{"id":8693,"date":"2018-04-15T06:55:07","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T06:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=8693"},"modified":"2018-04-15T06:55:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-15T06:55:07","slug":"weekly-word-divine-turn-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=8693","title":{"rendered":"Weekly word: Divine turn-around"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Pastor Tope BANSO<\/strong>
\n\u201cSoon afterward Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, and a large crowd followed him. A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow\u2019s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her. When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. \u2018Don\u2019t cry!\u2019 he said. Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. \u2018Young man,\u2019 he said, \u2018I tell you, get up.\u2019 Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother. Great fear swept the crowd, and they praised God, saying, \u2018A mighty prophet has risen among us,\u2019 and \u2018God has visited his people today.\u2019 And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding countryside\u201d (Luke 7:11-17 New Living Translation).
\nIf you don\u2019t desire a turnaround, you don\u2019t have to read this. A dictionary defines turnaround as \u201ca big change that turns a bad situation into a good one.\u201d It is also defined as \u201can abrupt or unexpected change, especially one that results in a more favourable situation.\u201d In the context of this message, the turnaround is divine because it is done by the Lord.
\nThe Lord has sent me to only those who expect a significant change in their present situation, those who are trusting God for a visitation that will result in experiencing something positively different from what they\u2019ve always had. No matter what has been your negative experience before now, God shall visit you and cause a turnaround in your life.
\nIn the Bible passage above, the widow of Nain had been dealt the greatest blow of her life. She had lost her only son and was about to be buried before Jesus intercepted the funeral procession. This season, Jesus will intercept you for a divine turnaround. You shall not lose to premature death anyone precious to you.
\nThere shall be no funeral procession for the young in your family in Jesus\u2019 name.
\nAny time I read this story, I always remark that the devil is a bad devil. Yes, a bad devil (just to qualify the devil not because there is a good devil). Before the death of the young man, the devil had killed his father; he had killed the husband of the woman. It must have been a painful loss to the woman and the young man if he was old enough at the time to feel the impact of his father\u2019s death.
\nBut as if the devil was not satisfied, he came for the young man too. How devilish the devil could be! If you give the devil an inch, he will take a mile! Why should he kill the only son of a widow? The devil probably knew that would be more painful. A widow losing her only son will feel the loss more than a mother of five children losing one of them.
\nThe devil is a bad devil! Never give him any room at all to operate in your life. Don\u2019t say it is an ordinary headache! Don\u2019t say it\u2019s just a little cut! If he steals something small from you and you tolerate him, he\u2019ll come to steal something big. If you allow him to enter your house, you\u2019ll require more effort to get him out. Always deny him access from the gate! Keep him far away from your abode. The devil shall not come near your house. No plague shall come near your dwelling in Jesus\u2019 name (Psalm 91:10).
\nThe devil killed both the father and the son, leaving this woman with nothing! If she had thought that with the death of her husband, she still had hope in the son, the devil struck a second time to steal what she had left. The devil did a similar thing to Naomi in the book of Ruth. \u201cThen Elimelech died, and Naomi was left with her two sons. The two sons married Moabite women. One married a woman named Orpah, and the other a woman named Ruth. But about ten years later, both Mahlon and Kilion died. This left Naomi alone, without her two sons or her husband\u201d (Ruth 1:3-5 New Living Translation).
\nThe devil killed Naomi\u2019s husband and about ten years later killed the two sons leaving her with two childless in-laws. If these daughters-in-law had gotten children or had been pregnant before their husbands died, Naomi\u2019s pains would have been mitigated. The devil was so wicked that he prevented them from having children which they would have taken solace in. But in the end God turned around the hopelessness of Naomi. Beloved, all hope is not lost for you. Don\u2019t lose hope. The God of restoration shall visit you; He\u2019ll do a new thing in your life.
\nTimely interception; divine intervention
\nBack to the widow of Nain \u2013 The funeral procession was coming and Jesus met the procession at the village gate. What a coincidence! But it wasn\u2019t really a coincidence. It was divinely orchestrated. God knew the devil would kill this young man and had provided a way of escape for this widow. The Father of the fatherless and the Husband of the widows showed up in defence of this widow in the nick of time. The Lord will show up in your case in Jesus\u2019 name. God is not a late comer! He\u2019ll intervene in your situation and turn your life around.
\nA large crowd was with this woman. Who knows whether those who killed the widow\u2019s son and the husband were even in this procession! Yes, they could be there \u2013 terrible things happen in the village! That\u2019s why many run away from the village to the city and even when they go on visits, they sneak in and out for fear of attacks! But tragedies are common occurrences in the city too! It is only Jesus that can deliver you from the fear of demonic attacks, and he will if you entrust your life to him.
\nThe Bible says when Jesus saw this woman, his heart overflowed with compassion and he said, \u201cDon\u2019t cry!\u201d But what else should the woman be doing if not weeping? Anyone asking her not to weep or cry must be ignorant of what had happened to her or must be callous. The other possibility, of course, was that the person must have solution to her problem. And the third option applied to Jesus Christ \u2013 he had solution to the problem of the woman. In fact, he was the Solution. Jesus had compassion on her, not just showing concern like human beings often do offering only care but not cure! Whatever the condition you\u2019re in now, God will have compassion on you and turn around your life, your marriage, your family, your business, your career, etc. in Jesus\u2019 name.
\nJesus\u2019 compassion moved him to touch the coffin and the bearers stopped. Jesus commanded the young man to get up as if he was sleeping and could hear him if he spoke up. He spoke to the dead young man as if he was alive, and the Bible says the dead boy sat up and began to talk. Jesus gave him back to his mother, and what was the reaction of the people? \u201cGreat fear swept the crowd, and they praised God, saying, \u2018A mighty prophet has risen among us,\u2019 and \u2018God has visited his people today.\u2019 And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding countryside\u201d (Luke 7:16-17 New Living Translation).
\nWhat have you lost? What has the enemy stolen from you? Receive it back now in Jesus\u2019 name. I command restoration in the mighty name of Jesus. I pray that the Lord, like he did for that widow, will do in your life a turnaround that will cause fear to come upon those who know you. An awesome turnaround, you\u2019ll experience this season in Jesus\u2019 name. You shall testify to the power of God.
\nPermit me to stop here. I\u2019ll conclude this message next week. I pray for a divine turnaround of every negative situation in your life as you begin a new week tomorrow in Jesus name. Do have a successful week ahead.
\nTAKE ACTION!
\nIf you\u2019re not born again, kindly say this prayer now: \u201c0 Lord God, I come unto you today. I know I am a sinner and I cannot save myself. I believe that Jesus is the Son of God who died on the cross to save me and resurrected the third day. I confess Jesus as my Lord and Saviour and surrender my life to him today. I invite Jesus into my heart today. By this prayer, I know I am saved. Thank you Jesus for saving me and making me a child of God.\u201d
\nI believe you\u2019ve said this prayer from your heart. Congratulations! You\u2019ll need to join a Bible-believing, Bible-teaching church in your area where you\u2019ll be taught how to live your new life in Christ Jesus. I pray that you flourish like the palm tree and grow like the cedar of Lebanon. May you grow into Christ in all things becoming all God wants you to be. I\u2019ll be glad to hear from you.
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\n\u25cf\u25cfBANSO heads CEDAR MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL,
\nAbuja, Nigeria.
\nPhone No: +2348155744752, +2348033113523 WhatsApp No: +23481295947
\nWebsite: www.cedarministry.org
\nEmail: cedarministryintl@yahoo.com; cedarministryng@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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