Stand still and move on with Christ
'STAND STILL' & 'GO FORWARD' ARE NOT THE SAME
Exodus 14 vs 13-15
13. And Moses said unto the people, 'fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will show to you today: for the egyptians whom ye have seen today, ye shall see them again no more forever.
14. The LORD shall fight for you and ye shall hold your peace'
15. And the LORD said unto Moses 'wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they "go forward":'
Many believers are comfortable with second hand information.
How many actually hear and recognise the voice of God?
Whether we like it or not, everything God created, (animate & inanimate) has a voice. And they speak daily.
Psalm 19:1-4: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth His handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech and night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath He set a tabernacle for the sun
It is not enough to chant 'mantras' at the beginning of every month or year.......eg ..... my month of ......., my year of ........
It is good. God has spoken to the MoG, but has God told you same thing too about that week/month/year?
In the bible passage Exodus 14:13-15, you see 2 conflicting instructions. Moses was by God's own standards, the meekest man on earth, whom God acknowledged He speaks to 'face to face'. Yet moses words for that season/time/situation was not what God was saying. He told the Isrealites to stand still while God was saying move forward
Some one may come to you and say 'brother, sister, this is your month/year of divine promotion' but then are you sure that is what God is saying at that particular time about you?
Believers must note that God is not routined. He is new every morning yet unchanging (constant). Our human wisdom will never be able to fully understand this. So to over 8 billion people, He is new every morning.
God speaks everyday. He has instructions for us concerning every situation / circumstance of our lives, whether big or small. It is imperative that we begin to master His voice, how He speaks to us and how He wants us to respond.
If I would ask, what has God revealed to you personally concerning 2018, what is Gods word for you for today, this week, this month? Do you hear Gods voice? Or other voices? How does God speak to you?
Many believers are blind, deaf & numb in the realm of the spirit. They cant hear God, see what He's showing them or feel what God feels. Yet in the physicall, they shout the loudest halleluyah's & pray the loudest. Yet for years/months they cannot specifically say they hear & understand Gods voice. This is nothing but religion. Falsehood that looks like reality.
Brethren, are you not tired of second hand information? Why not strive to hear God's voice? Remember the church cannot go far without the prophetic ministry and God has called all of us into this ministry. Look at Pastor E.A.Adeboye, he hears the voice of God concerning every situation that even sermons are interrupted so that he can tell the congregation what God said. To him, thats first hand, oven fresh, direct from God. But to the listeners, its second hand info. But God can speak to anyone, if only we are rightly tuned in the spirit realm.
Another example of second hand info are the prophecies. Has God said them? yes. Wilk they come to pass? yes.
But its also possible for God to reveal same thing to you & I too at the same time He's revealing to Pastor Adeboye or even before He does so.
Another example: the prophecy about stubborn mountains......what is God saying about the stubborn mountains in your life, family, marriage, business, village, state of origin, nigeria? Or you just come to church and chant 'my father, my father, remove every stubborn mountain.......' No. Thats throwing punches in the air. You have to specifically pray about the stubborn mountains God has revealed to you.
In conclusion, we are in the last days. We need to be able to hear Gods voice for every situation. We need to know what God is saying concerning the situations around us. We need to be able to discern His voice. And not depend solely on what other people have said. Like Moses, they could be giving the wrong counsel. Moses said 'stand still' while God was saying 'go forward'
A lot of voices speak all around us eg religion, bloodshed, war, media, immorality, lust, sodom, moab, ....... which the devil uses to distract us. This we can overcome if we attune our spiritual ears to Gods voice.
Study Psalm 29, in that scripture, David painted a picture of the revelation he had about the voice of God. Brothers & sisters in Christ, if you can hear this voice, you will never be stranded physically & spiritually.
Thanks for making out time to read this, if God permits, my next article will be on Greed and how it disqualifies a man from coming into God's service