Divine instruction

Thursday, January  21st
Divine instruction.

“There was a famine in the land, as bad as the famine during the time of Abraham. And Isaac went down to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, in Gerar. GOD appeared to him and said, "Don't go down to Egypt; stay where I tell you. Stay here in this land and I'll be with you and bless you. I'm giving you and your children all these lands, fulfilling the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. So Isaac stayed put in Gerar.”
Genesis 26:1-3,6(MSG)

Notice the obedience of Isaac to God's instruction to him to remain in Gerar as opposed to his previous decision to go down to Egypt because of the unfavourable conditions in Gerar. Isaac's decision to stay put in Gerar proves that he recognizes God as his source not the economic condition of the nation where he lived. This should serve as an example to you in your decision making this year.

A dear minster told a story of a man who wanted to relocate to a foreign country. He went to his Pastor for counsel and his Pastor told him plainly not to go, but his wife insisted that he must go. Finally, he agreed to go. After he got established there and his wife was expecting to be called to come over, the man sent a message to her telling her to continue with her life with their children because he has decided to start a new life abroad. How sad. The Pastor saw it and counseled him not to go but because the wife did not see God as her source, she convinced her husband who was not also convinced that God was his source, and they disobeyed divine instruction and destroyed their lives in the process.

It pays to follow divine instructions. Do not trivialize any instruction that God gives to you this year.

Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you because my ears are anointed to hear your instructions and my eyes are anointed to see my opportunities this year even as I follow your guidance and leading, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
Genesis 26:12-14, Psalm 37:1-6, Psalm 32:8.

Doing the Word
Fear not. Stay where God tells you.