TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL (Wednesday 9th December 2020)
“Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?”
So he said to Him, “O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”
And the Lord said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man.” Judges 6:14-16 NKJV
WELCOME TO THE 342ND DAY OF OUR YEAR OF REJOICING
To God be the glory for giving us another day and waking us up this morning! It is not because we are better but because of His mercies. The Bible encourages us to shout for joy and break forth into singing for the things our LORD has done in our lives. It is one way to show gratitude to Him.
Life is all about the might you are traveling with. The results we get in life are products of the power working in our lives. If we do not like what we are seeing in our lives, the problem lies in the might or power we might be traveling in life with. It lies in the kind of power at work in our lives.
There are those traveling in life with the power of the flesh, others with the power of the gods of this world, while some others with the power of the devil itself. There are also those who are traveling with the destructive power of ignorance at work in their lives, some others the destructive power of sin, and many others with the destructive power of what they get from the media.
When we change the power at work in our lives, we will change the results we are getting in life. Wise people will seek the power of God to be at work in their lives. That is the only power that will help our lives to turn out well in this side of eternity.
If our lives are ruled or powered by the power of God, we will be able to leap over walls, run through troops, turn armies of devils to flight, defeat the strongest forces from the kingdom of men or devils that may rise against us, have our hands on the necks of our enemies, and do much more than we can ever imagine.
PAUL WROTE TO THE CHURCH AT EPHESUS SAYING;
“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” Ephesians 2:20-21 NKJV
If we have this GOD who is able to do much more than we can ever ask or think as our back up in life, if we have His power at work in our lives, there will be nothing impossible with us.
2021 have been decreed to be our year of Higher Heights, but we will not be able to climb any height if the power of this GOD will not be at work on our lives. We will not be able to get to any height that have been pre-determined for us by GOD, if we do not have His power running lives.
Other powers will ruin our lives, only His power will raise our lives to greater accomplishments in His will for our lives. What am simply saying is, we will need divine backing in 2021. It is therefore important that we refresh our minds with some insights on divine backing in our devotional this morning.
I have defined divine backing as God standing with you, for you, in you and around you in all matters.
Divine backing is what makes a man increases in life and ministry in spite of terrible attacks of the enemy. If your life lacks this blessing, everything will be breaking down in or around you. Divine backing is a product of God’s glory. If your life is run but it, you will always have a table in the presence of your enemies. 2021 may turn out to be more turbulent than this year. That is why it is not safe to step into it without divine backing!
Concerning the Jews who were in Egypt before Moses came for their final rescue, the Bible says Pharaoh advised his people to oppress and afflict mercilessly. Insecurity was responsible for his decision. He feared that they may join forces with their enemies to attack them in the day of war because of how successfully they were becoming.
But like every agent of Satanic attacks, Pharaoh never knew they were enjoying divine backing. The scriptures say;
“Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh supply cities, Pithom and Raamses.
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were in dread of the children of Israel.” Exodus 1:11-12 NKJV
ONE MAJOR PRODUCT OF DIVINE BACKING IS YOU MULTIPLYING OR SUCCEEDING DESPITE SEVERE ENEMY ATTACKS!
Only divine backing can make people who may be attacking or oppressing you afraid of you. I mean they are the ones in authority, attacking and doing all the evil they can muster, yet they are still the ones living in fear. Ordinarily, the one attacked and oppressed should be the one in fear.
Divine backing will make sure no one goes free for doing us any harm. It is responsible for our security in a world that influenced by wicked spirits and people.
During our 2020 school of spiritual warfare, I showed us that the world is a spiritual war zone. But Divine backing is a major glory product that will help us make the difference in the midst of this war. It keeps our attackers in a diminishing mode. They more they attack us, the more they diminish.
Won’t you like a blessing that diminishes your attackers without you even walking in hate or bitterness of what they may be doing in your life? Yes, as they attack us, they diminish, but we grow and increase. The Bible says;
“But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were in dread of the children of Israel.”
