Psalm 119:130 ‘The entrance of Thy Words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple”

DAILY READING – Matthew 20:1-16; Numbers 13-14; Ecclesiastes 9:1-12

The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early 19th century. It was an escape route used by slaves to escape from the Southern states of America where slavery was legal to the Northern states where slavery was abolished.
Once they managed to escape from the plantation, these slaves would embark on a journey of hundreds of miles on foot.
Often their owners would immediately place advertisements in local newspapers, promising a reward to whoever captured them. And so these runaway slaves usually travelled at night to avoid the constant threat of being captured by local sheriffs, slave catchers or civilian lynch mobs.
As they travelled through the night, one of the best clues they used to find the Northern states was by following the North Star. The North Star which is also called Polaris, played a key role in helping them to find their way to freedom.
Unlike other stars, the North star never changed its position and it always pointed to the north.
These escaping slaves used a group of stars to help them identify the North Star. This group of stars was referred to as the ‘Drinking Gourd’, because in the sky, they looked like a cup that had a very long handle.
By finding the “drinking gourd” in the sky, the slaves could locate the North Star. And as they diligently followed the North star, night after night, they eventually escaped the slave states and arrived to freedom.

In the same way, we can always find spiritual freedom by following the light of God’s Word.
Jesus is the light of the world and as we follow Him we will escape every spiritual enslavement.
In John 8:12 Jesus says ‘I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life’

In the world today, we are contending with invisible forces who daily attempt to capture men and hold them in spiritual slavery.
In these end-times, humanity is facing unprecedented temptations and attempts to trap their souls especially through the internet and other channels.
At such a time, we must heed the light of God’s Word and follow the leadings of the Holy Spirit, to escape every evil plan to hold us in bondage.
The entrance of God’s Word into our hearts, gives us the light of spiritual discernment to avoid the traps of the enemy.
As we walk in the light of the Word, we will know which direction to follow at every crossroad of life.

God’s Word is a lamp to our feet and the light to our path.
No man-made plan can compare to the definite divine direction that comes from following the light of God’s Word.
In our health, families, relationships, finances, business and career, we will always experience success when we make God’s Word final authority and diligently abide by Scriptural instructions.
As we patiently follow the light of God’s Word, we will escape the traps, schemes and plots of the enemy.
Certainly, genuine encounters with God’s Word will establish us in victory in every situation of life because faith, the victory that overcomes the world, comes from hearing the Word.
Therefore, let us commit to continually filling our hearts with the Word until it floods our hearts with light. In addition to a lifestyle of addiction to God’s Word, we must also commit to a life of prayers, fasting and fervent worship.
As we do this, we will continually be guided by the Spirit of God and have no occasion to stumble in the darkness of these end-times.

PRAYER: Father please help me to always walk in Your light so that I can escape every temptations of these end-times and abide in the victory You have ordained for me in this season in Jesus Name.
QUOTE :
For you to enjoy victory in the Kingdom of God, you need to develop a Kingdom mindset, that thinks in line with the Word of God. – WORDBITE 222