By Chioma Obinagwam
There is nothing that is as sacred as God’s glory. When it comes to priority, the glory of God is more important than your salvation.
The Assistant Pastor (AP) at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Solidrock Parish, Kayode Afolayan, told Confiance News during a Sunday sermon.
Reading from the book of Proverbs 21:30, from the scriptures in the King James Version (KJV), he said: “There is no wisdom nor understanding, or counsel against the LORD.”
“Nothing that anyone can offer can be against God. Ultimately, time will reveal that safety is of the Lord’s,” he continued.
God’s awesomeness
Afolayan said that God is too powerful to have an enemy.
“The class where God is, an enemy cannot get there,” he said.
“The reason why he’s not taking any action is because the threat is non-existent. How you know that satan is not an enemy is that God did not take anything away from him, he just sent him away. Satan put together a 100 times is not a threat to God,” he continued.
God’s way is mysterious
“God’s ways are not our ways,” the Assistant Pastor retorted.
Expatiating, he said: “Some of our prayers, God cannot answer because of the level where he is; he’s operating at a higher level. You are still operating at a pedestrian level.
“Anytime you see God doing what you don’t understand, God is working out something.
There are many things God does in the secret that you don’t know,” he added.
God’s glory is more important
Afolayan noted that your victory is important but God’s glory is more important.
“He is going to give you victory in a way that he will bring glory to himself. The way God is going to deal with your enemy is the way he dealt with satan. I want you to recognise today, how glory is related to battle,” he stated.
Citing the book of Psalm 24:7-10 he highlighted the relationship between the glory of God and battle. “Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; And the King of glory shall come in …”
Mordecai and Haman
Recounting the story of how Haman was eventually hung in the gallows he prepared for Mordecai, after being made to celebrate Mordecai whom he planned to kill in the book Esther in the bible, he noted that the easiest thing that God would have done was to have kill Haman but he made him celebrate Mordecai whom he sought to kill.
In the book of Esther 6:14, he recalled how Haman was hurriedly brought to the banquet organised by Esther, the wife of King Ahasuerus, by the king’s Chamberlains.
“Anytime your enemy is moving quickly, they are not hurrying up against you but against the Lord,” he revealed.
Ahithophel and David
Another bible illustration that depicts God’s between God’s glory and battles is the story of Ahithophel and David.
Citing the book 2 Samuel 16:23, Afolayan said: “The bible says when Ahithophel gives you counsel, it is as if God is giving you counsel. Whatever Ahithophel gives you is usually the right counsel.
The Assistant Pastor noted that David was perturbed when he heard that Ahithophel was in the camp of Absalom.
“When they brought News to David, he prayed that God should turn Ahithophel’s counsel to foolishness,” he continued.
He stated that GOD does not necessarily need to stripe your enemies of the powers that they have to deal with them.
“The same counsel that David listened to, Absalom did not listen to it,” he pointed.
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