Lord we ask that by your Word today let each one of us experience a change. We give You all the glory and praise.
Our line of exhortation for this week is: Engaging the God of speed towards the delivery of OPERATION BY ALL MEANS.
From scriptures it is obvious that we serve a God of speed, He created the universe in six days. In Genesis 1:1-3, the earth was without form and shapeless and the Lord stepped in and in six days everything was settled.( Hebrews11:3)
Furthermore we discover that God is described as light (1 John 1:5), that means He operates at the speed of light. But we must understand that it is the prayer of faith that provokes the intervention of the God of speed (James 5:16-18), We see from the examples of scriptures that the prayer of faith is an instrument that can provoke the intervention of the God of speed. Let us look at two instances from scriptures of the God of speed to energize our faith as it concerns the manifestation of the God of Speed.
First of all we look at Abraham’s servant who prayed for speed and the God of speed showed up (Genesis 24:12-15). He prayed for good speed this day, and before he was done speaking, behold Rebekah came out. The answer responded when the God of speed was engaged.
Let’s take note of this: that we serve a God of speed and that He can every make the earth to bring forth in one day and a nation to be born at once. We see that in Isaiah 66:7-8, God’s Word makes it very clear that the God that will serve has the ability to make the earth to bring forth in one day, and a nation be born at once. Let’s look at those two very important distinctive things.
First of all, from the protocol of nature it is impossible for the earth to bring forth in a day. A man who plants a seed today knows that the seed will not be harvested today because there is always a time requirement. If you plant corn, you know it will take three months, if you plant cocoa it will take five years to bring forth. There is always a time element tied to the bringing forth of the earth but not when it comes to the involvement of God. In Genesis 1:11, The earth brought forth grass, herb yielding seed, fruit trees yielding fruit after it’s kind all grew in one day and bore fruit on the same day. You ask yourself the question what was Adam going to eat because he was created on the sixth day and God said He should wait until the mango tree grows in how many years. God made everything in one day.
The God that has the ability to cut down the protocol of time is the God we are referring to, He is the God of speed. He specializes in cutting down the protocol of time, time is one of the protocols of nature but we serve a timeless God of timely interventions, He is not bound by time (2 Peter 3:8). The Bible says don’t be ignorant that when you talk about a thousand years it’s like 24 hours to Him. It means what it will take a thousand years to do will take Him 24 hours. It may look like it requires so much time but God specializes in cutting down time. (Romans 9:8). Shall the earth be made to bring forth in a day? Naturally NO but supernaturally YES!
Shall a nation be brought forth at once? Let’s look at Exodus 12:39-42, if you remember what happened in this situation the Bible tells us that Pharaoh woke up one night and said he heard a cry “summon the nation of Israel and let them go now” before the date could change the last leg has left Egypt. A nation was born at the end of a day but before the day could end. It was night already but God did not allow the day to change. God never runs out of time. We serve a timeless God of timely intervention.
What is God saying to us therefore: it is no big deal for Him to double the attendance of this church before 1st August 2021. He is a timeless God of timely intervention. Do you know how many days are between now and 1st of August, each day is a thousand years so count how many thousands of years God has to fulfill that task.
That means therefore is that your faith and my faith must be engaged actively. The beauty is this, the speed at which God pushes His kingdom forward is the same speed at which He pushes your life forward.
Lift up your hands to heaven and say “God, I believe that you are the God of speed, therefore execute your work in this season”. Engage your faith and pray fervently.
Now, Speak to the day right now confidently and wholeheartedly, speak to the day because whatever you declare is what God will deliver.
- This day is declared blessed, this week all things work together for you. All through this week no evil shall befall you.
Thank you Jesus
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