MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - 31/03/2025

MONDAY - 31ST MARCH, 2025

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO

AND SEE IF THERE BE ANY WICKED WAY IN ME

Psalms 139:23-24, KJV

"23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."

It is good to have self confidence. Faith in one self will help you accomplish a lot. Where it is necessary, you must believe in yourself or else, even if God gives you a go ahead, you'd still say you're inadequate (Jer.1:4-8). 

However, have you not doubted yourself before? Have you not called yourself to a conferencing where you asked if you were the one who just acted that way you had recently acted? Oooh, are you rolling your eyes or squeezing your nose? Which have you found to do? Is God's GPS locating your address this morning?

The Psalmist cried to God saying, "search me O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!" Why would he pray a prayer like this? It's because even the Psalmist had realized his imperfections (even if it was in time past). Though he longs for righteousness and being made perfect, yet he sees his human errors, weaknesses, frailties and knows that he's prone to stumbling. For this reason (of seeing and knowing his human failures), he called unto God to come and help conduct a search in his life. Also, the psalmist didn't trust himself as being able to conduct a revealing search that'll naked all things in him in all truthfulness. He might fall into self sympathy or excuse himself by being lenient on himself instead of calling a spade a spade. For this added reason, he cried that God would help search him. Indeed, who's trustworthy to reveal the hidden secrets of the heart if not God?

However, his cry and the reason for asking for the flash and search lights of God upon his heart is for a reason - so that God would be able to detect any wicked way in him, cure him of them, lead him in the way everlasting (that has been researched and proven to be true and right for any human being who would find it) while he progressively attains perfection or the stature of Christ. 

Do you think you so much believe in yourself? Wait until you rescind your promise or misbehave to your own shock. Such moments hint at the fact that there are still wicked ways in you - traces of the adamic nature. This is what the psalmist saw and which once you sighted, must cry to God for because you really want to be pure and useful in His hands. You never knew you had the wicked way of retaliating in you until a situation brought it out! You were even shocked you could abuse your spouse and was astonished at yourself that this same you could inflate the price for unnecessary gains! You see! That's our Christian brother and sister o! All these and many more acts of ours reveal there's still a wicked way lurking in the secret corner of your heart. Tell God to search your heart and reveal these and many more to you. You'll be shocked to find out that the supposed pure you have scorpions, serpents, broken bottles and razors deep down occupying your heart. You'll suddenly come to the awareness of how much you've wished people evil while believing your heart was right. Look, you need God's search! God must come to scan for all these debris and free you of them before Satan comes to search you and find these wicked ways in you. If you refuse God's search, these wicked ways in you will cloud and mirage the manifestation of Christ's character and the spreading of His aroma through you. For us to be sure that you're not carrying a contrary cargo, you need to be searched and tried even by God (the only trusted One). When you're this squeezed, all these wicked ways (if any is in you) will drop through the renewing of your mind and discipleship (Rom.12:1-2). That way, you're being led in the way everlasting.That way, you would have found what is true to hold unto that cannot fail.

PRAYER/CONFESSION: Search and try me O Lord! See if there's any wicked way in me and lead me in the way everlasting. I receive a revelation of what to let go. 

BIBLE IN A YEAR:

Luke 8:40-56 & Joshua 7-9

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - 30/03/2025

SUNDAY - 30TH MARCH, 2025

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO

GOD WILL ADMINISTER YOU!

I Kings 18:10, KJV

"As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not."

First of all, all of us cannot live in the same place. That's why there are different men spread over the surface of the earth, living in different places. As a matter of fact, you cannot persuade some people out of the locations they have found to dwell. That is not because they are self sufficient or have everything in this life at their disposal there but because they are contented dwelling there. When you have inner satisfaction and joy staying somewhere, it becomes difficult being persuaded out of that location especially the one God has sovereignly administered you into. 

The Bible has pointed out that God determines the periods of our existence and the bounds of our dwelling.

Acts 17:26, KJV

"And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation."

