SEIZE THE PROMISES
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“And the light
shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.”—John
1:5
John 1:5 states the light shines in darkness, but "the darkness comprehended it not". The word "comprehend" does not mean
that man did not understand or realize the light God had given him. We can
understand this by defining the Greek word from which the word "comprehend" is translated.
That word is "katalambano"
and literally means, "to apprehend" and means
to "to lay hold of so as to possess
as one's own, to appropriate; to seize upon, take possession of.” The word does not mean man could not
understand the light of the truth, but that rather he refused to embrace it.
Many want to blame God for the problems in their lives. Insurance companies even have a clause that
defines unexplainable events as “acts of
God.” However, the truth is that all
men are given the light of truth. God has gone to great lengths to redeem humankind
from their sins and to provide for their every need. He came to this earth, God
incarnate in man, to suffer, die, and be resurrected so that people would have
a means to be restored to their rightful place before sin entered the world. However must “apprehend, seize upon, take possession of, appropriate” all of the
covenant blessings and rights that Christ’s redemption has provided for us.
Today I challenge you to “lay hold of,
apprehend” what you have need of.
Do you need health today? Seize the
Word of God today that relates to your healing.
Use Scriptures such as 1 Peter 2:24, “Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we,
having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were
healed.” And
Psalm 102:1-5, “Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless
His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits: Who
forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your
diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your
mouth with good things,
So that your
youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
Do you need favor? Meditate on
scriptures such as Psalm 5:12
and 35:27. For
You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield. “Let them shout for joy and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; And let them
say continually, “Let the Lord be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity
of His servant.”
Whatever you have needed of lay hold of it by
finding scriptures that match your circumstance or need and then begin to
mediate on them and confess them out loud.
It will not be long before the light of the scripture bears with your
spirit that you indeed to possess these precious promises and your faith will
grow doubt will flee and the blessings you are believing for will manifest into
your life. When we do these things, we truly
“COMPREHEND” the covenant promises that Jesus Christ paid a dear
price for—His precious blood.
God has set in motion that the just are to live by
faith. Therefore we must be a people of
faith and comprehend the covenant promises.
We resist our enemy and contend by faith for the promises that He has
made to us.
Prayer—Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for illuminated my spiritual
eyes today. Lord I ask You to help me
apprehend all that you have planned for me, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
