In West Africa, we have a qualifying
exam called W.A.S.S.E. For a student to successfully graduate from Secondary
school, he or she must pass this exam with a minimum of 5 credits Mathematics
and English inclusive. Normally the candidate registers about 8 subjects. If he
makes all the other subjects without both Mathematics and English language, he
goes nowhere! Therefore, great emphasis is placed on these subjects. In the
examination hall, you ll see students praying and doing all manner of things
just to have a credit in these core subjects;
There abound several
requirements for becoming a vessel in Gods hand; however for time and space
sake I will highlight the only the CORE REQUIREMENTS. If you can fulfill these,
others will sort themselves out. Shall we?
1.
SEPERATION FROM
SIN. ‘The Lord wants to use you for
special purposes, so make yourself clean from all evil. Then you will be holy,
and the Master can use you. You will be ready for any good work : 2 Tim 2:21
ERV
To
some the principal requirement for becoming a vessel is talking and dressing
big. For others, it’s cramming or memorizing a great preacher’s message. From
scripture, it is obvious what the primary requirement is.
I
make bold to say that sin is the greatest undoing of a woman or man of God. The
first step to beginning the journey is to have a desire for holiness and purity
and walk in it. Surely this has its roots in an encounter with God that has
brought about the salvation of your soul. Purity is the foundation for intimacy
with God.
In
Isa 6:1-8, God was looking for whom to send while Prophet Isaiah was busy
preaching. Suddenly he realized his error and repented. With that, God decided
to use him however, you ll notice the first treatment he was given was a PURITY
TREATMENT. HERE IS THE ACCOUNT
Isa
6:7-8
Then
he touched my mouth with the hot coal and said, "When this hot coal
touched your lips, your guilt was taken away, and your sins were erased."
Then
I heard my Lord's voice, saying, "Who can I send? Who will go for
us?"
Oswald
Smith, founder of The Peoples Church, in Toronto calls this –The sanctified
life.
The
day Samson started toying with sin; his days of usefulness swiftly came to an
end.
Any
vessel that forsakes purity has his days numbered already. For such God has
only one verdict “I know that you have a name for being alive but THOU ART
DEAD”. Could you be jumping around, cajoling others, while Gods verdict over
your life is THOU ART DEAD? WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS YOU NEED TO BE SEPERATED AND
PURIFIED FROM? No one uses a dirty cup to drink water. There are so many end
time soldiers God wants to us in their work place, school and etc. but they are
entangled with sin and worldliness.
Finally
as I round up todays teaching; Please bear in mind that by the topic (being
used of God), I’m not referring to just singing a song in church, leading a
prayer session or an occasional ‘something’ that happens when you are on stage.
No! We are talking about a constant and consistent, undeniable and practical
flow of God through you to the lives of men…
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