Litword Daily 💝 Today:                                  April 21, 2025
The ground opened up and swallowed them all. Know who to oppose!There are certain people in your life you don’t have to oppose because you might be thinking that you are opposing them when you are opposing your own destiny.That was exactly the same thing that happened to the Israelites.They had been in Egypt for 400years and towards the end of that time they were enslaved day and night.Exodus 1:11 “So the Egyptians put slave drivers over the people of Israel. The slave drivers treated them badly and made them work hard….”God heard the cries of the Israelites, He appeared to Moses and sent him to go and free the Israelites, performing great signs through the hand of Moses from the Land of Egypt throughout their journey in the wilderness. He turned water into blood, caused frogs to fill the whole land, divided the red sea and even caused water to flow out of a rock.The Israelites saw this with their very own naked eyes and even walked through the red sea on dry ground. And you would think they would be so grateful to Moses.But one day, a man called Korah gathered to himself over 250 respectable men and they turned against Moses and Aaron with insults.He said, “You take too much upon yourselves, for all the congregation is holy, everyone of them and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?” Numbers 16:3“Is it a small thing that you have brought us out of the land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that you should keep acting like a prince over us? ¹⁴ Moreover, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up!” Numbers 16:13-14So according to them, everyone is holy, Moses and Aaron were just exalting themselves, pretending to be more holier than the rest of the people.Moses said to Korah, tomorrow you and all your company be present before the Lord, you and they as well as Aaron. ¹⁴ Let each take his censer and put incense in it, and each of you bring his censer before the Lord, two hundred and fifty censers, both you and Aaron, each with his censer.But then Moses said to the Lord, Number 16:15 ” Lord, do not respect their offerings. I have not taken one donkey from them, nor have I hurt one of them.”Just that simple prayer was enough to bury the destiny of Korah and his followers. I always tell people, their are certain people by virtue of relationship they have with God, they don’t have to make long prayers, just a small sound is enough for God to hear them, even just a cry. So Korah and his followers didn’t know this prayer was the worst prayer ever made against them. To them Moses and Aaron were just regular ordinary men like everyone else.But you see, there is something people do not know about the anointing. God does not anoint people who are smart, wise, strong or having a strong desire to serve Him (because sometimes the motivation behind that desire is not Godly). Sometimes men just develop the desire to serve the Lord because they are financially broke, or they just want the privileges, the respect that comes with serving the Lord and so on. These are not not Godly.When God wants to anoint a person, He looks for humility. Someone who has no desire of being great and that is the person God lifts up. No wonder Numbers 12:3 says, Moses was the humblest person on the face of the earth.But most people want the kind of leaders who have high class, rich and with authority, who enslaves them. That’s why they opposed Moses, Jeremiah and Jesus.And as for Jesus they asked, “Matthew 13:55-57 ” Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? ⁵⁶ And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?” ⁵⁷ So they were offended at Him.But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” ⁵⁸ Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief. (Unbelief closes doors for the miracles)So even Korah and his followers were seeing Moses with the same mindset. No wonder Jesus said, John 8:15 “You judge by human standards; “They were judging by human standards, even so are many people doing today.When you see or hear someone doing strange miracles, if you can not believe them, it’s better you just keep quiet and walk your way out instead of trying to demean them, you might find yourself fighting God.So Korah and his followers came has Moses had instructed them, they stood ready to burn their incense before the Lord. And God said to Moses, separate yourself from these men so that I might consume them, Numbers 16:31-35 “Now it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them, 32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men with Korah, with all their goods. 33 So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly. ³⁴ Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!” ³⁵ And a fire came out from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.The following day again, the congregation gathered against Moses that he has killed the Lords people, then as they were still speaking God sent a plague and very many people fell dead that day.But you can see that these people were fighting against the very person that God had placed their destinies in the hand. That’s why they kept rotating in the same place for 40 years until they were completely destroyed.I can not count how many people today who are suffering and in a state of stagnation simply because they fought and perhaps still fighting the very people God has placed to help them succeed. Honor the anointing God has placed before you and you will be blessed. Hallelujah 🙏 Admonition God does not always choose the eloquent, the wise or the self righteous. He chooses the humble. Psalm 147:6 The Lord lifts up the humble;     he casts the wicked to the ground.Always honor people, especially those who speak for the Lord, no matter how poor they may seem, he might not speak good English, but just honor them. And the Lord will bless and multiply the fruits of your hands. Genesis 12:3 “I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”There are certain people you only have to bless them and you will get blessings throughout your life. No prayers involved, because God has already made a decree over their lives. Hallelujah.PrayerHeavenly Father, you are the king of Kings and Lord of Lords, who uplifts the humble making them sit with the kings and princes. We give you glory and honor forever and ever. We thank you because of the power you have granted to us in the holy Spirit, and in thy word, the power that quickens all things in our life. We bless you and honor you and all your holy servants. In Jesus name, AmenFurther studies: Genesis 12:3, Isaiah 66:2Still remain your friend,Otim Brian Sundison Heavenly Atmosphere, Expressing the love in the word!