| Written by ola aroyehun,
on Sunday 12/19/10
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In this issue, I am discussing a truth that many of you are probably aware of, but the revelation was made more real to me recently as I was reading a book on the subject. Sometimes, it’s nice to be reminded of the truth of the word of God.
One of the things that was brought home to me more clearly was that despite the fact that God reveals His will, we need to go one step forward and ask God for His specific way to implement His will. I discovered that there is a difference between God’s will and His way. In fact, Isaiah 55:9states that His ways are not our ways.
Abraham knew the will of God was for him to have a child because God had promised him that he was going to have one. However, impatience led Abraham and Sarah to pursue a way that wasn’t God’s way. God did not want them to have just any child, they were to have the Promised Child. Essentially, they had fulfilled God’s will but not through God’s way.
Let’s consider another example of someone who knew God’s will but not His way. Moses, knowing that God had called him to be a deliverer, went out and struck an Egyptian who was ill-treating an Israelite, hoping to liberate the Israelites that way. Little did he know that he was to wait another 40 years before he could accomplish things God’s way. He knew the will of God but he did not know God’s way
Proverbs 14:12says that ‘There is a way that seems right to man, but its end is the way of death’.
We need specific wisdom to fulfil the specific will of God. Things must be done in the fullness of God’s timing. Whatever God has called you to do, find out God’s way to do it. The lesson for us is that when personal prophecy or word is given, we must wait and wait and keep on waiting until God tells us clearly His divine way and His appointed time for the prophecy or word to be fulfilled. Hebrews 6:12encourages us to have patience to possess the promise. You must know the way to fulfil God’s desire.
The way includes His timing, method and the necessary means to do it. God said that he showed His acts to Israel but His ways to Moses. We must be like Moses. God has not only a time for every work under heaven, but also a right time for it to be accomplished.
The key to successful Christian living is to find the way to fulfil His will with the authority of His word. I hope that you have found this article either a reminder of the truth or a fresh revelation that you can put to use.
Psalm 27:11says ‘Teach me Your way, O’ Lord’
As we come to the end of the year, may I use this opportunity to say a big thank for allowing me to serve you with the gift that God has given me. Thanks to every one who has written during the course of the year and to those who intended to write but never got round to it (I understand). Have a wonderful Christmas and until I appear again in your inbox, stay blessed
Ola
Last update : Sunday 12/19/10
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