Saturday, June 30, 2018

Lamp of my life

Depend On The Holy Scriptures! The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Psalms 19:7-8 (KJV)

The Holy Scriptures were written by the inspiration of God and they are profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, instruction in righteousness, 2 Timothy 3:16. Inside the Holy Scriptures are God’s laws, testimonies, statues, and commandments. A law is the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties. A testimony is a formal written or spoken statement. Statute is a law or decree made by God. Commandment is a divine rule, especially one of the Ten Commandments. These show that the Word of God has many good things to offer: it converts our soul, make us wise, rejoice our heart, and enlighten our eyes. Dear beloved, be totally dependent on the Word of God and your life will move from glory to glory. Hallelujah! Be A Learner! Share,

Friday, June 29, 2018

Ready to win your battles

He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
Psalms 18:34 (KJV)

The quality of your teacher determines your level of success in exams. The Almighty God is a Great Teacher and His quality of teaching is revealed in the person of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Jesus used many parables, proverbs, illustrations etc to enhance His teaching; these parables were about things that His audience were familiar with so that they could understand Him. God taught the Psalmist how to war and this accounted for all the victories King David chalked up in his reign as King over Israel. Dear beloved, the moment you became born again, you entered into battle with your adversary, the devil, and his demons. Don’t be ignorant of this truth and complain about the numerous problems, sufferings or difficulties you are confronted with. Submit to the Holy Spirit and He will teach you how to war with your enemies and prevail over them. Never neglect the study of the Holy Scriptures because it is the resource the Holy Spirit will use to train you to win your battles. May you always win your battles. Hallelujah!

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Praise the Lord for He is Good

Learn To Praise The LORD! The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
Psalms 18:46 (KJV)

To praise the LORD is to express one’s respect and gratitude to Him, especially in songs. Everyone loves to be praise for something good they have done. Likewise God loves praise and feels good about it. It is an indication that He is being appreciated for the good things He has done and is doing in our lives. As a child of God, let thanksgiving and praise be your lifestyle, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. Praise Him both in good times and moments of difficulty. It is easy for many people to praise God during good times when the LORD Has done something good for them. Those who praise and thank God in difficult times are highly favoured by God because they have made the difference among the children of God. Dear beloved, the Most High is the creator of events in the lives of His children. Therefore, turn your mourning into dancing and your complaints into thanksgiving and praise, and see how God will come to your rescue speedily. Hallelujah! Be An Overcomer!

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

PROVERB 3:6

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Proverb 3:6 (KJV)

Acknowledging God is mindset. It is an attitude toward the Lord of complete trust. It is not some kind of constant verbal reassurance to Him that we are acknowledging Him. It doesn't mean we're going through our day saying, "Lord, I'm acknowledging you, I'm acknowledging you, I'm acknowledging. . ." It doesn't even even necessarily require that we are acknowledging Him, thinking to ourselves, I'm trusting, I'm trusting, I'm trusting. . ." It's not praying a certain number of prayers to reassure H of ourselves that we are acknowledging Him.
To acknowledge our Father is to trust Him completely.It means calmly resting in the sufficiency of Jesus Christ within us. It is an underlying perspectives, not a religious mantra we chant in our minds.
The One who loves you more than any other lays out your course for you. He delights in revealing his purposes to you. Know that He is your life, and trust totally in Him that He will direct your path.

Monday, June 25, 2018

RESEMBLING JESUS

And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? 16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
ACTS 19:15-16 (KJV)
I plead with you in the name of Jesus, especially those of you who are baptized, to awaken to the fact that you have power, if God is with you; but there must be resemblance between you and Jesus.
You can have a good reputation In your church, you can say all the right words, you can even know all the right phrases and all the right answer, and still be powerless! powerlessness is the result of your not having the "resemblance of Jesus" in your spirit. The resemblance of Jesus, or christlikeness, comes through a surrendered life, and it is Christ likeness that brings power in the spirit realm. "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you" (James 4:7KJV).
When you take authority over the Devil in any situation, what counts is what the Devil sees. If he only sees unsubmitted you, like the seven sons of Sceva, you're in trouble! But if he sees Jesus, he must flee.
The more you yield and are surrendered, the more you are possessed and control by the Holy Spirit, the more you become like Christ, and the more authority Jesus can exert through you in spiritual realm. The operating principle is:
Obedience brings possession.
Possession brings Christ likeness
Christ likeness brings power.
This is the secret of Christ. He said,
I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I Judge; and My judgement is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.
(John5:30). 
Jesus was totally yield and obedient to the Father, and therefore "God does not give the Spirit by measure [to Him]" (John 3:34). God Spirit was upon Him without limit, and so He moved in unlimited power. Jesus showed us by His example the way to walk in power.

