Date: Saturday, 19th August, 2023
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Text: Genesis 30:26-27
Exhortation:
When some people step into your life, they wield certain influences, be it positive or negative. For example when Jacob began to manage his uncle, Laban’s agricultural business, he noticed dramatic positive changes so much so that when Jacob wanted to resign, his uncle-turned employer begged saying, “if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.” Genesis 30:27.
The same thing cannot be said concerning Abram’s relationship with Lot, his nephew. In Genesis 12:1, God spoke to Abram saying, “Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee”. Abram (who later became Abraham) obeyed partially by departing from the country but taking with him, his nephew, Lot. From this moment God was silent, he no longer spoke with Abram.
The moment Lot separated from his uncle, Abram, God broke his silence and resumed his communication with him, Genesis 13:14-15 says, “And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.”
In order for peace and progress to reign in our lives and homes, we need to be sensitive to God’s leading. His divine instructions should be obeyed to the letter.
It is not everybody that fits with your destiny in life. Let the Holy Spirit guide your steps; let Him influence your choice of partners, circle of friends, business associates, employer, employee and so on. You will not miss it in your relationships in Jesus name.
Prayer Nugget: Holy Spirit, I depend on you, please, choose my partners and associates for me all the way in Jesus name.