Date: Saturday, 17th February, 2024
Text: Matthew 12:43-45.
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
When God does a miracle in your life, what he expects is that you build a lasting relationship with him. In order words, miracles are meant to draw you closer to the Lord. Miracles are freely given on a platter of mercy, compassion and love; not for sale.
We are the temple of the living God. As God has said, “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people”- 2 Corinthians 6:16a. When God wants to do a miracle of deliverance in your life, for example, the Spirit of God steps into your life, sweeps away every unclean spirit and puts everything in order, just as he did in Genesis 1:2-3.
There is no vacuum both in the natural and the spiritual realm, so in order for your life to remain in order, devoid of demonic infestation, the Spirit of God must remain resident in your life.
However, the problem with many is that after they have gotten their miracle they lose touch with the Holy Spirit. Like a dog that goes back to its vomit, they return back to their usual, unholy way of life, and they lose the Holy Spirit, the source of their miracle.
Eventually, they lose their miracles and their situations even get worse. In today’s text, the Lord explains, “Now when the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, it roams through waterless (dry, arid) places in search of rest, but it does not find it.Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it arrives, it finds the place unoccupied, swept, and put in order. Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and make their home there- Matthew 12:43-45.
God does not dwell in an environment of confusion and unrighteousness. Determine to retain your miracles as you continue to live in perfect obedience to His word.
Action Nugget: After getting a miracle from God, stay connected to Jesus in holiness and love.