30/10/2023
Monday Power Word: October 30, 2023
Power Topic: Agent of Shame Disgraced
Power Text: “Then I said, "Put a clean turban on his head." So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him, while the angel of the LORD stood by.” Zechariah 3:5 (NIV)
What could make a priest representing people of God in His presence to be cladded in a filthy garment?! Joshua who was a postexilic high priest of Israel by his position, he was a spiritual representative of the nation of Israel in the presence of the Holy God but in the vision God showed Prophet Zechariah, Joshua, the high priest was cladded in filthy clothes in His presence (v 3). The filthy clothes on Joshua was representing sins of the nation of Israel (being a spiritual representative of Israel in God’s presence) and his personal sins inclusive. As priests of God (I Peter 2:9), we need to understand that sin stinks and sinks its victims including people of God who involve in it. The effect of the filthy clothes on Joshua and every child of God includes: loss of spiritual authority, loss of relevance and position of the fellow in God’s presence, satanic domination, constant satanic oppression and suppression, disappointments, multifaceted corruption, retrogression, multifaceted hardship and many more.
But God of Israel showed His mercy to His people, Israel and servant Joshua, he ordered His angels to remove the filthy clothes and get them replaced with a clean turban on his head and garment, meaning God reinstated Joshua into his lost high-priestly position. His spiritual authority was restored and there was spiritual rebirth and physical manifestation of the nation of Israel. The Lord rebuked Satan, the agent of shame for Joshua and Israel; right in his presence Joshua was restored. Every agent of shame in our lives will receive divine rebuke. The name of Joshua meaning “The Lord Saves” worked for him because God saved him from shame; He will do the same for us individually, familially, and nationally where needful.
Because of us this week and always, the Lord will rebuke every agent on assignment to bring us down and ridicule us; every agent of shame in our lives and nations will be rewarded with disgrace; grace to jettison sin in our nations and continents in high and low places the Lord grants us; where sin has reduced us as people, nations and continents God of heaven will restore us; in the presence of our agents of shame the Lord will promote us this season and always in Jesus name, Amen!!! We are delivered from reproach this week, season and always! See you in November by God's mercy. God bless you. Shalom!