Joshua 1:8
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
DAILY READING – – Matthew 25; 31-46; Numbers 32-34; Job 2
General William booth is the founder of the Salvation army. . The salvation army is a Christian movement with a quasi-military structure founded in 1865, which has spread from London, England, to many parts of the world, it is known for being one of the largest distributors of humanitarian aid. In 2002, Booth was named among the 100 Greatest Britons in a BBC poll.
Once General booth was asked the secret of his success. Tears came to his eyes as he answered , ‘I will tell you the secret. God has had all there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, men with greater opportunities; but I made up my mind that God would have all of William Booth there was. And if there is anything of power in the Salvation Army today, it is because God has all the adoration of my heart, all the power of my will, and all the influence of my life.’”
William booth gave his all to God. And God worked through him to achieve great success in the salvation army.
Ability to lay it all down comes from being deeply impacted by Jesus. When the apostles encountered Him, they forsook all and followed Him. When Paul encountered Him, he counted all things dung, that he may win Christ. And such encounter with Christ comes through meditation in The Word.
In meditation we are rubbing minds with God. As The Word goes into the heart, it dispels everything not of God and begins to infuse the life and nature of God into us. .
This is how God takes us over and begins to control us.
When you let God have all of you, He will work through you to accomplish His will. He will release His power to you. This power envelopes you and empowers you to go forth and conquer. This is how men like William Booth made great impacts,. As Paul said in Galatians 2;20, I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, yet not I but Christ lives in me.
When self dies, and God takes you over, you make great impacts in your generation. It is God that works in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure.
Some of us may still be seeking the help of men to rise in life, but in Isaiah 30:7-8, God says ‘For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, their strength is to sit still. Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book..’
God is asking us to sit down in His book, in His Word, and study. God is saying you can never outrun the enemy on your own. It is only by the Power in the Word, that you can overcome, and succeed in life. It is through meditation in the Word that we can have good success [Joshua 1:8]
There is always a price to pay. And why it seems some of us don’t experience His mighty works, is because we never spend enough time in His word. We don’t seem to have the patience to sit down for long until God takes control of us.
But there is a price to pay, if we don’t want to see defeat. For us to experience victory then Jesus must have all of us. We must lay all else down, and let Him take us over. That is the path to victory. That is the path great men like William booth followed. And that is the path we are called to follow today, so as to have great success in our service to God.
PRAYER Lord help me to return to the place of sitting at your feet, learning from Your Word until You have taken me over, so that I can go forth and do exploits by Your Power in Jesus Name. .
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The price you pay to discover anything in God’s word is nothing ever to be compared to the prize of the discovery- WORDBITE 222.
[ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK REJOICE]