THE MYSTERY OF REDUCTION
Judges 7:2-7, John 6:66-67
There is nothing you are going to face in ministry that Jesus has not first faced and overcame.
Imagine losing 72members in one day, just for preaching one sermon that went wrong. The number of his disciples reduced to 12 immediately from 84, John 6:66.
He could have called it the 12 syndrome and casted it, but understanding has fortified him, Proverbs 2:11
He knew those that remained are the pillars of the new Jerusalem, upon which the new church will be built, Revelations 21:14.
He had to go through the test and the disciples had to go through it as well.
For Him to qualify His ministry as one that will always stand for truth no matter the level of opposition and rejection.
For the dusciples to qualify themselves as worthy to be leaders of the new church that God is building, Luke 22:28-29.
The number is not your business, it is God's business. It is God that adds to his church daily those that are being saved, Acts 2:47.
Those that Jesus called first were not the crowd but the disciples, Mark 3:14 .
If he sets the solotary in families, then he will set only those he has called to be a part of your family.
He called the 12 first when they were ready he added the 3000, Acts 2:41.
It is the pillar/foundation for the work that God builds first. Those that will carry the structure and not change it, 2Timothy 2:2.
After Paul had instructed Timothy in the way of ministry he told him look for faithful men and commit what he taught him into their hands.
Anybody that lacks this understanding, will not be established whether in ministry or business.
It is not first of all about crowds or profit but finding faithful men that can be foundation for the work, that is laying the foundation right.
So, you can be with just the 12 for years, not nevessarily because anything is wrong but because the foundation is what is being laid and it must be strong.
They increase today and tomorrow they reduce again, not because you are accursed but because God is raising pillars for what He is about to build.
You call it evil but God calls it good.
JESUS said to the 12 ye are they that have continued with me in my trials and I will appoint unto you kingdoms.
Your pillars are what you are calling accursed, they are the ones that have remained with you in your trials.
They are not perfect people but they remained still and have been faithful.
Everytime you gather the crowd and you are happy God sifts them again and reduce them to 12 or 6 or 5 or 7.
It is not because you are cursed, it is because God is testing men for you, those that can go with you to.possess the gates of the enemies and conquer territories with you.
When you are raising leaders forget about the crowd. The leaders are the few faithful men that remains.
They are not perfect people, they are people God is changing and working upon, but they stay through the trials.
They endure the discipline and correction. They are faithful and willing to go through the pain of rising with you.
They qualify themselves to be pillars.
At the onset, before the battle began Gideon gathered 32000 men. God told him they are too many for him and reduce them to 10000, Judges 7:2-3
Still they were too many and He reduced them to 300, from 32000. God for you!
When God is seeking men that will build with Him, men upon whose shoulders He can put the burden of the work, men that will turn the battle to the gate of the enemy, men of war, He always reduce the number not increase it.
The fewer the men the more the glory can be accorded to him. So he lets out an alarm for those that are fearful to go back, those that just got married or just bought an oxen or a land and have not tried it out to go back home, Deuteronomy 20:5-8
He is not afraid of losing them or the number reducing. He wants those that remain to be faithful men, men indeed ready to ride the storm and the tough without fear, Deuteronomy 20:5, Judges 7:3.
PRAYER: FATHER COMPLETE YOUR WORKS IN ME, MY MINISTRY, MY BUSINESS AND FAMILY. HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN MY LIFE SO THAT I CAN COPERATE WITH YOU AND NOT STOP YOUR WORK.
SALVATION PRAYER
Anything short of you being born again and living a life of holiness and purity hurt Jesus so much. But you can make things right here and now by saying this simple prayer and mean it genuinely from your heart:
Lord Jesus I come to you today. I acknowledge that I am a sinner and I cannot help myself. I repent of all my sins and I forsake them. Jesus, I invite you into my life, be my Lord, be my Saviour.
Wash me by your precious blood, forgive my sins and write my name in the book of life. From this day, I promise to follow you all the rest of my life. Help me Lord, in Jesus name, Amen. Congratulations you are now born again!
PEACE
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