TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL (Sunday 28th February 2021)
“But to you who fear My name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings; and you shall go out and grow fat like stall-fed calves.”
“You shall trample the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I do this,” says the Lord of hosts.” Malachi 4:2-3 NKJV
WELCOME TO THE 59th DAY OF OUR YEAR OF HIGHER HEIGHTS!
God have been faithful and has kept us all through the month of February. Today is the last day of the month and we have all to thank Him for. For us at the apostolic family of the Cry of the Spirit Ministry, the LORD God has given us another opportunity to bring His word of Grace and Truth to this nation and other nations of the earth.
Indeed, the heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. This has been true in our lives and the lives of those whose hearts are after God’s will and ways.
May be you woke up this morning feeling very far away from God. Well do not worry, there is a word for you. In moments when we think God has departed from us and has become far away, we are to bend our ears to the scriptures and hear what the written word has to say.
The word made it clear that when God seems far away, He has not really departed from us, rather we are the ones who have departed from the faith position we were when He seemed close. We must allow that to be driven into our spirits and engraved on the tablets of our hearts.
The solar system is part of the firmament that shows God’s handiwork. Every handwork of God has a message trapped in it. One message we can glean from the solar system I this; God can be likened to the Sun and we His children the moon. In fact, Jesus is called the Sun of righteousness, positioned to give a constant energy to His bride, the Church.
The Sun does not depart from the moon, the earth, or any other planet. It is fixed or positioned in one place to give light to all.
In the same way, Jesus does not depart from any one of us. He is fixed and positioned in the Spirit realm to give His Supernatural SUN-POWER to all His Children on the face of the earth.
THIS POWER MANIFEST AS THE PRESENCE OF GOD FLOW IN US AS THE POWER OF THE HOLY GHOST.
Don’t forget, when He was physically departing from the earth, He made this promise to us,
“lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen (Matthew 28:20 NKJV).
Now, if you study the solar system, you will realize that it is the position the moon, the earth, and other planets take that determines if they will get from the Sun what it was created and positioned to give to them. For instance, the proper positioning of the planet earth, to receive light and energy from the Sun, is responsible for the growth of plants and animals on planet earth.
The role of the Sun in making plants grow is called “Photosynthesis.” Photosynthesis is only possible if the earth takes the creator’s position in its relationship with the sun.
There is no space to state in details how the proper positioning of the planet earth is helping it to be impacted with LIFE from the Sun.
The Bible actually says it is this positioning that helps us on planet earth to mark our calendars; that is to mark seasons, years, and days. None of these will be possible if the earth decides to move away from the position God planted it to receive impact from the sun. Now, if we bring all these to our relationship with Jesus Christ, we will be able to understand God’s Rhema Word to us this morning.
Our devotional text says;
“But to you who fear My name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings; and you shall go out and grow fat like stall-fed calves.”
“You shall trample the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I do this,” says the Lord of hosts.”
The first thing you must understand in this text is the need for “proper faith position” in the Spirit.
Like we shared earlier, God (Jesus Christ) is like the Sun. It is the position we take that determines if we will have His presence in our lives or not. If we are not properly positioned in our faith, we will not be able to receive anything from Him as the Sun of Righteousness.
FOR INSTANCE, OUR HOLINESS PROCEEDS FROM HIM.
If we are not properly positioned in our faith, we will not be able to receive it; leading to a life of Sin, lawlessness and iniquity. If you are struggling with sinful habits all you need is this positioning. If you positioned properly, you will receive the energy from Him to break from the yoke.
Also our revelatory power proceeds from Him. If we are properly positioned in faith we can be receiving accurate visions, revelation, prophetic foresight and insight into people’s lives, the circumstances that surrounds us, and etc. People like Moses, Samuel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Elijah and Elisha, and the rest of the prophets who operated in divine accuracy gained such prophetic powers through proper positioning in the spirit.
If you want to operate accurately in the prophetic you must locate the faith position to take around the Sun of righteousness in the Spirit, so that He can be rising upon you to unleash it.
In the same way, our health, a permanent freedom from hell and satanic yokes, our economic prosperity, our marriages, and all the blessings, miracles and divine visitations we need from Him; as the Sun of Righteousness, will not come until we locate the faith position to take in the Spirit. The Bible says;
“Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
“Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.” James 4:7-10 NKJV
HIDDEN IN THE SCRIPTURE ARE THE MANY FAITH POSITIONS TO TAKE TO RECEIVE THESE THINGS FROM GOD.
It presents submission to God (and all Spiritual and Godly authorities), resisting the devil (and works of the flesh), Drawing Near to God through deep intimacy sessions, cleansing our hands and purifying our hearts (by spending time with sanctifying truths), and humility.
In fact, our devotional text mentioned “the fear of the LORD” as the first faith position to take in receiving impact from the Sun of Righteousness. It says;
“But to you who fear My name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings..”
It presents Healing, spiritual growth and operating in supernatural power as the things that will happen in our lives when He rises. I don’t know what you are looking for or want from God. The truth is “it is not lost.” You are the one who have lost the position you need to have it in your life.
Our assignment at the Cry of the Spirit ministries is to teach the Church back to proper faith positions in the Spirit. We have a mandate to uncover forgotten truths and bring our generation back to the proper faith that was once delivered to the saints; positions that our Apostolic Fathers took in the early Church to unleash the kingdom, power and glory of God in their days.
You must locate ministries like ours around you and plant yourself there these end times else you will not cease running after prophets and seers for a word from the LORD.
It’s a New Day for you!
LET THIS SCRIPTURE BE AN ADDITIONAL MEDITATION FOR YOU TODAY!
“And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.
And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.” Jeremiah 23:4-5 KJV