During my prayer time last week I was led to pray for the divine "of or relating to, or pertaining to God: pleasing" Webster (2005). I was led to pray for:

1- Divine Order
2- Divine Protection
3- Divine Peace and
4- Divine Providence

After praying for these 4 areas, they continued to resonate in my spirit. I asked God to reveal to me what I should learn from these key points and He whispered to me; it is time for the Divine. If we take a look at the definition of Divine again; it is” of or relating to, or pertaining to God: pleasing". I want to stop here and pose a question to you; do you really want to embrace the DIVINE in your life? If you answered yes, that is great, if you answered no, then continue to pray/seek God, and if you answered, I don't know, then you too must continue to pray and seek God. For those of you who answered yes, I ask you again; do you truly want to embrace the DIVINE and allow it to flow/operate in your life?

In order for the Divine to flow in your life you must strive to follow the divine order of God. This one step can be quiet difficult because many times the order of God may seem out of sync with our feelings, senses, and human capabilities. God's order is the only order that we as His children must submit to. Think of the story of Mary and Joseph the parents of Jesus. These two were not married and did not commit any physical act that would warrant Mary becoming pregnant and birthing our Lord, our Savior Jesus. But God's Divine order, made the creation of Jesus happen. Other examples of Divine order were... the creation of the Earth, (Calling of Samuel), and using Pharaoh to free the children of Egypt!  It is evident that God's order is DIVINE. Matthew 6:33 tells us to seek the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and ALL these things shall be added unto you.


Once you welcome the flow of Divine order in your life, you must then allow Divine protection to take it's position in your life.  Being under Divine protection, means that you are covered by the blood of Jesus and nothing can take you out. Have you ever been in a situation where it seemed the only way out of something was to travel through a major struggle that could possibly end in death and looking back on that particular situation you realize the only reason you are still around is because of God’s grace and His divine protection. Think about the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego who were thrown into a fiery furnace to die, but lived that is divine protection.  Think about the essence of Psalm 91 which lays out how we are protected by God from the enemy. It is evident that God has each of us under His Divine protection and we much continue to remain in God’s will so that we may be under that protection.

After you have begun to allow divine order and protection to flow in your life then you will have God's Divine peace. Peace is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions. Can you imagine what it is like to have no worries? To be free from concern about the troubles of the World; in God you can enjoy that freedom when you solicit and request that Divine Peace to flow in your life. God’s word states that we should seek peace and pursue it. Do you seek peace daily and pursue it. Many times seeking peace means that you must choose not to argue or dispute even when you know you are right. Seeking peace many times means that you may have to make a decision to separate from the in crowd so that you can be with the Jesus crowd.  The bible also tells us that we must let the peace of God rule our hearts. I wonder what (noun-people, place, or thing) we are letting rule or heart instead of the peace of God. The bible also tells us that the Lord gives strength to His people and blesses them with peace. It is very clear that God desires we have divine peace in our lives.

As we have taken a look at Divine order, Divine protection, and Divine peace; I have saved the final area for last because I believe these three help you to embrace Divine providence. You may wonder what I am speaking about when I speak of Divine providence.  The word providence means God conceived as the power sustaining and guiding human destiny. I define divine providence as being where God wants you to be, doing what God wants you to do, when He tells you to do it. Are you in Divine providence? Let’s take a look at where you are from a few perspectives. While on the job are you in Divine providence? While at home are you in Dive providence? While at church, are you in Divine providence? In each of these places you can be in Divine providence if you are doing what God tells you to do, when He tells you to do it, in the place He has instructed you to do it? Here’s a simple exercise to see if you are in Divine providence.  Is there Divine order operating in this place? Do you have Divine protection in this place? Is there Divine peace in this place? Please note that this could be a physical place, such as a building. It could be a mental/emotional place such as a mind set, it could be a spiritual place of transition within Ministry, or it could be a mental place of maturity and growth. No matter what the place, is it a place of Divine providence?  Divine providence is a place where pain, purpose, and promotion began to function in tangent with one another. This place of Divine providence is the place where you realize that the painful experiences where part of the birthing process to your purpose and your purpose leads to promotion…Kingdom promotion.  A good example of Divine providence is being in a place in your life where you realize God has you and as He has promised His plans are to prosper and not to harm you, to give you a hope with an expected end. You see when you are in Divine providence you understand there is a Divine order that you must follow and when you follow that Divine order you will have Divine protection which will create a Divine peace allowing you to operate in Divine providence. Jesus was in Divine providence when He took the journey to the Cross, was nailed to the cross, died on the cross, was buried and then rose again. Job was in Divine providence when He was being tested by Satan and never cursed God. Moses was in Divine providence when He delivered the children from Egypt. Now I ask you, are you in Divine providence?

Are you ready for the DIVINE to flow in your life? I encourage you to pray concerning these four key areas each day and watch God shift some things on your behalf and for the advancement of the Kingdom. It is time for you to do the will of God, under the anointing of God, while being protected by God, and resting in the peace of God, while operating from a place of Divine providence in God. It is time for the Divine to come alive in you. Embrace the Divine, with a heart, soul, and mind stayed on God and His Kingdom.

©Tiffany R. Easley, It is Time for the Divine, April 29, 2011