cannot evangelize because I talked fast and stammered; no one would listen. One day while chatting with a group of friends, I noticed that every time I tried to say something either to pass a comment or make a contribution, everyone would keep quiet. At first I did not understand why but later it hit me. They kept quiet so as to be able to hear me when i speak. How I perceived things changed from that day. Sometimes back, I witnessed to a young man. As I spoke, he was very quiet, suddenly he began to cry. The Holy Spirit convicted him, immediately he repented and rededicated his life to Christ.

Romans 8:26 says and we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose. There is a purpose for everything you go through in Christ. A King had a male servant who, in all circumstances always said to him,"my king, do not be discouraged because everything God does is perfect, no mistakes." One day, they went hunting and a wild animal attacked the king, the servant managed to kill the animal but could not prevent his majesty from losing a finger. Furious and without showing gratitude, the King said, "if God was good, I would not have been attacked and lost one finger." The servant replied, "despite all these things, I can only tell you that God is good and everything He does is perfect, He is never wrong." Outraged by the response, the king ordered the arrest of his servant. While being taken to prison, he told the king again, "God is good & perfect." Another day, the king left alone for another hunt and was captured by savages who use human beings for sacrifice. On the altar, the savages found out that the king did not have one finger in place; he was released because he was considered not " complete" to be offered to the gods. On his return to the palace, he ordered the release of his servant and said, "my friend, God was really good to me. I was almost killed but for lack of a single finger, I was let go. But I have a question; If God is so good, why did He allow me to put you in prison?" His servant replied, "my king, if I had not been put in prison, I would have gone with you, and would have been sacrificed, because I have no missing finger." Everything God does is perfect, He is never wrong. Often we complain about life, and the negative things that happen to us, forgetting that everything happens for a purpose. There is a purpose for that thing in your life; it could be there to draw you closer to Christ. The moment you get closer to Christ, it will disappear. Today, I know longer stammer, but people still keep quiet when I speak.

NOTE: If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

Bro Samuel | Reaching the world for Jesus.