READ: 2
KINGS 7:7-10
During the
siege at Samaria, after the lepers had entered the camp of the enemies and met
no one, they helped themselves to as much spoil as they could carry until they
told themselves they were not doing well keeping the good news of the provision
from others. “Then they said to one another, ‘we are not doing what is right. This
day is a day of good news, and we remain silent. If we wait until morning
light, some punishment will come upon us. Now therefore, come, let us go and
tell the king’s household.’” (2 Kings 7:9).
The four lepers came to a realisation that if they refuse to let others partake of the blessing, it could become a curse. This is true. James 4:17 says he that knows to do good and does not do it, will have it counted to him as sin. Having tested the sweetness that is in Christ, it becomes sin if you fail to inform others who also need this salvation, healing and deliverance. Tell others what they are missing. When someone who has been blessed refuses to be a blessing, that blessing can become a curse. God blessed the rich fool in Luke 12:16-21. He enlarged his coast beyond anything he could cope with. But he refused to be a blessing to others, choosing rather to keep everything all to himself. God called him a fool and saw no need for him to live anymore. He died that night. His blessing has become a curse.
When you stay unresponsive to the needs of others, your blessing can become a curse. In Luke 16:19-26, we are told of the rich who feasted daily. Lazarus, a poor beggar came to his gate to pick up from the dustbin. The rich man did not drive him away but neither did he show concern about his condition. This was the sin he committed. He could have given him decent food. He could have sent him for treatment, but he didn’t. So he died and left his wealth behind. You are asking for trouble if you refuse to tell your neighbours the way out of their problems. Arise from your nonchalance and begin to be a blessing to them. Let your goal be to bring joy into the lives of many, in order to glorify God’s Name.
The four lepers came to a realisation that if they refuse to let others partake of the blessing, it could become a curse. This is true. James 4:17 says he that knows to do good and does not do it, will have it counted to him as sin. Having tested the sweetness that is in Christ, it becomes sin if you fail to inform others who also need this salvation, healing and deliverance. Tell others what they are missing. When someone who has been blessed refuses to be a blessing, that blessing can become a curse. God blessed the rich fool in Luke 12:16-21. He enlarged his coast beyond anything he could cope with. But he refused to be a blessing to others, choosing rather to keep everything all to himself. God called him a fool and saw no need for him to live anymore. He died that night. His blessing has become a curse.
When you stay unresponsive to the needs of others, your blessing can become a curse. In Luke 16:19-26, we are told of the rich who feasted daily. Lazarus, a poor beggar came to his gate to pick up from the dustbin. The rich man did not drive him away but neither did he show concern about his condition. This was the sin he committed. He could have given him decent food. He could have sent him for treatment, but he didn’t. So he died and left his wealth behind. You are asking for trouble if you refuse to tell your neighbours the way out of their problems. Arise from your nonchalance and begin to be a blessing to them. Let your goal be to bring joy into the lives of many, in order to glorify God’s Name.
MEMORIZE:
2 KINGS 7:9 –Then they said to one another, ‘we are not doing what is right.
This day is a day of good news, and we remain silent. If we wait until morning
light, some punishment will come upon us. Now therefore, come, let us go and
tell the king’s household.’
