MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - 7/05/2024

TUESDAY - 7TH MAY,  2024

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO

SONIC ATTACK: THE BATTLE OF SOUNDS

II Kings 7:6-7, KJV

"6 For the LORD had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us. 7 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life."

In the fictional movie 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever', sonic attacks are exemplified and deployed on two occasions by the Talokans against the explorers seeking vibranium (a powerful mineral resource) in their ocean and then against the Wakandans for retribution. At the hearing of the sound, all hearers must give attention as the hearers come under a kind of spell and obedience, jumping into the waters at his own peril. Except the flow of the sound is broken or prevented against by using ear plugs, anyone who hears it can't but be summoned to do the bidding of that sound or its originator. 

This is sonic attack: the battle of sounds. Sonic war is a reality hidden in the pages of the Bible. It'll surprise you to know that it is God who deploys it at an occasion I'll be talking about. 

Yesterday, I made a reference to Samaria being besieged by the Syrians. The Syrians takes enough time to prepare for that coordinated attack and if not for God who steps in on behalf of Samaria, the Syrians would have broken them just by the reason of the famine that has now taken over their city. At the declaration of Elisha who says, "Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria", God immediately moves ahead to begin to seek the fulfilment of what this oracle of His has spoken. It is ours to speak for God but it is God's to bring it to pass. We must know what God would do and so let Him do it. 

What did God do? He let the Syrians in their multitude hear the sounds of horses and chariots so much more that they took it for the hiring of mercenaries against them. In this way, they fled for their lives not thinking twice. They left their tents and their provision as it were, seeking only to run for refuge as fast as their legs could carry them. This is sonic attack: the battle of sounds and as such Elisha's prophecy found fulfilment. God initiated sound war to discomfit them and that's what God is doing to your enemy and any affliction in your body. It'll hear the voice of the Holy One of Israel and either die (if it's an affliction) or resurrect (if it's an organ or a virtue) that ought to live in you. 

The Bible while talking  about sounds and about the voice of the Lord also says:

 "3 The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters. 4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. 5 The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.  6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn. 7 The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire. 8 The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory" (Psalms 29:3-9). 

Imagine what the voice of the Lord does and could do. The "sound" coming from the voice  is a weapon that is fashionable and could be formed against an intent and objective. When God speaks, things are discovered and are accomplished. He spoke, ordering for light in Genesis and there was light. His voice, His speech, His Words and declarations do birth happenings and events. 

I pray for you that the enemy shall hear your connection with the Lord and shall flee. Anything that is oppressing your body, your life, family and affairs shall hear the voice of the Almighty and be broken. The enemy would hear the voice of the Lord and they shall be put to flight. The voice of the Lord is heard this morning!

PRAYER: Lord, I acknowledge the effectiveness of your voice. Let it fight on my behalf.

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Judges 21:1-Ruth 1:22, John 4:4-42, Psalm 105:1-15, Proverbs 14:25

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - 6/05/2024

MONDAY - 6TH MAY,  2024

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO

SO SCARED AND SO DIVIDED

Read Deut. 28:1-7

Deuteronomy 28:7, KJV 

"The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways."

You should burst into laughter after reading that verse. 'One way attack and seven ways fleeing' really shows the cowardice hearts of your enemies. This is the Lord's provision for those who are His, who are adherents and abiders in Him. Without Him, we know we can do nothing. This offcourse includes gaining victory over the enemy. 

Today's anchor verse is  fully loaded with blessings. In warfare, strategy is usually foremost. Strategic attack is the wit and soul of warfare and so it is usually employed by all military mights. No wonder, there's an entire section dedicated to military intelligence and strategy in the force. It is just for proper learning of the enemy, his ways and how to smoothly launch attacks at him. "The Lord (not any other) shall cause our enemies that rise up against us to be smitten (beaten down and to stubble) before us..." This suggests victory for us. However, we need to examine how the Lord does such work or achieves such promised end. As such, we have the part B of that verse which says, "they shall come out against you one way, and flee before you seven ways."

