HAVE RESERVES

Bible in one year Judges 1-4
Memorise: "If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small" (Prov 24:10)

Read: Acts 27:21-24

When God provides for you, make sure you do not spend everything. In Genesis 17:1, the Almighty God introduced Himself to Abraham as the Jehovah El-Shaddai. When you are connected with this inexhaustible Source, all your needs would be met. Yet, ensure you have some reserves against the rainy day. In the parable of the ten virgins recorded in Matthew 25:1-4, some of them were called wise because they had reserves while those whose oil was spent were tagged foolish. Proverbs 24:10 says, "If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small". The day of trouble is bound to come as Christ has already warned us to expect tribulations as long as we are in this world (John 16:33). However, it is wisdom to prepare for war in time of peace. Prepare for famine in time of plenty.
Prepare for the time of weakness when you are strong. There is always a time for preparation. If you fail to effectively utilize your preparation time, the day of trouble is bound to embarrass you. But if well utilized, you will be laughing and celebrating when the evil day comes. Are you prepared for the evil day?

Apostle Paul faced his evil days. Once, he was in a storm for over two weeks. He must have prayed and sang God's praise, yet no earthquake came to his rescue this time. But in the midst of his evil day, when it appeared no hope was in sight, he was able to draw on his Heavenly reserves. An angel of the Lord paid him a visit and reassured him. This happened because he had reserves. Do you have reserves in Heaven? The account of many in Heaven is in red. Do you have any credit in the bank of Heaven? Some people demand for all their rewards here on earth. If you get them here, you will have nothing to draw upon in that evil day or even when you get to Heaven. Some people were involved in a particular ministerial assignment that could also fetch them a lot of money. When the expected money was not forthcoming, they were very disappointed. But the Lord spoke through His servant to one of them to take off their focus from money on the project. Not all your reward would be given to you on this side of eternity, or else, you will go bare in Heaven. In the work for the Lord, is everything tied to how much you can get now?


Put God above reward in your Kingdom service.