It Is Time To Take God Seriously

Indeed the blessings of God make rich and add no sorrow but it is not so with the blessings of satan. His blessings give joy in the immediate but add sorrow ultimately. If he gave it, he knows how to withdraw it. He can’t help himself; he can’t help wanting to steal that joy. His thoughts toward you and I are thoughts of evil to bring us to his own expected end - destruction.

John 10: 10 “the thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy”

In this season of God’s outpouring of blessings, we must be careful not to take the wrong turn toward our blessings. A wrong turn may take one into satanic blessings. The reality of life is that even when faced with our blessings and we are walking toward it, the enemy may open a route that is much easier than the path God has chosen for us. Our prayer is that we never take the devil’s option because God has a purpose in taking you and I through that route. It could have been a shorter journey for Israel to the Promised Land but God took them the long route to reduce their warfare.

Exodus 13: 17 “when Pharaoh finally let go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the promised land. God said, “if the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”

Since the journey into this season of blessings has been long, at the mere sound of an abundance of rain or at the appearance of the cloud, it is so easy to heave a sigh of relief and let go. After all, you have heard the sound and seen the cloud; so what more should you expect but the rain of God’s blessings. We must remember that Elijah tarried in the place of prayer until the rain just about started.

My biggest lesson learnt as I think of that story yet again, is that though Elijah waited in the place of prayer until the rain just about started, he knew that there would be no excuse for the rain meeting him in the wrong place. He ran with the help of the Holy Spirit to the right place. He understood God enough to know that if the rain met him in the wrong place, what was meant to be a blessing from God might actually destroy him. Truly we have to understand God; for His ways are truly mysterious.

It is of utmost importance for those that choose to follow God and want to enjoy the full benefit of doing so, to understand His ways. I have often wondered how men like Demos Shekarian, Kenneth Hagin, Oral Roberts, Pa Elton, Billy Graham and several others served God through their long lives, enjoyed serving Him despite the challenges and yet prospered. One thing I found common to all of them is the fact that they never took God for granted. They took His word seriously and were obedient to Him even when it cost them a lot in the immediate. They made an effort to understand the ways of God.

Understanding God is the secret that influences our relationship with Him. It is time to take God seriously. I also realize that when the world is seriously going in a direction, then we must seriously go in the other direction. The world is seriously gravitating toward evil: it is time for us to seriously know our God. Them that know their God shall be strong and do exploits. We are in the season of exploits.