EPISODE 326 – EXPECT DIVINE EXALTATION 1

Friday 15th December, 2023

EXPECT DIVINE EXALTATION 1

“Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”

1 Peter 5:6 – 7 (NKJV)

With just some few days for the year to end, you may probably be taking records of your life already. You may be feeling distressed or discouraged about how things have not gone in the direction you expected.

You may even be quick to think this year has so far been your most disappointing year. You really don’t think there is something great you can achieve, and you are losing your confidence in God.

In fact, you are even beginning to feel or think God is not caring and the promises of the scriptures are not true.

VOILA!

This is where the adversary wants you to be. His goal is to force or push you to a level where you become angry with God.

He wants you to deny the reality of God’s kindness in your heart. He keeps reminding you of your failures and the negative experiences you’ve had, though you have been serving the Lord.

He keeps sowing thoughts of doubts or posing doubtful questions in your mind.

For example:

“After you gave that amount to the Kingdom gospel, has your life become better?”

“You had hoped to see your dad or mum healed of that infirmity, what has happened?” “And you think the healing power of God is real?”

“Do you even think the Gospel message of Jesus is real?”

“Don’t you think these things are mere lies or fables?”

“Look at your family, your siblings; do you remember your friend who also lost the parents?”, “How about your uncle who served God but has lost everything?”
 “Don’t you think the stories of the Bible are mere friction?”

“You don’t need God to be better, take your own life into your own hands. And forget about this God”

Listen, when the adversary comes after your faith and exaltation, he tries to hit you hard at your weakest state. He will shamelessly and persistently inject more questions and thoughts to break you down.

Have you had questions like these also:

“Where was God when you failed your exams?” “Where was God when you got raped?” “Where was God when you were robbed?” “Where was God when you lost that money?” “Where was God when everyone left you?” “Where was God when you were abused, maltreated, cheated, scammed?” “Where was God when the lady or gentleman you loved left you or abandoned you?” etc

These questions are targeted by the adversary at you to establish enmity between you and God.

All of a sudden you forget the goodness of God. You forget your testimonies and you continue to brood over these thoughts of the devil.

You even begin to forget that, the very air you breathe is a gift from God.

You suddenly become so arrogant and proud before the Lord.

Get this, such thoughts are attacks of the devil, to build strongholds of pride in your heart. Such thoughts are programmed by the adversary to make you doubt God’s help and to shipwreck your faith.

Such thoughts become stronger when you are really close to your season of exaltation.

The adversary knows the more you humble yourself before the Lord, the more you increase in faith to receive of the Lord.

He knows the more you submit to the power of the word of God, the stronger your expectation for your miracle and exaltation.

“Surely there is a future [and a reward], And your hope and expectation will not be cut off” Proverbs 23:18 (Amplified Bible).

He doesn’t want you to have any expectation or hope in the Lord. He makes you think you can’t predict or expect anything glorious.

That is a lie!

Beloved, you have to maintain your expectation in God. Your season of exaltation is here. Don’t allow your past to distract you.

“Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward” Hebrews 10:35

A life lived by the word of God is predictable. When you live by the word you can have expectations of glory.

There is nothing like uncertainty in the word of God. This doesn’t mean you will not face opposition. You may face the worst of challenges. But the counsel of the Lord for your life shall stand.

Joseph, who was a promised child, was sold into slavery by his own brothers and he was taken to prison by his master Potipher (whose house prospered because of Joseph, Genesis 39:2-5). He chose to honor God, and he was imprisoned

What?

Where was God?

Listen, the Lord was with Joseph all through. Though those seasons were challenging times for Joseph, everything was playing out perfectly for him. The slave who became a prisoner rose to become the Prime Minister.

Beloved, don’t give up, refuse the doubts and remain humble before the Lord, for the season of your exaltation is here!

Hallelujah!