Saturday September 28th, 2024
« Then at the command of the LORD, at the blast of his breath, the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare »
16 Then the channels of the sea were seen, the foundations of the world were uncovered, at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
17 “He sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters.
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support.
20 He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.
21 “The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.
22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all His judgments were before me; and as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.
24 I was also blameless before Him, and I kept myself from my iniquity.
25 Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His eyes.
When God decides to breathe for the sake of someone, He may not do so directly on the individual; rather, He could breathe heavily to blow away the fellow’s enemies.
- Whenever you see the Bible say ‘blast of His nostrils’, that is God breathing heavily to blow away the enemies of His children, as we see in Exodus 15:8-10.
With the blast of His nostrils, He parted the Red Sea that was standing in the way of the Israelites to the Promised Land and then He made the water return, to drown Pharaoh and his army.
- When God breathes against your enemies, not only will they be no more, you will also be established in the place of your destiny.
David testified to this in verse 20 NLT of today’s Bible reading
« He led me to a place of safety; He rescued me because He delights in me »
With one breath, the Lord cleared off all David’s enemies and also brought him into a large place.
Do you know that God can do the same for you today?
He can clear off all your enemies and take you to that same place that they have been trying to stop you from getting to.
Now, I have always said that the summary of all Jesus’ messages in the Bible is that nothing goes for nothing.
In other words, there are always conditions to be met for everything that we expect God to do for us.
What is the condition for God to breathe against our enemies and to lead us to the glorious end He has set ahead of us?
It is in verses 21-25 of our Bible reading – holiness.
David said the Lord rewarded him according to his righteousness and the cleanliness of his hands.
Are your hands clean?
When a person is faced with enemy forces he or she cannot defeat; an ally stronger than the enemy forces would be required to guarantee victory.
The ally would however, withdraw their support if the person offends them.
Don’t offend your Ally.
Don’t do things that will make the Lord refuse to fight for you.
Prayer focus – Father, please help me to live holy. Lord, breathe against all my enemies so that I can fulfil my destiny, in Jesus’ name.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Edited by Naomie Joseph
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