The
Word of God will help you navigate God’s kingdom with ease. It is vital to our walk with Him that we make
Him and His word the center and the very reason why we live the life He has given
us.
Job
12:10 (NIV)
In
his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.
1
Kings 17 introduces us to a character by name Elijah. Elijah was a prophet, as
we read this chapter, our emphasis is on the truth that the word of God determines
the seasons of our lives. Meaning, it determines the beginning and the end of
each season or phase of your life; it determines the activities that happen
within that window when the change occurred; it will sustain you for as long as
the season last. Amen!
It
is very detrimental and will be a disfavor to your spiritual and physical well-being
to navigate through life without the Word. It is risky to live a spiritually
dull life such that you are unable to recognize the current season of your life
and the things the Lord is doing or instructing you to do.
Ecclesiastes
3:1 (NIV)
There is a time for everything, and a season for every
activity under the heavens:
Two
things for us to pay attention to in this verse; time and season. It is
important to get both the time and the season correct. You might get the season
right but the timing wrong. So it is imperative to remain vigilant enough to
know when the seasons change without which, even with good intentions and actions,
you just may be doing the right thing in a wrong season. Amen!
I
will use this opportunity to expose you to the fact that even a well-meaning
person can miss the timing and season. It took the spoken Word of God to David
in order for him to know that it was not his duty to build the house of God,
but rather, the responsibility of his son, Solomon according to God’s
instruction.
1 Chronicles 28:6 (KJV)
And he
said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts:
for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
Emphasis
Mine
Later on, Solomon confirmed what David said
in the following scriptures;
1 Kings 8:17-18 (NLT)
Then Solomon said, “My father, David, wanted to build this
Temple to honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. But
the Lord told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name.
Your intention is good, but you are not the one to do
it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.’
As we can
see, when it comes to times and seasons, it does not matter how well-meaning
you are. When you miss the season and the time, the impact of the activities
you perform at that time may not serve a relevant purpose before God and man.
So, together,
let’s learn from the man of God Elijah, how imperative it is to allow the Word
of God to determine the seasons of our lives. Amen!
AMEN, THANKS FOR SHARING THIS.
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