24/12/13

He will set you on high places

Ezekiel 34:26 - And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.


People who are called by the Lord may at times see that things are not happening and may even see the opposite results. Instead of drawing people they may be causing people to flee from them all because they speak the truth, what the Lord has instructed them to.

Understand Jeremiah was among the many Prophets around his time and he was used by the Lord to do things which not only the people hated but also he himself did. He saw the Lord used him more to shuffle the nest of the people. He saw his words would cause problems and not bring peace in the lives of the people. At times he cried and even thought of giving up, but as he said the fire in his bones (anointing in his nature) did not allow him.

People may come to you and give you worldly solutions to minister to the Church, the people of God by spiritually sobering / toning down /compromising the truth, but then do not influence you. If the Lord has put in your heart do as the Lord leads (be sure of it and do not mistake the flesh/worldly desires for the Spirit).

Today's message the Lord is telling such people the Lord will make them to be a blessing for His struggling Church that does not know Him (the word hill is used here, normally used for a place where people worshipped unknown gods). But this will not happen today or not even tomorrow. The Lord says at the perfect time He will cause a shower of blessings to fall.

In the preceding scriptures the most incredible words the Lord uses that they will be in the league of the likes of David and also affirms that no evil will come against them or harm them or dwell around them. Later the Lord states that their efforts will bear fruit and mankind (not just people around them but generations to come) will yield an increase because of them. God says they will know He is a God who delivers.



[ Prayer Starter ]
Lord, You are God and at times You give some people a mission that seems to be impossible. But You God are all knowing and all seeing, You do not err. If You have assigned a task You also make all provisions to do it, You strengthen the bones of the person to fulfil it. Lord, help them to be patient and trust in You and await the season...

This prayer we make in Jesus' Name, Amen.


[ Reference ]
Ezekiel 34:24-31
24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.
25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.
27 And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.
28 And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.
29 And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.
30 Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD.
31 And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.

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