Christian Daily Guide

_Wednesday 23rd March, 2022_

*WHOM IS GOD SENDING TO YOU?*

*MATTHEW 17:16-17*
“So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him.” Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.”

Jesus gave His disciples the power to cast out demons and to perform miracles of healing (Matt. 10:8). *He gave them His authority to minister to people, yet they became so self-centered that they lost the power to do the work of God.* _When God sent a father with his epileptic son to them for healing, they failed miserably. They were so concerned with position and status (Mark 9:32-35) that they lost their focus on what God wanted to do through them._
Jesus’ response to His disciples included some of the harshest words ever to come from His mouth. *He called His own disciples “unbelieving” and “perverse” and questioned how much longer He had to endure them! Why? Because they were supposed to be on mission with Him to bring salvation to others, but they had become so astray from Him that they were spiritually powerless, lacking the faith to bring physical and spiritual comfort to those God had sent to them.*
God ought to be able to send a hurting person to any child of His and expect that they will be helped. _Like the disciples, we can become so preoccupied with our own ambitions and distracted by the busyness of our lives that we become ineffective in ministering to those whom God sends to us. It is even possible to become so involved in religious activity that we are of no help to anyone._ Regularly take inventory of your life to see if you are being a faithful steward of every life God sends to you.

_And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not."_
*(Luke 9:40)*

“ *Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.” 2 Thessalonians 3:6 (KJV* )

Understanding who you are in Christ will guide you in making the right decisions and choices. As a child of God, it is wise to consider the people we choose to walk with in the Christian journey. There are different levels of maturity even among the brethren. No wonder there are some Christians who are prompt in submitting to authority and the leading of the Spirit of God. However, there are others who don’t submit to authority and are fond of disobeying the leading of the Holy Spirit (2 Timothy 4:10). Such Christians don’t live according to the teachings in God’s Word and thus live an undisciplined life. Precious One, be wise to identify such people and stay away from them. They can influence you to be like them and lose the blessings of God. Instead, choose the company of Christians who are quick to live according to the teachings of the Holy Scriptures so that you can be encouraged to live in obedience to the Lord. Living in obedience to the Word of God opens a lot of doors of opportunities for us to be blessed and used of God to bless and draw many to Christ Jesus (Philippians 2:25–26). God Bless you. Have a fruitful week.

(Apst. MC)

Exodus 34:10
And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the Lord: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.
PRECIOUS, BY DIVINE COVENANT, I PRAY AND DECREE THAT AS YOU MARCH FORWARD IN THIS JOURNEY OF LIFE, THE LORD YOUR GOD, SHALL DO MARVELOUS, AMAZING AND UNPRECEDENTED THINGS IN YOUR LIFE IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. MAY THE WORKS OF THE LORD CAUSE YOU TO BE A BARRIER BREAKER AND A RECORD SETTER IN YOUR FAMILY AND AMONG YOUR FELLOWS. STAY ANOINTED IN CHRIST AND HAVE A GRACIOUS DAY, WEEK AND MONTH IN JESUS NAME.