Whatever the enemy has planned against you, God’s going to reverse it! When God declares a season of recovery, restoration, and reclamation, everything that’s been kept from you—regardless of the reason—can come back to you! “…I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD you God…” Joel 2:25, 26 (NKJ).
We sense in our hearts that it is time to catch the thief and for you to receive a seven-fold return on everything that’s been stolen, ripped-off, and wrongfully taken from you! Just as it says in Proverbs 6:31 (NKJ), “Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold….”
Are you ready to get your stuff back? I earnestly believe the Lord wants you to recover and regain what the enemy has stolen. The Lord first planted this seed in my heart when I read the account of David in a place called Ziklag. It was truly one of David’s darkest hours. (See 1 Samuel 30).
The word Ziklag means “overwhelming despair.” The cause of David’s despair was the fact that while he and his men were out doing battle, the enemy came into his town—burned it to the ground—and took everything! David and his men came home to a gruesome discovery. Every woman, every child…every possession had been carried off by the enemy.
David did two things, in the face of these overwhelming circumstances.
FIRST, he “…encouraged himself in the LORD…” 1 Samuel 30:6 (NKJ) He didn’t try to encourage himself by what he saw; he turned to the Lord instead. Just like I’m going to ask you to turn to the Lord with me.
SECOND, he prayed, sought the Lord’s leading, and stepped out in faith. Then he pursued the enemy by faith and corresponding action.
God honored David’s steps of faith. I just love what happened next: “So David recovered all…And nothing of theirs was lacking…sons or daughters, spoil, or anything which they had taken from them; David recovered ALL…” 1 Samuel 30:18, 19 (NKJ). They not only recovered all their possessions…they also gained all the possessions of the enemy.
Would you like to recover ALL and more? Have you been praying and asking God for a “word” or indicator of what you should do? This may be exactly what you need. Today could be the supernatural turning point in some area of your life, when you pursue by faith what’s been stolen from you!
Please remember that Jesus always asks you to do something to put your faith into action. If you never step out, you will never walk on the waters of your troubled sea with Jesus.