BECOMING A VALUABLE ASSET

 

In life something valuable, is of a very good use and has proven itself to be good. There are assets everywhere in life but not all of them are valuable. Some assets were valuable but after losing their value they are of no use. In Matthew 5: 13, Jesus Christ compared believers to a Salt. If it loses it flavor or taste, it can’t be made salty again. The Only Option is to throw it away, trampled underfoot as worthless. It is true that an asset by definition, must have a value. But the fact is some assets have more value than others. An example is an asset worth a million dollar is more valuable that an asset worth hundred dollar.

  ("You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. Matt 5:13)

In the book of Judges Chapter 11, is a great warrior named, Jephthah. He was a Gileadite, his father was called Gilead. But his mother was a prostitute. Because his mother was a prostitute it made him illegitimate, which caused his half-brothers to force him out of his father’s house.

One thing that made Jephthah exceptional is that he built a good reputation for Himself. The scripture describes him as a mighty warrior. Though he was a son of a Prostitute, that was not an obstacle for him to be a great warrior. What is this telling us?

Our background might be poor, or the least among our fellows but that should not be an issue to prevent us from building a good reputation.

In the vs. 2, Gilead his father’s wife bore him sons. When they grew up and realized Jephthah wasn’t a complete brother to them, they decided to chase him out. And their reason was for them to have a complete control over their father’s inheritance. It was not Jephthah’s fault to be borne by a prostitute, but it was used against him and didn’t get any of his fathers’ inheritance. He had no option than to run for his life. He went to a land called Tob, a district on the east of Jordan (about 13 miles South-East of the sea of Galilee). 

But a time came when the Gileadites were attacked by the
Ammorites. Unfortunately, “Mr. mighty Warrior” was not around, because he has been chased by his own brothers. But having set some standards and reputation for himself, the elders of Gileadites came looking for him and not his brothers. As scripture says in Matt 5:14, You are the light of the world. A City set on a Hill cannot be hidden.

When the elders of Gilead came to search for Jephthah, they didn’t even mention his brother’s names, for they chose Inheritance and ignored anything that could have made them valuable assets.

His brother’s threat to kill him couldn’t stop him from becoming the first Gentleman of the Land of Gilead. In life Valuable Assets are the ones that are always called into use. The enemy cant changes your destiny because of his threat.  

A man who was chased and fled, because of his skills and strength he became the same person who saved his people. Beloved identifying what makes you unique and working on it will make you a valuable asset wherever you find yourself.

Don’t just be an Asset but be a Valuable Asset.

I give out this as a Birthday present to anyone who is reading this. God bless you

Happy birthday to me!

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