“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,(R) baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matt 28:18
Forty-one years ago(1981), I was a fresh graduate from Obafemi Awolowo University posted to Lever Brothers, a subsidiary of Unilever in Lagos, Nigeria for my primary assignment in our country’s mandatory National Youth Service. Three of us were sent to the Production Department where the HOD welcomed us, gave us an orientation of the sections and units in that department and was about to dismiss us but we pointedly asked him about our welfare, allowance, accommodation etc! I have never forgotten his response: “Gentlemen, If you want to talk about welfare go to ADMIN Dept - here you are Raw Materials for me to accomplish my production target!”
As a Chemical Engineer, one of the major aspects of our learning in school was about design of reactors and usage of reactors. You put in raw materials, chemical components in the reactor in the presence of a catalyst and you get your products! How can I imagine that I am a Raw Material myself in the world’s reactor of a production line!
From that experience it occurred to me that God put us on earth as Raw Materials to react with other components and produce finished products. Remember the finished product also serves as raw material for other finished products.
For example human beings go to farm, get cocoa seedlings, using fertilizers as catalysts, they plant cocoa on a large scale and harvest them. The product becomes raw material for another set of human beings who process the cocoa with other chemicals and produce chocolates, etc. and the chain of production continues.
From Adam the main raw material in God’s production factory has always been “Man” or better said “Human Beings” With Adam and Eve as Raw Materials, over seven billion people have been produced and are on the surface of the earth. These seven billion people serve as raw materials in God’s production line - of commerce, technology, education, agriculture, governance etc. or any sector you can think of.
The question I want to ask you today is are you a Raw Material(RM) in the hand of God in the spiritual sector of His production line?
God sent Jesus Christ into the world as RM to start another production line of “Redemption”because Adam polluted the first products with SIN. When Jesus came physically on earth he recruited disciples, the likes of Peter and John, as RM he trained them and instructed them to continue to produce fine Christians as mentioned in our biblical reference today Matthew 28:18-20 called the “ Great Commission.” God also made the Holy Spirit available as a catalyst to get things done faster. These Christians are to be reformers. They are to redesign, reconstruct and rebuild human character so that we can live a peaceable life. As Jeremiah and Paul put it: “See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant. Jer 1: 10
“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth” 1 Tim 2:1-4.
There is so much dirts in our bodies, soul and spirit . We are a sin soaked generation! That is why our world is characterized with killings, destruction, deception, hypocrisy, crimes, raping, corruption, bad governance and more. God has set up a spiritual factory - The Church, to clean our souls and spirits.
Lever Brothers produces soap to clean the body (flesh)and spirit and tooth paste ( for our tongues) . Jesus the Head of Department(Matt 28:18) with all authority wants you to join the production line as Raw Material this year to boost the redemption of human souls from spiritual decay! Go and be a Raw Material in God’s factory not only in the spiritual sector, but in the financial , matrimonial, academic, yeah in all human endeavour, where God has given you grace.
Conclusion:The big question to you is are you willing to be a Raw Material in the hand of God? If yes go to Jesus Christ the HOD for your Primary Assignment sign up today, by accepting Jesus as Saviour and Lord . If you have already done that , then join this global factory to continue on the production line producing spiritual detergents to clean souls.
The good news is this, the HOD Jesus Christ will liaise with the heavenly ADMIN to ensure your welfare is well taken care of on earth and in heaven. Peter helped us to clarify and confirm that. “Then Peter began to speak up. “We’ve given up everything to follow you,” he said. 29 “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News, 30 will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property—along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life.” Mk 10:28-30.
Welcome to our year of Growth and Development.
Shalom!
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