DIVINE VISITATION (FULL)

Genesis 18:3 – and said “my Lord, if I have now found favor in Your sight, do not pass by Your servant.

Bible Reading – Genesis 18:1-33.

If you invite a king to a special function, he can decide to do any of these. Depending on the type of relationship you have with him, he can decide not to visit all if he does not know you or cannot remember who you are. If he knows you casually, he might decide to honor your invitation by sending a message of congratulations using the royal seal and envelope. If you have a good relationship with him, he might honor the invitation by sending one of the princes or chief to represent him. If you are very close to him he will do everything possible to be present at the function.  

If you invite the president or a head of state to your function, his response rests on the type of relationship you have with him. Been the president he can decide to ignore it and not even acknowledge it because he is invited to several thousands of function each month. If you are popular, he might honor the invitation by sending a message of congratulations on a special card and sign it. This card is put in a special envelope you can keep to show your friends. If you are his friend and popular, he might honor your invitation by sending one of his special advisers or presidential aides to represent him but if you a president like him or operate in that realm of power, he will attend your function in person.

The type of response you get has an impact one way or the other. No response simply means no impact. If you receive a message of congratulations from the president or the king, it has an impact. You can put the congratulatory message in a frame and show it to everyone who visits you or cares to listen to you. It is an honor to receive a message of congratulations from the president. If the presidents sends one of his special adviser, this has a bigger impact because you do not have to tell your friends that the presidents delights in you; they can see it for themselves. If you are fortunate and the president or the king attends you function, you are made. During his visit, you have an opportunity to sit with him and ask him for anything you want in most cases contracts or recommendations. Not only that you can also use that opportunity to bring to his notice other things that are bothering you that are within his power as a president to sort for you. There is a lot to gain from this visit because you can actually take pictures with him and put in a frame in your office so everyone that comes to see you can see.

When we talk of divine visitation, we are talking of the Most High God honoring your invitation and visiting you. We are talking of the One who Jeremiah 11:17 calls the Lord of Host. The psalmist refers to Him as The Greatest, Psalms 97:9. Revelations 21:6 calls Him the Alpha and Omega. According to Acts 3:13, He is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Psalm 24:8 says He is the Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. According to Isaiah 9:6, His name is Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace. I refer to Him as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. When you invite Him to your house, He can decide not to visit at all. Psalms 115:3 says but our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. Later we will share few of the reasons why He turns down invitations but just to keep in mind that He is not obliged to honor any invitation.

 He can decide to send His word. Ecclesiastes 8:4 says where the word of a King is, there is power. Jeremiah 23:29 compares His words to a fire that consumes and a hammer that breaks rock into pieces. Hebrews 4:12 says His word is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and it is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. When He sends His words things happens. Psalm 33:8-9 says let all the earth fear the Lord; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him, for He spoke and it was done. He had commanded, and it stood fast.  Psalm 107:20, says He sent His word and healed them. In Matthew 8:5-13, a centurion approached Jesus about his paralyzed servant. Jesus sent his word and the bible records that the servant was healed at the same hour. In Mark 4:36-39 while Jesus was asleep in a boat, there arose a great windstorm and a wave began to beat into the boat. The disciples called Jesus and He spoke just three words ‘peace be still’ and immediately the wind ceased and there was great calm. In John 11:38-45 Jesus stood by the tomb of Lazarus who had been dead for four days and sent His words into the tomb and Lazarus came out.
He can visit through visions and dreams. When He visits through visions and dreams there is revelation and release of Secrets. In Daniel 7:1-28, the Lord visited Daniel through a vision where he saw the future. Proverbs 29:18 says where there is no vision, the people perish. In 2 Chronicles 1:6-12, after Solomon’s thousand burnt offerings, God visited him in the dream to say thank you. This visitation brought expansion in all areas of his life. In Genesis 31:1-24, Jacob left the house of his master with his wives and children, and his master went after him to kill him. In the night the Lord visited Laban in a dream and told him not to harm Jacob. This revelation restored the life of Jacob because he was already a dead man. In Acts 10:10-17, the Lord visited Peter while he was fasting through a vision advising him not to discriminate against the gentiles.

