DEVOTIONAL:

THE PRICE MUST BE PAID

Bible reading:2 Kings.6:15-17

        After God chose Joshua to succeed Moses, Joshua was afraid, as he wondered how he could ever fit into Moses' big shoes. Tnerefore God came to reassure him, calm his fears and promised to be with him. He said to him in Joshua.1:5 that:


"There shall not be any man able to stand before you all the days of thy life:as i was with Moses, so i will be with thee,: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee".
         Thereafter, he had a smooth ride in ministry until the day until the day the children of Israel fled before Ai. Joshua felt disappointed that God had gone back on his promise, so he went back to God and asked Him "Lord, i thought you said nobody will be able to withstand us. How come we are fleeing before a little city like Ai?" God replied, that is correct, but you are niw disconnected from me and until you restitute and deal with the sin, I will not continue with you".

        If God will use you for great signs and wonders, you must be prepared to make instant restitution. God is about to do great exploits, but if you are not ready to pay the price, you will be a spectator and not a key player.Have you stolen Gods money, particularly tithes, firstfruits and offerings? Pay back immediately! Did your members contribute money for a particular thing and you diverted it to something else? Restitute! Have you been looking at the wrong direction? Restitute by facing the direction that God wants you to take.

      There is a price to pay to be a minister or vessel of signs and wonders, one of which is readiness to operate in both physical and spiritual realms simultaneously. When you pay this price, you will start seeing the invisible. You will not only see angels and heavenly hosts like Elisha's servant in todays bible reading, you might equally see demons. This should not scare you. When you can  see demons, you will immediately see them in any demon-possesed  individual brought to you, and when you cast them out, you will be able to know whether they have really gone or they are pretending to do so. Asking demons how many they are inside of a victim is of no use when the minister cannot see them. Even if there is just one of them, because you cannot see him, he can lie to you. How prepared are you to pay the price?

Culled from the rccg open heavens devotional.