Originally posted by Ay Ringing
Esther is a very gentle and easy going woman, who always tried to avoid trouble at any cost. She is a child of God, and very devoted to the work of the Lord. Esther was working with Lagos state government as a Cleanway (Cleaner)
one day her pastor called her and said, we were planning to employ someone that will be cleaning up the church before the service, but as we were planning to do, the spirit of God ask me to give that assignment for you, that you should be the one to do that. Esther agrees and for more than three years, she was doing this for God, even before anyone arrived in the church, everywhere is tidy already and without any pays
One Sunday morning, she overslept and quickly rushed to the church to clean it up before the service will commence. Then a lady entered the church while she was still sweeping the church and said rudely. Woman, is this the time you are suppose to be sweeping the church when the service is about to start? Is this how you take care of your home? I wonder how you will be taking care of your family if you will be working like this in the house of God. No wonder you have not be progressing in life, 4 years you are still on a spot, sweeping when your mate are driving jeep. Will you hurry up and finish up the cleaning before the service start. She shouted
Esther was very shocked to hear these things, then she dropped the broom and leave the church. The church was left untied and when people started coming for service, they were surprised to see things untied, They couldn’t see Esther in the church service. Then after the service, the pastor sent for her to find out what happened, after then the pastor encourage her to ignore the word of the lady and keep working for God. She said, I can never continue sweeping for the church. What kind of insult is that? Am I working for gain? Please pastor, leave me alone and beside, I don’t think I can continue coming to that church. I’m avoiding trouble
Two week after, Esther died. She died and appear before God’s throne, and her name was not found in the book of the Lamb. Why Lord, then God said to her. I called you to be sweeping my house, and you left my work because someone insulted you, two things removed your name from the book of the lamb. You fail to settled matter quickly with your adversary and you neglect the work I have committed into thy hand.
come let me showed you what could have being your reward if you have finished up the race. Brethren, Esther Mansion was even bigger than that of her pastor, because, she had nothing to offer, but she offer her service for the work of God, but she let satan distract her. She plead for mercy but was not shown any mercy, for the judgement has being set. Then a voice asked her to depart, and she end up in hell.
Let’s stop again as usual
Many Christians are in these categories, including me myself. Before I gave my life to Christ, My church trained me to be playing piano for them. But after some years, pride came in and feel too big to be playing for my church, instead, I stopped playing for my church. But the day I gave my life to Christ, I have to go back to my church to apologies before the whole congregation (Restitution).
Jer48:10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully
Friends have you leave your church because someone insulted you? You have stop attending that home house fellowship because the man lied against you?
Have you left your church because your pastor corrected you publicly and you take it as embarrassment?
Have you stop being an usher because one of the members of the churches disrespected you. If you will not be insulted for working for God, then where do you want to be insulted?
You have stopped preaching the gospel, even on Facebook, the easiest and cheapest place to preached the gospel, but because someone rubbish your post, you stopped it. Do you want devil to prevail?
We are not all call to be a pastor, every part of the body of Christ have it own function. If everybody will be a pastor, then who will be the congregation?
who will be the usher and who will drum the beat?
Who will do the engineering work and who will teach the children class?
Whenever your pastor choose you for a work in the house of God, take it with joy and do it whole heartedly. Many has rejected God unknowingly, or your pastor place you on suspension, and you leave the church because of that? Go back and finish it up. Because whatsoever is bind on earth is also bind in heaven. On less the pastor who place you on suspension loose it, you have no right to leave for another church
The Lord has blessed you with riches, and you are the only rich man in your church, then the Lord purposely placed you there so as to help his work financially. Nothing that you will give to the lord that will be in vein, any gift you kn
1Cor3: 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is
Let me explain to you.
Once you died and you found yourself before the judgment, there will be a box that is written all your work. And the box will pass trough a fire, and will burn down the box and a reward, may be crown of gold or something else will reviewed.. but if the box burnt away and nothing shows up, then you have no reward.
Are you doing the work of God whole heartedly? You have stop preaching the gospel because someone insulted you? You stop preaching because someone said, you can’t speak English?
You stop giving your testimony because people call you an agents of darkness spitting lies from bottom of hell? Who are you to obey? God or human?
Do you think it was your pastor who called you? Ok. Let’s prove it
Let’s look at Elijah and the Widow, and I want you to mark a word there.
1King17:9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I HAVE COMMANDED A WIDOW WOMAN THERE TO SUSTAIN THEE.. you all know the story. The woman may be looking at Elijah that it was Elijah that commanded her, but it was directed by God. God did called her without knowing.
Never you think it was your pastor who called you to be an usher, never think it was your pastor who called you to be choir or sent you on God’s mission, the work of God must be done whole heartedly.
Many people have already had their reward here on earth.
You called yourself an instrumentalist, yet a Christians, and the church you are attending pay you salaries for the instrument you play, you have your reward already here on earth
You called yourself a preacher of the gospel, but your duties is to charge for people after preaching the gospel, this is not exaggeration but what I have seen very well, after the preaching you charge people to bring money to help the work of God. What work of God? You have your reward already here on earth.
Christians musicians, you whenever they call you for a crusade, you will first charge the church,. You are working for yourself and not God.
Many end up in hell because they were not being fruitful, and many end in hell because they refuse to be faithful with their talent. Learn from the mistake of that foolish servant.
I’m not a pastor as many taught, but that little which I have, I’ve learn to use it for the glory of God.
Those single talents you have use it for God. Look for something to do in the house of God.
