Topic: Dance In The Storm Now! [Our Daily Manna ODM Sunday, April 1, 2018]
Basic Scriptures: Habakkuk 3:17-18; Philippians 4:4-12
I welcome you to the new quarter of DECORATION BONANZA! Someone said to me some time ago, “Bishop, when the storm is over, I shall dance.” Then came the following words from the living water of my spirit: “Don’t wait till the storm is over before you dance, dance in the storm now!”
Today first scripture says: “Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of olive shall fail, and the field shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in God my salvation.”
I have discovered that before any major breakthrough in my life, I must go through a major/ severe storm that will make people think that my end has come! Before this ODM vision was born, I went through a storm for about 10 years and I bought a rope to kill myself.
It was the day I decided to commit suicide that I discovered this ODM vision! Again last year, 2017, this vision and I, went through a series of challenges in Nigeria and abroad, that opened up three new major printing press doors for ODM New York, London and South Africa.
Now we print in four locations Worldwide (Lagos, USA, South Africa and London)! What an amazing grace! I have learnt that every allowed storm is pregnant with my testimony and decoration! Therefore, any time there is a storm in my life, family and ministry, i don’t wait for the storm to cease before i dance, i start dancing even in the midst of the storm because i know the storm is carrying my decoration story. HALLELUYAH! Note: “Behind EVERY STORM IS YOUR “SOLUTION” (DECORATION) STORY!”
To the canal mind, it is foolish and stupid to dance in the storm! But the canal mind cannot understand the things of the spirit: for they are foolishness unto him, neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned (1 Corinthians 2: 14). You must dance in the storm because your God calls the things that be thought be not AS THOUGHT THEY WERE!
Wow! Imitate Him! CALL THE THINGS THAT BE NOT AS THOUGH THEY ARE! Learn new dancing steps even when delay is all you see and BATTLE are developing your space! To dance in the storm means to reject self-pity, depression and anxiety! Remember Mildred Taylor in the award winning -“Roll of thunder, Hear My Cry”: “We have no choice of what colour we’re born or who our parents are or whether we rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we are here.”
Correct! Indeed, nobody will think you are somebody if you did not think you are somebody! That was why Paul and Silas sang/danced in the storm of prison! Oh, on this Easter Sunday, know that every CHALLENGE, like the grave of Chris, HAS EXPIRY DATE! Therefore dance now even in the storm because I SEE A MULTITUDE DANCING WITH YOU soon! Amen! NOW, LET’S GO! DANCE! This is your quarter/year! Happy Easter!
Prayer Points: Take song as led……
1. Thank God For Today’s word and pray as you are led!
2. Dance Now then pray. O Lord, i shall go through allowed storm and come out victoriously in Jesus name (Pray about any storm now).
3.Pray about this new quarter seriously for the next 3 days.
If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Our Daily Manna ODM devotional HERE’’
By Bishop (Dr) Chris E. Kwakpovwe (Cek)
Publisher/Writer Of ODM And
Rev (Mrs) Flora E. Kwakpovwe (Fek)
Co-Publisher/Writer Of ODM.
