Turn aside and see (Why is the bush not burning?)

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. Exodus 3: 1-3 (KJV)

Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law and it was at this point in his life that God showed up. I want to tell someone today that God will show up for you.

God came in the flame of fire and Moses looked and behold the bush was not burning. God shows up in ways we do not expect and so we are not sure that it is God. We begin to think that there is something unusual here. So we have to be conscious of what is happening around us. Moses said to himself I am going to turn aside and see. The bible said that it was when Moses was ready to turn aside that God spoke. Moses turned aside from the way he saw things, imagined that it should be and changed the way he saw things.

My prayer for us is that we would miss the time of God, we will not miss the seasons of change. If we look back we will realise that we have missed some seasons of change, seasons of breakthrough. They didn’t turn aside at the appropriate time and missed their season of visitation.

May we not miss our season of visitation. A lady waited 9 years and in that 9th year she got her season of visitation. She got married and and had triplets. A lot of us have been waiting for years, expecting the season of change to come but at the edge of the breakthrough we act in a way that takes that season of change away from us.

Moses missed his season of change big time and he spent 40 years in the wilderness. Some of us at still in the wilderness of life. Let us cry unto God this minute for a visitation and an end to the wilderness journey of our life.

A lot of us are definitely not where we are supposed to be and several things are responsible for the way things are. We need to change the way we are thinking. The bible says be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind

We are not spending enough time in the manual of our life Joshua 1:8. A lot of us have not read the bible this week, month, year. How do we hope to succeed in life? The bible has a warranty for our life and return policy if our life is not working according to the way it should work. For somebody here today, God is going to renew the warranty of our life to the factory setting.

Today will mark the turning point in our life. Start by spending time understanding the manual for your life. 

Benefits of Fearing the Lord

His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed. Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever. Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. Psalm 112: 2-5 KJV

If you want to reign and excel in life then we must fear the Lord. As a child of God who fear Him, we do things that shows that we fear the Lord. There would be no need for your spouse to check on you because he/she knows you fear God; this is because the fear of God builds trust. The fear of the Lord ensures that we are accountable in all we do. With this attribute in our life we would not entertain evil neither would we be open to anything that is not of God. Show love to those around you irrespective of who they are or where they are. Love is not racial and tribal; with fearing the Lord we show love that transcends colour, race, age, social status.

There are benefits to fearing God.

1. His seeds shall be mighty
2. His generations shall be blessed. The blessings of God in his life shall extend to generations to come
3. Wealth and riches shall be in his house. A man that fears God will have a house that is resident 
4. Lasting grace to live a righteous life. He will enjoy living a righteous life
5. The light of God shall be on him that fear; this light shall wipe out darkness
6. Fearing God makes you gracious
7. God will give you opportunity to have compassion on people; to help people

Comfort of the Holy Ghost comes upon him that fears of the Lord. This fear over a period of time brings a multiplication upon the life of man. It would enlarge us and take us to that place that we cannot even imagine.

 What are the signs that shows we fear of the Lord?

1. Reverence for God
2. Total departure from evil
3. Love and display the love in action
4. Do good to all and always; never pay back evil with evil
5. Been addicted to prayer (not praying is a sign of pride). Prayer is a sign that we reverence God
6. Praising God in all situation and at all time is a sign we fear God
7. Worshiping God is a sign that we love God
8. We are saved and have accepted Christ as Lord and Saviour

Blessings of God

"Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you." Haggai 2:19 KJV

When we want to know who God is, you need not look too far but into the words of life. Look unto Christ Jesus who is a direct image of God's person. If God is called a good shepherd therefore God must be a good God. 

The reason why God gives good things is because He is good. When God gives he would do so lavishly and freely without withholding anything back. Psalm 48 says God is beautiful for all situation and Mark 7:37 the word says that God has done all things well. 

The blessings of God lifts up His people. There is a phase in life when man is lifted above his brethren and another phase when man is lifted far higher unto a global level.  "The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. Proverbs 10:22 KJV"

In the beginning God blessed man Gen 1:28; after the flood the first thing God did was to bless mankind through Noah and his family. God kept speaking His blessings into the life of His children. 

In 1 Chronicles 4:10 Jabez asked for God's blessing and he got it. The blessings of God didn't change the name of Jabez but instead changed his life so much so that his name became a symbol of blessing. 

The four things that God's blessing do

1. Places your life in the forward direction 2 Samuel 3:1 Ex. 14:15
2. Puts a hedge of protection around your life Numbers 23:23 Psalm 23
3. Amplifies your efforts Prov 10:22. What may seem difficult becomes easy for the blessed
4. It affects every area of your life

Who is qualified to be blessed?

Every child of God who believes in and accepts Christ is entitled to the blessings of God. Ezekiel 47 spoke about the different levels of blessings of God. Why is it that we are all believers but we enjoy God's blessings differently? The level of our relationship with God determines the level of God's blessing operating in our life. 

God's blessing is there and available to us all, however the blessings we receive is hinged on the level of and power that works in us. To enjoy God's blessings there are 3 triggers..... 

1. The first trigger for blessing is the lifestyle of man. Ps 119:1&59, Ps50:3. Draw near to God that he may draw near to you. The way we live our life is the first trigger to the kind of blessings that are available to us. Our lifestyle denotes our interests, opinions, behaviours, and behavioural orientations. 
2. Honour to your parents, to the elders. Ex 20:12 is the first command with a promise. Don't wait to honour your parents do it on time. In Gen 27 Isaac ask the son he loved to make him a meal so that he can bless him but Jacob honoured his father by bringing the meal and brought it on time. Honour your parents but do this while they are alive and with you. 
3. The people we walk with determines our level of blessing. 1 Sam 10:10. We must be selective about who we allow in our space. Be mindful of who your friend is. To overcome you must do load shedding of friends you move with. If it doesn't bless you do away with it. As good as Joseph was in the interpretation somebody had to recommend him. Our relationships can make or break us. 

God's blessing brings acceptability. When a man is blessed he would be good enough and his qualification and gifts would open space of acceptability to him. "Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well." 1 Samuel 16:16. Joseph was a dreamer and his dreams opened a door to him. He was brought out of the prison to interpret the dream of Pharaoh but ended up as been accepted into a position of the Prime Minister of Egypt. 

"Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Ephesians 3:20". Let God know that area of your life where you need his blessings.