16/03/2025
Today's word with Dr. Bishop Kinyanjui Samwel:
Numbers 16:1-9
[1]Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men;
[2]and they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, representatives of the congregation, men of renown.
[3]They gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You take too much upon yourselves, for all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?”
[4]So when Moses heard it, he fell on his face;
[5]and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who is His and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to Him. That one whom He chooses He will cause to come near to Him.
[6]Do this: Take censers, Korah and all your company;
[7]put fire in them and put incense in them before the Lord tomorrow, and it shall be that the man whom the Lord chooses is the holy one. You take too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi!”
[8]Then Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi:
[9]Is it a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the work of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to serve them;
Sermon interpretation:
The message today was about the spirit of opposition. As with Moses, we all have opposing forces in our lives. In today's reading, Korah, Dathan, and Abiram all rose to oppose Moses and Aaron. They felt that everyone was righteous before God and that Moses and Aaron should stop "portraying themselves as the righteous ones!"
You will encounter such people in life. People who want to put you down. While some are human beings, others are spiritual forces. Also, while you may know some of these people, you will not know others since some people generally curse even those they have no close relationships with.
Allow God to deal with these forces in your life. As with many teachings from our spiritual mentor, we have to go deep into the Spirit to undo all the works of the opposers, both human and spiritual in nature. May the Almighty God give you discernment and grace to conquer these forces.
In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be! Amen!
