 Praise the Lord and welcome everyone to class this morning. I hope you all had a blessed week and and you're ready to Enjoy our class this morning before we continue in looking at and studying This publication receiving God's guidance for our life We'll just pause for a word of praise can one of you, please lead us in prayer. Please anyone Precious loving heavenly Father God we praise and thank you for this morning time. Oh Lord God You're graciously given us this time to learn a lot God from the word or Lord God and Lord help us a lot To be Lord diligent in listening and also practicing it in our lives. So Father God bless Pastor who is teaching us and give us the mind and the thoughts a lot take control Lord God so that we can meditate and Lord God be blessed for this day We give you all the glory honor and praise for we ask all this in the mighty name of a Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Amen. Amen. Thank you Esther Clement So last Friday we began studying the other APC publication receiving God's guidance we looked at chapter one where we saw how God desires to guide us in every area of our life whether it is a small matter or a big matter and we have this wonderful privilege to have God as our Guide and we also see that God is genuinely interested in leading us and guiding us even as we make decisions in our lives and Also, the word of God says that God promises to guide us in every step of the way that we Go or every phase of our journey in life So we looked at various scripture passages and we learned various things. We also looked at the Basis to understand God's will so we looked at some of the basis to understand God's will and then we looked at You know whether there are three categories of God's will as we read Romans chapter 12 was 1 to 2 And we said no there are no three different categories but God's will is good pleasing and acceptable all the time and Then we looked at our responsibility God is God desires to You know guide us and lead us every step of the way but You know and he also promises to lead us and guide us But what is our responsibility and we looked at three things we must seek God We must listen to him and we must obey him Okay, so that is what we looked at chapter 1 and then we moved on to chapter 2 where we looked at specifically the life of David Because unlike any other Man in the Bible, you know David at every stage of his life, you know inquired of God and we know that he was a man after God's own heart and he was somebody who was willing to do God's will and We read in Acts chapter 13 was 36 that you know David served God in his own generation by the will of God So we saw that you know, he was able to do this because you know throughout his life at every stage of His life, he inquired of the Lord or he asked God what he needs to do. So even as we look at a few of the phases in David's life and how he inquired from God We can also learn in our own Life's journey, you know, where are the different areas or stages or Times in our life when we need to Enquire of the Lord. So the first thing we looked at was in first Samuel chapter 23 versus one to five and We learned that, you know, when our own team hesitates to take On our plans our decisions our suggestions or what we hear from God What we need to do just like David He inquired of the Lord and when he did what God asked him to do and he won the victory his Own team members of his his his group of men, you know realize that Here was somebody who Here's from God inquires from God here's from God and that's what God asked them to do and they had this confidence in following their leader so even as We do this in life, you know at various points in our life, whether you're a leader at the church Your leader of a prayer group or a ministry group or in the workplace Wherever you are or at home even as you lead your family and guide them, you know There are various times when people along in with you in the team will not agree To what you're saying they think that the plan what you're doing The plan in your strategy is not the right plan not the right strategy But we see that, you know, David tells his men and they were they were hesitant to take on his plan or go and fight the battle but David goes back and inquires of the Lord and We see that God tells him to go and fight the battle and he will surely win the battle and We see that when he does that, you know, and with the battle his teammates It's like a confidence booster for them, you know, they are excited and they know that their leader is Inquiring from the Lord The next thing we saw was, you know, when David faith severe setback even when his, you know, he he lost his wives his children everything is his group of men they lost everything And they were so disappointed so discouraged and they were all weeping and moaning and They also his men, you know thought of harming David and we see that at that time, you know What does David do, you know, he first strengthens himself in the Lord his God So he finds strength for himself in his situation because he himself has lost his wife and his children And once he strengthened himself in the Lord his God, I don't know how he did that Maybe he would have just prayed to God cried out to God worshipped God just, you know, loved God shown his love to God and when he did that we see that You know, and he inquired of God God told him what to do and he and his men were able to Retreat back or get back everything that they had Lost so also we learned that, you know, when we go through Severe setbacks in our life when we go through disappointments frustrations Difficult situations. What do we need to do? You know, we need to first strengthen ourselves in the Lord our God okay, just worship God just pray just pour out your heart to God cry out to him