Give in!
By Kamal Manik, Associate
India International Church
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love. Galatians 5:6
Yesterday [Click here for Part 1] [Click here for Part 2] we saw the second area of willingness that is found in the heart of those who trust God, like Abraham. First, we saw that those with faith are willing to get out of their ‘comfort zones’ to go to their ‘called zones’. Next, we saw them come out of the tents of natural thinking and trust the God of the impossible.
As I think about the third area of willingness, I am reminded of a toy I had bought for my 4 year old son. This was a battery operated parrot that would sing if you clap your hands. I was fascinated by this parrot and got this little toy knowing that my son would be truly excited. When I reached home, I showed him the toy and asked him to clap. He clapped and so did I but the parrot would not respond. My wife came in and examined the toy and we knew what was wrong. There was a switch which needed to be turned on for the parrot to operate. As I laughed at my foolishness, I was reminded of the scripture in the Bible: ‘Faith works by love’. We may shout from a mountain top, but our faith will not operate to bring results, without love. Faith can work only if we learn this third area, that is, willingness to give in, even when we are right.
Abraham operated his faith by turning on the switch of love. When their was bad blood between Abraham’s men and the men of his nephew Lot, they decided to part ways. Abraham was the elder and had every right to choose first his path. Apparently, Abraham was also in a stronger position and could have used his dominance to force the issue if need be. After all, God had called Abraham and promised his blessings upon Abraham and not upon his nephew Lot! As we read Genesis chapter 13 , we see that Abraham gives in, without a semblance of a fight and rather meekly. He offers Lot the first privilege to choose the path. We see that Lot looks at the well watered plains of Sodom & Gommorah and chose the apparently better route. After Lot departs, we read in Genesis 13:14, God asks Abraham to lift up his eyes and promised to give him all the land that he could see.
Are you willing to give in today? Here is a secret. God blesses us with the impossible when we learn to give in. In today’s world, some one would say, Lot took unfair advantage of his father like uncle’s meekness. But God says when you give in , with humility, even if it means being taken unfair advantage of, if you let go of your rights, I will pour out a blessing that is far more than you can contain. One of the greatest hurdle to our breakthroughs today is that we are not willing to give in. We are clapping our hands in faith but are unable to see our miracle. Reason? The switch of faith, ‘Love’ is turned off.
Today, will you take the third second step of faith, let go of every bitterness and unforgiveness, let go of every natural right, humble yourself and turn on the switch of faith. You will most assuredly, see your faith move every mountain in your life.
Kamal Manik
India International Church
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love. Galatians 5:6
Yesterday [Click here for Part 1] [Click here for Part 2] we saw the second area of willingness that is found in the heart of those who trust God, like Abraham. First, we saw that those with faith are willing to get out of their ‘comfort zones’ to go to their ‘called zones’. Next, we saw them come out of the tents of natural thinking and trust the God of the impossible.
As I think about the third area of willingness, I am reminded of a toy I had bought for my 4 year old son. This was a battery operated parrot that would sing if you clap your hands. I was fascinated by this parrot and got this little toy knowing that my son would be truly excited. When I reached home, I showed him the toy and asked him to clap. He clapped and so did I but the parrot would not respond. My wife came in and examined the toy and we knew what was wrong. There was a switch which needed to be turned on for the parrot to operate. As I laughed at my foolishness, I was reminded of the scripture in the Bible: ‘Faith works by love’. We may shout from a mountain top, but our faith will not operate to bring results, without love. Faith can work only if we learn this third area, that is, willingness to give in, even when we are right.
Abraham operated his faith by turning on the switch of love. When their was bad blood between Abraham’s men and the men of his nephew Lot, they decided to part ways. Abraham was the elder and had every right to choose first his path. Apparently, Abraham was also in a stronger position and could have used his dominance to force the issue if need be. After all, God had called Abraham and promised his blessings upon Abraham and not upon his nephew Lot! As we read Genesis chapter 13 , we see that Abraham gives in, without a semblance of a fight and rather meekly. He offers Lot the first privilege to choose the path. We see that Lot looks at the well watered plains of Sodom & Gommorah and chose the apparently better route. After Lot departs, we read in Genesis 13:14, God asks Abraham to lift up his eyes and promised to give him all the land that he could see.
Are you willing to give in today? Here is a secret. God blesses us with the impossible when we learn to give in. In today’s world, some one would say, Lot took unfair advantage of his father like uncle’s meekness. But God says when you give in , with humility, even if it means being taken unfair advantage of, if you let go of your rights, I will pour out a blessing that is far more than you can contain. One of the greatest hurdle to our breakthroughs today is that we are not willing to give in. We are clapping our hands in faith but are unable to see our miracle. Reason? The switch of faith, ‘Love’ is turned off.
Today, will you take the third second step of faith, let go of every bitterness and unforgiveness, let go of every natural right, humble yourself and turn on the switch of faith. You will most assuredly, see your faith move every mountain in your life.
Kamal Manik
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