Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Isaiah’s ministry flourished after the death of King
Uzziah – the implication is that Isaiah probably played second fiddle to Uzziah
and Uzziah overshadowed Isaiah’s ministry, downplayed his commitment to God and
the ministry. But after the death of Uzziah, Isaiah came back to his senses and
realized how filthy he had become, repented and returned to God. Significantly,
Isaiah voluntarily offered to be used of God. Please see Isaiah Chapter 6
verses 1 to 9 for details.
Beloved, do not walk in the shadow of anyone. Walk
in the steps of Jesus Christ. Walking in the shadow of anyone can bring about
limitations to divine purpose. This is because there is a limit to walking in
anyone’s shadow as the shadow will limit your speed, the distance to be covered
and whatever has to be done as all your activities and actions will hover around
the parameters of the shadow and not necessarily the ground you have been
divinely assigned to cover.
Abraham did not exactly walk in the shadow of Lot
his nephew. However, Lot was fast becoming a distraction to Abraham and divine
purposes – the constant friction between the herdsmen of Abraham and Lot was
snowballing into contention and strife – a crucial ingredient for stagnation
and retrogression, distraction from forward movement into divine purpose. If
Abraham consistently frittered time away resolving conflicts, how much time
would he have to invest in pursuing activities and relationships pertinent to
divine purpose? Little or no time; which explains why the decision taken by
Abraham to separate from Lot, was a quality destiny defining decision. How?
