QAVAH: THE MYSTERY OF STAYING UNTIL LIGHT COMES
Many believers desire clarity, direction, and answers from God, but few understand the power of staying in His Presence long enough to receive them.
There is something the Holy Spirit does when a man creates an atmosphere for fellowship and remains there. The Scripture calls it Qavah: to wait, to stay, to linger with expectation. Not passively, but intentionally, as the Spirit of God broods over your heart, mind, and destiny.
The One who knows your future is the Holy Spirit. He knows the seasons ahead, the opportunities that await you, the helpers assigned to your destiny, and the steps required for your next level. As you pray, meditate, and remain in God's Presence, the Spirit of Wisdom begins to illuminate your path.
Ideas emerge. Visions become clearer. Strategies are revealed. Scriptures come alive. What once seemed confusing begins to make sense as light dawns upon your spirit. Unfortunately, many people leave too quickly. We rush out of His Presence only to repeat the same mistakes, face the same frustrations, and recycle the same patterns.
No matter the challenge before you, stay. Let the Spirit of Wisdom brood over your heart. Stay until light comes. Stay until understanding comes. Stay until the direction comes.
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WHEN GOD IS NEAR
“Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.” - (Isaiah 55:6)
READ: Psalm 29:2
The Bible says you should seek God while He may be found and call on Him while He is near. Once you hear that, the next question on your mind should be, “How do I know when God may be found or when He is near?” That question is very valid. However, what you really need to know is how to draw Him near to you. John 4:23-24 says:
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
The Scripture above tells me that rather than trying to seek God while He may be found when I cannot even see Him, if I worship Him in spirit and in truth, He will be the One to seek me out. Instead of me calling Him without knowing whether He is near or far, if I just concentrate on worshipping Him, He will draw near to me. If you want God to always be near you, you must be committed to worshipping Him like no one else does. He is drawn to people that worship Him. Psalm 22:3 says that God inhabits the praises of Israel. Israel here refers to those who worship Him in spirit and in truth.
People generally move towards where they are being praised. Where I’m from in the Western part of Nigeria, if you are at a party and the musician suddenly starts singing your praises, it is expected that you will stand on your feet and go towards him or her dancing. That is what happens when we sing praises to God; He draws near us. This is one major secret that David knew, which made God answer His prayers. He said that whenever he wanted to approach God, he went in with praises and thanksgiving (Psalm 100:4). By the time he had praised and thanked God for a while, he will find himself in the very courts of God. Once he had God near him, he could call on Him and be sure to receive answers to his prayers.
Beloved, henceforth, deliberately draw God close to you at all times with praise and worship.
KEY POINT:
Don't ask God for anything until you have praised Him enough to draw Him close to you.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Luke 19-20
DISHONOR :
1. If they really love you, they will honor you. DISHONOR leads to dismissal.
2. You cannot sow "DISHONOR" seed & call it a "just being honest" seed. You may not know the difference but your harvest will.
3. If a person disrespects you, no matter how much you love them ,don't let them DISHONOR you for too long. Know when to walk away.
4. NEVER DISHONOR those that have come before you, even if you disagree with them. DISHONOR is the response of a fool.
5. Disrespect is the quickest way to experience disconnect. Favor is often erased by DISHONOR. Disrespect can turn connection into rejection.
6. Even if you don't respect a person, it still doesn't mean you should DISHONOR them. Sometimes honor is deserved, even when respect is not.
7. Social networking sometimes blurs the lines of respect. Its the place where common feels equal to kingship & DISHONOR is often the result.
8. Don't ever reward DISHONOR with Gifts, Your Time, or Your Attention! Cut it Loose!
9. DISHONOR isn't always about what you did or said, it can be something you didn't do or say.
10. When they treat you with DISHONOR, still carry yourself with honor. Don't give their actions the reaction they are looking for.
Hope this made little sense?