Esther is a very gentle and easy going woman, who always tried to avoid trouble at any cost. She is a child of God, and very devoted to the work of the Lord. Esther was working with Lagos state government as a Cleanway (Cleaner)
one day her pastor called her and said, we were planning to employ someone that will be cleaning up the church before the service, but as we were planning to do, the spirit of God ask me to give that assignment for you, that you should be the one to do that. Esther agrees and for more than three years, she was doing this for God, even before anyone arrived in the church, everywhere is tidy already and without any pays
One Sunday morning, she overslept and quickly rushed to the church to clean it up before the service will commence. Then a lady entered the church while she was still sweeping the church and said rudely. Woman, is this the time you are suppose to be sweeping the church when the service is about to start? Is this how you take care of your home? I wonder how you will be taking care of your family if you will be working like this in the house of God. No wonder you have not be progressing in life, 4 years you are still on a spot, sweeping when your mate are driving jeep. Will you hurry up and finish up the cleaning before the service start. She shouted
Esther was very shocked to hear these things, then she dropped the broom and leave the church. The church was left untied and when people started coming for service, they were surprised to see things untied, They couldn’t see Esther in the church service. Then after the service, the pastor sent for her to find out what happened, after then the pastor encourage her to ignore the word of the lady and keep working for God. She said, I can never continue sweeping for the church. What kind of insult is that? Am I working for gain? Please pastor, leave me alone and beside, I don’t think I can continue coming to that church. I’m avoiding trouble
Two week after, Esther died. She died and appear before God’s throne, and her name was not found in the book of the Lamb. Why Lord, then God said to her. I called you to be sweeping my house, and you left my work because someone insulted you, two things removed your name from the book of the lamb. You fail to settled matter quickly with your adversary and you neglect the work I have committed into thy hand.
come let me showed you what could have being your reward if you have finished up the race. Brethren, Esther Mansion was even bigger than that of her pastor, because, she had nothing to offer, but she offer her service for the work of God, but she let satan distract her. She plead for mercy but was not shown any mercy, for the judgement has being set. Then a voice asked her to depart, and she end up in hell.
Let’s stop again as usual
Many Christians are in these categories, including me myself. Before I gave my life to Christ, My church trained me to be playing piano for them. But after some years, pride came in and feel too big to be playing for my church, instead, I stopped playing for my church. But the day I gave my life to Christ, I have to go back to my church to apologies before the whole congregation (Restitution).
Jer48:10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully
Friends have you leave your church because someone insulted you? You have stop attending that home house fellowship because the man lied against you?
Have you left your church because your pastor corrected you publicly and you take it as embarrassment?
Have you stop being an usher because one of the members of the churches disrespected you. If you will not be insulted for working for God, then where do you want to be insulted?
You have stopped preaching the gospel, even on Facebook, the easiest and cheapest place to preached the gospel, but because someone rubbish your post, you stopped it. Do you want devil to prevail?
We are not all call to be a pastor, every part of the body of Christ have it own function. If everybody will be a pastor, then who will be the congregation?
who will be the usher and who will drum the beat?
Who will do the engineering work and who will teach the children class?
Whenever your pastor choose you for a work in the house of God, take it with joy and do it whole heartedly. Many has rejected God unknowingly, or your pastor place you on suspension, and you leave the church because of that? Go back and finish it up. Because whatsoever is bind on earth is also bind in heaven. On less the pastor who place you on suspension loose it, you have no right to leave for another church
The Lord has blessed you with riches, and you are the only rich man in your church, then the Lord purposely placed you there so as to help his work financially. Nothing that you will give to the lord that will be in vein, any gift you kn
1Cor3: 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is
Let me explain to you.
Once you died and you found yourself before the judgment, there will be a box that is written all your work. And the box will pass trough a fire, and will burn down the box and a reward, may be crown of gold or something else will reviewed.. but if the box burnt away and nothing shows up, then you have no reward.
Are you doing the work of God whole heartedly? You have stop preaching the gospel because someone insulted you? You stop preaching because someone said, you can’t speak English?
You stop giving your testimony because people call you an agents of darkness spitting lies from bottom of hell? Who are you to obey? God or human?
Do you think it was your pastor who called you? Ok. Let’s prove it
Let’s look at Elijah and the Widow, and I want you to mark a word there.
1King17:9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I HAVE COMMANDED A WIDOW WOMAN THERE TO SUSTAIN THEE.. you all know the story. The woman may be looking at Elijah that it was Elijah that commanded her, but it was directed by God. God did called her without knowing.
Never you think it was your pastor who called you to be an usher, never think it was your pastor who called you to be choir or sent you on God’s mission, the work of God must be done whole heartedly.
Many people have already had their reward here on earth.
You called yourself an instrumentalist, yet a Christians, and the church you are attending pay you salaries for the instrument you play, you have your reward already here on earth
You called yourself a preacher of the gospel, but your duties is to charge for people after preaching the gospel, this is not exaggeration but what I have seen very well, after the preaching you charge people to bring money to help the work of God. What work of God? You have your reward already here on earth.
Christians musicians, you whenever they call you for a crusade, you will first charge the church,. You are working for yourself and not God.
Many end up in hell because they were not being fruitful, and many end in hell because they refuse to be faithful with their talent. Learn from the mistake of that foolish servant.
I’m not a pastor as many taught, but that little which I have, I’ve learn to use it for the glory of God.
Those single talents you have use it for God. Look for something to do in the house of God.
