“I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears” (Ps. 34:4).
Many Christians have a counseling mentality today. They think that Scripture says, “If there’s any troubled among you, let him go for counseling and get the pastor to pray.” But that’s not what it says.
Let me tell you Whose counsel will bring you out of trouble – the counsel of the Lord. Ken and I know that from experience. Some years ago, for instance, this ministry faced serious financial trouble. We were a million dollars in the red and no matter what we did, we just couldn’t seem to shake that deficit.
So Ken began to seek the wisdom of God. He prayed and said, “What is the problem here, Lord?”
Then he got still and listened for the counsel of God. Sure enough, that counsel came. God said, Give the top 10 percent of the ministry’s gross income away.
Now, those instructions made no sense to the natural mind. They seemed like foolishness. But we were just “foolish” enough to follow them. And, of course, when we did, God brought us out of that deficit.
Let me warn you. You’re never going to figure out the counsel of the Lord with your mind. He is so much smarter than we are that sometimes His wise counsel sounds foolish to us. We have to come to a place of faith where we simply say, “God, I realize that You’re smarter than I am, so I’ll do whatever You say.”
Remember though, God isn’t going to interrupt your life with His wisdom. He will wait on you to turn to Him, to seek after Him. You must do as Psalm 34:4 says: “I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.”
Speak the Word: I seek the Lord and He hears me. He delivers me from all my fears. (Psalm 34:4)
For Further Study: Psalm 34
Daily Scripture Reading: Proverbs 8-9; Psalm 3
Eagle Mountain International Church, Inc.
aka: Kenneth Copeland Ministries
For the last 50 years Kenneth and Gloria Copeland have been passionately teaching Christians all over the world how to apply the principles of faith found in God's WORD to their lives.
They have seven ministry offices around the world: United States, Canada, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Ukraine and Latin America. Their God-given directive is to preach and teach the uncompromised WORD of God on every available voice, which is being accomplished through a variety of channels, including our Believer's Voice of Victory TV and radio broadcasts, podcast and magazine; Believers' Conventions, Victory Campaigns and Living Victory meetings; published books, website, and social media channels, to name a few.
With the expansion of technology, they have more work to do now than ever. They are determined to let the world know Jesus is LORD, and they are not slowing down anytime soon!
Website: https://www.kcm.org