"And Manoah intreated the
Lord...let the man of God which thou didst send come AGAIN unto us...And the
Lord harkened to his voice; and the angel of God came again..." (Judges
13:8, 9).
When the angel came at first on a divine mandate to Manoah's family, for only God knows why, he was not there. He missed that great visitation. It was a life time encounter that he just missed. It could be he was distracted, or he wasn't properly positioned to have flowed in line with what took place....but he missed it. It could be an opportunity to be glorified for life, or an avenue to prosperity etc. The most vital issue was that it was a divine visitation, his wife experienced it, but he missed it. It was a big vacuum in his life. The same way people have missed out on lifetime opportunities and spiritual visitations and many did not recover from that.
When the angel came at first on a divine mandate to Manoah's family, for only God knows why, he was not there. He missed that great visitation. It was a life time encounter that he just missed. It could be he was distracted, or he wasn't properly positioned to have flowed in line with what took place....but he missed it. It could be an opportunity to be glorified for life, or an avenue to prosperity etc. The most vital issue was that it was a divine visitation, his wife experienced it, but he missed it. It was a big vacuum in his life. The same way people have missed out on lifetime opportunities and spiritual visitations and many did not recover from that.
But, I thank God for the
understanding of this man and the working of God's mercies...He is God of a second
chance. Manoah w did not cry for the remaining part of his life. He prayed a
prayer..."Lord, (by mercy) let there be another opportunity for me
AGAIN". And God answered his prayer. Friend, there is something called
AGAIN.
When Thomas missed the first
appearance of Jesus after His resurrection, I believe Thomas didn't go back to
sleep. He was aware that if he must matter and be relevant in the dispensation
that was to follow, then he needed to have another opportunity of that initial
visitation of Jesus. I believe he prayed..."Jesus, please come
again." And it is written, And after eight days AGAIN his disciples were
within, and THOMAS with them: then came Jesus..." (John 20:26). Yeah, he
missed it at first, but as long as it was not eternity yet, there was
hope...and it happened AGAIN.
Do you know that you can rise
AGAIN...you can live AGAIN...that relationship can work AGAIN...that hope can
come alive AGAIN...that business can blossom AGAIN...that revelational power
you have lost can return AGAIN, the same way that anointing, power and grace
you enjoyed in the past? It can happen again. Have you backslidded and living
with the resolution that God can't want you again...I tell you the truth, He is
waiting to have you back AGAIN. It is never late until it's eternity...but
eternity for you could just begin immediately after reading this.
You can rise AGAIN...You can shine
AGAIN...You can win and succeed AGAIN. Start now...seek God and you shall live.
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