Pastor E.A Adeboye, The General Overseer (RCCG)
Memorise:
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him,
and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
1 Samuel 3:19
Read: 1 Samuel 3:19-21
19
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his
words fall to the ground.
20
And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was
established to be a prophet of the LORD.
21
And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to
Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
Message
There are some principles of God that can
be used as weapons by everyone, regardless of their faith. Divine principles
relating to the natural world are given to all to harness the power inherent in
them. For example, the principle of sowing and reaping falls into this
category. However, there are some weapons of God that are exclusively for those
who have believed in Jesus Christ. In this subset, there are some weapons
designed for the use of God's servants; one of which is prophecy. The Bible in
Amos 3:7 says,
"Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but
he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets."
God attaches great importance to the words
of His servants. In fact, if you walk closely with God, He will personally honour
your word, just as He did with Samuel (1 Samuel 3: 19). If only you can work on
your relationship with God as His servant, He will become the backbone of your
words. In other words, whenever you speak, people will tremble because they
know God will back you up. In Ezekiel 37:1-10, God asked Ezekiel if dry bones
could live, and he replied that only God could tell. Thereafter, God told him
to prophesy: to make simple pronouncements from his mouth. He did, and God
backed up his words. The result was a mighty army raised from dry bones.
Another weapon available to God's servants,
closely linked with prophecy, is decrees. Job 22:21-28 reveals that if a
servant of God can satisfy certain conditions, he will decree a thing and it
shall be established. When you go through Scriptures, you will discover that
those who skilfully used this weapon were mainly prophets of God. A heavily
indebted widow ran to Elisha in 2 Kings 4:1-7, and he gave her certain
instructions, decreeing that the little oil she had would continue to multiply
until all available vessels she had were filled up. It happened just as he
decreed. Notice that He did not say "Thus saith the Lord". Similarly,
a very rich, elderly and barren woman who had consistently taken care of Elisha
was told "Madam, nine months from now, you will have a son." She did
not believe it, but it happened as Elisha decreed (2 Kings 4:16-17). When you
hear a prophecy, you need faith in order to receive it and see its
manifestation; but when it is a decree, even your doubts cannot stop it. As a
servant of God, have you been using these weapons that God has made available
to you?
Action Point:
After worshipping God today, decree good
things into your life, family, workplace, ministry, etc.
Bible in one year:
Genesis 43-44; John 21:15-25
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE
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