Psalm 113:7(He raiseth up the poor out
of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; 8 That he may set him
with princes, even with the princes of his people).
Psalm121:1(I will lift up mine eyes
unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 2 My help cometh from the LORD,
which made heaven and earth).
Even though God is the one that lifted
the poor out of the dunghill, we need to position ourselves to be seen and
heard by him. It is called divine positioning because you are not the only one
down there but you are going to initiate your rescue by your attitude. Peter
was a failed fisherman before Jesus Christ found him and lifted him up. He
lends his boat to Jesus and he had a net breaking experience (Luke 5:1-6). An
encounter with God will definitely culminate into a breakthrough and everyone
in the valley needs one breakthrough that will bring him up to the mountain
top. Peter became a surprise to himself and he immediately recognized how
unworthy he was that he is a sinful man and does not deserve that kind of
breakthrough. Luke 5:8(When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’
knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. 9 For he was
astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they
had taken: 10 And so was also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were
partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou
shalt catch men). Peter that was nobody in Israel, a fearful man that
was always afraid of his own shadow became Peter the rock upon which Christ
built His church. Friends, your story is changing in Jesus name. God will give
you a new status in Jesus name. You need to think your way out of that
predicament, if the prodigal son refuses to engage his mind he would have
remained in his ugly situation. Peter became the pillar of the early church; remember
he was just an ordinary fisherman but he extended a friendly hand to Jesus
through giving and He lifted him up. God has made a way of escape for everyone
in the dunghill; all you have to do is to dig deep inside you and you will find
yours. The scripture says in Luke 6:38(Give, and it shall be given unto you;
good measure, pressed down and shaken together, and running over, shall men
give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be
measured to you again). No matter how little you have, someone's need could
be met with what you can spare from it. You don’t need to wait till when you
can feed the whole world before you give, start from where you are right there
in the dunghill. Whatever you give to men you are giving it to God and He knows
your capability and it is the same God that will reward you and that makes it
very easy. Since the distance between the hill and the valley is much; our
giving to people in need and the things of God can draw us closer to God which
will in turn lead to our dramatic change of levels just like in the case of
Peter. Your giving will make his hand reach you because you need to extend your
hand to give and He will stretch out His hand to receive you and get you out of
the valley. If you as a person refuse to extend your hand, God will not force
you but your situation will remain the same; that will not be you in Jesus
name. Our heart is the connecting link between us and God; so be genuine. There
was a testimony of a sister in Winners who genuinely wanted to use her one room
for house fellowship even though there was no parlor but God saw her heart and
gave her 2bedroom flat with a big compound that can accommodate a lot of
people; her desire to give the little that she has lifted her out of the
dunghill. I don’t know where you are right now but I am sure of one thing;
God’s hand is stretched out towards you and all you need to do is to extend a
hand of friendship so that he can lift you up. The first step towards that is
salvation and this prayer below will settle you for eternity.
Lord Jesus, I come to you today, I am a
sinner, and I cannot help myself, forgive me my sins, and cleanse me with your
precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan to serve the living God. Lord
Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and savior. Now I know I am Born Again, Amen.
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