A Nugget from New Life Network
(partially reprinted from Chris Musgrove’s Daily Stir devotional for Future Now)
Scripture for the Day (July 28, 2015)
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6)
Have you ever been at a place in your life and you didn’t know what to do? You prayed and even fasted, and it seemed like you hit a brick wall. Well, when you’ve done all you know to do, you need to know some more. You need more information (revelation) from the Word of God. John 16:13 says, “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.”
If you are born again the Holy Spirit lives in you and the Bible calls Him the teacher, and while you are reading the Word or just meditating on it, when you least expect it, He will speak the answer to you.
Prov. 3:5-6 says, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” How do we acknowledge God? By not leaning on our understanding, or what we or somebody else thinks. We must stay in and with the Word of God.
John 8:31, 32 says, “If you continue in my Word, then you are my disciples indeed, then you will know the truth and the truth will make you free.” The knowledge of God or knowing God comes from spending time in His Word, which is truth. Jesus said in John 17:17 “that thy word is truth.“ God’s word enlightens (brings revelation). Psalm 119:130 says, “The entrance of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.” Psalm 119:105 says, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” God’s word lights (brings understanding) the area around your feet which represents where you are presently standing, which is your present situation. But it also lights (brings understanding) your path for the future.
So the next time you hit a spiritual dead end and you’ve done all you know to do, get into the Word of God and get the knowledge you need for breakthrough!