Topic: The Senior Partner
Text: Colossians 1:16-18

The best thing that can happen to a mortal is to be given the privilege of walking with the Almighty. Generally, men crave for close interaction with walking with VIPs and celebrities. Therefore a lot of people are ready to do anything in order to fraternize with those who have unfettered access to the corridors of power.

Having a relationship with God surpasses having a relationship with the president of the richest country in the world. Genesis 17:1 says “…walk before me, and be thou perfect.” “Before me” signifies the existence of a partnership between you and God, with the two of you headed on a journey together. It also means that both of you are into a joint venture. The Bible says: “For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building” (I Corinthians 3:9).

In Matthew 11:29-30, Jesus Christ says, “Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls.” His yoke is easy and His burden weightless because He is carrying the burden, anyway. As the Lord moves on ahead of you, you must follow Him faithfully. This implies never forgetting that God is the leader, the senior partner in your partnership with Him.

One must admit this is never easy to do, especially when success creeps in. When this happens, human beings usually tend towards independence, even up to the point of wanting to free ourselves of this partnership with God; and rather than walk before Him, we would seek to walk beside Him, even attempting to rub shoulders with Him! It is at this point that we begin to see man’s sinful nature on display, but the truth remains that we can never be equal with God, as Colossians 1:16-18 says: “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: and he is before all things and by him all things consist.”

If you remain under God’s leadership, your physical and spiritual dreams will come true.

Memory Verse: Isaiah 1:19 - “If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land.”