Apart from your time of existence that has been measured to you and can't be exceeded, God has also determined that people be born in different places and live in different places at different times. If you're born into a country and your destiny requires leaving or living and having to do with another, God will sponsor you there. Joseph didn't have to take thought for the transport fee to Egypt. Neither did Daniel and the Hebrew boys did. The vehicle of slavery or enslavement is rather what God used to catapult them there. God can carry you to a land where your destiny should unfold even when you don't have any family or friends there assuring you to come and that, "all is ready."

God hid Elijah. God told him, "turn thee Eastward." 

I Kings 17:2-3, KJV

"2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan."

When Elijah heeded that word, he never knew the consequence God was saving him from. The consequence God was saving him from is being searched after for harm by Ahab. Obadiah declares that Ahab has searched for Elijah in all nations of the earth to no avail and when they said he's not there, he even asked those nations to swear to it. Imagine! Did you see how wanted Elijah was? Yet Ahab sought for him and Elijah was not found. That's because in the administering of Elijah at that time, God turned him where it would not be expected he could be. He was by Brook Cherith but he was not found. And later on when the brook dried up, he wasn't sent to a place where his cover would be easily blown off but to a widow's company. As such, Elijah was hidden from the danger that Ahab has intended for him. Ahab sees Elijah as the culprit to blame and one to be apprehended for the drought. He never saw his fault nor come to repentance. Rather, he was looking for him to blame and behead for sure. 

What is the miracle here if not the word, "turn thee Eastward." When Elijah found his bearing after the Lord's compass had given him direction, he gained correctness on where to live at that particular time. He was not only supernaturally provided for in the ongoing famine because we read that he drank from the brook and the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning and evenings. However, he was also protected from harm and destruction that was seeking him. 

Your security and provision are in your commanded location. If you're out of your location when God's mouth has not ordered it, you're opening yourself to vulnerabilities that may befall you. Trust God like Elijah did for continual leading to another location even if green pastures have dried from where God afore led you to. Don't take laws into your hands. Don't paddle yourself. Don't choose where to live by yourself because the place seems like a green meadow. It may be but if your window opens to Sodom or Gomorrah, you may eventually count some losses. God is not only intentional about keeping you alive, He wants to keep you in fellowship and relationship with Him also. There are certain places that if you go, you'll be too distracted and encumbered to follow or love God. At this point for those looking unto Him for direction, may you hear the voice saying, "turn thee Eastward." May you be steered in the path of righteousness. No harm! No loss!

PRAYER: I am led and I am hidden.

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Ezekiel 40:28-41:26, James 4:1-17, Psalm 118:19-29, Proverbs 28:3-5

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - 19/03/25

WEDNESDAY - 19TH MARCH, 2025

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO

MOVING WITH FEAR - I Believe Series 002

Hebrews 11:7, KJV

"By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith."

I concluded with a statement yesterday. "Many things in the Bible or let us say in reality would happen to test your believer's status." We've seen how Lot's sons in law are at all not believers. Believers are those who heard and promptly obeyed - acting on what they have heard. How smooth would it have been for them to have left with Lot? However to them, the preaching of the cross is just foolishness. It was high sounding to hear that Sodom was to be destroyed. They just couldn't fathom it!

God will like us to learn a lesson from the relationship of Lot's daughters and his sons in-law. My prayer is that you won't get where you as a Christian sees nobody fit of you for marriage than a heathen or unbeliever. If we were to dissect things in truth, Lot's sons in law are unbelievers if taken in comparison with her daughters. While Lot and his household believe in the reality of prediction and Sodom being destroyed, this Lot's sons in law didn't. The Bible says, "Lot seems like one who mocks to them" (Gen.19:14). They were as dead as stone when they should have been responsive - moving with fear to the saving of their souls. If Lot's daughters had eventually married these two heathens, they wouldn't have made the home atmosphere conducive for them. While Lot's daughters would believe in worship of God, they might be idol worshippers or atheists. When Lot's daughters are claiming to have had a vision signalling God's communication and warning, they'll say there's nothing like God speaking to any human being. We got wind of this through their unbelieving act and how they didn't move a bit when they heard the information that was terrifying and should have made them run. 

