Restored Kingship

Friday 27 January
READ: Psa. 89: 20 - 37
MORE LESSON: Num. 25: 1 – 13

In Gen. 49: 10, the Holy Spirit spoke through Jacob, The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. This shows that the kingship of Israel had been prophetically given to Judah. Therefore, the kings of Israel were rightfully supposed to come from the tribe of Judah.
However, when it was time for a king to be selected in Israel, it was Saul the son of Kish that was selected as king. Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin and God took him and wanted to establish his dynasty forever in Israel. This means that Judah would have lost out of his prophetic destiny if God didn't find a man who would rise out of Judah and became king over Israel.
Saul missed the kingship through his repeated disobedience and rebellion against the commandments of God. God searched and found a young man called David, who was busy paying the price of faithfulness and commitment to God. As he worked and walked with God diligently, little did he know that he was reclaiming a prophecy, not just over his life, but the entire tribe of Judah. It was through David's commitment to God that the prophecy of the kingdom over the tribe of Judah was fulfilled.
It seemed like when God found David and saw the integrity of his heart and his passion for the things of God, He began to remember that the kingdom was not meant for Benjamin but Judah in the first place. So God took the throne from Saul and gave it to David; from Benjamin and gave it back to Judah, the rightful owner.
Today you need to pay attention to your life and your walk with God. You must bear in mind that the fulfilment of the prophetic destiny of your family, nation or even your generation can be hanging over your being available to God. You may not even know it but you could fulfil an age long prophecy by your obedience to God. God wants to restore the kingship rightfully meant for your life, family, nation and generation. This is why you can no longer afford to be casual in your approach to the things of God. You must give it all it takes and make yourself available to the maximum to fulfil God's will. It may not look so convenient now but generations to come will celebrate you as the man who made himself available to fulfil God's prophecy for that generation. Phinehas was an example of such godly living. By his life he turned the anger of God away from Israel and earned himself and his future generation a covenant of peace. Because of him his seeds will never live in crisis but peace.
Some people’s lives provoke God’s anger for their future generations and some provoke peace. What will your life purchase for your seeds?

Prayer/Action
* Ask the Lord for the heart that walks in obedience to God, in Jesus’ name.
* I receive grace to fulfil my vows unto the Lord, in Jesus’ name.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, every old story must give way for new and glorious things in my life this year, in the mighty name of Jesus.