KEY SCRIPTURE:1Pet 1:16 KJV “Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.”

We now consider another perfection of God. The holiness of God. This is a communicable attribute that He shares with His children. Heb 12:14 KJV” Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:” Indeed without holiness, no man would even see or fellowship with Him. God is holy and demands that we His children are also holy.1 Peter1: 16. Rev 15:4 says “Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.” He only is independent, infinitely, immutably holy. In scripture, He is frequently called the holy one. He is so because the sum of all moral excellence is found in Him. He is pure and untainted even by a shadow of sin. 1John 1: 5 affirms this by saying God is light and there is no darkness in Him at all. Holiness is the very excellency of the divine nature. He is glorious in Holiness. Hallelujah!

Our Father has purer eyes that cannot behold evil or look on iniquity either Habakkuk 1:13. It is just right for the scripture to say in Isaiah 59:2 that.”…. your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.” His holiness cannot make Him stand sin, and so separates himself from any form of sin. The Father, despite His oneness with the Son, had to turn His eyes away from the Son when He became sin for us. 2 Corinth 5:21. This drove the Son to cry’ my God, my God, why has thou forsaken me? This scenario should send a strong message to every child of God, especially ministers of God, who are tempted to feel that because of their unique gifts, they could do anything with their bodies and still function under the anointing. Please note, it is not a matter of whether the gifts are functioning in you, and all men are hailing you. What is the Spirit of God telling you about how you are living? In another sense, what does God’s word say about your lifestyle? God will turn His attention from any form of sin. If it is so, then what power is working those miracles you claim you are doing?

This perfection as none other is solemnly celebrated before the throne of heaven, the seraphim crying Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of host Isaiah 6:3. God Himself singles out this perfection, “Once have I sworn by my holiness Ps 89:35. It is an attribute of attributes (A Howe,1670) We read of the beauty of Holiness Ps 27:4.

God’s holiness is manifested in His works. The ‘Lord is righteous in all His works” Ps 145:17. Nothing but what is excellent can proceed from Him. Holiness is the rule of all His actions. God pronounced all He made from the beginning as very good (Gen 1: 31). Man was made upright Eccl 7:29) in the image and likeness of His creator. The angels that fell were also created Holy, for we are told that they ” did not keep their first estate but left their habitation Jude 6. It is said of Satan ” Thou was perfect in thy ways from the day you were created, till iniquity was found in you. (Ezek 28:15)

As a communicable attribute, we must demonstrate similar traits in all that we do. We seek to be perfect, without defilement, and devoid of partiality. This should characterise all we do.

 CONFESSION

Thank you, dear heavenly father, for your uncompromising purity. Thanks also that your presence in us gives us that ability to express the same level of purity in our thoughts, actions, and works. Thank you that we can bring your light of holiness to shine in our world laden with sin.

THOUGHT: OUR HOLINESS PROCEEDS FROM HIS HOLINESS IN US.

FURTHER STUDIES

Prov 3:32 KJV “For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.”

Psalms 89:35 KJV “Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: Heb 6:17 KJV” Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:”

We continue with the immutability of His counsel. God’s purpose cannot be terminated or defeated. Man is limited by proper foresight to anticipate the outcome of events and secondly a lack of power to execute them. God has no such limitations. He is both omnipotent and omniscient so there is never any need for Him to revise. We can always count on His promises. If He said it, then you must consider it done. Psalms 33:11 KJV “The counsel of the LORD standeth forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.”

In the light of the above, we see the vast or infinite distance between God and man. Creatures and their tendencies to change are normal. If the creature does not change by nature, then he or she is not a creature, rather he would be God. Yet all creation changes. This is the reason the scripture says, cursed is he whose trust or confidence is in a man. As the year has commenced resolve to place your confidence only in the Lord. No man can sustain himself in a single moment. Men are dependent beings. Naturally, we depend on water, food, and the air. All these are provided by the providence of God. Man is vitally dependent on God. It is unfortunate when any man claims to be intellectual or so scientifically informed that he says he does not need God. The Bible describes such a one as unwise. Psalms 14:1 KJV “To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The unwise hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, and there is none that doeth good. Ps 66:9 says,  “God holds our souls or breath in life…. “

Men as fallen creatures do not only change, but everything in us tends to oppose God. We have become like ‘wandering stars’ Jude 13 out of our proper orbit. The wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest (Isaiah t7:20). Fallen man is inconstant. Please let these lessons teach you that, no human being can be depended upon. To disobey God is to be deceived. This is a very hard truth, yet many blatantly rebel against God, only to their destruction and frustration in the end.  Your solution is to humbly turn to the Lord God through our Saviour Jesus Christ. He delivered us from sin and gave us eternal life so we could partake of the God kind of life and live in union with Jesus as one,1 Corinth 6:17. Jesus came to raise a family for God who would be partakers of God’s divine nature 2 Peter 1:4. Would you now surrender your lives to Him.

