THE LAMP DEVOTION
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2
THE BARREN SHALL GIVE BIRTH
Psalm 113:7-9
This is God’s message to as many as go through all kinds of temporary situations of lack in this life. Although nothing we have in this life physically is worth taking to heaven, we still need them as we live in transition to the eternal home God has for us. That is why praying for our needs cannot completely be off our prayer list. God expects us to continue praying for our needs.
God constantly assures us that He knows our needs before we pray, and He does more than we think of or imagine. In this passage He uses what could be literal and what could be symbolic. We can take it literal for people who are married and have been trusting God for the fruit of the womb. It is often assumed that once people marry, the next physical event is the arrival of their baby. That sometimes does not happen till after several years for some. It is the same God who eventually grants a barren woman a home. Hold on to your faith in Him.
Symbolically, it represents long periods of lack in the life of people. Though we have the promise of provision from God, we often go through periods in life when we seem to have none of the good things of this life. Those are times when we meditate on the passage above and rekindle our faith in the God who is faithful in all His promises. Whatever it is that you have been expecting that seems to have delayed, continue to look up to Jesus.
Prayer
1. Thank God for His continued assurance that all your needs are before Him.
2. Pray that you will not be discouraged and quit trusting and looking unto God your Provider.
3. Father, please help me continue to hold You as my Provider.
Declarations
I declare that God my heavenly Father is my Provider. He knows all I need for this life. He will not withhold anything good from me. Though I may be going through a period of lack today, tomorrow will surely come with my barns full of God’s provision. I declare I shall not want in the name of Jesus!
Author: Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2
THE BARREN SHALL GIVE BIRTH
Psalm 113:7-9
He raises the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the ash heap, 8 That He may seat him with princes—With the princes of His people. 9 He grants the barren woman a home, Like a joyful mother of children. Praise the Lord!
This is God’s message to as many as go through all kinds of temporary situations of lack in this life. Although nothing we have in this life physically is worth taking to heaven, we still need them as we live in transition to the eternal home God has for us. That is why praying for our needs cannot completely be off our prayer list. God expects us to continue praying for our needs.
God constantly assures us that He knows our needs before we pray, and He does more than we think of or imagine. In this passage He uses what could be literal and what could be symbolic. We can take it literal for people who are married and have been trusting God for the fruit of the womb. It is often assumed that once people marry, the next physical event is the arrival of their baby. That sometimes does not happen till after several years for some. It is the same God who eventually grants a barren woman a home. Hold on to your faith in Him.
Symbolically, it represents long periods of lack in the life of people. Though we have the promise of provision from God, we often go through periods in life when we seem to have none of the good things of this life. Those are times when we meditate on the passage above and rekindle our faith in the God who is faithful in all His promises. Whatever it is that you have been expecting that seems to have delayed, continue to look up to Jesus.
Prayer
1. Thank God for His continued assurance that all your needs are before Him.
2. Pray that you will not be discouraged and quit trusting and looking unto God your Provider.
3. Father, please help me continue to hold You as my Provider.
Declarations
I declare that God my heavenly Father is my Provider. He knows all I need for this life. He will not withhold anything good from me. Though I may be going through a period of lack today, tomorrow will surely come with my barns full of God’s provision. I declare I shall not want in the name of Jesus!
Author: Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams
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