Vessels of Praise I

Monday 5 June
READ: Lk. 11: 27-2
MORE LESSON: 2 Kgs. 7:1-10

A vessel of praise is one whose actions cause men to praise God. Jesus was a perfect example of a vessel of praise by His works and His words. In the main text, Jesus was teaching and doing miracles and a woman was so impressed that she could not but burst out saying, And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it: Luke 11:27-28. Jesus by His work caused praises to go forth.
There are also vessels of disgrace. When people repeatedly make negative statements to God and man because of your actions, you are a vessel of disgrace. Children who are well taught but living contrary to the teachings, and causing people to make negative remarks about their parents are vessels of disgrace. May you be a vessel of praise, in Jesus’ name.
You become a vessel of praise by providing solution to problems. If you solve problems anywhere you find yourself, even when not called upon, you will be remembered as a vessel of praise. Some people only cause problems anywhere they go making themselves so difficult to get along with. Such people will also be remembered for that. Being a vessel of praise or of disgrace in life is a choice. Everyone will be remembered for something. The good that a man does will speak for him while he is alive and even after he is dead. In the same way, there are those who will be remembered for the problems they cause.
Today, I urge you to make the choice to be a vessel of praise- be the reason why somebody is happy and praising God every day from today. There is a reward for being vessels of praise. The little boy whose lunch pack was used by Jesus to feed 5,000 people obviously had God’s reward and may be the owner of the 12 baskets left over. Paul says: and let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not: Gal. 6:9. It is wonderful to be a tool of blessing (Jn. 6:9-11). Everyone who has ever received a blessing from God owes God the debt of being a blessing to someone else, because we are blessed to be able to be a blessing.

Prayer/Action
* Ask God to make you a vessel of praise, in Jesus’ name.
* Ask the Lord to make you a blessing to someone today, in the name of Jesus.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
I command the fire of God to destroy every force of wastage and destruction operating in any area of my business and life endeavours, in the name of Jesus.