Matthew 2:13 says: "behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word..."
Until I bring thee word, don’t move! Until I bring thee word don’t act on your own, until I bring thee word, don’t change your job. Until I bring thee word, don’t marry in haste. Until I bring thee word, don’t travel on your own. Until I bring thee word, don’t take any rash step. Until I bring thee word, don’t change your routine. Until I bring you word, don’t act smart in the name of pro-activity.
A lot of time we try to be smarter than God, because we have been taught the importance of pro-activity in the school of management. So, we usually go all out on so many projects without consulting God. Forget about your management technique when it comes to God’s specific instructions and timing. Don’t try to persuade God. Don’t organize your own programs. Don’t step out on your own. Don’t do anything without instruction. Joseph was warned in a dream. That was instruction. He woke up and obeyed immediately what the Angel of God told him in the dream. When we wake up, do we rationalize our God given instructions?
Matthew 2:13b says: "...and be thou there until I bring thee word"
This verse shows that instruction must be followed by another instruction in the school of the spirit if we are to be shielded to fulfill our divine calling and purpose. For line must be upon line, precepts upon precepts… Instruction must precede action and reaction for every child of God. Instruction is the utmost. I came to appreciate time and also value instruction more as a result of what I have encountered in dealing with God’s specific words. You got to wait until you catch a revelation. Until a Rhema-word comes alive, until a specific word jumps out of the reading of the word of God, don’t go out on a limb.
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Friday, December 25, 2009
Homicide of pro-activity! (Part One)
This is a narrative of true event that will shape your life forever. You will appreciate the place of speed and accuracy in destiny. You will value instruction and timing based on divine direction. Your making it in life will be dependent on timing, instruction and direction. Timing actually informs speediness while instruction actualizes accuracy. We need both to be what God wants us to be. The earthly father of Jesus was warned in a dream to take the son-Jesus out of Bethlehem to Egypt. If he had lingered some months longer in Bethlehem, if he had waited for a year or two more; what do you think would have become of the baby-Jesus? Needless to say, King Herod would have killed him along with the multitude of children that were massacred from two years down. And the essence of Christmas would have become short circuited in history by now.
The place of instruction and timing gives birth to accuracy and speed obtainable in destiny. There are some things that cannot be overemphasised in the school of the spirit. When you hear from God, you will be sure, accurate and correct. You cannot go wrong if you heard directly from God. Just because you knew you heard Him precisely, you will have confidence. However, many people take God’s word and instruction slowly and inactively. The passivity they demonstrate aborts the process to their blessings and they question God over His "unfulfilled" promises. The truth is: when you hear Him, there is always a timeline within which His instruction is to be expedited. Sometimes, you are expected to carry out the instruction within a certain period of time. This is why speed is very important. It is by instruction through God's word that we stay ahead of the enemy's plans. It is by instruction-divine instruction- that we outwit the devil.
Matthew 2:12-15, says: "…And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”
These were clear instructions given to the wise men that came to worship Jesus when He was born. Joseph the earthly father of Jesus was also instructed at the same time to run away into exile with the child in order to hide him for a season.
Matthew 2:14 says: “…When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: And was there until the death of Herod... Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men."
The obedience of Joseph to instruction led to the preservation of the Messiah from infanthood so that He could fulfill His mission. Simple instruction through a mere dream saved the life of the baby-Jesus from being killed along with other children that Herod killed. Let me quickly tell you these that: the enemy is always time conscious, even if you are not. The enemy is always angry at the seed of greatness in you and he is ready to destroy as many just for him to get hold of just one target. If you doubt that, you can quickly recall 9-11 at the world trade centre in USA. The enemy has come to kill, to steal and to destroy. You will wonder why I am talking to you about the enemy. The scripture says we are not ignorant of the devices of the enemy. Matthew 2:12 says: "And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way."
God's instruction does not always come in repetitive forms. So don’t wait till God speak the second or third time before you act on His instructions. His instruction doesn’t have to be repeated over and again before we obey. The wise men were warned in just one dream. Joseph was warned in just one dream. And they all obeyed.
The place of instruction and timing gives birth to accuracy and speed obtainable in destiny. There are some things that cannot be overemphasised in the school of the spirit. When you hear from God, you will be sure, accurate and correct. You cannot go wrong if you heard directly from God. Just because you knew you heard Him precisely, you will have confidence. However, many people take God’s word and instruction slowly and inactively. The passivity they demonstrate aborts the process to their blessings and they question God over His "unfulfilled" promises. The truth is: when you hear Him, there is always a timeline within which His instruction is to be expedited. Sometimes, you are expected to carry out the instruction within a certain period of time. This is why speed is very important. It is by instruction through God's word that we stay ahead of the enemy's plans. It is by instruction-divine instruction- that we outwit the devil.
Matthew 2:12-15, says: "…And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”
These were clear instructions given to the wise men that came to worship Jesus when He was born. Joseph the earthly father of Jesus was also instructed at the same time to run away into exile with the child in order to hide him for a season.
Matthew 2:14 says: “…When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: And was there until the death of Herod... Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men."
The obedience of Joseph to instruction led to the preservation of the Messiah from infanthood so that He could fulfill His mission. Simple instruction through a mere dream saved the life of the baby-Jesus from being killed along with other children that Herod killed. Let me quickly tell you these that: the enemy is always time conscious, even if you are not. The enemy is always angry at the seed of greatness in you and he is ready to destroy as many just for him to get hold of just one target. If you doubt that, you can quickly recall 9-11 at the world trade centre in USA. The enemy has come to kill, to steal and to destroy. You will wonder why I am talking to you about the enemy. The scripture says we are not ignorant of the devices of the enemy. Matthew 2:12 says: "And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way."
God's instruction does not always come in repetitive forms. So don’t wait till God speak the second or third time before you act on His instructions. His instruction doesn’t have to be repeated over and again before we obey. The wise men were warned in just one dream. Joseph was warned in just one dream. And they all obeyed.
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