Psalm 32:6-7 ‘For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.’

DAILY READING –  1 John 5; Ezra 3-4; Psalm 92

Kenneth E. Hagin once shared a story that reflects the importance of being sensitive to the Spirit and following His divine  promptings.

One day he came into the Church auditorium where the Healing School was taking place, and sat down on the platform. Not long after that, a sudden burden came upon him to pray. He sensed in his spirit that he had to pray immediately because somebody’s life was in danger.

So he got up and said to the crowd, “Folks, I have this burden to pray, so let’s all pray now.”

And so everyone in the auditorium  began to pray.  Kenneth Hagin prayed earnestly in tongues for at least 45 minutes, and continued praying until he finally got a note of victory in his spirit . And with that assurance, he began to laugh and to sing and to Praise God! He knew that whosoever he had been praying for had been delivered from death.

Then at 9:30pm that night, he got a phone call from the daughter of a woman who had been a great supporter of his ministry for many years. She said about three o’clock that afternoon, there had been an explosion in the Texaco refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, and her father had been trapped in there with 17 other men.  They had been in there for about six and a half hours and the firemen had  been unable to put out the fire. She said there was fear that the men may die and  so she was asking Kenneth Hagin to pray.

However, on hearing her, Kenneth Hagin started laughing because he suddenly realized whom he had been praying for earlier that day. So he told the young  woman, “There’s no need to pray at this point. I already got the victory on that, your father will be all right.”

By 1:30am that morning, the phone rang again. It was the same young lady. now calling to say that firemen had finally put out the fire, and when they went in there, to their greatest amazement all eighteen men were alive and safe! Hallelujah!

Indeed the Holy Spirit is ever willing to lead us, when we are willing and ready to follow His guidance. Readiness to obey His divine promptings, will help to avert many dangers.

Indeed if Spirit–filled believers would only become more prayer–conscious, many problems would be avoided. Many calamities would never happen if believers only quickly submitted to the leading of the Holy Spirit and instantly obeyed any time He tugs on our hearts.

However, sensitivity to the Spirit will occur when we maintain an unbroken fellowship with Him. When we take the time to build a strong relationship with the Spirit, where we can easily detect His leadings, it becomes easier to hear and obey.

And one way to build such a relationship is through daily intimate fellowship with the Spirit. Even when we leave the secret place of prayer, we can remain constantly connected to Him all day long. As our hands are working , our spirit can remain in sweet communion with God’s Spirit, through ceaseless flow of prayer and worship.

An atmosphere of continual worship and appreciation of God, draws His Presence. This is why we must strive to keep our heart tender and joyful, so as to be constantly plugged into His Presence, where we can easily pick up His divine signals.

We remain constantly spiritually charged up through a lifestyle of prayer, praise and listening to God’s Word.

God is closer than the air we breathe. And it is His will to always guide us and show us the things that will bring blessings to us and people around us. This is why it is important that we create the conducive atmosphere for His miracles and divine interactions with us. And this we do  when remain Word-filled, prayerful and praise-full. Indeed as we bless The Lord at all times and His praise remains continually on our lips, then we can be sure of His divine  Presence wherever we go, because God always inhabits the praises of His people.

PRAYER: Father please help me to maintain an unbroken connection to Your Spirit, wherever I go. Grant me the grace for a continual flow of prayer, praise and hearing of Your Word, so that I can be divinely guided by Your Spirit daily in Jesus Name.

QUOTE :

To get into the next level of your life, God will always give a specific instruction. – WORDBITE 222.