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Supernatural Direction who is really Guiding us?
Jeremiah said, O Lord I know that the way of man is not in himself: It is not in man that walks to DIRECT his steps (Jeremiah 10:23 KJV).
Hi Faith-writers, I thank God for another opportunity to share HIS Word with HIS people. We are still discussing the topic of Supernatural Guidance. And we need to explore the many angles and areas that the Old and New Testament believers gave us to consider. We can learn so much if we zero in on key points that Solomon and Jeremiah gave us concerning Supernatural DIRECTION.
Jeremiah came to a Supernatural Revelation of his Calling and Ministry, and stated that, the way of man is not in himself… (What did he mean by that?) Jeremiah gave us the answer; it is not in man that walks to DIRECT his steps (Jer. 10:23 KJV)
Just in case we did not capture the essence of what Jeremiah meant. Solomon gave us some more insight about this concept of Supernatural Direction. Solomon wrote, “A man’s heart PLANS his way, but the LORD DIRECTS his steps. (Proverbs 16:9 NKJV)
I believe that Jeremiah and all the Old Testament believers may have thought that they sort of had a handle on how God would lead them. In other words, they may have tried to PREDICT GOD’S Supernatural DIRECTION, when the opposite is TRUE. God is not predictable!!! God will not use Jeremiah as he used Solomon, and vise-versa. Both men declared this in their writings 343 years apart. However, TODAY, the same is TRUE, we can make PLANS—but God will ultimately change that Plan to HIS liking. We know this with the example I gave in my previous article, “Guidance by Supernatural Thoughts and Plans” written 5-26-2015. David wanted to build a Temple. Nathan the Prophet agreed with David. Yet, God spoke to Nathan and said HE wanted Solomon to build it. I guess this is why Solomon wrote this Proverb. He may have wrote Proverbs 16:9 NKJV, then realized, HEY! My pops went thru this very same principle I was inspired to write. (What a Revelation!!!)
Then 343 years later Jeremiah gets a Supernatural Revelation that it’s not about man or a spiritual man or a holy man, or an intelligently mature man that’s set out to accomplish GOD’S Will, but it is GOD who DIRECTS man to do HIS DIVINE WILL. (Oh, we have to read this sentence again.) It does not matter how smart, spiritually intelligent, or how much Scripture we may know, or if we have found the secret to how GOD will DIRECT us. Because God will always teach us to do something differently than what someone else in Scripture has already been DIRECTED to do.
The way God DIRECTED, Moses was different than how HE DIRECTED David. But Moses is a type of Christ—in the Prophetic, and the Miracle, Signs and Wonders Department. While David the Shepherd Boy/ Psalmist turn to leader of Israel—is a type of Christ, THE GREAT SHEPHERD. The key is, to know what aspect of DIRECTION God desires for us to operate in NOW, TODAY! A Shepherd—Pastor! Or a Prophet/ Miracle worker? Or both or all-in-one??? Jesus said, Greater Works we will do. (John 14:10-12 NKJV)
The Point is, we cannot predict God’s Supernatural Direction. We could read about the many ways in which HE led and Guided believers in the Old and New Testament. Then draw some parallels and be in expectation that HE may DIRECT us in a similar manner. (This would be the safe and comprehensive Biblical approach—to receiving Supernatural Direction. We must stay open and sensitive and HE shall Direct our Paths.)
However, Jesus told me to give you guys a better understanding about Supernatural Direction by considering HIM.
JESUS THE DIRECTOR
* Jesus is the Author and Finisher of our Faith. (Hebrews 12:2 NKJV)
* Jesus is the Alpha and Omega (Revelation 1:8, 11 NKJV)
* Jesus is the Shepherd (John 10:11/ Hebrews 13:20 NKJV)
* Jesus is the Door of the sheep (John 10:7,9 NKJV)
What the Lord told me tonight is to share the simplicity and practicality of understanding Supernatural Direction by learning that HE is the Door of the Sheep, and that HE controls DOORS by opening the ones that HE desires for us to walk through—and closing the ones that HE does not want us to go through. For some of you this may sound like a familiar teaching you probably heard before, for others this is new insight and info.
Connecting the Dots of Scripture
Understanding who Jesus is, and what is HIS mission for our individual lives is very important so we may tap into how HE will Supernaturally Direct us.
Jesus said, and to the Angel of the church in Philadelphia write, These things says HE who is holy, HE who is true, “HE who has the key of David, HE who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”: (v. 7)
“I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept MY word, and have not denied MY name. (v. 8) (Revelation 3:7-8 NKJV)
1. This church was on fire for God. (They loved serving God.) There are churches today who are in similar standings in their relationship with Jesus today. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
2. Jesus was talking to 7 churches at the time HE gave the Apostle John this Revelation about the church in Philadelphia, that were open and operating at that time. (I have to give you guys a background teaching to get to the main point, bare-with me for a minute.)
