Divine Encounters

Day 84 Reading: 1 Sam. 21:1 - 1 Sam. 24:22 Dear Child, I know your pain, troubles and desires. Don't think for any moment that I have forgotten you. I called you by name and have anointed you to reign in life. The challenges you are passing through are simply a fire to refine you. Yes, I realise you are faint because it has been long and every day you wonder whether I care. That's why today I want to speak to you from the life of David as Saul was seeking to kill him. I want you to learn a few things to ensure My Hand is holding yours in the valley. David in fleeing from trouble went to My House. There he sought for bread. Don't forget that I showed the children of Israel in the desert that I am able to provide nourishment for My children. When deserting the place that has been the place of provision run to My House and receive nourishment. Run to My Word and receive the strength needed for the journey. Don't flee from the enemy on motivational input fr...

Day 83 Reading: 1 Sam. 18:1- 1 Sam. 20:42 Victory over Goliath will bring open doors to places where you only visited. However, challenges also follow after a victory. The enemy doesn't sit back and relax, he gets busy. Saul only called David when he was needed before the fight with Goliath. After he killed Goliath David sat on the same table with Saul and ate from his table. The days of visiting the place God has set for you are coming to an end for victory over Goliath will introduce a new dimension of glory. David behaved wisely. He must have known that Saul was laying traps to snare him and only wise actions would save him. You don't see David running to his network to look for help. He behaved wisely. Wise behaviour sometimes is silence but letting God do his work.When a characteristic is mentioned twice we should not take it for granted. Thrice in one chapter, the Bible records that David behaved wisely. May this be the story of our lives. Jonathan loved ...

Day 80 Reading: 1 Sam. 11:1 - 1 Sam. 13:23 God has established a throne for you. Don't limit where you are as all that God has ordained for you. Saul came from looking for his father's donkeys to becoming the King of Israel. God can take you from anywhere to the throne He planned for you. Once we are sat on the throne remember the adage that maintaining is harder than obtaining. It takes great responsibility to maintain the throne that God establishes you to reign in.  Saul was told in private that he would be king by Samuel and shortly after an announcement to the population was made of their king. Not everyone was happy with the choice and I'm sure he knew, however, God was about to make sure people saw Saul not just as a handsome tall man but as an excellent warrior. The men of Jabesh Gilead were attacked by the Ammonites which set a chain reaction of events culminating in God giving victory to Saul and the children of Israel over the Ammonites. This battle ...