IF GOD IMPROVES HIS WORK, WHY NOT IMPROVE YOURS?

by Neema Joshua | 4 November 2019 08:46 pm11

Shalom, children of God. The Bible reminds us that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God (Matthew 4:4). Therefore, when we genuinely study God’s Word, we are spiritually nourished, and our lives are enriched and extended here on earth (1 Kings 3:14).

GOD’S CREATION
In Genesis 1, we see how God completed His work of creating the universe in six days. On the seventh day, He rested and blessed it, signifying the completion and perfection of His creation. In Genesis 2, we observe God giving Adam instructions for living in the Garden of Eden and assigning names to all the animals. Life proceeded in harmony.

Yet, after some time, God observed Adam and said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make a helper suitable for him” (Genesis 2:18).

Think about the weight of the phrase “It is not good.” It indicates that God identified a deficiency and chose to make adjustments. Although the woman had already been in God’s plan from the beginning (Genesis 1:27-28), He delayed her creation so that His statement “It is not good” could teach us an important spiritual principle: God values correction and improvement.

GOD MAKES ADJUSTMENTS
Why did God do this? To teach us that He is pleased with adjustments and improvements. Imagine a world without women—life would lack the nurturing love of mothers, the companionship of sisters, or the partnership of wives. God’s correction brought immense blessing to humanity. Similarly, He desires us to continually improve in our Christian walk, our service in the Kingdom, and our spiritual growth.

If God declared “It is not good,” why should we settle for spiritual stagnation? Why cling to the same level of faith we had ten years ago while recognizing areas in our life that need refinement? God calls us to grow from faith to faith, from glory to glory (2 Corinthians 3:18).

BUILDING GOD’S KINGDOM
God’s work continues, and the structure of the Church needs constant nurturing. He wants us to contribute our time, resources, wisdom, and effort to improve and build His Kingdom. Just as the creation of woman brought immeasurable benefit to humanity, our improvements can impact thousands of lives and souls for Christ.

If you see no growth in your prayer life, evangelism, or fasting, you may be outside God’s intended purpose for your life. God wants us to acknowledge what is “not good” and take deliberate steps to improve our spiritual life and ministry.

It is my prayer that you and I begin to recognize the areas that are “not good” and, with God’s help, improve our spiritual life and our service to the Gospel.

Amen.

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