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Memorise:
Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is
broken, and we are escaped. Psalm 124:7Read: Psalm 126:1-4, King James Version (KJV)
When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them
that dream.
2 Then
was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they
among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.
3 The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we
are glad.
4 Turn
again our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the south.
Bible
in one year: Genesis 24:1-61, And Abraham was old, and well stricken in
age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.
2 And
Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he
had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
3 And
I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the
earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the
Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
4 But
thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son
Isaac.
5 And
the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow
me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence
thou camest?
6 And
Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
7 The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my
father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and
that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send
his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
8 And
if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from
this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
9 And
the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to
him concerning that matter.
10 And
the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all
the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to
Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
11 And
he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the
time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.
12 And
he said O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee,
send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
13 Behold,
I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city
come out to draw water:
14 And
let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher,
I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy
camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant
Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
15 And
it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out,
who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother,
with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
16 And
the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her:
and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
17 And
the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little
water of thy pitcher.
18 And
she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her
hand, and gave him drink.
19 And
when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels
also, until they have done drinking.
20 And
she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the
well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
21 And
the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.
22 And
it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring
of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight
of gold;
23 And
said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy
father's house for us to lodge in?
24 And
she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she
bare unto Nahor.
25 She
said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to
lodge in.
26 And
the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord.
27 And
he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not
left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, theLord led me to the house of my master's
brethren.
28 And
the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things.
29 And
Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man,
unto the well.
30 And
it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands,
and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man
unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the
well.
31 And
he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord; wherefore standest thou without? for I
have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
32 And
the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and
provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that
were with him.
33 And
there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have
told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
34 And
he said, I am Abraham's servant.
35 And
the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is
become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold,
and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
36 And
Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him
hath he given all that he hath.
37 And
my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the
daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
38 But
thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto
my son.
39 And
I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
40 And
he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel
with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my
kindred, and of my father's house:
41 Then
shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if
they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
42 And
I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, if now thou do
prosper my way which I go:
43 Behold,
I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin
cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little
water of thy pitcher to drink;
44 And
she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the
same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master's son.
45 And
before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her
pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I
said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
46 And
she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink,
and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels
drink also.
47 And
I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, the daughter of
Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her
face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
48 And
I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the LordGod of my master Abraham, which had led me
in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.
49 And
now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell
me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
50 Then
Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from theLord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
51 Behold,
Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's
wife, as the Lord hath spoken.
52 And
it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped
the Lord, bowing himself to the earth.
53 And
the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment,
and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother
precious things.
54 And
they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all
night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my
master.
55 And
her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at
the least ten; after that she shall go.
56 And
he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I
may go to my master.
57 And
they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.
58 And
they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she
said, I will go.
59 And
they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and
his men.
60 And
they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the
mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those
which hate them.
61 And
Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the
man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
John 15:1-17, I am the true vine, and my Father is the
husbandman.
2 Every
branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that
beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
3 Now
ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
4 Abide
in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide
in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
5 I
am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same
bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
6 If
a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men
gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
7 If
ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it
shall be done unto you.
8 Herein
is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
9 As
the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
10 If
ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my
Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
11 These
things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your
joy might be full.
12 This
is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
13 Greater
love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14 Ye
are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
15 Henceforth
I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I
have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have
made known unto you.
16 Ye
have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go
and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye
shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
17 These
things I command you, that ye love one another.
Message:
Promotion can come to you through either
human or divine assistance. The assisted state of progress attained through
this promotion moves you to a level where you are not supposed to be. The greatest
promotion of all is that which transforms a sinner into a saint. This is only
made possible through divine assistance. Because man could not attain this
spiritual promotion by his own efforts, God came in to help us. This season,
the Lord will assist you and move you to a level you are not qualified to
occupy in Jesus’ Name.
Beyond assisted state of progress is the
accelerated state of progress. This is progress of the unusual kind. It defiles
time, expectations and protocol. Under the influence of this state of progress,
you could be at the bottom now and find yourself at the very top moments later.
David experienced this type of progress in 1st Samuel 16:11-13. He
was just watching over his father’s sheep and goats in the fields when a
messenger came and told him he was urgently needed at home. “What for?”, he
asked. The messenger’s reply was “I don’t know, but we have a visitor – a man,
I think he is a prophet, and he asked for you to come right away.” As soon as
he got home, God told the prophet, “This is the fellow, anoint him now.” Samuel
asked David to kneel before his brethren and he anointed him. By the time the
boy got up, he was already a king. One moment he was a shepherd boy, and at the
next, he was a king. That is accelerated progress!
At the registry on the day of my
wedding, we could not but notice what was happening around us. A particular
girl was dressed up to be wedded, but she waited endlessly for the bridegroom,
not knowing he had absconded. She almost went berserk, but she eventually
survived the disappointment. Not long after, she was married to a soldier. Unknown
to her, the man who jilted her also joined the army. One day, there was a
military coup, and the husband of this girl became a governor. Meanwhile, the
boy who jilted her was assigned as a subordinate to her husband, the governor.
So, anytime this girl was to enter the car, her former husband-to-be had to
open the door for her. This season, God will overlook time, protocol and the
arrangement of men in order ton accelerate your promotion! Your progress shall
receive divine speed in Jesus’ Name.
Prayer
Point
Father,
by divine speed, move me, my family and members of my local assembly to the
very top in Jesus’ Name.
Have a Lovely week ahead
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