However, Noah isn't like these Lot's sons in law. Our verse for today says, "being warned of God of things not seen as yet, Noah moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his people, by which he condemned the world..." (Heb.11:7). 

When you don't know God - the God of the Christians - the One revealed only in the Bible, it's possible to mock when you hear something about the Bible and Jesus Christ. You'll just won't believe it except it mixes with faith in your heart. Noah heard like Lot's sons in-law heard but the difference is that, "Noah moved with fear." He so much esteemed and revered what God said as coming to pass that he went on immediately to start making plans and putting preparation in place for the coming flood. He didn't say, "it can't happen. Flood on the earth! From where will it come? How will it start? He didn't reason it. He believed God against all reason and this made him a believer. It was a high sounding truth he believed. However, the world is lost in its busy and thoughtless activities of eating and drinking (in revelry), marrying and giving in marriage until the day Noah entered the ark and knew not when the flood came and took them all away..." (Matt.24:38). 

When you hear things of the Bible, how do you react to it? Do you disdain it like Lot's sons in-law or you move with respect and act on it in total obedience like Noah? That's the mark that separates a believer from an unbeliever or else none of us would have gotten born again too? May we be this alive - moving promptly in obedience and utmost reverential fear when the Lord and His messengers speak to us His Word and His declarations. May you fall on your face where need be, confess where need be and turn a new leaf as need be. 

PRAYER: Lord, I call my heart a heart of flesh. I am responsive. I am alive to every instruction that'll be medicine to my soul and life to my spirit.

BIBLE IN A YEAR

Luke 2:1-20 & Deut.11-12

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - 18/03/2025

TUESDAY - 18TH MARCH, 2025

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO

ARE YOU A BELIEVER? - I Believe Series 001

Genesis 19:14, KJV

"And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law."

Are you a believer? Being a believer doesn't only mean believing in Jesus or receiving Him into your life at the new birth. That may be the crux of your Christianity as you cannot become anything in the Christian journey without first starting as a believer - by being born again. However, a believer believes. Do you have a believing heart? Do you easily believe the truth? Do you have the trait of someone who's responsive even to high sounding truths?

It is clear that God wants to bring destruction to Sodom. The very reason for which God wanted to destroy it, for which God had sent heavenly inspectors to verify was still what the angels disguised as men experienced first hand. The dwellers are just dirty - having changed the natural usefulness of sex. Why would men desire to have sexual relations with men? Isn't that absurd? That's the sin of Sodom. If we look at our world today, we'll see that it's the sin that our world is becoming guilty of now. If you're full of perspective and understanding, you'll see that God didn't wipe out Sodom until they have violated sexual boundaries that the Lord set. Violating sexual boundaries isn't a sin that the Lord takes for granted. It is a sin that even points heavily to the judgement to come just like its doers in the days of Lot were all destroyed. 

However, that's not where I'm going. Did you observe that in wanting to save Lot and his household, the angels he accommodates unawares tell him to quickly bring out his people from the city if he had any. That's the benefit of entertaining strangers. Like we saw yesterday, you might entertain angels unawares. 

Genesis 19:12, KJV

"And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:"

The moral is this. From inception, God always separates between the wicked and the righteous. Psalm 125:3-4 says, "the rod of the wicked will not fall upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to iniquities." "When the wicked are being taken, you'll only watch with your eyes and see the reward of the wicked" (Psalm 91:7-8). 

Now, the only persons that Lot could claim to have in the city were his sons in law. They are the men who'll marry his daughters. They might have been engaged to them already. However, these men refused to heed the warning of Lot. They are not believers! A believer believes in truth even when it is high sounding. Is it not high sounding that Jesus died, resurrected and ascended to heaven to live forever (Acts 1:11)? Don't you think it is high sounding that when Jesus died, He fought death to declare His victory over death (I Cor.15:55)? Don't you think so? Yet, you believed. Somehow, you had the faith to believe and at the end, that makes you a believer. However, these sons in law of Lot refused. The Bible says, "Lot seems to them a mocker" or in a better language, "a comedian." They see him as someone who's drunk or has gone mad. How could he say God is visiting this city with judgement and that they needed to leave ASAP! Their thoughts are, "how possible? We've lived in this city all our life. What has been happening has not just been happening? How's it that it's now that one destruction wants to come? All is fallacy! Fallacy it is!" As such, Lot seems to them as he that is drunk.

