***** Rhapsody Of Realities *****
HEEDING INSTRUCTIONS: AN
INTEGRAL PATH TO GREATNESS.
Tuesday, April 22nd.
Pastor CHRIS
Give instruction to a wise man, and he
will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and
he will increase in learning (Proverbs
9:9).
At the beginning of the year, the Lord
said to us that 2014 is our “Year of
Greatness.” There’re certain things you
have to know to function in greatness
as the Lord has said. One of them is
holding fast to instructions. Heeding
divine instructions is an integral path to
greatness.
Joshua 3 tells us how the Israelites
camped by the Jordan, waiting to cross
the river. There, God spoke to Joshua,
Moses’ successor, who was charged
with the task of leading the children of
Israel into the Promised Land. The
Lord said to him, “…This day will I
begin to magnify thee in the sight of all
Israel, that they may know that, as I
was with Moses, so I will be with
thee” (Joshua 3:7). Then, in the very
next verse, He gave Joshua an
important instruction: “And thou shalt
command the priests that bear the ark
of the covenant, saying, When ye are
come to the brink of the water of
Jordan, ye shall stand still in
Jordan” (Joshua 3:8).
Proverbs 4:13 says, “Take fast hold of
instruction; let her not go: keep her;
for she is thy life.” Often times, God’s
instructions may not sound logical, just
like when He told Isaac, to stay back in
Gerar at a time of famine and hardship.
Everyone else was moving to Egypt,
but God instructed Isaac to stay where
he was.
Isaac heeded and prospered in that
land, in the same year of drought and
famine. Genesis 26:13 tells us that he
waxed great, made progress, grew until
he became very great. He prospered
so much that the Philistines envied
him. God’s ways are different from
man’s ways and that’s why it’s
important to listen and follow His
instructions and counsel. Never try to
reason out His instructions in your
head, for His wisdom is greater than
man’s wisdom. 1 Corinthians 1:25 tells
us, “…the foolishness of God is wiser
than men; and the weakness of God is
stronger than men.” Think about that.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for teaching
me the importance of responding
quickly to your instructions and
counsel. I wholeheartedly follow and
respond to the guidance from your
Word and the Holy Spirit on every
detail of my life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Proverbs 4:13; Proverbs 10:17; Luke
5:5-7.
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:
1 Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke
19:28-48, 1 Samuel 16-17
2 Year Bible Reading Plan: Romans
14:12-23, Psalm 125-126