Exodus 13:17-15:18, Matthew 21:23-46, Psalms 26:1-12, Proverbs 6:16-19

What God said to me – Have you ever known someone who is out of work, and they say they are trusting Me to provide them with a job and then they sit at home doing nothing?  You ask them how their job search is coming, and they reply they’re waiting for Me.  Have you noticed that very seldom do you pray a prayer, and the answer just falls into your lap?  “I AM” sovereign but you have a responsibility to walk in obedience, seeking Me and My direction.  I said that those who wait on Me will walk and not get weary and run and not faint – but notice they are walking and running and not just waiting.  When the Hebrews were afraid because Pharoah’s army was approaching and they were trapped by the sea, I told them to stand and see My salvation – that I would fight for them and save them while they kept silent.  Moses kept crying out to Me and I told him to stop crying out and to move out.  I provided the salvation, but they needed to act on it and obey.  When you are waiting for answered prayer, don’t just stop doing everything unless I tell you to – you keep walking in obedience, doing those things you know you are to do to be in obedience and fellowship with Me and you’ll see the answer to your prayer in My timing as you go on with Me.

Exodus 12:14-`3:16, Matthew 20:29-21:22, Psalms25:16-22, Proverbs 6:12-15

What God said to me – Under the Old Covenant, My temple was a place of sacrifice and offering and prayer and worship.  By the time My Son came it had devolved into a place of commerce and trade.  One of the last things He did before He was crucified was to cleanse the temple of moneychangers and sellers because it was supposed to be a house of prayer.  Under the New Covenant, you are My Temple – I live in you and like the temple of old, your heart and life are to be a place of sacrifice and offering and prayer and worship.  Periodically you need to look at your heart and examine your life to see if it is still a place of sacrifice and offering and prayer and worship or has it devolved into something else entirely because your focus has moved away from Me and onto worldly things.  Periodically you need to allow Me to come in and cleanse it and restore it to its proper place and purpose.  If you confess your sin and repent, “I AM” faithful to cleanse you and restore you.  Is your heart truly a place of prayer?  If not, repent and allow Me to cleanse and restore it.

Exodus 10:1-12:13, Matthew 20:1-28, Psalms 25:1-15, Proverbs 6:6-11

What God said to me – Have you ever had a family reunion somewhere and everyone was going to meet up at a certain time and place?  The travel plans for everyone are different depending on where they are coming from or how much time they have or if they need to stop along the way for something else.  Sometimes it’s quicker to go the back way if there are construction or traffic issues on the highway or you may need to go out of the way to pick someone up or to run an errand.  That’s the way it is for My children.  They are all going to the same place but the way they travel along the way is different – different life experiences – different paths – different gifts and ministries, but the same destination.  That is part of what this time together is all about – I instruct you in the way you should go and the things you should do along the way.  I instruct you in the things you should choose as I direct you along the path I have chosen for you.  No matter how difficult the path you are on seems to be, trust that it is the best way for you to go because I chose it for you.  “I AM” with you always and I will make your paths straight.