You Will Never Be Left Stranded! David was anointed king at the age of seventeen, but the reality of the throne was far from him.
So what happened? He became a worker under Saul and helped Saul to drive away the evil spirits troubling him in the palace. He would simply play his harps.
As he helped Saul in one way or the other, what he didn’t know was that he was securing his future and that when the time comes for him, help would arise for him as well.
A time came in his life that he actually needed help. He had been anointed king, but he could not ascend the throne!
Have you ever been there before? You know what God said you will become, but the reality seemed far away!
What you need is help from God.
All is set, you have a good job, you earn good money, and your spiritual life is great, but there is no spouse.
You are married, but there is a certain area where there is no fulfillment.
You simply need help. And sometimes, that help could just be one person away.
If you have helped others in one way or the other, if your seed has advanced the kingdom, help will show up for you!
God will never leave you stranded.
David had sown into the vision of Saul. He has served. He helped bring Goliath down. He played harp for Saul.
A time came in his life, he needed help to fulfill God’s purpose.
Yes, he was anointed, and yes he was a man of God, but he could not do anything by himself. Men had to help!
Listen to me, this morning, you will not lack help when it is needed in Jesus’ name! You Will Never Be Left Stranded!
So what happened? Let’s check it out. This is one of the foundation scriptures of our ministry.
“For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God. And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.” (1Ch 12:22-23, KJV)
Can you see that? Day by day, they came to help him.
This year, you will experience day-by-day help in Jesus’ name. You Will Never Be Left Stranded!
David had once helped another man, now when his turn came that he required help, help showed up for him.
Those people came to turn the kingdom of Saul to him. He was the one that was anointed, he was the one chosen, yet he couldn’t do it all by himself until help showed up for him.
Whatever God asks you to do at any time, do it, for therein lies your success in whatever you do from that time.
The ways of God are past finding out. God doesn’t always make sense. But He can never lead you wrong!
As the year inches to an end, and another year roll in, I pray for you, You Will Never Be Left Stranded! God in His infinite mercy will send help your way in Jesus’ name!
Skin Deep Or Real Thing? Sally is in love with George but George is not in love with Sally! It is not a good idea to be in love with the one that is not in love with. Outwardly, the relationship looks cool, like something you even want to envy, but it’s actually riddled with insecurities, endless quarrels and perpetual suspicion. The relationship is only skin deep!
The Johnsons who have been married for a while are great actors. They have been living in a cycle of strife, but they have learnt to put up appearances. All they are interested in is how people see them, not how God sees them. They are just going through the motions, their love is just skin deep and any little provocation would result in expulsion of deep seated magma within the crust of their hearts.
We have been looking at the book of Ezekiel for a while, and this morning, I want to show you an insight God gave me here which describes many relationships and marriages! Skin Deep Or Real Thing?
We looked at verse 7 yesterday. Today, we are looking at verse 8
Eze 37:8 (KJV) And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
Sinews, flesh and skin came upon the bones! What an astounding miracle!
But there is a “But”
It says there is no breath in them! It was a miracle, but not complete!
This describes a lot of relationships and marriages. Just skin deep. Covered with sinews and flesh, but no breath. So it is still lifeless.
A little provocation, there is fight. A little correction there is strife for a month. A different opinion, there are tantrums, withdrawal, and silent treatments! Good and playful intentions are seen as an affront and disrespect. The couple is walking on egg shells!
That relationship or marriage has sinews, flesh and skin, but no breath! Skin Deep Or Real Thing?
What did God do? He didn’t give up.
He said again, Prophesy!
So you don’t give up at this stage. There is hope because it’s not completely dry bones again, at least there is sinews and skin now!
Pray this morning, that God will complete His work in your life, relationship and marriage in Jesus name! You may also use REVIVE day 5 to pray as that was what we discussed and prayed about. You will see the video below!
Bone To His Bone. Let me start by wishing you a beautiful Merry Christmas! I pray that you experience the reason for the season!
Today, we will quickly continue with our study and look at Ezekiel 37. We stooped earlier at verse 5.
Eze 37:6-7 (KJV) And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. [7] So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
Where I am going exactly is verse 7!
and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
This morning, this is the word of the Lord for you!
Bones are coming together! Bone to his bone!
What are bones here? Take a look at this scripture here:
Gen 2:23a (KJV) And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones,
When Adam saw Eve for the first time this was what he said!
I pray for you this morning, bones are coming into alignment for you!
Things are coming together for you in a beautiful sequence.
The lines will fall on you in pleasant places. All things are working together for you!
The valley of dry bones was a hopeless situation. The bones were not only dry but they were also scattered!