This is the ingredient that is lacking in the world. This is why the preaching of the cross is foolishness to many out there (I Cor.1:18). I've seen people mock Jesus, His death and the gospel while sharing it with them. Some would even tell you, such things made no sense. This earth will last forever. If we humans don't last forever on earth, what assures you that the earth itself would last forever. Has faith and the ability to believe being destroyed or bastardized in you? God wants that to be repaired. I'm such a believer of what is faithfully reported that at times, people call me gullible. However, I'm not. The Holy Spirit has warned me of dangers that I believed which separated me from the experiences of many others. Brothers and sisters, are you a believer still? Are you still believing or there are things that are too hard for you to believe in the Bible? Do you think angelic visitation is a fallacy? Do you think healing and miracles are false? Then, you need to confront that in the light of the scriptures. When the preacher preaches and what he says turns no one but he seems like a mocker to them, it's because those he's speaking to are unbelievers that faith didn't miss with the message in their hearts. May you remain a believer at heart O ye Christian! May you believe in God when He speaks to you! May you even move with fear when He speaks. May you escape the damnation to come even as you believe in Jesus' second coming and judgement awaiting our world. May you fall before your face, confess your sins and welcome Jesus into your heart. There is the born again experience!

PRAYER/CONFESSION: I'll not refuse the salvation story that'll preserve me. I believe because I'm a believer.

BIBLE IN A YEAR

Luke 2:1-20 & Deut.11-12

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - 17/03/2025

MONDAY - 17TH MARCH, 2025

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO

ENTERTAINING ANGELS

Hebrews 13:2, KJV

"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares."

How do we entertain strangers when we know that many may not share your good will for them? We know the kind of world we are in now. Considering it is the winding down of the age, the populace of evil events has seriously increased. Men can do the unthinkable or even seek to take advantage of you if they know you're open and kind-hearted. Then, how should we fulfill this verse?

Growing up was in a community where myth and rumours were spread and usually believed. Many are such pictorial calendars that were rolled out de-emphasizing the receiving of strangers. One such myth or rumour I heard was a stranger who walked into a community needing a place to sleep but fortunately was guided to a mosque. Guess what happened when it was morning? He had become a big snake as told us! In one story, he had turned into a coffin. Then the moral, "thank God no one person took him in." If you've been fed with scenes and images from stories like this, it is hard believing any stranger comes around with good intentions.

However, the Bible is advising contrarily. It didn't say however, don't take precaution or exercise discernment. We should let our fears, bias and prejudice dissipate to entertain strangers because some have entertained angels unawares. There's a blessing God does not want us to miss for which He gives us that verse. It is the blessing that comes with entertaining angels in human uniform unawares. When you do or if we look at those who did in the Bible, we'll observe that those angels were heralds of blessings to them. For instance, when Abraham saw three men, he ran to meet them and persuaded them intensely and repeatedly to come and refresh themselves before they'll be on their way. By entertaining and refreshing them with meat, remembrance of Sarah by God was hinted at and the long awaited blessing was situated and predicted for a time (Gen.18:1-15). 

Lot had that same experience. He was at the city gate when he saw certain strangers that he wouldn't allow to go their way considering it was almost night time. He had to bring them into his house to refresh and shelter them. They were the ones who delivered and hasted him out of the city or else, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah would have overtaken him (Gen.19:1-17). 

Angels still do go on errands but as disguised, needing help from human beings messengers. If you can see or be sensitized to the needs of others and not refrain, you might entertain angels  unawares and get the blessing that comes with it. 

