Clearing the Way
Nehemiah 9:24 So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.
Again, we see the reason not to be surprised when things work out much better than you think. God goes ahead and subdues all the resistance before you arrive on the scene. This does not mean we should not push, but there are doors that He prefers shut and none can open them … only wasted efforts result from certain advances …because God has not gone ahead. We succeed when we stand on the word of God, and not on our own strengths. God does not fight any battles and we should be careful to presume that He does. Because of Achan’s hidden treasure, the children of Israel failed woefully in what should have been so easy. The simplest tasks can be so hazardous where God has not gone ahead. We should learn like David did to ask God whether to move forward or not. Sometimes we will hear Him ask us first to deal with the accursed thing …or to wait… or to move.
Demons also understand that there must be a green light from the devil to signal the best attack timing, again the principle is the same. Observe Haman’s plot.
Est 3:7 In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar. 8 And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.
We thank God that there are more on the side of light and only God is omnipotent. Leaders should in their prayer closet seek guidance on the timing of important events.
Verses for further meditation
Joshua 7:1-11 ; 1 Samuel 30:8
Thoughts for Business and the work place
Leaders should in their prayer closet seek guidance on the timing of important events.
Suggestions for Prayer
Lord, lead me all the way … let me not go ahead of your divine appointments. Amen
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