Quiet Time

THE FIRST DETERMINANT: SPEED - PART 5 Scriptures: Ecclesiastes 9:11, Genesis 27:1-4, 19-20  Topic: Speed Determines If You Will Be Blessed  "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."  Ecclesiastes 9:11 The determinants are the characteristics and the virtues that determine the outcome of everything you do. Every area of life is therefore affected by determinants. Both spiritual and non-spiritual things are governed by determinants. In this series of our Quiet Time we will study in depth how speed governs our lives 5. SPEED DETERMINES IF YOU WILL BE BLESSED.   "And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. And he said, Be...

THE FIRST DETERMINANT: SPEED - PART 4 Scriptures: Ecclesiastes 9:11, Genesis 19:15-22 Topic: Speed Determines The Financial Disasters Will Avoid  "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."  Ecclesiastes 9:11 The determinants are the characteristics and the virtues that determine the outcome of everything you do. Every area of life is therefore affected by determinants. Both spiritual and non-spiritual things are governed by determinants. In this series of our Quiet Time we will study in depth how speed governs our lives 4. SPEED DETERMINES THE FINANCIAL DISASTERS YOU WILL AVOID And when the morning arose, then THE ANGELS HASTENED LOT, SAYING, ARISE, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. And while he lingered,...

THE FIRST DETERMINANT: SPEED - PART 3 Scriptures: Ecclesiastes 9:11, Genesis 18:1-7  Topic: Speed Determines Whom You Will Honour  "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."  Ecclesiastes 9:11 The determinants are the characteristics and the virtues that determine the outcome of everything you do. Every area of life is therefore affected by determinants. Both spiritual and non-spiritual things are governed by determinants. In this series of our Quiet Time we will study in depth how speed governs our lives 3. SPEED DETERMINES WHOM YOU WILL HONOUR.   And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, LO, THREE MEN Stood BY HIM: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them fro...

THE FIRST DETERMINANT: SPEED - PART 2 Scriptures: Ecclesiastes 9:11, 1 Samuel 25:15-18  Topic: Speed Determines If You Will Get Married  "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."  Ecclesiastes 9:11 The determinants are the characteristics and the virtues that determine the outcome of everything you do. Every area of life is therefore affected by determinants. Both spiritual and non-spiritual things are governed by determinants. In this series of our Quiet Time we will study in depth how speed governs our lives   2. SPEED DETERMINES IF YOU WILL GET MARRIED.   "But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields: They were a wall unto us both by night and day, ...

THE FIRST DETERMINANT: SPEED - PART 1 Scriptures: Ecclesiastes 9:11, 2 Chronicles 24:2-7  Topic: Speed Determines If You Will Build Anything.  "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."  Ecclesiastes 9:11 The determinants are the characteristics and the virtues that determine the outcome of everything you do.  Every area of life is therefore affected by determinants. Both spiritual and non-spiritual things are governed by determinants. In this series of our Quiet Time we will study in depth how speed governs our lives 1. SPEED DETERMINES IF YOU WILL BUILD ANYTHING.  "And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest. And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters. And it came to pass after this...

JEHOVAH ROPHE - PART 5 Scripture: Exodus 15:26 Topic: Jehovah Rophe - Part 5 In this series of our Quiet Time, we will study in detail the meaning of the name of God; Jehovah Rophe .   "…if thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: FOR I AM THE LORD THAT HEALETH THEE." Exodus 15:26 What does “Rophe” mean? “Rophe” is a Hebrew word that means “to heal” , or “to repair” . 6. “Rophe” means “to cure.” “To cure”, means “to make someone healthy again after an illness”, and “to make an illness go away”. It also means, “to deal with a problem successfully”, or “to stop somebody from behaving in a particular way, especially in a way that is bad”. God is in the process of making you healthy again. God is the one who has the power to make an illness go away and to deal...

