Topic: DIVINE TURNAROUNDS  [Church of God Mission International] Above Only Daily Devotional 24 May   2022

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ABOVE ONLY DEVOTIONAL

BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA

TUESDAY MAY 24TH, 2022.

DIVINE TURNAROUNDS

1Samuel 27:2-6 (GNB), Proverbs 16:7 So David and his six hundred men went over at once to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath. David and his men settled there in Gath with their families… When Saul heard that David had fled to Gath, he gave up trying to find him. David said to Achish, “If you are my friend, let me have a small town to live in. …”So Achish gave him the town of Ziklag, and for this reason Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah ever since. *When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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Do you realise that the king David encountered in our text above is the very same king that he encountered in 1Samuel 21:10-15? That is, the king before which he had to pretend to be mad in order to escape? Immediately David escaped at that time, he went into a cave and as all kinds of frustrated people came to him, he raised a mighty army out of them. David came back to this same king, but this time around, he did not come alone. He came with his six hundred men whom he had raised.

This time around, David did not need to pretend to be mad; instead he ‘shook the hand’ of the king and asked for a place to stay in his land. David found so much favour with this king that the king made him his personal bodyguard forever, (1Sam.28:2). Do you know how all of these things happened? They happened by the grace of God that was upon David’s life.

Beloved of God, I see God granting you His abundant strength and favour, much like He granted to David in this passage. No matter how bad your experiences in the past may have been, God is changing your story around for good in the mighty name of Jesus! Do not be discouraged and do not give up. In moments that seem very low and embarrassing for you, God will grant you divine and unusual strength, such that you will become a source of strength to others. In the very same places where you were once humiliated, you will receive honour and favour. In this season, you and your loved ones shall experience unbelievable testimonies and miracles in the mighty name of Jesus.

Prayer Focus:
Thank God that right now, He is turning negative situations and challenges into unbelievable testimonies for you.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR READING PLAN
1Kings 5-6, 2Chron.2-3

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