and You know, just put out your love And then inquire of the Lord and the Lord will lead us and guide us how to overcome the setback how to Conquer our giants how to Bring about victory and success in the area where you are facing a setback Okay, and the next thing we we will look at is you know When we are going through transitions in life and you know different seasons in life and we're moving out from one season We're going to another season. We are transitioning from one You know journey in life. We're going to another stepping into another season or another journey in life You know, what do we need to do? So? we We can draw out some lessons from the life of David in Second Samuel Chapter two versus one to four. We already looked at it Two weeks back when we were studying the publication fulfilling God's purpose for your life and We looked at this specific passage and I already have Explained that for us, but I'll just reiterate a few points here We see that, you know, David was running for his life He was hiding from King Saul so he was running from place to place because Saul was King Saul was behind him to catch David and to Put an end to his life and suddenly, you know, things change when David receives news That King Saul has died now You know, David could have continued to stay in the in the wilderness in the jungle, you know just enjoying His life in the open space like jungle book, you know, just We he and his men just being there because they knew the terrain they knew the Environment the area they could have just and continued living there and if they did we we I Mentioned to you that, you know, David would not have come into his role his assignment his divine destiny and the purpose that God had For his life, but we see that, you know, instead of making himself Comfortable with where he was and continuing on from there and He Enquires of God. He asked God God, you know, King Saul is dead now should You know, what should I do should I move to any one of the cities of Judah? And so we see that, you know, God tells him Yes, David go to Hebron. So when he goes to Hebron, we see that, you know, David The people of Judah in Hebron, you know, they come to David and the anoint him as king So we see that seven and a half years after You know Seven and a half years later as David was in Hebron The leaders of the entire nation of Israel, you know Asked him to be king over Israel, okay, so we see that What did David do when he knew that King Saul had died? He did not say, okay You know, I've already been appointed as king So I'm going to go and to the palace and take my position But he inquires of God, you know He could have acted in a way that he was confident He knew what he was supposed to do because here was a king who's dead and now He was sure that he's the next king and so he can go and take his authority and his position as king, but He inquires of God and God tells him Where to go and what to do and we see that he goes to Hebron and when he goes to Hebron It's only the you know, the people of Judah who anoint David as their king, but you know David is not disappointed or angry He just is obeying God He's just doing what God is asking him to do at that stage in his life And we see that seven and a half years later, you know, the entire people of Israel Make him the leaders come to him and ask him to be king overall is right, so even as we journey in life and there are different life transitions like we move out from beings, you know students in school to entering into college life into career life You know a work life married life family life being parents you know old age these are different life transitions or you know journeys or seasons that we make and We need to ask God's guidance, you know Under God's guidance, we need to position ourselves and then when we do that, you know We will be able to fulfill all that God has appointed for our lives in that season in that life Transition, okay, so not just going through life and journey through life and say, okay, this is come I'll just do this. I'll just do this. This is what you know My father has done my grandfather has done. This is what people have done before So I just do the same normal thing but you know if we want to Come to that place of position ourselves to fulfilling God's purpose for our life our appointed life in that season we need to You know ask God and wait for his leading and guidance, okay, so that is what David did when he transitioned From one phase of his life to the other phase of his life Okay, now we look at another example from the life of David in a second Samuel chapter 5 verses 17 to 25 So can somebody read that please second Samuel chapter 5 verses 17 to 25 second Samuel chapter 5 verse 17 to 25 Now when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David King over Israel All the Philistines went up to search for David and David heard of it and went down to the stronghold The Philistines also went and deployed themselves in the valley of Raphim So David inquired of the Lord saying shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand and the Lord said to David go up for I will Doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand. So David went to Balperazim and David debited them there and he said the Lord has broken through my enemies before me like a breakthrough of water therefore he called the name of that place Balperazim and They left their image there and David and his men carried them away Then the Philistines went up once again and deployed themselves in the valley of Raphim Therefore David inquired of the Lord and he said you shall not go up Circle around behind them and come up upon them in front of the mulberry trees And it shall be when you hear the sound of marching into the tops of the mulberry trees Then you shall