Ecclesiastes 5:1 – 3
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of
God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they
consider not that they do evil. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine
heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou
upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. For a dream cometh through the
multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
The Lord has been showing me a word in so
many different ways for the last few weeks and even though my physical
situation in this world looks so bleak I’m so excited in my spirit. I was
raised that if God said it in the word, then it is settled and it will come to
pass if I will just believe that it is so. The word of God was given to men
that were moved on by God as they wrote the word for us all to follow. This is the breath of God; the word is full
of stories and teachings for every situation that any of us may have to face in
this world. We are highly favored and blessed in the Lord; all we need to do is
claim it and it will come to pass.
The breath of God is life for you can see
it in every living thing that he has created upon this earth. It is in the
seasons as the trees, flowers, and grass for at a certain time they change
colors, fall, and will sprout into new growth. I heard a song the other day
that a man from New Orleans sang and it’s also connects with this word that the
Lord gave me; I believe it’s called “What A Wonderful World.” The breath of God
is seen in the animals as they grow from young to reproducing more life and we
are blessed to have meat, fruit and vegetables on our tables. You can also see
the breath of God in us for it is through God that man has been able to learn
so many things; God gave life to Adam when breathed into his nostrils and
became a living soul (Genesis 2:7 And the Lord God
formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath
of life; and man became a living soul.) for our minds are constantly
learning and growing but we also have to remember that 90% of wisdom is just common
sense.
It talks about having faith in Mark 5; it even shows us that if we use just a small
portion of faith or as small as a grain of mustard seed we can move mountains.
Just because our minds are not designed to believe anything our spirit does;
your mouth is where you get the information but your spirit is where you
process the information. We must sacrifice our physical bodies daily so that
the spiritual body can do the work God knows it can do. Sometimes in a service
(it doesn’t have to be in an actual church building) God comes down and to get
something done He breathes on us. Some will dance, some will shout the victory,
some will go out in the spirit, some will cry, and some will laugh. I have
actually seen and participated in all of these actions over my lifetime in God.
One of my most recent moments was after one
of our mid-week services we were on our way home and we were listening and
practicing the new song that my children and I are learning and the spirit of God
come into that van and filled it up; it was as though he came down and blew on
us; I had to pull over several times to shout the victory because I believed
every word that came through this song and I can hardly wait till the Lord says
we can sing it in service. The Lord inhabits the praise of his people, so if we
could praise him in the good times, praise him in the rough times, but when we
praise him in the bad times things will change. The breath of God will blow on
you and your situation and you will find that it isn’t as bad as you thought it
was for God had the situation under control the whole time.
We must have a Word – Ruled mind meaning
that we do not think with our minds but with the word of God for it is
continually changing. Everything that the Lord tells us to do is unbelievable
and impossible but it is doable for it cannot be done by ourselves. It is
through obedience that (John 7:17 If any man will do
his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I
speak of myself.) we can please him. Every day our spiritual body renews
itself so that we can learn and do what is pleasing to God. Some folks seem to
be on a fast from Jesus Christ; they are slacking in reading the word, prayer,
attending service, and fellowship with our brothers and sisters. As we have
heard many times, seven days without Jesus makes one weak.
Jesus was not a wimp He spoke with
authority and anointing in everything he did while he walked on this earth. Only
god can create life and it is through the breath of God that we can gain
strength and knowledge to keep moving forward. Christianity is an invitation to
a renovation; it is the gospel of renewal. We do not have to choose between one
dream or a blessing from the other; for you can have them all if we will just
believe what the word says and follow through with our spiritual faith not our
physical faith. Again the breath of God will give us the desires of our heart
for all we have to do is follow the word of God, put on the whole armor of God,
and keep our eyes on Jesus.
Jesus is so much closer, it seems as
though I cannot stress that enough, to coming back for us. What was wrong
yesterday is still wrong today. God has not and will not change the word and he
will not fail us for we are his children and he is our God of everything.
Sometimes the troubles we are facing is due to the Lord as he stirs us up by
making things a bit uncomfortable so that we can grow in the word and as we
grow he breaths on us to give us strength so that we can stand the troubles we
are facing.
The winds of March will spread all the
little seeds all about the earth so that when the showers of April come they will
water the seeds to new growth in May. The same is similar with God; the breath
of God spreads the spirit of life upon you so that when the rains of trouble
fall you may gain strength, be healed, and/or restored so that you can walk in
a new growth of the Lord that you have never walked before. He does all this
because he loves us more than we can ever imagine but remember he loves us so
much that he died for our sins.
Remember we have to go through the
troubled rains of April to get to the growth in May. God is still breathing
life into each of us; just follow the word he has given to us and know that
what we walk through daily is not wasted for God is preparing us for a greater
destiny just as he did with Moses in the wilderness. I do not want to even wake
up in the morning if I did not have Jesus Christ as my Savior and God my
Father. When you are trying to keep a fire going you blow on it slightly to
give it strength God does the same thing for us. As we go through the fire he
blows on it slightly and we are strengthened immediately, all we have to do is
believe for it is settled.
Our previous experiences are just how the
Lord let us practice responsibility and practicing accountability If you will
look back over the things you have gone through in your life and the uniqueness
of the complications in your life; which are the clues that unfold the destiny
of your future because whatever you are going to be, you already are in seed
form. Moses is a leader of Israel because he was a leader of sheep and survived
in the wilderness (Romans 8:28 And we know that all
things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called
according to his purpose.). For God has been preparing us for what we
are about to do for the best is yet to come.
Jesus deliberately delayed coming to heal
Lazarus and the sister told him if he had just been there she would not have
lost her brother but she did not realize that there was a greater miracle in
the making that Jesus wanted to do for her and for Lazarus. God will gather up
all your fragments put you on a solid ground. Sometimes I think I’m just
rambling but when I think of these writings as some of the fragments the Lord
has and if you put them all together you may see that through the Love of Jesus
and the breath of God we are special to Him. For all this is the seed of the
word of God and let’s spread it all about so that rain can come and we can find
new growth in our spirit.
Written By:
Karen ReNee
More Scripture References to Study:
John 10: 27, 10, 2
My sheep hear my voice, and I
know them, and they follow me: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to
kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might
have it more abundantly. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of
the sheep.
Proverbs 4:20 -22
My son, attend to my words;
incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep
them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them,
and health to all their flesh.
John 16:13 – 15
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of
truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of
himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew
you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and
shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore
said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
John 6:63
It is the spirit that
quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they
are spirit, and they are life.
