Isaiah 48:17 ‘Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, the holy one of Israel; I am the lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
DAILY READING – – DAILY READING Acts 14; Joshua 22; Job 31
‘Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story’ is a 2009 biographical television drama film based on the autobiography of neurosurgeon Ben Carson.
In 1987, Dr. Ben Carson was faced with the surgery of twins co-joined at the back of their heads. It was going to be a very difficult surgery attempting to separate such Siamese twins joined at the head. Such a surgery had never been done successfully before, because the patients would often bleed to death. Though the young neurosurgeon Ben Carson, believed he might be able to successfully separate them, he also realized that he risked losing one or both of the twins in the surgery. But despite the risk, Ben Carson who is a Christian believed God would divinely help him.
Through prayers he turned to God for help in solving this medical puzzle. One day while watching water drip from a tap’s mouth, he caught an inspiration on how to develop a method to stop blood flow during surgery. When the time for the surgery came and, he applied this method, the surgery was successful. The twins did not bleed to death, they survived. It was a medical breakthrough that launched Ben Carson into international limelight and sudden fame for accomplishing what no other doctor had done before.
Job 32:8 says. ‘But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.’
Indeed it takes the inspiration of the almighty to elevate a man. The wisdom of God will always make a difference in a man’s life. No matter how educated a man may be, his wisdom will always be limited until he connects to divine wisdom from God. Certainly it takes God to teach us how to profit in life, and it takes Him to lead us for us to know the right way to go. But that will happen when we seek Him through prayers. Prayer truly does change things.
Many of the inventions that have taken place today are because of the inspiration men received from God. You cannot go far in life depending on your own wisdom. It is the wisdom of God that makes stars of men. No one gets far with common sense, you need extra ordinary sense to get ahead. Just one word from God is enough to cause your generation to celebrate you.
Promotion does not come from the east, west or south, but promotion comes from God alone. In the scriptures, we see Joseph a prisoner become a prime minister, David a shepherd boy become a king and Esther a slave girl become a queen. God has not changed and is still showing us today that partnership with Him works. Truly God is able to turn impossibilities into possibilities. But that will happen when we come to Him in prayers.
God has given us the Holy Spirit to help us navigate the course of life. It is by His help that we can find a way out of every tight corner. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. We profit by the divine guidance He gives. Through prayer He grants us divine wisdom and leads us to our ordained place. Let us therefore make seeking God priority in our life’s adventure. It takes His grace and guidance to succeed in life. And as we seek first the kingdom of God, surely every other thing shall be added unto us. Don’t waste your time running after things, make God your priority, and other things will follow, including success.
As we seek God’s face in this season of prayers what God did for Joseph, David, Esther, and for Ben Carson, He will surely do for us. He will turn around every negative situation and change every impossibility to possibilities for us in Jesus Name.
PRAYER: Lord, help me through prayers to connect to your wisdom so that I can be a wonder to my world. Help me to continue to seek Your kingdom first at all times so that what you have ordained for my life and destiny, can come into full manifestation, in Jesus Name. .
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When you obey God’s instruction you are delivered from destruction