What Excites your Heart More…Remnant or Mega Numbers?
We measure Success by numbers. We gauge the effectiveness of most things by the tangible outcomes. Did the masses show up? Will it be all the rave on the following day? Has it met my expected end? Success Goals, in and of itself is not the Achilles heel. It is the expectations that do not always leave room to get a “Well Done” from God. You are pressed because you expected more, but was more imparted in the hearts of the Attendees because they were in the room? Are they closer to God because they came?
The Bible speaks of 12 Men turning the world upside down! Imagine those men forfeiting the Plan of God because more did not show up. Often times, we find qualities in the remnant that are actually quite admirable and underrated. There is a consistency and commitment that reverberates through the fabric of the remnant.
They show up in the rain, snow, sleet, and hail. They go just as hard for 10 in the room as they would go for 100. They do not cheat God in their devotion and servitude because of the bareness of the room, because they ultimately understand the fullness of His Presence is there!
Mega Numbers require a level of maintenance that is not often talked about! What level of discipleship and stillness is required to service an audience of 500? How much accountability is required to bring wolves and charlatans before 1,000 followers, who are entering with a plethora of issues and at vast levels in their Spiritual Walk? The inner workings of Success call for us to be more discerning. It has to become more about the souls of the ones who purchase seats and attend our events.
We often talk about Last Days and comment on the outlandish events that are happening globally; yet we tend to un-haste ourselves when it comes to preparation. If you invited 50 and 2 show up, what will your disposition and presentation be to the 2 in the room? The life of the Hebrew boys and the stance that they took in a foreign land is an amazing testament to what can be accomplished through a remnant, when we remember who sent us!
Beloved, examine the gift behind the remnant again. Can God send you to pour into a group that may not initially grow in leaps and bounds? If you were given an assignment like Jeremiah,
“Therefore you shall speak all these words to them, but they will not obey you. You shall also call to them, but they will not answer you” would you consider the outcome of being absent of mega numbers failure or would you see it as a Great Reward to follow and obey God beyond the empirical data?
The Greatest Mega Numbers that are not to be compared- lies in the Salvation of the Lost! May our hearts be more committed in seeing droves of people come into the knowledge of who Christ is! May our bragging rights have Christ at the Center and Souls at the heart of the matter.
Divine Work & Pray:
Work: Jot down in your journal your thoughts concerning Success. How important are numbers to you when it comes to impact? Are you driven by your expectations or have you given God room to interrupt your plans?
Pray: Most gracious God. The wonderment of your continued faithfulness to an undeserving people, at times, is heart gripping. As transformation unfolds in you, so does my heart yearn to know and apply your ways. “For your ways are not our ways; neither your thoughts our thoughts.” Thank you for revealing the essential things in life. For giving us a pursuit that is not plagued by an outward appearance Success, but an intrinsic heart change that propels us to have more Heavenly Thoughts concerning what is most important! You can use me for the one, just like the act of the shepherd who went back for the one! In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
