SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Genesis 41:28-32
28 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
MORE LESSON: Jeremiah 33:3
3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Sunday, 14 September
Memory Verse: This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh. Genesis 41:28
God is the Revealer of secrets. He knows from the end from the beginning, precisely what will happen, and often reveals the future to those He chooses.
In today's text, Joseph was about to interpret the dreams of Pharaoh, the King of Egypt. Though Pharaoh was not a child of God, God revealed the future to him because he could do something about it. Cyrus, Nebuchadnezzar and Darius were some of the people who, though they were not ‘children of God’, were people to whom God revealed the future because of their position. The Bible, however, is clear as Psalm 25:14 puts: The LORD's secret is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. Amos 3:7 also says Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
As a child of God, born again and washed in the precious blood of Jesus Christ, you are one of God's anointed ones (John 15:16; Psalm 105:14-15). He will not hold back from you what is necessary, but He will reveal His plan for your life if you ask Him to. If God would reveal the future to a heathen like Pharaoh, how much more will He reveal the future, by the Holy Spirit, to those who love Him? Therefore, if any aspect of your personal life, family life or career, even your nation, bothers you, about which you want to know the mind of God, find time to seek His face sincerely, and He will reveal it to you.
To enjoy God's revelation, however, you must do some things.
(1) Be truly born again; God will not cast His pearl before swine. Those kings we mentioned earlier got the revelations because of their position, but it took a child of God to understand them. To enjoy God's revelation, you must be genuinely born again.
(2) You must be filled with the Holy Spirit. God gives His revelation through the Holy Spirit; it is the Spirit of God that searches the deep things of God. It is the Holy Spirit that reveals the mind of God (1 Corinthians 2:9-12).
(3) You must be a ravenous eater of the Word of God. Most times, as you meditate on the Word of God, He speaks clearly to you about His plan for your future. The Word of God is the will of God. Whatever is revealed to you by prophecy, dream or vision must align with the Word of God (Isaiah 28:13). His Word is the yardstick, the final authority in every matter of Christian faith and conduct.
(4) You must develop intimacy with God, walking with Him daily. Secrets are revealed to those who are intimate with Him (Genesis 17:1-3).
(5) You must pray, and specifically ask God for the revelation that you desire (Isaiah 45:11). He answers the prayers of His humble children (Jeremiah 33:3).
Today, pray over the matters that bother you, and God will reveal the secret to you.
Prayer/Action
* Ask the Lord to reveal secrets that pertain to your destiny.
* Ask the Lord to put His fear in you according to Psalm 25:14a.
* Pray that God would reveal things that hinder your access to His secrets and will for your destiny.
TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: Mighty warriors and conquerors, I command you to rise up from within me now, in the powerful name of Jesus.
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