UV 3187/10000 Blessings of Life, Leadership, Multiplication and Fruitfulness
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Genesis 1 v 28
From this uni-verse, we learn that the blessing of God is crucial for life, leadership, multiplication and fruitfulness. It does not say ,” be successful or prosperous” for success and prosperity are human inventions of a later day. God, the Creator purposed that the human being, sentient and created in His image, whether male or female, is to be fruitful, multiply, replenish the earth, subdue it, rule over every other creature. Man is created to walk in intimacy with God. In partnership with God, we are to live, be fruitful, multiply, lead, rule. In partnership with God we are blessed. Divorced or separated from God, we are cursed or we fail to be fruitful, fail to multiply, replenish, fail to subdue, lead and rule. Divorced or separated, we lost the vestiges of the image of God. We have knowledge like God but we do not have wisdom like God. To restore us to that image of God where we can live, be fruitful in all we think, say and do, multiply, replenish, subdue, lead and rule, Christ, the wisdom of God was sent by God, the Redeemer to dwell with us and in us.
In the absence of the wisdom of God in Christ, we cannot be blessed. We cannot be fruitful, multiply, subdue, lead or rule. We are no longer concerned with human concepts of success and failure, prosperity or poverty but with a focus on remaining blessed in Christ to live, to lead, to rule, to serve, to love, to renew, to rejoice in Christ. We build our house with Christ as the chief cornerstone or keystone. Every stone or part of our lives is built in reference to the Word or teachings of Christ, the example of Christ. We are therefore, not building in vain but for gain, not just temporal but for eternal gain.
Walking with God or making every step we take match with the step of God or what He would have us do, talking with God or submitting every step we take in prayer into His hands is the key to blessings of the Almighty Creator, the Compassionate Redeemer. Thinking the words of Jesus, speaking the words of Jesus, doing the words of Jesus is the key to being blessed, fruitful, renewed, restored, able to subdue what needs to be subdued, able to lead and co-rule with Him. We were created in the image of God but our deliberate and unintentional choices distorted that image. Now, we are redeemed and restored to the image of Christ Jesus. We are to be fruitful not just physically or intellectually or socially but be spiritually fruitful by bearing the fruit of the spirit of love, joy, peace,patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility and self control. The wisdom of Christ contained in the word along with the power or anointing of the Holy Spirit enables us to lead, subdue, rule. We are not only co-heirs with Christ of every heavenly blessing but we are co-rulers with Him on earth and in heaven.
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
The Covenant to Stop Afflictions
UV 3186/10000 The Covenant to Stop Afflictions
Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
Nahum 1 v 12
Sometimes people get so tired of being afflicted that they cry out to God, “Lord, enough, no more please!” The uni-verse above shows us that since we have a covenant-making God, we can make a covenant or solemn agreement with Him that we would pay attention to everything He says to us and that He need not try to get our attention or try to discipline us any longer with afflictions or trials and troubles. The Lord can pass through the most powerful array of forces in the universe or the most powerful army and throw them into utter rout or disarray as He did with the cavalry and chariots of Egypt in hot pursuit of the newly liberated Israelites. But He promised the hapless Israelites that “From this day you will no longer see the Egyptians, your former masters.” Ever since, Israel up to this day has never come under the sway or rule of any Egyptian power.
The ancient Jews suffered many troubles during their forty year sojourn across deserts and rivers to reach the promised land as their hearts were not focussed on the Lord who had called them out of slavery with many mighty acts. The journey should have only taken a fortnight if they had moved on the shortest path to Canaan. We too needlessly take a circuitous route in our path to our promised lands. The Lord does not wish to afflict us without reason even as a loving parent never chastises, rebukes or punishes an erring child beyond what is absolutely necessary for his correction and betterment. We should not be like stubborn mules who would obey only if a ring pierces its noses or in other words, after suffering great pain. Some of us carry our stubborn attitudes and pride with us to the very end while the word instructs us to be simple and humble like a child.