May this be your testimony throughout 2021 and beyond, in Jesus precious name!
Whatever the devil may be doing in your life through anyone, just learn to stay on the LORD’s side; rest in the blessing of divine backing. The more you are will be afflicted and attacked, the more you will increase.
Truly, by the time God is through with you, those who may be attacking you will become so jealous of the great blessings that will result by reason of the attacks that they will wish to die! That is why the Bible says we should handle adversity differently.
YES, PEOPLE WHO ARE BACKED BY GOD SHOULD HANDLE ADVERSITY DIFFERENTLY.
You may become afraid like Hezekiah did when he was attacked by the enemy. But let your fear drive you to the LORD in prayers. Let it not put you in a panic mode. It’s not a sin to be afraid when the enemy strikes, but let our fear move us to the LORD who runs our lives; let it move us to the place of His feet where we consider the developments and secure victory in His presence.
The Bible says;
“In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: Surely God has appointed the one as well as the other, So that man can find out nothing that will come after him.” Ecclesiastes 7:14 NKJV
God sometime appoints adversity to let us see the reality of His presence in our lives. He allows the enemy to come strongly upon us and do so much against us, so that we may see how much He is with us. In simple terms, so that we may experience the sweetness of divine backing!
That is why the more the adversity in our lives, the more the prosperity that come out of it. Remember what we shared about the prosperity in adversity this year. That brings us to our devotional text.
Our devotional text today is about a young and ordinary man like every one of us, that Heaven sets His eyes on; a man God decided to turn into a warrior of righteousness to rescue the nation of Israel from the enemy. During the encounter he had with the LORD, he described himself this way;
“O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”
The man was describing himself based on his history. Our history has a way of defining and diminishing us. That is why people who fix their hearts on their history do not amount to anything in life.
We do not look at our abilities when dealing with God, we look at His ability in our abilities. We look at the prophecy of His plans and programs for our lives, not the details of our terrible histories.
No history lesson of one’s imperfect life has ever turned anyone into a giant killer. It has only filled hearts with worries, diminished and put them in fear and hopelessness, and led some to suicide.
STOP MEDITATING ON YOUR IMPERFECT LIFE!
When Gideon attempted fixing his eyes on the history of his imperfect life, the LORD responded to him based on what He will become under the power of divine backing. He said two important things to him that are worthy of note.
1. Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?”
2. Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man.
These are two of the most important statements you need from God this end time. Yes, they are two important statements you will need to travel through 2021, riding on the wings of divine backing.
If we face life with the very might we have under divine backing, God’s manifest presence will be with us and we will defeat the enemy and all he may be using against us, as one man! Hallelujah! That is why called to handle adversity differently.
In 2021, our God will be with us and we will defeat all our enemies as “One Man” under God! That year will be different. The LORD who we have been seeking this year, will come suddenly to us and do things in our lives that will not leave us in the hands of our enemies. Any battle that may rage against us will be turned to the gate by the power of His amazing backing.
You should therefore, stop meditating on your imperfect history and walking in God’s perfect love for your life. Except with a fresh anointing to make things right, you will never amount to anything in life spending your days looking at the details of your imperfect history.
Switch to divine backing mode this morning. Your imperfect history happened because there was no God in your life. Now, you have God! Get up and move on with His Holy Spirit, and all will be well.
Friend we are living in departure time. Jesus is coming soon. The devil is doing more wickedly using those who are offended in us. Jesus indeed said that will be one of the major hallmarks of the end times. But those who endure to the end shall be saved!
However, if there is no divine backing in our lives, it will be impossible to endure these days and come out victorious. I believe the message has been passed. Now, run with it and make the coming year one of the best years of your life with the LORD by your side!
You will not fail in Jesus precious name! Amen.
LET OUR DEVOTIONAL TEXT BE YOUR A MEDITATION FOR TODAY
Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?”
So he said to Him, “O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”
And the Lord said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man.” Judges 6:14-16 NKJV