READ: Matthew 25:1-13
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. :-Proverbs 6:6-8
The art of preparation will make you thrive. It will make you confident in the face of every new challenge. Preparation will make you think about all the possibilities.
Preparation is all about getting yourself ready for what is to come. Preparation is getting yourself ready for your ministry unto the Lord. Indeed, those who prepare are easily distinguished from those who do not prepare. You must prepare for whatever work you do! Without preparation you will be slow and inefficient! Without preparation you will make mistakes! Without preparation you will lose favour!
With preparation, you will be smart and efficient! When you are well prepared, people will see you as an experienced and hardened warrior. Without adequate preparation you will always give off the impression that you are a “Johnny just come”!
1. Preparation gives you an advantage over someone who has not prepared. When you do not prepare, others will be chosen above you!
2. The more you prepare, the more efficiently you can manage problems and overcome obstacles that will definitely arise. Preparation makes you think ahead in order to have solutions for problems you have envisioned could arise. Without preparation you will spend your time reacting to problems rather than taking the initiative.
Everything that can go wrong will go wrong one day! Will you be ready to overcome the challenges that present themselves to you as you try to do the will of God? Jesus prepared for thirty years for His short ministry of three years. Jesus encountered many problems on earth. He overcame all of them because He was well prepared. All the fasting, all the prayer, all the waiting on God was part of His preparation.