Psalms 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
It is amazing that even the righteous can be afflicted. “Many are the afflictions of the righteous”..
Now that’s a disturbing statement because you will expect that the righteous should not be afflicted..
It would have been enough disaster to say” the righteous is afflicted “..but it says..MANY are the afflictions of the righteous..
That’s the first information..that righteous men can be afflicted..
That means afflictions has nothing necessarily to do with righteousness..
Please listen carefully..
The sent on part of it says..”But the Lord delivers him from them all”..
Every time the Bible talks about “THE LORD,” find peace first in that statement…because whatever follows after that statement is a miracle..
“But the Lord delievreth him out of them all”..
The key word is “ALL”
Many are the sicknesses, infirmities and pain of the righteous…BUT THE LORD…..
Being a righteous man does not
necessarily mean only doing right but also the covenant that has invested God’s grace upon your life that God is obliged to defend..
The Bible did not say many are the afflictions of the righteous and on crying the Lord delivers them.. but it says the the Lord will arise for the righteous as an act of his honour to deliver him and insist that he is completely delivered..
Many times when believers have infirmities, we sometimes are sad not because of the challenges but because we believe we are the righteous..But the Bible here encourages us by telling us that God has the interest of the righteous at heart..
It’s important to understand that by the wisdom ,power
,jealousy and grace of God, He always has a way of delivering him out of them all..
The psalmist said “I will lift up my eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help?”
He says ;”my help cometh from THE LORD”..
It’s his personal name..YAHWEH..
THE LORD, THE MAKER OF THE HEAVENS AND EARTH..
I hope you know that it’s not only the heavens and the earth God can make?
God can make men..!
God can transform men..!!
It is a powerful advantage to be a believer because there is an array of a supply of mysterious spiritual arsenal.
(DAY ONE) – THE LIMITATIONS OF YESTERDAY (PART ONE)
Understanding your identity is a call to a settled sense of confidence.
Let your identity be defined by what God has said about you, not any other opinion.
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU FIND YOUR GIFT:
1. Identify it
2. Refine it
3. Serve
Dear Beloved, kindly click on the link below to download the audio message of “MAXIMISING DESTINY (IDENTITY, PURPOSE AND MEANING)” WITH APOSTLE JOSHUA SELMAN.
FOLLOWERS OF THEM (The Advantage of Models & Patterns) – Apostle Joshua Selman (Koinonia Abuja)
PRINCIPLES OF PROFITABLE FOLLOWERSHIP
1. Profitable followership demands genuine connection and followership. Never follow an individual you cannot truly be committed and loyal to; it is a disservice to yourself.
2. Followership becomes profitable only when the learner or the follower remains a student. (Luke 6:40)
3. Profitable followership must factor in the limitations of the vessels that they follow. Never expect godlike perfection from the people you follow, you will be disappointed.
Guiding Principle for Models, References, and Pioneers:
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All models must remain students themselves and never have an arrival mentality. The way models remain models is by continuing to be students while being models.
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Humility is an antidote for shame and embarrassment.
THIS IS THE GENERATION: THE MAKING OF MIGHTY MEN BY Apostle Joshua Selman
What will make our generation different from other generations is not merely our prayers, fasting, or spiritual activities, it is a product of humility, alignment, and through an election of grace, that we receive delivery of the supernatural power of God from the realm of the Spirit, where it resides to the realm on earth where it is needed.
In essence, we do not pay the price Jesus Christ has already paid for us on the cross, we pay the price of alignment to receive delivery of what has been paid for.