"Coming out against you one way" suggests the orderliness and coordination of the enemy's attack at launching out and attacking time. At this time, the enemy is still in his wit, boldness and sticking to his strategic plans. He still believes he could strike fear in you and in your camp. So, he is orderly - maintaining his cool. However, at the herald of a sound that does boom, the enemy is shaken, runs helter skelter for life and for safety. At such moment, he forgets formal arrangements or engagements but seeks safety and safety only. As such, he becomes scattered, abandoning all plans that was to be taken and decided on in the war room. Now is the time for self preservation and that becomes his solitary goal. Having witnessed a power more gloriously superb than his, he can't but seek refuge. And to do this, he throws caution away but seeks safety in panic, destabilization and throbbing fear. This is why the enemy that has come out against you would flee before you in seven ways. It is due to having witnessed a greater power and for having come to the realization of needing escape so urgently. He therefore doesn't mind which way he goes as far as he secures safety. 

Their hearts would fail them. They'll be frightened out of their wits. You see, when the hearts of people fail them, they'll literally lose their senses and forget plans they had pledged allegiance to. At times, they might suffer heart attack, fall down from an arrest of the heart and yield up the ghost. That killed Nabal. When he heard of the match of David, he was afraid, was frozen and immediately was dead at heart. It didn't take a minute before he collapsed to the ground (I Sam.25:37). That's what fear could do. It scares people to do the unreasonable. 

The sort of fear that would descend on those who come out against you is such that'll frighten them out of their wits and jolt them to the realization that they've messed with the wrong fellow. It's therefore regrettable like a dog's entering into the lion's den with a boast to challenge him. You know how regrettable that would be to him. The enemy would drop his weapons and devices and flee in different directions. We have seen many images of this in the Bible and during times of war. 

Syria came to build siege against Samaria. However, at God's declaration that there would be surplus, God made the Syrian army hear many noises of chariots and horses. Thinking the king of Israel had gone to hire armies against them, they fled for their lives - not considering orderliness, formality and organization. The Bible records that their tents were left as it were (II Kings 7:6-7). They didn't have any time to lose their horses, pack their belongings or collect their provisions. They only ran for dear lives. Another confirming verse says, "and all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste" (II Kings 7:15). As a matter of fact, they cast away every weight that could hinder them from right and timely escape. 

That is a likeable example of what that verse is saying. Look, let them come out against you one way at any time. It is written that they shall be discomfited so much before you that they'll lack proper organization (like before) but be scattered and flee (mindful only of escape) before you in seven ways. They'll severely be uncoordinated in their bid to escape. They might come coordinated but the terror that'll descend on them would leave them broken up, fragmented and scattered into several parts and that's seven parts as the Scripture guaranteed. If their band ever met, they'll question themselves, "Where were you and how did you really escape?" Their narratives would be that of a fearful and narrow escape. As such, you'll become the terror, the fear and the obeyed that the enemy gives obedience to. 

As you abide in Christ, He'll build a shelter of fear and terror over and round you. It'll be real and thicker than a cloud so much more that no man would be able to break in. They'll fear touching you and that'll be because of that hedge. At attempt to violate you, they'll witness a failure and see that your Redeemer is strong. At any attempt, what shall happen is a scattering and a dispersing into seven places. Yes, seven places that'll show how really discomfited the enemies are before you. 

PRAYER: Lord, may I always abide in You. I am sealed and can't be violated. No hand touches me.

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Judges 21:1-Ruth 1:22, John 4:4-42, Psalm 105:1-15, Proverbs 14:25

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - 4/05/2024

SATURDAY - 4TH  MAY, 2024

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL  - Olusola ADEJUMO

THEIR DESCRIPTION

Read Psalm 105

Psalms 105:12, KJV

"When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it."

What is the description of Israel here? Lowly, very lowly; small, very small. They're so small that they lack the power of a force and the strength of a united nation which can strike fear in the hearts of enemy nations. They're not different from a lamb that's led to the slaughter but which can't open its mouth for any form of advocacy. That's because they're like worms with no backbone. They can't talk for themselves, rebuke for themselves or advocate for themselves. They're like babes that must be bathed, carried and helped. Why? They're reputed to be few in number and very few indeed. It means the ingredient that makes people fear large number is all that they lack. That brought us to the fact that they can easily be attacked or oppressed. Summarily, this smallness of Israel reveals its very beginning and inception as a nation. In truth, it's something that we should all learn from. Their growth from smallness to greatness is a sketch of our own personal journey as I said in yesterday's devotional.

