VOT: April 4, 2024
Treasure in every Measure of seed “Obedience is better than sacrifice”
Do not despise or disregard any seed. The blessing is in your obedience, not in the quantity. Sometimes good quality may look insignificant in the physical eyes, but on the long run, the harvest is great. God Had respect for Abel’s offering, but Cain’s offering was an abomination to Him, because while Abel’s offering was from a pure heart, Cain’s offering was from a bitter heart. Take heed to clear yourself mind from bitterness, so that God can accept your offering.
When planting, only a few seeds are required because what is important is a good soil (heart). In a little while upon maturity, we see the sprouting or shooting out of the crop or tree with fruits attached. At that moment, most people do not remember the beginning. We must not despise the days of little or small beginning.
Do not despise or disregard anyone or any gift because each gift is expected to fulfill a specific or unique purpose. The person you might not be expecting or have respect for, might be who God Has prepared for your unique case. Our God does not see the way men see. David was undermined when it was time to anoint him as King. When it was time to make a selection, his older brother Eliab was selected, but God rejected him and demanded that David should be sought out for, and afterwards he was anointed King.
Nugget: The counsel of God always stands, regardless of other people’s opinion or counsel.
Everyone has a special treasure which may be hidden, because we all have the DNA of God, being created in His image. Take heed and ensure you do not short change yourself by undermining others. No one is superior or inferior, but rather we can choose to operate as supernatural beings through Christ.
You may lose the chance or opportunity to be blessed if you lean on your own understanding and disregard any vessel that God Has purposed to use to bless you.
Prayer: Father grant me the spirit of discernment and grant me the wisdom not to bypass or despise my helper or disregard any seed.
“In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening do not withhold your hand; For you do not know which will prosper, Either this or that, Or whether both alike will be good.”
‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭11:6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.
“So Samuel said: “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.” I Samuel‬ ‭15:22‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.
“If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land;” Isaiah‬ ‭1:19‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.
“So she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I do not have bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar; and see, I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.” And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son. For thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the Lord sends rain on the earth.’ ” So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days. The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah.”
I Kings‬ ‭17:12-16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.