Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! Here is the word for your meditation and prayer! The title of my message is: "TWO WAYS OF LIFE". In life we always have a choice of how we can lead our lives, but that choice must always be guided by God's ways of living.
We can live as a slave to the law, or as an heir to the promise of grace
The following passage of scripture presents two ways in which you and I can can choose to live: " For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the bondmaid and one by the free woman. But whereas the child of the slave woman was born according to the flesh and had an ordinary birth, the son of the free woman was born in fulfilment of the promise. Now all this is an allegory; these ( two women) represent two covenants. One covenant originated from Mount Sinai ( where the Law was given) and bears ( children destined) for slavery; this is Hagar.( Galatians 4:22:24)
We know from studying Genesis chapters 11 through 21 that Sarah represents the other covenant mentioned in these verses. She is a woman who was supposed to wait on the promise of God and receive the child born in a supernatural way.
In the Bible also we see how at some point Sarah grew tired of waiting for God's promise, and tried to make things happen herself, and ended up in a mess.
But God was faithful to keep His promise, and she found out that when we wait on God and trust Him, He will bring to pass what we are believing for according to His will- no matter how long it takes.
We can live by trying to take care of ourselves, or we can live by trusting God. We can try to make things happen, or we can believe God to make things happen. The choice is ours. If you want the pressure taken off, then choose to stop trying to make everything happen yourself, in your own timing, in your own way, according to your own plan. Instead, throw your life wide open to God and pray: " Lord, whatever I may desire in life, if You don't want me to have it, I don't want it. If you do want me to have it, I ask You for it and believe You will give it to me in Your time, in Your way, according to Your divine plan. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen!"
In my own life, I have adopted a new policy. It's called the hands- off policy. Every day I pray: "Lord, I am not doing anything unless You show me what You want me to do".
I believe if you ask God for this kind of guidance, you will see marvelous things happen in your life.
Instead of compromising our faith in God, we must learn to trust God and wait for His promises in our lives. Sarah despite having been assured by God together with her husband, she chose to do things her own way instead of God's way, by waiting for her promise of a special child. ( Genesis 15:6, Genesis 18:12-14, Genesis 21:6, Romans 4:14-25).
Remember, we are talking about two ways of life, which are to live according to God's way and will or according to your own will.
Choose the way you want to follow. But as a born again child of God, I urge you to trust God and live according to His will and way.
Whatever you have been believing God for, let Him fulfill it in due season, dont take short cuts, by compromising your faith. ( Isaiah 40:31, Genesis 28:15, 2 Corinthians1:20, Hebrews10:35-39).
Wait upon the Lord you will receive your Isaac, and not Ishmael!
May God richly bless you all!
Evangelist Fanuel Masikati
Email:divinerevelations7@gmail.com
Cell:263778495363
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