FAITH CAPSULE: Until you lose yourself you cannot be full of Christ.
2 Kings 5
God is not a slave master who will force us to worship and it makes it the more reason why engaging worshipping God is a choice to be made by individual. Elisha could not substitute anything for following in line of worship when he separated himself fully to his master Elijah. Gehazi, a servant of Elisha was in position to follow fully like Elisha did with Elijah. Gehazi failed because he could not separate himself from material gain. After Naaman was healed of leprosy Elisha refused the entire material gift. It was the same material gift which Gehazi went back to collect from Naaman without the approval of Elisha that caused the termination of Gehazi from following Elisha fully. (2 Kings 5:20-27) Gehazi ended up a leper and could not attain his potential following Elisha.
As an acclaimed believer, what are you full of? Is it material gain or self? What is it that is denying you to worship God fully by following Jesus Christ fully? Jesus said, “…I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6) Are you following Him fully or will you follow Him fully? Until you lose yourself you cannot be full of Christ.
Worshipping God is living godly. Godliness is counting on nothing but the One that sustains the breath in us. Counting on only God makes us content. To be content is an avenue to depart from temptation. The bible says, “Now godliness with contentment is great gain.For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.” (1Timothy 6:6-8) Living ungodly is placing one’s destiny in line of termination. Above all, worshipping God in truth and in spirit is our only avenue to the great road and it demands we flee from all ungodliness and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. (1Timothy 6:11-12) Living to worship God is engaging a great road. Roberts Liardon put it better stating, “The road that is great before God has the most resistance upon it. You’ll never find greatness in the things of God without a battle; you’ll never find change without confrontation…” It is important to know that living for God will continue to encounter incessant confrontations and we are to cease not by engaging living for our jealous God who yearns for our attention. Worship God; follow fully; give Him all the attention; He wants to be the Lord of our lives.
Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to follow fully so that you gain the fullness of Christ.