RESTORATION TODAY
SUNDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2016
BY PASTOR DR. G.O. OLUTOLA JP.

THEME: ALWAYS CHECK WITH GOD.
Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hand, Will Saul come down as thy servant hath heard, O Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant.
And the Lord said, He will come down. Then said David, will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul, And the Lord said, they will deliver thee up.? 1 Samuel 23:11-12.

It is very important to always check with God and let there be confirmation before any step is taken. David had just rescued the people of Keilah and saved them from the attack of the philistines. Now he heard that Saul was coming, and needed to know if he could count on the loyalty of the people of Keilah to protect him from Saul?s destruction. One would usually have assumed that a city you just risked your life to save would at least be willing to help you and hide you away from one who is now attacking you, but David did not assume. He remembered ?TRUST YE NOT IN A FRIEND, PUT YE NOT CONFIDENCE IN A GUIDE: KEEP THE DOORS OF THY MOUTH FROM HER THAT LIETH IN THY BOSOM.. David wisely asked the Lord and the Lord told him that the people of Keilah would betray him.

If Judas could betray Jesus with a kiss despite all the benefits he enjoyed from Him while moving with Him for those years, he definitely had his disciples in the people of Keilah.

It is always dangerous to presume that we are in the world of the angels who will not want to hurt their benefactors but praise Him so you don?t need to ask (check with God) because the answer is so obvious to you. Don't assume anything, ask for God?s consent and approval in everything.

You can't be too careful when it comes to knowing the leading of the Lord over Spiritual and Physical matters. Beware of those 'NO BARRIER' decisions.

ACTION POINT: See God as your only guide and guard.

SCRIPTURES:
1 Samuel 23:4, 5, 7, 10-12
Micah 7:5
Matthew 7:7
1 Samuel 30:8.

PRAYER POINTS:
1. Father, do away with Spirit of assumption in my life in the name of Jesus.

2. Lord, deliver me from the wisdom of man in the name of Jesus

3. Father, help me to always consult with You and obtain Your approval over all issues of my life in the name of Jesus.

4. Lord, deliver me from the plans of betrayals who want to hand me over to the enemy in the name of Jesus.

DAILY BIBLE READING:
2 Kings 18
Jeremiah 44
1 Timothy 2.