Even Elijah, the great prophet or Israel as well as Job cried out to the Lord when they were afflicted. The Lord never tests or afflicts us beyond our strength to bear and endure. It proves easier and less painful when we willingly surrender ourselves to the pruning and correction of the Lord. The Word is a painless way of correction of humanity as we submit or acquiesce in the will of God and allow ourselves to be disciplined by the Spirit of God. The Word gives us access to the wisdom of the Lord and keeps us out of unnecessary trouble. It will also increase our innate capacity or strength to bear hardship. The enemy of our souls often targets some people as he did with Job to try to demotivate them. When we enter into a "stop affliction sub-covenant " the Lord puts a hedge around us if not His arms to preempt or prevent the enemy's aggressive intentions from hurting us. Once when I went through a series of afflictions in quick succession, I too cried out to the Lord, " No more. Just tell me what to do and I will do it . I will be sensitive even if You give me small warnings and signs." Needless to say, the Lord kept His side of the bargain while I am not sure I have always kept my own commitment to listen, to be sensitive, responsive and obedient.
Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
Nahum 1 v 12
Sometimes people get so tired of being afflicted that they cry out to God, “Lord, enough, no more please!” The uni-verse above shows us that since we have a covenant-making God, we can make a covenant or solemn agreement with Him that we would pay attention to everything He says to us and that He need not try to get our attention or try to discipline us any longer with afflictions or trials and troubles. The Lord can pass through the most powerful array of forces in the universe or the most powerful army and throw them into utter rout or disarray as He did with the cavalry and chariots of Egypt in hot pursuit of the newly liberated Israelites. But He promised the hapless Israelites that “From this day you will no longer see the Egyptians, your former masters.” Ever since, Israel up to this day has never come under the sway or rule of any Egyptian power.
The ancient Jews suffered many troubles during their forty year sojourn across deserts and rivers to reach the promised land as their hearts were not focussed on the Lord who had called them out of slavery with many mighty acts. The journey should have only taken a fortnight if they had moved on the shortest path to Canaan. We too needlessly take a circuitous route in our path to our promised lands. The Lord does not wish to afflict us without reason even as a loving parent never chastises, rebukes or punishes an erring child beyond what is absolutely necessary for his correction and betterment. We should not be like stubborn mules who would obey only if a ring pierces its noses or in other words, after suffering great pain. Some of us carry our stubborn attitudes and pride with us to the very end while the word instructs us to be simple and humble like a child.
Even Elijah, the great prophet or Israel as well as Job cried out to the Lord when they were afflicted. The Lord never tests or afflicts us beyond our strength to bear and endure. It proves easier and less painful when we willingly surrender ourselves to the pruning and correction of the Lord. The Word is a painless way of correction of humanity as we submit or acquiesce in the will of God and allow ourselves to be disciplined by the Spirit of God. The Word gives us access to the wisdom of the Lord and keeps us out of unnecessary trouble. It will also increase our innate capacity or strength to bear hardship. The enemy of our souls often targets some people as he did with Job to try to demotivate them. When we enter into a "stop affliction sub-covenant " the Lord puts a hedge around us if not His arms to preempt or prevent the enemy's aggressive intentions from hurting us. Once when I went through a series of afflictions in quick succession, I too cried out to the Lord, " No more. Just tell me what to do and I will do it . I will be sensitive even if You give me small warnings and signs." Needless to say, the Lord kept His side of the bargain while I am not sure I have always kept my own commitment to listen, to be sensitive, responsive and obedient.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Relish What Nourishes US
UV 3185/10000 Relish what Nourishes Us
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalm 119 v 103
It is said that bad experiences make human beings either better or bitter. The Word of God has the power to turn what is bitter in our lives into what is better and sweet. Sugar coated medicine usually tastes sweet in the mouth but bitter in the mouth. But the Word may sometimes taste bitter in the mouth especially when we are rebuked, corrected by the Spirit of God but it turns sweet in our inner being and proves to be for the health of our entire being. If we relish the Word of God, it will nourish us and we will flourish. For the Word taken as a whole is the vision of God rolled into one that we should take and eat daily.
The Word says, “Taste and see that I am good.” God told Moses that His name is “I Am who I Am.” In short, He said His name is “I AM.” In one sense, it means God is self-existent, not created Supreme Being. With the words “I Am” , every superlative adjective of our languages can be added to describe Him. We are invited to experience or taste these supernatural and superlative qualities of the Lord Jesus. As we relish the Word another metaphor that John uses to describe Jesus, we experience goodness, wonders, miracles, breakthroughs, victories without number.
