The sun and moon grew dark, and the stars no longer shine...Then the LORD
will pity his people and be indignant for the honour of his land! He will
reply, 'Look! I am sending you grain and wine and olive oil, enough to
satisfy your needs. You will no longer be an object of mockery among the
surrounding nations." Joel 2: 10, 18-19.What you are going to read here
is simply a declarative and prophetic message. Not much of expository.
Remember we have started the year by declaring it a year of restoration.
And on it, we had a message of five parts titled - 2011: A Year of
Restoration, published in our various columns. The testimonies are
rushing in. God's word does not fail. But there are still others that
should also read today's message, so they would join in this flow of
divine restoration. They are in darkness. They are starving. They are
unhappy and also lack the grace and refresh ness that come with the
presence of God. This is their chance to also be restored. I pray that as
you go through this write-up, that the light of God will shine upon you
again in Jesus' name!Look at the above bible text again. The sun and the
moon grew dark, and the stars no longer shine! These were elements that
were once bright and favourable. They were put in place to bless us, but
all of a sudden, they grew dark and stopped shining. This is exactly what
some of us are going through. Our once bright light has not only dimmed,
but totally put out. We don't even understand how we got into this
situation, not to talk of how to come out of it. It seems there is no
hope.Now, the sun represents our day. The moon our night and the stars
our destiny. How? In Genesis, God told us at creation that the sun will
rule the day, and that the moon will rule the night. The Psalmist also
told us that the sun shall not smite us by the day nor the moon by night.
Then the stars, we saw how Jesus' star lead the wise men from the eastern
lands to where He was born. We also saw the stars of Joseph's brothers
bow down to him. And Job went further to call some of these elements by
name - Orion, Pleiades. Sure, these are entities put in place by God to
influence the affairs and destinies of men. So, when they go off for any
person or people, the consequences are always terrible, even disastrous.
We must always ask God that our sun, moon and stars keep shining. We must
always command them to bless us in the name of Jesus. We must command the
sun to bless us every day and the moon every night. We must command our
star to continue to shine and locate us. Note that I didn't say worship
them, but command them to bless us. I say this because that is the
mistake the occult and the false religion make; they worship these
heavenly entities, leaving the creator. It is very wrong! We must only
worship God through Jesus Christ.Now, before we go on, it will be good
for us to note that there are several factors that contribute to our sun,
moon and stars going dark, and not shining. These include: attacks and
arrows of the enemy, living in sin and ignorance. Ignorance here, is not
knowing what God has in stock for us and how to get them. That is why the
word of God said that the entrance of His word will always bring light
and understanding. And rightly applying that understanding will always,
unfailingly, produce deliverance, breakthroughs, miracles, prosperity,
etc. On sin, your light will never shine if you are living in sin. And
for the arrow of the enemy, we will today repel them. Whatever that has
made your sun, moon and star not to shine must be removed today in the
mighty name of Jesus!Grain, Wine, OilAs you are reading this message,
know that total restoration is already taking place in your life. God's
face will shine upon you again! Like Jesus, your star will arise again
and lead people that God has prepared to bless and lift you in life. Some
will even come from unexpected quarters, the 'eastern lands'. The
unbelievers will come. The godly also. Everything that God made will
favour you from today, in Jesus' name! The LORD will have mercy upon you
once again. See how Joel puts it, "Look! I am sending you grain and wine
and olive oil, enough to satisfy your need. You will no longer be an
object of mockery among the surrounding nations." - verse ten. He said
that the pastures will be green again. The trees will again be filled
with luscious fruit - Amen!Look at that - grain, wine and oil. And each
of these represents a section of the blessing that is coming your way.
Grain is talking about plenty to eat. Food shall be surplus. You shall
feed fat and be well nourished again. Food is a primary need of man. You
cannot exist without it and God knows that. Not just food, but you shall
have good and enough food. You shall not have to do ungodly things to
eat. Not eating to survive, but feeding well and giving to others. God
will bless what you do. And wine talks about happiness, joy, celebration.
You cannot have these with out being in good health and things going well
for you. God will make all around you go well, so you can celebrate. It
is sweet to celebrate.There are some of us (even families) that do not
understand what it means to celebrate. For a very long time they have not
had any cause to celebrate. It has been pain, sorrow, tears,
disappointment, etc. But from today I command celebration into your life,
in the name of Jesus - Amen! Then, oil is the presence of God. The
anointing. The grace of God that will help you fulfil His will in your
life. Any part of your life that has been held down shall be oiled today.
I pray that your sun, moon and star begin to shine again from today, in
the name of Jesus - Amen!
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