Supplementary provision

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Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel–all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and all whose mouths have not kissed him.” ( 1Kings 19:18 )

Sometimes when we come to the crossroads, where all hope seem lost and nothing seem to be working, God preserves remnants of hope for us in the shadows. When it seems that there are no jobs, God still preserves jobs unknown to us for us. When it seems no man or woman is available [or interested in you] God still has a “remnant” for you. When it seem you’re the only one left in a perverse and crooked generation, God still keeps His remnants. No matter the economic turbulence, the social unrest, God is keeping something going for you in the background. Elijah felt alone, He felt abandoned, he felt His family was killed but God kept a company for Him. Elijah had given up on life, he wanted God to take his life because he thought he was the only prophet left (see verse 4). Don’t give up on life yet. God has preserved [opportunities, blessings, grace, jobs, breakthroughs] for you. When it seems all hope is lost, when it seems that the only option is to flee to the mountains, that is when to call upon God. Because sometimes, that may be your kairos moment. That very moment is when God will announce His supplementary plan to you. It is never too late when God is your travelling mate. Even though it may seem that all the other prophets were killed, in reality God hid some people for Himself. In the same way the crisis we see is just an illusionary representation what really is. God is keeping all that we think we have lost. He has preserved it all for us. Nothing is lost. Chill, relax give God praise.

Prayer_Bead: Jehovah Jireh, the Lord my provider, thank you for your provision and preservation.

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Seeing like God

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So I have come down to rescue them [Israel] from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey–the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. ( Exodus 3:8 )

It seem that God does not see obstructions [impossibilities, blockades, thorns, battles, giants, troubles etc]. The Israelites had been in captivity for 400 years. It seem then that the only freedom they knew was hardship. And then came a word from God saying He was going to get them out of slavery into freedom. This news sounded too good to be true and too powerful to be ignored. So the exodus begun to the land that was to be flowing with milk and honey. No sooner had they started the journey than they wished to go back to the only “freedom” [slavery] they had known–Egypt. We all know that when the 12 spies were later sent to scout the land, they gave a complete report of the opposite of what they had been dreaming to see. They also discovered empirically that the land was inhabited. One would wonder, did God not see these? God did not mention the real challenges they were going to face. He didn’t tell them of the giants in the land, he even didn’t mention the sacrifices they would have to make to enter the land. Like the Israelites, often when God calls us into the land of our destiny, He does not disclose the sacrifices we need to make and the giants we need to slay in order to possess the land of promise. But we must arm ourselves with this mentality, that there is a price to pay, a sacrifice to make for the land flowing with milk and honey. The next time you read or hear a sweet promise from God, pray for grace to pay the price because the price is inevitable. And with God on our side, we don’t see the obstructions stopping us.

Prayer_Bead: Lord of lords, God of gods, King of kings, thank you for the promise of my land of milk and honey, please give me grace to pay the price and make the requisite sacrifices.

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Access to God

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In him [Christ Jesus] and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. ( Ephesians 3:12 )

When Adam and Eve sinned through disobedience to God’s counsel, they hid themselves because they lost the freedom and confidence to approach God (Genesis 3:8-10). The barrier of sin had put them in that situation where they could not boldly meet with God even when God came looking for them. And from their time until the realities of the Cross of Christ crystallized, all of humanity became victims of their error. But thanks to God, at the Cross a remedy was made available to us by which our relationship with God could be restored. But even though the remedy is available, many are still held behind the curtains of condemnation as a result of ignorance [unawareness]. They are still unable to approach the Father of all Lights. The reason is found in the verse above. We come into fellowship with God only in Christ. And through our residence in Christ by faith, we are able to confidently approach God. There is no other substitute for this statute. There is no way around it but through this institution. So Romans 8:1, says there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ. “In Christ” is the only grounds that permits freedom and access to God. And in Him, we are shielded against the world’s system that is designed to fight our relationship with God. We have access now to God in Christ through faith. Glory!

Prayer_Bead: Father of all creation, lover of my soul, thank you for the grace to come to you in Christ and through faith in Him.

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A leap of faith


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When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. ( Genesis 22:9 )

All the way through scripture are records of situations that demanded a leap of faith. Anytime it seem that God was making a demand on us that we could not “ordinary” meet, He was calling on us to take a leap of faith. Most of the time, to act in faith will mean that we thrust out into the deep without a deep revelation nor a full understanding of why. It means to take a step even when the stairs are not fully in view. Abraham took a leap of faith to attempt sacrificing his only son. Queen Esther leapt in faith to approach the King who had not asked for her (see Esther 4:16); this in their day and time was a punishable offense. But she was willing to go all out in faith regardless of the outcome, saying if I perish, I perish. The apostle Peter also leapt out in faith when the Master Jesus asked him to come to Him on the water. Peter probably thought of the laws of nature he would probably have to ignore in order to take that first step just as Esther had to ignore the laws of Shushan that demanded that no Queen visited the King unless called upon. Abraham while he bound Isaac up had to ignore the opinions of the people around him to move out in faith. A leap of faith always requires of us to ignore some laws that may work against the actualisation of that goal. Leap out in faith today. Hang on the promise of God, don’t look on the laws of life that are screaming “impossible!” at you. It is possible.

Prayer_Bead: Lord Jesus, Author and Finisher of my faith, take away my unbelief, fears and doubts. Help me to take a bold leap of faith.

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The Promise of the Spirit

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He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. ( Galatians 3:14 )

Abraham, the man of faith [as verse 9 of the same chapter calls him] earned that name on the ticket of walking in obedience to what he had not yet seen. Without faith [absolute trust], Abraham could not have obtained the promises of God. The premise on which God entertains us is that of faith (Hebrews 11:6). The new covenant, established with better promises closes up everything in Christ Jesus, so that without coming into Christ by faith, we are exempted from the privileges of the promise. It is not enough to confess the promises over our lives just because we attend church and fellowship with Believers. Just as no one can use another person’s passport or visa to access passage into a foreign land, likewise we cannot enjoy the promises of Christ because of our relationship with another person who has access into Christ. We need to come into a personal relationship with Christ Jesus from which we are qualified for the promises. By faith we receive the manifestation of the promises of God. But this manifestation is carried out by the Holy Spirit so that once the demands are met, there is a supply of what was promised, regardless of what challenges or threats may be posed. Do you have a working personal relationship with Christ?

Prayer_Bead: Spirit of Truth, thank you for the revelation of your promises and access to it by faith in Christ. Lead me into the full expression of faith.

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