Doctors have found that meditation on the word of God strengthens our frame, our very bones and internal organs.The Word lubricates our spiritual "dry bones." It brings healing and deliverance. Even in traumatic experinces, near death experiences, the Word has healed people of the terrible memories as it happened with me in the world’s first human bomb assassination of a former Prime Minister Mr Rajiv Gandhi. When I was recuperating from extensive burns, splinter wounds, fractures and PTSD, the Word acted as a Balm of Gilead to strengthen me physically, mentally, socially, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. When I read about Caleb who at the age of eighty was a doughty warrior with the strength which he had at forty, I claimed the same enablement or anointing. The Word gives us knowledge of the kind of miracles the Lord has in store for us and His storehouse, the Word tells us, is inexhaustible.
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalm 119 v 103
It is said that bad experiences make human beings either better or bitter. The Word of God has the power to turn what is bitter in our lives into what is better and sweet. Sugar coated medicine usually tastes sweet in the mouth but bitter in the mouth. But the Word may sometimes taste bitter in the mouth especially when we are rebuked, corrected by the Spirit of God but it turns sweet in our inner being and proves to be for the health of our entire being. If we relish the Word of God, it will nourish us and we will flourish. For the Word taken as a whole is the vision of God rolled into one that we should take and eat daily.
The Word says, “Taste and see that I am good.” God told Moses that His name is “I Am who I Am.” In short, He said His name is “I AM.” In one sense, it means God is self-existent, not created Supreme Being. With the words “I Am” , every superlative adjective of our languages can be added to describe Him. We are invited to experience or taste these supernatural and superlative qualities of the Lord Jesus. As we relish the Word another metaphor that John uses to describe Jesus, we experience goodness, wonders, miracles, breakthroughs, victories without number.
Doctors have found that meditation on the word of God strengthens our frame, our very bones and internal organs.The Word lubricates our spiritual "dry bones." It brings healing and deliverance. Even in traumatic experinces, near death experiences, the Word has healed people of the terrible memories as it happened with me in the world’s first human bomb assassination of a former Prime Minister Mr Rajiv Gandhi. When I was recuperating from extensive burns, splinter wounds, fractures and PTSD, the Word acted as a Balm of Gilead to strengthen me physically, mentally, socially, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. When I read about Caleb who at the age of eighty was a doughty warrior with the strength which he had at forty, I claimed the same enablement or anointing. The Word gives us knowledge of the kind of miracles the Lord has in store for us and His storehouse, the Word tells us, is inexhaustible.
Monday, February 25, 2019
The Alpha of the Zeal for the Word of God
UV 3184/10000 The Alpha of Zeal for the Word of God
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart
Hebrews 4 v 12
The Word of God is the lens through which we see the world. It holds all the keys to unlock the mysteries of creation, the purpose of creation, the plan of redemption by Christ, the key to living a victorious life in this world of darkness. Even bones of the human are radio opaque and X rays cannot penetrate the bones while the Word penetrates the bones and heals and strengthens our inner being. The Word is the two edged sword of the spirit, one edge cuts our spirits and the other cuts our minds or souls. Whatever be the tools of our professions, the Word acts as the whetstone to sharpen our tools and skill sets. Like Nehemiah’s volunteer builders, we should hold the sword of the Word in one hand and with the other do our professional work. The Word will defend us effectively against the adversary and his allies.
The Word is the spiritual seed that He plants in our souls and waters continually as it grows to bear many kinds of fruit every month of the year. The Word is also the sickle to harvest the crop, to prune our souls to make it more fruitful. The Word is the roadmap the Lord has clearly laid before us to journey back to Him. The Word is the voice of the one Shepherd Jesus that we hear constantly and are reminded of by the Holy Spirit. The Word is the holistic medicine the Lord uses to heal us of all our mental, spiritual, psychological as well as physical ailments. The Word discerns the crookedness of our hearts and helps to justify or straighten all our attitudes and intentions. The word is the oil that feeds our spiritual lamps and keeps it burning continually and eternally.
