ABILITY IN INSTRUCTION:

"Receive my instruction and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold." 

(Proverbs 8:10) 

Spiritual instructions may come to you in the most unexpected or unusual way, but be prompt to obey. Never try to rationalize spiritual instructions with your mind; the wisdom of God is foolishness to men.

Consider the Lord's instructions to Joshua for instance. After the death of Moses, God instructed Joshua to take over and subdue Jericho: "And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho and the king thereof and the mighty men of valor. And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and on the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets, and it shall come to pass, when they make a long blast with the ram's horn and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with great shout and the wall of the city shall fall down flat..." (Joshua 6:2-5)

From the natural stand point, God's instruction was an impossible feat for Joshua and the children of Israel. The thickness of the walls of Jericho was such that houses were built on them. But Joshua followed the Lord's instructions and the result was victory for the children of Israel.

Our opening verse says to receive instruction and not silver. The Word of God is God's instruction manual for an extraordinary life of glory, dominion and victory, so do not neglect the Word. The Bible says, "Take fast hold of instructions, let her not go: keep her, for she is thy life." (Proverbs 4:13). Don't complain when you receive spiritual instructions, because with such instructions come the ability to accomplish whatever God tells you to do.

Be conscious of this when responsibility are presented to you to take care of, especially in the house of God. Once you have received the instruction to do something, recognize that you have received the ability for that task. Stir up the wisdom of God in you through speaking in tongues,and you will see pictures of possibilities and visions of success; the Holy Spirit will show you what to do and how to execute and accomplish the task given to you.  

Further Study:

1 Samuel 15:22-23

2 Timothy 3:16-17

Andy Agim

Christ Realities