But rise and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will yet reveal to you. Acts 26:16
God was working in your life long before you began working with Him. The Lord knew you before time began, and He knew what He wanted to do with your life (Jer. 1:5; Ps. 139:13). Before the apostle Paul’s conversion experience on the road to Damascus, Jesus already knew Paul and had a specific assignment for him. But Jesus only revealed this assignment after Paul’s conversion (Acts 9:15). So misguided was Paul that in his sincere efforts to serve God, he had actually been waging war against Christians! Although God knew what He wanted for Paul, He waited to reveal it to him until He gained his attention and became his Lord.
Our Lord does not come to us to discover what we would like to accomplish for Him. He encounters us in order to reveal His activity and invite us to become involved in His work. An encounter with God requires us to adjust ourselves to the activity of God that has been revealed. God never communicates with us merely to give us a warm devotional thought for that day. He never speaks to us simply to increase our biblical knowledge. Our Lord has far more significant things to reveal to us than that! When God shows us what He is doing, He invites us to join Him in the work He is doing.
Are you prepared to meet God today? Don’t seek to hear from God unless you are ready to ask, as Paul did, “What shall I do Lord?”
7 Comments
Rev. Barbara
February 9
Yes, Lord thank you for our predestination… by your Grace we are obedient to walk this Life out till we reach our Destiny in your heavenly Domain.
Amen to the Shekinah Glory!!
Jack
February 10
Before time began, before this world was ever created… You knew me Holy Father…You are my Creator, You knitted me together in my mother’s womb…I am transparent to You Holy Father, You know the word I am about to speak, before I speak it.
I Love You Holy Father…all Praise, Honor, and Glory is Yours now and forever…🙏🏻
Yolanda Pitts
May 7
Today, I am prepared to meet GOD!!!!!! 🙏💙🙏❤️
“What shall I do LORD?”
I am ready to seek, ask, and hear from the LORD.
YOUR Will be done LORD, in earth as it is in Heaven!!!!
To GOD be the Glory!!!!!!! 💝💟💚💟
John Chase
February 9
On point to where I am. I heard God’s invitation at 50 years of age to go to law school. I said “yes”, and on that journey, he led me, through a dream, to focus on family law—an area of the law where everyone says, “oh, why would you want to practice family law?!”
I graduated in 2023, sat for the bar exam in February 2024, and fell short of a passing score by 6/10 of a point. I am now (2025) at the culmination of my second long period of pre-exam study as I prepare to sit for the exam a second time in two weeks.
I covet your prayers, that all I have studied would come back to mind at the right time, and that the essays, in particular, would be on areas of the law I know the best. Thank you!
Michael Husfelt
February 9
John, thanks for sharing in 2025. How did your test turn out? Keep trusting the Lord!
Barbara
February 9
ohn,
After I read the devotion, I began to pray silently. My spirit led me to pray for my oldest daughter, who is seeking full custody of her two young daughters. As I heard the voice of the Holy Spirit, praying for both my daughter and her ex-husband, I prayed that they would learn to love and respect one another and genuinely seek to become better individuals so that they could co-parent lovingly for the spiritual, mental, and physical well-being of my grandchildren.
At the conclusion of the prayer, I began reading the comments posted, and read the one you posted. I am praying for you that you rest in assurance that the call to law school and the subsequent passing of the bar are done according to God’s will and divine purpose for your life. Go and serve as the Holy Spirit leads and guides.
JVC
February 9
I agree and praise God for all the comments written.
I pray especially for John.
If it’s God’s will, you will pass the bar exam!!! Stay encouraged and stay blessed!!! 😊
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