advance quickly for then the Lord will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines and David did so as that Lord commanded him and he drove back the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer Thank you So here we see in this passage that you know when David was anointed as king overall Israel the Philistines come to fight against David and David then you know inquires of the Lord so we see that David could have acted Very confident because he had 400 strong men Who were you know good strong warriors? He could have just gone up and fought against them Because now he was king overall Israel he had more men more people who could you know be part of his army but he inquires of the Lord and Ask God shall I go up against the Philistines and God says go up, you know, and so he goes and what happens What happens when he goes to they win the battle or they lose the battle They win the battle. Thank you get through so they win the battle and we see that the Philistines are not You know happy with the with the loss they come back to fight with David the second time Now what does David do the second time? What does David do the second time he inquires of the Lord? Yes, he goes back and inquires from the Lord. We see that, you know, he doesn't say okay It's a same enemy, you know, I've already defeated them once before and anyway God has said, you know I'm going that you will win the battle which means he would Mean it even for the second time, but we see that David does not act in You know, it doesn't have overconfident And he's not just going with his own strength his own wisdom But we see that David inquires of the Lord and this time This does God just tell him go, you know, I will give you You know, I will give I promise victory. What does the does God do that? Does he just say okay go like the last time and I will give you victory? No, yes, thank you Yes, this instructions Yes, thank you. So this time he doesn't just say go I'm going to give you victory But this time there is a different Strategy because God knows that it's the same enemy, but the same enemy has come back more aggressive with you know Good plans a good strategy to win against David and so, you know, God tells David what to do So he says you need to circle You shall not go up, but that means you don't fight against them directly It's a circle around behind them and come up In front of the mulberry trees and he says when you hear the sound of marching on top of the mulberry trees now, how can You know some how can an army march on top of a tree? You know, nobody can march on top of a tree. It's it's it's impossible so what God is actually saying is he's going to send his angelic host the angelic army to fight this battle for David and that is why he says, you know, when you hear the noise of marching on top of the mulberry tree, you know Nobody can know human being or no human beings can march on top of that mulberry tree that they just can't do it It's impossible. So it's basically God, you know Giving a different strategy and telling him that, you know, it is the angelic armies or the heavenly armies is going to come and Back him up and fight this Battle what would have happened if David would not have inquired of The Lord, you know, do you think you would have lost this battle? Yes. Thank you Thank you, Sunny Moses. Yes, he would have. Thank you Lucy He would have surely lost the battle. Why because this time the battle was too strong and God knew that David could not and his men could not You know fight against Israelite sin needed the angelic or the heavenly armies to fight against Them. Okay. So what do we learn from this? You know, we also have an enemy. Do you all have an enemy? Your enemy is not your boss or your husband or your spouse You know who is your neighbor who is who you constantly, you know against you. Who is your enemy? Satan Satan. Yes. Thank you. So Satan is our enemy and God has given us the weapons for our Warfare okay to fight against our enemy. What are some of the weapons of our warfare that God has given us? Spiritual battle. Yes for the spiritual. Thank you. Lucy. It's God's word. What else by the Bible. Yes Helmet of salvation. Okay Is given us worship praise and worship is given us the name of God Yes, thank you the blood of Jesus has given us So important the name of Jesus. So we have all of these weapons that God has Given us and these weapons are mighty So when we engage our enemy, sometimes we can be confident in saying hey God has given us these weapons Just go out and and just use it But you know, we need to also inquire of God God, what is a strategy that I need to use at this time even as I know that the enemy is coming against me And I know the enemy is all out to steal kill and destroy my life. What is this even as you've given me these Weapons that are mighty God what is the strategy that I need to use so we need to listen from God Receive the strategy and then when we use the right strategy Against our enemy at that situation, you know, we will see We will see a victory will be able to resist and nullify the enemy. So sometimes we can think that hey I'm fighting up my enemy. I'm using all the weapons God has given me but nothing seems to work Why, you know, because we need to ask God and because we need to know what is the right strategy Because our enemy also knows the weapons that we have he's smarter, you know, and he's very smart and he's very You know Sly in that way. So he knows everything. So we need to be even more smarter and we have the wisdom of God We have the the word of God We also have God's guidance and the Holy Spirit to guide us and lead us. What is the right strategy? to use in our battle against our Enemy so God will teach us how we need to fight what strategy we need to use how we need to stand