This word is submitted by Musa Opiyo [mopiyo@btinternet.com]

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                            Seek Me Afresh

I hear the Lord saying do not put Me in a box. Do not assume that because I
moved and worked in a particular way in previous times that I will use the
same method today. Today is a new day to seek Me afresh and to walk with Me
by faith and let Me lead you step by step by My Spirit. I am a creative God.
I look for new ways to express Myself within and through My people. Like My
servant Elijah on the mountain, many look to hear Me speak in thundering,
lightening and in other spectacular ways yet fail to hear and listen to My
still small voice. Many have become so comfortable to passively wait to hear
My Word through My prophets that they do not seek Me for themselves. You are
so used to doing this that you have forgotten what My voice speaking to you
sounds like.

Have I not said that My sheep hear My voice? My beloved children, I will not
shout or scream above the noise and busyness of daily life. In order to hear
My voice you must be still and know that I am God. I will never force you
into My presence but I will woo you and usher you into the holy of holies
even as a lover ushers and woos his love into the inner chamber. I call and
knock on the door of your hearts, but it is up to you to respond to that
call.

When was the last time you listened to the birds singing, observed the wind
rustling through the trees or watched the ocean waters beat against the
beach shores? Do you not know that I also speak through My own creation. Has
your life and ministry become so busy that you have not stopped to marvel
and wonder at all that I created for you? I am calling you now to know My
ways. In order to know My ways you have to know and hear My voice. In order
to hear My voice you must be on the same wavelength with Me. Lay down all
your plans, your preconceived ideas about how I will move and just come and
listen afresh. Behold I am doing a new thing and I am looking for a people
who are flexible, those who are willing to bend when I bend, to proceed when
I proceed, to move when I say go, even as the children of Israel in the
desert moved only when the pillar of My presence moved.