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CONFINED TO BE CONVEYED

"And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side..."
(Matthew 14 vs. 22)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

Jesus' disciples got into a ship which conveyed them to the other side. A ship is an enclosure. So the disciples got into an enclosure in order to arrive at their destination. They were first confined, then they were conveyed.

Friend, if you want to be conveyed to your next level, you may first need to be confined. There are vessels you need to be confined in before you can be conveyed. Dare to confine yourself within the boundaries of righteousness, decency, decorum, high moral standards, humility, and other attitudes that will push you forward in destiny.

Confine yourself to the spirit of diligence, creativity, excellence, etc. Learn to work smart; learn the positive principles that will help you succeed in your terrain; be consistent and committed; confine yourself in anything positive that has the capacity to convey you to your future.

Jesus' disciples endured the confinement in the ship for the sake of their destination. The things you need to confine yourself in are not about today's convenience; they are about tomorrow's accomplishments.

Besides Jesus' disciples, there were multitudes that didn't get into the ship because they had no journey. Don't break your confinement because of people whose race in life is different from yours. They may not need any confinement/boundaries because they are going nowhere.

Stay in the boundaries you have set for yourself, and in a matter of time, your confinement will convey you to your next level.

Proverbs 18 vs. 1 says: "Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom".

Prayer : Lord, give me wisdom to confine myself in the 'ships' that will convey me, in Jesus' name!Amen
Enjoy A Fabulous Friday.

UNFAMILIAR MIRACLES

"And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side..."
(Matthew 14 vs. 22)

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

Before Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a ship, He fed the five thousand men besides women and children. Jesus performed a miracle of multiplication. In 2 Kings 4, Elisha performed a miracle of multiplication for a widow of one of the sons of the prophets. So it was a familiar miracle.

Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a ship, and He later walked on the sea. After sending them into a ship, what followed was an amazing, unfamiliar miracle. Like we earlier observed, the word 'constrain' as used in that scripture means to force or pressure. So Jesus set up pressure that birthed an unfamiliar miracle.

Friend, are you faced with pressures at home, in your marriage, at work, in your finances, in your career, business, neighbourhood, etc? Are you faced with pressures that are threatening to sink the ship of your destiny?

Hear God's prophetic word: the pressures around you will birth uncommon miracles. The pressures around you will take you higher in an unprecedented manner. When people harass you needlessly, their harassment will set the stage for God to favour you.

Celebrate the pressures around you; celebrate those behind the pressures. As pressure pushes you, you will be chased into goodness. Soak up every pressure that life has thrown at you. It's your platform for unfamiliar miracles.

Psalm 65 vs. 5 says: "By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea".

Prayer : Lord, may the pressures around me birth uncommon and unfamiliar miracles, in Jesus' name!Amen
Enjoy A Splendid Thursday.

FORCED TO ADVANCE

"And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side..."
-Matthew 14:22

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

In our Focal Scripture, Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a ship, so that they could move to the other side. Jesus wanted His disciples to move to a new location, He wanted them to make progress, He wanted them to advance, and He constrained them to enter a ship.

The word 'constrain' as used in that scripture means 'to force', 'to compel' or 'to pressure'. So Jesus forced His disciples to advance. He orchestrated their progress. They may not have planned to move, but He forced them to make progress.

Friend, hear God's prophetic word: God will compel you to move forward. God will orchestrate a chain of events that will push you forward. God will make divine arrangements that will move you to the next level. God will cause pressures to arise around you, and those pressures will move you forward.

You may not be ready to move, you may not have made any plan on how you will make progress, you may not even know what to expect on the other side, but God will make it happen for you.

Remember, the people that Jesus forced to move forward were His disciples. They were qualified to be pushed forward by Him because they were His disciples.

Your relationship with God is your passcode for a divinely orchestrated advancement. If Jehovah is not fully involved in your life, He may not push you forward; but if you are connected to Jesus, your advancement is sure.

Prayer : Lord, force me to make progress, in Jesus' name!Amen
Enjoy A Wonderful Wednesday.

Happy new month my brothers and sisters in the Lord, May your hope and aspirations come to pass this last month. You will survive this month and hoping to see you on the other side next month in Jesus mighty name,Amen

DON'T WALK AWAY

"17. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 18. There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger."
-Luke 17 vs. 17-18

That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today.

Whilst nine lepers got healed and walked away, one leper got healed and came back to show gratitude for what Jesus did for him. Jesus later went on to say to the Samaritan leper, "thy faith hath made thee whole".

Jesus pronounced wholeness upon the healed Samaritan leper who came back to him. So those who walked away were healed but not yet made whole. They got an initial installment of what God had in store for them, and they walked away, missing the remaining component of their miracle. Simply put, they walked away with incomplete miracles.

Friend, when you receive miracles from God and walk away, you are simply walking away with miracles that have not been sealed by God. When you receive divine intervention and you walk away without deepening your relationship with Jesus, you are short-changing yourself from having a complete package. When you walk away from God because your problems are solved, beware, a testimony without a divine seal may easily be tampered with by the enemy.

Instead of being counted among the nine lepers who walked away, be counted with the leper who saw the need to come back to the Giver of the gift he received. Let every open door, breakthrough, testimony, etc be a chance to get closer to Jesus.

Remember, wholeness was not extended to the nne lepers who walked away from Jesus, but it was extended to the Samaritan who came back to Jesus. Stay connected to Jesus no matter what you have received from Him, and He will extend wholeness to you.

Prayer : Lord, I refuse to walk away from You after receiving miracles, in Jesus' name!Amen
Enjoy A Blessed Monday And A Week Of Divine Encounters.