Thursday June 15th, 2023
« God, our great and wonderful Father, truly honored Jesus by saying, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with Him. »
4 Suddenly the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tabernacle of meeting!” so the three came out.
5 Then the Lord came down in the pillar of cloud and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam. And they both went forward.
6 Then He said, “Hear now My words: if there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, make Myself known to them in a vision; I speak to them in a dream.
7 Not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house.
8 I speak with him face to face, even plainly, and not in dark sayings; and he sees the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
9 So the anger of the Lord was aroused against them, and He departed.
10 And when the cloud departed from above the tabernacle, suddenly Miriam became leprous, as white as snow. Then Aaron turned toward Miriam, and there she was, a leper.
Understand
When you observe the extent some people go to just to receive the commendation of men, you cannot but pity their lack of understanding.
In whatever area of service you find yourself, please recognize that your service should be rendered as unto the Lord (Ephesians 6:7).
With this mind-set, your focus will be set on heaven’s testimonial about you and not what people think.
Noah was a man who received a great testimonial from heaven, according to Genesis 6:9GWT:
« This is the account of Noah and his descendants. Noah had God’s approval and was a man of integrity among the people of his time. He walked with God. »
What a great testimony this is!
No wonder he found grace in the sight of God and was spared the destruction that came on the earth through the great flood (Genesis 6:7-8).
It was the grace of God that qualified Noah to be adjudged righteous and perfect. I personally consider this to be a form of divine approval.
The whole world may approve of you but if God disapproves of you, it is a disaster.
It is just like an individual who was unanimously voted into power by his countrymen, only to die before he was sworn in. How unfortunate!
Another person who got a testimonial from heaven was Moses.
When his spiritual leadership was called into question by his siblings, God Himself declared His approval of Moses (Numbers 12:6-8).
Those who truly belong to God do not need to devise schemes to obtain people’s approval, because the God they represent will announce them to the whole world in His own peculiar way.
Our Lord said in John 10:37-38 ESV
37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; 38 but if I do them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me and I am in the Father.
Anyone who wants heaven’s approval must do the works of God, and the greatest of these works is the winning of lost souls.
Jesus was all out to do His Father’s bidding and God Himself testified of Him, saying in Matthew 17:5c ISV:
« This is my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with him. Keep on listening to him! »
Based on this testimonial, the whole world is still hearing Jesus today.
This affirmation also gave His disciples the assurance that His words were not cunningly devised fables (2 Peter 1:16-17).
Beloved, seek the testimonial of heaven today and your struggles to make it in life will become a thing if the past.
Prayer point: Father, testify to Your grace on my life so that the whole world may know that I belong to You.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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