In all Your Ways

STRENGTH FOR MY DAYS 
A Daily Devotional by Bishop David Bakare

In all Your Ways

Friday, 23 August

 

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:6

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Proverbs 3:6-10 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.  7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. 9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

 MORE LESSON: I Corinthians 2:8-10 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

 

I am sure there are many things you are still dreaming of for the year 2024. Desires, plans, targets and resolutions are wonderful, but you need to hand them over to Jehovah God if they must succeed. The book of Proverbs counsels you to acknowledge God, not in some, but in all your ways, (Proverbs 3:6). This means to recognize that without God your plans won't work, especially if they are not in conformity with His Word and will for your life. Note that acknowledging God means the following things.

(1) Give all your plans to Him.

(2) Recognize His supremacy over all.

(3) Make sure your plans are not contrary to His Word or will.

When your proposals and ways pass these three tests in 2022, there is assurance of fulfilment; anything less is a mirage. I like you to note the phrase …all your ways.... It means that in all your plans, without exception, small or big, recognize and bring God into them. This command is with a promise …and he shall direct your paths. The secret of the success of whatever we commit to God's hand is divine direction. This is because Jehovah is the God of all knowledge; He knows where to get what and how.

He cannot miss His way, so He is able to direct even the blind on the way he doesn't know. He promises in Isaiah 42:16: And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.. Again, in Isaiah 45:3, He says: And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. Similarly, in Jeremiah 32:27, He says: Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?

This year, take all things to the God of all flesh and it shall be well with you.

 

Prayer/Action

* Thank God for how far He has brought you both in Life and destiny.

* Pray for God's guidance in all you do, so that you will remain in touch with His plans.

* Ask God to reveal his plans for your life, so that you will please Him.

 

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: Ancient of days, this month, fight my battles and make a way where there is no way, in Jesus' mighty name.

 

TODAY’S FASTING FOCUS: Rivers in the desert; Isaiah 43:19