1 Peter 5:6-7 [NIV] ‘Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.’
DAILY READING • Mark 15:21-47; 1 Kings 11; Hosea 13
William Ashley Sunday was one of America’s greatest baseball players who later became an influential evangelist.
After converting to Christianity, Billy Sunday left behind his fame and riches as a professional baseball player and began working in the Young Men Christian Association. (YMCA).
When he felt the call to become a preacher, he humbly served under the ministry of J. Wilbur Chapman, one of the best known evangelists at the time.
Billy Sunday served as Chapman’s advance man. His work was to go before Chapman to the cities in which he was scheduled to preach, organize prayer meetings, and in general take care of necessary details. When tents were used, Billy Sunday would often help erect them.
By listening to Chapman preach night after night, Billy received a valuable course in homiletics and gradually developed his skills as a pulpit evangelist.
He also prepared by spending time in deep study of the Word, prayers, fasting and developing intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit.
In 1896, Billy Sunday eventually struck out on his own evangelistic ministry.
In the days before radio and television, Billy Sunday was able to draw huge crowds to his meetings. God greatly blessed his ministry and its impact was felt nationally and internationally. It is estimated that Billy Sunday spoke to more than 100 million people during his lifetime. Everywhere he went, lives were changed.
He ended up as the most influential American evangelist in the first two decades of the 20th century.
1 Peter 5:6-7 [NIV] says ‘Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.’
Certainly, when we humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, He exalts us in due time.
God is always watching to see our faithfulness where we are, before He opens greater doors before us.
When we are willing to pay the price of humility and faithfulness, greater blessings will surely locate us.
It is the faithful man that abounds with blessings.
To experience supernatural overflow and fruitfulness, we need to serve diligently wherever God has currently placed us.
God will always promote the faithful. When you are faithful in the little, God will reward you in the much. For instance, you don’t have to wait until you get big breaks before you start being faithful in your tithe and offerings.
Manifesting faithfulness in the little, shows you will also be faithful in the much. And it is the faithful servants that will end up as rulers over God’s household.
Matthew 24:45 says ‘Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
The test for faithfulness starts in our service in the little things.
Your servant’s heart is revealed in little acts. Small tasks often show a big heart.
Today, as we make the choice to serve faithfully where we are, God who sees in secret will surely reward us openly.
As we faithfully seek God and diligently promote His kingdom, it will be our season to enjoy divine liftings. Breakthroughs, open doors and inexplicable miracles will abound all around us in Jesus Name.
PRAYER: Lord, please help me to be faithful in serving You where I am right now. Please enable me to continually seek Your kingdom first so that other things can be added unto me in Jesus Name. .. ..
QUOTE :
You will never need more than God to experience the impossible in life. WORDBITE 222.