RETAINING THE POWER - PT 2

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Friday June 28th, 2019
By Pst Israel Olorunfemi

1Kings 17:13 “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, after make for thee and for thy son."

To retain the power of the Holy Ghost, another principle I want to establish using the story of Elijah is that you must set your priorities right. When the woman told Elijah her problem, Elijah gave an interesting response: “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.”

The word ‘first’ in this instruction is significant. Elijah appeared to be insensitive, right? He knew that this poor widow had little food, he asked her to provide food for him first. But in essence, Elijah was simply showing her how to apply a basic principle for receiving God's blessing. This principle applies to our finances and everything else. Do you want the power to get wealth in life? Then apply the priorities principle. Give first to God. God, who doesn’t owe, will give you what you need and even more. Let Him be the first in your life.

The third principle is that of obedience. Place yourself in the widow's situation. You are in the midst of economic recession where there is no food. All you have left is a handful of flour and a little oil in a jug. All you can do is eat and thereafter die. But suddenly, someone appears and tells you, "Before you eat and die, give me first." What would be your response? Disobedience has ruined many people's jars and caused their oil to spill. Many are anointed by God to minister with signs and wonders. God commands them to pray for the sick in His name so He may heal them. But instead of following God's instructions, they become afraid; lose their faith and end up disobeying. This is where we are drawing the curtain for the month as tomorrow will be for review of the week. God bless you for being part of MTD.

PRAYER: I pray for you this morning, your destiny shall not be ruined by disobedience in the name of Jesus.

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1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
June 28 (Job 11-13; Acts 9:1-43)

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