firm and How we can walk in dominion over the defeated For okay now when in life and we journey through life, you know Sometimes things might just keep going wrong for no apparent reason I mean, you can't think of a reason why things are going wrong one after the other you're trying to one Understand you're trying to reason So let's look at the life of David and learn what we can do when we go through You know times when you know, everything seems to be going wrong for no apparent reason So in second Samuel chapter 21 verse 1 we read what David does when he goes through a Problem or a difficulty which is you know for no reason has just come up So can somebody please read second Samuel chapter 21 verse 1 please Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years Year after year and David inquired of the load and the load answered It is because of Saul and his bloodthirsty house because he killed the Gibbonites Amen, thank you. So here there was a famine in the land and the famine was for you know for for three years and You know finally David was my thought exhausted all his resources and thinking why is this famine? He would have done things to set things right his own life his family his You know him as a king, but nothing seems to be working So finally inquires of the Lord and the Lord tells him why this famine was was because of what King Saul had done King Saul, you know Attacked the Gibbonites And he shouldn't have done it because Israel had promised to Protect the Gibbonites and they broke that promise and so we see that you know In David's time the people of Israel were suffering because of what King Saul had Done and so when David inquires the Lord the Lord tells him and what does he do? He repents and he restores all the things that have been taken away with the Gibbonites and immediately the famine stops So we see that you know when we go through life And there are things that just keeps going wrong and you're not able to understand why Everything is going wrong, you know Need to ask God and when he asked God listen to him God will speak his counsel and when we hear his counsel his direction You know, we need to take action and see and then we will see change and we will see God moving and Helping us and helping us overcome Whatever is going wrong in our lives. So these are a few ways that you know David inquired of the Lord You know, and that's why he was able to fulfill the will of God in his lifetime Because he sought and received God's guidance throughout every season or transition in his Life, okay, so we don't know All the details of how David inquired the Lord, but you know God would have spoken to him through This revelation by the spirit Holy Spirit through dreams through the prophets Also to the Eurom and the tomb that they used to inquire the you know Time of time of Joshua right up to the time of David so we see that you know, he would have used the Eurom and to him to to receive God's guidance and But we see that he was a man who Consistently inquired of God and he was God was able to lead him and guide him and he was able to do Exactly what God's will was for his Life and hence he fulfilled the plan and purpose that God had for his life and that is why he is known As a man after God's own heart. So if we want to move through life And get help in different seasons different transition times, you know Or even as we engage our enemy, it's important for us to receive God's guidance and inquire of him Okay, so that is lesson two Anyone has any questions any doubts anything you're like to ask Ma'am, how can we treat it as a punishment or a curse of souls disobedience on Israelites How can we treat it as a punishment or a curse? It was basically that you know, the the gibbier night you're talking about the gibbier nights, right Lucy So you're asking Why were the Israelites punished for the souls sin or why was David punished for soul sin? That's what are you asking? Okay, so basically we see in the Old Testament that you know The sins are passed on from one generation to and another generation We don't know Why you know God brought it about in in David's time, but just thinking about You know You know in In in in my context or in the way that we operate, you know God would not have brought it about during Saul's time this punishment of famine Because you know the spirit of God was not on Saul, you know We know that when Saul disobeyed God the spirit of God left him so God knew that if he bought the famine on the people of Israel, the people of Israel would suffer unnecessary for one man's You know one man's foolishness and what he had done, okay, so Why do the people that have to suffer so he and yes, they had to be restoration that had to be done They had to be compensation for what had to be done to the Gibeonites The Gibeonites were wrong when the Israelites had to keep their promise of protecting them or being friends with them But if it happened in Saul's time Saul would never have inquired of the Lord, you know He would never have done that and God would never have spoken to him and Unnecessarily the people of Israel innocent people had to suffer so he he had to make about a restoration And he had to punish that sin And so he brought it about David's time because he knew I think that David was somebody who'd inquire of the Lord And when he inquires God would show him and tell him and David would obey God He would make that restoration He would go back and restore things with the Gibeonites and things would have achieved to God's plan and purpose in restoring that friendship and relationship with the Gibeonites and also You know things would have been set right. So I think in just my understanding. Yeah, thank you. Thank you sister. Yes Yeah, anyone else has any questions Okay, if there are no questions, we'll move