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ZION'S EXIT FROM THE WILDERNESS

December 15, 2019 · Lanre Oyeleke · 2 views

Psalms 126:1 When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.KJV

It is certain that Zion will exit the wilderness provided certain conditions are met. God didn't intend the wilderness experience to last forever. For the Israelites, after they left Egypt, God intended that their wilderness experience won't last beyond 40 days. They didn't cooperate with God, they were stiff-necked people. They were not sensitive to know that their wilderness experience was God's grand design to process and prepare them for the promised land. They ended up spending forty years in the wilderness. In fact, the generation that came out of Egypt died in the wilderness save Joshua and Caleb.

God's will for you is to come out of the wilderness better. Your wilderness season wasn't designed to last forever. Sometimes, how long you will spend in the wilderness maybe determined by you if you learn fast. Sometimes, the process wasn't designed by God to take longer than you have spent. Your inability to pick the lessons and submit to the dealings of God may have kept you longer than necessary. Also, praying the wrong prayers doesn't help. Sometimes, it is not all challenges that are demonic as many think. For example, Jonah's ordeal was because of disobedience. It was until he acknowledged that he was the cause of the turbulence on the sea and thrown into the sea, that was when peace came. While in the belly of the fish, he repented. He didn't cast out demons. Jonah realized why he found himself in trouble. What landed you in the wilderness? Whatever it is, there's a way out.

You need to sit patiently with God to take all the classes. Start asking God sincere questions on why you are where you are. A woman I know lost her baby through a poorly done ceasarian operation. The surgeon cut part of the baby's flesh. She was sad that she lost her baby. She asked God why such would happen to her. The Lord told her that He is saving her from future troubles. She didn't understand it well but she took comfort in the fact that it was God that spoke. Years later, she read in the dailies about a baby in need of financial help. The baby was delivered through a poorly done ceasarian section and part of the baby's body was mistakenly cut like hers. That rendered the baby invalid. God now told her again that what he was preventing for her is what she just read. It was then she fully understood why God permitted the loss of her baby. What if she started confronting witches and wizards in her prayers? She may not be sensitive to the dealings of God.

Action point

Prayerfully, do an evaluation of your life. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you the lessons in your challenges.

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