Series: From Pastor’s Desk
Number: Vol. 14, No. 02
Beloved; grace, mercy and peace be multiplied to you abundantly from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. I am pleased to welcome you to the eleventh month of this year, the month of November 2025. My prayer is that God will open your eyes to see the right steps you need to take in utilizing His presence in your life for your breakthrough wherever are being hindered in life. Amen.
As we see in the bible, after the death of Uzzah, that man that was struck dead by God for touching the Ark of the Covenant, David decided to take the Ark to the house of a man called Obed-Edom. And that was because he was afraid of what might happen to his household, if the Ark should be brought to them. So, it wasn’t out of goodwill that the Ark was taken to Obed’s house. Rather, it was because David and his people saw doing so as a way to escape God’s wrath. (Cf. 2Sam 6:1-10)
However, to their surprise, after the Ark had been with Obed-Edom for three months, news came to David that the Lord had blessed the household of the man and everything he had because His Ark was with him.
Now news like such would not have gone round, if nothing was spectacular about the prosperity of Obed-Edom. But something was spectacular about his prosperity. It was rapid and abundant, taking only three months for everyone around him to know that he had left the level of an ordinary person to become a wealthy man. (Cf. 2Sam 6:11-15)
Therefore, David lost no time at all in going to bring the Ark from Obed-Edom’s house to his own house. And though that may not be taken as a bad thing, it is not reported in the bible that he also experienced the kind of prosperity that Obed-Edom experienced, having brought the Ark of the Lord to his house. Why? We don’t have any answer to that question in the bible.
Moreso, we do not have it on record in the bible that Abinadab, the man that the Ark used to be in his house before it was taken to Obed-Edom’s house, experienced the kind of prosperity that Obed experienced, even though the Ark was in his house for many years. On the contrary, he lost one of his sons, Uzzah, because of the Ark. What a shame! (Cf. 1Sam 7:1-2; 2Sam 6:3)
Why, then, was the case different with Obed-Edom? Well, as a I said before, we are not given any specific reason in the bible. But that man must have done something differently. Yes, he must have done something that others, even priests, did not do in taking care of the Ark. So, even though he was not an Israelite by birth, he experienced a kind of prosperity and favour from God that others did not experience.
Now what was it that he did differently? We would not know until we stand before the throne of God. But I am certain that whatever he did came to him by revelation from God. And when he did it, it made all the difference in the world.
In like manner, if God would drop in our hearts revelations of what to do to experience outstanding breakthrough wherever we need it in our lives, what would follow will be shocking to us and others around us, if we would act accordingly. In fact, that would give us uncommon testimonies to share.
So, instead of trying to do what others are doing, however good it may be, let us learn to pray to God to give us revelations of the exact thing we need to do to excel and prosper as we are meant to in life. That is because what works for others may never work for us. And may we be favoured to receive such revelations, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Have a blessed week.
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