GOD: AN ENCOURAGER
Memorise: I will hear what
God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his
saints: but let them not turn again to folly. Psalm 85:8
8 I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto
his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory
may dwell in our land.
Bible in one year: Exodus 22:16-24:18, Romans
11:1-24
MESSAGE
“Wait on the LORD: be of
good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”
Psalm 27:14
After you have suffered a major loss, or when everything around you
appears gloomy and bleak, turn your focus on the Lord. When those you look up
to fail you, look up to God. He is the only One who will never fail you. Have
your friends in the Christian race turned their backs on God? Are you becoming
discouraged and wondering whether to continue with Christ or to join your
backslidden friends? Focus on Christ and He will sustain you. Has your pastor
done something so painful to you, to the extent that you are thinking of either
leaving the church or going back into the world? Look up to Jesus! Remember,
the Christian race accommodates everyone who has repented, but it is still a
very personal race. If your friend or pastor chooses to go to Hell, must you go
with them? No! Never be discouraged from doing the work that God has assigned
to you, irrespective of contrary pressures from human and demonic forces.
Several years ago, just after I became a pastor in the Redeemed
Christian Church of God, there was a misunderstanding among the ministers of
the church. Some people I highly respected disappointed me, so much so that I
became depressed and discouraged. As I returned from the headquarters of the
church at Ebute-Metta, to the University
of Lagos where I was
lecturing, a traffic warden stopped my car at St. Agnes junction. While I was
waiting, I said to myself, “If this is what they call the gospel, and it is not
taking me forward, then I will go back to where I am coming from.” Almost
immediately, the Lord spoke to me saying “Son, why are you so sad?” My reply
was “Lord, You know all things. You saw all that happened.” Then He said “True,
this fellow disappointed you, but have I ever disappointed you?” With that
word, courage, hope and joy flooded my heart, and I moved from the valley to
the mountain top. I went my way, singing “I have a God who never fails”. God is
your greatest antidote to discouragement. Look up to Him and He will send you
the right words that will terminate sorrow and discouragement in you. Are you
disheartened? Feed on God’s word, remember His promises and recall how He has
answered your prayers in the past. After doing all these, place your hope and
trust in Him.
Action point
When God encourages you,
no discouragement can hold you back. Ask for His encouragement today.
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