One speech of Jacob (Israel) to his family that reveals the smallness of Israel and how they're not in reputation for war and defence is a pointer. After Dinar had been raped by Sheckem, the son of Hamor, Simeon and Levi went with boldness to their city and murdered all the men with the edge of the sword. They have undue advantage because all the men are sore (having being circumcised) - seeking to heal. Jacob in responding to that says "Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house" (Genesis  34:30).

Did you read, "and I being few in number" there? At this time, war and conquest was typical of their lives. That's what rules their world. They always talk of physical strength and brute and if you have it in an army, your nation will be feared and protected. Number is therefore strength but Israel lacks that here. That's why he complained to all his children that other nations would find out their deed and crush them for it. Nothing encourages another to make an attempt attack on another than seeing the other as weak. So, the population of Israel here reveals them as one susceptible to attacks. However, God shields them.

It even didn't happen as Jacob thought it to be. God had to do a miracle to keep all of Israel's enemies at bay as they sought to relocate. Where they'll have looked attractive to nations around them to attack and destroy, it just didn't happen.

Genesis 35:5, KJV

"And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob".

"and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob" means, "they could have pursued" but for the work of God that didn't make that attractive or executable to their enemies. He only made them receive pardon in their sights. Did you read that? What does the Bible says was upon the cities round about them? Terror! Kai! God's terror will work for you and walk with you today. You're not of those they'll touch, kidnap or harm. They don't kidnap an abomination! You are an abomination to them. You're not their sacrifice. You're their abomination. You're fenced with thorns, who'll touch you? Imagine that, see how God rebuked kings for their sakes, saying touch not mine anointed and do my prophets no harm. Even God knows they could be touched considering their smallness and the violation of their international laws which offcourse gives them away. That makes them easy prey to any predator. However, God tithed Israel to Himself so much more that the respect of God is what nations and people around them gave to them. Today, you're this protected and secured. Terror of the Lord will be fashioned against all with evil intents towards you. Terror will keep danger and all planned attacks at bay over your life. It might be planned but it won't be executed and that'll be because God will reprove kings for your sake. More importantly, as you journey individually as a small person today, may God preserve you until you become a nation and a great man. 

PRAYER: Lord, I enjoy your protection while I move from one nation to another. Until I find rest, I shall not be exterminated. You'll fight for my cause.

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - 3/05/2024

FRIDAY - 3RD MAY, 2024

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL  - Olusola ADEJUMO

FEW AND MOVING FROM ONE NATION TO ANOTHER

Psalms 105:12-13, KJV

"12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. 13 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people."

If I ask of you to plot the graph of your life's journey, what would you plot? All of us have our life's journey. That's what could culminate in a biography at a latter time. 

You know, those two verses above reminded me of my own journey and at looking back in retrospect, it always get me into thankfulness. At times, I would look back and wonder at how fast things have been. For instance, I could still remember vividly how I was in primary, secondary or even tertiary institution sometimes ago. How's it that the clock had ticked so fast that I'm now here. Now in the now with a family of my own and my own affairs to see to. It always bug my mind. I also do remember the words of one of my secondary school teachers who'll say, "what are you looking for? What do you desire? In the process of time, you'll have it all." And whenever I look back, it is with gratitude 'cause I've seen the fulfilment of those many things. 

On our life's journey, there's a time in our lives when we are small - a few people. Being small here doesn't only refer to number or our numeric strength but hints at our days of small beginning. If you are married for instance with a family of your own, children and people around you that you support, you cannot be considered as small or few again. You have added to yourself and unlike before when you needed support from parents, siblings, uncles, aunts and all around to survive and chat a course, you're now holding the steering wheel of your vehicle with the responsibility to drive and deliver some people to a destination. You're now a man or woman of your own. 

Jacob or let me say Israel had such smallness. There was a time when Israel was small and few in the land God had afore promised to their father, Abraham. They were not only few in number but were strangers in it. They had no permanent residence but wandered as nomads from one place to another seeking for rest and settlement. That was the day of their small beginning. They couldn't even boast of an organized army at that time. Jacob and all who went to Egypt symbolizes this. The wandering of Abraham, Isaac and even Jacob hints at this. At that time, they were not different from a single brother who's trying to find his foot and seeks to settle down. 

At such time, you'll see such brother travel from one place to the other, cross from one job to the other. What's he looking for? He's looking for rest. At such time of smallness, he needs God, His protection and His defence. God sure gave that to Israel many times. There were powerful kings who could have violated them, however God shielded them from their abuses. Where they had no strength of defence, God defended them. A revelation that God is the administrator of our lot and He'll keep with Himself to the last day all we have committed to Him. 

