Rhapsody of Realities 8 July
SCRIPTURE: Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts (Zechariah 4:6)
A certain man had a shop in a rural area. At a point, he wanted to move to the city, like his friends had done. But one day, while he was praying, he heard the Lord say to him, “Stay here.” So, he stayed. Two years later, the government signed a contract to expand the road in the area.
The road was constructed and expanded and a new settlement with expatriates was established in the area. His shop became the strategic corner shop for everyone in the neighbourhood. Suddenly, his business boomed, being the only shop in the area. Soon enough, what used to be located in the tornup street and sidewalk became a major department store where everybody transacted business.
Most of his friends who had relocated to the city started coming back, but he already had the major share of the market. A few years later, he had expanded to a chain of major stores.
It doesn’t matter where you are, God knows you’re there and will channel His grace towards you as long as you stay in His Word. Our theme verse says it’s “…Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.”
Where He tells you to stay is where you should be. He told Isaac to remain in Gerar even though others were relocating due to famine. The Bible says, (Genesis 26:6). He was in God’s place, in God’s time, for God’s purpose, in God’s way.
Read the result of Isaac’s obedience in the 12th verse: “Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.” The man heard from God and it changed the course of his life. It’s called the blessing of God! Don’t move jobs or change business just because you think the field or pasture is greener on the other side. Hear from God. Be directed by the Holy Spirit. That’s the way of true success and progress from glory to glory.
TODAY’S PRAYER: Righteous Father, I thank you for the guidance of your Word and leading of your Spirit in my life. You guide me continually, satisfy my soul in drought and make fat my bones. I walk in your instructions and principles, fulfilling my purpose and manifesting greatness, prosperity, success and victory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY: Psalm 32:8; Proverbs 3:5-6; Isaiah 30:21
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Acts 19:8-41; Job 15-18
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Galatians 1:18-2:1-2; Isaiah 28
Thanks for studying today’s Rhapsody of Realities – He Knows Where You Are by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.
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Rhapsody of Realities 8th July 2020
