Keep on believing, hoping and trusting God. Thousands of the people of Judah following Rehoboam planned to go and fight for the acquired lands, but God forbade them, telling them that the breakaway of the ten tribes was from Him. Meekly, they dropped their weapons and decided to not fight in obedience to the Lord. The Lord honoured and blessed their meekness.
vs 16-17. The people went back and built the kingdom of Judah, giving all support to Rehoboam, the son of King Solomon.
Hosea 6:3 “Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.” This year, the blessings of God as showers of rains will fall on us. You will inherit all things, all needs in your life will be met. God wants us to be meek because through this, His blessings will flow ceaselessly into our lives, family, place of work, business. This year is a blessed and prosperous one.
Matthew 5:5. If you believe God’s word, you will be meek and not push down anyone to have your way. Our Lord and Saviour is meek, we must be meek. He is lowly, we must be too. He wants us to have peace and rest. All we need to do is to follow Him.
ch 11:28-30. In your heart, body, family, emotionally, and spiritually, you will have rest. The Lord is saying, I don’t fight, don’t fight. I am meek, be meek. All yokes of enemies is taken off your shoulders, all chaos and calamity are not your portion in Jesus name.
Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” One of the proof of the presence of the Spirit of God in us is meekness.
Colossians 3:12 “Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering.”
2 Timothy 2:21-22. We must purge ourselves from anything that brings fear, quarrel or strife. We must live in peace with everyone.
vs 24-25. Preachers do not fight members; parents do not fight with the children, leaders don’t fight members, even in our places of work and businesses, we must follow peace with all men.
Zephaniah 2:3 “Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’s anger.” Meekness helps us to seek God. c The rod of the wrath of the Lord will not be upon you, His goodness upon you this year.
Psalm 147:6 “The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.” The Lord lifts up the meek.
ch 25:9-10. The Lord will guide and teach the meek in His way.
ch 22:26-28. The meek shall eat and be satisfied, the praise of God will continually be in his mouth. Hunger, famine, lack will not visit your family, you will have enough to take care of your family, you will not lack any good thing.
ch 37:11,1-11 “Psalm 37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.” Fret not, no anxiety, no fear, no palpitations of the heart, nothing will jolt you, God is on your side. There is security of God upon you. He will grant your heart’s desires. No anger in your voice, face or in your body language. The wicked shall soon be cut down and wither like the grass.
vs 18-19. In times of famine, we shall be satisfied.
vs 23. Your steps will be guided by the Lord all through this year.
vs 25. You will not be forsaken, you will not beg for food.
Your end Wil be peace, you will have security and progress.
vs 29-31, 34, 37
vs 40. The Lord will deliver you from the wicked
Prayer:
– May we have grace to know, discern and surrender to the will of God in every aspect of our lives
– May God’s grace, wisdom and anointing continually dwell with our father in the Lord.
– May all the blessings these covenant Sundays be permanent in our lives, Amen and Amen.
