WEAPONS FOR GOD’S SERVANTS
Memorise: And Samuel grew, and the
LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. 1st
Samuel 3:19
Read: 1st Samuel 3:19-21,
Bible in one year: Genesis 43-44, John 21:15-25
There are some principles of God that can be used as weapons by
everyone, regardless of their faith. Divine principles relating to the natural
world are given to all to harness the power inherent in them. For example, the
principle of sowing and reaping falls into this category. However, there are
some weapons of God that are exclusively for those who have believed in Jesus
Christ. In this subset, there are some weapons designed for the use of God’s
servants; one of which is prophecy. The Bible in Amos 3:7 says,
“Surely the Lord GOD will do
nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”
God attaches great importance to the words of His servants. In fact, if
you walk closely with God, He will personally honour your word, just as He did
with Samuel (1st
Samuel 3:19). If only you can work on your relationship with God as
His servant, He will become the backbone of your words. In other words,
whenever you speak, people will tremble because they know God will back you up.
In Ezekiel
37:1-10, God asked Ezekiel if dry bones could live, and he replied
that only God could tell. Thereafter, God told him to prophesy: to make simple
pronouncement from his month. He did, and God backed up his words. The result
was a mighty army raised from dry bones.
Another weapon available to God’s servants, closely linked with
prophecy, is decrees. Job 22:21-28 reveals that if a servant of God can
satisfy certain conditions, he will decree a thing and it shall be established.
When you go through scriptures, you will discover that those who skilfully used
this weapon were mainly prophets of God. A heavily indebted widow ran to Elisha
in 2nd
Kings 4:1-7, and he gave her certain instructions, decreeing that
the little oil she has would continue to multiply until all available vessels
she had were filled up. It happened just as he decreed. Notice that He did not
say “Thus saith the Lord”. Similarly, a very rich, elderly and barren woman who
had consistently taken care of Elisha was told “Madam, nine months from now,
you will have a son.” She did not believe it, but it happened as Elisha decreed
(2nd
kings 4:16-17). When you hear a prophecy, you need faith in order to
receive it and see its manifestation; but when it is a decree, even your doubts
cannot stop it. As a servant of God, have you been using those weapons that God
has made available to you?
Action Point
After worshipping God today, decree
good things into your life, family, workplace, ministry, etc.
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