Word of the Day
Beloved, the time has indeed come and your discernment will increase. You will notice with great sensitivity the minutest checks in your spirit saying to go this way or not.
What do I require of you in this instance? I require obedience. Why? Obedience saves so much time and heartache. Yes, I can redeem the time and restore the years the locust has eaten and I do. However, it would be best if it was not necessary for obedience is definitely better than sacrifice (1 Samuel 15:22).
Enough wasted time…enough negativity…enough apathy…enough complacency…enough self-degradation…enough determining your future by looking at your past…enough of fear and intimidation by the enemy. Beloved I say, “Enough is enough.
Time has come to not turn to the right or the left but focus on the one who covers you…covers us…take time says the spirit of the Lord to be in My Presence and let me bring to remembrance Words long forgotten or ones you have turned a deaf ear to and let Me resurrect discarded seeds of manifest destiny…all of those I love are sent to someone or another…the question is, “Who will obey and go? Who will arise and shine? Will it be you?”
Samuel said, Has the Lord as great a delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. (1 Samuel 15:22 Amplified)
Prayer
Lord, I declare I am one who hears Your voice and I do not follow another. I ask for wisdom and it is given to me liberally with great measure. Discernment is my constant companion as Your voice leads me in paths of righteousness. I am a hearer and doer of the Word, for I choose obedience over sacrifice.
My heart is consumed with the zeal of the Lord and waits on Him like the deer pants for water. All my fountains are in the Lord and I thirst no more as I worship in spirit and truth. I hear the Shepherd’s voice. I do not listen to another. My ears are open to Him and my heart is not hardened to the voice of the Spirit. All the discarded dreams and seeds of promise are now being resurrected in this day and hour. I will obey and go. I will rise and shine for the glory of the Lord has come. I am Your obedient one. Amen
Reflect and Journal
- How have you tried to substitute sacrifice in place of obedience in your life?
- In what ways do you waste or take advantage of the time the Lord has given you?
- Take some time to be in His presence and ask Him to reveal the discarded dreams He wishes to resurrect in your life?
- How can you personally right where you are in life, rise, shine and declare His glory. It doesn’t have to be some magnificent or grand act. Perhaps it is just a smile, a kind word or releasing judgments against someone or perhaps walking in forgiveness. Anything He ask you to do becomes grand when you obey.