Joy, Motivators and Fulfilment

UV 1591/10000 Joy, Motivators and Fulfilment
We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.

Psalm 20 v 5

This uni-verse has three parts:1. a commitment to rejoice above all that we are saved regardless of circumstance as our chief joy or highest priority and desire is our salvation. 2. An expression of that joy in visible and audible ways even as a banner is held high over one’s head so that all can see. A banner is a motivator, a standard to rally our strength in a battle. Our motivators are all found in the name of the Lord. He is the be all and end all of our existence. 3. The Lord will hear our prayers and grant our desires or meet our need so that our joy shall be full to the brim. The joy of salvation is compared in scripture to the gladness experienced by a farmer on seeing his crops in full bloom or ready for harvest, to the satisfaction of a soldier over the spoils of victory in battle. Salvation is commenced by belief but it goes on to involve sowing, watering, ploughing, fertilizing with nutrients, trimming, deweeding, transplanting, protection from predators and threats and finally, reaping. It does not involve fighting but it does involve taking a stance of faith and warfare in the spiritual realms. The battle is indeed the Lord’s but the victory is ours.


Like David we go forth to battle each day in the name of the Lord. The name of the Lord- be it Jehovah Nisi, Jehovah Jireh, Jehovah Rohi, Jehovah El Shaddai, Jehovah Rapha -is a strong tower, a refuge in times of trouble, a source of hope and help. We are not giants like Goliath who revel in their own strength but GI-ants or God-inspired ants. Like ants we have nothing to revel in on our own- we have neither beauty nor strength nor power on our own. But inspired by the spirit of God and His Word, powered by prayer, we are valiant soldiers like Gideon. We do not crush the barley in the winepress but we squeeze the Word in our minds to extract every drop of meaning, every source of blessing and strength or grace. We have set up a variety of banners around us- the banner of love- of relationship with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the banner of victory in all our personal battles. We set up the banner of joy- the joy of eternal life, the banner of blessings, the banner of wisdom, the banner of grace. These banners are emblems of what we stand for just as flags represent nations.


Faith is a two way agreement or relationship or commitment between God and man where our affirmation and confession of faith in the Lord is met by His confirmation, anointing and proclamation. Our petitions or prayers for our daily need are fulfilled by the Lord according to His spiritual riches in Christ Jesus. In the name of Christ, we are anointed and have access to every spiritual blessing of the heavenly realms. We find fulfilment of our need, our hope and our expectations in Jesus.

Prateep V Philip