Author: Pastor David A. Kamanga

Proverbs  2:4-15, 1:21-27

1.Desire and separation (Proverbs 18:1, Mark 11:22)

2.Prayer (James 1:5, 1Kings 3:3-5, Daniel 2:16-19)

3.Study (Daniel 9:2, Proverbs 27:27-19, Psalm 119:98)

4.Fear of the Lord (Psalm 25:12-14, 111:10, Job 28:28)

5.Meditation (Joshua 1:8, Habakkuk 2:1-2, 1 Timothy 4:15)

    Meditation is reflection, it goes beyond reading or just hearing something 

    Meditation will provoke direction and revelation.

    Meditation helps you see what God is saying and also produces a harvest of ideas.

    God speaks to people who think.

Deuteronomy 12:10, Joshua 21:44

It is possible to have rest in one area but not have it in so many other areas.Therefore, rest round about connotes having rest in each and every area of your life.

Exodus 3: 2,6-8, Hebrews 12:22

For most people, the main struggle is for which altar to serve, the altar of God or the altar of satan.

Be careful  with alternatives that come your way while you’re waiting on the promise of God.

Every assignment from God to you also has a geographical location attached to it.

You can have the right vision but if you’re in the wrong place it will not manifest.

The garden of Eden represents God’s rest.

Abraham was God’s first attempt to bring man back  to the garden.

Exodus 3:7, Deuteronomy 11:7-21

To have long life outside the will of God is a waste of time.

What does it mean to enter rest?

1.A time to cease from our own works, or own wisdom and depend on Him (God).

2.An invitation from God to participate in His own rest.

3.To be in fellowship with God and His presence

4. Carrying God’s presence and enjoying in God’s presence

5. Return to the garden of Eden

6.Coming to a land flowing with milk and honey

7.A state of being free from slavery and oppression you once experienced.

   God’s rest is a state or place where God rules and manages his creation free from chaos and disorder brought about by sin and rebellion.

How do I access rest round about?

1.Return to the living God and be connected (Genesis 31:3,13)

1 Chronicles 5:18-22

The wisdom from above that you get by asking God to help you in a particular  situation will make the difference.

No matter how good things seem to your eyes consult the wisdom of God, don’t lean on your own understanding.

If you’re trusting in the wisdom of God there’s no need for you to be panicking.

How do we access divine wisdom ? [continued]

6.Through inspiration of the Holy Spirit ( 1 Corinthians 2:10, Proverbs 6:6)

7.Through inquiries (Proverbs 25:1-2, Jeremiah 6:16, Ecclesiastes 1:12-13, Matthew 7:7)

   Asking questions which make God’s wisdom available.

   The place of inquiries is the place of discovery.(Luke 2:46-47)

   God is excited with the inquisitive.

   God rewards inquirers with insight (Hosea 6:3).

8.Through association with the wise(Proverbs 13:20, 1 Corinthians 11:1, 15:33, Psalm 1:1-3)

   You’re acquiring the mindset of the wise as you associate with them, either physically or through their materials such as books, videos ,etc.

   What we associate with determines what we will assimilate, and what we assimilate becomes a part of us.

   The company you keep is a reflection of your mentality.

9.Through instructions(Proverbs 1:1-3, 8:33, 9:9, 19:20)

   Those who hate instructions can never be under the construction of God’s wisdom.

10.Through observation (1 Kings 4:32-34, Proverbs 24:30-34)

   Solomon acquired more wisdom through the observations he made.

Proverbs  2:4-15, 1:21-27

1.Desire and separation (Proverbs 18:1, Mark 11:22)

2.Prayer (James 1:5, 1Kings 3:3-5, Daniel 2:16-19)

3.Study (Daniel 9:2, Proverbs 27:27-19, Psalm 119:98)

4.Fear of the Lord (Psalm 25:12-14, 111:10, Job 28:28)

5.Meditation (Joshua 1:8, Habakkuk 2:1-2, 1 Timothy 4:15)

    Meditation is reflection, it goes beyond reading or just hearing something 

    Meditation will provoke direction and revelation.

    Meditation helps you see what God is saying and also produces a harvest of ideas.

    God speaks to people who think.

Matthew 6:2, Proverbs 2:1-7,1:20-27

1.Delivers from fear and makes one confident (Psalm 112:7-8, 64:10, 25:12, 27:1-4, Proverbs 1:33)
2.Protection and  preservation (Proverbs 2:8, 4:6)
   Preservation comes from the wisdom of God.
3.It delivers (Proverbs 2:11-16 )
4.Length of days (long life) (Psalm 91;16, Proverbs 3:2, Genesis 6:3, Proverbs 3:2)
   No matter what you’re facing don’t terminate your life by your wrong confession.
   If you don’t have wisdom of thanking God for where you are, you’ll always be discouraged because you keep comparing yourself to others.
   If we were thankful for the things we complain about, things would change very quickly.
   Joshua 1:8
5.Favor (Proverbs 3:4, 4:8, 8:35, 11:16 ,Luke 2:52)
   Increase in wisdom is increase in favor.
6.Health, healing and vitality (Proverbs 3:8)

Psalm 25:1-2,5,8-9
There is a path ordained by God where you will never suffer shame if you walk in it.
Meekness is a prerequisite to be guided in the ways of God.
The meek admit that they cannot make it in life without walking in God’s ways and therefore they seek for God’s guidance.
Our plans are no match for diabolical wisdom, we’ll be beaten clean without the wisdom of God.
Ephesians 1:21-22, Mark 6:2, 1 Timothy 2:3, Acts 26:18, 
Diabolical wisdom produces power and divine wisdom generates power too.
Power is released when we acquire revelations from the word of God.
The wisdom of God demands that you have to declare the word of God, for that is how you chart your way forward (Luke 21:15, Isaiah 51:15)
Say what you want to see around you and not what you see around you.
1 Corinthians 2:5-8, Deuteronomy 34:9, Psalm 25:14, Proverbs 25:2, 1 Corinthians 2:7, Job 29:3-4, Job 1:1-3,9
When God shows you his paths you’re showcased to your world.
Wisdom is to be searched for through the spirit and the word, and sought for in prayer (Proverbs 24:13-14, 2:4)

