Faith Capsule: What we do with the word that we receive is the evidence of understanding in us.
Proverbs 4
Promises of God for His children in the journey of a New Year are in the manual of life (the Bible). Any child that knows to seek Him in the pages of His word will get hold of what is set for him/her in the journey of a New Year. James 1:4 stated, “But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” For a child of God that is able to engage James 1:4 with understands that child is set to live through the year as a year of super natural breakthrough. Truly, in the world of challenges, it is a supernatural breakthrough to live life lacking nothing that is, having all your needs supplied to you according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19)
Engaging James 1:4 is to know and live through the course of the year by allowing (always making a conscious move) patience to take charge in every area of life because the promise of NO-LACK demands patience. Ones that will allow patience must live in obedience to the word of God; must know to keep on to the testimonies of God and must know to be persistent in prayer.
Are you one that have heard the above identified points that are enough to take man to a supernatural breakthrough (living life and not know no-lack) in the journey of the year? It is important to know that hearing is not enough but to hear and go in the way of understand. You do not go you will not get there…
Proverbs 9:6 commanded us to “…go in the way of understanding.”(Proverbs 9:6) In the way of understanding there is life to obtain the promise of God because the word of God is fail-proof. The word of God does not return to Him void. Proverbs 4:1-2 admonished us about what it takes to get understanding stating, “Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, and give attention to know understanding…”
It takes the combination of hearing and giving attention to know and understanding to go in the way of understanding. Just hearing and not attending to what one hears is the evidence of no understand. Many are hearing but not all are giving attention to understand.
Understanding has its source in the ability to listen. Jesus pointed out when He asked a rhetorical question about the reason for lack of understanding. “Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to my word.” (John 8:43) What we do with the word that we receive is the evidence of understanding in us. It is important to get the understanding of what it takes to have supernatural breakthrough so that the year shall answer indeed as the year of no lack. Allow patience to have its perfect work.
Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to be open and gain understanding in His word.