by Sadhu Sundar Selvaraj
Every step along the way, Prophet Moses SOUGHT God. This is the great characteristic you can find in the life of Moses. Moses sought God every step of the way, he sought the will of God. He sought the mind of God, except for one mistake he made in his life. Throughout his 40 years ministry you'll never find his another failure. What is the secret to his success? Every step of the way, Moses sought God. It is very important to be led by God.
Exodus 13:21
And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
The Israelites made 2 types of journey in the wilderness :
- day journey
- night journey
There were times where God led the Israelites Day and Night. What does it mean? Peace time and difficult times, God is our sure guide in peace time and difficult times, leading us. The lord was the closest with the Israelites during challenging circumstances. The Lord has never left his people, He's with you all the time. Especially during your challenging times.
Daniel 3:25
He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
Numbers 14:14
And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou Lord art among this people, that thou Lord art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.
Psalm 80:1
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
Isaiah 40:11
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
We must do the same, because you will have nobody else to guide you. All bibles will be banned, all christian internet websites pulled down. A blanket ban on all christian media. What is going to be your source of spiritual development? A day is coming when Youtube will close down. Youtube will not close down but christian media will close down. Which tube would you go? It is "I" Tube (between you and God). Learn to hear directly from God.
During this peace time, you must learn now to develop your spirit. Develop your soul, develop your spiritual senses. Most importantly, know this bible like the back of your hand, so that when this is ban, don't say "Oh so what? I have the bible in my phone." That's a good safeguard, when you run like fugitive, where to find the charging port? Its call cactus.
Bible is ban, cell mobile smartphone don't work. How are you going to read your bible? You must store it in your heart.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Prophecy of Amos
There is famine coming, the famine of the word of God. That famine is of 2 kinds. One : famine of the availability of the word of God. Second : famine of bible teachers.
It is very important to always keep our eyes on God to be led by Him. Please keep this in your mind, it is very important to keep our eyes on God. Wait for Him to lead you and guide you. Don't step out on your own prematurely. Do you know what an eagle does? Before it flaps its wings and fly, it always wait for the wind to come. Among many birds, only the eagles do that. Eagles never use it's strength to fly, its always the wind.
Numbers 9:15-23
And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning. So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.
And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents. At the commandment of the Lord the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the Lord they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents. And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the Lord, and journeyed not. And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the Lord they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the Lord they journeyed. And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed. At the commandment of the Lord they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the Lord they journeyed: they kept the charge of the Lord, at the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
Sometimes you may have seen such seasons in your life. Nothing seems to be moving in your life, you seems to have stay put in one place. No promotion, nothing happens. Why? The clouds is standing above you. The cloud hasn't moved yet. Then when the time comes for the clouds to move, suddenly you find doors are open. Everything starts moving again. Because the cloud had started moving.
May 2018 will be a new season for the whole world of Christians.
Don't do things when God is not leading you. When you do things unsanctioned by God, your works will be failure. Your money will be wasted. All the efforts you put in will be wasted. God did not forsake them although the Israelites wandered in the desert 40 years.
Psalm 78:25
Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.
Nehemiah 9:21
Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.
Matthew 6:25-33
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Psalm 105:41
He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
- To trust God for food
- Instead of be satisfied with food from heaven, they lusted for food on the earth
- They were disciplined when they disobeyed God
- God is fair and impartial in His justice
- God manifested His power to deliver the Israelites
Psalm 78:25-31
Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full. He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations. So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire; They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths, The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
Matthew 10:9-10
Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
Numbers 21:5-6
And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
If God can disciplined Moses, Miriam and Aaron, it shows the impartiality of God.
Exodus 14:13-14
And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Exodus 14:24-25
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them: And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night. And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians, And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
2 cardinal principles we can learn from the journey that the Israelites took :
1. Trust and Obedience
2. Seeking God's ways
The journey that the Israelites took in the wilderness is going to be the same journey that we are going to take place in these last days. Read the book of Numbers very well, it records the entire journey Israelites took during the wilderness. When you read, God will open your eyes to see. You will find survival principles when you read Numbers. The Holy Spirit will reveal to you according to your specific calling. No 2 person will have the same revelation or calling. Same principles but shown in 2 different ways to different people, methods of application is different because have to suit your personal situation.
Exodus 5:1
And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
We will have to contend with the spirit of Pharaoh in these last days. Who is this spirit of Pharaoh? They will be anti-christ, world government leaders. They will suddenly rise up everywhere. They will be installed in all governments of the world because the bible says the kings of the world will give their allegience to the anti-christ. So such leaders will rise up. And we will have to contend with them. That is the spirit of the Pharaoh.
The spirit of Pharaoh will stir up government leaders. Stir up authorities to turn against christians. Laws will be enacted in the land specifically targetting christians. 2 examples : Daniel 3 and Daniel 6
Whenever you face circumstances like that, remembers spirit of Pharaoh is working. So instead of appealing to government officers, you go into prayer war-room and bind the spirit of Pharaoh.
Exodus 25:8
And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
Exodus 25:22
And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
Exodus 23:14-17
Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:) And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord God.
Firstly, from beginning God wants to talk to all people personally Himself. He didn't put any intermediary between His people. But the people didn't want to so they asked Moses to talk to God on behalf.
Exodus 19:9
And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the Lord.
Exodus 20:18-19
And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Deuteronomy 31:15
And the Lord appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.
Exodus 25:40
And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.
Matthew 11:27
All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him
Luke 10:22
All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
John 16:25
These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
That in whomsoever the Lord Jesus Christ delights and wills, He will take that people and introduce to the Father God.
Secondly, Revelation 4:1 said He will show you the wonders in heaven.
Thirdly, Zechariah 3:7 He will allow you to talk to the saints and angels in heaven.
This is a blessing and privilege for everybody. So how can you get them? 2 simple ways :
1. Obey God commandments
2. Seek His ways
3. Walk in His ways
4. Open your heart and talk to Him
God desire Himself to manifest Himself to you is greater than your desire to see Him. Don't run here and there, take time to wait on God. This is a very important principle we must learn in our lives.
1 Corinthians 10:11
Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
Joshua 3:3-4
And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.
Revelation 12:17
And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
2 important phases :
- Keeping the commandments of God
- Having the testimony of Jesus Christ which is Revelation 19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Why do you need spirit of prophecy? Because there will be false prophets, false teachers, and anti-christ will be increased in last days. And false Christs. Of these 4, only the false prophets will be difficult to recognised. Because they were once upon a time a good prophets and good teachers. How would you know their spirits are wrong? That's why you need to have the spirit of prophecy which will teach you all things, it will lead you to all good. It will guide you and give you discernment. That is why it is very important for you to know the ways of God. How to know the ways of God?
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
If He is the way, to know the ways of God, you need to know Jesus, not just about Jesus Christ. But to have intimate relationship with Lord Jesus. With the intimate bonding with Jesus, then you can know the ways of the Lord Jesus. He will then show you 4 kinds of the ways of God. He will show you the way to the heart of God. Secondly, He will show you the way to the kingdom of God. Thirdly, He will show you the ways of God. Fourthly, He will show you the will of God.
John 1:36-39
And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.
Psalm 18:11
He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Psalm 27:5
For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
Psalm 31:20
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
Psalm 91:1
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
The inner secret place is becoming one with the Lord.
John 17:21 calls it the union with God
To know the Lord Jesus is to love Him with all your heart, and to seek Him with all your heart.
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