THURSDAY - 13TH JUNE, 2024
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO
WHERE THERE'S A WILL; THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY
Read II Sam.13:1-15
II Samuel 13:1-2, KJV
"1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. 2 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do anything to her."
The title of today's devotional has been found out to be truth both by believers and unbelievers alike. It is truth undeniable that where there's a will, there's always a way. Even when there was no way before, one would be created or even cut in the rocks and that'll be because there was a strong desire - unquenchable one to have a pass. There wasn't a way for Israel in the Red Sea at the start but because of the will, urgency and need for a way, there came one where we all least expected. Oooooh, how I want to have the desire that cannot be quenched until it is satiated! The earth is never quenched until it has soaked in rain. Same way, may you remain thirsty towards your goal until it is achieved.
Look at Amnon, crippled and bedridden because of his fascination and desire for his half sister, Tamar. He is so obsessed with her that he can't go about any work. He lusts after her until he's sick with lust. His lust has therefore gotten where it'll transform into sin and sin into death (even a physical death of him later in his life). But there's a will in him. Though he couldn't think of a way to achieve his purpose, he's desperate on the inside to see it come through. Don't forget what I said yesterday, "to the man with hot desire or image of something before his mind's eyes, to such man will a miracle happen to birth same desire."
What happens next? Jonadab comes to visit him. That isn't a mere coincidence. That is a conspiracy from forces beyond to ensure that his desire is achieved. He didn't know how to but someone who knows how to appears to counsel him to lay sick and ask of the king to send Tamar to dress meat for him. That way, he'll be able to fulfill his lust on her sister.
Don't forget that lust is a strong desire for someone or something. As a strong desire, it can place whatsoever you want or wish in your hands. Amnon didn't think of Tamar once. No! He rather sets Tamar before himself. I started teaching on that principle yesterday. That culminates in his being sick with lust, in his being intensely obsessed after her (not considering how shameful it would be raping her). This principle is proven over the ages. "Where there's a will, there's always a way." How many of you have observed that flowing water always find and create its own path. If a flood takes a direction and meets with an obstacle (let's say a stone or a rock) that it can't pass through, push away by shifting or sifting, what it does is to bypass it to continue to progress and flow on. That's what happens when you have a strong desire to see something happen. Though there be many obstructions, a path or solution shall be found for you. Amnon couldn't think of a solution by himself but the forces of desire drew somebody in at the time he needed it most (who was with his solution). Such is life. Where there's a will; there's always a way.
Do you have aspirations? Are you planning on becoming someone in God's will? Fill your breast with that thing. Often, I picture myself speaking to multitude of people and that's what has been happening to me when I receive invites to minister. While at home, one habit I often indulge in is that of teaching or preaching to nobody especially when I've just hit on a revelation. I'll say it works. That also constitutes my rehearsal before my debuting to minister what I have caught when invited indeed. What am I illustrating? Fill your whole self with what you want to achieve or become and you'll see that thing override, overtake and possess you so much that there'll be a covenant of heaven and the earth to see it achieved. If that thing requires certain men and offices to be coordinated for you, you'll see them all fall in place. I've seen it on my destiny journey. To the man with a will, there's always a way.
PRAYER: Lord, help me to keep my focus. Help me not to cool down until I become all in my soul. Make a way for me.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: 1 Kings 11:1-12:19, Acts 9:1-25, Psalm 131:1-3, Proverbs 17:4-5
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