FAITH CAPSULE: Put out multitude in your life journey.
Luke 18:35-43, 19:1-10
The multitude is a state of many. Every journey with the many is bound to experience challenges not to arrive at the expected end. Are you one in the company of multitude with the tendency to be crowded, not to see or rise over challenges in the journey of life?
The multitude/crowd in life, as an agent for hindrance, should be denied.
What role is the multitude/crowd doing in your life?
The case of Zacchaeus with multitude as a hindrance
Zacchaeus was a tax collector.
With the surrounding multitude, the short stature of Zacchaeus was a disadvantage for him to invite Jesus into his home. Zacchaeus recognized that he was limited but rejected it as an excuse not to seek Jesus diligently as desired.
Zacchaeus ran ahead of the crowd because he wanted to see Jesus.
He wanted to know and to receive Jesus into his house.
With the multitude, Zacchaeus resolved to run ahead.
Are you amid the multitude with a desire to see and able to receive Jesus?
Your recognition by your pastor, attending church once a week, or sleeping in the church is not enough to overcome the multitude/crowd in the world of today.
Luke 19:4-6 records the effort of Zacchaeus to deny the multitude from denying him not to see and receive Jesus into his house, “So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.”
By running ahead with efforts to see and receive the Lord will be your mark for deliverance from the hindrance of the multitude not able to deny your answering to the calling of God.
Despite Zacchaeus running and effort to overcome the hindrance of the multitude, a complaint was lodged against him, saying, “…He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.” (Luke 19:7)
Can you imagine Zacchaeus, a man of short stature, climbing a tree to see and receive Jesus into his house?
What is holding you from seeking God to see and receive Jesus into your life?
PUT OUT MULTITUDE!
Jesus put out the crowd when He wanted to restore the life of the daughter of Jairus as Matthew 9:25 records, “But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.”
Like Jesus, Peter also put out the crowd not to deny the miracle of Dorcas Acts 9:40 records, “But Peter put them all out, and knelt down and prayed. And turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up.”
Learn in the word of God to know that putting out the multitude/crowd will deny hindrance from having a place of your miracle. Deny multitude for you to arrive at the promises of God.
Prayer for today: Ask God to put the multitude/crowd outside of your life.