Engage The Word
Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” (NKJV)
1 Kings 19:11-12 “The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.” (NIV, emphasis added). Read the rest of this entry
The Word & Counsel
Psalm 119:105 “Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.”
To be in sync with Heaven’s timing, the first thing is to Engage In Prayer. The second thing is to Engage Wise Counsel. None of us is as wise as all of us. Proverbs 11:14 “Where there is no wise guidance people fall, but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.” (AMP, emphasis added). You will not fall, you will be surrounded by wise guidance, God will surround you with counsellors in the Mighty Name of Jesus. When the scripture says a multitude of counsellors, it doesn’t mean that everyone around you is a counsellor. In fact, less than twenty percent of the people in your life have the wisdom to propel your life to success. You need to discern and surround yourself with them. When you do, they become a multitude.
Proverbs 12:15 “A fool thinks he needs no advice, but a wise man listens to others.” (TLB). One way to recognize a fool is that they think they don’t need advice. When you see people who think they do not need anyone’s advice because they have everything figured out, the Bible says such a person is a fool. There is a side of your head that you cannot see, but another person can see and describe it easily. Even if you are surrounded by multiple mirrors, the person standing behind you can tell you how your head is shaped. You must surround yourself and be in touch with people who can counsel you.
Remember, it starts with prayer, with your own connection with God, with you knowing God and seeking God. Having counsel is not depending on other people to direct your life. No, that is not what the scripture is saying. Having the right counsel is leveraging on the wisdom that God has put in your life. Do I get an Amen? The third thing you need to do is to Engage The Word. To get into the right timing, you need to engage the Word of God. When we say engage the Word of God, yes, you have to read the Word but beyond that, you have to meditate on the Word, think about the Word, and allow the Word of God to wrestle with you. You have to probe queries at the Word and expect responses.
When you engage the Word, your timing becomes effortless. One of the challenges of engaging the Word in this culture is that there is too much noise around us. Everywhere you turn, everything is noisy, even sometimes without making a sound. So, we need to learn to be quiet because God mostly doesn’t shout.
Prayer: Father, help me to engage wise counsel and discern the people who have the wisdom to propel me into success and to engage the Word, in the Name of Jesus. Amen!
Pray Right
Matthew 14:23 “Then, after the crowd had gone, Jesus went up to a mountaintop alone (as He had intended from the start). As evening descended, He stood alone on the mountain, praying.” (The Voice)
If you check Jesus’ life, Jesus finished a meeting where amazing miracles had happened. He taught the Word of God, and the Word of God had healed multitudes. Read the rest of this entry
Engage Prayer
Matthew 6:6 “But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.”
The key to having the right timing is how you engage. Engagement is so powerful. What do you need to engage so that your life can be in the right timing? How and what do you engage? Read the rest of this entry
Rhythm
Ecclesiastes 8:5 “…the wise heart will figure out the proper time and proper way to proceed.” (The Voice)
There are a couple of elements in music. Some people categorize these elements as five, some categorize them as twelve, and some stretch it to fourteen. Read the rest of this entry
Just Right
Ecclesiastes 8:5 “…A wise person knows the right time to do things. He also knows the right way to do them.” (Easy).
Picture this: in an orchestra, there are many different musical instruments. One person is playing the violin, another person is playing the cello, and another is playing the bass and so on. Read the rest of this entry
Timing
Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens.” (NAB, emphasis added).
Over the next few days, we will be focusing on timing. I pray that God will open your eyes to see as you ought to see, and God will connect you to His Word in a way that only He can. Read the rest of this entry
Just Do It!
Psalm 46:10 “Surrender your anxiety. Be still and realize that I am God. I am God above all the nations, and I am exalted throughout the whole earth.” (TPT)
We said yesterday that the root meaning of the word still in this scripture is drop it. A lot of people are not at peace because they are trying to keep from God what He has blessed them with. Read the rest of this entry
Drop It!
Ecclesiastes 12:13 “And, when all is said and done, here is the last word: worship in reverence the one True God, and keep His commands, for this is what God expects of every person.” (The Voice)
Stop beating around the bush and focus on the heart of the matter. Ecclesiastes 12:13 “After all this, there is only one thing to say: Have reverence for God, and obey his commands, because this is all that we were created for.” (GNT). Read the rest of this entry
The Flow
Micah 6:6&8 “With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings… what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” (ESV, emphasis added).
Like we said yesterday, these three things should work simultaneously. However, if you are to put them in order, it starts in reverse. Read the rest of this entry