He can also visit through the scriptures. He can direct your attention to a particular bible verse. As you meditate on the bible verse He will begin to minister to you through it. Psalm 119:130 says at the entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. Psalm 119:105 says thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. When He visits through a bible verse, He imparts knowledge, wisdom and understanding. Not only that, He gives unshakeable confidence through trials. While you are going through a difficult challenge the Lord might minister to you through a verse e.g. Isaiah 41:10 which says fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God, I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you , I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Just by reading this passage faith arises and one is able to face any challenge.

He can also visit through an audible voice. In 1 Samuel 9:15-16, the Lord visited Samuel by speaking to him in his ear about Saul’s time of arrival. In 1 Kings 19:11-13, while Elijah was running away from Jezebel, the Lord visited him by speaking to him in still small voice. He can visit by sending His prophets or man of God to you. In 2 Kings 17:7-16, the Lord visited the widow of Zarapheth by sending Elijah to her. By the time Elijah left, the issue of hunger and death was permanently dealt with in that family. In 2 Kings 4:1-37, the Lord visited the great Shunamite woman by sending Elisha. She got what money cannot buy -a child. He also visited again when the boy died and Elisha prayed and the boy came back to life. In Acts 9:36-42, the Lord visited Joppa  by sending Peter to them. Death had snatched Dorcas – a disciple whose ministry was looking after the sick. Peter prayed and the Lord brought her back.

There is also a physical visitation. In Genesis 18:1-33, He physically visited the family of Abraham. He sat down, ate food, chatted with them and left. In Exodus 34:1-9, the Lord visited Moses and spoke to him face to face. One of the most important of all these visits is the physical visitation. When He visits He spends time and does not leave in a haste .Also one has the opportunity to receive a healing touch from Him. Malachi 4:2 says the sun of righteousness shall arise with His healings in His wings. Abraham and Sarah received a healing touch when God visited because after that day, the body of Abraham which was dead came back to life and the womb of Sarah that was as dead as stone conceived. Moses also received this touch because at the age of one-twenty, the bible records that he was in perfect health, Deuteronomy 34:7.

When He physically visits, one also has an opportunity to make any request of choice to Him. Abraham requested that if ten righteous men were found in Gomorrah and Sodom that the Lord should show mercy and the Lord said ok, Genesis 18:21-33. When God visited Moses, he requested that the Lord should go among the children of Israel, Exodus 33:9. One very important thing is that when He visits, His glory rubs on you. Prior to God’s visit, Moses was just an ordinary man who people really did not respect but after the divine visitation no one could look into the face of Moses because his face was shining like the sun, Exodus 34:32-35. The glory of God so much rubbed on Abraham that after the visit, Abraham began to operate in the office of a prophet. The Lord Himself began to refer to Abraham as a prophet, Genesis 20:7.

The question is how can I receive a visitation? To receive a visitation one needs to ask. Matthew 7:7 says ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. John 14:14 says if you ask anything in My name, I will do it. When you ask you must ask in faith. Mark 11:24 says therefore I say unto you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believed that you receive them, and you will have them. Before asking, you need to make sure you love the Lord. He only visits those who love Him. One thing with those who love Him is that they keep his commandment, John 14:15. Those who love Him are not stingy to Him because lovers give gifts to each other, John 3:16. Those who love Him are not shy of Him, they tell their friends and family about Him. Those who love Him, loves to gather with Him. Luke 11:23 says he that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. Those who love Him walk hand in hand with him to win souls.

We mentioned earlier that due to a reason or two He might decide not to honor an invitation. Reason one is incomplete obedience. The Lord prefers no obedience at all to half obedience. Revelations 3:16 says so then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold not hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. It is either we are hot for Him or cold, He hates half service. Reason 2 is the presence of sin. This is why we need to go before Him for forgiveness before asking Him to visit us. If you have not giving your life to Christ, if you ask Him to visit He might not even hear because of the presence of sin. So why not give your life to Him so that He can cleanse you from your sins.

