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| Moses striking the rock |
Dutch Sheets tells us, “Moses hitting the rock in Exodus 17:6 is another example of prophetic action.
He took the rod of authority, struck the rock and water came out.
Why? Because God wanted it done that way.
We could elaborate on all the
symbolism of these actions and possibly understand why God did them, but the bottom
line is:
When He chose to do it a certain way, someone had to perform an act
upon the earth that often made no sense, but when performed, released something
in the spirit, which released something upon earth.
People were healed in
Scripture through prophetic action. Jesus made clay with saliva, rubbed it in a
blind man’s eyes and told him to go wash in the pool of Siloam (see John
9:6-7). Naaman the leper had
to dip in the Jordan River seven times (see 2 Kings 5:10-14).
“I don’t
want to,” he said.
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| Naaman after dipping in Jordon, was healed |
“Then you won’t get healed,” replied Naaman’s servants. Why?
Because God chose to work in that way.
And when God chooses to do it by a certain method, no other means will work.
And when God chooses to do it by a certain method, no other means will work.
Cindy Jacobs in her book, The Voice of God: "Time and time again in Scripture, however, we see where God spoke to His children to perform an intercessory, prophetic act, and He powerfully moved as a result."
Today’s Prayer Note #104 – God’s Way, Even When it Makes no Sense, taken from Dutch Sheets’ book, Intercessory Prayer (221-223)
[Father, help us obey what we know to be Your will, even though it doesn't seem logical at times to us. May we learn to trust Your leading.]
The next Prayer Note: 1/8 - Prophetic Declaration:
Prayer Note #105
Psalm 118:8, 9 "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes."
Today’s quote: Oswald Chambers - "The evidence of our love for Him (God) is the absolute spontaneity of our love, it comes naturally. In looking back we cannot tell why we did certain things, we did them according to the spontaneous nature of His love in us.
The life of God manifests itself in this spontaneous way because the springs of love are in the Holy Ghost." Romans 5:5 [Devotions for MORNING and EVENING with OSWALD CHAMBERS]
The life of God manifests itself in this spontaneous way because the springs of love are in the Holy Ghost." Romans 5:5 [Devotions for MORNING and EVENING with OSWALD CHAMBERS]
Our thought for today: It's worth it to submit to God's plan and freedom!
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