Psalm 124:7 “Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped”.
DAILY READING; Acts 21:1-36; Judges 16; Psalm 42
The book “High Adventure in Tibet” is the story of Victor Plymire who was an American missionary, sent by God to carry the Gospel to Tibet.
In 1927, Victor Plymire embarked on a 2000-mile trek into the deepest part of Tibet for his evangelistic work.
He and his team navigated through some of the world’s highest peaks, facing blizzards and avalanches. Along their journey they gave out thousands of Bibles and preached to many native people who had never heard the Gospel.
Arriving in Tibet, Victor Plymire was well received by the Dalai Lama, who was the Buddhist head monk and traditionally responsible for the governing of Tibet.
After establishing a mission base, Plymire then decided to go deeper into some villages in Tibet to preach. Although Plymire was warned about the dangers of the trip, after prayers, he felt he should still go. Accompanied by two Tibetan helpers, they arrived at a village controlled by a hostile local chief who rejected the Gospel and ordered that Plymire and his two helpers should be beheaded.
Back in America, at that moment, an elderly Christian woman was awakened from sleep by the Holy Spirit and told to pray for Plymire because his life was in great danger.
Immediately she went into prayers and did not stop until she felt a release.
In the meantime, the Dalai Lama who was aware of Victor Plymire’s trip was prompted to send a runner to the village where they had gone, with a letter warning the chief not to do them any harm. The runner arrived just as Plymire and his two helpers were being led outside to be killed. After reading the Dalai Lama’s letter, the chief immediately ordered his guards to release Plymire and his men.
When the elderly Christian woman later wrote to Victor Plymire, telling him of the prompting to pray for him, Plymire discovered that she had been praying at the exact time of his arrest at the hostile chief’s court.
Psalm 124:7 says “Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped”.
Certainly, God always makes a way of escape for those who trust in Him.
Despite how tight the enemy’s plan of destruction, God is able to cause His children to escape like a bird out of the snare of the fowler.
In any situation where it seems you are tightly cornered, always be assured that God is able to make a way for you. When it seems you are surrounded and there is no escape, God can suddenly raise help for you and create a path of deliverance through the mighty waters.
Therefore, no matter how bad the doctor’s report, the bank account, career challenge or family crisis; don’t get scared.
Understand that you serve the God of divine visitations, who can suddenly intervene when it seems all hope is lost. He is the Lord, strong and mighty in battle and nothing is ever too difficult for Him.
Therefore do not be intimidated. It doesn’t matter the gang-up against you, when God arises, all your enemies must surely be scattered.
God has given us superior weapons of warfare which are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds.
When the power of the Spirit is at work in our lives, we will experience miracles of divine orchestration and spiritual strategy that will enable us to escape every trap.
Especially as we spend time in prayer in this period, we will be equipped with the power of the Spirit to overcome every scheme and plot against our progress.
The truth is that either you pray or you become a prey. But as we wait upon the Lord in this season, we will be revived, empowered and equipped to triumph always.
Indeed as we pay the spiritual price of fasting and prayer, we will soon reap the harvest of mighty manifestation of power that will make us unstoppable and indefatigable throughout this year.
PRAYER: Lord, please grant me the grace to constantly maintain a prayerful lifestyle. As I wait upon You in this season, I thank You for empowering me to overcome every enemy of my destiny and be a wonder to my world in Jesus Name.
QUOTE :
Nothing liberates like truth, the truth you know and act upon will set you free.- – WORDBITE 222.