Wedding of Jakobus de Wet & Galina Celick
Psalms 37
34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
2 Timothy 2
3 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
4 No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.
5 And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
It starts with “wait upon the Lord”. For the white nations there’s nothing as terrible as to wait. We can’t wait, but very often in the Bible we find the word, “to wait”. We read of a man who couldn’t wait and lost what the Lord had in store for him. That man was Saul, a strong, tall and gifted man. But he couldn’t wait.
I once asked a commander in the army. Whom do you prefer – a strong, brave man, but sometimes does his own thing, or a timid man who always does what he is told, without exception. He replied, a thousand times over give me the timid obedient man.
Rev Erlo Stegen gave a short part of his testimony. Before he got married, he said to his future wife (Kay) that he had given himself 100% to the Lord and to serve Him 100%. He asked her, “what % must I now give to you of what I’ve given to the Lord?” She replied not 1%, but if they should get married he must live 200% for the Lord, for she will strengthen him in his resolve to serve the Lord.
Samuel said to Saul when he had war with the Philistines, “I’ll come back to you in seven days to sacrifice to the Lord”. When the seventh day arrived Samuel wasn’t there and he saw his men deserting him and the Philistines drawing closer. So Saul took things into his own hands and sacrificed to the Lord. As soon as he was done sacrificing Samuel arrived and rebuked him for not waiting the appointed time and taking things into his own hands. Samuel also told him that God is not interested in sacrifice but obedience. Obedience is better than sacrifice. Heeding what God has said and keeping what God has said is better than the fat of rams. That was Saul’s downfall. Saul was a brave soldier but his downfall was that he could not wait upon the Lord.
You have to abide in the ways of the Lord. Even if the whole world is against you and is on its head, you must abide in the ways of the Lord.
We’ve also read how that “no-one who is a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs …” You have to obey the rules of God. Godless people and godless Christians don’t want to obey God’s laws and feel that they are shackled. They want to be free and independent.
Of course if you’re a godless man then you are free to do what you like, but if you want to serve the Lord you must do His will. Jesus said, “not all who say to Me Lord, Lord will enter heaven but only those who do the will of My Father in heaven. (Matt 7:21)” It is clear, you must do His will or you won’t enter Heaven. Jesus also said, “If you love Me obey My commandments. (John 14:15)”
Joshua was meditating in the field and when he lifted up his eyes he saw a man with a drawn sword, ready to strike. Joshua, a man of courage, walked up to him and asked him, “are you on our side or our enemies?” The man replied, “neither, but I am the Commander of the Lord’s army”. Joshua fell down on his face before him, and said, “Lord what message do you have for your servant”. What answer do you think would he give him? Be brave, only believe etc? He said, “take off your shoes for this is holy ground”. This is what every theological seminary should do, but many are just interested in theoretical knowledge, good marks and exams. That’s why many ministers that are produced by these faculties are what they are; they favour homosexuality, don’t believe the Bible, teach evolution and the Bible must fit to the wisdom of man, etc. Do you know what it means to take off your shoes? Do you know how to speak as one who stands on holy ground?
Everyone who isn’t dead spiritually will have a Godly fear. That’s what God expects from us. Whatever you do, do you realise you are on holy ground, for the rest of your lives, otherwise it won’t be acceptable to Him? This divine mystery was revealed to Joshua and he remembered it for the rest of his life. So when they went to Jericho they obeyed the Commander of the Lord and He broke down the wall and they were victorious. When they went to the next city, Ai, it was a small city and they did not consult the Commander of the Lord. So they fled before their enemies and the Commander of the Lord allowed many of Israel’s soldiers to be slain. When they humbled themselves the Lord told them, “Israel has sinned and cannot stand before its enemies”. When they removed the sin from their midst they were victorious once again.
If the hand that has saved you turns against you it is terrible. Therefore always consult the Commander who is the Lord and let Him be the first in your life.