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Open Heavens: Weapons For God's Servants

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Memorise:
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and
did let none of his words fall to the ground.
1 Samuel 3:19

Read: 1 Samuel 3:19-21
19 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him,
and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew
that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the
LORD.
21 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the
LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the
word of the LORD.
Message
There are some principles of God that can be used
as weapons by everyone, regardless of their faith.
Divine principles relating to the natural world are
given to all to harness the power inherent in them.
For example, the principle of sowing and reaping
falls into this category. However, there are some
weapons of God that are exclusively for those who
have believed in Jesus Christ. In this subset, there
are some weapons designed for the use of God's
servants; one of which is prophecy. The Bible in
Amos 3:7 says,
"Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he
revealeth his secret unto his servants the
prophets."

God attaches great importance to the words of His
servants. In fact, if you walk closely with God, He
will personally honour your word, just as He did
with Samuel (1 Samuel 3:19). If only you can work
on your relationship with God as His servant, He
will become the backbone of your words. In other
words, whenever you speak, people will tremble
because they know God will back you up. In
Ezekiel 37:1-10, God asked Ezekiel if dry bones
could live, and he replied that only God could tell.
Thereafter, God told him to prophesy: to make
simple pronouncements from his mouth. He did,
and God backed up his words. The result was a
mighty army raised from dry bones.

Another weapon available to God's servants,
closely linked with prophecy, is decrees. Job
22:21-28 reveals that if a servant of God can
satisfy certain conditions, he will decree a thing
and it shall be established. When you go through
Scriptures, you will discover that those who
skilfully used this weapon were mainly prophets of
God. A heavily indebted widow ran to Elisha in 2
Kings 4:1-7, and he gave her certain instructions,
decreeing that the little oil she had would continue
to multiply until all available vessels she had were
filled up. It happened just as he decreed. Notice
that He did not say "Thus saith the Lord".

Similarly, a very rich, elderly and barren woman
who had consistently taken care of Elisha was told
"Madam, nine months from now, you will have a
son." She did not believe it, but it happened as
Elisha decreed (2 Kings 4:16-17). When you hear a
prophecy, you need faith in order to receive it and
see its manifestation; but when it is a decree, even
your doubts cannot stop it. As a servant of God,
have you been using these weapons that God has
made available to you?

Action Point:
After worshipping God today, decree good things
into your life, family, workplace, ministry, etc.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: GENESIS 43-44 and JOHN
21:15-25

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