Waxing Exceedingly Great

Wednesday 25 October
READ: 2Chron 17: 12-13
MORE LESSON: 1Chron 11:9

Jehoshaphat was a seed of King David who sat on the throne of Judah. He followed after the ways of the Lord and his testimony was recorded that he waxed exceeding great. Jehoshaphat experienced financial prosperity, military strength, wealth and infrastructural during his reign, all because he remove the idols in the land and served the Living God.

It was the same Jehoshaphat that faced a battle in 2Chron. 20, and by trusting the Lord and His Prophet  he allowed the praise singers and the priests to lead the procession into the battle and the Lord gave a might victory without them having to lift a single weapon. He destroyed all the high places of idols worship in the land and Jerusalem to the Lord God. He employed priest whose assignment was to around teaching people the ways of the Lord in his Kingdom. The Bible says that Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance (17:5) because he sought the Lord . it was the spiritual prosperity of the land under him that resulted in the greatness, military victories, wealth and economic prosperity of the land.

Genuinely seeking God results in greatness; every true seeker of God ends up experiencing greatness in destiny. The Bible shows us many people that become great by seeking the Lord. Abraham became the father of greatness by forsaking the idolatry of his father’s house and follow after Jehovah (Gen 12:1-2). Isaac waxed greater and greater by continuing in the covenant of the God of Abraham (Gen 26: 13). David became the great king of Israel because his was devoted to the Lord (psa 18: 35). The list of ordinary men that became epitome of greatness through passionately seeking God is endless.

Every greatness and success you want in life is inside God. It is the deception of the devil that make people run away from dedicating their lives to God because they feel they want to pursue a successful life and that serving God will not afford them that opportunity. More often, such people run after the wind and at the end come back with nothing but chaff to show for all their pursuits.

True greatness is achieved by a life that is devoted to serving and seeking God. Devoting your life to God will not take from you; it will add to you. God will add greatness to your life as you seek him. Jehoshaphat was a king who sought the Lord and because of this he had strong armies and storehouse which were like banks and even business empires in the land. He got all these by making sure the whole land sought God. Seeking God is the secret of waxing exceedingly great.

Prayer/Action
*Pray for more of God in your life
*Pray that nothing will disconnect you from God and service to Him
*Pray that God will empower you to exceed the greatness of your parent.

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYERS
This month will not end without me at the king’s banquet, where Haman shall be sentenced to death and glory announced, in the name of Jesus