Sunday, June 24, 2018

YOUR ENEMIES ARE NOT INVINCIBLE

Your Enemies Are Not Invincible! O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them. Psalms 9:6 (KJV) The strength of your enemies cannot be compared to the greatness of the Most High. The number one enemy of every Christian is the devil. He is filled with so much bride and lies that make him believe that he is strong and invincible. The good news is that God has placed the devil and his demons under the feet of His children, Luke 10:19. Dear beloved, believe that the devil and his demons are under your feet, therefore, when you pray trample upon them with your feet. They have been destined for perpetual destruction and their memorial will perish with them. Never fear anyone who is opposing you or is fighting against you. Rise up in prayer at midnight hours and you will quickly see the end of your enemies. Hallelujah! Be An Overcomer! Share, Comment and Let Us Know What You Think I Would like to share this with you. Here You Can Download This Application from PlayStore https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bibledevotion.devotions.bible.dailydevotion.christiandevotion

Saturday, June 23, 2018

The Lord Cares About You

The LORD Cares About You! For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalms 16:10-11 (KJV)

God is a personal being and loves to relate with His creation. He is the creator of relationships and relates with us on one on one basis and also as a group. As a child of God, learn to develop your personal relationship with God by putting your trust in Him and His Word. When you put your trust in Him, hold unto His Word, and promptly obey Him, He will be very close to you and pay attention to your needs. He will show you the path of life to walk in, give you joy, and godly pleasure. Although He will allow you to go through a period of suffering to build your faith, He will be with you in such a period so that you can triumph and have testimonies to share. May your relationship with the Lord grow stronger and stronger each day. Hallelujah! Be An Overcomer!










YOU HAVE A GOODLY HERITAGE

You Have A Goodly Heritage! The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. Psalms 16:5-6 (KJV) The New Living Translation quotes the opening Scripture as, “Lord, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine. The land you have given me is a pleasant land. What a wonderful inheritance!” Dear beloved, never again should you say, “I have nothing.” You have Jesus Christ as your inheritance and the cup of your blessing. Meditate on Him, love Him, and be obedient to Him. If you serve Him faithfully in patience, He will give you material blessings such as money, land, family, riches etc and will make sure they remain to be a blessing to posterity. Hallelujah!

Friday, June 22, 2018

Are You Sleeping The Sleep Of Death?

Are You Sleeping The Sleep Of Death? Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. Psalms 13:3-4 (KJV)

The knowledge of God is infinite. Even though a dead body has no use except to be buried, the Psalmist learnt something from it. He learnt that a dead body has a long sleep and this sleep can only be awakened by God. A dead body is not affected by any stimuli no matter how you try. The devil can put the children of God into a situation where even though they are alive but are sleeping the sleep of death. This was what the Psalmist was praying against. When the devil put you in this situation, you will not feel like praying, going to church, studying your bible, and engaging in godly events/activities. Immediately you yield to these feelings, you begin to suffer defeat at the hands of the devil and sin. Dear beloved, never allow the devil or sin to prevail against you; don’t stop praying or engaging in godly activities that will activate your spirit, and you will always prevail and rejoice over your enemies. Hallelujah! Be An Overcomer! Share, Comment and Let Us Know What You Think I Would like to share this with you.

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Kingdom worship

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Isaiah 6:1-3

We've just learned some things about faithfulness of God from the book Jeremiah. It time to dig deeper into the mysterious will of God. In doing so, we must come to terms with our age-old, inescapable battle with sin, can God's will result in our being holy?
Isaiah sees and records something that appears nowhere else in the Bible the seraphim, a body of worshiping angelic creatures,surrounding the Lord. Seraphim, mentioned only  here in Isaiah 6:2,and 6:6, are heavenly beings that resemble flaming fire in their person. I say that because the Hebrew word Sarap means "burn." lts the same word that is used to describe the fiery serpents that bit the children of Israel in the days of Moses (see Numbers 21:4-9). So these are hovering angels, Perhaps , blazing like fire, or so full of zeal they become fireside in their worship. They surround the throne of God, ministering to Him in continual praise.
Isaiah does not tell us how many there were. Maybe there were hundred, maybe dozens, maybe only few, but "each had six wings" and stood above the Lord, swarming about His throne with their zealous and dramatic expression of praise.
In this amazing scene, Isaiah is allowed to draw back the curtain of heaven and catch just a glimpse of the angelic creation and their activities that go on incessantly in the highest heaven, which we never see-their adoration and Praise of a holy God.
Not only could Isaiah see all this, he could hear the antiphonal voices in which they were worshiping, one calling out to another back and forth Holy, Holy, Holy," some have interpreted this so mean the Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, God the Spirit. I think, rather it is a reference to the Lord's infinite Holiness. When words are repeated three times. Here, this repetition conveys infinite exaltation. "Incredible holiness is due Your Name, O Lord God of Hosts. The earth is full of Your glory." Again and again, these mysterious seraphim called out such praise to one another.
In earthly terms, with the Israelites burning incense on the high places, worshiping like their pagan neighbors, the earth was not marked by evident of glory. But from the seraphim's viewpoint in the throne room of God, the earth is full of God's glory. Don't forget that. Today new newspapers will never report angelic praise. They tell nothing of the glory of God. They only tell what is occurring on the horizontal plane, and as you know, they focus mainly on the bad news. But the earth one day be full of God's glory. Don't doubt it. Our current surroundings will ultimately be removed, and they will be replaced by that which evidences the glory of God. But for a moment, Isaiah was caught up in a sense that other people couldn't see:

