The is Arvell Craig with the Monday Morning Devo for February 23, 2015
In Is 30:21, the prophet uses these words:
Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying,
“This is the way, walk in it,”
Whenever you turn to the right hand
Or whenever you turn to the left.
For the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about discernment.
And I feel it’s so critical, essential and practical that we’re going to camp on it for at least a few more weeks.
DISCERNMENT IS:
The idea is answering the question: How does one tap into or recognize what God is wanting or doing?
It implies that God knows our desires.
God knows what is best for us.
God has a will or a path way that we can tap into and access or join with for the best possible outcome for our life.
No, I’m not saying life will be easy for those who do discern what God is doing. But I do believe God’s way, will give us the best possible and profitable life imaginable.
So, this idea from Isaiah, ‘you ears shall hear a word from behind you saying…”
How do we hear a word from behind us?
If you jump back to our devo from Jan.12, 2015- we gave 8 steps to daily prayer. And within that devo, I believe is an application for this verse.
In the 7th step, is a critical key here for discernment.
“If nothing new or fresh comes to you, I suggest you simply turn your journal back a day or two, a week or two towards something God spoke in the past, and pray about that.”
So, what does it mean or look like to have a voice from behind you telling you, this is the way, walk in it?
>> I see this happening, when we look in our journal and see what God has said to us in the past. Recognize that His word is still relevant. We still need to do it, we feel or know that we haven’t seen it come to pass or we haven’t completed that thing yet.
“Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ ”
How many of us look for new words, fresh revelation, when we haven’t completed the words from last year…
So my prayer for you and for me, for this week, is that IF there is word behind us, that we’ve been sitting on, pondering on, but not actually fulfilling or completing, that we would stop procrastinating on it. And finish and so what we already know we’re suppose to do.
Let’s Pray:
Holy Spirit, would you remind and convict us, of any instructions or words, left domant or buried in our hearts or minds. Would you kill every bit of fear or procrastination that festers within and pour out love and forgiveness to help us live a faithful and obedient. In Jesus Name. Amen.