The Word: 1 Corinthians 2: 9 (KJV)
9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Dig Deeper: 1 Corinthians 2: 10(KJV)
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
Think about it
EVER INCREASING DIVINE PLANS
God’s plans of goodness is so big. It will take eternity to explore it. God’s plans is like the onion. As you peel one layer another layer is revealed. We cannot fully exhaust it while we are on this side of eternity.
Proverbs 4: 18
18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
The plans of God is an ocean that can never be exhausted. We would only have scratched the surface while we are alive.
NEXT LEVEL is all about entering the next dimension of what God has for us. But we don’t see the next dimension until we have taken a step of faith. The next layer is revealed as we take the step for today. We see that in the life of Abraham. God called him out. But he was not permitted to know the next instruction until he had obeyed the first instruction first. Genesis 12: 1-3. It is the walk of faith. We also see this in the life of Elijah. God told him to stay by the brook Cherith. He was to be fed by Ravens but after a while the brook dried and God sent him to the widow of Zarephath. Elijah would not have qualified to be sent to the widow of Zarephath without firstly going to the brook Cherith.
1 Kings 17: 3-4, 7-9
3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. 8 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, 9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
We don’t qualify to know the next thing on the Divine Agenda until we have obeyed the Divine instruction for today. In other words: complete, absolute, childlike trust and obedience is what qualifies us for a revelation of the next level God has in mind. God told Jeremiah to go to the potter’s house, then he would spoke to him. So until Jeremiah was in the potter’s house, he didn’t qualify for deep revelations – Jeremiah 18: 2-4
We are not ready for the next level until we are ready to follow the path of obedience to God.
Hosea 6: 3
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Nuggets:
The obedience of today is what qualifies you for the revelation of tomorrow.
Our memory verse for May 2018
Ecclesaistes 3: 1
1. To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Let’s take a few moment to learn our memory verse for this month by heart. It can be memorised in 2 lines:
Line 1: To every thing there is a season,
Line 2: and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Once you say it a few times it will stick.
Prayer focus: Our next level prayers:
Lord help me to follow you obediently.
On the word: Recommended book
The Bible Study Methods – Rick Warren