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WATCH THE WORD! - 2

Text:Luke  1:38

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

When God' gives you His word, the enemy will make every possible attempt to ensure the word does not come to pass. That's the reason many do not experience the fulfillment of  prophecy and  prophetic words spoken over their lives. 

Mary took in with the pregnancy of Jesus the very moment God's word came to her. But after Jesus was born, the  enemy rose up to quench the LIGHT. King Herod ordered that all babies between two years and below should be killed. 

Our arch enemy will always use man as his instrument. In this case, he has chosen king Herod to terminate the WORD of God given to mankind. The devil is a lawless being, he has no regard for anyone. You can imagine him making attempts on the life of the Son of God, the very Word of God Himself. 

If the devil did make an attempt to snuff out Jesus' life and destiny when he was a toddler, then know for sure that you are never exempted from his assaults.

God Himself had to watch over His own Word (Jesus) to protect him from being stolen, killed or destroyed by the evil one. For God to protect Jesus from the assault of the devil, He had to speak to Joseph in a dream through an angel to flee from Bethlehem with Mary and Jesus. (Matthew 2:13-14).

God did not have to do any spiritual gymnastics  to deliver Jesus from the assault of the devil through King Herod. He only had to give instruction to Joseph. It is therefore clear that to watch the word of God spoken over your life, you must simply take heed to instructions given to you.
I mean It is as simple as paying attention to instructions.

Do not be waiting for extra ordinary events before you can believe that the LORD is speaking to you. Always pay attention to that godly advice from your parents (spiritual or biological), friend, or your spouse- God is always speaking and giving instructions to you through various means and vessels. 

Just imagine, if Joseph had not responded to the dream, instructing him to flee from Bethlehem to Egypt, what would have been the outcome of his disobedience?

Today, I want you to establish it firmly in your heart that *the simple way to keeping your life and watching over God's words over your life is by simply paying attention to instructions. INSTRUCTION IS LIFE!* 

 *Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is your life.(Proverbs  4:13)* 

Proverbs  10:17 also says that "He is in the way of life that keeps instruction: but he that refuses reproof errs."

*Bible  Reading :* 

Matthew 2: 1-18.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1.) Father God, I receive the grace to always pay attention to instructions in Jesus name.

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