JEHOVAH ROPHE - PART 4 Scripture: Exodus 15:26 Topic: Jehovah Rophe - Part 4 In this series of our Quiet Time, we will study in detail the meaning of the name of God; Jehovah Rophe .  "…if thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: FOR I AM THE LORD THAT HEALETH THEE." Exodus 15:26 What does “Rophe” mean? “Rophe” is a Hebrew word that means “to heal” , or “to repair” . 5.  “Rophe” means “to fix.” “To fix”, means “to repair or correct something”. Jehovah Rophe means, “I’m the Lord that mends every situation and the Lord that fixes things”. Many of us have situations in our lives that need some fixing and adjustments. God introduces things in our lives to adjust and correct certain things that have made you go in a certain way. He makes adjustments. He restore...

JEHOVAH ROPHE - PART 3 Scripture: Exodus 15:26 Topic: Jehovah Rophe - Part 3 In this series of our Quiet Time, we will study in detail the meaning of the name of God; Jehovah Rophe .   "…if thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: FOR I AM THE LORD THAT HEALETH THEE." Exodus 15:26 What does “Rophe” mean? “Rophe” is a Hebrew word that means “to heal” , or “to repair” . 3.“Rophe” means “to restore.” “To restore”, means “to bring back a situation or a feeling that existed before” or “to bring something back to a former condition, place or position”. When God manifests as Jehovah Rophe , He is bringing back a feeling and a state of well-being that existed before. 4.“Rophe” means “to mend.” “To mend”, means “to repair something that has been damaged or broken so ...

JEHOVAH ROPHE - PART 2 Scripture: Exodus 15:26 Topic: Jehovah Rophe - Part 2 In this series of our Quiet Time, we will study in detail the meaning of the name of God; Jehovah Rophe .   "…if thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: FOR I AM THE LORD THAT HEALETH THEE." Exodus 15:26 What does “Rophe” mean? “Rophe” is a Hebrew word that means “to heal”, or “to repair” . 2.“Rophe” means“to repair.” “To repair”, means “to mend something that is broken, damaged or torn”; it also means “to say or do something in order to improve a bad or unpleasant situation”. When God revealed Himself as Jehovah Rophe , He was saying that “I am the Lord that repairs”. You sometimes regret some of your actions. You wish that things hadn’t happened the way they did. But God is int...

JEHOVAH ROPHE - PART 1 Scripture: Exodus 15:26 Topic: Jehovah Rophe - Part 1  In this series of our Quiet Time, we will study in detail the meaning of the name of God;  Jehovah Rophe .   "…if thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: FOR I AM THE LORD THAT HEALETH THEE." Exodus 15:26 What does “Rophe” mean? “Rophe” is a Hebrew word that means “to heal” , or “to repair” . 1. “Rophe” means “to heal.” “To heal”, means “to become or make something healthy again”, “to cure somebody who is ill”, “to make someone feel happy again”, “to put an end to something or make something easier to bear.”  That is the meaning of Rophe . It means “to heal and to restore health.” Most of us only know of common diseases like malaria or flu. There are many aspects of he...

I AM THE LORD THAT HEALETH THEE  Scripture: Exodus 15:26 Topic: I Am The Lord That Healeth Thee  "…if thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: FOR I AM THE LORD THAT HEALETH THEE." Exodus 15:26 When God saved his people Israel from Egypt, He introduced Himself to them in this verse as “the Lord that healeth thee” . The Hebrew words for the phrase “God that healeth thee,” are “Jehovah Rophe.”  The name “Jehovah Rophe” means, “the Lord your doctor’, ‘the Lord your physician” , or “the Lord your healer” . So you could use these three words to describe God as “the Lord your doctor, your physician or your healer”. When God introduced Himself here in Exodus, He was saying, “Let me show you a new aspect of myself; let me show you another side of my nature. I am...

