EXPLOIT
1 kings 17:1-7

Many times believers are quoting the Word of God without a depth of understanding. As a result, it does not produce the expected result. If you lack depth of understand in the Word, it will not produce result. God is not a God of accident. James 5:17 describes how “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.” It is true that Elijah was a manlike ours and just because he was a man like ours is not a license for us to do what he did if we lack what it takes to be accessible to God. The Word is an encouragement to the fact that what Elijah did is not impossible to be done today. Three points in the word enable Elijah: First, he recognized God for whom He is when he demonstrated understanding of Jeremiah 12:16, “And it shall be, if they will learn carefully the ways of my people, to swear by my name, ‘As the LORD lives,’ as they taught My people to swear by Baal, then they shall be established in the midst of My people.’” Once you sacrifice your time in learning and understanding His words then operating His word will set you up for exploits. Secondly, your stand before God is very important and it will be the determinant of the exploits you carry out in His Name. Do you have the understanding of what it is taking a stand before Him? Psalm 24:3- 4, “Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully.” Thank God for Jesus Christ; for shedding His blood to allow accessibility to the throne of Grace. With the grace of God being in place, living just as prescribed by the Psalmist is not impossible. Any acclaimed believer that lives with clean hands, pure heart and no any form of idol should be able to stand before Him just like Elijah did. Having a pure heart is what will bring you to the face of God. Matthew 5:8, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Lastly, Elijah carried out the exploit because he had the boldness and the character. His boldness was in the living God and he recognized that His God is alive. His character was doing what it takes to stand. He had clean hands and a pure heart. The combination of boldness and character will make a winner out of you on any given ground, to the glory of the Almighty God.

Prayer for today: Ask Him to wash your hands; not just your hands but from your head to the soul of your feet.