JUNE – A MONTH TO BEHOLD

Pr. James Victor Lubwama

2 Corinthians 4:4 (GNT)

"They do not believe, because their minds have been kept in the dark by the evil god of this world. He keeps them from seeing the light shining on them, the light that comes from the Good News about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God."

God won't work for you until you have seen him i.e. God won’t work for you until you, the recipient of redemption or a miracle has realized him. If you are Elisha and you want to receive Elijah’s mantle, you can’t it until you see Elijah go. In 2 Kings 2:9-10(NLT) the bible explains;

"When they came to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken away.” And Elisha replied, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit and become your successor.” 10 “You have asked a difficult thing,” Elijah replied. “If you see me when I am taken from you, then you will get your request. But if not, then you won’t.”

June is a month to behold if you want to receive anything from God! 

Every person has physical and spiritual eyes. Our minds have eyes, and many times the devil blinds the eyes of our minds or understanding. Just like apostle Paul said in 2 Corinthians 4:4(GNT) ”……. their minds have been kept in the dark by the evil god of this world.” 

When the devil comes, he blinds the eyes of your minds even though your two physical eyes remain open. That is why when you get Born Again, they say that you have seen light - not with your physical eyes but with the eyes of your understanding, and then you begin to perceive things differently, because when you were not Born Again you could see things but not understand them. That’s why we say that Salvation is civilization – Okulokoka kulabuka. When you become Born Again God removes the darkness and you start to see light - You get to see things from God’s point of view. 

Many times problems, challenges and hard times blind the eyes of our minds and make us forsake God and even forget what he did for us hitherto. Every problem comes with blinding power of the eyes of our minds which blindness makes us forget what the Lord did for us previously. However, one who can remember what God did yesterday is the one who can see what God will do today.

This month God is going to work for us but he needs faithful people who can notice what he did in the past five months and still focus their eyes unto him. – People who can overcome the devil’s distraction and remember what he has done for them previously; the victories, joy and successes attained previously amidst challenges.

Let us shift our eyes from the challenges and focus on what God has done. Whenever you see the greatness of God, you will also be able to see his saving hand. If you can still remember what God did for you through his servants, you will still have faith in him and his servants. God doesn’t change. The God of yesterday is the God of today

Don’t let the devil blind, but remember that the Lord who worked for you previously, will also redeem you from what you are facing. If you open the eyes of your mind and see what God did before then you will know that he will do it again. Fix your eyes unto the unchanging God

Happy new month!