The bible says in Romans 3:23 that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 6:23 says the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. What is this gift? John 3:16 says for God so the loved the world that He have His only begotten son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. What can I do to be saved? Romans 10:9 say if you confess with your mouth, that Jesus s Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:10 says for it is with your heart that you believe and are justified and it is with our mouth we confess and saved. Pray this prayer from your heart today!

Dear Jesus, I believe that You died for me and rose again on the third day. I confess I am a sinner. I need your love and forgiveness. Come into my heart. Forgive my sins. I receive Your eternal life. Confirm You love by giving me peace, joy and supernatural love for others, Amen.

Welcome to Christ brethren, Please join a bible believing church

Samuel Oluwatoki

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His Words

                                            

Psalm 33:8-9 says Let all the earth fear the Lord; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him for He spoke, and it was done; He commanded , and it stood fast

When we talk of God, we talk of His name. According to Philippians 2:9, His name is exalted above every other name. Proverbs 18:10 says the name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and is safe. Romans 10:13 says whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. According to Psalm 103:1, His name is Holy, all powers submit to His name –Philippians 2:10.

Talking of God, there is His touch. His touch brings healing; Malachi 4:2 says the Sun of Righteousness shall rise with healing in His wings. In Mark 1:30-31, the mother in law of Peter was down with fever ,Jesus held her hands and immediately fever left her body. His touch can bring about reconstructive surgery. In John 9: 1-12, Jesus performed a reconstructive surgery on a man who was born without eyes. He spat on ground, made clay with it and anointed the man’s eyes. He asked him to go and wash, the man came back with brand new eyes.

His touch can bring the dead back to life and also awaken every dead cells in a body. In Mark 5:38-43, Jesus touched the daughter of Jairus and said “Talitha cumi” which is translated, “little girl, I say to you arise” and she arose. His touch brings about multiplication. Talking of God’s multiplication, according to Isaiah 60:22, one can become a thousand. In Matthew 14:13-21, 5 loaves of bread and two fishes multiplied after Jesus touched it. There were twelve baskets left after 5000 men had fed not counting women and children. That is why those who do not pay their tithes asides robbing God are robbing themselves of God’s multiplication because in the spiritual realm once you pay your tithe God touches the rest. I pray that God will give us understanding in the name of Jesus.

Still talking about God, His presence commands joy. Psalm 16:11 says in His presence there is fullness of Joy. In His presence our enemies to flee, Psalms 68:1 says let God arise and His enemies are scattered. His presence signifies an opportunity for salvation, Revelation 3:20 says behold, I stand at the door and knock, if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him and he with Me. His presence causes increase, Elijah the carrier of God’s presence visited the widow of Zarapheth in 1 Kings 17:10-16. Throughout his stay the bible records that her bin of flour was not used up, nor did jar of oil run dry.

It was the presence of God that parted the red sea. The bible says in Exodus 15:8 that at the blast of His nostrils the waters to gather. His presence at times could signify trouble for the disobedient. Hebrews 10:31 says it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

We have talked about God’s touch, His presence and His name and they are all good things to experience for example we all want God to touch us so that we will be made whole, we want to be in His presence always so as to enjoy fullness of Joy. We want to be able to shout Jesus and every demon or force operating in our vicinity will vanish. There is something more powerful and greater than all these and it is the word of God.  Psalms 33:8-9 says the reason why we should fear God is because of His word, once He says it consider it done. According to Psalm 138:2, God places His word before His name. To proof that He holds His word in high esteem, He swore by Himself in Isaiah 45:23 that the word that has gone out of His mouth in righteousness shall not return.

There are few things we want to remind you of about the words of God. When we talk of the words of God, we are referring to His words .John 6:63, the word that comes from the mouth of God are spirit and they are life. The absence of life signifies death, just the way darkness literally means the absence of light. Darkness and light cannot co-exist, so also life and death. One must give room to another; thank God death gives room to life from God. The word of God is life and when it is applied to any situation  death takes its leave. A word came out of the mouth of the Most High God to Sarah in Genesis 18:10-15 and the womb that the bible described as stone dead came back to life. Within a year she became a nursing mother at the age of ninety.

