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TURN THEE EASTWARD - A Table Set Series 002
READ James 3
I Kings 17:2-3, KJV
"2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan".
One of the difficult things to do as rightly observed is gaining mastery over oneself. That's self discipline. Apart from this, there's Spirit discipline. He'll seek to exercise that on you. Some have self discipline but they don't have Spirit discipline. They have never allowed the Spirit to bind them and lead them wherever He wills before. Until you know Spirit discipline, you can't be saved from many pangs. As a matter of fact, your self discipline will be made a nonsense of. You can be exercising self discipline and much effort on the wrong job or in the wrong direction when God is leading you out of it but you're not picking that. There are adults, even adults who are suffering because of lack of direction. They've been entangled in diverse things because they've become difficult for the Holy Spirit to turn. The Bible says, we put bits in horses' mouths that we may be able to turn them (their whole body) - James 3:3. Here you are, an adult that you are and you haven't even learnt spirit life. You are not even bitted or bridled. Accident, a lot of it can't but be observed in your life. Many regrets can't but be noted in your heart and mouth.
We actually live on instructions - that is, every Word daily uttered or spoken by the Lord. This is what we live by and are sustained with. Without hearing and hearkening to instruction somewhere, our fate will not be different from over ripe fruit that falls down dead. In this kingdom, we keep heaping instructions upon instructions and we keep living by them. The day you stop is the day the devil, decay and death actually will catch up with you. It has been written that man is created and destined to live by every live and lively word oracled or given him for occasions by God. He shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God (Matt.4:4). If you'll live by the living, hot, birthed and proceeded words daily authored by God, you'll live and let live indeed.
Elijah hears nothing and have nothing else on his hands to act on than, "turn thee Eastward." Elijah is heavy and so is everyone. The way he's going, if he's not stopped and diverted, he'll end in a dead end and consequently death zone. He'll end where God has not put plans on ground for him. So, God hauls his whole body and turn it around wholly by an instruction that says, "turn thee Eastward." God will give the Word and you will act it. Herein is your salvation. When God says, "turn thee Eastward" and Elijah turned himself Eastward, he immediately is saved from the famine and the problem of scarcity that has come on the earth. "Turn thee Eastward" is the instruction. That word must be binding enough on him if he won't soon have a future of sorrow and regret. Those of you that God is whistling to but who like rebels despise Him would soon count your loses. This Bible portion says concerning you.
Luke 7:31-32, KJV
"31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? 32 They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept".
God wants to call forth a particular action or outcome from you but in all His effort, you make it null and void. You'll catch out the consequences. Just wait! The Bible also says the prudent foresees the evil and he hides himself (Prov.22:3). His saving grace is that he sees it ahead and could put in preparation and plans. What God sees ahead, which He tells us of, which we in turn act on and get saved by is what makes us prudent and not have the fate of the general masses.
When God said to Elijah, "turn thee Eastward", God is about saving him from what would kill some people. No instruction of God is spoken without an intent. They're meant to help you wage a good warfare. If you won't despise it, you'll see their intent and rejoice.
The Bible records that, "behold mighty ships that are driven by strong winds and how they're stirred by a small helm wherever the governor wants" (James 3:4). The Holy Spirit is this helm. His voice may be still; He may be a perfect gentleman and He may even be invisible to you (all these are things that make him small), don't take Him for granted. God is the Governor and has a path for you in His will to be stirred in. You and I are that big ship that is driven by a fierce wind but let it sufficient us to be stirred by the helm of the Holy Ghost. If the ship would not submit to be stirred but submit itself only to the forceful driving wind, I assure you, it shall soon be forcefully driven to crash. You have your own will and that's that strong and fierce wind driving the ship but submit to the rudder of the Holy Spirit. Let it govern and sail you to the shore. Let it turn you Eastward and wherever it lists. Let the God of creation direct your noble cause through the Holy Spirit. If you'll allow, in one thousand journeys, your to and fro will always be successful. Your ship will never be crashed for He knows the path you should take in life. Your strong will is not enough for direction. It's only good for movement when direction has been ascertained but this direction comes from the Lord first of all. I can only tell you to tenaciously continue on the road that you're sure was born of divine dictates and will. If it's not, stop and repent. Allow to be turned. Don't be too heavy.
PRAYER: May I not be too heavy to turn. May God's lively oracles be enough to bind me and lead me. May my ship sail and arrive.
BIBLE IN A YEAR: 2 Kings 17:1-18:12; Acts 20:1-38; Psalm 148:1-14; Proverbs 18:6-7
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