February 24, 2014. INSTRUMENT RATED (6)

 Monday February 24

“Lead me, O Lord…make straight your way before me.”                                 Ps 5:8 NIV

INSTRUMENT RATED (6)

Instrument rated for direction. The compass has always been the pilot’s best friend. Most planes are equipped with two. How can you know the will of God? “Aman named Agabus, who also had the gift of prophecy, arrived from Judea. He came over, took Paul’s belt, and bound his own feet and hands with it. Then he said, ‘The Holy Spirit declares, “So shall the owner of this belt be bound by the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem and turned over to the Gentiles.”’ When we heard this, we and the local believers all begged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. But he said, ‘Why all this weeping? You are breaking my heart! I am ready not only to be jailed at Jerusalem but even to die for the sake of the Lord Jesus.’ When it was clear that we couldn’t persuade him, we gave up and said, ‘The Lord’s will be done’” (Ac 21:10-14 NLT) Notice, the confusion was not over God’s will. That was clear. It was over fear concerning Paul’s life. Here we have a perfect example of letting our emotions get in the way of our spirit. It is by our spirit, not our mind, and certainly not our emotions, that we understand the ways and directions of the Lord. “For as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God” (Ro 8:14). You must not be led by “voices, dreams, and ‘fleeces’” (See Jdg 637-40). Sometimes these things support and confirm what you sense in your spirit to be God’s will, but they are never to be the sole deciding factor. Your compass is God’s Word!

This word is taken from Daily Devotional: The Word for you Today.