Nomadic Israel moved from one nation to the other. If you'll look at your life's journey, you've moved from one place to the other also - trying to find what satisfies and where to dwell. A brother recounts the story of his life. He said after his Service Year, he went to stay with his uncle, then a mentor. From there, he travelled abroad for further studies but to return to the country to start a set-up. It was after then he relocated to another african country where he now operates from and lives. You see, such is life. Such is one's journey. It could take a curve here or follow a straight line there. That brother had his small days. Offcourse, when he needed his uncle, mentor and all he stayed with to provide, protect and help him out. But now, Israel is big and that's the intent of God. It's that as we journey, we become independent of all our carers though not Him. Our being independent is not of pride or self boast but of having become men and putting away childish things. We become a man of ourself - sufficient in God's grace and the education of life we might have received till then.

For those who are still on this journey, may God grant you godspeed. May all impediments to quick journey be consumed right before your face. For those who have reached a milestone, may God keep you further on your journey . May your path be as the just's. So shall it be.

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Judges 15:1-16:31, John 2:1-25, Psalm 103:1-22, Proverbs 14:17-19

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - 25/04/2024

THURSDAY - 25TH APRIL, 2024

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL  - Olusola ADEJUMO

YOUR CALLING ESTABLISHES YOU - The Essence & Value of Life Series 009

Read Judges 9:1-13

Judges 9:8, KJV

"8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?"

One of the major sources of envy is not having what another has. It is also having a lesser image of oneself. If you do (though you're blessed), you might covet what other people have. If you have a heart assurance that you're in your calling and you're not missing out of anything called the will of God for you, you're not moved at what another becomes or what he does. Your comfort is, "I am also doing mine. I am in the will of God just like he is in the will of God." For instance, if somebody travels abroad because his purpose or calling requires that, you won't begin to envy or unleash anger at such fellow because you are also not idle and jobless in the country. You're fulfilling your purpose. You have found contentment and sure knowing on where you should be at that time. As a matter of fact, because you're very strong in God's will for you, you will joy with that person and celebrate him. That's a calling and a person that's not inferior to another and so couldn't envy. 

Today's reading is such a delight. From the parable of Jotham, we shall extract some certain truths for ourselves. The trees went one time to anoint a king over themselves. They turn to the olive tree but it refuses to deny God and the whole world her olive oil. Later on, the trees turn to the fig tree but with refusal also. It has also found its calling and would refuse to be distracted from it. As such, it also refuses leaving its sweet fruit in order to be king over the trees. Lastly, the trees requested of the grapevine with yet another refusal from it. Its excuse also is not wanting to leave the production of wine it has been known for which serves the purpose of cheering both God and the people. 

Reading this, we have a workbook to work with. These three trees are very purposeful trees. They wouldn't break rank or leave their callings despite the great honour that's attached to being a king. They have found their callings and are sticking to it. This is who we should all be. When you find the essence and value of your life - what your life should be given for or spent on, you should become unrepentant of such. Nothing ought to be able to convert you from this. It should become your meat like Jesus says, "My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work" (John 4:34). That's what ought to happen. 

A mark that you haven't found your calling - something to give your entire life for is being tossed here and there by other attractive offers of life. What is being a king to these trees? One said, "I'm already known by my olive oil. Another said, "I'm already known by my fruit. Yet another said, "I'm already known by my wine." All of them have one product or the other of their callings to give. They even testify of giving glory to God and bringing usefulness to man by so doing. They aren't idle. They are men who are known for good works in their callings. They have found it and they are not letting it go. Insufficiency of their callings (if there's any at all) didn't cast doubt in their minds. They know what purpose their callings serve. As such, they could resolutely refuse to be distracted or seduced away from it. More importantly, they didn't even envy being a king. They turned it down though having a lot of honour. You see, that was what I started with. That when you're in your calling, you don't care whether it is registered as big or small in people's eyes. As long as you know you're giving the oil, fruit and wine of it, you'll just keep giving it. You'll become irreedemable from it. That's who we should become. 

Today, if you haven't found your calling, you ought find it. If not, you'll always be thrown into envy and jealousy when you see others give the oil, fruit and wine of their callings. You'll look threatened and you might react accordingly. Knowing God's plan for you and following it is a great remedy to an unfulfilled life.

