Friday 11 September 2015

MORE THAN YOUR BARGAIN


LUKE 15:
18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

Ephesian 3:20 - Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

God has the ability and capacity to make you something far more than what you asked me. It is a nature of Him and an attribute that makes him God; He will at all times beat your thinking and imagination, so no need to put a limit to His ability.
All that came to Him, asking Him to make them were made something incomparable to what they asked for; the prodigal son is a case in point. He wasted the resources handed down to him by his father and began to lack. But grace found him and he took a decision to return to his father to request that he be made one of the hired servants; that was his bargain but he got more than he bargained for. He was received and made a son instead of a hired servant.
Elisha was recruited as a servant to Elijah and was faithfully doing this. His description was Elisha that poured water on the hands of Elijah. Never sought to be a prophet but was having a great time serving Elijah though was a successful commercial farmer and farming was one of the best of jobs in their time. But from pouring water on the hand of Elijah, Elisha was made a prophet of repute because God will always make of anyone that serves faithfully something far more than what he bargain for.
David was a shepherd boy and a player of string instrument, never imagined of being a king. But when God saw his sincerity in service, He made him a king with an everlasting dynasty.
So be committed to faithful service and God will make of you something far more than what you bargained for.

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