READ:
ESTHER 1:1-12
Every child
of God stands the risk of missing the mark. There is o spiritual height from
which a man cannot fall. There is no stage in one’s spiritual journey from
where one cannot be tempted to backslide. And the devil is very clever in this
respect. He doesn’t necessarily use big sins to bring us down. A small sin can
easily make us miss our privileges. Today, we shall focus our attention on
three Bible characters that missed the mark and fell from grace to grass. They
are Queen Vashti, Gehazi and Judas Iscariot. Vashti had her own palace and
plenty of money with which she threw her own parties. While having one of his
numerous parties one day, her husband decided to show off the beauty of his
queen and sent for Vashti. She refused the king’s summon and this led to her humiliation.
Although she woke up as a queen, she had by night, become an ordinary citizen.
Vashti was thrown out of the palace. When God blesses you, you are to remain
humble and keep honouring God with what He has given you. He gave you all that
you have and He can take everything in one day. He does not do so because He is
a wicked God, but the truth is that when a tree forgets its root, it dries up
and dies. We also have the case of Gehazi in 2 Kings 5. He was living close to
the greatest man n the land: Elisha. Although Gehazi was closest to Elisha he
missed the mark. He defrauded Naaman who came to Elisha for healing after
Elisha had refused gifts from Naaman. He got the money he wanted but he became
a leper. We are all familiar with the story of Judas Iscariot. He had the
privilege of being close to Jesus Christ, not only as disciple but also as His
treasurer. However, he loved money than he loved God and his blessing became a
curse. He ended up hanging himself. Beware. There is a very thin line between
right and wrong. You don’t need a scandal to go wrong. A little deviation can
make you miss the mark. A little slip can make you to fall from a great height.
Watch and pray.
MEMORIZE:
1 PETER 5:5 –Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders.
Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for
God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
