Isaiah 55:9 ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.’

DAILY READING • Matthew 5:1-20; Exodus 28:1-29:46; Proverbs 13

Today, Kenneth Copeland is an internationally recognized preacher of the Gospel. But in his younger days, he was groomed to become a singing sensation and world-renowned superstar. He was mentored and trained by the same circle of people who brought Elvis Presley to fame.
Kenneth Copeland started out singing in nightclubs as a teenager. Then, in 1957, when he was 20 years old, he recorded a song called ‘Pledge of Love’, which became a hit, topping the charts.
This song would have turned Kenneth into an instant superstar, but interestingly on the very day the record was released, that same day Kenneth got drafted into the army for compulsory military service.
As his record was gaining rapid popularity he was unavailable to do shows or promotions and be seen by the public. Kenneth remained in obscurity, doing military duties while his record climbed the charts until it turned gold. Two of his contemporaries who also had their first records on the charts at the same time were Johnny Mathis and Elvis Presley, both of them rose to stardom.
By the time Kenneth was finally discharged from the Army, his song had dropped off the charts, and his name had been forgotten.
At that time Kenneth was frustrated at missing his chance at fame. However, today, he thanks Almighty God for protecting him from the kind of worldly success that could have truncated his destiny. His musical contemporaries, Johnny Mathis and Elvis Presley, ended up suffering from alcohol and drug addictions, which eventually led to Elvis Presley’s early death at only 42 years of age.
Instead of worldly fame, Kenneth Copeland gained an amazing ministry that is greatly blessing millions of people today.

Sometimes what may look like obstacles on our way could be divinely placed there to stop us from going down a wrong road.
In Numbers 22, an angel blocked Balaam’s path because he was on a wrong course.
Balaam’s donkey on seeing the angel stopped moving, but frustrated by the lack of progress, Balaam kept beating the donkey,, unaware that an angel was blocking his path.
The further Balaam went, the narrower the road got. Eventually God opened the mouth of the donkey to tell the prophet of his error.
Anytime the road keeps getting narrower it could be an indication it’s a wrong direction.
On the wrong road, the more you struggle to make progress the more the doors will close. You may wonder why God is not giving you what you want, but He is actually protecting you from disaster.
If you insist on following your own ways, but find that things are not just working, it may not be the devil fighting you. It could be the goodness of the Lord stopping you from going down the path of destruction.
If any endeavor consistently fails to yield desired results, we need to seek the Lord and find out what His thoughts are.
God’s plans are always better and greater than our own plans.
As the Heavens are higher than the earth so are God’s thoughts and ways higher than ours.
In a fast-paced, demanding world, full of lures, and glittering attractions, it can be tempting to seek shortcuts to fame and riches. However, there is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
To walk in obedience to the Lord, is to walk on the safest path in the world.
Therefore in all our pursuits, we need to step back and let God take the lead and guide us to His perfect will for us.
It is only when the Lord is our Shepherd, that we will be guided to our green pastures and access the greater open doors ordained for us.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to recognize when You are leading me away from the wrong paths. Please grant me spiritual sensitivity to always follow Your direction so that I can access the open doors You have ordained for me in Jesus Name
QUOTE;
When you make God your priority, God automatically makes you priority in His own plan. – WORDBITE 222

Shalom!

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