PRAYER

Dear Heavenly, Father, you are perfect and unchanging in your counsel. You do whatever you say. Man is only living when he is hooked up to you. I turn away from all carnal and fleshly dependencies to trust in only you. Jesus, I confess you as the Lord of my life. Thank you for saving my soul.

THOUGHT: TO DISOBEY GOD, IS TO BE DECEIVED

FURTHER STUDIES

Psalms 33:11 KJV “The counsel of the LORD standeth forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.”

Isaiah 54:10 KJV” For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: Num 23:19 KJV God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

In our previous study, we considered some aspects of God’s being that do not change. Well God does not change in any aspect of His being. We are taking a look into certain aspects of His being so when relating to Him, we would give Him the best response concerning His nature. We have considered His immutability in His nature and His attributes. Today we would consider other areas.

First, we look at His immutability in His counsel. God never varies in His counsel. Some may object to this when they read, Gen 6:6 KJV “And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.” Your first response is, that we know the scriptures do not contradict themselves. From our key scripture, God reveals He is not a man that He should lie, or the son of man that He should repent. The explanation is simple; When speaking of Himself God relates to our limited capacities as men. He describes Himself as clothed with bodily members such as eyes, ears, and hands.

He speaks of Himself as ” waking” up (see Ps 78:65), as rising early(Jeremiah 7:13); yet He neither slumbers nor sleeps. When He institutes a change in His dealing with men, He describes His course of conduct as ” repenting ” (Gen 6:6). These are figurative terms that bring home to our understanding of His action. His word states that, when men honour Him, He will honour them, if they dishonour Him, he will change from honour to dishonour them. This is not a change in His counsel, rather it is very consistent with His nature.

God our Father is indeed Immutable in His counsel” The gifts and calling of God are without repentance” Rom 11:29. It must be so, for ‘ He is in one mind and who can turn Him? and what His soul desireth that He doeth. Balaam could not change His counsel to Him, though he tried to ‘ bribe’ him with several sacrifices. Numbers 23:1-10. It is a big error to expect God to change His counsel or mind on any issue He has instructed you. If you persist in seeking Him to change His counsel, He would only allow you to pursue your desire but note that is not His counsel.

When Balaam kept insisting on God accepting his view, God allowed him, but on the way, He showed him His anger against Balaam’s disobedience, by making his donkey speak to him when the angel of the Lord stood in his path to slay him. (Num 22:1-31 Pls read through the passage) May we learn from this story and never be hardened against God’s counsel.

PRAYER

Dear Father thank you for your love and wisdom that determines every counsel you give us. We will always humbly accept all that you instruct us. Indeed, your instructions are our life, and by doing them we prolong our days and it always goes well with us.

THOUGHT: GOD WILL NOT CHANGE HIS COUNSEL, DO NOT SEEK TO CHANGE IT.

FURTHER STUDIES

READ NUM 22:1-31

KEY SCRIPTURE: Mal 3:6 KJV “For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore, ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.”

The immutability of God means He does not change. This is one of the attributes or nature of God which is not communicable with men. This means, all men tend to change.1Pet 1:24 KJV” For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:” When God was expressing His trustworthiness to the children of Israel in Moses day He said the following, Num 23:19 KJV “God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?” We understand by these verses that God is forever or perpetually the same, while men are not.

