The crooked paths shall be made straight because of the anointing of God's favour upon you.
Good-Life Devotional :
THANKSGIVING FACILITATES DELIVERANCE (1)
January 23, 2024
By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi
'But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him. And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him. Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep. And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul. And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer. And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight. And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the and the evil spirit departed from him.' 1 Samuel 16;14-23
Worthy of note is the fact that the lord can send an evil spirit to a king . The word 'evil' is the Hebrew word ' ra‛ râ‛âh' it means disagreeable, unhappiness, misery,giving pain.
There are two sets of leaders in the church 1) opportunists 2) servants . Opportunists take undue advantage to exploit others for personal gain. Servants seek for ways to help others fulfill their purpose on earth , David was such a person. Ask the lord for a servant's heart.
The Lord sent a demon to king Saul because he turned against the lord in ungratefulness . The Bible says in 1 Samuel 16:14 ' But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him." The word departed is the Hebrew word ' sûr śûr' it means to turn aside , reject . A sign that a leader has been rejected is a constant feeling of misery , pain , unhappiness and a tendency to always be in disagreement with others for no logical reason .
Some leaders resort to narcotics , cheap sex and alcoholism to stop the pain but like Saul it is from God and would not go away. Another example of God sending an evil spirit to opportunistic leaders is found in,1 king 22;22-23 "And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so. Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee."
Opportunistic and exploitative prophets who partner with political leaders to plunder the people's Commonwealth were given a lying spirit resulting in failed prophesies and miserable followers . A preacher cannot be possessed by a demon unknowingly.
Prayers : Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Spirit and power to destroy satanic strongholds in Jesus name.
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