THE NAMES OF GOD : EHAYEH ASHER EHAYEH Scriptures: Exodus 6:2-3, Exodus 3:13,14   Topic: The Names of God: Ehayeh Asher Ehayeh  God has always introduced himself by different names to different people. These different names show the different attributes of God and illustrate the diverse ways He demonstrates His power to His creation. God has different attributes even though we simply refer to Him as “God”. Different names are used for the Lord in the Bible. He introduced Himself differently to Abraham and Jacob. And He used another name when He introduced Himself to David. All through the Scriptures God uses different names as He appears to different people. Ehayeh Asher Ehayeh Later, God confirms the name “Jehovah” , the Hebrew “YHWH” , which is the equivalent of “I am” , the promise-keeper, to Moses. "And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD: And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH wa...

THE NAMES OF GOD: EL SHADDAI Scripture : Genesis 17:1 Topic: The Names of God: El Shaddai  God has always introduced himself by different names to different people. These different names show the different attributes of God and illustrate the diverse ways He demonstrates His power to His creation. God has different attributes even though we simply refer to Him as “God”. Different names are used for the Lord in the Bible. He introduced Himself differently to Abraham and Jacob. And He used another name when He introduced Himself to David. All through the Scriptures God uses different names as He appears to different people. El Shaddai Later on in the Bible, we see God introducing Himself to Abraham. "And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the ALMIGHTY GOD; walk before me, and be thou perfect." Genesis 17:1 The name of God used in this Scripture is “El Shaddai” . El Shaddai means “the mighty one with a lot of breasts”, ...

THE NAMES OF GOD : ELOHIM Scripture : Genesis 1:1 Topic: The Names of God: Elohim  God has always introduced himself by different names to different people. These different names show the different attributes of God and illustrate the diverse ways He demonstrates His power to His creation.  God has different attributes even though we simply refer to Him as “God”. Different names are used for the Lord in the Bible. He introduced Himself differently to Abraham and Jacob. And He used another name when He introduced Himself to David. All through the Scriptures God uses different names as He appears to different people. "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Genesis 1:1 Elohim In the very beginning of the Bible, God’s name is mentioned repeatedly. The name of God that is used in Genesis Chapter One is “Elohim”. Elohim describes God as the Creator. Creativity is an aspect of God’s character. Man’s creative ability is from God. The power of invention is God-given....

HOW TO IDENTIFY A DOOR  -PART 3 Scripture: Revelation 3:8 Topic: Three ways to recognize a door. In this series of quiet time we will look at the third and last way on how to recognize an open door.  ...Behold, I have set before thee an open door... Revelation 3:8 3. The third way to recognize a door is to realize that God engineered the opportunity and that it had nothing to do with your efforts. In the natural, you do not often construct the doors you meet. Everyone just passes through the doors that are open. An open door is not of your own making, it is just something that you benefit from.  And when they were come and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how He  HAD OPENED THE DOOR of faith unto the Gentiles. Acts 14:27 When Paul and Barnabas gave the report of their first missionary journey, everyone was overjoyed at what the Lord had done. They came to one conclusion: God had opened a door to the Gentiles! They...

HOW TO IDENTIFY A DOOR  -PART 2 Scripture: Revelation 3:8 Topic: Three ways to recognize a door. In this series of quiet time we will continue to look at how to recognize an open door.  ...Behold, I have set before thee an open door... Revelation 3:8 2. The second way to recognize a door is to discern that it is an opportunity that will not always be there. In the natural, a door does not have a fixed position. It is either open or closed. Any opportunity that appears for a season and disappears again must be considered as a door.  ...I will tarry at Ephesus...For A GREAT DOOR and effectual is OPENED... 1 Corinthians 16:8,9 Even though there was an opportunity for ministry at Ephesus, that opportunity would not be there for ever. Today, there is very little opportunity for ministry in Ephesus. The door is shut in many parts of Europe. However, the door is now open in many parts of Africa and the developing world. These doors will not remain open forever. Instability and w...