on to chapter 3 Okay Now how does God lead us and guide us there are many ways that God leads us and guide us but two Important primary ways that God leads us and guides us to does anyone know the two primary ways That God leads us and guides us What are the two primary ways? Okay, the word of God. Thank you shaker Okay, now his word and the other one second one Or the whole Holy Spirit. Thank you, John So it's the word of God and it's the Holy Spirit are the two primary ways that God leads us and Guides us and scripture is the most important way You know to for us to know or determine what is right in God's eyes. What is his will? What he's asking us to do how we're how he's guiding us and how he is leading us so we look at how you know God leads us and guides us through his script with his word So let's just consider a few scriptures and understand You know how God leads us and guides us some hundred and nineteen was hundred and five says Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my part So the psalmist is basically saying that you know God's word is like that torch light, you know When there is darkness around us and we want to find our way You know, what do we do we you know put the torch light on? Or we get a candle or you know use our mobile You know the light there and you know we kind of walk So it's the it's the torch light that gives us The confidence to take the second step in the third step and the fourth step the same way You know God guides us to various Steps that we take in life to our journey in life. He shows us the part we need to Take it the same some some hundred and nineteen was hundred and thirty. Can somebody read that, please? Then transfer words Give slight it gives understanding to the simple Amen, so God God's word enlightens us. It gives us light understanding and Wisdom so what does it mean now, you know, when you enter into a room and it's pitch dark, you know, it's total darkness And somebody says hey into that room. There are some wonderful things Great things in store for you there just enjoy everything in the room and you enter in and there is pitch darkness You can't see a thing, you know, and what do you do? You know, what do you do when there's pitch darkness in the room and you want to see what is, you know The exciting things that are waiting in store for you You put on the light or you know, you turn on the torch light or you you know, just Get that room bright and once the room is bright your everything You know, you're able to see everything you're able to enjoy everything, you know Then makes sense in the same way when we go through life There are times when there is you know when we when we're journeying in life There are times when we come to a place where you know, we're not able to understand what is happening in our life We don't know what? Decision to make you know the situation that we are in things just don't make sense and you know in those times It's God's word that enlightens us How does God's word enlightens us at those times? We need to spend more time just reading his word just feeding on his word just you know Meditating on his word and then we'll be able to understand and And God speaks to us through his word Then we are able to make sense of the situation that we are in we are able to see and understand You know God's purposes You know God's word enlightens us You're able to see and understand God's purpose the meaning the direction and the situation that we are in You know, we receive wisdom We we receive understanding on what to do how to do things and how to move a head Okay, so that is Psalm 119 verse 130. Let's look at another scripture passage or some 37 was 31 Can somebody read that please The law of his God is in his heart None of his steps shall slide So it's talking about a person, you know when God's word is in their heart What happens, you know, God establishes our steps He makes our step firm and secure and we will never stumble or Fall, you know, because when we walk guided by God's word every step we take will be very strong and bold and Solid so our steps are ordered by God through his Word and when we take those steps, we can be unshakable and we are on a strong firm Foundation, okay, so here, you know We look at some common ways that God speaks and leads and guides us through his written word The first thing is, you know, God leads and guides us through the instruction in God's word Can somebody please read second Timothy chapter 3 verses 15 to 17, please All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine for reproof Correction for instruction in righteousness that the man of God may be complete Thoroughly equipped for every good work Amen. Thank you. So here it says what of scripture any New Testament or Paul's letters or some scripture or Old Testament is given by inspiration of God Which part of scriptures given by the inspiration of God? All scripture both Old and New Testament Amen. Thank you, Sonia. Thank you, Lucy. So says all scripture Okay, so which means we need to be familiar with all of scripture We need to be familiar with the Old Testament We need to be familiar with the New Testament with Paul's letters with the, you know The Synoptic Gospels we need to be familiar with the book of Revelation Poetic literature, you know Proverbs, whatever it is, you know, every part of scripture We need to be familiar with and not just choose some parts of scripture why because you know when We need to know something in life sometimes, you know We go to a passage of scripture and we can misinterpret it or misunderstand it But we also we need to interpret scripture in the light of the rest of scripture So you're looking at a passage in the Bible. You're reading it You're trying to understand it You can't just read it and understand what is there