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People:
Speak into our lives to help us rid ourselves of those things that separate us from God and by doing so produce a heart of repentance.
Speak into our lives and help us see spiritual matters more clearly; while strengthening and encouraging us.
Sometimes well meaning people speak into our lives in a way that can easily keep us off track and keep us from fulfilling God’s will and plan for our life.
We must be fluent in God’s Word and diligent to intentionally have our time with Him; disciplining ourselves to hear and know His voice.
Then we can discern the voice of emotion and God’s voice.
This week we are going to talk about a sixth language through which God speaks and that is Promptings.
Trivia: In what year did these things happen?
1908
A loaf of bread cost five cents BUT sliced bread would not be invented for two more decades.
Women couldn’t vote
Teddy Roosevelt was president
Henry Ford produced his first Model T.
Movies were silent
The Chicago Cubs won the World Series
How many years later did the Cubs again win the World series?
108
With how many stitches is a baseball sewn together?
108
World Series MVP Ben Zobrist hit the winning pitch for the Cubs.
How does a batter hit a ball that is 2.86 inches in diameter and travels 60 feet, 6 inches in .43
seconds?
Consider: it takes 1/5 of a second for the retina to receive incoming messages, and by then the ball is already halfway to home plate.
The margin of error is just 10 milliseconds.
That is fifteen times faster than the blink of an eye.
So back to the original question - how does a batter make the successful hit?
Good vision and Good timing.
What did Solomon say about timing?
Bartel:
Nudge is a means of encouraging and guiding behavior without mandating or instructing it.
What are some nudges we see or know about in the story of Esther?
Hegai was prompted to show favor to Esther
Esther 2:
Mordecai told Esther not to tell of her nationality.
Mordecai told Esther not to tell of her nationality.
Mordecai told Esther not to tell of her nationality.
Mordecai told Esther about the plot against the king.
Mordecai told Esther about the plot against the king.
Mordecai was prompted to encourage Esther to seize the opportunity God set before her to save her people.
Esther
Insomnia prompted or nudged the king to have his records read to him and it happened to be that of Mordecai revealing the plot that saved the king’s life.
The parading of Mordecai by Haman nudged Haman to plot against the Jews
Mordecai prompted Esther to go to the king.
Time: chronos - clock time or calendar time - sequential; linear, moving in only one direction.
Quantitative - counts minutes
kairos - opportune time; qualitative captures moments
I see kairos in the parading of Mordecai by Haman
Jeremiah 29:
God’s timing is always perfect.
His timing is not like ours!
Mom’s prompting
Patty’s testimony
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