Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Do not throw away value and run after glitters which have no
value. This is because glitters glitter to fade; which explains why they have
no real value. You may think that what you have and own has no value because it
does not glitter. But what you have has both earthly and eternal value even if
it appears not to glitter. The value is not in the glitter but in the import
and impact which is what you should really treasure. Fake diamonds glitter and
throw up a host of rainbow colors, a sure way to tell that they are fake
diamonds. But the real stone just throws a grayish glow but its value is
greater than all the glitters of the fake diamonds which are usually cheap and
easy to access.
Joseph was sold into slavery by his siblings; supposedly to
truncate his chances of becoming head over his siblings. But unknown to them,
they were pushing Joseph as close as possible to the platforms and
opportunities that would make him head over them. They had erroneously thought
that Joseph’s opportunities and platforms for becoming a global leader of his
day were in Canaan. But unknown to them, they were in Egypt and the only way
for Joseph to get to Egypt was their supposedly wicked scheme of getting rid of
him from their father’s wealth and Canaan. But God Who always has the final say
had already prepared a place for Joseph in Egypt through the intelligent
deployment of Joseph’s divine gift of interpreting dreams. Joseph rose to
national and global prominence through the intelligent deployment of this gift.
Beloved, you may not need huge resources to make wealth and succeed. All you
may require is a divine idea and you are made.
The widow of the indebted prophet received a great idea of
borrowing empty vessels to fill up with what she described as a little jar of
oil. Those many vessels which were borrowed from her neighbors and filled up
with the oil which never seemed to cease flowing until there were no more
vessels to fill up was what saved the family from debt bondage and provided
more than enough for them to leave on for the rest of their lives. Unknown to
the widow and her two sons, that oil was of great value and brought in greater
value which broke the yoke of financial indebtedness in their family.