According to Hebrew 4:12, the words spoken by God are alive and powerful. Power is the capacity to do things. Present in the word of God is power-the capacity to make the impossible possible. One story that always fascinate me is the story of the widow of Zarapheth in 1Kings 17:10-16, how the Lord fed Elijah, the widow and her son for several months with a handful of flour and a little jar of oil. How the Lord did it that it was not used up I do not know, all I know is the bin of flour was not used, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah-1 Kings 17:16.

The Most High God describes His word as Fire and a Hammer in Jeremiah 23:29. The bible says for our God is a consuming fire, Hebrew 12:29. The word of God contains fire that consumes everything preventing the manifestation of God’s glory in our lives.  The presence of fear in the life of Peter prevented the manifestation of God’s glory in his life. Immediately the fire of Holy Ghost fell on him on the day of Pentecost, fear disappeared and through a sermon, 3000 souls were won. According to Jeremiah 23:29 , the duty of the hammer is to break rock into pieces and if there is any rock on your way to success the word of God will break them.

Once the Lord speaks, consider it done. He told Peter in Matthew 16:18 that on this rock(referring to Peter)will I build my church meaning I will promote you far above your pairs, through you I will shake the world, by your hands I will perform wonders; through your ministries millions of souls will come to Christ. The devil heard this and began to wage war against Peter, it got so severe that Peter found himself denying Jesus in Mark 14:66-70. Despite all this, the Lord still fulfill His promise in the life of Peter. Has the Lord promised you a promotion, a child, success in an endeavor or told you about His plans for your life and the enemies are waging war? Do not worry; as far as He has said it consider it done.

The word of God has its foundations in heaven, that it is why it is potent and cannot be broken. Psalm 119:89 says forever o Lord, Your word is settled in heaven. Every promises God has made to you has its foundation in heaven. That is why I can assure you that every promise He has made to you will surely come to fruition. The foundation of a thing is very important; no wonder the bible says when the foundations are destroyed what can the righteous  do, Psalm 11:3. If your foundation is rooted in the word of God, I can assure you I will see you in heaven. The reason why the word of God is powerful is because it is settled in heaven where no one can get to and change it.

Do you know that He has promised that whatever comes out of your mouth is what He will say amen to? Numbers 14:28 says say to them, ‘as I live’, says the Lord, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you. If you say you are tired of Life, He will amen, if you say all is well with you, He will say amen! This is the essence of positive confessions.If you say I am the head and not the tail He will say you are the head and not the tail. If you say I am clothed with favor and grace, He will say you are clothed with favor and grace.The bible says life and death are in the power of the tongue, Proverbs 18:21

Brethren you do not have to wait to hear Him speak because He is speaking to you right now and He is saying be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to him.

Founded in heaven is Isaiah 41:10 which say fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. So also founded in heaven is 1 John 4:8 which says He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. Whoever does not love is in danger of hell. Also founded in heaven is John 14:6 which say Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, no one goes to the Father except through Him. We can choose to believe it or not, we can argue against it, we can do all we can but this not change the fact that the only way to God is through Jesus.

If you have not accepted Jesus into your life as your personally Lord and savior please do so because that is the way to Heaven. If you have back-slidded , why not come back to Him today? Founded in heaven is the fact that He is coming back and if He comes back now and finds you in sin, then it will be too late to repent.

How you treat His words will determine the results you get from His words. If we obey His words, we will get the results for example if we honor God with our substance and the first fruit of our increases, He will expand us beyond –Proverbs 3:9-10.He has said in Matthew 11:28 come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and i will give you rest.

The bible said in Romans 3 v 23 that for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 6 s 23 says for the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. The gift was explained in John 3 v 16 , For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. What shall we do to be saved? The bible says in Romans 10vs 9 that if you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10 v 10 – For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with our mouth that you confess and are saved.

Pray this prayer from your heart today!

Dear Jesus, I believe that You died for me and rose again on the third day. I confess I am a sinner. I need your love and forgiveness. Come into my heart. Forgive my sins. I receive Your eternal life. Confirm You love by giving me peace, joy and supernatural love for others, Amen.

Welcome to Christ brethren, Please join a bible believing church.

