Discovery for Recovery

Wednesday 27 May
READ: Judges 16:1-21
MORE LESSONS: I Sam. 30:8

Discovery is to find knowledge of what hitherto has been unknown or hidden, while recovery is to restore what was missing. Only God can never have a reason to discover or recover because nothing is ever hidden to Him nor does He ever have a loss. There are several reasons why a man can have a loss. It could be by carelessness, mistake, satanic attack, cheating, sin, ignorance etc but the most important thing is recovery.

However, to recover in life, a man has to first discover that something is missing or lost and only then can the journey of recovery begin. Like Samson, many people today both within and outside the Kingdom of God are seriously ignorant of their losses, and so they cannot recover. By carelessness and carnal living, Samson lost his power to a woman. The most terrible aspect of it was that he didn't know anything had happened to him until there was a shout that his enemies were around (Judg. 16:20). What a disaster! What a sleep of death!

Another man who had such a disaster was King Saul but the difference was that King Saul knew God had departed (I Sam. 28:15). Unfortunately, Saul did not recover because although he knew the problem, the steps he took toward recovery were wrong, unlike Samson who recovered because he eventually discovered what was lost and sought the help of God through prayer.

The challenge however is if you desire recovery in destiny, you must begin from the place of discovery. You must take stock of your life and destiny, your work, property, relationship with God and men and ask yourself, Is anything missing or is hidden or a loss that you don't know like Samson? God forbid that you should discover when it is too late. God’s promise is that you will recover.

Ask God to open your eyes to your hidden losses before the philistines show up to pluck off your eyes and disgrace you like Samson.

Prayer/Action
*Ask God to expose your hidden losses today.
*Tell God you believe in His power to restore all things to you.
*Declare that there shall be no more loss in your destiny.
Fill your heart with expectation of recovery today and you will testify.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
He that digs a grave for my destiny shall be buried in it himself and no plot against me shall see the light of day, in Jesus’ name.