Isaiah 43:18-19 ‘Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
For hundreds of years, no runner in history could ever complete a mile’s race within four minutes. It was generally believed to be impossible. This theory was supported by studies conducted by ‘experts”. They came to the conclusion that a human body lacked the capacity to run a mile’s race in only four minutes.. And for many years, it seemed they were right. The closest anyone came was an athlete in 1942, who finished in 4.01 minutes. But then a young medical student named Roger Bannister decided to disagree with the experts. He didn’t dwell on the impossibilities and refused to let the negative belief form a stronghold in his mind. He began to train, believing he was going to break that record. And indeed, on May 6, 1954, the world of track and field was forever changed as Roger Bannister finished a mile’s race in 3:59.4 minutes. Bannister had defied all odds and made sports history. However, he had won more from his faith than from his feet.
Interestingly within a month, after bannister broke the record, another runner from Australia, inspired by Banister also broke the four minute barrier. And surprisingly within ten years, 336 other runners from various geographic locations also broke the four-minute-mile record which for hundreds of years, experts said couldn’t be done. What had happened was that for all those years, runners believed what the experts were saying, and built a barrier in their minds. But once one man was able to break it, the thinking changed and it became a possibility. Indeed Bannister ushered a new season into the history of sports.
The truth is that the barrier and battle is in the mind. You will never go beyond the barriers that are in your own mind. But once the barriers are broken, you are ushered into a new world of victory and great possibilities. We have to break free from every limitation.
A baby stays nine months in the womb, and in that ninth month, the baby breaks the barrier and confines holding him back and breaks out into a new world. Like that baby we have been incubating in the womb of prayer and now in this 9th month, it is our time to break out. It is time for the glory to be unveiled in us. It is our beginning of new things.
Isaiah 43:18-19 says ‘Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Indeed God is doing a new thing; it is a new beginning of great things and great heights. It is a new year for us. The Jewish new year, known as Rosh Hashanah, begins on the first day of Tishrei, which is the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. This seventh month of the Jews falls around September on the Gregorian calendar. Interestingly also the meaning of September is seven, because it used to be the 7th month on the Gregorian calendar. So we see seven which is the number of perfection playing a significant role in September.
In other words September is not only a month of new things, it is also a month of perfection. And by God’s grace we shall never miss our portion in this new season. Consider not the former things. It doesn’t matter what your story may have been in the past, September is the month of new things. Let us therefore be willing to embrace the new horizons God is bringing us into. Something big is about to happen. And by the Blood of Jesus every barrier and limitation that tries to hold us back is broken off. Every embargo is lifted, and this month shall be for us, a story of from glory to glory in Jesus Name.
PRAYER: Lord, thank You for granting me the grace to accept the spiritual responsibility of diligent study of Your Word, so that I can have the faith to access the great and mighty things You have lined up for me in this new season, in Jesus Name
QUOTE :
For you to enjoy victory in The Kingdom of God, you need to develop a kingdom mind, that thinks in line with The Word of God. – WORDBITE 222