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

A drink from me

The woman of Samaria said to Him, "How is it that you, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman!"

We can learn a lot about effective witnessing by examining our Lord's encounter with woman at the well (John4:5-26). He broke all social protocol by talking to this Samaritan woman. And asking her for a drink of water was a compliment of sorts. Later He had a perfect opportunity to condemn her sinful lifestyle but He didn't
Author Paul Little points out that unlike Jesus we are quick to condemn. He writes, "Often we have mistaken idea that if we don't condemn a certain attitude or deed, we will be condoning it." He adds, "Not only must we avoid condemning people, we need to learn the art of legitimate compliment."
HE then related an encounter that writer Charles Trumbull once had on a train. A profanity - spewing, drunken man boarded and lurched into the seat next to him. When the man offered him a drink from his flask. Trumbull didn't condemn his condition. Instead he replied, "No thank you, but I can see you are generous man." The man's eyes lit up. As they talked, he heard about the One who offers the satisfying water of life. Later he gave his life to Christ.
When you share your faith, remember the effectiveness of giving a compliment instead of condemning.

Monday, June 18, 2018

Serving others

Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,who,although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grapsed, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant and being made in the likeness of men. 
Philippians 2:5-7

Jesus was willing to lay aside the privilege of Deity in heaven and come to earth as a human being in order to bring you back to the Father. He emptied Himself of divine prerogative and became a servant for our sake.
Jesus was fully GodGand fully man, but He never once used His divine power for selfish ends. Every time He demonstrates His miraculous power it was for the benefit of others. The king of king came to earth to serve.
Never allow pride to become an obstacle when it comes to serve others. When you humble yourself and demonstrates love in action toward those who have non way to
repay you nothing to offer ln return, take joy in knowing that you are expressing the love of Jesus to them. That kind of service expresses greatness in eternity.

Sunday, June 17, 2018

A COVENANT LOVING GOD

Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
EXODUS 3:6 KJV

GOD ALWAYS SPEAKS TO YOU IN THE CONTEXT OF WHAT HE has done in the lives of those who have gone before you.
When God encountered Moses. He did not give him an assignment independent of what He had done through the those who had preceded him. God had made promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob hundred of year earlier, and He was now going to involve Moses in His ongoing activity to fulfill the covenant He had made with Moses forefather.
The God who led Moses, who worked through Elijah, who directed Paul, who guided each man and woman of God through the centuries, is the same God who approaches you to become involved in His work. Do sense the significant of that? You are vital part of something much bigger than yourself?
We tend to think only of the present. We want immediate results and lack a sense of eternity. We often act as if God had not been working at all where we were before He approached us. We expect that anything God does through us will be completed while we can see the results. We become impatient if God intends to complete what He began in us through another or even another generation.
Moses came to understand that his involvement in God's work was in the context of hundred of year of divine activity. When Moses came face to face with the same God who had guided his forefathers, he was deeply humbled. Do you sense that your life is a part of God eternal purpose?

Saturday, June 16, 2018

ANGEL ARE LISTENING

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Hebrew 1:14 KJV

God's throne is established in heaven and His kingdom rules over all. (Ps.103:19). The angels were created as ministering spirits to minister for those who are heirs of salvation.
One of the ways they minister to and for us is by taking heed to ours words when we are speaking God's Words after Him. If we are giving voice to God's Words of promise, then angels have an assignment to see to it that promise is eventually fulfilled in your life. They know Jesus said you can have what you say if you believe and doubt not. They are to do God's pleasure (21), and God has pleasure in the prosperity of His servants.