Samuel Oluwatoki

Please forward this newsletter to a friend, family or colleague. Remember Matthew 10 v 32 which say whoever confesses me before me, him I will confess before my father who is heaven.

A touch from God

Jeremiah 1 vs 9 – Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me: ‘ Behold I have put my words in your mouth’ .
According to Jeremiah 1 vs 5 , Jeremiah was ordained as a prophet from his mother’s womb  . When the time take came to  fulfill his destiny , he suddenly noticed that there were  few issues in his life that needed urgent attention , For example because of his age ,he lacked knowledge and understanding . Besides that he lacked speaking etiquette . The Lord knew the young man was indirectly requesting for a touch and He touched him. The boy who had issues with speaking became one of the greatest preacher in the old testament. He preached with passion and at times he would cry – Jeremiah 20 vs 8 .
The touch of God brings multiplication. Jesus touched five loaves of bread and two fishes in Matthew 14 vs 13 -21 and multiplication began. There were twelve baskets left after five thousand men not counting women and children had eaten. Elijah told the widow of Zarapheth in 1 Kings vs 7 -16 to make small loaf of bread for him first , the woman obeyed the prophet of God and the God of Elijah touched her jar of flour and flask of oil and multiplication began. Prior to the touch she was very poor and as such she was lonely. It is a terrible thing to live in poverty even the bible says in Proverbs 19 vs 7 that a poor man’s brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words , but does not have them . The woman who could not afford a meal suddenly had enough to for herself and child to eat and even give out. Proverbs 14 vs 20 says the rich has many friends, her circle of friends increased and loneliness became a thing of the past because her jar of flour and flask of oil was never empty .When the whole city were  crying and complaining all she was doing was singing I am serving a living God. I pray that you will sing such a song in the mighty name of Jesus, Amen.
The book of John 5 vs 1-16 talks about a man who was sick for 38 years. For 38 years this man did not make any progress in life ,anyway what sort of progress can a man who is confined to a sick bed make. He had dreams , he wanted to be come something in life  but his sickness robbed him of all this . Basically his sickness put a stop to every thing that could bring him joy but after the Almighty touched him,  his story changed. The man who had never known joy for 38 years suddenly began to dance. He had never walked in 38 years but now he began jump for joy. Proverbs 13 vs 12 says hope deferred makes the heart sick but when the desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life. The man who was literally dieing could now be described as a tree of life. He had a change of residence from a sick bed to health . The dream of perfect health he had been nursing for 38 years finally became a reality. I pray that all those dreams of making it in life, getting a job ,taking your child for dedication, exchanging wedding vows , fulfilling God’s plan , securing your marriage will be come reality today in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.
Samara endured a period of famine because they were under the siege of the king of Syria. Food was so scarce that people began to sell  birds droppings as food -2 kings 6 vs 25 . Those who could not afford it began to eat their children. We do not need to be told that the King was sad. The bible said in Proverbs 15 vs 30 that good news gives health to the bones. Bad news brought sickness on the inhabitants of Samaria . The people cried to God and He answered. He touched their situation and within 24 hours the people began to live in abundance. The touch brought a transfer of wealth from the Syrian economy to Samaria.First of all The Lord touched the heart of four lepers who were sitting at the entrance of the gate. They suddenly began to think differently , people who were scared of death suddenly grew so bold that they decided to walk to the camp of the Syrians. As they began to walk the Lord touched the hear of the Syrians and they began to hear strange noises. They heard noises of great army and they ran away leaving gold, garments and horses . The man who had no horse suddenly had five, the people who had been eating the bird’s dropping (faeces ) began to eat nice food and drink wine. A whole nation who sat on ashes weeping began to change from garments and dance for Joy. My Father and Lord will touch your situation and there will a turn around in your situation in the mighty name of Jesus, Amen.
A touch from the Most High God can change situations. The water at Marah was very bitter. The bible said in Exodus 15 vs 23 -25 that the area got its name from that water. Everything around this water became bitter . A single touch change the name of this area from Marah meaning bitterness to sweetness . This touch can change the physical composition of an object ,the Most High touched a pile of clay and it became a man-Genesis 2 vs 7 . The bible says that the touch can cause children to come out of a rock- Luke 3 vs 8 . The same river Peter fished all night and caught nothing , just a single touch from Jesus Christ led to a turn around. The bible said in Luke 5 vs 1 -11 that they caught so much fish that  two boats began to sink, Peter had no choice than to call for help . I am believing  that the  Lord will bless myself and someone to the extent we will need an extra hand to carry our blessing in Jesus name, Amen. I belief that person is you , Amen.
