Zechariah 9:11 ‘As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.’
DAILY READING – John 4:1-26; 1 Chronicles 15:1-16:6; Zechariah4
In the her book, “Healing From Heaven,” Dr. Lilian B. Yeomans tells the story of one of the early missionaries to China. This female missionary contracted smallpox, which at that time was a deadly disease, without cure.
She was then quarantined in her room, with ugly smallpox marks covering her body. Stricken with the deadly disease, with little medical assistance, destitute, and in a faraway country, she was virtually given up to die. However, in her desperate condition, she began to fervently seek the Lord through His Word and prayers.
As she earnestly sought The Lord, one day, God showed her a vision of two baskets. One basket contained her test and trial; the smallpox. That basket was full. The other basket contained her praise, and that basket was only half full. The Lord told her the praise basket needed to be filled with praises so it would outweigh the basket of the test and trial. And when the praise basket was full, her healing would be manifested.
As this missionary lay quarantined in her room, she began to fervently praise and worship the Lord, day and night. People around thought the loud praises coming from her room was little more than the act of a delirious woman. But she continued to praise God. She sang praises to God from her heart; she did nothing but praise the Lord. She praised Him for His greatness. She praised Him for all that He had ever done for her. She praised Him for His faithfulness to His Word. She praised Him for her healing.
After several days of this heartfelt praise, the Lord showed her that the praise basket was full! And miraculously she was instantly healed! Thereafter she walked out of that quarantined room with her skin as smooth and clear as that of a child’s; no smallpox marks were to be found anywhere on her body.
Indeed God is fearful in praises!
The truth is that God has given us spiritual weapons, such as praise, with which we can overcome in this world. And the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. It is God’s will that we should not suffer what people in the world suffer. But many times believers end up suffering unnecessarily simply because of ignorance of the spiritual provisions God has made available.
Hosea 4:6 says ‘”My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge”
That missionary would have died, had she not gained knowledge of what to do as revealed to her by God.
We really need knowledge of the truth to triumph over life’s trials. Everyone born of God is born an overcomer, and is by heritage destined to live a triumphant life (1 John. 5:4). But it is only those that seek and know their God that will do exploits.
God has made total victory and freedom available to us through the Blood that Jesus shed at Calvary. Through His Blood, Jesus has delivered us out of every waterless pit of oppression.
Zechariah 9:11 says ‘As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.’
Indeed Christ’s Blood has purchased eternal freedom for us. But access to that freedom is through Knowledge. Deliverance will come through the right application of spiritual knowledge.
There is always a way out of every closed door. The key is Knowledge.
And knowledge comes through in-depth study of God’s Word. Let us therefore commit ourselves to seek God through His Word. And as we continue in His Word, we shall indeed know the truth and the truth shall make us free. [John 8:32]
PRAYER: Lord, please help me to deeply feed on Your Word, so that I can grow in spiritual knowledge and enjoy the freedom You have ordained for me. Thank You Lord for granting me victory over every trial 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