Thursday, June 14, 2018

ALL COMPLETELY EQUIPPED

His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
2 Peter 1:3

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BELIEVE THAT YOU AREN'T MISSING SOMETHING IN LIFE That you need to develop. Your only need is to realize what you have already been given in Christ and apply those qualities in your life. You are able to live out of the resources you already posses in Christ. That, alone, is the secret to living the life you've been made to live
Being who your Creator made you to be doesn't require you to do something. You need to know something and that something is that your loving Father has already "given you the check." He has already "blessed (you) with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ" (Ephesians1:3).  The only needed response is to Cash the check! How is that done? Simply by believing that what God has said is true and then acting like you believe Him.
IT is a matter of faith believing what He tells us about Himself and about ourselves and then acting accordingly. You have all you need-- both for time and eternity.

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

The Divine Perspective

We have the mind of Christ
1Corinthians 2:16

As God's child, you have divine ability to see life through the eyes of Faith, allowing Christ to see and live and work and love through you. You are a conduit of His life into this world. The One who controls it all lives in and through you. Let that be a truth that stirs your faith.
Don't worry about stumbling as you move ahead in your grace walk. Go ahead and act in Faith. 'I've courageously, believing that He wants you to grow through every experience.
The apostle Paul once said, "When I was child, I used to speak like child, think like child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things" (1 Corinthians 13:11).There's nothing wrong with being a child, but to remain a child is abnormal. The time has come to act in maturity in regard to discovering and doing what you sense God has planned for you. If you'll step out in Faith, you'll see that He will faithfully guide you and make sure you reach the destination He has in mind for you.

Legally Dead

If you have died with Christ to the elementary principle of the world, why as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourselves to decrees [religious rule], such as, "Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!" (which all refer to things destined to perish with use)---in accordance with the commandments and teaching of men?
Colossians 2:20-22

Paul's question to the Colossians echoes down through the ages until today: "You have died to a system of religious rules, so why are you still acting like you have some connection to them?" The prevailing mindset of the modern church is that our lives are to be built around religious rules, but that is opposite from what the Bible teaches.
As long as a person lives in this world he is subject  to the law of the Land. However, when he dies, the law no longer has any authority over him whatsoever. Even a murderer who dies is released from the law's demand on him.
You have died with Jesus Christ. It is now irrational to try to act as if religious laws have anything to do with you at all. You are free! Act like one who is free.

Monday, June 11, 2018

YOUR OBEDIENCE IS VICTORY

Then the Lord turned to him and said, "Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites Have I sent you?"
JUDGES 6:14

IN GIDEON'S MIND, VICTORY OVER THE MIDIANITES was an impossibility, and he was absolutely right! The Medianites, along with their allies, overwhelmed the feeble Hebrews. Yet the moment God told Gideon to fight them, victory was no longer an impossibility!
When Jesus commanded His small group of followers to make disciple of all nations, was that impossible (Matthew 28:19)? Certainly, if Jesus said it was! When Jesus told His disciples to love their enemies, was He being realistic? Of course, because He was the One who would achieve reconciliation through them (2Cor5:1920).
Do you treat commands like these as implausible? Do you modified God's Word to find an interpretation that seems reasonable to you? Don't discount what is possible with God (Phil. 4:13). When God gives an assignment, it is no longer an impossibility, but rather it is an absolute certainty. When God gives you a seemingly impossible task the only thing preventing it from coming to pass  is your disobedience. When God speaks, it can scare you to death! He will lead you to do things that are impossible in your own strength. But God will grant you victory, step-by-step, as you obey him. How do you respond to assignments that seem impossible? Do you write them of as attainable? Or do you immediately adjust your life to God's revelation, watching with anticipation to see how He will accomplish His purposes through your obedience? God wants to do the impossible through your life. All He requires is your obedience. And your obedience is victory.

Sunday, June 10, 2018

To them that believe

An example of this is found in Mark 5:25-28, where the woman. With the issue of blood said, "If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole." She continued to speak until she SAW HERSELF WE'LL! This woman hoped to be healed as she pressed through the crowd. The Amplified Bibles says, "For she kept saying, If I only touch His garments, I shall be restored to health."
That hope was her goal, but she didn't Feel healed and she didn't look healed. But she began filling hope with faith-filled words: "I shall be restored to health. I shall be... I Shall Be..."
Then she began to answer human  reasoning by being more specific: "when I touch His garment I shall be restored to health."
She was filling her Hope with a Faith IMAGE. She set her own point of contact to receive her healing. Her words penetrated her spirit and she began to see herself well. That "grow worse" image of despair and defeat had to give way to the FAITH-FILLED WORDS that came from her own mouth.
When she touched His clothes, her touch of faith made a demand on the covenant of God and the ANOINTING that was upon Jesus.
What she was saying was her faith talking. When she acted out what she said and touched His garment, that faith moves that was her became the substance of her hope, and her words became a living reality. Notice it was her faith made a demand on the healing anointing that was upon Jesus. Faith gave substance to her hope and healing was manifested IN HER BODY. Healing that was already hers because of the covenant. But she had to call for it. Look at the words of Jesus: "ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO THEM THAT BELIEVE..." Mark 9:23