We shouldn't get to a place where we shut the bowel of our compassion to strangers because we've once been disappointed by rude rogues who robbed us blind or brought harm to us. If we should close our eyes totally to the entertaining of strangers, we'll miss God's messengers in critical moments when we need their ministration or help. It takes a lot of sensitivity to see that these ones hanging around should be brought into my home. I have travelled far and wide in my country and I had slept in different places, taken in for months even by people I never knew without one slight recommendation from any human being to them about me. They could have had witnesses or conviction because I found out they were beyond average Christians later. In turn, I have served some of these men I dwelt with like Moses and Jacob served Jethro and Laban respectively. I also didn't withhold. God didn't say, refer them to your pastor or locality chief so they can stay in the personage. Only that you could hint it to the authority and go ahead with the act. 

Have the heart to do according to this scripture and when such opportunity avails itself, you'll be sensitized to those that you should bring in even if you cannot distinguish them as angels. They may be mere men to you and may not even change in appearance to look supernatural but indeed in our real world, many have contacted angels in the flesh who were dressed just like any normal citizen. I pray for you that you'll know your time. You'll know the time that has come upon you and you will not miss your season and agents of visitation. You'll be full with ears all over your body to know who to receive and who to decline - for they are harbingers of evil instead of messengers of good tidings. Today, I call you blessed, opening your perception to see your angel in a human robe; your gold wrapped in rags!

PRAYER: Lord, I submit to Your command to entertain strangers. Grant me special perception at such moments of peak visitation.

BIBLE IN A YEAR

Luke 1:26-56 & Deut.8-9

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - 16/03/2025

SUNDAY - 16TH MARCH, 2025

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO

GOD IS MY KING OF OLD!

Psalms 74:12, KJV

"For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth."

Is God your King of old? Could you say, "the God of ages past and my hope for years to come?" If you can say this, it means you just didn't begin with God. Your journey with Him began sometime ago - far back into the past. You have known Him, His ways and His works. You have tasted of His goodness and His mercies. You have witnessed His deliverance in tight corners and escape when it is due and seriously anticipated. As such, you could call him rightly by His name, "my King of old." He's the One you've taken several steps under His direction without failing. 

God is not "the King of old" to everyone. If you haven't journeyed with Him and He with you; if you haven't experienced Him and He hasn't been the One accompanying you till now, then it is unnecessary saying, "you're my King of old." If you make such a claim, you have to show us evidence that makes God your King of old - who works salvation (deliverance) in the midst of the earth. 

This Psalmist knows God experientially. He has tasted of God's power in past times and from the multitudes of having experienced God that way, he now speaks calling, "God his King of old." As in, "One who was there for him and would now be there at this time of need in the present."

Let me give you another verse of the Bible to compare this verse I'm explaining with. David says, "the Lord who delivered me from the paws of the lion and the bear will deliver me from this uncircumcised Philistine" (I Sam.17:37). In essence, God is his King of old. He referred to God who helped him over his past challenges in old times being available at the present moment to render an immediate help. 

God is not only God who has been existing for ages or one who we have known and have been walking with for awhile and then of whom we have tasted and could talk of His power but one who "works salvation in the midst of the earth." New International Reader's Version of the Bible puts it this way. "God, you have been my king for a long time. The whole earth has seen you save us over and over again."

Do you think the Psalmist was just invoking God that way? No! He needed a new help but he first acknowledged God as his King of old. If He saved him over and over again in the past, He can't be powerless or handicap doing so now. 

If you've known Him as your King of old, I tell you that He is mighty to save now. The Bible says, "God is our present help in trouble" (Psalm 46:1). Your King of old won't desert you now! He knows you and you know Him. How could He jettison you now? The One who was once faithful will be faithful again. Today, I'm joining my faith with yours to rouse our King of old to stand up for your matter. Where do you need God to show forth as He Who has always been with you? Where do you need Him to manifest as He Who has never left or forsook you? He's showing up now! Your King of old; my King of old; our King of old is showing up! Your situation trembles!

PRAYER: Welcome, my King of old. Never disappointing but on time. Answer as O God of ages past and my hope for years to come.

