Today’s Reading:
Ezekiel 39:7-8, 21-29
“Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: “I have raised My hand in an oath that surely the nations that are around you shall bear their own shame. 8 But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to My people Israel, for they are about to come.”
(Ezekiel 36:7-8)
From the above Bible Passage, we see that the same Power that decreed captivity works deliverance and restoration. (Jeremiah 31: 10. “Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, And declare it in the isles afar off, and say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, And keep him as a shepherd does his flock.’) The Father who smites has pity; and he who wounds, also does the healing (Job 5: 18). The righteous Ruler and Judge who visits transgression with penalties proves Himself as the God to whom belongs forgiveness. He hates sin; but delights in mercy. The Holy One who hates sin and who corrects the sinner, is the Saviour of all men, specially of them that believe. (Micah 7: 18).
Whatever the enemy has tried to take away from you, God wants to restore it. God wants to make it better than before. That’s the kind of Father He is. Every day we have choices put before us. We can be tempted to get hurt, wounded, or depressed. We can complain and remain in the same awful condition. Or we can praise God and be raised up. One of the first things the enemy will try to steal from us is our joy. He wants to get us sad, sorrowful, and oppressed. Remember what it was like when you first were saved? There was joy unspeakable. God does not want us to lose that joy! Nehemiah 8:10 tells us, “The JOY of the Lord is your strength.” It is important for Christians to have joy in their life! If you do not have joy, you don’t have any strength.
Don’t stay in that valley of despair and depression. Do not allow what people say to control you. You control your own destiny. Maybe everyone is not going to be thrilled about you. But God is. You are who God created you to be. And God likes you simply fine. He appreciates you; the one He saved. Where does joy come from? In His presence (Psalm 16: 11). So, tap into joy by hanging out with God. When we are in His Presence, we come out with a new spring in our steps; a new song in our heart. When we dwell in His presence, we take on His characteristics; we start acting like Him. We are full of joy, full of peace, full of rejoicing. You may have been through some trouble, but God is the One Who brings restoration. Joel 2:25 says, “I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm.” Some of you have been down with a lot of “worms” in your life. Some of you have lost years to a bad marriage. Some of you have lost years to health problems. But God is the Restorer; He is a Master at fixing any disaster. God loves us that much. Whether we have done things that are our own fault, or whether it is the enemy who has stolen from us, God is still the Restorer!
God wants you to have that dream fulfilled. He wants you to have joy. He wants you to have health in your body. God is a good God! And He has got good things in store for us. Do not allow the devil to hold on to what he stole from you. Declare restoration over your life! Take what belongs to you, in the Name of Jesus! How do you do that? Surrender your life to Jesus and join the family of God. If you are not with Him, you are on the other side. As much as God loves us, He will judge iniquity because He is Holy. Psalm 7: 11 God is a just judge, And God is angry with the wicked every day.
IRETI SOLOLA
Prayer:
Father, I thank you for Your power made manifest in Your love towards us. Thank you for being such a wonderful Father, in Jesus name.
My Father, please forgive all of my sins, cleanse me, and restore to me the joy of Your salvation, in Jesus name.
Father, in Your unending mercy, please restore unto me all the devil has stolen from me, in Jesus name.
Father, restore unity as of old and power to the Church of Jesus Christ, in Jesus name.
Father, you are Lord over the nations, restore Lordship in Nigeria and let there be peace in Nigeria in the name of Jesus, in Jesus name.
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