OBLIGATED / FORCED to do Something AGAINST YOUR WISH? | Powerful Christian Sermon | John Giftah

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Gifta International. Welcome to Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta. Sometimes in

life we are forced to do certain things that we don't want to do.

We may be obligated to do certain things that we know that's not the right

thing to do. You may be forced. Maybe you're in a place where

you're saying, John, you know what, my authorities in my school,

they forced me to cheat. I don't want to do this, but I

am forced to cheat in this examination. Or the authorities in my workplace they

forced me to, you know, maybe change something around. And I know

that's not the right thing to do, but I am forced to compromise.

If not, I big thought of the organization. So sometimes you may be

in a place where you are not in a position to stand your ground.

Yes, I understand, we say, you know, if you are a

true child of God, if you're a true Christian, you will stand your

ground. But there are moments you can't actually do that. You don't want

to do this, but you are obligated to do it. You know that's

not the right thing to do, but you are forced to do it.

You know this is the direction God wants you to go, but your family

is not agreeing to it, so you need to take a different route for

the time being. And you know this is not what you're supposed to do,

but you are forced to do it. You may be in a place

where you're saying, John, I don't want to do this, but I'm

forced to do this. I'm obligated to do this, and I don't know

what to do. I'm not able to do my best. I'm looking like

a failure, I'm looking like I'm stupid, and i just don't know what

else I can do. Well if that describes you, because I want to

talk to you from a very important passage and I want to share from God's

word, because this, I believe is going to bless you if you're going

through something like that. I'm going to talk to you from Second King,

chapter two, and I'm just going to explain this incident when Elijah is about

to be taken into heaven. And this is a moment when Elijah, who

walked with Elijah, was really heavy in his heart because it was his master.

Okay, I'm going to read different verses and I'm going to give you

the context of this. You see, everybody in that place knew that Elisha

was going to lose his master. Everybody knew that Elijah was going to be

taken up to Heaven. You see, for example, in verse two in

our second Ging Sapart two, Elijah said to Elisha, stay here, for

the Lord has told me to go to Bethel. But Elisha replied, as

surely as the Lord lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you.

So they went together to Bethel. The group of prophets from Bethel came

to Elisha and asked him, do you know that the Lord is going to

take your master away from you today? Of course I know. Elishah's answered,

but be quiet about it. Then Elijah said to Elisha, stay here,

for the Lord told me to go to Jericho. But Elisha said,

no, I am going to Jericho. So he goes with him to Jericho.

And again what happens in Jericho? Fifteen men from the group of prophets

went along, and then what happens when they go to Jericho again the same

thing repeats that the group of prophets who come over and they say, did

you know that the Law is going to take your master away? So you

have to understand they didn't just anticipate that Elijah was going to be taken away

today. They didn't just say I think today is going to be Elijah's last

day. They said it with certainity. Did you know that your master is

going to be taken away today? It was a sense of certainty. It

was like the breaking news of that day. It was like what you call

us, you know, the headlines, the breaking news saying Elijah is going

to be taken away today. It was like a true fact that nobody could

question about. Okay, I'm just setting the stage for you to understand.

This is where they were. And then you see they go over crossing the

jardan and as they walking Elijah and Elishah. You see, the Lord takes

Elijah and goes right. I'm just paraphrasing for you to understand. Elijah was

carried by a world wind into heaven. Elijah saw it and cried, my

father, my father. I see the chariots and chariots of Israel. And

as they disappeared from side, Elijhah to its clothes in distress. Now,

look at was fifteen when the group of prophets from Jericho saw from a distance

what happened, which means that they didn't just hear about it. They didn't

just say, okay, I think you know I would see Elijah again.

The scripture says that they saw Elijah being taken, they saw what happened.

Okay, I'm just taking the context here to help you understand. They they

saw what happened, and I want you to pay attention to right. They

went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him, and then verse

sixteen, they said, sir, just say a word, and fifty of

our strongest men will search the wilderness war your master. Perhaps the spirit of

the Lord has left him on some random mountain or in some valley, just

say a word. These people just saw what happened. They knew that Elijah

was going to be taken up to heaven, but still they wanted Elijah.

But still they wanted to, you know, force Elijhah to do something,

say a word so that we can go. Fifty of a man will go

and search for Elijah. Elisha said, no, don't send him Verse seventeen.

