So he said to
Him, “O Lord, how can I save Isreal? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh,
and I am the least in my father’s house. And the Lord said to Him, surely I
will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man. “Judges 6: 15,16”
As shepherd stayed up
all night to watch their flock on the Middle Eastern Hills, flashes of glory
burst through the skies in the most splendiferous show ever witnessed by
humans. No, there were not fireworks. No, they were not air force jets in some
giddy aerial display. Angels filled the skies with the most awe inspiring show
that no fireworks could rival. The reason? God had physically come to be with
man on earth. There message echoed the secret meeting the angel Gabriel had
earlier with Joseph:
But while he
thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a
dream, saying, joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your
wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will
bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His
people from their sins. So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: Behold, the virgin shall be
with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which is
translated, “God with us” “Mathew
1:20-23”
You may not grasp the
full weight of the last statement until you ask yourself a few questions. What
makes a man take three hundred poorly armed, barely training soldiers to fight
against an array of well armed and well trained soldiers? What makes a man walk
up to the king of the most civilized nation on earth with nothing but a
shepherd’s staff and demand for the release of millions of captive slaves? What
makes a man make his weapon of choice the jawbone of an ass in a battle against
a thousand warriors? What makes a lone prophet confident to the point of
arrogance even though he is surrounded by hostile army?
In an age where
everyone is talking about the latent power of man and the diverse abilities of
a natural man, there is something to learn about walking and operating in the
supernatural. Nations have always gone to war. Nations have always won
victories. There has always been a lot of emphasis on being battle ready,
properly armed and fully trained. In Bible days, you knew you were going to
have victory once you have the numbers, the right chariotd, forged the spears
and swords from the right blacksmiths and employed the latest bows and arrows.
With that in mind, look at God talking to Gideon, an untrained Jew, about
fighting the enemies of God’s people. The timid fellow managed to raise an army
of thirty-two thousands people, but even at that, his army was nothing to
compare with the army of the enemy. The Bible describes them as being as many
as the sands of the sea- they were simply too numerous. Then God whittles
Gideon’s team down from thirty-two thousand people to just three hundred. He
then proceeded to give Isreal the most astonishing victory they had ever seen.
Gideon’s confidence was
in the words, “Surely I will be with
you”.
When God is with you,
your mountains become but pebbles. When God is with you, your challenges are a
stroll in the park- not because they are tough, but because the One with you
can turn everything around in a moment. Moses was so dependent on God that He
prayed the profound prayer, “if your presence does not go with us, do
not bring us up from here.” Exedus 33:15. Moses knew what it was like
to fight in his own strength and he knew what it meant if God fought his battle
for him. The list goes on. Samson fought as one man but his enemies did not
know that God of heaven was the secret of his strength. Everything changes when
you hand over your life to God. Is God your business partner? Is he allowed in
your marriage? Does He have a say in the life decisions you make?
Joseph was a slave in
the land of Egypt but his heathen captors noted that God was with him.
The Lord was
with Joseph and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master
the Egyptian. And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord
made all he did to prosper in his hand “Genesis 39:2-3”
From Potiphar’s house
to the prison and then Pharaoh’s palace. Joseph excelled because God was with
him. You have a better covenant than Joseph had. He did well because God was
with. You are privileged to have God in you! He is not just with you. He is
resident in you.
To them God
willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the
Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. “Colossians 1:27”
Christ resides in you!
The power that created the universe dwells in you! The one who conquered death
dwells in you! That is the purpose of Christmas! The Son of God was made the
son of man so that the sons of men can become the sons of God you stand on the
very precipice of endless possibilities. Christ in you is the hope of glory!
Say your goodbye to a life of disease and shame. Christ in you is the hope of
glory! You are confident your life will experience glory because Christ is in
you.
I declare that fro,
today, it becomes apparent that God is with you and in you! The last time
anything failed in your hands is the last time anything will ever fail in your
hands. Begin to do well. Begin to prosper in your endeavours. Let your gift
rise. People will see you and see the difference God’s presence has made in
your life. Your life will preach the gospel. Nothing is impossible to you any
more because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.
You will do well.
Rev. Biodun
Fatoyinbo
Snr Pastor of:
Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA)
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