Ezekiel had an encounter with God Almighty Himself. As the glory of God was being revealed to him, he saw what looked like four living creatures (described in Ezekiel 1). Something struck me about these creatures.
"Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went. As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not change direction as the creatures went. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels" (Ezekiel 1:12,17, 20).
Wherever the spirit would go, they would go...
This is how I want to be led by the Holy Spirit. These creatures only went where the spirit went and they did so without turning. They set themselves as flint! (Isaiah 50:7). From teachings I've been listening to recently, following the Holy Spirit is absolutely vital for our rising in life and for destiny. The Holy Spirit knows where we ought to go. We don't. The Bible says the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God and although no one knows God's thoughts, the Holy Spirit makes them known to us! (1 Corinthians 2:10) We ought to follow the Holy Spirit.
What I'm about to say may seem abstract but hear me out a second...
...the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
The wheels made me think of movement. The creatures could only move once the spirit moved because the spirit was in the wheels. This made me think and reminded me of my pastor's teachings which both bring home that point that before we do anything, before we make decisions, before we make that next move, we need the Spirit in our 'wheels'. We need the Holy Spirit to back our steps. He needs to be the one behind what we are doing. He totally has to lead and we totally have to depend on Him if we really want to move forward in any direction of life!
...the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
The wheels made me think of movement. The creatures could only move once the spirit moved because the spirit was in the wheels. This made me think and reminded me of my pastor's teachings which both bring home that point that before we do anything, before we make decisions, before we make that next move, we need the Spirit in our 'wheels'. We need the Holy Spirit to back our steps. He needs to be the one behind what we are doing. He totally has to lead and we totally have to depend on Him if we really want to move forward in any direction of life!
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