Thy
words were found, and I did eat them; and thy words were unto me the joy and
rejoicing of mine heart, for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.Jer.15:16
Beloved family, I welcome you to
the month of May 2019 which has graciously been named by the Lord to us as our
month of Rejoicing. From our text
scripture above, we can glean two things namely: first we must make a search to
find the words of God. Secondly, when we find them, we have to eat them. The
result of finding and eating the words of God is the joy and rejoicing of our
hearts because we are called by the name of the Lord God of hosts. In other
words, when God reveals His word to us based on our sincere quest, the result
is that He can arise for us as the Lord of Hosts.
In the book of Joshua, when Israel
was to take possession of the Land that the Lord gave to them after a period of
forty years delay, the Lord appeared to them as the Lord of Hosts. Let us see
the place in the book of Joshua.
“… And it came to pass, when Joshua was
by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a
man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto
him, and said unto him, Art thou for
us, or for our adversaries?
And he said, Nay; but as
captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to
the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his
servant?
And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto
Joshua…” Jos.5:13-15
From this text, we can see
that preceding the rejoicing of the children of Israel, the Lord had to appear
to Joshua to give him specific commands that would enable him guide the children
of Israel to victory. The result was that they were able to take Jericho. Sadly
however, when they attempted to take Ai, they failed because of sin in their
camp committed by one of them and not Joshua. They cast lot until they got to
know that there was theft of the holy thing and when they knew who committed
the theft, all Israel stoned the thief and his entire family to death after
they got him to confess.
Following this, Israel
entered into a season of rejoicing as they began to hear the voice of the Lord
continually until they were able to take the Land that the Lord God gave to
them.
This month, God is set to
reveal to us his great and precious promises in abundance and also show us how
we can realize them in our lives. Further, we are also required to submit to
him to position ourselves to learn of Him to enable us find rest for our souls.
When we find rest for our souls, it is reflected in joy and rejoicing proving
we actually found God’s word and ate them. Also, in John 15:11, the Lord told
His disciples that he told them the things He told them so that His joy might
remain in them and that their joy might be full. Thus the more we hear from the
Lord, the more His Joy would remain in us and the more joyful we would become. As
a matter of fact, the word tells us in 1Pet.1:8 that even though we have not
seen the Lord, we rejoice with joy unspeakable full of glory.
Thus this month, by the
grace of God, we shall be looking at messages that have to do with hearing the
voice of God and rejoicing. I believe these words would activate our ability to
rejoice in spite of the adversities surrounding us at this time.
Meanwhile, someone may be
reading this blog now that is yet to know the Lord to the point of being led by
His Spirit and rejoicing in His grace. If you are that person and desire this
grace, please say the following prayer out loud in faith and you will be born
again and start walking in the newness of life:
Heavenly Father,
Have mercy on me a sinner. Today, I believe that Jesus
died for me and you raised Him from the dead for my Justification. I therefore
declare that Jesus Christ is my Saviour and Lord and from today, I renounce the
fatherhood of Satan plus his unfruitful works of darkness and embrace Jesus
Christ as my Saviour and Lord. Thank you for this father in Jesus’ name! Amen.
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