God is compared to a rock, when the entire ocean surrounding it is constantly in turbulence it is not moved. God has no beginning and no end and so, He cannot change. He is eternally the Father of lights, with whom there is no variableness or shadow of turning. James 1:17. God’s nature of immutability gives us solid grounds to count on every promise He gives us. Heb 6:18 KJV “That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:”

First God is immutable for his nature and being are infinite, and so subject to no change. There never was a time when He was not there, and never will come a time when He shall cease to be God. He has never evolved, grown, or improved. All He is today; He has ever been and will always be the same. Our key scripture says, I am the Lord and I change not. Malachi 3:6. This is His unqualified affirmation. He cannot change for the better for He is already perfect and will ever remain perfect. He is never affected by anything outside Himself, and improvement or decoration is also impossible. This is why He can say” I AM THAT I AM ” Ex 3:14.

The next point is that God is unchanging in His attributes. He has always been the same before the universe was created and has remained the same since then. His power is unabated, wisdom is undiminished, His Holiness is undiluted, and God’s truthfulness is the same. ‘His faithfulness is unto all generations’ Psalms 119: 89,90.

CONFESSION

Thank you, heavenly Father for your unchanging nature, and therefore we are not consumed. My grip on your promises is unyielding to any influence of any kind, therefore I always triumph giving all glory to God.

THOUGHT: GOD’S IMMUTABILITY MEANS NOTHING SHOULD EVER MOVE YOU.

FURTHER STUDIES

John 13:1 KJV” Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.”

Psalms 100:5 KJV “For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: Romans 8:28 ” And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose”.

The word of God teaches clearly that God is perfect. There is no mischief in the Holy one. His disposition towards His creation is good continually.

Despite His goodness, evil, pain, and misery abound all around us. As children of God, how can we benefit from His goodness? How do we walk in God’s goodness?

Our key scripture says, “and we know that all things work together for good, to them that love the Lord………..”. Love for God will always cause everything to turn out well for us. Love for God makes you a winner over the devil. Satan wins when he succeeds in making the children of God turn away from God. He wins when we stop believing the word of God.

Lovers of God are always high flyers. Now let’s consider 1st Corinthians 2:9 ” But as it is written, eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God had prepared for them that love Him.” This scripture simply means what God has for those who love Him is the best. On the vice versa it is always perilous for those who love themselves.2 Timothy 3:1-2 “This know also, that in the last days, perilous times shall come.

For men shall be lovers of their selves, covetous, boasters, ….”

You are always the loser if you put yourself first.

What shows that we love the Lord? “. John 14:21. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

  Doing the word is a sign that you love Him. The Lord would manifest Himself to all who love Him. This implies He would show Himself in your affairs. It means answers to prayers, the manifestation of miracles, and divine protection. Stop looking for the greatest prophet to pray for you. Do the word. It is indeed a wonderful experience to have God manifest His presence in your life.

 Dear child of God, you can’t live for yourself and expect the * Lord to remain committed to you. God commits Himself to those who commit to Him.

  CONFESSION

My heavenly Father, I thank you that as I do your word, you continually manifest your presence to me. I will continually love you with all my heart.

THOUGHT: GOD COMMITS HIMSELF TO THOSE WHO COMMIT THEMSELVES TO HIM.

FURTHER STUDIES.

1 Samuel 2:30 “Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me forever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed”.

Isaiah 1:19 ” If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:”

KEY SCRIPTURE: Romans 1:28 “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;”

Someone once asked; if God is such a good God why is evil so rampant? Why are there so many calamities all around us.?

God is eternally good. Anytime God relates with men, He deposits favour, blessings, and peace.  James 1:17 reads, “every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning”. According to this verse, we see that all good and perfect things come from Him. This means He is not the originator of evil and calamities: Secondly, there is no variableness, that is, He remains constant. Forever He is good. Lastly, there is no shadow of turning with Him, that is, He is dependable.

 The dominance of evil is the choice of men. John 3:19 reads ” And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil: The light is God’s goodness but men loved evil, so they chose it.

Beloved reader please understand evil is not just a state or an action. Evil is a person, a living intelligent being whose power is called darkness. He is called Satan. Revelation 12:9 reveals Him as the old serpent, who deceives all men. He is the arch-enemy of all men. 2nd Corinthians 4:4 calls Him the god of this world, who has blinded the minds of them who believe not the gospel. This is the choice of the world. The evil and calamities that prevail are His baptism on humanity. One may ask, can’t God do anything about it.? The answer is no and yes. It is no, so long as men persist in their sinful ways. 

Conversely, the answer is yes, if God would find men who would stand in the gap and pray for God’s intervention. God leased the dominion of the world into man’s hands after creation. Genesis 1:26 “And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness and let them have dominion……  over all the earth…..”. The dominion of the earth was given to man, God cannot intervene until man invites Him.

