[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: He has set the land before you

By Oke Chinye

Read: Deuteronomy 1:1-8

Meditation verse:
“See, I have set the land before you; go in and possess the land which the Lord swore to your fathers-to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob-to give to them and their descendants after them” (Deuteronomy 1:8).

After forty years of wandering in the wilderness, God spoke to the children of Israel through Moses, informing them that they had dwelt long enough on this mountain, and it was time to begin their journey to the promised land. He had already given them the land; they were to go in and take possession.

Prayer must have its place in our lives, but there is a time and a place for acting. Several times, we keep praying and committing a particular endeavor into God’s hands, even after we have received clarity concerning what to do. As a young Christian, I had the habit of praying and expecting God to work miracles whilst I did nothing, until I came to an understanding that God expects us to act after we pray. In the place of prayer, we receive clarity, wisdom, and strength, and then we must do as the Spirit directs our hearts. There is a time to pray and a time to act.

If you have been praying for a breakthrough in an area of your life and it seems to tarry, could it be that God is waiting for you to act? It’s the beginning of a new month and God is saying to you “see, I have set the land before you, go in and take possession”. Are you willingly to take a step of faith today?

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Dcns Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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