MEMORISE: Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness:
according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
PSALM 51:1...
MESSAGE
When a man continues to transgress the law of God, he becomes a profane
person, and unless he quickly retrace his steps to the Word of God, he may
suffer permanent defeat like Samson who died with his enemies. I pray for
someone using this devotional, you will not die with your enemies in Jesus'
Name. If you have suffered defeat due to carelessness, the Lord is interested
in getting you back on your feet. The roadmap for your recovery can be found in
the manufacturer's manual - the Bible. Let's take a look at the Bible therefore
to see how you can recover from a defeat.
The first thing you need to do is to pay close attention to the voice of
the Lord ( Deuteronomy 28 : 1 ). If you are in a state of defeat, the Lord will
send a word to you on how to get out of that state. This word could come
through the Bible, through His messengers or by Him speaking directly to your
spirit. But you need to be listening in order to hear and recognise His voice.
One problem of modern day so-called Christians is their non-readiness to listen
to the voice of the Lord. The reason for this is not far-fetched. It is because
the word of the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing ( 1 Corinthians
1 : 18 ). Some people have erred to the extent that they teach people not to
pay attention to the epistles anymore. To them, the contents of the epistles
are meant for the original audience to whom they were written and not for those
in the 21st century. To come out of your state of defeat, you are not only to
pay close attention to the Word, you must also be diligent enough to observe
and follow its instructions.
"Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do
the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy
candlestick out of his place, except thou repent." Revelation 2:5. This is
another thing you must do to pull yourself out of any defeat you may have
suffered. David knew this secret and he employed it to his advantage. My prayer
for you is that, in whatever area you have suffered defeat, the Lord will
restore and grant you permanent victory in Jesus' Name.
ACTION POINT: Take a spiritual inventory of your life and determine in
what areas you need revival. Call upon God to revive you in these areas.
READ: 1KINGS 21:17-29
17 And the
word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18 Arise, go down to meet
Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of
Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it. 19 And thou shalt speak unto
him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession?
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where
dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine. 20 And
Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have
found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the
Lord. 21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity,
and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is
shut up and left in Israel, 22 And will make thine house like the house of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for
the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to
sin. 23 And of
Jezebel also spake the Lord, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of
Jezreel. 24 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that
dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat. 25 But there was none like
unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord,
whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. 26 And he did very abominably in following
idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the Lord cast out
before the children of Israel
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: JEREMIAH 7:1-8:17 AND ACTS 15:12-35
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