READ:
EZEKIEL 22:28-31
As free
moral agent, man is allowed to make decisions and determine his course of
action. Whatever you choose to do by free will, however, will have far reaching
effects on you and generations after. Over the ages, God has searched and still
searching for pillars. Pillars connote dependability, ability to bear the
burdens of other and the characteristic of providing support to prevent a fall.
Any multi-storey building without pillars will not be standing for long. Watch
out: in no time it will crumble.
Believers are special people to God. The Bible says God upholds the world by his Word. That means God is the pillar sustaining the earth and all he has made in it. God knows the value of a pillar, because he is one. Hence he is seeking for pillars today. In verse 30 of our reading, God sought for a man among men who could “make a wall, and stand in the gap”. God was not looking for ordinary people. He was looking for a man of a special kind – a pillar like himself with whom he could share the burden of people. Do you qualify as one?
Today the churches are loaded with ordinary men, but the true pillars who can put their time, money, and even lives on the line to ensure that others are saved, are very rare. Jesus exemplified this by dying on the cross for you to be saved. What don't you decide to be a pillar today?
Caterpillars on the other hand comprise all those who indulge in acts of gossiping, backbiting, strife, segregationalism and the like, which are capable of rubbing of the honour of the leader, causing division and quarrels and damaging the body of Christ.
As you resolve to be a pillar today, handle anything controversial with care and wisdom, prayerfully stand in the gap for others, speak words that edify and build up others and support the vision the Lord has given to your pastor, to ensure it becomes a reality. This way, you will be a pillar in God's house and will be made to flourish in the courts of God.
Believers are special people to God. The Bible says God upholds the world by his Word. That means God is the pillar sustaining the earth and all he has made in it. God knows the value of a pillar, because he is one. Hence he is seeking for pillars today. In verse 30 of our reading, God sought for a man among men who could “make a wall, and stand in the gap”. God was not looking for ordinary people. He was looking for a man of a special kind – a pillar like himself with whom he could share the burden of people. Do you qualify as one?
Today the churches are loaded with ordinary men, but the true pillars who can put their time, money, and even lives on the line to ensure that others are saved, are very rare. Jesus exemplified this by dying on the cross for you to be saved. What don't you decide to be a pillar today?
Caterpillars on the other hand comprise all those who indulge in acts of gossiping, backbiting, strife, segregationalism and the like, which are capable of rubbing of the honour of the leader, causing division and quarrels and damaging the body of Christ.
As you resolve to be a pillar today, handle anything controversial with care and wisdom, prayerfully stand in the gap for others, speak words that edify and build up others and support the vision the Lord has given to your pastor, to ensure it becomes a reality. This way, you will be a pillar in God's house and will be made to flourish in the courts of God.
MEMORIZE:
PSALM 52:8 -But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in
the mercy of God forever and ever.