just like that You need to look at it in the light of God's nature What he's revealed about himself and the light of the rest of scripture and when we do that, you know We we gain more wisdom we gain more Understanding and also we gain wisdom and understanding on what God has Spoken to us about various areas of our life from scripture Okay, so if you look at the word of God, I don't know if you have Experienced it, but you know, I can say more than you know 100% more than that that every area of my life any problem any difficulty any You know doubt I have every answer is there in scripture, you know You don't have to go to anyone to ask them I sometimes I think even the silliest thing the smallest thing the biggest thing Something we think hey can this be in scripture? I'm going through this problem. Can the Bible tell me anything about it Well, everything is there in scripture. It's God's word. It's what he's revealed to us It is his heart and he knows the areas that we are going through this We will go through struggles and challenges every part of our life every situation every difficulty every answer You need is there in scripture. So, you know Every instruction is there and all we need to do is just read God's word Meditate, you know, and then just obey it, okay? and You know For example, you know, you don't even have to sometimes we are running to people and asking them for obvious answers for The solutions or difficulties of the stages in life that we are going through when it's already given in In the word of God, so, you know, every area or stage in our life that we go through everything There are directions that are instructions that are there in the word of God So I'll give you an example if you're saying hey I've been forgiving my spouse or my child or you know, my boss or my colleague Somebody in my family. It's now I've done it um team number of times I've done it ten times God. Do you still want me to forgive them? So you don't have to go and run to a pastor or a prophet to ask them this You know, it's already given in the Bible and God asks us to forgive somebody 70 times seven. That means countless times You know, you can't ask the God, you know, my my spouse is being very difficult Should I love him or her? You know, the word of God just says you have to love your spouse You know, you you're saying that your spouse is very difficult You know, I can't submit I can't obey but the word of God says submit obey children, you know We all have parents and we some of our, you know, parents can be difficult. None of them are perfect We're saying, you know, uh, should I obey my parents? Should I respect them? honor them Well, that's not a question to ask because Even if you ask that, you know, the answer is there in God's word So every instruction is given in God's word even how to handle your finances every area of your life Everything is there So scripture already reveals the heart the mind the will the plan the purposes of God All we need to ask is Just say God, you know, open my eyes to the wondrous things in your word Help me to see it. Help me to understand and help me to just obey it. Okay So that is what we need to do. So when we make decisions in life Our starting point should not be people Our starting point should be going back to the word of God the more we are soaking ourselves in God's word The more that we are reading God's word the more we have confidence to know what we need to do at any stage Or any problem or any setback in our Lives or even when we have to make Choices, okay. Now there are times when you need to You know, you want to know what is God's will in a certain area or a certain matter in your life Then you need to get into a deeper study, you know, take out all the References on the Bible that talk about that matter that subject look at it in the light of the entire context of scripture What God is saying in different the Sun different places in God's word and then when you begin to You know put things together when you search scripture You will be able to know what God is telling you directing you and God will speak to you And then you can make your decisions based on God's word and you will see yourself coming Victorious and you will find answers for your Situations that you are going through in life. Okay. So the first thing is instruction in God's word Second thing is a quickened word now. For example, you're seeking guidance For some idea in your life You know and God just speaks to you through the quickening of his written word and it can happen in different ways now for example, you're praying about a certain decision in your life and When you're reading a passage of scripture, you know, uh, that addresses your matter directly You know, God's will becomes very clear to you. So maybe you're just Going about reading your everyday bible passage reading and that specific passage that specific the sun just you know brings about Guides you or leads you or gives you the answer for what you were Looking at okay. So, um, you know, when you're just reading scripture You know, you're reading a familiar passage. You've read it many times But this time it comes with a fresh revelation a fresh understanding And God is saying hey, you're going through the situation. This is what I want you to Or do or this is the answer or this is how this is a strategy you need to Use and you're saying hey, you know, I've read this passage so many times and this didn't occur to me Well, you are now in that situation and God is speaking to you through that situation Or sometimes you're just reading a scripture passage. You're hearing someone else read the passage You know and suddenly just to a word from that That that passage just leaps at you just jumps at you just hits you in the face, you know Or in your mind and it's