Divine Encounters

Day 70 Reading: Josh. 4:1- Josh. 5:31 Women have for so long been unappreciated as prophetic leaders in society. I am grateful that in the Old Testament, which is a shadow of the template of how God desires things, we meet Deborah who was a leader of the people. Her reign as a judge begins while the people are in captivity. God is raising women in this hour to be midwives of nations destinies. Barak missed an opportunity to strike the enemy. Barak means lightning or thunder. An opportunity to strike a blow to the enemy was given however, he missed his opportunity and fame went to a woman. Women didn't go to war yet Barak asked the prophetess to go to war with him. Please before I am accused of preaching inequalities, I am only writing from the view of the Biblical history times. The scriptures are clear that Barak went to war with ten thousand men and Deborah the prophetess. Why did Barak want Deborah to go with him? She was God's mouthpiece and he desired to have...

As autumn is settling in, the nights getting colder, the days filled with rain and slight wind we all know that we are getting ready for winter. As it gets colder we cover up more as we fight the cold draughts that can easily cause sickness. Whilst walking home two days ago the sky was clear which was rather unusual considering the awful weather we were experiencing; the full moon was a beauty to behold and the countless stars shined brightly. Looking into the clear sky I forgot about every situation niggling on my mind and as I stood I was in awe of the beauty and majesty of the brilliance of the clear sky above me. Too many times in life we allow what is around us to cloud our vision. One thing I learnt that night was that nothing should becloud my vision. I can only go up in life when my vision is clear, however as long as we allow our vision to beclouded by the challenges of life we encounter stagnation and regression. Abraham wanted a son, God had promised him one, yet until ...