WEEK 18: Day 4
ENGAGING THE TIMES & SEASONS

Daniel 2:19-23
That night the answer to the mystery was given to Daniel in a vision. Daniel blessed the God of heaven, saying,
"Blessed be the name of God,
forever and ever.
He knows all, does all:
He changes the seasons and guides history,
He raises up kings and also brings them down,
he provides both intelligence and discernment,
He opens up the depths, tells secrets,
sees in the dark—light spills out of him!
God of all my ancestors, all thanks! all praise!
You made me wise and strong.
And now you've shown us what we asked for.
You've solved the king's mystery."

To engage with times and seasons, you have to be in tune with the God of the times and seasons; not once in a while but consistently.

The beauty about our times is we have the gift of the person of the Holy Spirit in us, who gives us the opportunity to be in alignment with His Ways always.

Jeremiah 29:11
I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.

So we have a beginning and we know/is assured of the end - isn't it wise to move with Him all the time? Knowing He that begun with us and has assured us of the end is best equipped to take us through the path set?

Psalm 119:60
I hasten and do not delay keeping your commandments.

Of course! In engaging the times, we can't avoid the subject of consistent and prompt obedience - in your daily living.

The cost of an hour is as priceless as the cost of a second. How do you engage your times as in how do you spend your day? How do you live on a norm? How do you walk as a lifestyle?

What you do in your time of life is what you do in your appointed time. In the school of encounter, it is consistency that determines the value of your set time.

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.” Colossians 3:23-24

If you are swayed by the trends of times and the opinions of men whether in norms or in culture, you will have no bearing in your seasons.

Have you heard the saying, 'if you do not stand for something, you will fall for anything' - a men pleaser will fall at every whim of display of emotions having no bearing of his/her own life.

God is in charge of the times and seasons but it is up to us to engage it rightly - He brings the rain and shines the sun but it is up to you to not just know the times to sow, tender and reap but to do so in time.

I pray you work and walk with God through His Spirit to rightly engage the times and seasons in Jesus name, amen.

Rain in a bucket: Devotional with Toyosi
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