THE PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY

LIGHT FOR THE WAY
(Daily Devotional)

Tuesday 8th November 2016

Topic: A New Glorious Identity

Text:  "Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither
shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but
thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land
Beulah…" (Isaiah 62:4).

Often as we go through life, people tend to label
us in certain ways based on things such as our
personality traits, appearance, or perhaps talents.
Some labels we receive aren’t always positive.
We are also labeled by our mistakes, or even our
inabilities and weaknesses. Also, it isn’t always
others who label us. Out of insecurity, we
sometimes label ourselves and thereby form
certain negative mind-sets about who we believe
ourselves to be. This causes us to limit ourselves
and may even prevent us from receiving certain
blessings from God or from enjoying all the
aspects of life He intends for us. In Isaiah 62:4,
God tells Israel that He is changing their label
and giving their land a different name. They
began with the negative name Forsaken. This is
reflective of how life tries to label people.
However, in spite of it, God changes their name
to Hephzibah and their land to Beulah. Basically,
the two terms combined mean that God was
married to them and that they were His delight.
Know today that the Lord has labeled you
differently than life has tried to label you
negatively. Therefore, keep all negative labels
out of your vocabulary and rejoice today
because you have a brand-new name!

PRAYER
Father, I thank You that You have given me a new
name today. I repent of all negative labels I have
accepted or given myself. I thank You that You
have named me after positive things and I am
Your delight! Amen.

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Habakkuk 1,
Habakkuk 2,
Habakkuk
3:1-19
Titus 2 Proverbs
26:3-12