- Pastor E. A. Adeboye at RCCG Special Sunday Service. Going Higher (Part 24)
1 Kings 18:22
When we are talking about going higher, we need to understand that there are hills and mountains. If you are going higher and you get to the top of the hill, you are already higher than those in the valley but if you look up from the hill, you will notice that there are people on the mountain. You probably know that there are mountains and there are mountains, there are mountains in my village but those mountains cannot be compared to Kilimanjaro, surely Kilimanjaro does not compare to Everest. This means to a large extent that no matter how high you think you are now, you can go higher.
Elijah said I, even I only, there will always be someone special in a multitude.
Mark 10:46-52, there was a multitude when Bartimaeus was crying, he was the only one whose cry was heard. I pray that it doesn’t matter how many people have been crying to God, you will be the one that God will hear.
In a multitude, there will always be someone special whose faith will press through the crowd and touch the hem of His garment and get something out of God. Jesus Christ said virtue has gone out of me. If the Almighty God is going to release His virtue to only one person today, may you be the one.
In a multitude, there will always be someone for whom God will break all rules in other to help. Matthew 8:1-3, there was a multitude as Jesus Christ was coming down from the mountain but then a leper came to Him, fell at His feet and said I know you are able to make me clean if you are willing. The Bible said Jesus Christ said I am willing, He touched him and he was made whole. He wasn’t supposed to touch a leper but in the multitude, God broke all rules out of compassion to help one fellow.
If God is going to show mercy to someone today, may you be that one.
We need to know that there are categories of mountain climbers, not everyone is going to the same height. We have regular mountain climbers, their mountain climbing is already good enough.
Daniel 6:1, the Bible tells us that a king had a large kingdom and out of the many people in that Kingdom, he selected a hundred and twenty princes, Daniel 6:2. The Bible said out of this hindered and twenty (regular mountain climbers), he chose three that he called presidents (Outstanding mountain climbers). Among the outstanding climbers, you will find one who will stand out, not just outstanding but standing out.
Daniel 6:3, Daniel was made the head of the three because the Bible said an excellent spirit was found in him. May the Almighty God release that spirit on you today.
There is a difference between standing out and standing alone. Standing alone is simply saying this fellow is unique. Joshua 3:7-17, the Almighty God said He was going to begin to glorify Joshua by making sure that Jordan will open up to him, that is definitely an outstanding achievement.
In 2 Kings 2:6-8, you will discover that the same Jordan opened to Elijah.
In 2 Kings 2:12-14, the same Jordan opened to Elisha.
If you go through the scriptures you will discover that Elijah raised the dead,
1 Kings 17:17-24, Elisha also did the same in
2 Kings 4:18-37. The Lord Jesus Christ raised the dead three times, Mark 5:35-43, Luke 7:11-15
John 11: 39- 44
The Red Sea opened to only Moses, Exodus 14:21-28, never again did the Red Sea open to anyone. Moses could say I only was the one who was used to open the Red Sea. It is only in the case of Elisha that we heard of a man’s dead bones raising the dead, 2 Kings 13:14-21, Elisha fell sick, died and was buried, with all his awesome anointing, he died. Some people wanted to bury a man and they saw enemies, they quickly dumped his body to the nearest grave and it was that or Elisha, as soon as that boy touched the bones of Elisha he came back to life, nobody else ever has performed that same miracle so Elisha could say I only raised the dead after I died.
Only Joshua stopped the sun and the moon in their course.
Joshua 10:12-14, Joshua and Joshua alone.
Only Isaiah reversed the curse of the sun, only Isaiah was used to tell the sun to go backward, 2 Kings 20:1-11.
As far as the record shows, only Mary had an immaculate conception. As we are going higher, we are going deeper. We are going to very deep waters because I have the feeling that some of us will want to say one day, I, only I have been used by God to perform this special miracle.
It pays to be a good exception,
Genesis 6: 1-8 when God wanted to wipe out the whole world, He exempted the family of Noah. Noah with his family found favour with God.
Isaac was a lonely exception, he was the only son we read about in The Scriptures that God asked his father, that is the family where you hear God swearing to bless them. It pays to be a good exception. If you are going to be a good exception, there will be a price to pay. Luke 4:25-27, the Bible says there were many widows in the day of Elijah, only one widow was singled out for divine visitation. You know what that widow did when the man of God said give me food to eat, she said I have only one meal left for me and my son. In surrendering that meal to the man of God, she practically surrendered her life and the life of her son. God reacted, 1 Kings 17:8-16,
Mary was willing to pay an awesome price, she was willing to suffer the pain, she was willing to be ridiculed, she said in Luke 1:38, You have told me everything is possible with God, I don’t know how this will happen but be it unto me according to Your Word.
Are you willing to pay the price for being I only? According to 1 Corinthians 15:6, when the Lord Jesus Christ was finishing His ministry, the Bible said there were about five hundred brethren, out of this five hundred according to Mark 3:13-15, there were only twelve ambassadors, among this twelve there were three in the inner circle, Matthew 17:1-5, the first time I visited Israel and we went to the Mount of Transfiguration, I told my people, the Lord brought the twelve of them to the bottom of the mountain and told nine to wait behind, took three to the top of the mountain, what is the offense of the nine left behind either that God does as He pleases. If God is going to select three as one of the inner circle today, may you be counted worthy. Among the three, there was one who stood out.
John 13:21-26, when at the Last Supper, Jesus said one of you will betray me and they were all asking is it me? The Lord wasn’t forthcoming and Peter beckoned to John and said what He will not tell others I know He will tell you and Jesus told Him. Why was John selected to be the one who can say I, only I? Probably because God knows you more than you know yourself, He knows the future.
John 19:26-27, when no other disciple was left at the Cross, Jesus looked down from the Cross and saw one disciple, his name John, he looked at John, looked at His mother and said mummy, I hand you over to John, John, take care of my mom. Can God trust you with that kind of responsibility?
Elijah said I, only I. How far do you want to go with the Lord, how high do you want to climb, the choice is yours. If you are not yet saved, how can we be talking about you climbing? This is why again I am giving you an opportunity if you are listening to me and you have not yet given your life to Jesus Christ, do so now, the journey to the mountain top begins from the valley below, come to the foot of the Cross today, surrender your life to Jesus, He will save your soul and I can assure you that if you are willing, He will take you to the highest height because promotion comes from Him.
Ask Him to become your Lord as well as your Saviour, those of us who are already in the Lord and climbing, as you intercede for your brothers and sister who are just coming to the Lord, don’t forget to cry to God for grace to follow Him to the highest height possible, that grace that will take you to that height where one day you will be able to say I, only I, am at this point in my spiritual climbing.
God Bless You!
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