HATRED AND SUFFERINGS RESULTS IN PROMOTION




By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi 
 Judg 11:1-3 “Now Jephthah of Gilead was a great warrior. He was the son of Gilead, but his mother was a prostitute. Gilead's wife also had several sons, and when these half brothers grew up, they chased Jephthah off the land. "You will not get any of our father's inheritance," they said, "for you are the son of a prostitute." So Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob. Soon he had a band of worthless rebels following him.”
  Stories like Jephthah are all too common with the crave for sexual liberties and the propagation of humanistic ideologies. He was termed an illegitimate child haven been born out of wedlock by a prostitute but according to God’s plan there is no such thing as an illegitimate child  .There may be illegitimate relationships but children from such relationships have equal right of existence before God.
       Most gang members are product of illegitimate relationships and victims of parental neglect.  The will of God is for every child that comes into the world to be planned for and raised in a loving family environment with a father to inculcate the principles of divine authority and a mother to teach resource management and human relationship. This is what makes up a balanced individual.  You cannot have one without the other, it results in rebellion and instability. This was what led to Jephthah finding a home with rebels. The greatest need for persons from dysfunctional family background is an identity. A person’s identity determines the trajectory of his or her life that’s why so much importance is placed in naming ceremonies in line with God’s purpose for a child.  The name Jephthah means : he will open’ it is from a Hebrew word Jiphtah which means ‘God will open’.  Despite his circumstance he enjoyed open doors.
        Like jephtah you may be suffering in life for a reason not necessarily your fault ;but be rest assured that as a child of God ,He is committed to open doors and give you access to His provisions. You must realize you were not born by accident. Failure to know this will result in a lack of fulfillment and a heart full of bitterness. You must overcome the blame game and put your trust in the lord who is the father of all , relatives may be ashamed of us but not Jesus Heb 2:11-12 TLB  say“We who have been made holy by Jesus, now have the same Father he has. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call us his brothers”.
       Jephthah did not deserve such name calling by his half brothers; driven out of town rendering him homeless however  , their hatred for him made him strong and developed leadership qualities that were second to none.  There is never a good enough excuse to destroy your life because of rejection by relatives; your future is greater than your present  situation as long as you put your trust in the lord.
     Yes suffering hurts, however, it is the bedrock for the development of a resilient soul and strong character. Turn your anger into a drive for discovering the manifold riches of God’s grace and unfailing promises, that was what Jephthah  did and was eventually made ruler over his brethren .  They were faced with a problem which could only be solved by Jephthah .
Prayer : Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive grace to locate and walk on that platform where i shall be celebrated by those who once rejected me in Jesus name.
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