Isaiah 30:21 ‘And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.’
DAILY READING; • 1 Peter 4; Jeremiah 37-38; Psalm 137
In 2010, several Media outlets carried the News of a missing 11 year old girl, Nadia Bloom.
On the morning of April 10, 2010, Nadia Bloom, who lived in Seminole County, Florida, had hopped on her bike, and sped off to a wooded area, to take some pictures of nature. But that was the last anyone would see of her for the next few days,
When she didn’t come home in time, her mother went to search for her, but only saw her bike neatly parked by a tree, near a swampy area. After searching the dense thicket unsuccessfully, she called 9-1-1.
The police arrived and searched until night fall and still there was no sign of Nadia. As word spread throughout the community, their Church pastor gathered people to pray.
There was great concern over Nadia’s safety because the swamp was rife with alligators and other predators.
However after four days of fruitless search, the police decided to call off the rescue operation assuming the girl had died.
That morning, a close friend of Nadia’s family and member of their Church named James King, went in prayer before God. He specifically asked God to lead him to where he could find Nadia. As he prayed, he sensed God was asking him to go in a particular direction. As he followed the divine leading and began to search in the swamp, miraculously he found the missing girl!
She was standing waist deep in water. She said she had gotten lost while trying to take pictures of nature and had been eating plants to survive and sleeping on a tree stump at night. Apart from some bug bites and a little dehydration, she was relatively alright. King immediately called the police on his cellphone, and they came in and helped to carry the girl out of the swamp.
The police found it amazing that all it had taken James King was prayer and God’s guidance to find the missing girl. They couldn’t understand why they had been unable to locate her despite employing sniffer dogs, dive teams, a helicopter and a vehicle equipped with sonar probe, searching intensely for four days. Yet a simple prayer of guidance had led James king to quickly find her.
Indeed divine guidance is the secret behind speedy recovery.
In 1 Samuel 30, after David and his men lost their families and possessions to the Amalekites, they cried till there were no more tears left. But, David came to realize that crying would not solve the problem and so he called for the ephod. The ephod was the priestly garment that the priest wore in order to meet with the Lord and inquire of Him.
When David inquired of the Lord, God answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.”[I Sam. 30:8.]
Searching after the Amalekites would have been long and fruitless because they had gone far ahead. But because David had enquired of the Lord, he was guided and granted divine speed. Through finding an abandoned Egyptian servant of the Amalekites, he was able to quickly locate them and finally recover all. David’s tragedy was turned to triumph because the Lord had ordered his steps.
Certainly, to enjoy recovery and restoration, we need to seek divine direction.
God alone knows the forces behind the losses in life.
The root causes of most losses in health, finances, relationships etc, can only be unraveled by God. Some people can’t explain why they are working like elephants in their career but eating like ants. Some can’t explain why in their business, they take one step forward only to take two steps backwards. Some can’t understand why their relationships keep deteriorating despite all their efforts.
You can read all books and materials on the problem and apply all the expert advice, but sometimes until you address the spiritual root, you may not see any fruit.
The truth is that behind most losses is the operation of the spiritual thief who comes to steal, kill and destroy. Therefore to effectively recover all, you need a spiritual approach to your search. You need to go on a destiny rescue mission on your knees as you inquire in prayers and study the Word.
Divine instruction is what delivers from destruction. One Word from God can certainly change your life.
As you study the Word long enough, you will hear a voice behind you saying this is the way, walk in it [Isaiah 30:21]
Today, it doesn’t matter the Amalekites that may have tried to steal and plunder from you, through divine instruction, you can enjoy speedy recovery of every loss.
As we diligently seek God’s guidance, every wasted year, time, gift, talent, resource you have lost, will be divinely restored.
Indeed the Lord will grant you divine acceleration that will enable you to pursue, overtake and surely recover all without fail.
PRAYER: Lord, please ignite in me a fresh desire to seek Your guidance on every issue of life. Please let Your Word be my constant meditation, so that I can make the discovery that will lead to speedy recovery and restoration in my life in Jesus Name
QUOTE;
It’s never over in your life until you win, God is still in control of your life. WORDBITE 222..