Don’t Rush For God's Glory

And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. Luke 1:28-29. Continue...

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: God cannot use a person that is struggling for human evaluation.

When the Angel told Mary, ‘Thou art highly favoured. The Lord is with thee …’ the Bible says that Mary was troubled and uncomfortable with what looked like flattery or praise. Her frame of mind was totally contrary to ostentation and vain glorification. Any man or woman that is not affected by commendation and is not moved by condemnation is the person that God will use. God cannot use a person that is struggling for human evaluation or opinion; rather He uses people that are struggling for the opinion of God.

There are some people that get angry when somebody fails to give them the appropriate title because they need an elevation that God has not given to them. Somebody said it is better to be qualified and not given a position than to be given a position that you are not qualified for. God, who searches the heart, knew that if Mary gave birth to Jesus, she would still remain humble and kind. If some other people were given the opportunity to be the mother of Jesus, they would want to be introduced in every single service; they would want the whole world to know, ‘I am the one that produced this result.’ But Mary absolutely stayed in the background. We saw her only three times, at His birth, the wedding at Cana of Galilee and at His death.

There are so many people that God wanted to lift up but a little promotion, money or popularity entered their head; they lost their humility and consecration. Beloved, God has a plan for you, but you must come to the point where you are not moved by human opinion. When you have done that, you will arrive at a realm that is called favour with God.

Remember this: God cannot use a person that is struggling for human evaluation.

ASSIGNMENT (S)

1. Surrender every trace of pride and arrogance in your life to God.
2. Surrender yourself to the service of God in an acceptable way.

PRAYER: Lord, I shall not tamper with Your Glory because I know that on my own, I can do nothing, in Jesus’ Name.

QUOTE: Premature contentment is the enemy of ultimate fulfilment in life. Culled from 365 WISDOM CAPSULES by Dr Paul Enenche.

Source: Seeds of Destiny, 13/11/2014.