SHAKE OFF THE DUST ~ @ghenero_1
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A
fortnight ago, there was this precious stone in my room which I have kept for a
long time which I wanted to sell so I could make some money out of it. Lo and
behold, when I laid my hands on it, I quickly realised it wasn’t the same feel it was
supposed to have, why? It was covered with dust! And it was looking ugly. I
quickly reached out for a wiper and cleaned it and it was beautiful again as it
used to be.
Just
then, I became conscious of the fact that, if I had gone ahead to sell this
stone just as it was; old, dirty and ugly, I may not get a buyer or better
still, sold it for less due to it's current state.
Some
of us are like this; “dirty looking precious stone”. We can’t maximize our full
potentials because of this nature, but then, I have good news for you today.
Isaiah 52:2:
“Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem:
loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion”.
You
not being where you are supposed to or not being able to maximize your
potentials is because there are certain things you are not doing right. God’s
plan is for us to prosper above all things. He didn’t create us to be
mediocre. He wants all round prosperity for us. 3 John 1:2 “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou
mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth”. So if you are living outside this, then there is a
problem. Just like the dirty stone, you need to be cleaned. You need to shake off the dust that has so covered you that your beauty and potentials have been
hidden by it.
God wants you to shake off the dust, he wants you to appear clean
and shiny so you can be fit for the master’s use. from our opening scripture,
when you shake off the dust, you don’t only become clean like the stone, but
other things also happens.
One very important thing that happens is that
you will arise. Isaiah 60:1 “arise,
shine; for thy light is come and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.”
When you rise above all, you become a light, you become a star that people will
look up to, why? Because God’s glory will rest upon you. Your academics will
shine, your finances will shine, your potentials will shine and God’s glory
will be manifested through you.
The
second thing that happens to you when you shake of the dusts, is that you come
to a place where you sit down. You are a peculiar and royal person, you are to
sit upon every situation and not be sat over by situations. Only when you shake
off this dust you can assume this prince-nature of yours and sit on your
rightful position and not walk upon the earth like a servant. When princes lose their seat or thrones they become servants to their captors. Eccl. 10:7 “I have seen servants upon horses and princes
walking as servants upon the earth”. You can only avoid this when you shake
off the dust.
Thirdly,
when you shake off the dust, you loose yourself from captivity. You loose
thyself from the bands of thy neck. God, in his majesty will go before you and
break in piece all chains holding you captive. Isaiah 45:2 “I will go before thee, and make the crooked
places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass and cut in sunder
the bars of iron”. You get free and take control of the situation because
that is your true nature as a prince.
But
what is this dust you need to shake off from your life for you to be able to
tap into all of these promises? This dust may be habits or attitudes. How is
your attitude? What has it deprived you from doing or attaining? Remember,
Moses was quick to anger and he missed out from entering the Promised Land.
Yours may be anger, laziness, been dirty etc. whatever it is, you need to shake
it off and step forward.
This
dust may be a weakness in you; do you lust, fight, steal or involve in any evil
or sexual act; all these are dust that hinders one from attaining God’s
promises. Is your weakness that of pride? It weakens your hold on prosperity,
remember James 4:6b “God resisteth the
proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.” If you are resisted by God then you can’t
claim his promises.
A
life swallowed in sin is another dust that needs to be taken out of your life.
God wants us to be holy and righteous so we can be acceptable unto him. When we
are acceptable to him, we claim his promises. Romans 12:1 “I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God that ye present
your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God which is your
reasonable service”. This is what God wants from us so we can arise, shine
and sit on our enemies.
Conclusively,
serve God with all you have and you shall arise – Romans 14:18.
See you!
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