The mad man of Gadara lost the control of His mind to demons. According to Mark 5 vs 1-20, He had over five thousands demons residing in him. This mad man refused to live in the city and began to live in the tomb. Within few minutes after the touch the man became normal again and people could not recognize him again.
Solomon after offering a thousand burnt offerings in 2 Chronicles 1 vs 6-12 received a visitation form the Lord. The Lord asked Solomon what he wanted and he requested for wisdom . The Lord touched his brains and he became a genius. The man became so wise that the bible recorded that he spoke three thousand proverbs and wrote a thousand and five tracks. If Solomon was to release an album with twelve tracks, He would have released over one hundred and twenty-five albums. The Lord touched the legs of Elijah in 1 Kings 18 vs 46 and he outran the king’s chariot. Elisha received a touch and became filled with power. Elisha could hear conversations taking place several thousands miles away. When the king of Syria began to question his officers about who was informing the king of Israel about his plans , an officer told the King that it was Elisha. The officer said the man of God hears the conversation the king has in his bedroom – 2 Kings 6 v s12 . Some armies were asked to go and arrest Elisha in 2 Kings 1 vs 9-15 . The man of God simply called fire to roast them and fire came from heaven and consumed them. It got to a stage that the angel of the Lord had to appeal to Elisha to seize fire.
Someone might I ask that can God touch me and how can I get a touch from the Almighty . God is willing to touch everyone . The only thing is that it comes with responsibilities. The Lord touches people to glorify Himself in their lives. Moses pleased God to the extent that when He asked to see to God physically , God had no choice than to honor his request. The Lord told Moses in Exodus 33 vs 17 -23 ,that the result of what you have asked for is death but I will arrange something. Whether you believe it or not Moses saw something no man had ever seen before . The Lord is ready to be more than a God but a Father and a Friend. When the Lord is your Friend, He shares His secrets with you . He can speak with you like a father speaks to His son . He is the best friend any man can have and the worst enemy any man can have. The bible said in Hebrew 10 vs 31 says it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. His touch can bring healing and the same touch can cause pain. His hands can be light and the can be heavy too. He touched the host of the Egyptians in Exodus 14 vs 24 -25 and they were stuck in the read sea. The Lord drowned them over night.
Miriam was a respected prophetess of God who was used mightily by God. She sinned and despised a man of God and the Lord touched her in Numbers 12 vs 10- 13 .She became a leper immediately. The once mighty prophetess did not prophesy again till she died. The story of Miriam is a lesson to everyone. No man is greater than his source which is God. He can appeal to a man to give his life to Jesus and if the man refuses he can take any decision. One thing to know is that , The Most High God is not a gentleman. If you do not believe me , ask Sennacherib the king of Assyria. This king had a great army so he thought he was untouchable. He began to torment the people of Judah and  they reported him to The Lion of the Tribe of Judah (God) and He sent an angel to this king. In between eight hours , this great king lost one hundred and eighty-five thousand armies. The next morning he left quietly back to Assyria .
Thank God for His mercies. The bible says in Lamentations 3 vs 32 that though He causes grief, Yet He will show compassion according to the multitude of His mercies. According to Psalm 89 vs 14 mercy and truth go before His face. Psalm 78 vs 38 -39 says God in his compassion can forgive all iniquities, instead of destroying people he turns his anger because he remembers that we were but flesh. Psalm 103 vs 11 say as the heavens are high above the earth , so great is His Mercy toward those that fear him.
Romans 6 vs 1 says shall we continue in sin and ask for grace to abound ? shall we continue to disobey Him and ask Him to shower his mercies on us ?
The bible said in Romans 3 vs 23 that for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 6 s 23 says For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. The gift was explained in John 3 vs 16 , For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. What shall we do to be save ? The bible says in Romans 10vs 9 that if you confess with your mouth , Jesus is Lord , and believe in
your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10 vs 10 – For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with our mouth that you confess and are saved.
Pray this prayer from your heart today!
Dear Jesus , I believe that You died for me and rose again on the third day. I confess I am a sinner. I need your love and forgiveness. Come into my heart . Forgive my sins. I receive Your eternal life. Confirm You love by giving me peace, joy and supernatural love for others, Amen.
Welcome to Christ brethren, Please join a bible believing church.
Samuel Oluwatoki
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Mothers can decide the future of their child

