Qualifying to Work With God (Criteria for Divine Partnership)نموونە

ALWAYS PUT A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HOLY AND THE COMMON

The man that God will work with must be the man who is willing to show the difference between the holy and the common to people, his family, and everybody around him. I strongly believe that this is the first assignment of a servant of God to God's people; that is, to show them clearly the difference between the holy and the common because the heart of intractable problems between God and man is the confusion between what is holy and what is common. When men treat what is holy as common, they are looking for serious trouble with heaven. God, in His wisdom, knows that men naturally don't know the difference between the holy and the common, so He sent His servant, a minister, to first teach them and show them.

A man who will not enter into trouble with God must treat as holy what God calls holy. You remember the story of Belteshazzar, one of the kings of Babylon. He had been drinking wine with better cups, golden cups, and more expensive things before that time, and God didn't mind. But a day came that his wine got to his head, and he took the hallowed vessels from the temple of Jerusalem to drink. Although the temple had been pulled down, Israel had been dispersed, and they were in captivity, but God knew where every one of those cups was. They were holy and dedicated cups. As soon as they poured wine and drank from it, God appeared and judged him, and he died that very night.

Your tithe is not just cash, it is holy, set apart for God's work. The musical equipment in your church is not just any equipment, it is different from the ones a secular musician is using once they are dedicated to God. The calling is not just a career, it is sacred and cannot be treated as the same. The highest peak that a man can get to on the earth is in the calling that God placed on his life. You will retire from your career, but you will carry your calling to heaven.

PRAYER: LORD, help me always to recognize the difference between the holy and the common. Amen!