Wherever you dig your 'wells', there'll be 'water'!

Genesis 26:13 (KJV): The man Isaac waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great.

It means Isaac grew and continued growing until he became very prosperous and influential. In New King James Version (NKJV), it’s written this way: “The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous”. Wow! That’s triple prosperity! And ‘three’ is a number of ‘completion, perfect testimony, invincibility’. In other words, Isaac had ‘complete, perfect testimony, invincible’ prosperity! ‘To be invincible’ is ‘to be too strong to be overcome or defeated’. In fact, this happened in a time when there was famine in the land! (Genesis 26:1)

It all started when the Lord told Isaac ‘not to go down to Egypt’ (Genesis 26:2), but instead continue to dwell in the land which He had promised Abraham. The Lord even said, “I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father” (Genesis 26:3). God backed up what He said with an oath! ‘Egypt’ here represents ‘the worldly way of getting wealth’, and the Lord told Isaac to look away from that and stand on His promises and His way instead. The word ‘oath’ in Hebrew is from the root word ‘shaba’, which means ‘seven, perfect’. An ‘oath’ by the Lord is also to say “it’s impossible for Him to lie”. When He said He will perform, HE WILL PERFORM! And the good news is as a believer in the New Covenant, this very same ‘oath’ has already been ‘performed’ perfectly when Jesus died for you on the cross! It’s already been done for you. And now you can stand blessed like Isaac was!

What is the similarity between Isaac and you (a believer)? The blessings of Abraham! You both are sons of Abraham! And in Genesis 25:5, notice that Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac, and God truly blessed Isaac! That’s why when Isaac sowed in the land, he reaped in the same year a hundredfold (Genesis 26:12). And the man Isaac began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous, so much so until the Philistines envied him (Genesis 26:14). And wherever Isaac dug wells, there was water! Not only did he re-dig the wells of his father, he also found new wells of running water! That’s favor, my friend! Will you believe this for yourself? Believing, you’ll receive too! Claim it! Give thanks for it! And step into your blessings! The truth is this is your ‘birthright’ as a son (or daughter) of Abraham!

And you know what? Those who envy you will eventually acknowledge ‘the Lord is with you, and has blessed you’ (Genesis 26:28-29). The blessings in your life are evident for all to see, and yes, even your adversaries will make peace with you (Genesis 26:31).

All these happened to Isaac, and because of the ‘oath’ that has been performed through Jesus Christ on the cross, this can happen to you too! Hallelujah!

Receive His love & embrace

Luke 15:20 (NKJV): And he (the lost son) arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

These are also the 5 things God does to you in all His love & grace. No matter how you have ‘blown it’ in your life, or what your sins or mistakes may be, just as in this parable (Luke 15:11-24), God wants to embrace you and pour (lavish) His love on you! (Romans 5:5)

When the lost son ‘came to himself’ (Luke 15:17), hungry, broke and with nowhere else to go, he decided to come back to his father and be his hired servant. But when the father saw him from a distance, he was so filled with compassion that he ran towards the lost son. Now, that was never supposed to be in their family tradition! The son should be the one running towards the father, not the other way round! But all that didn’t matter to the father anymore! What mattered was “my son is back!” It also didn’t matter how filthy, dirty, or unkempt the son was at that time, he went on to embrace and kiss him. That’s how God (in all His love and grace) is to you too!

Not only that, the father then made sure the best robe is put on the son, a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet (Luke 15:22). The robe means ‘God’s righteousness’ (Isaiah 61:10), the ring means ‘God’s authority’ (Genesis 41:42), and the sandal means ‘being God’s beloved son’ (Exodus 12:11). In His loving embrace, He wants you to know you have all these too, and that’s exactly how lavish God’s love and grace is for you. Know that He doesn’t look at your sins anymore when you look to Him. All your sins have already been punished on Jesus’ body when He died for you on the cross. In fact, there’s no more condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1). Will you allow Him to embrace you again? There’s really no one too filthy for Him to embrace. In fact, He specializes in the sinners, the lepers, ‘the lost, the last, and the least’ during His ministry on earth.

I’m not saying “you try to embrace Him”, but I’m saying “allow Him to embrace you”. There’s a big difference here, and it’s when you receive His love and embrace, your life will change!

His love for you is also always sure. Human, organizations, or even your best of friends may fail you, but His love for you never fails (1 Corinthians 13:8). Look unto Jesus & all that He’s done for you on the cross. In Him, you are complete (Colossians 2:10), and in Him is all your sufficiency (2 Corinthians 12:9). His love for you is perfect, and in fact, 1 John 4:18 says, ‘His perfect love (for you) casts out (any) fear’.

Indeed, there’s no fear in His love & embrace!

'Triumphal Procession' in Christ

2 Corinthians 2:14 says, "Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place" (see New King James Version).

The word ‘triumph’ (in Greek, ‘thriambeuo’) here means ‘to conquer, to be victorious, to rise above, or to shout aloud joyfully in a triumphal procession, with songs of celebration and jubilation.’ Thanks be to God who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ, and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him (New International Version).

This triumphal procession is likened to the procession celebrating the triumphant Roman generals in Paul’s days, where they would parade the spoils of the war that have been won, to loud cheers, applause, and shouts of triumph from everyone in the streets.

The procession of the ‘ark of the covenant’ has already started again, & you are now in the midst of this great end-time procession! This is your time, God's people! The ‘ark of the covenant’ always means the glory of the Lord, Jesus Christ Himself! He is coming to His church and to our land in ways we have never seen before in history. We are now in such time & season of God's calendar, a time when you'll see more of His manifestation all over the world. Therefore, let us position ourselves for His glory! The fullness of the Lord is at hand!

Jesus’ triumphal entry to Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-11) was an entrance of the glory of God, just as in the days of David when the ‘ark of the covenant’ was brought to Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 15:1-29).

He is always the One leading you in triumph! It’s not by your own strength or self-effort, but it’s in Christ. As a believer, know that Christ has already done it for you on the cross some 2,000 years ago. On the third day after He died for you, He rose again. Life has therefore conquered death. Mercy has triumphed over judgment. Health has triumphed over illness. Prosperity has triumphed over lack. The enemy has been defeated, and our Lord has already triumphed! This is your time to shout to the Lord with the voice of triumph & victory (Psalm 47:1)! And yes, believe it in every area of  your life!

As you triumph in Christ, let the fragrance of this knowledge of Christ (& what He has done on the cross) spread everywhere through you, wherever you go and whoever you meet, because the time for the knowledge of the glory of the Lord filling the earth, as the waters covering the sea (Habakkuk 2:14) has come! Hallelujah!