“Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, LET THEM HEAR.” (Mark 4:9)
What is the Lord’s plan for your life .TOMMY? How will you know? These are very important questions you should ask yourselves because only He knows what He expects of you, so, how do you find out? One important lesson the bible teaches us is about prayer and fasting, talking to God and dedicatingourselves to Him with our “flesh” out of the way! You see, that is what fasting is all about, it is not a sacrifice, it is an offering of yourself to God so you may hear from Him!!! The Lord spoke to Isaiah, saying “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose…to undo…to break every yoke?” (Isaiah 58:6) If you become too comfortable in the “flesh”, YOUR SPIRITUAL HEARING BECOMES DULL! Only THE LORD can tell you what HIS WILL is for your life, so you must BE ABLE TO HEAR HIM! The Lord goes on to tell you, “you shall call, and THE LORD WILL ANSWER; you shall cry, and he will say, ‘HERE I AM.’ …then shall your light rise…And the LORD will guide you continually…and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters DO NOT FAIL.” (Isaiah 58:9-11) This “watered garden whose waters do not fail” is speaking of the ANOINTING OF THE LORD ALWAYS being present, which is obviously so important when you are called to handle the Word of God!!! The Lord makes a more awesome promise:
“you shall take delight (chêphets: to bring extreme satisfaction and great pleasure) in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth…for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.” (Isaiah 58:14)
make the Lord your source of pleasure and satisfaction…
-Bill Stockham