PRAYER: Father, I receive an awareness of my calling. I shall stick and joy in my calling.

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Judges 2:10-3:31, Luke 22:14-34, Psalm 92:1-93:5, Proverbs 14:1-2

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - 24/04/2024

WEDNESDAY - 24TH APRIL, 2024

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO

RISING UP IS AN EXCEEDING VAST ARMY (B) - The Essence and Value of Life Series 008

I Kings 19:18, KJV

"Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him."

Yesterday, the Father brought us the revelation of the exceeding vast army. We shall proceed in it today. So, we'll need to travel again but to I Kings. 

The Lord called me by my name. He said, "Olusola, I'm raising a purposeful people. I'm raising an exceeding vast army of purposeful men and women. People might have thought such like them don't exist. Some might even have said, "only few are purposeful or only us are purposeful." But He said, "I still have many who are as purposeful as anything and zealous for my pleasure, kingdom and righteousness on earth even in their various work places and fields." Then God showed me what He meant when He portrayed to me the Elijah story and the 7000 reserved. 

While Elijah was caught up in self deceit uttering, "only I remain of the prophets of the Lord", God was quick to shut him off so he would not be deceived any further or think too highly of himself. As such, God told him, "I have kept for myself 7000 prophets whose knees haven't worshipped Baal and whose mouths haven't kissed him."

Elijah must have been dazed. His mouth must have been suddenly sealed. That first confession of his must have been taken back. Imagine such a reply. God told him He had never lacked men and wouldn't lack men in simple words. As such, no man should boast who He is using or who is living his own purpose. One reason is because, he's not the only one. This is also a warning to those of you who have been sending threatening messages to God that you'll commit suicide and you'll wonder who God would use. You ought to desist from such now. Before you were born, God's will prospered and after you might have left, it'll still prosper. If you should ever desist from living out your calling or giving the wine you've been known for, God will raise other men to fill your gap. Did John not tell the Pharisees and Sadducees that God was able to raise up children from Abraham from stones (Matt.3:9). Jesus Himself told some envious people that if the people should keep shut, the stones would cry out. So, be warned. 

When God told Elijah that He (singlehandedly by his unanimous decision) has reserved men who haven't knelt for Baal or kissed him, God was indirectly saying, "I have other men who haven't strayed or deviated from purpose or the calling and consecration on them." And, guess their number? An exceeding great army. So much that it totals 7000. Kai! They are not few people. They are a horde. Such a shocking number - 7000. One wouldn't have imagined such a number amidst the raging falling away of that day. 

So, let every boat stop. God has called many and though the reply has always been, "few are chosen." This time around, God's reserve is bustling of vessels. As such, let us continue to make ourselves honourable vessels by purging ourselves of all things ignoble that we may find constant use always. I see an exceeding vast army of purposeful people being raised. They are those who won't be deterred or fall before the Baal of this world. They'll keep on representing Christ though not popular but hidden from all eyes. 

PRAYER: When you number your workforce, may I be numbered.

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Deuteronomy 31:1-32:27, Luke 12:8-34, Psalm 78:32-55, Proverbs 12:21-23

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - 23/04/2024

TUESDAY - 23RD APRIL, 2024

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL  - Olusola ADEJUMO

RISING UP IS AN EXCEEDING VAST ARMY (A)! - The Essence & Value of Life Series 007

Read Ezekiel 37:1-10

Ezekiel 37:10, KJV 

"So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army."

We don't sharpen a sword just to leave it in the scabbard. Nay! Just like I said yesterday, every resurrection, reviving and restoring is unto a purpose - that you may do what you've been afore doing - live in purpose. When Jesus heals Peter's mother-in-law, she immediately rises to minister to their need (Matt.8:14-15). I suspect that woman had been in that habit before. So, the reviving, resurrection and restoring of any human vessel from death or anything that is hindering his purposefulness is to an end that he might be useful again, give his ministration and live out his purpose once more. 

