Date: Wednesday, 22nd May, 2024
Text: Psalm 34:19-21
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Bright lamps have the tendency to attract flying insects like moths, flies, mosquitoes, beetles etc; occasionally even colliding with light bulbs head on; in fact the brighter the lamp, the more the flies it would attract.
Similarly, the more the glory you carry, the more the demonic flies you will attract. By demonic flies, we mean the satanic opposition you will attract to attempt to stop you. The greater the glory, the stronger the opposition you would attract from the kingdom of darkness.
Moses was not an ordinary child; he had a glorious mission right from birth. He was destined to deliver Israel from a 400 year long bondage. The devil knew ahead and so he tried to destroy Moses right from infancy. After the death of Joseph, a pharaoh emerged who did not acknowledge Joseph and his contributions to Egyptian national development.
This particular Pharoah became envious of the prosperity of Israel and gave a destructive decree to Nurses and Midwives that all male children born to Israelites should be killed right from the points of delivery. Moses was born at this dangerous time. But God miraculously saved his life- Exodus 1: 1-22; 2:1-10.
A similar scenario played out when the Lord Jesus Christ was born. King Herod became envious when he heard from the three wise men (Magi) that Christ was born as a king. He felt threatened insecure and furious; he gave a harsh decree to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. His intention was to eliminate Christ before his glory would manifest. But once again God outsmarted him and Jesus survived- Matthew 2:1-18.
The devil doesn’t waste his time with something that has no value. If you are experiencing very strong opposition; it is not a sign that God has abandoned you but rather a sign that you carry a glorious destiny.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He guards all his bones; not one of them is broken. Evil shall slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous shall be condemned- Psalm 34:19-21
Prayer Nugget: Father, I put my hope in you; please deliver me from every affliction of the enemy in Jesus name.