Recently, I made a comment on a social site; I said “Thank you Lord! I was able only because you enabled me”. After a few hours, I revisited the site and began to meditate on those words and this Journal is a product of that little exercise. Each time I come across the word “able”, I tend to think about competence or strength and these words portray the quality or state of being adequately or well qualified, strong; possessing the power to do, bear and resist – Able!
Friend, there is nothing that can defy you, absolutely nothing! There is nothing you have conceived IN YOUR MIND to do that you cannot, provided it’s the will of God ; I don’t know what it is you are going through, but I know you can bear it ! For the bible says:
There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: But God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able; But will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it. 1 Corinthians 10:13
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I am able to do all things through him who gives me strength. I have strength for anything through Him who gives me power. Philippians 4:13
Friend, you’ve got the power and you’re able! Begin to declare it, I am able!
In 1 Samuel 17:23-54, we see the account of Saul and the Israelites facing the Philistines at Socoh in Judah and twice a day for forty days Goliath, the champion of the Philistines would come out and with his words defy not only the Israelites but equally the God of the armies of Israel; why did I say that ? Because whoever is an enemy of God’s people, is an enemy of God.
……for anyone touching you is touching what is most dear to him. Zechariah 2:8b
But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; Then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. Exodus 23:22
So, David arrived the scene, heard Goliath and wanted to represent his people by fighting him but in verse 33 Saul responded to David, “You can’t fight this Philistine. You’re just a boy, but he’s been a warrior since he was your age.”” I can almost hear David say “Don’t be fooled by my age, my background, my disposition or even my appearance, I am able! King, let me tell you a story; One day, I was minding my business keeping my father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock. I went after it, struck it, and rescued the sheep from its mouth; it attacked me, but I took hold of its mane, struck it, and killed it.
The lesson here is that David was competent and well confident to say it. The issue with some of us is that we look outwards before looking inwards – we succumb easily by focusing on the opposition and the opponent and hence lose energy and the courage to fight even before the fight begins. Friend, I want you to right now think of those times you’ve been strong and courageous, think about the battles you have fought and those victories you won and encourage yourself, say I am able!
Friend, I prophesy that nothing shall be stolen from you and nothing will be impossible for you; you will not be killed neither will you be destroyed but you will pursue, attack and recover all. I declare that you will grab, strike and kill anything that is up against you. Come on, you have the strength, you can do it, you are able! Hallelujah!
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