SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Isaiah 55:8-13
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. 12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. 13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
MORE LESSON: Deuteronomy 32:47
47 For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
Thursday, 9 October
Memory Verse: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Isaiah 55:11
As surely as the rain has impact on the earth, so surely is the word of God powerful. The rain does not come to the earth for nothing and so also does the sent word of the Lord meets its target. Going through the creation story in Genesis chapter one, we see how powerful God's word is when it brought everything into existence. For every 'Let there be' there was a corresponding 'and there was'. The Word that was active at creation was also active at our recreation in Christ, “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible seed, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever” 1 Peter 1:23.
It is a clear message that each time God sends His word, it is for the purpose of accomplishment. When the word of God reaches its targeted audience, it prospers in its assignment. The wisdom for us as children of God is to gladly receive the word of God. This is akin to the word falling on good ground (as in Matthew 13:8). There is a baptism of power that accompanies those who gladly receive the word. Acts 2:41 says, Then they that gladly received his word were baptized…. If we can gladly receive the word of God we will be baptised with its power.
There is always a commitment on the Lord's part to perform His word and as such we ought also to be committed to keeping His word. The undoing of Saul was that he rejected the word of God, as such the Almighty reciprocated by rejecting him from being king (1 Samuel 15:23). It was a dishonour for the first king of Israel to be dethroned and another anointed to take his place, but this was consequent upon how he handled the word of God. Our staff of office as kings on the earth is giving the word of God its rightful place.
With the understanding of how potent the word of life as contained in the Scripture is, Solomon wrote to his son, My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. Proverbs 4:20 – 22. The word of God that we receive and keep is our life.
Prayer/Action
* Pray that the word of God will continue to be your source of joy and rejoicing.
* Receive grace to constantly honour God's command.
* Pray that the word of God will continue to keep you from sin.
TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: By the power of the endless grace of God upon my life, there shall be nothing failing any more in my life and work, in Jesus' mighty name.
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