HOW TO IDENTIFY A DOOR -PART 1 Scripture: Revelation 3:8 Topic: Three ways to recognize a door. In this series of quiet time we will look at a door and how to recognize an open door.  ...Behold, I have set before thee an open door... Revelation 3:8 An open door is a God-given opportunity in the midst of impossibilities. It is a chance to escape or achieve something for the Lord, an opening in the midst of impassable circumstances and a time-related breakthrough that gives you a needed option. There are three ways to recognize an open door. 1. The first way to recognize a door is to recognize an opportunity that comes in the midst of other unworkable options. In the natural, a door is flanked on the left and right by impenetrable walls. This reveals impossible or impenetrable circumstances all around except in the position where the door is.  ...I will tarry at Ephesus...For A GREAT DOOR and effectual is opened... 1 Corinthians 16 8,9 Paul decided to remain at Ephesus because ...

THE SECRET OF DIRECTED PATHS -PART 2 Scripture: Proverbs 3:5,6 Topic: God ignores you and speaks to your paths. In this series of quiet time we will continue to look at how God directs our path and the secrets of the directed paths.  Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5,6 God will often lead you if you take the time to pray that His will be done in your life. Then you can walk on confidently. You may not even know what exactly to do, but as you keep on praying that His will be done, He will direct your paths. God will block certain doors and make it impossible for you to go on certain roads. He will ensure that you only flow in a particular direction. He will ensure that you only meet certain people. Nobody knows all the will of God. Even Jesus prayed that the will of God be done. Spend time praying that the will of God be done in your life. Every serious Chri...

  THE SECRET OF DIRECTED PATHS -PART 1 Scripture: Proverbs 3:5,6 Topic: God leads us through directed paths. In this series of quiet time we will look at how God directs our path and the secrets of the directed paths.  Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5,6 The promise of God in this scripture is not that God will direct you! God is promising here that He will direct your paths. What is the difference between God directing you and God directing your paths? When God directs you, He speaks to you and tells you what to do. It is then up to you to do the right thing and obey His voice. However, when God directs your paths, you don't have to do anything. Its your paths that have to obey instructions.  He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. Mathew 26:42...

  THE LIMITATIONS OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S CALL -PART 3 Scripture: Ephesians 4:7 Topic: You must recognize the limitations of people you look up to without despising them. In this series of quiet time we continue to look at the limitations of an individual's calling. Only Christ has the fullness of the calling.   But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ Isaiah 4:7 Inasmuch as you are to see that people are limited, you must not despise them for their limitations. It is important not to idolize anyone but it is also important to not to despise them. Most people despise and criticise men of God because they see the non-gifted, raw aspects of these men. Indeed, it is very easy to despise a man of God. In one field he looks invincible yet in another he seems to be an imbecile. Learn to recognize the grace of God. Seeing the weakness of someone who is called should make you appreciate the grace of God even more.  Stop regarding man , who...

  THE LIMITATIONS OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S CALL  -PART 2 Scripture: Colossians 2:9 Topic: Only Christ has the fullness of the call. If you want to see the fullness of the call, you must look at Christ since only Christ has the ultimate calling. This is a very important truth for us to grasp. For IN HIM DWELLETH ALL THE FULNESS of the Godhead bodily. Colossians 2:9 You must make Christ your best example of a shepherd, a teacher, an evangelist and a prophet . Constantly looking at Christ will cause you to move much higher than you would have been. Unfortunately, many of us look at men we esteem as mentors and assume they are the best example of ministry. Even the most anointed men of God are only a measure of what they could be. Every one of us is only a fraction of what we could be if we had the full measure of the gift. It is Christ who had the Spirit without measure and therefore it is the fullest and best example of ministry. Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the ...

THE LIMITATIONS OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S CALL  -PART 1 Scripture: Ephesians 4: 7 Topic: We have only a "measure" of a call. Human beings long to create super-human characters who never make mistakes, never fail and never die. It is this inward desire in all men that has created characters like James Bond, Rambo, Superman, Demolition man, Batman and Spiderman etc.. But the fact that you are "called" will not turn you into any of these super-huma characters. Your calling is simply God showing mercy and leniency to you. Apart from this, your calling is limited. You have received only a measure of the Spirit. But unto everyone of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Ephesians 4:7 Your calling gives you only a measure of the Spirit and there are several other measures that you did not receive . This means that there are several other gifts that you lack. Your lack of other graces will always limit you in the ministry. Your lack of other gifts w...