Faithful in '15 part 3


            The Passover had just been celebrated and Hezekiah was busy about the reformation of the temple.  We read in II Chronicles about the faithful leadership of Hezekiah who played a strategic role in the restoration of the house of the Lord. (II Chronicles 30)  Not only did he re-establish the structure for the place of worship, but he also led the way by contributing “from his own possessions.” (vs. 3)  This king was invested!  If you continue to read in Nehemiah, you will see how his generosity and leadership was an encouragement to the community, even the writer of this book who chronicles this event. 

            However, that is not really the point I want to make.  I want to draw your attention to six guys who are mentioned just a little later in the chapter.  Their names are: Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah. (II Chron. 30:15, ESV)  We don’t read about them raising people from the dead or laying hands on the sick.  There are no written accounts of their prophetic utterances.  The only thing mentioned is that they were “faithfully assisting.”  Kore, the head guy in this region is in charge and these are his assistants. They were not the bosses.  Their duty was to help Kore do his job according to Hezekiah’s commands.  Yet, these six guys are mentioned in the BIBLE.  Whoa!  Just what was the criterion for getting your name mentioned in THE Book?! God inspires the writer of Chronicles to mention these guys and the focus is their commitment to faithful service.  

            If we believe that God is sovereign, then we, in faith, believe that God wanted to remind us about these men and the fact that they are famous for their faithfulness. I am reminded about the specific prayers that I have been lifting up for you about having dreams.  Maybe this is a gentle nudge for you to revisit some of the old dreams and promises that God has given you.   You may recall that both Brenda Bradley and I shared a bit about dreams which God had given us.  For me, it was 3 ½ years before the revelation of that “horse jockey” dream came to pass.  

            I do believe that God is calling LifeGate to walk in a deeper level of faithfulness in the coming year.  Consequently, as we pursue walking in faithfulness both as Believers and a church community, we need to embrace the trials that present opportunities for us to walk in faithfulness.  Oswald Chambers put it this way:  To be faithful in every circumstance means that we have only one loyalty, or object of our faith— the Lord Jesus Christ. God may cause our circumstances to suddenly fall apart, which may bring the realization of our unfaithfulness to Him for not recognizing that He had ordained the situation. We never saw what He was trying to accomplish, and that exact event will never be repeated in our life. This is where the test of our faithfulness comes,” (www.utmost.org)  ~Niki

 


 

 

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