Text: 1 Kings 17:8-16

8 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there:  behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.   10 So he arose and went to Zarephath.   And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks:  and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.   11 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.   12 And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse:  and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me at we may eat it, and die.   13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not;  go and do as thou hast said:  but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.   14 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.   15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah:  and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.   16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.  

Wednesday, 6^th November 2024

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORKING OF MIRACLES

Text: 1 Kings 17:8-16

Memory verse: 1 Kings 17:16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.
Miracles on all occasions has a moral or doctrinal message and provisions for humanity, to deliver humanity from wicked men, Satanic and demonic oppression. Apart from revealing God and bringing Him glory, no magical event stirs up people to moral uprightness.

God certainly worked a miracle when He spoke the earth and the world into existence. When the Lord permits a person through the power of the Holy Spirit to speak a word, and the miraculous occurs, then the same God who created the world is allowing some of His omnipotence to be manifested through that person. But remember, these gifts of the Spirit, including the gift of the working of miracles, operate as the Spirit wills. By the working of miracles, a nation was plagued to ensure the deliverance of God's people and to bring Him glory. 
Through the working of miracles, suddenly and astonishingly a rod that was thrown to the ground miraculously became a serpent Exodus 7:10. Through the working of miracles, fire flashed from the sky and consumed a sacrifice as well as the altar upon which it had been sacrificed 1 Kings 18:38. The working of miracles was also used in the Old Testament to provide for those in need as with Elijah and the Widow. For example, it was a miracle that that the widow's cruse of oil did not fail but kept flowing out like a fountain of oil until it filled up every vessel she had, and still the cruse kept flowing with oil.

When Jesus took the little boy's lunch and fed five thousand with it John 6:5-14. In Acts 8:5 -6 “Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.” Acts 6:8 “And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.” Acts 15:12 “Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.” Acts 19:11-12 “And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul so that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and evil spirits went out of them. “The passage goes on to tell us about some of the miraculous healings which took place.

It takes purity and earnest desire to access the magnetic field of God’s power. If we are ready to pay the price with the aim to see Jesus glorified in our calling, God will make all grace abound and orchestrate events that will allow us to be vessels unto honour ready for the Master’s use.

CGDS HYMN 3; SS&S 203 

ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME!

1. All hail the power of Jesus' name!

Let angels prostrate fall;

Bring forth the royal diadem,

And crown Him Lord of all.

2. Crown Him, ye martyrs of our God,

Who from His alter call;

Extol the stem of Jesse's rod,

And crown Him Lord of all.

3. Ye seed of Israel's chosen race,

A remnant weak and small,

Hail Him who saves you by His grace,

And crown Him Lord of all.

4. Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget

The wormwood and the gall;

Go, spread your trophies at His feet,

And crown Him Lord of all.

5. Let every kindred, every tribe,

On this terrestrial ball,

To Him all majesty ascribe,

And crown Him Lord of all.

6. Oh, that with yonder sacred throng

We at His feet may fall,

Join in the everlasting song,

And crown Him Lord of all.

  Prayers 

1.  Lord Jesus, purify me Spirit Soul and Body to access the miraculous.

2.  LORD God Almighty, let your authority and power swallow every power and authority from the kingdom of darkness in Jesus’ name. Amen.    

3.  Pray for others in this regard.