I love the feel of being at the peak of an elevation or mountain. I remember my very first and only mountain climbing experience at the renowned University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
The choir had decided to have a picnic on
Veterinary Medicine Mountain. We began
the journey and at first it felt like nothing not until my knees took their
toll on me!
Honey, I was
panting. I wanted to take breaks but taking a break was impossible. The path
was such that you’ve got to keep going. No room for stops as such. I managed to
reach the top but not without the help and enthusiastic encouragement from my
brethren.
Read: Flying High
How alive I came,
when I got to the top of that Vet. Mountain (closing my eyes in a bid to “feel
that feeling” again).
I could see the
surrounding environment and everything seemed like ants while I was the giant!
It felt like I was
closer to God (Laughs), of course, because the skies appeared closer to me than
before. It was such a breath taking beauty. I longed to climb the mountains
again but never got the chance. Graduation happened. LOL
So years
past and I landed in Ekiti state. Not too long after, I discovered the foremost
park of life called Fajuyi Park. Mehn! It had this stair cased tower that takes
you to the top. I enjoyed taking long walks from my apartment through the
streets, just to go climb that tower. And oh, how alive I come when the
light-heavy wind embraces me like a rushing ocean.
Four years after, I still haven’t stopped going there in my mind.
Read: Realms of Glory
Have you seen Psalm
18:33? David quoted Habakkuk saying, “He
maketh my feet like hind’s feet and setteth me upon my high places”. (KJV)
A hind is a female deer (especially red deer),
also called a doe, which is over three years old. She lives on the mountains
and amazingly can both climb and jump to any height without falling off! When
asked how she does it? She explained that no one needs to fall off if they did
what she does. These are the steps she outlined
below.
1. Send
your fore feet (the front) to test the grounds first.
2. Confirm
the firmness of that spot
3. Place
your hind feet (the back) on the exact
spot were the fore feet was placed earlier.
These three
seemingly simple steps are the reasons this mountain expert can climb and jump
to any height without losing balance nor falling off.
Why does the Psalmist say the Lord
makes our feet like the Hind’s feet?
David quoted that
scripture right after the Lord delivered him from Saul. He looked back and couldn’t
help but notice the similarity between his journey and those of the deer. He observed
the following.
1. Security:
The hind’s feet are securely placed on the ground because it steps on
pre-tested ground. Psalms 12:6 says the
words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried (tested) in a furnace of
earth, refined Seven times (KJV).
God
has given us his word and we can bank on it when we take those strides of faith
on our way up!
Like
the fore feet of the Hind (Doe), God’s word already has gone ahead of you
concerning your health and it says, “YOU ARE HEALED”, so even though you’re
climbing the mountain of cancer or whatever. Place your faith/hope/ conviction
firmly on the already tested and proven grounds which says, IT IS DONE! (Applicable
to whatever else you might be dealing with)
2. Guidance:
The Hind guides her hind feet to the exact spot where her fore feet stood.
David knew that God was guiding him to the throne of Israel while he ran in and
out of caves for fear of Saul.
Is
the God who gave the Hind this ability now confused that he can’t lead you to
the place, peak or position he promised? (Think and answer).
What
is it? Why do we keep feeling like He doesn’t know what He is doing with us just
because he aint taking us through the expected route.
He
didn’t promise us an expected route but an expected end!! (Jeremiah 29:11). The
fact that you are unaware of his guidance doesn’t negate the truth that He is
guiding you.
3.
Precision:
It’s amazing how precise the hind feet lands on the tested ground. David must
have noticed how precisely God had performed his word and so he couldn’t help
but quote that scripture.
Listen
sweet, God is never going to deliver less than He promised but HE COULD DO
MORE!!! For example, HE WILL NEVER CALL YOU OUT TO LEAD YOU TO NIGERIA ONLY TO
DUMP YOU IN GHANA. If He kept you in Ghana, then chill because the journey aint
over. You will be in Nigeria soon.
He
never makes mistake. He is JEHOVA THE PRECISE. If you’ve read my books, you
will notice I call Him EXACT. He is
never wrong! He won’t fail US!
HOW OUR FEET BECOMES THE HIND’S
FEET
1.
Dependence
on the word: The hind feet of the Hind (doe)
depends on the fore feet. You can’t truly say the Lord has made your feet to
walk securely, guided and in precision if you do not depend on God’s word. Be reminded
that His word is more TRUTH than our
situation could ever be.
2.
Trust
in the Lord: The Hind’s feet doesn’t doubt the decision of
the fore feet. It goes right were the fore feet thought best. Stop analysing
the intentions of God. Proverbs 3: 5 says, “Trust in the Lord with all your
heart and lean not on your own understanding!”
THE
SET UP
Did you notice how
David adds, “and setteth me upon my high places”? God didn’t just make his feet
like the Hind’s feet for nothing. There was
a set up intended.
A high place is a raised
space or elevation devoted to and equipped for the sacrificial cult of a deity.
(Emily G. Hirsch, “High place”, Jewish Encyclopaedia).
1.
Value:
The
personality of value is kept at the high place. If you believe and have
confessed Jesus as Lord and saviour, then you already are housing the greatest
personality of value. You know what that
means?! We are the real deal!
2. Recognition:
A deity is recognised. The Jesus you carry/ house is recognised. When David
said you set me on my high places, he was saying “You (God) have caused men to
recognise that I’ve got you, that you are on my side, that I’m the solution”!
When
you are set on your high place, you gain the attention of others!
3.
Honour:
In a high place, honour is given to the elevated one! So now the people couldn’t
help but make David the King. Get set for your coronation!
Read: Single @ 25?
4.
Tributary:
People
bring tribute/ make sacrifices at the high place. When David became King, he received tributes
not only from Israel but other nations too. When you get to your high place, men
will bring you tribute. Psalm 72:10
5.
Festivals:
Joyous
festivals are held at the high places. Get ready for the “party” of your life,
honey! There’s going to be endless
feasts hosted by others in honour of you! Your joy knows no bound!!!
Did you notice that
David said “…setteth me upon my high
places”?
Read that again
Did you notice the S at the back of the high place?
“…setteth me upon
my high placeS”?
This tells that
David knew he wasn’t getting set up in just one area of life. Beyond the throne
of Judah, he was going to be on Israel’s throne and remain perpetually
enthroned- Jeremiah 33:17, I kings 9:5, 2 Samuel 7:16
So darling, God isn’t
setting us up in just one area of life. It’s a total set up!!
Therefore, be
patient and enjoy the journey while it lasts!
LIFT
UP YOUR EYES
So now like David,
take your eyes away from the temporal pain and hard waiting. You are climbing
the mountain to your high placeS and
the father has made your feet as secured, guided and precise as the hind’s feet.
I may not get the
chance to climb Vet. Mountain or the tower at Fajuyi park again; but I’m pretty
sure that I’m climbing in hind shoes
and soon I’ll be set up on ALL MY HIGH
PLACES.
What do you
believe?
Committed to your
Fulfilment
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