There is a little bit
of the big picture right now
life and ministry
sharing by Pastor Dapo Adenyi
This actually is the underlying message in Heb 11:1
Hope which is rooted in the future has substance right now.
Even though we cannot entirely see the big picture, we have
evidence of it, now.
Things may seem bad, we may also feel low because the wind
sometimes is very contrary, but we have clear undoubtable evidence of God’s
mercy right now.
The real problem with us many times is that, we ignore the
signs.
God has been speaking to us through signs and by the moving
of his invisible hands, but we often ignore it.
We want nothing but the big picture right now.
The reason good people are cast down is often because of the
opinion of people.
We must realize that no one can read the signs of God’s
mercy in our lives like ourselves.
Our neighbours may be blind to it, but we must continue to
see with the eyes of our faith.
The truth of the matter is that, God never seems to do
anything major for any person or nation without somehow saying it evidently in
advance.
If it is a plan to advance a person or a nation, He will
naturally send a dream or visions.
We have to know of course, that no dream or vision tells
everything.
They only give a hint.
God tells someone that He will take him or her from one
mountain peak to the other but does not show much of the steep valleys between
the mountains.
This is why the Bible says we are seeing through a glass
darkly.
The same applies to a nation:
Every plan to do a nation well or reward the wickedness of a
nation is often revealed beforehand.
In His mercy, God never allows the wicked to go down into
hell without sending a warning in advance.
This is particularly true of those who belong to cults and
secret societies.
A little bit of every big promise is fulfilled in advance.
When God showed Joseph that everyone would gather around him
to thank him, Joseph found that everywhere he went, a little of it was being
fulfilled in advance.
Portiphar appreciated him and was thankful until he decided
to believe a lie.
It seems that some people, by their nature, cannot discern
the truth.
They swallow whatever they
are given.
No one can walk with God
without being able to tell deceit from honesty.
Everyone who is saved knows
that there is heaven.
That is because there is
heaven in the heart of every believer through the joy of the Holy Ghost.
Also the Bible says that
Christ is the King of all the earth.
The wise men came from the
east to worship the child Jesus. That is a little bit in advance.
Pastor Owolabi was telling
us how people from all nations were pouring into Israel because of the name of
Christ.
That is advance payment for
the word given by Isaiah that, “to Him shall the Gentiles trust”.
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