DIVINE ENTHRONEMENT - MESSAGE SUNDAY 03RD JANUARY 2021 SERVICE

DIVINE ENTHRONEMENT
TEXT: I SAM 2:8

“He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the beggar from the ash heap, to set them among princes And make them inherit the throne of glory. “For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and He has set the world upon them.” (1 Samuel 2:8, NKJV)

 

INTRODUCTION

 

To enthrone means to honour or exalt, to assign authority or give power, to place on a throne. There are different sources of enthronement.

 

I.   TYPES OF ENTHRONEMENT

 

1. Self: “When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal heirs.” 2 Kings 11:1, NKJV) (2 Samuel 15:10 and 1 Kings 1:5 NKJV) 

 

Characteristics of Self-Enthronement:

 

a). Plots

b). Pride

c). Preteens

 

2.  Other Humans: “And so it was, when the people of Ammon made war against Israel, that the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob. Then they said to Jephthah, “Come and be our commander, that we may fight against the people of Ammon.” (Judges 11:5- 6, NKJV)

 

Characteristics of Human Enthronement:

 

a. Wrong Evaluation

b. Hasty Conclusion

c.   Hidden Agenda

 

3.  Demonic: “Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, [a] Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.” (Matthew 4:8-10, NKJV) 

 

Characteristics of Demonic Enthronement:

 

a. Costly

b. Abundant Misery

c. Anti-God

 

4.   Divine: “So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good-looking. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!” (1 Samuel 16:12, NKJV)

 

Characteristics of Divine Enthronement

 

a.  Prepared

b.  Purposed

c.  Love of God

 

II. CHARACTERISTICS OF DIVINE ENTHRONEMENT

 

When enthronement is divine:

1. Status is irrelevant: 

 

“Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two men from Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went, and came to the house of a harlot named Rahab, and lodged there.” (Joshua 2:1, NKJV)

2. Nationality is irrelevant: 

Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also buy it from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to perpetuate the name of the dead through his inheritance.” (Ruth 4:5, NKJV)

 

3.  Position is irrelevant: 

And Saul answered and said, “Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak like this to me?” (1 Samuel 2:21, NKJV)

 

4. State is irrelevant: 

“Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; and he shaved, changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh.” (Genesis 41:14, NKJV)

 

5.  Conception is irrelevant: 

“Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin, my mother conceived me.” (Psalm 51:5, NKJV) 

 

III.   WHY WILL GOD ENTHRONE?

 

1.  He can be everywhere at the same time—Psalm 139:7-13

2.  He  can do as he pleases—Psalm 115:3

3.  He has the power to do as he pleases—Psalm 62:11

4.  He has the wisdom to do as he pleases—Romans 11:33

5.  He is unchallengeable—Isaiah 46:5

IV. SCRIPTURAL EXAMPLES OF DIVINE ENTHRONEMENT

We have studied the life of some characters in the bible that experience the divine enthronement, moved from Grass to Grace. And this includes; 

1.  Joseph Genesis 41 vs 8-17 and 38-44,

2.  Daniel in Daniel 1 vs 3-6,17-21, Daniel 2 vs 1-5,10-23,48-49, Daniel 4,5, 6 vs 1-9 vs 13 and vs 28. 

3.  David 1 Samuel 16 vs 5-13, 

4.  Modecai Esther 6, 

5.  Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in Daniel 3 

6.  Also Esther in Esther 2 vs 15 – 18.

V.  ATTRIBUTES OF DIVINE ENTHRONEMENT

 

Attributes of Divine Enthronement Whom God enthrone no man can dethrone: Psalm 89:20-37 

 

Those that God will enthrone (Your part in Divine Enthronement)

1.       Diligent—a worker: When Samuel said go and bring him, David was not indolent or idle. He was busy tending his father’s sheep. “David replied to Saul, “I am a shepherd for my father’s sheep…” (1 Samuel 17:34a, GWT) David was busy in the pasture land while all his other brothers were home doing nothing. God does not choose the lazy. (Proverbs 22:29)

 

2.     Distinct—already set apart: During invitation of the children of Jesse, he told them to sanctify yourself but when David came, there was nothing like that. This means God already saw him as set apart. “I APPEAL to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in view of [all] the mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties] as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated) and well-pleasing to God, which is your reasonable (rational, intelligent) service and spiritual worship.” (Romans 12:1, TAB)

 

3.     Dancer—for the Lord: “And David danced before the Lord with all his might, wearing a priestly garment. So David and all the people of Israel brought up the Ark of the Lord with shouts of joy and the blowing of rams’ horns. (2 Samuel 6:14-15, NLT)

4.      Defender—of God’s Heritage: “David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of this Philistine; your servant will go out and fight with him.” (1 Samuel 17:32, TAB)

 

5.     Destined—His choice was unusual “Then he asked Jesse, “Is this it? Are there no more sons?” “Well, yes, there’s the runt. But he’s out tending the sheep.” Samuel ordered Jesse, “Go get him. We’re not moving from this spot until he’s here.” (1 Samuel 16:11, MSG)

VI. QUALITIES FOR DIVINE ENTHRONEMENT

 

Some of the Qualities Required For Divine Enthronement

 

Looking critically at those people mentioned above, we will find out that there are some qualities that were being exhibited by these people in the journey of the lives that took them from grass level to the Grace level we have being talking about.

 

As we know that for a King or Queen to be enthroned there are some qualities that are expected, in the same vein for God to divinely enthrone you there are some criteria that must be met, although He has the final decision and obviously does His things the way He wants it, but also He is God that has principles.

 

The first quality that cannot be compromised is that; 

 

1.       You must be born again; you must belong to the family of God, heirs to the throne before you can be considered as a candidate for divine enthronement. John 3 vs 1-7.

The issue of being born again cannot be overemphasized if only one wants to have eternal life and reign with Christ forever.

2.     Secondly , you must be Faithful. Faithfulness is required in getting to the throne and remaining there as was seen in the life of Joseph in Genesis 39 vs 7-23, and Daniel in Daniel 6 vs 4-5.

3.      Diligence is another quality that is required for divine enthronement as mentioned in Proverbs 22 vs 29. Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. For you to move from the grass level to the Grace level diligence is required.

4.     Acknowledging God in everything is also of prior importance if you want continuous progress in life as the Lord purposed there is need for you to acknowledge God as the promoter and that without Him you cannot be where you are and achieve what you have achieved. Daniel acknowledges God continually and God never stops in promoting him. Daniel 2 vs 19-23, Proverbs 3 vs 5-6

5.     Actively involving in the ministry of reconciliation is another trait required in the divine enthronement, as the Lord commanded that we should go into the world and preach the gospel. 2Corinthians 5:17-19.

The heartbeat of the father is Salvation, and as His children, he has commissioned us to be His ambassador and continue the work of reconciliation until His second coming. For He said in 2 Peter 3:9

 

These points are not exhaustive brethren, I pray that the good God reveal unto us the qualities He wants in us that will always make Him to continually promote us in Jesus mighty name. Amen

May we not miss our time of divine enthronement in Jesus name.