GOD'S PROGRESSIVE MOVE

36 WHENEVER the CLOUD was taken up from above the tabernacle, THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL WOULD GO ONWARD IN ALL THEIR JOURNEYS.
37 But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not journey till the day that it was taken up.
38 For the cloud of the LORD was above the tabernacle by day, and fire was over it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys."
Exodus 40:36–38 (NKJV)

• Vision evolves and the details of it might not be understood at the onset of the ministry life.

• God is a moving God. You have to follow God As He moves, that is, His timing and His pattern of doing things, in your life and ministry.
• This is usually unique regarding each ministry or the minister who pioneers the work. God has a unique pattern of building every ministry He ordains.
• If you failed to understand God's pattern, His moving, in your life and ministry; His flow or progress might be short-circuited or truncated.

• You should know when God is switching from one phase of your life and ministry to another.

• If you failed to follow the move or the cloud, you become stranded and stagnated:
  17 WHENEVER the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle, after that the children of Israel would journey; and in the place where the cloud settled, there the children of Israel would pitch their tents. 18 AT THE COMMAND OF THE LORD THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL WOULD JOURNEY, AND AT THE COMMAND OF THE LORD THEY WOULD CAMP; as long as the cloud stayed above the tabernacle they remained encamped. 19 Even when the cloud continued long, many days above the tabernacle, THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL KEPT THE CHARGE OF THE LORD AND DID NOT JOURNEY. 20 So it was, when the cloud was above the tabernacle a few days: ACCORDING to the COMMAND of the LORD they would remain ENCAMPED, And ACCORDING to the COMMAND of the LORD they would JOURNEY. 21 So it was, when the cloud remained only from evening until morning: when the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they would journey; whether by day or by night, WHENEVER THE CLOUD WAS TAKEN UP, THEY WOULD JOURNEY. 22 Whether it was two days, a month, or a year that the cloud remained above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would remain encamped and not journey; BUT WHEN IT WAS TAKEN UP, THEY WOULD JOURNEY. 23 At THE COMMAND OF THE LORD THEY REMAINED ENCAMPED, AND AT THE COMMAND OF THE LORD THEY JOURNEYED; THEY KEPT THE CHARGE OF THE LORD, AT THE COMMAND OF THE LORD BY THE HAND OF MOSES" (Numbers 9:17-23 NKJV).

• Many are out of the ministry work today, when they knew not any longer the way forward.

• To continue in ministry work, you have to keep in touch with God the Owner of the work. You must behold His face continually to know the next line of Actions (Hebrews 12:2).
• The core of the ministry work is about the receiving of the marching order from God. If you missed His order, what He commanded to do, you become stranded and stagnated in ministry, and that could lead to a complete exit in the work.
• Many ministers and their ministries have the potentials of being Great, but they remained small, because the set-men, visionaries, could not follow God as He moves.

• Your foremost assignment in the work of Ministry is your fellowshipping with God.

• If you had time for frivolities, affairs of life, above your fellowshipping with God, you may not amount to much in the ministry work:
  "NO ONE ENGAGED IN WARFARE ENTANGLES HIMSELF WITH THE AFFAIRS OF THIS LIFE, THAT HE MAY PLEASE HIM WHO ENLISTED HIM AS A SOLDIER" (2 Timothy 2:4 NKJV).
  (i) Give time to the reading and studying of the Word (Acts 6:4).
  (ii) Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
  MUCH cannot be done in the ministry work without a divine strength which comes through the knowledge of the Word of God and prayers (Acts 6:4).
  (iii) Know the specific thing which God wanted you to do And pay attention to it—stick to it.
  (iv) Lead a fasted Life. Fasting added with prayers bring results. Apostle Paul Says: ". . . IN FASTINGS OFTEN . . . ." (2 Corinthians 11:27 NKJV).
  (v) Practice Giving. Giving is a means of deliverance.
  (vi) Know your spiritual family and relate with a mentor. A need to have a financial mentor is needed. You may have a spiritual parent or mentor who knows nothing about the principle of financial prosperity, thus, you need a financial mentor.
  a. A spiritual parent or mentor is someone you learn from, either through his or her books and other materials, or someone whom you have one on one relationship with; in order to learn.
  b. You believe God to do in your life and ministry what He has done in the life of the person you relate with as your spiritual parent or mentor.
  c. The Anointing you respect, serve, and Sow to, you attract. The anointing you disrespect cannot Bless you nor be extended to you.
  d. You should know or identify the Anointing ordained or meant to bless you; not just any Anointing or minister.
  GOD has put your word in the mouth of your prophet, If you missed your prophet, you might stay long in the captivity (Hosea 12:13)
• God moves from one level of glory to another, you would have to keep pace with Him as He moves in your life and ministry (2 Corinthians 3:18).
• Stagnation is not of God and He hates it with passion. God wants you to reach your maximum potential in life and ministry.

• You will not fail in Jesus' name.

• Should there be any ailment in your body, As you read this piece, I declare your healing now in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
• The Affliction will not rise the second time in your life in Jesus' name.
  Peace!

STEPS TO SALVATION
• Take notice of this:
IF you are yet to take the step of salvation, that is, yet to be born-again, do it now, tomorrow might be too late (2 Corinthians 6:1,2; Hebrews 3:7,8,15).
a. Acknowledge that you are a sinner and confess your Sins (1 John 1:9); And ask Jesus Christ to come into your life (Revelation 3:20).
b. Confess that you believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is Lord, and that you confess it with your mouth, Thus, you accept Him As your Lord and Saviour (Romans 10:9,10).
c. Ask that He will write your name in the Book of Life (Philippians 4:3; Revelation 3:8).

• If you took the steps As highlighted above, It means you are saved—born-again. Join a Word based church in your area and Town or city, and be part of whatever they are doing there. Peace!