Isaiah 14:24 ‘The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:’

DAILY READING –• John 4:27-42; 1 Chronicles 16:7-43; Zechariah5

It is believed that there are over 1,800 prophecies in the Bible. Many of these have found accurate fulfillment.
One of these fulfilled prophecies was made by Prophet Isaiah about events involving the destruction and restoration of Israel.
About 2700 years before it came to pass, prophet Isaiah prophesied about the exile and restoration of Israel.
In fulfillment of the prophesy about the exile, in AD 70 Jerusalem and the temple was destroyed and the Jews were carried into exile. Afterwards the Jews were scattered all over the world among the nations.
Then in fulfillment of the prophecy of restoration, after almost 2000 years of exile, God began to re-gather His people again. And in 1948, the modern nation of Israel came into existence. Despite all the odds against it, the nation of Israel has continued to experience amazing restoration and make worldwide impact as one of the leading nations in science, agriculture, technology and innovations today.

Isaiah 14:24 says ‘The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:’

Surely whatever God says, will always come to pass. As long as we have faith, we will see the manifestation of God’s promises made to us.
A prophecy you don’t believe will not find expression in your life because every prophecy delivers primarily by faith.

Luke 1:45 says ‘And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.’

If you don’t believe, there won’t be a performance. If you don’t believe it, you will not receive. Therefore to see prophesies fulfilled in our lives, we must work on our faith.
Every genuine prophecy leaves you with a responsibility. It is only when you fulfill the conditions that you will see the manifestations. Therefore to be correctly positioned to take delivery of every prophetic word over our lives, we must fulfill the covenant obligations of building up our faith.
We must accept the personal responsibility of diligent study of God’s Word, prayers, fasting, fellowship with the Spirit and other spiritual exercises.
Whatever, we are believing God for, as we remain steadfast in faith, God will not only answer, but will exceed our expectations.
We need to persevere in prayers, warring with prophesies, even if we do not see anything happening immediately. Truly, we have need of the patience to persist until we obtain the promises.
Persistence means not giving up, not quitting, not giving in and not becoming discouraged no matter how contrary things may seem.
Numbers 23:19 says ‘God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?’

Indeed it is God’s plan to perform every Word of prophesy over our lives this year. As we steadfastly believe His promises, surely we shall soon see their speedy manifestations.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to begin to build up my faith through diligent study of Your Word. I thank You Lord for the grace to wait for Your promises. Certainly, I know You are able to do what You have promised in my life in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
The battle you are faced with today is a good warfare because God has already foreordained victorious end for you. WORDBITE 222