Everything was in disarray!
Yet God performed a miracle!
Bone came to his bone!
God will give you a miracle in your relationship or marriage!
For singles, bones will come together! In supernatural circumstances, you will meet that God-ordained person in Jesus’ name!
For couples, in every marriage that has been “scattered” there is a coming together!
Scattered communication, scattered emotions, misplaced affection, and so many issues! Irrespective of what it is, God is performing a miracle in your marriage today!
The situation is intense with the Johnsons. The marriage is extremely troubled. There have been accusations and counter-accusations. Wrong words have been said. Strife and bitterness have become the order of the day. The marriage seems headed for a resounding crash.
Sally’s relationship with her fiancee is troubled too. She changed her status to “it’s complicated” because that is what could describe the scenarios.
Both situations above can be described as deep valley experiences.
In our study in Ezekiel 37 yesterday, we saw that the beginning instruction that God gave to the prophet is to prophesy, and say something!
The next verse says:
Eze 37:5 (KJV) Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
God is revealing His plan of action! Your Relationship or Marriage Will Live
He is going to cause His breath to enter into that relationship or marriage and it will Iive.
It doesn’t matter if the marriage seems dead.
God has a plan of action. Something will “enter”
I pray for you this morning, God will breathe into your relationship, and cause it to live in Jesus’ name!
His breath is the power of the Holy Spirit.
How much of the Holy Spirit are you giving space for in your relationship or marriage?
Oh Pastor, don’t spiritualize this!
Well, no matter how disconnected you are from the Holy Spirit, no matter how far away from developing a relationship with the Holy Spirit, the truth remains that the Holy Spirit is the one that will do most of the work within you.
You are the one that will enter yourself. The breath God will cause to enter is not some air, it is the person of the Holy Spirit. Your Relationship or Marriage Will Live
If you are filled with the Holy Spirit, that is the coolest thing that can happen to you and your spouse or fiance.
The next thing is to bring alive your relationship with the Holy Spirit so that you may live and your relationship or marriage may live.
You do this by communicating with Him and listening to Him for instructions on what to do and how to do it.
You should no longer live by reactions, feelings, and sentiments! All these don’t bring life.
What will bring life is a conscious and deliberate relationship with the Holy Spirit
Open Your Mouth Sound is powerful. When a baby is born, the first sign of life is that the baby makes a sound. Once the baby cries out, everybody is happy! Why is this so? It is because sound announces life!
We started looking at Ezekiel 37 yesterday!
The situation was hopeless. It was a valley of not just dry bones, but very dry bones!
Where do we even start? If it’s somebody who just died, maybe there will be a window of hope for resurrection. But very dry bones?
Is your relationship or marriage like a valley of dry bones? Well, the first instruction God gave to Ezekiel is to open his mouth!
Eze 37:4 (KJV) Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
You will need to do the same in your situation. Notice, God did not argue or deny the dryness of the bones!
But open your mouth and say “Hear the word of the Lord…” Open Your Mouth
This is what we are doing with REVIVE! Hear me, nothing withstands the word of God!
The teaching and prayers for REVIVE Day 2 is on Youtube and You can access it here!
So open your mouth and begin to declare life into that relationship or marriage! Begin to say the right things!
Ignore all the attitudes or uncooperative attitudes of your spouse. Focus on the instruction!
As singles, it’s the same thing. Speak life into that relationship and say what you want to experience rather than what you are experiencing!
The dry bones were in a valley…
When either of the spouse is in a valley, things are unclear, sight is obscured, and the mountaintop advantage is absent.
So ignore attitudes and pull yourselves out of that pit of depression, confusion, and irritation toward your loved one! Open Your Mouth
Where do you think all the irritation and hatred are coming from? Where do you think all the assumptions are coming from?
Sure you know they are not from the Holy Spirit. They are coming straight from hell. Demonic entities assigned to ruin things for you. But you reject their antics by opening your mouth!
Do you know you are a repairer, a renovator and restorer?
Isa 58:12b (KJV)…and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
You are a repairer of the breach!
Take a look at the Message Translation
Isa 58:12b (MSG) …You’ll be known as those who can fix anything, restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate, make the community livable again.
Your relationship or marriage can be livable again!
How? By the word!
You build by the word.
God himself framed the world with His word. We are created in His image, so we can build our world with the Word too!
Open your mouth and let God fill it with choice words that will navigate you out of that depression and confusion!
I speak life to your relationship or marriage now! I command the power of hell to be broken over your life in Jesus’ name! If there is any sickness of pain you have, I command them to leave now in Jesus name! Be healed now!
