Vertical Not Horizontal
by an Old Disciple
“…why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.”~ Gen. 25:22
It takes some of us a long time to learn, the direct approach to the issues of life is not the best route. A detour, by way of Deity may seem to take a little longer, but believe me, it’s the safest. And in the long run, the quickest. Rebekah, in the above text, found it to be so.
For example Jacob found this to be true in dealing with his kin; it worked for David before meeting the giant that confronted him; Nehemiah used this method before asking for help; and even our blessed Lord spent a whole night before God before making some important choices.
It is not the horizontal method, but the vertical way that brings desired results. Always put God between you and your problem. If you do, it will take on the form of small molehill, where once a large mountain stood. Or as The Lord told his servant concerning his insurmountable difficulties, “Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbable thou shalt become a plain.”
Saul learned the hard way the truth I’ve been attempting to put across. “[Saul] enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.”~ 1 Chron. 10:14
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