“Come to me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for am gentle and humble of heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light”- Mat 11:28-30 (NIV)
Think of a time or an incident where you knew or let’s say had a strong impression on your heart that God wanted you to do something. Instead you opted out, chose something you thought much better, because your interest or rather motivation lay elsewhere.
Perhaps you had been called into a ministry to share the word of God. You know you have all the gifts and anointing to do good. But because you didn’t find it appealing you disregarded the evident call on your life.
In the Bible we do come across such a character - Jonah. “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me” (1 John: 2, NIV). Jonah was not so enthused with this call on his life. He decided to flee. Yet wherever he went a mountain of problems would submerge him. It is only when he returned and heeded the call on his life that calm returned in his life.
Sometimes the challenges we face and mountains of obstacles we come across is because we are running away from God. In fact this might start with refusing to accept Jesus as a personal Saviour. However, ours is a God of a second chance. Once we heed his call the sailing is smooth, just as happened to Jonah once he decided to obey God.
Prayer for today: Lord Father in heaven, today I pray in the mighty name of Jesus that you help me stay true to the call you have on my life and that I may experience your blessings!
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18/05/2024 - 19/05/2024 All day“Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.” (Colossians 2:15)
Perhaps one of the most inspiring passages in the Bible with enduring lessons is where Moses pleads to Pharaoh to let the Jews go. Instead Pharaoh dared Moses if he had the power as that of a king. Challenged to “perform a miracle” Moses turned to Aaron who threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake. Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret arts: Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs (Exodus 7: 9-12).
What we see here is the presence of occult powers in high places, as is true even today. A common mistake by some is to deny the existence of the occult behind certain thrones or power centers, especially in instances where we find those putting on a genteel manner of social respectability. There are also those who through their education and confined exposure to the spirit realm of things, doubt the existence of occult powers. The reality is that in the world we live in the enemy is much at work. 1 Peter 5:8 says, “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”
In this passage we see that while Pharaoh did release his snakes the staff God had placed in the hands of his messenger, Moses, was far greater and swallowed all. Here is the point. As believers we do have a far greater and mighty power to protect us from any attacks of the enemy. It is the blood of the lamb. As it is written, “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony...” (Revelation 12:11).
Today whatever snakes you may encounter from anywhere be assured that you have a far greater power than of the enemy. It is the blood of Jesus. As His word says, “call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me” (Psalm 50:15).
Prayer for today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, today I pray for protection from the attacks of the enemy by the blood of the lamb, this I pray in Jesus’name.
