Thursday, January 29, 2015
Listen & Obey the Holy Spirit’s Prompting.
Matthew 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
God does not require a person to give up every cent he owns in this world to follow Him, unless it is so important to him that he would chose wealth over God; if it came to that decision. Whatever we have, that is more important to us than God is what we are required to give. God said, thou shalt have no other gods before me, (Exodus 20:3). Anything can become our god, money, car, clothes, jewelry, t.v, music, junk food…etc. If it is something that we worship and put above God, then it is something we need to let go of. Each one of us own an item that we LOVE, and it many not necessarily be a god that we worship; but we would be sad if it was lost or stolen. God may even want you to give it to someone else, WHY? To see if you will follow Him and depart from earthly things that have no value in heaven. I once had my sister in law, who is also one of my very dear friends and sister in Christ; take a pair of earrings right out of her ears and give them to me. Why? Because the Holy Spirit prompt her to do it. God was testing her that day, what was more important to her, those beautiful silver cross “material” earrings, or her obedience to follow Him and be rewarded for her faith in heaven. When the Holy Spirit prompts you to give a material possession away, don’t debate on how much you love that neckless, that is your favorite scarf, or you are saving that money for a new pair of shoes. Even though you may not worship those items, the minute you debated or second guess the Holy Spirit’s command, it becomes your god. Today ask God what items you have that, you would be devastated if lost or stolen, or that has become your god over Him; ask Him who you should bless with these items. The only possession we should own that is important is our salvation, everything else is vapor in the wind and holds no value in the kingdom of God.
Heavenly Father I praise You for my most valuable possession; my salvation, through Christ Jesus, my Savior. Lord I pray that if there is any item that I possess that I think highly of, or has become my god; I pray to listen in obey my Holy Spirit to give it away. I choose to follow you Lord and not be held bondage by material possessions that hold no value in Your kingdom, in Jesus name I pray, Amen.
A Heart For God "Devotions & Bible Studies"-Karrie Wilson 