MEMORISE : And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? Genesis 3 : 9.
READ : GENESIS 3 : 7 - 10.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were
naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the
cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence
of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : JOEL 1 - 3 ; PSALM 82.
Where are you? I am convinced that this question God asked Adam long
ago is still relevant today. It is not expedient to wait for God to ask
you this question. Rather, as part of a self examination process, you
should introspectively ask yourself this question. A sincere approach in
answering this question would do you a lot of good both in this world
and in eternity.
From the day of his birth, a man begins a return
journey to where he is from ( Ecclesiastes 12 : 1 - 7 ). This is why,
with regard to official matters, you are not asked “how young are you?”,
but rather you are asked how old you are. No matter how young you are,
you are growing old day by day. Hence, God Himself is asking you: where
are you now? You should therefore ask yourself regularly, ‘how far have I
gone in fulfilling the purpose of my creation and salvation?’
To
answer this serious question, you need to first of all answer some
other questions like: “where was I yesterday?” It could be last week,
last year or when you first got born-again. Next, you need to answer the
question: “where am I now?” Consider Samson, who went from being a
terror to the enemy to grinding corn in the prison of the enemy. Ask
yourself, ‘am I going on to greater heights, winning more souls than
before for Christ?’ Materially, have you moved from thirty fold, to
sixty fold or to hundred fold increase? Or is your case that of moving
in the reverse direction?
Are you increasing spiritually or
decreasing? Are you increasing financially or decreasing? It is God’s
will and it is His plan for you to grow spiritually, financially and
all-round.
“Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my
righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be
magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.” Psalm
35 : 27
If you are not growing, could it be that you have been
eating your seed? Or maybe you are sowing sparingly ( 2 Corinthians 9 : 6
)? Perhaps, because you have been defaulting in your tithe, you are now
working under a divine curse ( Malachi 3 : 8 - 10 )? As the Lord said
to His people who experienced decrease in time past, He says to you now:
consider your ways ( Haggai 1 : 5 - 7 ).
ACTION POINT :
Carry out a self-evaluation and cry to God about your findings.
AUTHOR : Pst E . A ADEBOYE.
