Introduction/ Background
From beginning of the year, we have understood that God is capable of causing changes in every life and situations. He has allowed many transformational changes in our lives, homes, marriages, carriers and our lives as Church.
Today, we shall be relying on the Holy Spirit to reveal another qualities of God to us ”the God of Unlimited Transformation” under the theme for the month ” Unlimited Transformation’‘
”They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.”
God does not only has capacity to change us from negative to positive but He has capacity to do it at all times.
God led them: Throughout the point of leading the Israelites, even in their wilderness experiences God arose for them. He was their leader all through the journey of life. God still carry that quality of consistently leading us if we rely on Him
God did not make them to thirst: wilderness was not a restriction to the provision of God for them
He made water flow for them- God provided for them miraculously even from the unexpected realms.
God did the impossible: God broke protocol and logistics to bring water out of the rock in the wilderness not from well or spring of water. He gave them a specific provision needed for survival in unfavourable conditions and situations.
UNDERSTANDING THE GOD OF UNENDING TRANSFORMATION
Under this section, we shall be examining the quality(ies) of God that give us assurance that our testimonies shall be last longing
- God’s lovingkindness: Psalm 36:7; 6:4- How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!…..
- The love of God for us as His Children is second to none, so He always desired for us great happenings of life.
- How precious is your unfailing love…NLT. It speaks of the preciousness, excellency and pricelessness of the love of God.
- 1 John 3:1- Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
- This love of God give us confidence that we cannot slipped of His hands ( John 17:12), so we are assured that we shall last in His hands. Even when sucking mother forgets her suckling babies, our God doesn’t forget us out His deep love for us
- God’s secured Protection–Psalm 36:7b; 17:8-9; 16:1;27:5
Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings. This guarantee our testimony. The Lord will watch over His word to see to it that it is ever secured (Jeremiah 1:12). God accomplish His spoken words to perform them
- God’s Abundant supply – Psalm 36:8a; Exodus 17:6; 1 Kings 3:13; Psalm 105:41- Another way that guarantees and secure our transformation is that we have God that give us in full measures and in enough capacity. He is more than enough God. His miraculous provision are not ration, rather in excessive supply. He split the rock, and water gushed out.” -Isaiah 48:21. The great one who cause a transformation in our lives will not do to last but a moment but out His abundance store, He gives generously and more than we can imagine on fathom. Ephesian 3:20; 2 Cor.9:8
- God’s kind of satisfaction and pleasures- Psalm 36:8; 16:11; Jer. 29:11; Isa 58:11; Joel 2:26- And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures. The flow that comes from our God is a satisfying one. When He quenched the thirst in the wilderness, it is to satisfy their thirstiness and to give a refreshing pleasure. Our present and future is paramount to Him( Jer.29:11; Isa 58:11
- God’s Source of life and Light Psalms 36:9- One other vital attribute of God that retain for us unending transformation is because God is the origin of all that we possess and we are connected to Him. In Him, we have a guarantee over our testimonies. Acts 17: 28- ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being
In Him we Live
This scripture perfectly express our constant and absolute depedence on God. He is the original fountain and source of life (Psalm 36:9). Scripture tells us further that, God is the is the giver of life and breath (Genesis 2:7; Acts 17:25).
In Him we move.
Our strength, both physical and spiritual, comes from God (Psalm 68:35). “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
In Him we have our being.
Life is a gift from God to us including all that we receieved in the ending year. We owe our continued existence to God (Ecclesiastes 5:19; Romans 6:23). He upholds us every moment; He sustain
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Isaiah 3:10; John 15:5-7- God has revealed to us that once we remain in Him, we shall enjoy His manifestation in our lives more and more.