"And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever" - John 14:6 (NIV).
A certain brother in Christ happened to have a job. It was a good job with lots of perks. However, after a year or so he started feeling quite anxious within about it. He tendered in his resignation. Soon after the organisation was riddled with all sorts of scandals, that ultimately took down the entire management.
There can be a number of interpretations to this brothers experience, perhaps some might even think of him as pyschic. But his experience is no different from what many believers have felt before- a certain restlessness coming from within about a certain place or situation. They take a decision based on inner conviction which later proves them right.
There was once a friend who was invited to a certain church. "Everything they preached seemed all right," she shared with me. "They taught from the Bible and sung all the normal praises. But all along I felt unsettled." Eventually she decided to cease attending. Soon it became obvious this was another cult frisking members of their possessions for the benefit of its promoters.
Jesus promised his disciples, "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 1: 4-5). One of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is to perfect our paths in the walk with Christ. "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you"' (John 14:26).
Today, may you be sensitive to the Holy Spirit who is your companion- there to comfort, guide and bring you closer to the Almighty God.
Prayer for today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, today I thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit who is my friend and may I be sensitive to Him as he guides me into all truth, this I pray in Jesus's name.
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27/04/2024 - 28/04/2024 All day“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God” (Psalm 42:1).
In the wildlife, a common feature is predatory animals chasing after less ferocious ones, which on a bad day become good dinner. Through the savannah plains of Africa the antelope tends to suffer that fate. After a long chase from a mighty lion, cheetah or leopard; antelopes that survive tend to retreat to a fresh water spot. There they gladly refresh their quench with streams of water.
King David, must have been more familiar with deer, as there are more common in the Northern Hemisphere. For us in the tropics we can substitute the deer with our antelope, commonly chased by predators. After a long chase, of course all pant for pints of water.
The significance of this metaphor is that whenever we encounter any situation that puts us on a chase, where do we run to! Habakuk 3:19 says, “The Lord God give my strength. He helps me run fast like deer. He leads me safely on the mountains” (Habakuk 3:19).
Two things of note here. The Lord can make us run as fast as the fastest antelope being chased by a predator to a well of safety. And of course, as we run, we have that the well of God to end up to and refresh ourselves! This is why David wrote, “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God” (Psalm 42:11).
Prayer today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, today like the antelopes of the wildlife I run to you, to that well of life, which refreshes my soul, this I pray in Jesus’ name!