Saturday, June 9, 2018

Temple of God

Do you not know that you are a temple of God that the spirit of God dwells in you? If any man destroy the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy and that is what you are.
1 Corinthians 3:16-17

Trying to become more holy by doing certain things is common mistake many people make. Consider the temple in the Old Testament. It was considered holy because that's where God lived. Things have changed now, God doesn't live in an Old temple but instead lives inside you. Whenever He lives is made holy by His Presence there. That means you are holy, right now at this very moment. Paul didn't suggest that you are to try to become holy but said that you are God's temple and that, since God is holy, that is what you are.
You may not feel or even act holy at times, but that's not what determines the truth on this matter. The Spirit of God lives in you, and that alone is what makes you holy. Your need isn't to try to become holy but to recognize that, because of Him, you already are. When you see that, your lifestyle will begin to conform to that truth

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

SEE YOURSELF TRUE

The Angel of the Lord appeared to him a d said to him, "The Lord is with you, O  Valiant warrior." Then Gideon said to him, "O my Lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, Did not the Lord bring g us up from Egypt?" But now the Lord has abandoned us and gives us into the hand of Midian."
JUDGES 6:12-13

Gideon was a small man in the smallest tribe of Israel. When God called him to lead the people in the battle, his own sense of inadequacy flooded his thoughts and feeling. Note how the Angel of the Lord addressed him: "The Lord is with you, O valiant warrior."
God sees things about you that may not see or know about yourself. He saw Gideon's true identity when the man himself didn't see it at all. He knows the same about you. Believe what He says about you in Scripture. Embrace and act on the identity He has given you, regardless of whatever you feel it or think it. What God says about you is true. You can base your actions on your true identity even when your emotions contradict the truth.

Sunday, June 3, 2018

Grace mercy and peace

His Grace bring us good things
Everyday in our lives
And His grace bring us peace
In troublesome sometimes
In His love heaven's open
Love and truth He's pouring out
With grace mercy and peace

Glory to God in His amazing love
I will rejoice in the Lord (2x)
With grace mercy and peace

In Him I was redeem (we are)
Through the blood His unfailing love
In whom and I believe I'm being sealed with promises
it's shall be established with
Grace mercy and peace

HOLY PLEASURE

You shall eat in the presence of the Lord your God, at the place where He chooses to establish His name, the tithes of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock, so that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always... You may spend the money for whatever your heart desired; and there you shall eat in the presence of the Lord your God and Rejoice, you and your household.
DEUTERONOMY 14:23,26

IN this passage God instructed His people to enjoy life to the fullest so that they might learn to fear Him. What a wonderful way for Him to teach how much He loved them! It's difficult to read this passage and not conclude that our God takes delight in our pleasure. He isn't a cosmic killjoy. He is the source and origin of pleasure itself.
Never allow the idea to take root in your mind that your Father is opposed to playfulness and pleasure. Satan may have corrupted those domains, but those who know the Lord need to reclaim these as rightful privileges of the children of the king.
Honor your God today by celebrating with others. Laugh, love, and learn that deep reverence toward Him comes from realizing that He delight to see us at play.

Saturday, June 2, 2018

LEARN TO NAVIGATE THE STORM

He commands and raises the stormy wind...and He brings th out of their distress.
Psalm 107:25,28

The ancient people of the nation of Axum (located on the Red Sea in modern Ethopia) discovered that the stormy winds of the monsoon season could be harnessed by sail for speedy navigation Rather than dreading the high winds and rains, they learned how to navigate their way through the storm.
Psalm 107 provides a wonderful word picture of how God allows storm to come our way, and then provides help for us to navigate through them. "He command and raises the stormy wind... and He brings them out of their distresses" (PS. 107:25, 28).
Trusting God for guidance in troubled times is a biblical theme. Hebrews 11 list many who used their problems as an opportunity to excercise faith and to experience God's grace, provision, and deliverance; "who through the eyes of faith subdued kingdoms, work righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword. [and] out of weakness were made strong" (vv.33-34)
Stormy circumstances are inevitable. Although our first reaction may be to run from the problem. We can instead ask, God's to teach us how to trust Him to navigate us through the storm.