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Psalm 126

It has been a long time that you have been in an unwanted situation. At every turn help was not there. Help was hiding and help was not visible. Your closest ones when all was well and good have shut you up in the closet of no remembrance. Where your presence has been well received have become a place where backs have been turned onto you. It is not happening only among your unbelieving friends, but also among the ones that you fellowship with, the ones that claim the faith with you. In your turning right, left, back and forward you have been feeling lonely. God is taking you through training. Keep your focus on God and do what you know is best according to His word. Be content with whatever God brings your way. If you will be honest with yourself, despite your situation, He has always supplied your need. 1 Timothy 6:6-7, ÒNow godliness with contentment is a great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and its certain we can carry nothing out.Ó Hold to the word of God that you know. The word of God is comfort, it heals and it sooths souls. All the tears will soon turn into laughter and when that happens, it will be like a dream. Psalm 126:1-2, ÒWhen the LORD brought back the captivity of < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, the LORD has done great things for them.Ó God is on the throne for you. Do not lose focus, in His goodness and mercy; He will do great things for you in the name of Jesus.

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Jeremiah 18:1-11

God wanted Jeremiah to know how man is like in His hand, so He sent Him to a potterÕs house. Jeremiah 18:2, ÒArise and go down to the potterÕs house and there I will cause you to hear My words.Ó While at the potterÕs house, Jeremiah saw that the vessel at the potterÕs hand was marred and the potter made it over into a better vessel that was more pleasing to him. As Jeremiah was observing, the word of God went to him Jeremiah 18:6, ÒO house of < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?Õ Says the LORD. ÔLook, as the clay is in the potterÕs hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!ÕÓ The same God of Israel is the same God that we serve. Just as this applies to the children of Israel, so it is to all the creation on the face of this earth. When there is a hard lump in clay, it will ruin the vessel as it spins on the potterÕs wheel. Consider yourself in the potterÕs hand and think if there is any lump in you that you know. There might also be some lump in you that you do not know. For you to be right in the hand of the potter, for you to become a vessel that God wants to display for His glory and honor, ask Him to take away everything that is representing lump in your life. The Lord said ask and it shall be given, ask Him to knock off the lump of pride, deception, fornication, manipulation so you will be a vessel of honor to the glory of His holy name.  

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1Samuel 16:1-7

It does not matter how close you walk in the Lord when He gives you direction to go ahead on His assignment, you must not get ahead of Him in your going. God directed Samuel to go and anoint David as king. 1 Samuel 16:6, ÒSo it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, ÔSurely the LORDÕs anointed is before Him!ÕÓ Samuel, a giant in the hand of the Lord, attempted to get ahead in GodÕs direction; he was looking at the physical. So many are missing in the area of following through when GodÕs gives direction. Many started well but failed in getting through with GodÕs assignment. Samuel could have caused the whole nation an unpardonable mistake if he had went further and anointed Eliab. 1 Samuel 16:7, ÒBut the LORD said to Samuel, ÔDo not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him for the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.ÕÓ At the time that the Lord corrected Samuel, many people would have rushed through and missed the voice of God, and wrong choice would have taken over. It took the grace of God and a consistent walk in the Lord for redirection to have its way in Samuel not getting ahead of God. When you trace your step back to see where you have been wrong in the area of decision making, it could be that you have moved by what you see in the physical. If you will sincerely ask God to take over in every area that you have been getting ahead in His calling for your life, God will not fail you; He will answer you.

Compelled by Fear

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When you lose focus, when fear begins to reign, when you cannot wait for God to move, when you are in a hurry for needs, when you think you can do it, when you are paying too much attention to the time in your hand instead of the One who gives time, and when you begin to go outside of your assignment to get results that are not in your control, it is an indication that you are compelled by fear. King Saul was to wait for Samuel to carry out a burnt offering but he could not wait because he felt compelled by fear. In his explanation for why he carried out a burnt offering that was meant for the priest, he said in 1 Samuel 13:12, ÒThen I said, the Philistines will now come on me at Gilgal, and I have not made  supplication to the LORD. Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering.Ó The anointed of God became another one of the crowd. He forgot his roots; he did not remember that it was a search for a donkey that led him to become a servant for the LORD. You cannot forget how you became saved; it is the driving force for where you are going. The day you forget how your salvation came about is the day you are no longer on course in your journey. Samuel responded to SaulÕs excuse, 1 Samuel < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>13:13, ÒAnd Samuel said to Saul, you have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you. For now the LORD would have established your Kingdom over Israel forever.Ó It is important to pray to God for deliverance from every compelling force that causes man to act foolishly. Foolishness does not have a place before God because it is like saying there is no God. Psalm 14:1, ÒThe fool has said in his heart, ÔThere is no God.ÕÓ. To be compelled by fear is an act of foolishness.

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Acts 7: 9-14

Joseph had deliverance upon deliverance. His brothers stood against him because God added color to him, and envy rapped his brothers up. Joseph was delivered from death when his brothers attempted to kill him, but their mind was switched to selling him. Joseph was delivered from his brothersÕ wickedness, delivered from false accusation in the hand of PotipharÕs wife, and was delivered from prison. God delivered Joseph out of every trouble that came before him. God had a plan for his life and Joseph did not take any step to derail himself out of GodÕs plan for his life. To be in constant deliverance, you need to keep yourself in consistent devotion unto to God, and He will deliver you out of all your trouble. Acts 7:9-10, ÒAnd the patriarchs, becoming envious sold Joseph into < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Egypt. But God was with him ÔAnd delivered him out of all his troubles and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.Ó Favor and wisdom gave Joseph an open door to the entire house and it made him governor over all his territories. What would it be like if you can get an open door in a house where you are not allowed or where you are not accepted, or a land that is foreign to you in all areas of life? You can also become a governor on a land that was distant to your home. Ask God to endue you with favor and wisdom that will cause you to inherit and possess wherever you step on.