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Revelation 4:1, ‘After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.’
DAILY READING; Acts 25; Ruth 1-2; Psalm 47
Charles Grandison Finney is known as America’s foremost revivalist and is credited with being the first preacher to employ the method of altar calls to encourage people to make a decision for Christ.
In 1828, Charles Finney held one of the greatest revivals in history in Rochester, New York.
But Finney would have missed this great move of God if he had not been sensitive to the leading of the Spirit. Finney’s lifestyle of constant prayers and fasting positioned him to pick up divine signals when it mattered most.
In 1828, Finney had many invitations to preach and was greatly at a loss which one to honor.
One of the invitations was from a Presbyterian Church in Rochester, New York, where there had been considerable division and controversy among the Presbyterians. Finney had no inclination to go there.
After he called some friends to pray with him about his next field of labor, the brethren were unanimous in the opinion that he should not go to Rochester. They advised him to go somewhere else in New York or Philadelphia.
Finney agreed with them. But when he retired that night, it became strongly impressed upon him, that the Lord would have him go to Rochester. He sensed that the difficulties at Rochester were the very reasons for him to go there.
Realizing that he and his friends had been all wrong, Finney then made the decision to go to Rochester.
When he arrived there, and began to hold crusades it turned out to become the greatest revival of Finney’s life. There were over 100,000 salvations in only six months and eventually almost every person in the town got saved and started going to church. The revival was so intense that the people lost interest in worldly things, The only theater in town closed because no one went anymore. The only beer joint in town closed too and the courthouses were virtually empty because there were hardly offenders.
Charles Finney’s revival inspired the Second Great Awakening and his ministry paved the way for later mass-evangelists such as Dwight L. Moody and Billy Sunday.
Our assessment of situations can never be more accurate than the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Life often presents us with many options and different paths but God alone knows the best direction for us to follow.
We must understand that our days have been ordained by God even before the foundation of the world. Our purpose have already been mapped out even before we were born. There is a script to our life’s story.
To successfully follow this divine script and avoid pitfalls in life, we need to be sensitive to the guidance of the Spirit.
Proverbs 3:5 tells us to trust in the Lord with all our heart, and not to lean on our own understanding.
It can be tempting to lean on our understanding by relying on our physical senses or following the advice of others, but there is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
To be able to clearly hear the Spirit, and know what to do , we must come up to a higher spiritual level because a carnal mind cannot receive the things of God.
Revelation 4:1 says “Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.’
Our spirit man needs to be trained to become more sensitive to God’s voice, so as not to miss our kairos moments.
To increase in spirituality, we must commit to a lifestyle of fervent prayers, fasting and in-depth study of the Word.
As we become rightly positioned spiritually, God will show us great and mighty things. [Jeremiah 33:3]. And through His divine guidance, we will avoid mistakes and regrets of life, enjoy great open doors and speedy progress in our endeavors.
PRAYER Lord, Please by Your Spirit, guide me on this journey of destiny. Help me to be willing to pay whatever price it takes, to hear Your clear divine direction to enable me excel in life in Jesus Name.
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When you apply The Word of God, it will work for you, anywhere and anytime- WORDBITE 222.
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