{"id":879,"date":"2022-12-01T06:25:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T06:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/godman.org.ng\/?p=879"},"modified":"2022-12-03T06:30:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T06:30:03","slug":"the-lord-our-shepherd-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godman.org.ng\/?p=879","title":{"rendered":"The Lord Our Shepherd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (5)<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Theme: <\/strong>The Lord Our Shepherd    (5)                                                        01 Oct, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Topic: <\/strong>Stronger than our enemies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memory Verse: John 10:11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. NKJV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s Reading<\/strong>: Ps 23:5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. NKJV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Words of the Ministry:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today we come to the 5th<\/sup> verse, David the psalmist said the good shepherd sets a table for him in the presence of his enemies.  The bible teaches that when a man\u2019s way pleases the Lord, he makes his enemies to be at peace with him (Pro 16.7), By implication, the enemies remain enemies, the devil and demons don\u2019t become our friends because we are sheep to the shepherd rather because we are submissive to the shepherd they can\u2019t perpetrate their evil agenda so it\u2019s a s though they are not existing. We saw yesterday, the rod of the shepherd used to protect the sheep from enemies.  God most times won\u2019t take away all our enemies to bless us rather in spite of our enemies he would do the unthinkable for glorify his name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The psalmist said the Lord anointed his head with oil probably referring to his kingly anointing through Samuel the Prophet. The oil here is a type of the Holy Spirit. All the Lord\u2019s sheep are anointed with oil and that further buttresses the previous statement of the Lord setting a table in the presence of our enemies because the bible says touch not my anointed and do my prophet no harm (Psa 105.15), the anointing of the Holy Spirit is a sign of touch not, it is therefore inappropriate for devils and demons or even human agent to touch you or do harm to anyone or anything that concerns you. We must hold on the Lord with his word, I have been anointed by the spirit, I have the anointing of touch not and therefore all demons and human agents must let me be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The testimony of the psalmist included exceeding provision, he said his cup ran over. We can see that our God is indeed able to provide all that we need according to his own riches (Phil 4.19). All we need to do is live in obedience and submission to his will, then our provision would be pressed down, shaken together and it would eventually run over. In other word our action and inactions determine our harvest. Through the testimony of the psalmist we can therefore see that it\u2019s not God\u2019s intention for the saints to be a laughing stock, full of pain, suffering and poverty. He doesn\u2019t intend we are subject to the devil, demons and human satanic agents. The problem most times is that many don\u2019t obey the voice of the shepherd. The leave the fold and are vulnerable to the devil. The flesh in them opens the door for satanic manipulation and attacks.  Submit yourself to God, resist the devil and he would flee, may the Lord grant us light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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