Today, we have travelled and where have we travelled to? Ezekiel 37! That's the valley of dry bones. God takes Ezekiel for a view and then asks him if those bones could live. He gives an answer saying, "only Thou knows." He throws back the ball in God's court. Why would he do that? Humanly speaking and being in one's physical senses, one couldn't have agreed those bones could live. As in, these are numerous wasted bones. They are not only scattered but are as dry as the Egyptian bricks. No traces of life in them at all. If they were slain bodies that had not even decayed, probably Ezekiel could have seen a possibility in their living yet again. However, the Bible comments, "they were very dry" (v.2). Seeing all these, he concluded that, "only God would know." This shows the limitedness of man and the unlimitedness of God as we shall see. 

However, God chooses to still flow through this same vessel that couldn't boldly register the possibility of those dry bones living again. He tells him to prophesy His sovereign message to them - that dry bones will live again, be once more beautiful and presentable after He might have covered them with flesh, muscles and skin (v.6). 

First of all, we're seeing again that undebatable truth that when the breath is lacking in any living thing, life ceases to be. As a matter of fact, the importance of the breath in any living thing hits a crescendo and height of heights when all these wasted bones are coupled together and covered but couldn't still live or take being (by exercising characteristics of a living thing) until God through the mouth of His prophet ordered the wind (significance of breath or spirit) to enter into them. So, we are seeing the foolishness that may be in giving the greatest treatment, attention and time to the human body. It is what will fall and get eaten by worms. Yet, a person's spirit may not be regenerated let alone his mind being constantly renewed with the Word to resemble Christ's so that he might live to give value and display character (morals) in his society. Your body is just a carcass. It would one day fall to the ground like those carcasses of bones. However, it is given you to contact this sense realm so that your spirit and your soul would find expressions. So, you ought not to be living from the body out but from the inside out. Your regenerated human spirit (downloading into your mind) ought to take the lead or give the instruction that your body would now be seen doing by everybody. Imagine if your spirit is regenerated and alive to pick what God would have you do per term. How could you miss your way or be caught in error or what would cause you or the society harm? Never! 

Anyway, the man of God prophesies and God lives up to His previous confession. The bones (particular to each slain warrior) travels to find, join and form the original person it belongs to. Then, God lays flesh, muscle and skin on the bony structure. However, no life until it was gathered from the four winds. Until then, no sign or traces of life could be traced to all these slain yet dressed up warriors. Despite having been dressed, the importance of the breath proved itself because they neither could perform any human action let alone live for the purpose they were previously known for. Just then however, we have a record that "the breath came into them and they lived and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army." Standing upon their feet is an act consequent upon having received the breath just the same way Adam could blink and exercise other human rights when He received the breath of life from God. 

What was shocking after the repair and the bringing back of these dead dry bones to usefulness is that they eventually numbered into an army or array of people and stood up as one. We could have been denied seeing this experience. We might have not experienced their vastness, resourcefulness and mightiness as an army if they were never treated or called back. But, thank God for His treat. The adjective "vast" describes them as a horde and also reveals their joint strength. A vast army would have a vast strength. 

You see, that's what I'm saying, you can't underscore what would happen to you at your revival. You don't know your vastness and might yet until God grants you hope to do once more what you've afore done. That's when you'll see or taste your glory yet to come. Those of you who once lived in purpose but whose heads have been shaven, the Spirit has come to sweep and scoop you to your feet so that you will stand a vast army at your rising. You will be shocked also that you could stand up to outperform your beginning or deliver yet impactfully. Who knows that Samson could still stand "a vast army" - bringing down many at his death than he did during his early years of purpose? (Judges 16:30). People, I see a new day. A rising that will scare the enemy. A rising that'll make you yourself cry, weep and give glory to the Lord. Your rising is that of a "vast army" and an "exceeding vast army." It will strike fear in the devil who thought you have been ended. All demons sent to hamper you will run helter skelter but to no avail. Why? You have risen with no chain or bound. You're loosed and set free. You're declared righteous and whole again before the Father. You're justified and re-glorified. I see a vast army whose havoc would be deadlier than when he once lived. Hmmm, Satan fears the new thing you have risen to become but I praise this new thing. A vast army on his feet! One ready to charge and do as instructed. One ready to be motivated by the motivations of his Creator. One who won't back down until he has eaten God's will and finished it. One fully dressed and equipped to live and discharge purpose. An exceeding vast army!

PRAYER: Lord, I am revisited, re-empowered, re-engaged and redeployed. I am not useless but active and in the here and now.

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Joshua 24:1-33, Luke 21:1-28, Psalm 89:38-52, Proverbs 13:20-23

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