Recently while attending a
meeting at a House of Prayer, I saw a vision of a set of about 4 or 5 steps and
someone was standing on the top one.
There was a sense that there should be more steps because the
destination the person was headed for was higher. But the steps were not in view. As the person stood there the next step
appeared and they stepped up onto it. Then the person waited and another step appeared.
The Lord was saying to them
corporately and to each of us individually that as we ascend into the fullness
of what God has for us, sometimes the next step is not in view. We need to stand and wait for the Lord to put
the next step in place. Then we step up
and wait for the next until we enter into the fullness of His promise.
Often the wait for the next
step can be difficult. It can test our
faith and our patience. Sometimes we may
even try to find another way to get to the destination. The destination generally being a promise
from God or a vision that God has given for our lives or ministry. We need to be careful not to produce an
Ishmael.
Abraham entered into His
promise by faith and patience, although he did produce an Ishmael on the way.
Prayer:
We call forth the faith and
patience to wait for the next step. We call for eyes to clearly see the next
step and the courage to take the next step as we progress higher and higher
into the fullness of God’s plans and purposes for our lives.
Hebrews 6:12 & 15 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who
through faith and patience inherit the promises. ….And thus Abraham, having
patiently waited, obtained the promise.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all thine
heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways
acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Psalm 37:23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and
he delighteth in his way.
Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God
Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew
their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and
not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
