"Then Samuel said to the whole house of Israel, "If you are turning to the Lord with all your heart, then get rid of all the foreign gods and the Astartes you have. Set your heart on the Lord! Worship him only! Then he will deliver you from the Philistines' power."" (1 Samuel 7:4) The problem we have with God is not Him hearing us and delivering us; the problem we have is that we don't let Him hear us and deliver us. All through history, God has demonstrated and shown that He is abundantly able to deliver and save those who trust in Him. Today, as you come to the end of this month, it is time to reflect on the things that has limited you, think about the things that has not allowed you to experience the fullness of God's presence - the things that has robbed you of divine fellowship with God. Remember those things, gather them up in your mind. It is time to get rid of them!.
For twenty years, the Ark of God, God's eternal presence dwelt in Kiriath Jearim, away from the camp of the people of God. For twenty years, Israel lost touch with God, lost communion with God, lost their dominion over their enemies. For those twenty years, they lived in constant fear and torture at the hands of the Philistines. But a day came, they decided they have had enough. They decided it was time to rededicate their lives to God and worship Him once again. But Samuel observed something very wrong with their new decision.
Even though they had made up their mind to get back to God, they held unto their idols, the false gods they had acquired. They retained their graven images while seeking to be reconciled to God. This broke Samuel's heart as he said to them: If you are turning to the Lord with all your heart, then get rid of all the foreign gods and the Astartes you have. Set your heart on the Lord! Worship him only! Then he will deliver you.
Today, we sometimes profess our love for God while still retaining our deceitful lives, our lying tongues, our secret sins, our harsh anger, our unforgiving heart, our fornication and adultery, our addiction to pornography, drugs and alcoholism. We sincerely want to reconnect to God, but we also find it difficult to let go of these "foreign gods". Friend, God has asked me to tell you that you need to get rid of these things. They are the things stopping you from reaching your full potentials in God. They are the things stopping you from stepping fully into the blessings and breakthrough that God has prepared for you. How long are you going to let these things keep you down. It is time to awake the giant in you and resist the devil. God will give you the power to conquer those "foreign gods". I speak strength into your spirit man. Get up and get rid of all those things that have limited your fellowship with God in the time past. Tomorrow, you are stepping into a new month and a new victory. I command those sinful urges within you to die in Jesus name. Receive the hunger and thirst for righteousness.
Friend, God has seen the sincerity of your heart. He has seen your desire to worship Him. He is about to enter into a new dimension of communion with you. Your life is about to experience a great turn around in Jesus name. Amen.Join me in this prayer.
Prayer
Dear Lord Jesus, I come back to You this day, rededicating my life to you. I rise in your power to rebuke sin and sinful urges in my life. I denounce these "foreign gods" that have kept me down. I receive my deliverance today in Your name. Come into my heart afresh. Let me fill your love cover my being. Thank you for answering me, in Jesus name. Amen