Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
God is the One Who
raises the poor and needy out of the dust, from obscurity and insignificance,
dishonor and lack into limelight, significance, relevance, honor and wealth –
Psalm 113 verses 7 to 8, 1st Samuel Chapter 2 verses 7 to 10, Psalm
78 verses 70 to 72, 107 verse 41, 145 verse 14. Some biblical examples include Hannah,
Joseph, Abraham, Daniel, Mordecai, Esther, Obed-Edom, Ruth, Rahab, Mary the
mother of Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalene, David,
God raises the
poor out of the dust. David was an unknown shepherd boy in Israel, the least of
his father’s sons yet God in His infinite mercy chose to make David king in
Israel, and gave him national and regional fame as time progressed. Psalm 78
verses 70 to 72, 113 verses 7 to 8, 1st Samuel Chapter 16 verses 1
to 13, 2 verses 7 to 8, and Isaiah Chapter 43 verse 19.
God raised Ruth
out of Moab, widowhood without children and money, obscurity and who knows what
else would have befallen her in Moab to become the wife of Boaz, a significant
and well known man of substance in Israel as well as the mother of Obed, who
fathered Jesse, the father of King David. Ruth Chapters 1 to 4. In essence,
Ruth, the unknown Moabitess became an ancestor of the Lord Jesus Christ –
Matthew Chapter 1 verse 5.
Rahab also rose to
limelight and fame by the grace of God after she sheltered and protected the
two spies sent by Joshua to Jericho. The Rahab who was described as a harlot in
Joshua Chapters 2 verse 1, 6 verse 17, 22, 25 is mentioned in the lineage of
Jesus Christ as the wife of Salmon and mother of Boaz who married Ruth and
fathered Obed, the grandfather of King David.
Esther, a Jewish
captive and orphan in Babylon; living with her older cousin Mordecai became
famous, royalty when she married King Ahasuerus, the then ruler of a vast empire
that spanned Asia and some parts of Europe. Significantly, God raised her to
fulfill divine purpose. It is also significant to note that everyone God raised
out of the obscure situations and positions in life fulfilled divine purposes.
Hannah for
instance suffered great humiliation from Peninah and rather than lift her head
high as the wife of Elkannah, Hannah wept sore in shame, hiding herself from
people until it dawned on her that she could turn to God. The moment she did
so, God raised her from obscurity into limelight. She became the mother of
Samuel, one of Israel’s most forthright and respected prophets who served God
faithfully from childhood.
In Ezekiel Chapter 16 verses 1 to 14, the prophet Ezekiel gives a very graphic description of how
God took Israel out of obscurity into limelight and royalty verses 13 to 14. It
was God’s splendor that He gave to Israel that made Israel’s beauty perfect,
which also brought about the global fame albeit limelight. If you compare this
scenario to that of Solomon, you will discover that God is the only One Who has
the capacity to raise anyone out of what the Biblical Hannah described as the
dust and ash heap, obscure positions of life where poverty and insufficiency is
the norm to national and global limelight as well as royalty where wealth and
overwhelming abundance is the norm.
Solomon became
extremely wealthy and globally famous because God blessed him with unrivaled
wisdom, great insight, understanding and wealth. Royalty and intellectuals, etc
from different parts of the world came to hear Solomon in order to benefit from
his wisdom. Significantly, they did not come empty handed – they brought gold,
silver and other precious gifts.
Father, bathe and
envelop me with your splendor that will give me the beauty and fame and wealth
I require to be the global household name you created me to be in Jesus mighty
name.
Father, please
give me the unrivaled wisdom, great insight, understanding and wealth that I
require to live the life You want me to live in Jesus mighty name.
kuyoyou@yahoo.com
No comments:
Post a Comment