Isaiah 66 vs 13a – As a mother comforts her child , so will I comfort you.
It is very rare to see God comparing himself to man but in the verse above he compares the way He comforts to the way a mother comforts her child.
God can not be compared to any one because the Lord himself said in Isaiah 45 vs 5-6 that I am the Lord, and there is no other , apart form me there is no God, from the rising of the sun to its setting there is none besides Me. When Moses ask the Lord for a name in case the children of Israel decides to ask him who sent him,the Lord told him I AM THAT I AM – Exodus 3 vs 14 . Hannah the mother of Samuel even confessed in 1 Samuel 2 vs 2 that there is no Rock like our God. The Lord was only trying to praise our mothers and letting them know He sees the way they have been comforting the children He gave to them.
Some men may be wondering if God ever compared himself to a father , well in Psalm 103 vs 13, He said As a father has compassion on his children , so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him . Fathers the Lord sees you effort too . God is also a father too because in the books of Psalm 68 vs 5 , the bible calls him the a Father to the Fatherless and in Deuteronomy 10 vs 18, the bible says he defends the cause of the fatherless and the widows, So let somebody shout Hallelujah .Amen
Mothers can decide the destiny of a child. In Exodus 2 vs 1 – 10 , we see a mother who risked her life for her son . Pharaoh had ordered that every male child born to the Hebrews be cast in to the river but the mother of Moses refused to throw her son into the river. It was not an easy task to keep him especially when other mothers were forced to throw their children in the river. The mother of moses persisted and did everything in her hand to keep him alive. If not for her , Moses would not have fulfilled his destiny of leading the children of Israel out of Egypt.
Jacob was destined to be a mighty nation. He was created for greatness .The blessings of Abraham and Isaac were meant to be his but by virtue of birth he lost it to Esau his twin brother who was the senior  and the blessing of the father goes to the firstborn. To compound matters he lacked skills ,the bible records in Genesis 25 vs 27 that Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field but Jacob was only a mild man ,dwelling in tenths . As if that was enough , Isaac his father did not think much of him but really loved Esau  because he ate of his game – Genesis 28 vs 28 . The only thing Jacob had going for him was the love of his mother . A day came , Isaac decided to reward his son-Esau for all the game he had eaten, so he asked Esau to go and kill a game and bring it that he may bless him. Rebekah had this and quickly called Jacob and they planned something . Before Esau came Jacob had received all the blessings . By the time we get to Genesis 27 vs 37 , Isaac was telling Esau that he made Jacob head over him .
The mother of Jabez did not set out to curse her son but due to birth pains she saw Jabez as a painful experience so she called him Jabez meaning born out of pain.From that day onward Jabez became an agent of pain but thank God he prayed and the Lord answered him. I pray that Lord will remove all the pains in your life in Jesus name, amen.
The mother of King Lemuel in Proverbs 13 vs 1- end  knew that her son had colorful destiny so she began to teach him how to live and behave so that he will fulfill his destiny. In 2 Samuel 12 vs 25 Solomon was named by God as Jedidiah meaning the beloved of the most hign . Solomon was  destined to be the wisest king that ever lived.  Adonijah , one of Davids son suddenly decided to make himself king and the David did not really mind but thank God for Nathan who went to go and meet Solomons mother and advised her. The mother of Solomon – Bethsheba met with King david , before the end of that day Solomon was made a king.
Do you know that Mary the Mother of Jesus also played an important role in the ministry of Jesus. Mary was present at the first miracle of Jesus , when Jesus was saying mother it is not my time , She was telling the servants in John 2 vs5 that whatever Jesus tells them they should do it.We know the end of the story that water turned to wine.