This is why Christians must intercede for the intervention of the Lord in the affairs of this world.

  CONFESSION

The world is engulfed in evil, yet God has not changed. He is eternally good. I would commit my life to intercede for the salvation of men as well as God’s intervention to curtail the evil that abounds.

THOUGHT: IT IS MAN’S CHOICE WHETHER HE HAS PEACE OR PROBLEMS.

FURTHER STUDIES.

Deuteronomy 28:47-48;”Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; Therefore, shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have been destroyed “

KEY SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

God’s goodness makes Him have a very positive disposition towards all His creatures. His desire is constantly for our good and never for our destruction.

Rev 4:11 tells us the reason for creation. “Thou art worthy O Lord to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things and for thy pleasure they are and were created:” God created all things for His pleasure. What is God’s pleasure? His pleasure is that creation would function to please Him. In pleasing Him all should go well with His creation.

 When He created all things for the first time, everything was good. (Gen 1:31) God has consistently sought for everything to be good. Remember God does not change Malachi 3:6. Your good is His delight. At the birth of Jesus, the angels announced. ” Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill towards men”. Luke 2:14. He says glory to God in the highest. What brings Him glory? The peace and goodwill of men. Stop feeling bad about life. Stop looking at the bad side of issues. His ultimate program is for your good.

Let’s look at what the Spirit spoke through Jeremiah in our opening verse “For I know the thought that I think towards you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end”. O! What a Father. No matter what happens never get gloomy and picture a bleak, defeated, shameful end. No. It is a glorious end. Cooperate with Him by your faith. Doubt and unbelieve are cooperating with demons. Cooperate with the Lord by agreeing with His word, acting on the word, and rejoicing in the word. An end of shame and defeat is the devil’s picture. Refuse it.

God is forever good. Evil normally comes to people because they refuse His goodness: Deuteronomy 28:47,48, The Lord said if they would not serve Him in joy and gladness for the abundance of all things, then they would serve their enemies in hunger, in thirst and want of all things.

 Please take a good look at the scripture, He says serving Him wholeheartedly enjoins them to have the abundance of all things, wonderful! God indeed is amazingly good. Go after Him with all your heart and enjoy His Goodness.   

CONFESSION

God my Father is good. His plans and destination in life is for my good. I constantly submit to His word to remain in His good program for my life.

FURTHER STUDIES.

Romans 8:28 ” And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose”.

Deuteronomy 28:47-48 “Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; Therefore, shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a y…

KEY SCRIPTURE: Psalms 145:7 “They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.”

A deep study of the nature of God and His perfections establishes a breeze of calmness in our soul during the changing scenes of life. God is good. He is absolute goodness. 1st John 1:5 reveals God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.  There is nothing bad about Him.  The title God is an old English word for ‘the Good’. He is perfect goodness.

Every form of goodness demonstrated by men is only a reflection of communicating with the goodness of God.

Creation is a manifestation of God’s goodness. Genesis 1:31 “And God saw everything he made and behold it was very good……”. The harmony, beauty, and the perfect order of creation making everything coexist is a manifestation of God’s perfect goodness. The worst thing that ever happened to God’s wonderful handiwork was the introduction of sin, which brought disorder and a natural conflict in creation. God’s reaction to the fall of man, after man had partaken of the forbidden fruit, also revealed His absolute goodness. What would have been man’s state if he had also eaten of the Tree of Life in addition to eating from the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil.? Can you imagine a sinful and diseased man who would never die?

The psalmist says in Psalm 139:14, I will praise thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made, marvelous are thy works and that my soul knows right well. The creation of man is a display of God’s goodness. Everything about our make-up is a masterpiece. Just consider your hair, and your eyes, we’ve got to continually praise the Lord for how we are.

God’s goodness is not only confined to men but to all other creation. ” The eyes of all wait upon thee, and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openeth thine hand and satisfies the desire of every living thing. (Psalm 145:15-16). Jesus said “Look at the birds of the air, they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they? (Matt 6:26)

 If God takes so much care of the birds, how much more do you and I. God is good and will always meet every need.

  CONFESSION

What a good God my Father is. His goodness reaches the ends of the universe. I will never live to worry about a need not met, for His goodness remains a sure guarantee for the ultimate fulfilment of every need.

