Divine Visitation - Part 2

Now let's go a little deeper into the topic of Divine Visitation. In doing this we will examine the nature of divine visitation and some of its outcomes. From the definition given in the introduction, divine visitation is a visit from heaven and a visit from heaven can be for different reasons. How do these visitations occur and what's the nature in general?

Nature of Divine Visitation:

- Can be provoked by God

- Can be provoked by man

- Can be unexpected

- Sometimes is not restricted to the one being visited. If you're in an area where divine visitation is occurring, and you're wise you can benefit from it.

Outcomes of Divine Visitation:

Divine Visitation

- Brings Blessings

- Brings Judgement

- Change of destiny

- Change of name

- Instructions

Nature 1: Divine Visitation Provoked by God

Passage: 1 Kings 11v29-32. Divine visitation provoked by God could bring favor your way and judgement someone else's way. The best place to be, is on the side of God and in the camp of the most High . A fellow who toils with sin, is living under the jurisdiction of the devil (John 8v34) and such a fellow may not receive a positive outcome from divine visitation. Those who are in and out with God, today serving God, tomorrow serving themselves and following the own desires, will not enjoy the full benefits of being children of God. Those who have not come to know God (unbelievers), don't even have a feel of the goodness of God. You have to give your life to Jesus Christ. It is my prayer that we as Christians, we will dwell in the camp of God continually, and those who don't know Him yet will come to know Him.

Now from the passage above, we learned that a man named Jeroboam got a divine visitation from God through the prophet Ahijah. If we study the chapter well enough, we'll discover that because of the sin that king Solomon committed (1kings 11v10-11) God punished him and favoured a subordinate Jeroboam. The kingdom of Israel was torn apart and Jeroboam received ten tribes as a result. Sin can provoke divine visitation that will have a negative outcome for the sinner. This leads us to answer one of the questions asked in the introduction; as Christians we must work towards always being in a state of holiness, because we never know when God may decide to pay a visit. In fact living a continuous life of Holiness can provoke God's visitation. Also living a sinful life can provoke a negative divine visitation. Let's stay Holy.

1Kings 17v12-16: Divine visitation provoked by God will sometimes require a measure of faith from you in order for you to enjoy the benefits thereof.

Nature 2: Divine Visitation Provoked by Man

John 4v21-24 "... True worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the father seeks. If you want to provoke divine visitation, one way to do so is by being a true worshiper of God. A true worshiper is someone who worships God Almighty in spirit and in truth. The passage helps us understand that the Father has put himself to work to seek out true worshipers. When you seek for something, you earnestly search for it. When you find such a thing, you would keep it close to you in order not to lose it. This is the case with our heavenly father. Now what do you think happens when God finds such people? He dwells with them, and His blessings will remain on such a fellow. The bible also helps us understand that God inhabits the praises of His people. This brings us to another outcome of divine visitation; blessings. Divine visitation can result in a blessed life for the fellow who has been visited.

What does it mean to worship God in Spirit and in Truth? Sometimes when we say the word worship, our minds automatically turn to the picture of singing praises, and hymns to God. However worship according to a dictionary the feeling of reverence and adoration for a deity. Worship also includes every act that can rightly express these feelings towards the deity in question. Therefore you find that worship is everything we do in the notion of loving God. Now having given this explanation, how then can we do this successfully in spirit and in truth?