BEWARE OF THE DOG WHICH BITES THE OWNER

 ANCHOR OF LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE For FRIDAY, 4TH AUGUST, 2023.

Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE

TOPIC:  BEWARE OF THE DOG WHICH BITES THE OWNER

The Life story of Reinhard Bonnkke and Richard  Ngidi! 

MEMORIZE: “The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.”  Psalm 10:4.

SCRIPTURE READING: Proverbs 16:18.

“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.”

EXPOSITION:

This is a life story: 

There was this great man of God, who worked with Reinhard Bonnkke, his name is Richard Ngidi. This man was GIFTED in miracles, signs and wonders. During those days, Bonnke would PREACH and step down the platform for NGIDI to do what he knows best to do. He was really the kingpin of the two, as GOD gave them the privilege, he was a CONCRETE support to Bonnke and Bonnke's ministry was growing rapidly.

THEN PRIDE, THE BANE OF MANY CAME. The Lords general- RICHARD NGIDI began to think of "himself" as the MAKER of REINHARD BONNKE. After all, he was the man doing the "WHOLE THING" yet Reinhard BONNKE was taking the credit and the ministry BEARS Bonnke's name too - so NGIDI thought. He said to Reinhard Bonnkke's assistant, "The day I leave Bonnke that day will "MARK" the end of him and his ministry"

One day, in a CRUSADE, he was to minister, he didn't show up purposefully, which happened to be the last time they ministered together. Bonnkke waited, waited and waited for him yet he didn't show up. Frustrated and disappointed, Reinhard MOUNTED the platform fully DEPENDING on the HOLY SPIRIT this time. 

And guess what? GOD used him mightily that day in MIRACLES and that MARKED the BEGINNING of his ministerial success. Instead of that day being the end of Bonnke, It became his BEGINNING and unfortunately the END of NGIDI. Times passed and one day NGIDI came to One of Reinhard Bonnke's programme and saw MULTITUDE like never before, and when he MET Bonnke, NGIDI began to say. I missed it, I missed it... And left the venue. That was the last time they met.  He died shortly after that. Beware of PRIDE friend. It's a DOG that "BITES" the owner. Today, everybody knows Bonnke (though now dead). But no one knows Richard Ngidi.

Sir/Ma, if you LEAVE that UNIT in your church or even the CHURCH, YOU will BE the ONE to SUFFER it. Not the unit or church. A whole Satan, an arch angel left heaven and he wasn't missed till today. GOD'S work is BIGGER than YOU ×10, so be CAREFUL.

You are not too important. God by his grace decided to use you. So don't let PRIDE cause YOU to move from the palace to the BUSH like HRH Nebuchadnezzar. ONE day ELIJAH said to God, I'm the ONLY PROPHET left in the land, and GOD said to him don't be PROUD. I have RESERVED 7000 who CAN do the JOB even better than YOU.  Remember He just PICKED you. Stop the saying WITHOUT me, if not because of me. If I WAS NOT there, the day I stop, I will see how it will BE WITHOUT me. I will PULL OUT.

Hmmmmm, friends, remember, NOTHING can be worse than GOD to REJECT someone. STUDY the account of KING SAUL and others very well.  Beware of PRIDE. In the middle of the word PRIDE is the letter I. Beware of PRIDE! Don't overvalue yourself! God has many backups!

PRAYER POINT: Lord, I rebuke and shun pride in my life in Jesus name. 

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR –  Isaiah  41 – 44.

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