"He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm" - Psalm 40:2 (NIV).
Have you ever been wounded! Sometimes people are wounded through physical battles, which can leave one down. But physical engagements are not the only cause of wounds. A person could survive a clash that leaves him wounded after being hurled some abuse. If you are betrayed by the one you trusted certainly that would leave you wounded.
A wound takes time to heal. There are wounds which if not treated fast can fester and become fatal. Wounds can be deceptive. One may dress up a wound with white bandanges and on surface it all looks clean but deep inside the sore is hurting so deep and badly.
There was once a man who was wounded- when he took matters of law in his hand and had to flee in the bush. "When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well" (Exodus 2:15). A wounded man who had grown up in a palace and for forty years would appear abandoned.
One day something happened. "God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!”And Moses said, “Here I am....Then he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob" (Exodus 3: 4-5).
A wounded Moses was now lifted up and given a commission he had once longed for, when he had almost but given up on it. Your situation may not be particularly similar, but here is God lifting up a wounded man. Whatever wounds you may be hurting do not give up on God, for one day He will appear and lift you up, just as He did for Moses!
Prayer for today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, for whatever maybe the wounds I carry my faith remains in you for I know you are a God who lifts me up, this I pray in Jesus's name.
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06/05/2024 - 07/05/2024 All day“Do not confirm to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is- his good, pleasing and perfect will” (Romans 12:2)
Almost all cultivators are aware that if soils are used perpetually without rains but constantly under work they are deprived of all nutrients. So, though once productive, they lose all power to yield fresh crops as before. But so is our Christian life when we do not regularly feed our spirit life with the Word!
In our leading verse, the Apostle Paul is urging believers to “renew” their minds rather than make them stale, lest they end up losing all power to yield fruit. But how is this done? We renew our minds by constantly reading the Word of God, for there are always insights with God speaking to us afresh. Psalm 119:104-5 says, “I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path. Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” The Apostle Peter reminds us, “Like newborn babies hungry for milk, you should want the pure teaching that feeds your spirit. With it you can grow and be saved.” It is a beautiful illustration for any who have seen a hungry baby sucking the teats of a mother.
Renewing our minds is also by reading about the lives of people of faith who have walked before us and their created works. The Christian faith started in the first century after Jesus was crucified and resurrected from the dead. Now over two millenniums it has produced giants of faith who have shared their walk with God through inspired teachings that are a treasure to dig into. By scouring the writings of the great saints before us, listening to their recorded sermons, songs and preaching, which these days can be found on virtual medial channels like Yu tube, reading their biographies, our faith is renewed.
And then we also renew our faith through fellowship. When the Apostle Paul urges us, “not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching” ( Hebrews 10:25), he is reminding us that our faith cannot grow in isolation. During the Covid pandemic lockdown one bitter issue was denying Believers opportunity to meet fellow followers of Christ to share testimonies showing the work of God in their lives.
So today, if your faith is on a low keel, or you want it to flower, one thing you can’t help doing without is “renewing” your mind. The blessings to unfold are endless.
Prayer for today:Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, what a treasure we have of your rich Word to dig into always; books around us of faith to inspire us; and believers to share our faith- may we make use of these, this I pray in Jesus’ name.