The Word is our mirror to show how accurately we are reflecting the love of Christ in our lives to the world around us. It is a mirror of our faults that the Lord wants us to address and redress. The Word analyses our deepest motives, attitudes, hidden intentions and brings what is in darkness to the light of His love and truth. The Word holds all the secrets to obtaining the blessings of the Lord in this life and the one to come. The Word is the repository and treasure trove of the wisdom of God that He transfers to us on a daily basis. It is therefore, more precious than gold,silver or precious stones for it has in it the power of salvation and the hope of eternal life. It is a practical manual for man to live like Immanuel and live with Him. The Word gives us discernment of our own selves as well as of others. The Word acquaints us with the way the Lord God thinks. We can therefore, take every thought and word we utter captive to obey the Lord like Christ Himself. Zeal for the word of God should accompany our zeal for God as it will then effectively balance spiritual knowledge and competence with boundless energy and enthusiasm to serve God. Like Gideon’s three hundred bravest volunteers who lapped up the water like dogs from their cupped palms, ready for action in the event of a surprise attack, the word of God primes us for action as we lap it up with zeal. The word is both nourishing and refreshing drink as well as wholesome and delicious food.
Sunday, February 24, 2019
The Alpha of How Praise Precedes, Accompanies and Succeeds Victory
UV 3183/10000 The Alpha of Victory
O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory
Psalm 98 v 1
A new song of praise, victory and thanksgiving should emanate from our hearts every single day of our lives. A day on which we have praised and thanked the Lord will never be a wasted day while one on which we have omitted to do so would certainly be a wasted opportunity to be blessed, to be renewed, to rejoice, to experience the victory of the Lord. Prayer presages victory. When we cast the bread of our prayers on the ocean of Jesus, it will come back to us some day as the marvellous things the Lord does in our lives. Prayer is the seed of our faith and of miraculous breakthroughs.
Jesus said, “ Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and render unto God what is God’s.” It implies that the taxes we pay to the state are our obligation to the state while prayer and praise and thanksgiving for blessings received and receivable by faith are our pleasant obligation or duty to God that we need to render daily, regularly and as often as we remember. We need to acknowledge the omnipotent power of God at work in our lives, working constantly to deliver us from the enemy who is a thief, robber and killer. Our songs need not even be melodious for not many of us are musically gifted or at least speaking for myself. It only needs to be a joyful noise. Using our skills to glorify the Lord is also a form of worship pleasing and acceptable to God. The crucial thing is that the song should be our own, from the bottom of our hearts, the lyrics should be a refrain of our lives.
What do we praise God for and when do we praise Hi? Since He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, we praise Him from the beginning of each day till its end with our “breath praises”. If we know how to swear under our breath without anyone teaching us, we can also praise and thank the Lord under our breath. Our days and everything we are, do and aspire for are so sandwiched between the Alpha and the Omega, between the mighty right hand and the supporting left of the Lord. There is no greater guarantee of a victorious life in 360 degrees than a lifestyle of praise and thanksgiving. Every degree the Earth rotates on its axis the Lord’s presence is with us and releases His amazing power, wisdom and grace into all we do and all we speak and all we think. Every challenge, difficulty, problem, crisis is a new valley, a subject for another song to sing of the marvellous things the Lord has done. As Mary praised the Lord, “He whoi is mighty has done to me great things and holy is His name.” The power of God which is mighty and holy or pure is personalised and manifested in our lives. Every victory we realize is not the work of our own hands but the right hand of favour of the Lord upon our lives.
Saturday, February 23, 2019
The Alpha of Spiritual Blindness
UV 3182/10000 The Alpha of Spiritual Blindness
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Matthew 15 v 14
The spiritually blind of this world are leading the intellectually blind. As a result both categories of people fall into the pit of destruction. Those who have vision of what lies ahead of us beyond this life can warn, guide, lead those who do not have such vision. The former can change the direction and priorities of life of the latter. The spiritually blind “strain at a mosquito but swallow an elephant or a camel.” They are blinded to their own faults, mistakes and errors and magnify those of others. The spiritually blind are both hypercritical and hypocritical and ignore what is critical or important in life. Jesus said, “Take care of your eyes for they are the light of the body. If there be darkness in the eye, the body too will be in darkness.” We who are spiritually sighted need to take care to use our two eyes for 360 degree vision, for inner vision or insight, for hindsight, for farsightedness, for oversight. One eye is the eye of reason and the other eye is the eye of faith. Faith will enable us to see what reason cannot see and reason will enable us to see what faith cannot see. By this means we will have binocular as well as telescopic vision to see what is near clearly as well as to see what is far.
