EUPHORIA Devotional (The spirit of joy, an ecstasy that comes from God) July 2, 2025 - FASTER THAN THE CHARIOTS REV. AROME E. TOKULA Matthew 24:22 “And unless those DAYS WERE SHORTENED, no flesh would be saved; but for the ELECT’S SAKE those days will be shortened.” There is a technology of the Spirit that compresses time so that the plans and purposes of God will come to pass in His own set time in your life. After Elijah turned his face to God in prayers and prayed that the drought in Israel would cease and that the rain would come again, the Bible says that the clouds became dark and heavy, so he instructed king Ahab, “Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you.” Ahab rode away to Jezreel as fast as he could and you can be sure that the king had one of the finest and fastest of chariots but scripture tells us in 1 Kings 18:46 that, “Then the hand of the Lord came upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins and RAN AHEAD of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.” The Bible tells us that prophet Elijah outran the best of king Ahab’s chariots on foot, and he waited for the king at the entrance of Jezreel. This wasn’t ordinary; it was supernatural! It was possible because the ‘Hand of the Lord’ came upon Elijah! The anointing came upon Elijah and the anointing is God’s equipment for getting us to the finished line before those who started before us and have probably gone ahead of us with natural advantage. Our text says that certain things will be impossible in the physical unless God shortens the days (or time) required to get those things done. The good news is that God will shorten the days because of the elect and that means that He will compress time for you. You may be wondering how God shortens time! it is through the spiritual instrument called the anointing of His Spirit like we see in the life and ministry of Elijah. Jezreel means the place of God’s planting because there are positions and places that the Father needs His children planted in order to bring to pass His agenda and it might currently look like there are people who are way ahead of those God wants in those positions and places but through the anointing of His Spirit, time will be compressed for their sake to bring them there before those who have seemingly gone ahead. Rejoice because no man-made ‘chariot’ can outrun the man who is anointed by God. God exempts you from certain things because your election is by His grace. The experiences of the person that is anointed of God cannot be like that of others. For your sake God has introduced the concept of speed; a compression of time by the anointing so that what would have ordinarily taken decades to achieve will happen for you in weeks and months because through His anointing, He brings you into a time zone where things happen in quick succession. The prophet declared in Amos 9:13 (MSG), “Yes indeed, it won't be long now." God's Decree. "THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN SO FAST YOUR HEAD WILL SWIM, one thing fast on the heels of the other. You won't be able to keep up. EVERYTHING WILL BE HAPPENING AT ONCE—and everywhere you look, blessings! Blessings like wine pouring off the mountains and hills.” Glory to God! DECLARE I declare that I am running faster than the chariots because the hand of the Lord is upon me! He is taking me from glory to glory because the Father has divinely planted me to fulfill and bring to pass His plans and purposes in my time. Thank You Father for the overlapping blessing in the Name of Jesus. PONDER The anointing is God’s equipment for getting us to the finished line before those who started before us and have probably gone ahead of us with natural advantage. #IOFWithPastorArome #MorningDevotion #Euphoria #Devotional #July #TheMonthOfGrace #2025_TheChristOurLord