It’s
a beautiful day and I am so grateful for the immense support and kind words of
encouragement I have received in the last few weeks since I started this blog. It’s
less than 2 months and I've got some very encouraging feedback. A special shout
out to those who follow my posts regularly, those who comment on the posts and those who email me from time to time . I do appreciate
you all and I say thank you for making out time to visit the blog and for
visiting yet again!
The sequel to “A Cheerful or Fearful Look” about
Nehemiah is still loading, I would post it soon as promised. Permit me to share with you
briefly something that caught my attention some days ago. It’s so amazing that
we can get inspiration from our day-to day activities and from every single thing
God has placed around us.
So
I brought out some fish from my freezer two days ago and I found myself staring
at this lifeless animal called F-I-S-H. Of course we all know that a fish is an animal that lives in water, uses its fins and tail to swim and it is one of God’s unfathomable and diverse works of
creation. It definitely has its own part to play in the composition of the
universe and it was created for a special purpose as well. If for nothing, we know
it’s a source of nutrition and livelihood for human beings who are created in the image
of God Himself. Right there and
then I recollected how God the Almighty and our Lord Jesus Christ collaborated
with Fishes (permit me to use the word in a plural sense) to carry out some
assignments in the world and I can’t but put my pen to work again.
The bible confirms over and over again that God can
use the most insignificant means to fulfil His purpose or meet the needs of His
people. There are so many astonishing deeds and acts of the Almighty written for our examples
in the scriptures. Talking about our Fish gist, I am sure you can remember the
story of Jonah in the bible. God had given Jonah an instruction to go warn the
people of Nineveh to turn from their evil deeds so He won’t destroy them but Mr
Jonah thought he could play a fast one on God and he absconded. The Almighty
God before whom nothing is hidden and who knows our tendencies and our every
action even before we execute them had already planned ahead to checkmate him. Jonah 1: 17 -Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to
swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three
nights.
I find it very exhilarating that God had “prepared” a Fish to carry out an assignment for Him. So the
Fish could actually hear God and submit to whatever He wanted. It didn't eat
Jonah or tamper with any part of His body because it had an instruction and it was to accommodate him only. The Fish housed Jonah for three days and at the
expiration of time, he was vomited. Naturally, whales would pounce on their
prey and mercilessly tear them to pieces but because God was involved, the life
of His servant was preserved. Your circumstance may look overwhelming and you
may actually be thinking there probably wouldn't be a way out like Jonah must
have thought (because I cannot just imagine what must have been going on in his
mind those three days and three nights in the belly of a Fish!) but Friend, be
rest assured that God is mindful of you and He will NEVER permit more than you
can handle. He knew you before you existed, designed a blueprint for your life,
and made resources available for your existence. Right from the beginning, He stirred
together semen and ovum to form you like Job said in the Message version of Job
10: 8-12
"You made me like a handcrafted piece of
pottery— and now are you going to smash me to pieces? Don't you remember how
beautifully you worked my clay? Will you reduce me now to a mud pie? Oh, that
marvel of conception as you stirred together semen and ovum— what a miracle of
skin and bone, muscle and brain! You gave me life itself, and incredible love.
You watched and guarded every breath I took.
He
brought you here for a purpose and He has made available everything needed to
fulfil that purpose. You are a Masterpiece. That situation may look like it has
swallowed you but believe you me; it can’t tamper with the tiniest bit of your
life! No temptation or trial you are facing is uncommon to man but God will not
only prevent more than you can handle from coming to you, He will make a way of
escape for you from that very gigantic looking circumstance of yours. With Him,
no mountain is insurmountable. I see God speaking to your situation this minute
as He did in the case of Jonah. So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it
vomited Jonah onto dry land. (Jonah 2: 10) …….Even the Fish hears His voice……Halleluyah!
Let’s
not forget that Jesus also “prepared” and used a Fish during His assignment on
earth. When the temple tax collectors
came around in an attempt to find offence as the Pharisees had always done,
Jesus instructed Peter to go to the sea and meet a particular “individual” who He
was partnering with to fulfil a particular task; Mr Fish. Matthew 17: 27 says -Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea,
cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened
its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them
for Me and you.” Who says God doesn't have access
to the currency we spend on earth. He’s got the Dollars (United States, Australian,
Bahamian Barbadian, Canadian) Pound Sterling, Euros, Japanese Yen, Naira and
every currency of the world in His bounty. Who says He can’t meet our needs in
any way He wants? He is El-Shaddai- the Breasted God, Strong Nourisher, Strength
Giver, Satisfier, Supplier of needs who opens His hands and satisfies the
desires of every living being on earth! He even has a bounty from which He gratifies
all needs. (Psalm 68:10 NIV).
When Jesus was going to feed the multitude in the
bible, He took the two Fish, lifted them to God and gave thanks. God heard His
thanksgiving, spoke to them; howbeit dead, they listened and they multiplied
and every one was well fed with 12 baskets left over. Peter had toiled all
night looking for Fish to catch but when the One whose voice cannot be resisted
by any being in Heaven on Earth told him to let down his net again, the Fish
came scrambling in and tore the net because they heard this voice! (Luke
5:1-11) .He repeated the same feat in John 21 as verse 5 says “Then Jesus
said to them, “Children, have you any food? “They answered Him, “No.” 6And
He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will
find some….. 11Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one
hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not
broken.
The
Fish thrives in water to fulfil God’s purpose, You and I will definitely thrive wherever
God has placed us on earth and we will achieve amazing results in partnership with Him.
Be
like the Fish for His Wish.....Selah
The
Pen……
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Photo Credit: Fineartamerica.com and parablesblog.blogspot.com(Through google)
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