Wednesday, 19 April 2023
THE NATIONS ARE HIS FOCUS
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him (Acts 10:38).
Some things happen by God's choice. When they do, there're often no human ways of explaining them. Only through the Scriptures do we discover the reason He does such things. In 2 Chronicles 9, for example, the Queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame and came to Jerusalem to see for herself.
When she arrived, she was stunned! She asked every question she could think of and was left amazed at Solomon's wisdom, his responses, and the many things she saw. This prompted her to extol God’s divine love for His people: “Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice” (2 Chronicles 9:8).
God made Solomon the king of Israel because He loved Israel. He chose a man that He loved (2 Samuel 12:24), and made him the king of a people He loved. So, Israel was His focus.
It brings to mind something the Lord told me years ago; He said the number one thing He wanted me to do was to take healing to the nations. The nations were His focus — the rendezvous of broken humanity — the sick, the weak, and all those who had become incapacitated due to sickness and disease. He loved them. His focus was on them to bring them healing and health.
And thanks be unto God that He created the platforms and opportunities for us to reach them through the Healing Streams Live Healing Services. Previous editions have seen billions of participants from nations receive healing from chronic ailments in real-time, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
PRAYER: Dear Father, thank you for bringing healing, strength and vigour to the sick and causing them to walk in the finished works of Christ. You've made me a light in a dark world, and my light shines ever so brightly. I walk in your glory and perfection, manifesting your righteousness and exercising the dominion of the Spirit, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Proverbs 8:30-31; Acts 10:38 AMPC
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 17:20-18:1-14 & 1 Samuel 8-10
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 3:20-35 & Leviticus 19