The Word of God has the power to cure us of spiritual blindness. We will know the direction in which we are travelling and make course corrections. The Word is therefore described as “ a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our eyes.” The word of God is the light of life that cures us of spiritual blindness. By means of imbibing the word, we have near vision as well as distant vision. Our conditioning by this world causes scales to grow over our eyes of both reason and faith. Scripture says, “Buy from me eyesalve” to heal your eyes. When the rebellious and aggressive Saul was blinded by the vision of Jesus, another anointed believer Ananias prayed for him and it was as if the scales that blinded his eyes had fallen off. Spiritual vision altered the path of Saul- the killer and persecutor Saul became transformed into the saint and apostle , Paul. As believers of Jesus, our perspectives or visions of life are transformed.
We have a choice to be blind and wild or visionary and wise. In world history, we find a majority of national or political leaders are spiritually blind. They take nations and organisations in the wrong direction, led or driven by their lust for power, their pride and their ignorance. A guide is one who knows the way. Only Jesus proclaimed Himself as the Way, the Truth and the Life. Hence, a true guide or life coach is one who knows Jesus. Jesus cured many blind persons in the course of his earthly sojourn. The blind healed remind us that Jesus can cure not only physically blind but also those whose spiritual vision is impaired and prevents them from seeing the image of God in themselves and others. Our physical sight is so overpowering that the seductive beauty of sin and temptation blinds us spiritually. This is the reason Jesus, the only fully sighted leader was given the spirit of discernment and wisdom that enables Him to judge not with His sight but with the spirit of wisdom.
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Matthew 15 v 14
The spiritually blind of this world are leading the intellectually blind. As a result both categories of people fall into the pit of destruction. Those who have vision of what lies ahead of us beyond this life can warn, guide, lead those who do not have such vision. The former can change the direction and priorities of life of the latter. The spiritually blind “strain at a mosquito but swallow an elephant or a camel.” They are blinded to their own faults, mistakes and errors and magnify those of others. The spiritually blind are both hypercritical and hypocritical and ignore what is critical or important in life. Jesus said, “Take care of your eyes for they are the light of the body. If there be darkness in the eye, the body too will be in darkness.” We who are spiritually sighted need to take care to use our two eyes for 360 degree vision, for inner vision or insight, for hindsight, for farsightedness, for oversight. One eye is the eye of reason and the other eye is the eye of faith. Faith will enable us to see what reason cannot see and reason will enable us to see what faith cannot see. By this means we will have binocular as well as telescopic vision to see what is near clearly as well as to see what is far.
The Word of God has the power to cure us of spiritual blindness. We will know the direction in which we are travelling and make course corrections. The Word is therefore described as “ a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our eyes.” The word of God is the light of life that cures us of spiritual blindness. By means of imbibing the word, we have near vision as well as distant vision. Our conditioning by this world causes scales to grow over our eyes of both reason and faith. Scripture says, “Buy from me eyesalve” to heal your eyes. When the rebellious and aggressive Saul was blinded by the vision of Jesus, another anointed believer Ananias prayed for him and it was as if the scales that blinded his eyes had fallen off. Spiritual vision altered the path of Saul- the killer and persecutor Saul became transformed into the saint and apostle , Paul. As believers of Jesus, our perspectives or visions of life are transformed.
We have a choice to be blind and wild or visionary and wise. In world history, we find a majority of national or political leaders are spiritually blind. They take nations and organisations in the wrong direction, led or driven by their lust for power, their pride and their ignorance. A guide is one who knows the way. Only Jesus proclaimed Himself as the Way, the Truth and the Life. Hence, a true guide or life coach is one who knows Jesus. Jesus cured many blind persons in the course of his earthly sojourn. The blind healed remind us that Jesus can cure not only physically blind but also those whose spiritual vision is impaired and prevents them from seeing the image of God in themselves and others. Our physical sight is so overpowering that the seductive beauty of sin and temptation blinds us spiritually. This is the reason Jesus, the only fully sighted leader was given the spirit of discernment and wisdom that enables Him to judge not with His sight but with the spirit of wisdom.
