In the Present Moment
The other morning, I woke up to the scriptures playing and heard myself mumble, “I move in the spirit of Josiah”. I was then prompted to ask who was Josiah, and why would I wake up speaking those words. After laying there trying to remember Josiah from the Bible, I found myself getting up and searching the scriptures for his name.
I found in 2 Kings 21-22 that Josiah was anointed king at the age of eight-years-old. He was anointed king because his father, King Amon, had been killed. His father was evil, and so was his grandfather Manasseh, but Josiah was different. He followed all the ways of the Lord. I wondered why the scripture was so specific in describing Josiah’s maternal lineage. It says, “…His mother's name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath”, (2 Kings 22:1). Adaiah means “Yahweh passes by”. Jedidah’s father was from Boscath, a town in the kingdom of Judah. It was clear to me that Josiah was influenced by his mother whose father was a righteous man, having followed the ways of the Lord.
After researching the scriptures, I asked God what He wanted to reveal to me. I understood Josiah’s story and my waking affirmation: Josiah moved according to the Word. But I wanted to know what else God needed me to understand. I sat for a while but didn’t hear God speak. I began to just thank God for His time, the opportunity to be in His presence, and just to be with Him. Before I knew it, I was in a whole atmosphere of praise and worship! I remember ending the prayer with “God, if this is all you want me to give me right now, hallelujah!” It was only then that revelation came. I was getting so caught up in trying to get to the end of the matter that I was missing all the time we spent together just exploring the scripture. God woke me up early to talk with me, guiding me through the scriptures and growing me in my relationship with Him. He reminded me of what I asked Him for long ago as a child. I said, “I don’t want to just know you as God in the sky, but I want to know you before I get to heaven.” I didn’t understand at the time that, being prompted by the Holy Spirit, I was asking for a relationship with Him, and He was answering my prayer.
We have to remember to enjoy the journey in all that we are doing. It is not so much about getting to the destination because the destination is truly where you are right now. The place we are headed will be there when we get there, but God wants us to enjoy every moment along the way. Live in the present, because that is where He is. Amen!
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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