Thursday, August 08, 2024
A Better One
I was dating Miss B for a while and from prayers felt that she was the one God had approved. In the spirit, Pastor Charles also confirmed God had approved her and that she was sincere and liked me. But after a few months she pulled away without giving me a reason. It was painful but God the Holy Spirit healed me with time.
Esther in the Bible
We all know about the story of Queen Esther, a young Jewish woman living in the Persian diaspora who finds favour with the king, who becomes queen, and risks her life to save the Jewish people from destruction. Esther was not a choice to become queen. If Vasthi was obedient there would be no space for Esther to become queen.
In the biblical Book of Esther, Vashti appears only briefly. The first wife of King Ahasuerus, she refuses her husband’s summons to parade before his friends at a party and — after the king and his advisors hold an emergency consultation about her shocking insubordination — is banished from the king. This paves the way for the story of Esther becoming Queen.
The essence is that God always has a Plan B, and often Plan B may be better.
King David
Saul was chosen by God to be the first king of Israel. However, God rejected Saul because Saul rejected God. More specifically, Saul rejected God's word delivered by Samuel.
The Israelites wanted a king to lead them. Saul disappointed them but God had a Plan B. Because of the disappointment, God gave them a better man, David, a man after God’s heart. Even before God rejected Saul, He had been preparing David to take over from Saul.
As Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught hold of the hem of his robe, and it tore. Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbours—to one better than you. 29 He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a human being, that he should change his mind.” (1 Samuel 15:27-28) NIV.
New King James Version reads, “and the LORD has done for Himself as He spoke by me. For the LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbour, David.” God literally took the throne away from Saul and gave it to David. God said to “the one better than Saul”.
Likewise, God has prepared an even better kingdom spouse for me. Because of the disappointment when Miss B pulled out, it makes room for God to replace her with a better person. Someone to do God's end-time work together; and be elevated financially, business-wise, socially and prosper together.
Praise God!