THOUGHT: GOD IS   ‘ THE GOOD’

FURTHER STUDIES.

Psalms 23:6 ” Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.”

Psalms 144:2 ” My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.”

KEY SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 14:4 “He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.”

God our Father speaks to us always but unfortunately, most of us do not hear Him. Each one of us needs to strengthen our spiritual sensitivity to be able to quickly pick messages that the spirit would be communicating to us.

Our key scripture says he that speaks in an unknown tongue edifies himself. The word ‘edify’ means to build oneself up. The idea it carries is, raising a building from its foundation up.

In 1st Corinthians 14:14, the bible says “for if I pray in an unknown tongue my spirit prayeth (prays) but my understanding is unfruitful. By this, the bible is teaching that the man who prays in an unknown tongue prays with His spirit without any part played by his mind. It comes from his spirit man. Praying in an unknown tongue builds up this spiritual man. The Bible calls this inner man the hidden man of the heart (1st Peter 3:4). When we pray more in the unknown tongue we embolden or build up this hidden man or inner man of the heart. A built-up inner man has its senses developed to relate effectively in the spirit.

Please understand that as our outer man has eyes, ears, and hands, our spirit man, that is the immortal part of us also has eyes, ears, hands, and a form just as our outer man is. The only difference is our outer man is physical and fleshy and our spirit man is spiritual and not physical. Anyone who prays a lot in the spirit builds up the spirit man, making its senses like eyes, ears, and other features alert to hear, see, and know information from the spirit realm.

Such a person can easily hear the voice of God and also discern the voice of the devil because he or she has built up his spirit nature. Apostle Paul says in his private moment of prayer he speaks a lot in tongues (1st Corinthians 14:18). Apostle Paul was a giant in the spirit because he prayed more in tongues.

Build up your spiritual senses by praying in tongues.

 CONFESSION

My spirit is built up as I pray in tongues. This helps my senses to be alert and agile. I would pray more in an unknown tongue so I would be alert to the guidance of the spirit of God.

THOUGHT: HE WHO PRAYS MORE GROWS TO BE LIKE GOD WHO HE PRAYS TO.

FURTHER STUDIES.

1 Corinthians 14:39. “Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.”

Jude 1:20 ” But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,”

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 8:28 “Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.”

A life fully guided by the Lord is victorious all the time. This life must consciously seek the guidance of the Lord. ‘he that seeketh, findeth.”(Matt7:8b)

Our Lord Jesus led a very successful life. He depended on the guidance of His father. Please note, that Jesus Christ, did not walk on the earth in His capacity as God. He put aside His reputation and glory as God and took on the nature of a man (Phil 2:5-7, John 17:5) His outstanding success was a result of His closeness to the Father.

In our key scripture, the Lord said, when He is crucified then would men know that He is the Messiah and that all that He did was as a result of the guidance of the Father.

How did He get the father’s leading.? Jesus sought it, through a committed consistent devotional life.

The Lord was a man of prayer. Mark 1:35 ” And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.” Jesus received most of His divine counsel through His prayer times. He prayed meditatively. Pray always with the awareness of the presence of the Lord with you in the form of the Holy Spirit. (Heb 13:5)

When you pray meditatively, you will be able to receive instructions from the Lord. (Acts 13:2) Most people pray with their minds not fully focused on the Lord. They do not expect the Lord to speak back to them. Prayer is a two-way thing. We speak to the Lord and He speaks back to us. God always meets our righteous expectations. Proverbs 23:18 ” For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off”

Ask the Lord for His counsel about whatever concerns you. Is it about your business, ask Him. Does it have to do with your ministry, ask Him. His answer may come as thoughts in your mind. They may come to you through a dream. (Acts 10:10) You grow in sensitivity to the Spirit of God as you get more consistent with your prayers.

If you are not receiving an answer, wait for it. (Isaiah 40:31). Do not go ahead of the Spirit. Always seek the Lord’s guidance in all you do and your life will keep shining. Proverbs 3:6   ” In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

CONFESSION

Thank you, heavenly Father, that you are always ready to give me counsel on every issue of life. My way shall keep brighter as I keep in step with the Spirit.

FURTHER STUDIES

Acts 13:2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. Isaiah 40:31” But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.