Divine Encounters

Day 97 Reading: 1 Kings 3:1 - 1 Kings 5:18 Walking with God will lead to a life full of His glory. From the beginning of the Bible, in Genesis, we see God's desire to fellowship with humanity while he continues the work of creation. Eden was a starting point. We were to extend the Garden of Eden to cover the earth. At the onset of the reign of Solomon, we learn and see of his passion for God. Solomon loved God and walked in the statutes of his father. The difference between him and his father was that he offered sacrifices in the high places to God. Solomon went a step further. It's not often that we saw David offer a sacrifice to God out of his own free will. Solomon, however, was different in this respect. On one such encounter, Solomon gives to God a sacrificial offering of a thousand burnt offerings. The Word declares that during the night God appeared to Solomon in a dream and held a conversation with him. Solomon's offering had touched God that He was...

As this month of June begins, I felt impressed to pray and ask God for "Understanding". As I meditated on this in the morning I wondered why I needed to make that kind of prayer. Whilst still thinking and meditating I realised that without understanding I have only knowledge which is not able to cause a revolution in life. Understanding is able to open up knowledge and allows one to use knowledge for their advantage. Understanding is what exposes one to revelation that unlocks the doorway to the miraculous; it  is having the veil over knowledge removed and enables one to access the power inherent in the knowledge. Without understanding you may know the promises of God for your life and not see the power locked in them released. Too many times I have walked in life knowing the promises but now with my eyes opened to understand I am able to comprehend what God has and thus unlock the forces locked within the promise. Understanding enables one to walk in obedience Psalms 32:9 ;...