Pastor E.A Adeboye, The General Overseer (RCCG)
Memorise:
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from
their destructions.
Psalm 107:20
Read: Proverbs 19:20-21
20 Hear counsel, and
receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
21 There are many
devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall
stand.
Message
If you experience a loss at any point in life, know that
it's a time to stay calm and not a time to lose heart. If you can wait to
receive specific instructions from the Lord, it will expedite the recovery of
your loss. The reason why many losses of God's children have not been recovered
is because they have not found time to seek the face of God on the matter. As
you seek God's face concerning those good things you have lost, the Lord will
give you a word that will lead to their recovery.
Many years ago, while we were building the first big auditorium
at the Redemption Camp, we needed a lot of wood. We paid the government board
in charge of sawmills in Edo state, Nigeria, to have this wood supplied to us.
A few weeks to our convention, this government board decided to shut down all
sawmills in the state. While pacing up and down asking God what to do, the Lord
asked me what I knew about the Kingdom of God. To me, this question was
irrelevant and I wanted to say so, but I cautioned myself and began to say what
I knew about the Kingdom of God. I said "You must be born again to enter
into the Kingdom of God". He concurred. Then I said "The Kingdom of
God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy
Ghost". He agreed. This continued until I exhausted all I could remember
on the subject matter. Eventually, I said "Since the days of John the
Baptist, the Kingdom of God suffereth violence, and the violent taketh it by
force." Then He replied, "That is where we are going.
Do you want your wood? Give me a violent offering."
That was on a Saturday; on Sunday, I shared this with my children and we gave a
violent offering. On Monday, the governor of Edo state dissolved this
government Board and reconstituted another one, which immediately reopened all
sawmills. On Tuesday, someone who had no money to give brought his trailer for
us to use as long as we wanted. On Wednesday, someone came to give us bags of
nails. Several other people also brought materials for the building. Within two
weeks, the auditorium was ready; all because I received an instruction from the
Lord. The instruction that will lead to a full recovery of your losses shall be
given to you this season. When you seek God's face and He tells you what to do,
don't argue with Him; go ahead and obey the Lord and you will recover your
losses. It is your recovery period this season!
Key Point:
For every loss, there is a recovery strategy which can be
found with the Great Restorer - Jesus Christ.
Bible in one year:
Leviticus 12:1-13:44; 1 Corinthians 8:1-9:7
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE
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