Memorise: And
it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off
thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck and the yoke shall be destroyed
because of the anointing. Isaiah 10:27
Message
Just one
encounter with the Holy Spirit can change your life. When Jesus Christ stepped
into the life of Peter, his life never remained the same again. On that
particular day, several yokes were broken in Peter’s life. The first one was
the yoke of failure. A fisherman who catches no fish is a failure. You may have
failed before now, but the moment the new anointing comes upon your life, you
will become an all-round success. The second yoke broken in Peter’s life was
the yoke of poverty. The moment the Anointed One got into his boat, his boat
began to sink with blessings. For a reader of this devotional, God will
embarrass you with His blessings. God in His own wisdom picks the person He
chooses to anoint (Hebrew 2:4). After Saul fell out of the divine plan and
purpose, the grace of God picked David. It is my prayer that you will not be among
the rejected in Jesus’ Name. When the oil from God lands upon your head, every
burden becomes lifted and the new anointing begins to destroy yokes you never
knew existed around you.
Another
yoke that was broken in the life of Peter was the yoke of frustration. He was a
frustrated man. He threw his nets into the sea several times and he caught no
fish. However, upon the appearance of Jesus Christ, he began to experience open
doors that erased the setbacks of the past. The new anointing will put an end to
your many years of labour and you will begin to operate in the favour of God
(Psalm 102:13). Peter had been called by Jesus to be a fisher of men, but he
did not fully enter into the divine destiny for his life until the day of
Pentecost (Acts 2:14&41). What Peter could not achieve prior to this time
came to pass at the set time of the new anointing.
Take time
to pray for the new anointing so that you will not live as a shadow of your
true self. Everything you touch begins to prosper when God is the one who has
anointed you. He will stand behind you and ensure you never lose a battle.
Those who thought you will end up begging are in for a shocker because what is
not enough now is going to be more than enough tomorrow. It does not matter
what anybody thinks, just ensure you are at peace with God and you will see how
God prospers a person right in the midst of detractors.
Prayer
Point: Father, anoint me afresh with the new anointing. Let me not live as a
shadow of my true self in Jesus’ Name.
Read: Luke
5:1-11
1 AND it came to pass, that, as the
people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of
Gennesaret, 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were
gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 3 And he entered into one of the
ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from
the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. 4 Now when he
had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down
your nets for a draught. 5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have
toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will
let down the net. 6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great
multitude of fishes: and their net brake. 7 And they beckoned unto their
partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them.
And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell
down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. 9
For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes
which they had taken: 10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee,
which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from
henceforth thou shalt catch men. 11 And when they had brought their ships to
land, they forsook all, and followed him.
BIBLE IN
ONE YEAR : ZECHARIAH 1:1-5:4 and MATHEW 13:45-14:12
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