1 Timothy 6:12 KJV
‘Fight the good fight of faith lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.’
DAILY READING
1 Corinthians 15:1-34; 2 Kings 10; Nahum 3
On September 28 2018, at the same time a powerful earthquake struck Indonesia, one plane managed to miraculously take off from the Palu airport, barely escaping the destruction. The Indonesian pilot testifies that his relationship with God helped him hear divine instructions that saved him and 148 passengers.
Commercial Pilot Ricoseta Mafella, a devout Christian, told CBN News he usually just hums worship songs during his flights. But moments before the earthquake and tsunami hit Indonesia he felt the urge to sing aloud. He says, “God seemed like He was saying, ‘ust praise me and worship me.'”
Capt. Mafella says after landing, as passengers departed and Mafella prepared for his next flight, he says he heard the voice of The Holy Spiri again instructing him, “Be quick, get out of this place. Depart early.”
Capt. Mafella wondered if it was just his imagination, or something else. Regardless, he obeyed what he had heard and took off three minutes earlier than the scheduled departure time. That decision literally saved lives.
Capt. Mafella was amazed at the chronological order of events.
He recalls, “The quake started at the Donggala area 17:55… 5:55 pm. I pushed back at 5:52. The highest 7.7 and 7.4 magnitude hit exactly after my lift off!”
Indeed we must be sensitive to hear what The Holy Spiri is saying to us per time. And we can only be sensitive if we can maintain constant focus on God. Though flying a commercial airplane, because he kept focused on God, this pilot heard the instruction that saved him and his passengers.
To win in life”s battles you have to learn to cut down distractions and focus on God’s word..
To have victory, you must maintain your focus. The world is full of distractions; so many things calling your name, seeking your attention, trying to shift your focus, trying to derail you from your course. Thus, you must let your focus always be on the Word. Be controlled by the Word. Keep filling your heart continually with the Word, until your actions are dominated and controlled only by what God says. When your heart is full of the Word of God, there will be no room for frivolities. Like Jesus, you will say, ‘My meat is to do the will of Him that sent me, [John 4:34]. Your primary concern will be only to please God. When that happens, then you can be sure of victory, because God Himself will arise and see you through in every of life’s challenges.
Prayer
Lord, please help me to hear You clearly concerning Your will for me, no more guess work, Please help me to always receive Your precise instructions, before I take any major step in Jesus Name. .
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The tests you are going through in life today is not for your destruction, it is for your testimony. – WORDBITE 222.
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