like a reama word that just comes up on you and say hey This is the answer for my problem for my uh difficulty So, you know, when we read God's word, we must like the psalmist says in psalm 119 was 18 say God I'm reading your word just open my eyes to wondrous things in your word and open my eyes to something wonderful in your word, okay So it just this passage just leaps at you and you just receive this confidence and this strength I remember that, you know, when when God called me to go to bible college and There's a very difficult phase in my life To make this decision. It was not something that You know, my dad was really Willing to take on and you know, I think I was doing the right thing Um, and it was a struggle. I didn't know where I'm going to get my finances Who's going to pay my fees and everything? I was just very young at that time just just straight out of 12th grade you know and um And I was not this holy person and all of those things but I used to read my bible just pray but When I read when I was reading that my bible and I was going through all the struggle about you know Going to bible college who's going to pay my fees? How I'm going to take care of things and everything Uh, I this this passage that in this verse that came to me was he who called you is faithful And he will do it for you You know that just leapt out of scripture and just took such a hold of me kind of you know, just blanketed me It just covered me covered my mind my emotions and just gave me such a piece and God is saying You know, I called you Just the words were so perfect. He who called you is faithful and he will do it I I don't think any other better words could have just ministered to me in that situation Because there's god who called me and god saying hey, I'm faithful and I will do it You know, I will do everything that concerns you and I that is something Uh, I received in the you know, when I just was going to bible college in the 1990s And I just held on to it for so many decades of my life now and times when I When I go through situations and I don't know what this You know what hap going to happen this promise comes back to my life God is saying, you know, I called you. I'm faithful and I will do it all you need to do is just trust Um me so sometimes, you know these Verses just come leaping at you jumping at you this the new this times when No, things like this have just happened and I'm just going through a phase in my life That I'm just inquiring of god about so many things and it's just these verses that just coming out and you know Words just keep leaping at me and I know that I'm receiving my answers and god is just speaking Through me and that is so powerful and so wonderful So, you know, um god can speak through Verses like this Also, there are times when we go about our daily routine and You know, something shocks us something comes in our way We don't know what to do and the holy spirit quickens scripture and brings scripture to our mind because You know, uh, Jesus says the holy spirit will bring back to remembrance what the lord has Thought to you. Okay. Um, I'll just share an example. Uh, I think it's A year or two back, you know, I had gone I was very unwell and I got to the doctor and I was advised a scan And when I went to a scanning room, the doctor was rolling that machine over my, uh, you know, my my abdomen And he seemed to be very very concerned and he kept rolling it and rolling it and rolling it and his face was very concerned So I I asked him is there anything concerning? He said, yes, you know, we can't find this and so I was too shocked when he said it and but I sense an amazing piece of God and You know, um I um, he said, uh, did you know about it? I said, no, he says, how can you not know and he was so mad and he was You know, he was I mean, I knew he was quite upset and he was taken aback So how could you not know about it and blah blah? You didn't go to this You didn't go to that and all of those things. I didn't tell him anything I was just quiet and I was too shocked But I just had this amazing piece of God that just blanketed me like You know, like a warm blanket and I stepped out of that room And I was actually smiling and the nurse came running to see if I was okay because they'd given me something That was quite shocking to take and hold for my life And uh, and I'm just walking and I you know, I'm just smiling and I say God I don't know what to do now and immediately Uh, God's just speaking to me. He says, you know, I am your portion Just this word just, you know, this verse from scripture says God saying I am your portion and then God is reminding me about the storm, you know, when the the disciples were in the boat of the storm And what does Jesus do? He he gets up and he just, you know, tells us The wind and the waves be still, you know, and there was perfect peace And I just felt God saying be still and there was such calmness and such peace And I understood I mean, I've read the story so many times. I've narrated the story so many times to children But that time it just brought that amazing Revelation about I'm going through a storm and the peace of God is just so overwhelming It just kind of subdued the entire storm and there was so much of peace in my Heart so, you know, um, there are times when we go about our daily routines in life and you know, the holy spirit just ministers and ministers so Powerfully to us and it's just Nothing but, you know, God just working in our lives. Sorry. I didn't want to stop with I wanted to finish narrating the the the my testimony. So I've taken two more minutes of extra time for our tea time We'll meet at 10 or two. I'll give you two minutes extra. Okay, so we'll stop here. We'll come back after our break Thank you everyone for your patience. See you after the break