BIBLE IN A YEAR

Luke 1:26-56 & Deut.5-7

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MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - 11/03/25

TUESDAY- 11TH MARCH, 2025

MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola ADEJUMO

DO YOU KNOW THAT THE LORD WILL TAKE YOUR MASTER FROM YOUR HEAD TODAY? - Taken From Your Head Series 005

II Kings 2:3, KJV

"And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace."

We've been on "losing loved ones, being left comfortless but eventually comforted." I'll like us trace the loss of Elisha and how God replenished or comforted him. 

It's very obvious that Elijah is to be taken away to heaven and the news of the same is not hidden since we read that everybody keeps saying to Elisha, "do you know that the Lord will take your master from your head today?"

This saying repeats itself twice. First, it was said by sons of the prophets at Bethel and then at Jericho to torment and portray the comfortless situation Elisha would soon find himself in. So, they persistently told him, "do you know that your 'libido' would soon reduce because the Lord will soon take your master from your head today?

Let us start our analysis. They said, "...take your master from your head." We put things on our heads to give shelter or covering. It could be a cap or hat from the sun or an umbrella from the rain. Elijah gets described as a cover or shelter for Elisha. They said, "do you not know that God will take away your master (cover or shelter) from your head today."

The mentioning or the idea of the head suggests Elijah is Elisha's covering. Elijah is therefore the hat on Elisha's head who protects him from being beaten by the metaphoric rain or sun of life. To remove this precious covering off his head would therefore leave his head coverless, shelterless. He'll therefore be comfortless! This is everybody's expectation. All the other sons of the prophets who might have envied Elisha till now because he's being discipled by a greater prophet are now in a rejoicing mood. They're now thanking their stars for not being the one whose discipler and cover would be removed that day. They know the consequence, that it would mean remaining an orphan. And we all know how life treats orphans who are not old or strong enough to stand or maintain integrity against the unfairness of life. 

However, their expectations were forever banished. It didn't come to pass over Elisha. They expected that it would be unto him according to their words. They looked across Jordan in expectation that when he returns, he'll do so mourning and expressing all sorts of hopelessness. 

II Kings 2:6-7, KJV

"6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. 7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan."

It doesn't matter how many have gone to stand and view afar off how you would fare, you'll always return with the ingredient that'll make them take and regard you as the next deal. Your journey won't be a return in empty handedness. 

II Kings 2:15, KJV

"And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him."

Though his cover was blown away or taken off from his head, he didn't feel the loss or indulge in that loss because what can make him a father like his father is what he has just received - a double portion of Elijah's spirit. When God brings compensation into your life for certain losses, you become indeed compensated for. Was Elisha mourning and asking how he would cope with life or how well he would live after Elijah was taken or he went about expressing in the anointing authoritatively?

Those of you with this kind of loss - whose parents, sponsors or covers have been removed from their heads, may God give you grace, favour, gift of men or wealth even through jobs you'll get by which you can provide for yourselves and not become vulnerable ones. Anyone with the loss of his or her cover, be restored. Receive a new cover or what can succinctly stand in to save you from being comfortless. The thought of Elisha was, "if Elijah should leave and I still can't do his work effectively in power", I would be at a loss for ever. 

However, he was provided for. He went after what would save him from being a needy when Elijah - the one who meets all needs and attracts honour and respect through his anointing leaves. He gat the anointing for himself and his use also. Or else, he'd be comfortless and ineffective to live life after the departure of Elijah. It'll be too disgraceful going back to the farming he once left. 

I pray for you, you won't be at a loss. Before the master of your trade dies, may you have mastered or known the secrets of the trade. Before the man whom God has ordained you get an anointing transfer from is taken away, may you have lived seriously enough to have been imparted - receiving an anointing transfer. If such should die or be taken away without your having become somebody, you'll hate or regret it afterwards. I pray, you'll learn, receive and be a beneficiary of every lessons of fathers while the sun still shines. 

PRAYER: I am a beneficiary of the Lord and His anointed around me. I pay attention to gather the ingredients of my destiny.

BIBLE IN A YEAR

Mark 14:27-52 & Numbers 27-28

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