SATURDAY - 6TH NOVEMBER, 2021
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO
FEEDING TIME - NOW Series 014
READ I Kings 19:14-18
I Kings 19:7-8, KJV
"7 And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee. 8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God."
There's time to sleep; time to wake; time to eat that which has been prepared and time to walk in the energy of that which has been eaten. Elijah was woken; told to rise and eat also. His was not in a trance like Peter's in Acts 10. In reality, an angel presented him food twice and told him to eat it. You must have heard of those who went to consult and were given specified meals to eat before. The one here was food for physical strength though food has a lot of significance and place in the Bible. The food served Elijah translates into the Word of God in the New Testament. You must not eat it once but let it be daily. It doesn't mean however that God can't supernaturally even by angels bring you physical food. Testimony abounds.
I said there's time for all things. Even to wake and eat as in today's passage. When the angel came those two times, he said, "rise, eat" and gave the reason for the feeding during the second feeding as "the journey is much for you." This is the mercy of God on Elijah. This is food he didn't labour for though food that perishes. The food was prepared and brought by the angel. Not only once but yet another time. Today, "you'll receive yet another time." What could have happened if he didn't eat? He won't be able to journey even to mount Horeb. That's why the angel said, "the journey is too great for you." Antidote to journeying that far is therefore eating that much. You must understand that the journey was too much for Elijah before he ate. After that, the journey was brought under his subduing power since he has been equipped for such long journey. God is fair. He'll equalize you with what waits ahead. What an opportunity he didn't miss. God cares for your journey too and when He came for Elijah, he indeed rose and ate. Your time to feed will come. It may even be now. If you enter into feeding time, it means expending time is in your future. The feeding of Elijah was not for him to sleep on forever. It was to journey to Horeb, to that far. It is God who knows our future and due to this, He'll come at time appropriate to begin to spend Himself on you and train you for the future ahead you. Your feeding time is your opportune time. Time of feeding that you mustn't miss or else it will result in a permanent shortage in your destiny. It was out of God's resources that bread was baked for Elijah twice. When you're to be used by God, He bears the cost. You'll be shocked how He does it. Dear saint, identify if this is your feeding, training and taking-in season. The great future God has for you hinges on your preparation and concreting inside. Some will faint on the way due to little or no food which leaves them with no stamina while some will journey on until they become all in the will of God. What you have inside is what you'll manifest. What you acquire is what you'll live by to display. So, spend time acquiring truth. Buy it if that's the cost. It will in turn preserve you. After the feeding, Elijah went forty days and nights to Horeb without fainting, becoming sick or resting. It was a straight marathon and this is God's will that when we take off, we will go all the way and reach the peak of destiny in calling. Taking off isn't as important as reaching. However, if you don't feed when you should feed or when your generation mate are, your manifestation will be delayed. When they have become issuers of commands in their places, you'll still be receiving equipping for destiny. That's the danger of still sleeping (in sin) when others are awake (born again) and getting ready for destiny (by being fed). Those of you who don't see church as training centre should repent also. Bread is baked in bakery but Christians made in church. Yet, church has lost this sacred calling of equipping men for rather doing other transactions [Eph. 4:11-14]. When your mates are bearing the yoke, don't put on the garment of celebration. There's a fitting time to be enlisted. Enlist now when the food seeks you.
PRAYER: I repent of my laissez faire attitude towards kingdom training. I enlist to be trained. May I not miss my time and entry into kingdom things.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Ezekiel 12:1-14:11, Hebrews 7:1-17, Psalm 105:37-45, Proverbs 27:3
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