[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: What is the instruction?

Read: 2 Kings 3 & 4

Meditation verse:

“And he said, “thus says the Lord, make this valley full of ditches” (2 kings 3:16).

The King of Israel had gone to war against the Moabites, accompanied by the king of Judah, Jehoshaphat and the `king of Edom. After marching for seven days, there was no water for the army, nor for the animals that followed them.

In their desparation, Jehoshaphat suggested they seek the face of God through the prophet, Elisha. As Elsiha enquired of the Lord, he instructed them to make the valley full of ditches, “for thus says the Lord, “you shall not see wind nor shall you see rain, yet the valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink”.

In 2 kings 4:1-7. A widow cried to Elisha because her creditor was coming to take her two sons as slaves. Elisha asked for what she had in the house and instructed her to go borrow vessels from everywhere, pour oil from her single jar of oil into all the vessels, sell the oil, pay her debts and live on the rest.

As she obeyed the instuction, the oil from her jar flowed continously into all the empty vessesl untill there was no more vessel to fill. At the wedding in Cana, Galilee, the wine got finished. The mother of Jesus informed Him of the problem and instructed the servants to do whatever Jesus told them to do. The instuction was “fill water pots with water and draw out from them”. The water bacame wine that was sweeter that the initial one that got finished.

In each of these examples, an instruction preceeded the miracle. There was a great need that demanded immediate intervention. The situation was so dire that only a miracle would save the day. The people involved were wise enough

to seek divine intervention and immediately follow whatever instruction was given. The result was an overflow because God will always respond with what is bigger and better than you asked for.

What is that dire situation in your life that demands divine and immediate intervention? Have you sought the face of God concerning it or are you trusting in the arm of flesh? Has God give you an instruction and are you obeying the instruction fully?

Partial obedience amounts to disobedience. The miracle is in the obedience and obedience starts with taking the first step. It’s a new month. Why not present that challenge to the Almighty and listen to His instruction. And as you obey, may you receive your miracle in Jesus name, Amen.

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye

Founder: The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM)

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