But they kept urging him until they shamed him into agree. See,

sometimes you know that's not the right thing to do, but you are forced

to say, yes, that's what has happened. And he finally said,

all right, send them, all right, send them. You see,

Elishah was in a place he could not say no. You know why because

you see, you know, in today's political world and all of that,

you know, you would have seen this the kind of thought that would have

come as maybe Elishah scanned he doesn't want Elijah back, Maybe he had no

real love for Elijah. He doesn't want Elijah back because if he comes back,

he has to serve Elijah again. Now he can be the master.

You know, they could have thought in that line. So Elishah could not

have given them the opportunity to think in that line. He was obligated at

this point of time to allow the men to go search for Elijah. See,

sometimes you know that's not the right thing to do, but you're obligated

to do it so that they don't misunderstand you. Sometimes you know that it's

not a step to day. You know you don't want to do that.

You know that is, you know, against what is your best interest or

what is the right thing to do. That is your wish, that is

what you have as your school of thought. But you have to act against

it just because others don't misunderstand you, just because you're shamed into or you're

forced into something. And here you see the mighty profet Elishah was forced into

it. And in fact, fifty men searched and for three days, and

they not find Elijah, not one day, not two days, three days.

They searched, in spite of him telling don't do it, in spite

of the fact that they all saw Elijah being taken up to heaven. In

spite of that, they searched for three days and they did not find Elijah.

Elishah was still at Jericho when they returned, and he said, didn't

I not tell you to go? Now? I want you to understand.

Yes, you can say this is what the men did, but Elishah was

their leader. You see, when you see in government, even if somebody

else in the party or the government says something, they bring out a policy,

they do something. Always the you know what do you call this?

The blame comes on the figurative head of that government or the party. Right

if for example, if you take in the case of the United States of

America, whatever any senator does, or whatever any person in the House of

Representative does, or whatever policy the government bring, it's going to come under

the banner or the picture of the president. Or when you take some country

like India, whatever, a person in the government, maybe an LA or

an MP, whatever he says, he's going to be pictured under the party

that he belongs to, or if he's under the head of you know,

this particular government, the prime minister. So if something fails, they're not

going to blame the man who brought the policy. They're going to blame the

prime minister because it was under him. If something works, they're not going

to congratulate the man who did it. They're going to congratulate the head,

the president or the prime minister. You get what I'm saying. So you're

you see in that context, when Elishah just takes over and there are fifty

men under him, the first mission of Elisha look like a failure. Even

though it was not what he wanted to do. He was forced by his

party members to do it, and it came out as a failure. Now

today you may be in a place like that where you're saying, I didn't

want this, they forced me into it, and now he didn't work out,

but everybody blames me for it. You get what I'm saying. That's

how Elasha could have felt. You may be in a place like that.

You're saying, John, these people forced me to it. I didn't want

to do it. I knew that was not the right thing to do.

I was obligated to and do it. But kennethal is something just like in

the end delicious and didn't I tell you not to go. In other words,

he was vindicated in his own way. I want to tell you God

is going to vindicate you in your own way. Your reputation is in God's

hands. Some people may make you do something you don't want to do,

and the blame might come on you. People might look down on you.

People might think you're crazy, stupid, damn, whatever be its. I

want you to understand that by at the end of the day, when it's

all said and done, God is your vindicator. God knows how to hold

your reputation. Your credibility is in God's sense. I'm not asking you to

do something stupid, but I'm talking about moments when you are forced to do

something against your wish, When you are in the place like that I wanted

you to be in a place of peace. You say, God, I

don't want to do this, but I'm forced to. If it's your will,

you can take this away from me. But if that's not happening the

way you want, surrender it to God. Just like Elisha was forced to

do it, and it looked like his first mission as the successor of Elijah

failed. Yet eventually, when it's all said and done, God's hand was

physsibly seen upon Elijah. He did double the number of miracles that Elijah did.

He did great splendor, a great deal of wonder for the glory of

God. You will be able to do it when you would come to the

place where you surrender those things into his hands. Lord, I pray for

those who are in those moments when they are forced to do something against their

wish, when they are obligated to do something that they don't want to do.

But I pray when it's all said and done, you hold their reputation,

that their reputation is in your hands, their credibilities in your hands,

and you're going to vindicate them in the right way at the right appointed time.

In Jesus name, I pray, Amen, God bless you. You've

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