FAILURE
IS EXPENSIVE
MEMORISE
For
ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was
rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully
with tears.
Hebrew 12:17
READ
Hebrew 12:9-12
9 Furthermore
we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them
reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of
spirits, and live?
10 For they
verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our
profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
11 Now no
chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless
afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are
exercised thereby.
12 Wherefore
lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
MESSAGE
Failure is defined as lack of success in a set
objective or a loss of ability to function normally. Failure occurs when an
event doesn’t accomplish its intended purpose. Failure usually ends up as a
double tragedy because when a project fails, you lose your investment on the
project and afterwards you must pay for the future repercussions of that
failure. In most cases, the repercussions of failure are far-reaching and
irreversible. With this perspective, it is clear that failure is something of
inestimable loss. However, failure always disguises itself as a normal everyday
event. If you carelessly give your consent without discernment, such a
seemingly normal event may develop into a serious tragedy. So it was when Sarah
innocently offered her maid to Abraham to conceive a child in Genesis 16:3, and
when Jacob suggested to his brother Esau to trade his birthright for pottage in
Genesis 25:31. These are examples of ordinary events that resulted into
terrible tragedies. I pray that you will not commit any blunder that will lead
to terrible tragedies in your life in Jesus’ Name.
What started as a generous gift of love later
developed into something that brought grief to Abraham in Genesis 21:11. Having
to separate from his son was painful and as the father of Isaac (Jews) and
Ishmael (Arabs), we can see that the outcome of Abraham’s failure is
far-reaching and irreversible as evident in the Arab-Israeli relationship
today. When you consider Esau’s reaction to Jacob’s proposal, you will
immediately see that he trivialised the matter. He later paid dearly for his
miscalculation in his lifetime and his descendants are still paying for his
careless mistake till date. Father Lord, please have mercy, and let your mercy
prevail over every evil judgment and repercussion of sin and failure in our
lives in the Name of Jesus!
We can see from the above cases that the immediate
cost of failure is expensive and the future repercussions inestimable. You cannot
afford to suffer the loss of failure, therefore you must do everything in your
power to prevent and avoid it. First, you must view everything in life
according to the Bible and submit totally to its authority. You must also ask
for the guidance of the Holy Spirit in all things. The fear of God and complete
obedience to His commandments is the sure antidote to failure. May you never
experience failure again in Jesus’ Name.
PRAYER
POINT
Father, let every past mistake that could lead to
terrible tragedies in my life be cancelled today by divine intervention, in the
Name of Jesus.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR
Luke 17:11-19:27
Job 27:13-28:6
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