Wow! Wow! Wow! I just love when God confirms a word He spoke to me, and today He did just that. As I opened my Bible Study (the Daniel Study by Beth Moore) and turned to week 2, day 4, my jaw hit the floor. In big bold letters all over the page are definitions of the word “PROVIDENCE”. If you missed this week’s posts, you may be wondering what I am so excited about. Allow me to refresh your memory…
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January 12, 2011: As I sat with Lord this morning, I felt His heart to pray for the “Divine hour upon which we are entering”. We are entering into a critical time in history, a time where the Sovereign Providence of the Lord will manifest. Our free will is being over-ridden by God’s Sovereignty and His providence. Providence as defined by Merriam-Webster is “His divine guidance or care over us”. The Lion of Judah is stepping in, and His roar will be heard throughout the nations. I feel this word is extremely timely as we prepare for the upcoming transfer of power in the United States. I hear Him saying to pray over these next days for His Sovereign Providence over the United States of America. May His Kingdom come, His will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. We must put our political agendas aside and put God’s agenda at the forefront. We do that through prayer for our Nation. It is a critical hour to be in prayer, this DIVINE HOUR UPON WHICH WE ARE ENTERING. Thank you God for your Sovereign Providence over the United States of America. Thank you for your Fatherly love for our country. Thank you that we are the United States of America – one Nation Under God! May your Kingdom come and Your will be done! Yes and Amen!!
January 13, 2021: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His. He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with Him.” Dan 2:20-22. Our God has never once failed to be at the center of raising up kings and removing kings. He is at the center today just as much as He was with Nebuchadnezzar in Daniels time. It was through His faithful prayer warriors that He moved then, and it is through His faithful prayer warriors that He will move today. Fear not the lion’s den or the fiery trials in life. Stand firm in your faith, not in what is popular or accepted. Be a Daniel in a sea of Babylonians. God is with us and He will make Himself known!
Providence is not a word I regularly use. Perhaps at one point in history it was common, but today… it just isn’t. So when a word such as “providence” starts turning up around every corner, I start to pay attention. God started speaking to me about providence around a year ago. Since that time, it has gotten LOUDER, AND LOUDER, AND LOUDER. Yes God… I am listening.
A couple days ago, I wrote about His Sovereign providence and went as far as to define it. Today in my study with Beth Moore, she further defines it for us. Listen to what she has to say…
“God’s sovereignty means that He has supremacy over all things and does whatever He desires with whomever or whatever He pleases. The providence of God is similar in concept. Harper’s Bible Dictionary explains, ‘This God has a plan and purpose for his world. Providence is not a principle of orderliness or reason; rather, providence is the will of the Creator who is actively involved in moving his creation to a goal. History is not a cyclical process of endless repetition; history is being moved toward the predetermined end.” (Beth Moore, Daniel)
Let’s again look at the scripture from Daniel 2:20-22.
“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His. He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with Him.” (Dan 2:20-22)
I am blown away that today, January 14, 2021… Beth Moore is teaching me through a study she published in 2006, about a book written in around 600 BC, something SO relevant for this season we are in TODAY! Come on folks! Can I give a shout out to the Lord!
Today’s lesson with Beth gets better, stick with me… we are specifically looking at Daniel 2:21 “He removes kings and raises up kings”. This scripture is for today y’all! It is for right now in history as much as it was in 600 BC. As Beth Moore mentions in her study today “God’s Word is eternal. Unaffected by time. Scripture was inspired to be as fresh each passing day at it was the first.” God is breathing life all over this ancient verse.
To sum up Daniel 2:20-22… God’s got this. Our God is wise and mighty. It is He who changes the times and season. It is He who removes kings and raises up kings. It is He who gives wisdom to the wise. It is He who knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with Him.
We have entered into a Divine hour of Sovereign providence. The season has changed. Our wise and mighty God is with us and for us. He still gives wisdom to the wise (Dan 2:21). Ask and it shall be given you. Seek and ye shall find. Knock and the door will be opened (Matt 7:7). Allow Him to guide your prayers. Pray for our world, our nation, your state, your city, your county, your street, your home… Pray for wisdom on how to pray, how to respond, how to act. God gives (wisdom) generously to those who ask (James 1:5). Today… God is raising up Daniel’s in a sea of Babylonians.
He gives wisdom to the wise and [greater] knowledge to those who have understanding! (Dan 2:21, AMP)
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. (Matt 7:7, NIV)
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. (James 1:5, NIV)
Daniel 2 is relevant today. Turn to your Bible to read this inspiring story of a godly man and his friends who put prayer and faith above all else. Their prayers were heard and answered in great and mighty ways. Yours will be too when you pray in line with the will of God. To know the will of God, simply ask.
LET US SHIFT FROM TALKING POLITICS TO PRAYING PROVIDENCE. The season of Divine and Sovereign providence is upon us. This is the hour of God’s marvelous providence. It is through His faithful prayer warriors that He will move today, just as he did in the book of Daniel.