I watched my daughter knit a really beautiful cardigan. She was nearly finished when suddenly she began a very painful process of unravelling what I thought was a magnificent piece of work: It looked like a ‘masterpiece’. I begged her to keep it, but she told me that there was a defect in the handiwork. If she continued knitting the cardigan, the finished product would be faulty and the design would be flawed, or worse still, damaged. The amazing thing about her design was that it appeared beautiful from where I was positioned. Nevertheless, my daughter was looking at it from the ‘designer’s standpoint’. I was looking at the outside embroidery, she was looking at the inner details: the uneven needle-work, the loose seams, the misaligned threads, twisted fibres, and floppy knots. I told her to give it to me anyway; I would wear it as it was. She asserted that she made it, and she would ‘fix’ it. I felt a little irritated at what I thought was some ‘minor faults’… who is to know anyway?

Now, doesn’t this sound familiar? Our lives can be just like this cardigan. The template showcased a ‘masterpiece’ but at some stage in our early beginnings, our growth and development, something went wrong. Some errors are accidental, and some damages are deliberate. We have heard so many stories of babies being abused by the very people who should be protecting them. This is a planned sabotage. Then there are times when ‘stuff’ happens: This can be seen as an honest or unconscious mistake. Some accidents result in minor wounds, they heal quickly and we move on. whilst some wounds and harm cut deep, creating injuries that require intensive healing. Yet many times these wounds are left ignored, disregarded, unattended and unhealed.

For David it started at birth, he was left to wander in the wilderness amongst the sheep. Scripture gives no indication of a nurturing mother or a present father. David was further ignored when all the sons of Jesse were summoned to present themselves before the Prophet Samuel: he was not included. David later wrote, ‘When father and mother forsake me, the Lord will pick me up’ (Psalms 27:10). When I told my daughter to give me the cardigan as is, she firmly responded, ‘I will fix it’. Saints of God, the Lord knows how to ‘fix us’, just hand yourself over and trust Him. For the Lord declares, ‘I Will Restore Health To You… I Will Heal Your Wounds. You are mine and I am your God (Jer 30:17;22).

PROPHETIC PRAYER
– Father, You are the same Yesterday; Today; And forever. You are able to ‘Re-Commission’ my yesterday; ‘Re-Fashion’ me today; And ‘Re-Empower’ me for my tomorrow.
– I do believe that I serve a God of ‘Suddenlies’. Though ‘weeping may endure for the night, joy will come in the morning’. (Psalms 30:5)
– Father, I declare You to be my El Elyon: My Most High God.
– You to be my Jehovah Rapha: The Lord who heals all my insecurities.
– You are my Adonai: My Lord and Master.
– My El Shaddai: My God who is ‘More Than Enough’.
– My Elohim: God My Creator.
– My Jehovah Jireh: The One who provides for me.
– My Jehovah Nissi: The One who covers me. You are YAH.