“And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.” Gen. 24:2-4.
Nothing is more important in the life of the children of God than becoming fully persuaded that God does indeed lead his children. Besides building your confidence in God, I also want to help you as you face the great decisions of life. I need to clearly say it here and now, the way life operate is that: You make your decisions, and your decisions turn around and make you. What you are today is nothing more than the sum total of all the decisions you have made in your life up until this point. I want to help you so that this very week as you come to those moments when you must decide, when you come to those crossroads that everybody comes to, you will have confidence that God is leading you in the exact direction he wants you to go. God will never lead you outside His word, neither will He lead You contrary to the scripture. His word must be your light and roadmap.
Knowing God’s will involves forethought, planning, preparation, and prayer. Based on our daily dealings in the word of God we can know His generic purpose for ourselves as spelt out in our understanding of Scriptures. Did Abraham do the will of God? Absolutely. He saw the need, conceived a plan, called his servant, told him what to do, and even gave his servant Plan B instructions. Abraham understood the will of God and then took practical steps to see that it was fulfilled. Sometimes we get too mystical about God’s will. We want dreams and visions and odd things to happen to us. Most often God doesn’t work that way. God works through forethought, planning, preparation, and prayer based on His written word.
Focus on doing what God wants you to do. Through obedience to His word. He will take care of the details of your life. He did it for Isaac. He will do it for you. Since God is in control of the minute details of life, you can relax, knowing that he will reveal his plan for your life step by step. God’s will is more like a sunrise. Early in the morning the sun begins to peek above the eastern horizon. At first the sky lightens, then the first rays streak across the sky, then the rim of the sun begins to rise slowly from the earth. Eventually the whole sun is revealed, rising until it dominates the sky, giving light to the earth, that is how God’s will works. If you have a prophecy it must be in alignment with His word, if you have a divine instruction, or prophetic dream it must be in accordance to the written word. Don’t be afraid to follow God’s word when you don’t have a special instruction, because God’s will is your obedience to His word, selah!
FURTHER READING:
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Prov. 3:5-6.
“And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.” 1 Chron. 28:9.
DECLARATION:
Dear Abba Father, thank You for a new day. I declare breakthroughs are coming in my life, sudden bursts of God’s goodness. Not a trickle. Not a stream. But a flood of God’s power. I will be divinely guided into realms of supernatural abundance and breakthroughs. I ask that the favour of the Lord be manifested in my life today, I recieve answers to my secret petitions speedily, and I shall see my desires come into manifestation in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, amen.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Psalms. 54:1-7.
Psalms. 55:1-23.
Psalms. 56:1-13.
Psalms. 57:1-11.
QUOTE FOR THE DAY:
“Don’t Measure Your Spiritual Life By How Much You Know The Word Of God, But Rather By How Much You Live The Word Of God.”
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