Friday, February 22, 2019
The Alpha of Supernatural Signs
UV 3181/10000 The Alpha of Supernatural Signs
For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
2 Kings 3 v 17
The Lord is able to wrest victory for us whether we be many or few. The king of Israel, the king of Judah and the king of Edom had joined forces against the Moabites and they were apprehensive that the Moabites would defeat them for there was no water for their armies or their horses. They thought that thirst would defeat them and that the Lord had delivered them into the hands of the enemy in this manner. Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah then searched for Elisha, the successor of Elijah. Elisha on a word from the Lord asked them to dig ditches in the valley where they were camping. There was no wind or rain but the wells that were freshly dug were filled with water. So also, when we seek the Lord and His word earnestly, He will fill our wells with His power. Most people who do not believe God and rely only on their own prowess and efforts have little to show at the end of the day. They live defeated and depressed. In contrast, believers in times of adversity turn to the wall- Jesus and He answers with supernatural provision or intervention as He did in the wedding at Canna. He provides abundantly in the place of our personal inadequacies and insecurities.
We need to believe that everything is possible for God. There may be no visible symptom of His presence in our lives but the Lord is always at hand to help us overcome the odds of life. He is with us in the valleys of our lives as He is with us on the mountains of victory. The provision of water in the dry valley was a sign to Elisha that the Moabites would not overcome the forces of the three kings but that they would be put to rout. The signs we have seen in our lives are indications of a greater victory the Lord is giving us over the forces of evil and darkness.
Just before the dry wells were filled with water, Elisha asked for a minstrel or a worship leader to lead them in worship. Worship, praise and thanksgiving precedes miracles, prepares the soil for the work of the Lord. The worship led by the minstrel at the behest of Elisha ushered in the presence of the Lord. Every day and every time we face adversity, we too should bow in worship and praise. In so doing, we invite the Lord into our circumstances and invoke His power in our lives. Praise and worship is the seeding of faith. The supernatural first manifest in the natural. Our wells of life instead of running dry would be overflowing with supernatural blessings. We understand through this uni-verse and its backdrop that there is a process for the birthing of miracles.
For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
2 Kings 3 v 17
The Lord is able to wrest victory for us whether we be many or few. The king of Israel, the king of Judah and the king of Edom had joined forces against the Moabites and they were apprehensive that the Moabites would defeat them for there was no water for their armies or their horses. They thought that thirst would defeat them and that the Lord had delivered them into the hands of the enemy in this manner. Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah then searched for Elisha, the successor of Elijah. Elisha on a word from the Lord asked them to dig ditches in the valley where they were camping. There was no wind or rain but the wells that were freshly dug were filled with water. So also, when we seek the Lord and His word earnestly, He will fill our wells with His power. Most people who do not believe God and rely only on their own prowess and efforts have little to show at the end of the day. They live defeated and depressed. In contrast, believers in times of adversity turn to the wall- Jesus and He answers with supernatural provision or intervention as He did in the wedding at Canna. He provides abundantly in the place of our personal inadequacies and insecurities.
We need to believe that everything is possible for God. There may be no visible symptom of His presence in our lives but the Lord is always at hand to help us overcome the odds of life. He is with us in the valleys of our lives as He is with us on the mountains of victory. The provision of water in the dry valley was a sign to Elisha that the Moabites would not overcome the forces of the three kings but that they would be put to rout. The signs we have seen in our lives are indications of a greater victory the Lord is giving us over the forces of evil and darkness.
Just before the dry wells were filled with water, Elisha asked for a minstrel or a worship leader to lead them in worship. Worship, praise and thanksgiving precedes miracles, prepares the soil for the work of the Lord. The worship led by the minstrel at the behest of Elisha ushered in the presence of the Lord. Every day and every time we face adversity, we too should bow in worship and praise. In so doing, we invite the Lord into our circumstances and invoke His power in our lives. Praise and worship is the seeding of faith. The supernatural first manifest in the natural. Our wells of life instead of running dry would be overflowing with supernatural blessings. We understand through this uni-verse and its backdrop that there is a process for the birthing of miracles.
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