When God is ready to restore a
nation, to bring deliverance or healing to a place or family in crisis, he raises
up one of his own to become a leader, or allows one to be born during a
particular time, and who has the virtues, strength, or wisdom to solve the
problem at hand. Samson was one of such leaders, and he was born for this
purpose, his destiny was connected to the Philistines. He was endowed with
remarkable physical strength, and prowess, that enabled him to begin fighting
the Philistines and to deliver the Israelite out of their hand. Every time the
Spirit of God came upon Samson, he became fearless, stronger than a lion, and
fought with supernatural ability. His extraordinary strength is how the Lord
was using him, and this was meant to be kept a secret.
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
David, A man after God's Heart
God found in David a
man he was very pleased with (A man he describes as after his heart). Because
he found such favor with God, God chose him among his brothers to be the next
king of Israel. From the moment, he was anointed by Samuel, the Spirit of the Lord
came upon him, and he became a changed man. Saul also recognized something
special in David when he first laid eyes on him, he loved him greatly, and
wanted him to remain with him as his armorbearer. When God’s hand’s is upon
you, people will be able to sense God’s Spirit on you when they are around you.
And you will find great favor with man, because you’ve already found favor with
God. You’ll also become the answer to their prayer.
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Having a strong prayer life, along with fasting is what will sustain
you through the wilderness process & trying times, of preparing you for
your calling. Especially when you’re dealing with a spiritual battle with the
enemy that involves hindering you from been able to fulfill the calling of God
on your life. You would need to fight from a place of power, the power that
comes from knowing who you are in Christ, and knowing what God has placed
inside of you. The reason the enemy is fighting you so strongly, is because he
can see the destiny God has for you, and he is trying to kill that dream, and
to prevent the plans of God from coming to pass.
Some gifts are meant to be hidden for a while,
while God is working on your character (behind the scenes), by allowing you to
go through hard things that will keep you humble, test your ability to
persevere, and to build your trust & faith in him. So when he does reveal
you to the world, there will be no denying the power of God operating in your
life, & the great impact he is going to make in the world through you.
Sometimes
the solution to a problem or the answer to a prayer may not already exist in
the natural. We may wonder why certain things are taking too long, or why it
doesn't appear like anything is changing even when a lot of time has passed,
and a lot of physical, mental, and spiritual efforts have been applied. Many
times the solution to that problem requires someone somewhere whom you may or
may not know to be ready & prepared to be used as the answer to your
prayer. Because the solution to your problem is their assignment or calling.
Other times the person who will solve the problem is not even born yet. And
there is a time & a season for that person to be born and for them to grow
& mature to be prepared for the task at hand. God will often delay the
answer to a prayer when the blessing has a bigger purpose connected to it,
which will impact a lot of people.
Samson
couldn’t drink any wine or strong drink, or eat anything from the vine because
as a Nazarite, he had to learn how to control his desires, by learning how to
be self-controlled & disciplined. A person with this call on their life
have to be led by the Holy-Spirit in everything they do. As the Spirit of God
would be very evident in their life. They also need to identify their
weaknesses, in order to strengthen that area, because one weakness could ruin
their entire life.
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