Today's "Faith Food" devotional by Kenneth E. Hagin contains another very vital lesson for every born again believer!
Fleeces?
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I
put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I
will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you . . .
. — EZEKIEL 36:26,27
To receive guidance, some people put out what they call a
“fleece” before the Lord. The New Testament, however, does not say, “As many as
are led by fleeces, they are the sons of God.”
“Yes,” someone may say, “but Gideon put out a fleece back in
the Old Testament.”
Why go back under the Old Covenant? We’ve got something
better under the New Covenant. The Old Covenant was for spiritually dead
people. I’m not spiritually dead — I’m alive! I’ve got the Spirit of God in me!
Remember, Gideon was not a prophet, priest, or king. Only
men who stood in those three offices, under the Old Covenant, were anointed by
the Spirit of God. The Spirit of God was not personally present with the rest
of the people. That is why every male had to present himself once a year at the
Temple in Jerusalem.
The Shekinah glory — the Presence of God — was kept shut up
in the Holy of Holies. But when Jesus died on Calvary, the curtain that blocked
the way into the Holy of Holies was ripped in two from top to bottom. God moved
out — and He has never dwelled in an earth-made house since! He dwells in us!
Confession: God’s Spirit dwells in me! He is the
Greater One, and He dwells in me!
HALLELUJAH! We do NOT need to guess at, put out a 'fleece' for or 'cast lots' to find out God's plans and purposes for our lives! All we REALLY need to do is to ASK HIM! Prayer is really simply fellowshipping with the God of the universe, according to His Word! Remind Him AND yourself of the promises of God in His Word to YOU! Then fully expect that GOD will pick the very best way and ther very best time to get the answer to you! he NEVER fails! So pick up your intimate fellowship with Him so that you don't 'miss a beat'! HE is waiting on YOU! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "I Surrender":
Shalom in Him!