3. The point Jesus wanted to make with the church is that HE had OPEN A DOOR for them. They did not realize it. So JESUS tells John about it. John wrote about it and then sent it to the church of Philadelphia.
4. Now, for us TODAY, we need to catch this point, Jesus has the Key of David. And HE OPENS AND CLOSES DOORS AT HIS DISCRETION. Why is this point crucial? Because we need to see that if an OPEN DOOR to a relationship, a business opportunity, a DOOR for entry to College or Higher Learning or Training had OPENED for us—and we did not know it. We should be more in-tune as to why that DOOR OPENED for us. It could be an OPEN DOOR for Promotion.
Now, let me clarify that these OPEN DOORS came to us Supernaturally. In other words, it was unexpected, we did not brown-nose to get, we did not sleep around to get it, and we did not step on anyone to get this Supernatural Opportunity. It came as a result of God’s Favor on our lives and it was HIS Timing to OPEN THIS DOOR to allow us to go through it and serve HIM in a Greater Capacity.
MY TESTIMONY OF OPEN AND CLOSE DOORS
In the past I wrote 2 articles about Praying for an Open Door, and Praying about Closed Doors. I want to share some different Testimony about Open and Closed Doors so we may understand how JESUS will Supernaturally DIRECT us.
When I was a carpenter at JVA Industries, I really went all out in every job giving the main Contractor and Homeowner a quality high-end job. At this particular jobsite in 2005 on 11th St. and 5th avenue. I was working with Taconic Builders LLC. The site manager was in a tight situation that required the electrician and HVAC guys to come in to undo something so I may erect a wall. He could not access these companies and they were going to charge him extra in the thousands just to do a simple 5 minute undo. And a simple redo after I erect the wall.
I said, Stephen listen all you have to do is this and this, and I throw the wall up and then I will reconnect the electrical switch and reinstall the angled duct work. He said you can? I said yeah, I have electrical tools and HVAC tools with me. (I’m always prepared with extra tools on hand. I usually run into stuff like this in Construction.)
I did the job and then Stephen said, Manny you saved me dude. I said no problem. Then Stephen said, why are you wasting your time as a carpenter when you can be a Construction Manager? I said, what? (In my ignorance.) I really didn’t know the title to well.
Anyway, Stephen said, you know a lot and you do have the hands on experience. All you need is your license from the Building Dept. and your set making 80k- 125k a year.
This is an OPEN DOOR. I was already in College. I did not know how to get my license as a Construction Manager with the Building Dept. Stephen walked me through it and I got it. Then I became a Construction Manager for a number of Years from 2007 to 2010.
My point is, JESUS OPENED THE DOOR based on the integrity that I was displaying—like the believers at the church of Philadelphia. Secondly, JESUS already had it PLANNED OUT for me to make a greater income in the field of Construction. Thirdly, if I would not have known what to do I would have stay doing the same thing making less money as a Carpenter, and not know what it is to go to the next level.
The same thing happened to me in my current Church. One Sunday in 2009, I was praising God because the choir was on fire that morning and I love to praise God. I’m loud with my praise at times—not to draw attention but to express my adoration and the Spirit catches me and I’m off praising the Lord. After the service the Pastor comes to me and said, I believe that you will be a great asset to the men’s ministry because they need the kind of inspiration that is motivating you. Especially, knowing who you are (my past he was referring too, as an ex-gangster, and now an accomplished Construction Manager/ Man of God). Another OPEN DOOR happened and I didn’t expected it just happened!
Understanding Supernatural Direction
An Open Door or Opportunity, in employment advancement, or Business endeavor, Promotion, in education, in family relations, in church settings are all by Supernatural Design by Jesus HIMSELF.
A Closed Door to the same areas are by Supernatural Design by Jesus HIMSELF—to get us away from the things that may not be healthy for us (spiritually speaking). Jesus knows the End from the Beginning. HE knows what HE is doing with our lives even if we don’t. This is why we must learn to Trust in HIM.
But the key to Trusting in HIM is to know that HE has our best interest at heart. HE wants to bless us with bigger and better things that we may not know or understand why HE had hand picked us for the task and the great blessing. It is all by Supernatural Design. HE Opens the DOOR and HE Closes it. Let’s be sensitive to that Door that is Open and that Door that is Close. Then we will understand the Supernatural Direction HE is leading us in. Amen.
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