Revelation 5:12 ‘..Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.’

DAILY READING Philippians 2:1-11; Ezekiel 20; Isaiah 49

The Book, ‘Thirty Years among South Sea Cannibals’ is the story of a Scottish missionary John Gibson Paton.
While serving among the heathen tribes of the South Sea islands, he encountered many dangers from the hands of the native chiefs who felt he was leading their people away from the ancestral traditions.

One day, while Paton was working on a piece of land at the mission station, he was suddenly surrounded by the war Chief and a large party of armed men, all with muskets, and their native weapons. They watched the missionary for some time in silence, and then every man leveled a musket straight at his head.
Escape seemed impossible and it looked like the missionary had finally come to the end of his life.
But Paton knew the God he served was able to deliver him and so he lifted his eyes up to the Lord Jesus in prayer.

As he prayed, the Words of the Lord came strongly to him– “Whatsoever ye shall ask in My Name, I will do it;”.
On receiving this Word of assurance, Paton knew he was safe and that the Lord would indeed protect him. And so he continued working at his task, as if unaware of the armed men surrounding him.
These men seemed unable to use their weapons and kept urging each other to fire the first shot. Eventually none was able to shoot at the missionary. After a while they all went away, leaving the missionary alone.
Paton rejoiced and praised the Lord for once again delivering him. For the many years of his missionary work among these heathen tribes God continually miraculously protected him from all danger.

Indeed God is ever present and all-powerful and able to deliver us from harm. He has warrior angels on standby to protect us and ensure that we never even dash our foot against a stone.

Certainly, there are fiery Heavenly security and divine forces surrounding children of God upon the earth.
The question then is; if we have such formidable security and protection why does it seem believers sometimes still fall victims?
The answer is that, what motivates God to act on our behalf is our depth of faith and relationship with Him.
God’s response to us is determined by our knowledge of who He is. Indeed it is those who know their God that will be strong and do exploits.
When we know God for ourselves and diligently obey His Word, whenever we call He hears us and whatever we ask He does for us.

Intimate relationship with God is what Christ died at the Cross to purchase for us. Through His Blood we have been reconciled and restored to live as sons of God with access to Heaven’s best resources.

Revelation 5:12 says Jesus was slain to receive for us power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

Jesus paid the full redemptive price to purchase for us all we need to live in victory and dominion on the earth. God’s people only sometimes perish for lack of knowledge.

By covenant every child of God is born for signs and wonders. We are ordained to reign over the enemies of our destiny and triumph over trials and tribulations.
But it is only through the knowledge of God that we can walk in the fullness of our redemptive inheritance.

2 Peter 1:3 says ‘According as His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him.’

The level of our knowledge of God determines the level of inheritance we can enjoy. Let us therefore seek to know God more and more through quality time spent with Him in worship, prayers and in-depth study of The Word. Through such intimate fellowship, we will always be conscious of God’s surrounding Presence.
Whatever we ask He will do for us and wherever we go He shall be with us to deliver us from all evil!

PRAYER: Lord, thank You for the price You paid at the cross for my salvation. Please grant me fresh appetite for Your Word and Your Presence, so that I can acquire the faith I need to live in victory and dominion always in Jesus Name. .

QUOTE :
Your present frustrations are God’s opportunities for manifestations. – WORDBITE 222