Tuesday January 20th, 2026
« Then Jesus said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me »
19 Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
21 Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
23 Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him.
- Nowadays, many see God’s call as a call to a higher social status.
Even though God rewards those who work hard to please Him with influence and wealth, His call to service is a call to put Him first in everything.
In Matthew 19:16-24, a rich man, who had been careful to obey God’s commandments, approached Jesus and said,
“Lord, I have obeyed all your commands, and I have kept all the law, but somehow, I feel that something is missing.
What do I lack?”
Jesus replied verse 21NKJV
« “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” »
On hearing this, he became sorrowful because he had many possessions and obviously valued them more than following Jesus.
- Beloved, when God calls you, following Him must be your only focus,
and you should be ready to surrender anything He asks of you, including your life Luke 14:26.
- Those who will heed God’s call must see Him as their only source.
This is why in Numbers 18:20, God told Aaron that he would have no inheritance among the Israelites because He would be his inheritance.
In Ezekiel 44:28, God said that He would be the inheritance of His priests.
God is not against you taking up secular jobs (except He has specifically told you not to); however, He wants you to see Him as your only source.
If God calls you, no matter how wealthy or influential you are, He will first take you through a wilderness to be sure that you are serious about serving Him and that you are not just serving Him for material gains.
If you lose patience in the wilderness season and start going after material things, you are not fit for the call.
This is why we have many half-baked ministers of God today;
when God was building them in their wilderness season, they rebelled against Him and found alternatives.
Those who will be used mightily by God must be willing to trust Him wholeheartedly.
Hebrews 11:6 says that without faith, it is impossible to please God.
- Faith is built when you let go of everything you can rely on and focus on God alone.
The good news is, after He has truly seen that your faith is solely in Him, He will begin to raise you up,
and when God raises you, there is no limit to how far He can take you.
Application – Those who will be used mightily by God must be willing to trust Him wholeheartedly.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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