God takes mothers seriously . In Proverbs 18 vs 22 , the bible says he who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtain favour from God. Since every wife will eventually become  a mother, as a wife is a good thing so also is a mother and mothers are agent of favor from God. Do you know that Jesus lived his life for mothers while on earth ? All the  miracles, healing, deliverance, food provision was for mothers for example the mad man of Gatherer who was delivered of a thousand demons in  Mark 5vs1-15 was the son of a mother ,Lazarus who Jesus resurrected in John 11 vs 39 -44 was the son of a mother , the woman that was healed of the issue of blood in Matthew 9 vs 20 was a daughter of a mother. Everything Jesus did was for mothers even the Fig the tree Jesus cursed in Matthew 21 vs 19 . The Fig tree failed to produce fruit for a Mary’s ‘s son -Jesus Christ to eat so He cursed it. Do you know that when Jesus overturned the table of the money changers in Matthew 21 vs 12 he was only trying ensure that the Lord’s wrath will not come on the money changers because what they were doing was wrong. He was only trying to ensure that the mothers of those money changers will not weep over them.
Mothers are very important In our lives , that is why we need to always strive to make them happy because making them happy makes God happy.The bible says in Ephesians 6 vs 2 that we should honor our fathers and mothers as it is not only a commandment but there is a blessing attached to it. In Exodus 20 vs 12 the bible say the only way to long life is by honoring our fathers and mothers. Deuteronomy 5 vs 16 says that all those who want it to be well with them should honor their fathers and mothers . If you are not in talking terms with your father or mother you better go and apologize to them . If there is anyone going through any difficulty or problem , they should go and meet their parents and ask them to bless them. God is not happy with any child fighting or disobeying their parents.
Our mothers are good. They love us but they can only do little to help us.Our mothers can love us and comfort us but they can not protect us from diseases like cancer but our God can not only protect from diseases but he can heal diseases because He said in Exodus 15 vs 26 that He is the Lord that heals. Every mothers wants her child to be promoted in their places of work but there is little they can do but the bible says in Psalm 75 vs 6-7 that exaltation comes neither from the east nor west nor south but from God who is the Judge, He puts down one and exalt another . Although our mothers love to cook and feed us but the only One who satisfy us according to Isaiah 58 vs 11 is God.
Mothers do a lot for their kids but as they grow old their strength diminishes according to Isaiah 40 vs 28 our God never grows tired or weary . Every mother has a mother. Every mother came to this world through a mother . The whole mothers depend on God because  He has promised them in Isaiah 46 vs 4 that he will carry them even to their gray hairs. It is possible for a mother to forget her child but Lord can not forget you -Isaiah 49 vs 15 .
No mother can save except Jesus . The only person who died for us is Jesus Christ. The bible said in John 3 vs 16 that out of love God sent Jesus Christ to die for us and that whosoever will believe in him will not die but have everlasting life. Jesus said in Matthew 11 vs 28 that come to me , all you who labor and heavy laden ,and I will give you rest. This  call is for everyone , children , fathers ,aunties , uncles, sisters including mothers.Come and give your life to Christ and begin to enjoy rest.
If you have not giving your life to Christ , it is not too late . He will forgive all your sins , did I hear ALL ? Yes all .If you have giving your life before and backslidden ,Jesus wants to take you back.
You can do so now by confessing with your mouth that Jesus is lord . Please pray this prayer with me : Lord Jesus, I give myself to You,for You to be my only Lord and Savior. I renounce and repudiate all other loyalties, and I desire no other Lord but You. Please come into me and take control of my life. Mold me to your will and to your use. I ask that you drive out all other spirits which conflict with you in anyway. I want to belong only to you, to be subject only to you. I make this prayer to you, in your name ,the name of Jesus . Amen .
Welcome to Christ brethren , Please join a bible believing church.
Shalom
Samuel Oluwatoki
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