Divine wisdom has two primary sources:
1)direct impartation by the spirit of wisdom (Deuteronomy 34:9,2 Timothy 1:7)
   The spirit of a sound mind is the spirit of wisdom.
    A sound mind is a wise mind.
   Wisdom is accompanied by knowledge and understanding whenever it is imparted upon a person (1 Kings 3:11)

2)the word of God (2 Timothy 3:15, Psalm 119:97-98, John 10:35)

There are there types of wisdom : earthly (intellectual wisdom we acquire though study and natural wisdom that we are born with) wisdom, devilish wisdom and wisdom from above (wisdom from God, divine/supernatural wisdom)
Wisdom from above causes a person to rise above anything they can face in life.
Genesis 3:3, 6-8
Throughout the ages God and satan have been battling for the minds of humans with regards to which type of wisdom they submit to.
Proverbs 4:7, 11, Ephesians 1:18
Understanding is the opening of eyes.
When you see what is being said you have come to a point of understanding.
Wisdom is the ability to anticipate the outcome of an action.
Wisdom is the correct application of scripture to real life applications.
Wisdom gives safety (Proverbs 3:16-17)
Wisdom is receiving what God says and applying it to your life.
Wisdom from above is unbeatable, don’t depend on your intelligence or understanding.
1Corinthians 2:6-7
The wisdom of God is concealed,  therefore you need the opening of eyes to be able to look into it.
The foundation of the wisdom of God is the fear of God (Job 28:28, Daniel 2:28)
The wisdom of God works wonders.

John 3:27, James 1:17, 1 Chronicles 29:24, Philippians 4:15, Genesis 39:21, Genesis 6:5
You can not allow your mind to be anywhere it wishes to be, you have to actively manage it.
Your mind is the pacesetter for your destination.
Whatever you allow to be the centre of your attention you have allowed to master you.
Genesis 11:6-7
There’s no impossibility until it exists in your mind.
When what you think and what you talk are in agreement, you’re unstoppable.
2 Corinthians 10:3-6, Ephesians 6:12-16, Proverbs 4:23
If you win in life it’s because you have won in your imagination.
God gave us our mind to either magnify or minify our experience.
If you want to change your feelings change what you feed your mind with.
Philippians 4:8
Don’t feed your mind what you don’t want it to reflect on, through what you say, hear, and see.

Genesis 13:14-15, 26-27, 2:7
The spirit world appears unreal to those who are so accustomed to the physical world.
To form (yatha in Greek): squeeze into shape, to mould into a form (especially as a potter).
Imagination: Formulation of mental pictures of something that is neither perceived as real or present to the senses.
Imagination is the creative ability God has placed in given beings.
Your mind doesn’t know the difference between imagination and reality.
We as humans have only used a fraction of our imaginative capabilities yet we have invented so much to date.
If you don’t take charge of the imagination your mind will be creating realities that you don’t want.
Your imagination will create an experience for you.
Genesis 13:14, Romans 4:13-17, Joshua 1:3-4, Genesis 17:5
You may not be responsible for where you’re today but you’re responsible for where you’ll be tomorrow, use your imagination.
What happens in the mind will happen in time.
Whatever you can sustain in your imagination you can do.
Genesis 31:1-10, 2 Kings 7:3
You need to feed your imagination with what you want to create, and stay focused on it.
We have massive potential for creativity in this generation but life will not freely give us the atmosphere where that creativity can thrive.
Creativity and thinking require an atmosphere.
Social media is a thief of creative  atmosphere, you have to get away from all those distractions in order to think. 
Use social media for meaningful activities.
You need to create  time to think ( focused, critical thinking not aimless thinking).
Pick a subject in your imagination and stay on it.
You need to create alone moments to allow yourself to think. Your creativity will never thrive if you don’t do so.
The world will do everything to rob you of an atmosphere to be creative.
Many people never move past the realm of knowledge into understanding.
Societal thinking also hinders creativity, many people are always looking to see what everyone around them is doing and hang around that same level.
It is God’s duty to bring to me what I’ve imagined.
Just like we look at photo albums and our imaginations are activated ,if you turn prophecies  into pictures  that will serve as  your photo
album for tomorrow.
An empty mind during prayer is a waste of time, no wonder we have so many prayer warriors without results.
Don’t go to pray if you have not yet located the focus of your prayer.
You cannot think poverty and expect riches.
Don’t let mind limiters such as “I’m too young”, “I’m too old”, “I’m in the wrong country”, and many more to set limits on what you can achieve.

Ephesians 2:9-12, Isaiah 49:8
You don’t pay or pray to be royalty, you’re born into it.
when God helps you, humans have no choice but to help you.
The purpose of the covenant is to establish God’s purpose on the earth and cause you to inherit what God has for you.
God’s part of the covenant is guaranteed, circumstances not withstanding; so all you have to do is keep your end of the covenant.
Take actions of faith that are in line with what God has said in the covenant.
Psalm 126:1-6, Genesis 8:22

What does sacrifice do?
1.God swears blessings at the altar of sacrifice (Genesis 22:6)
   When God swears a blessing all struggles are over.
2.Termination of curses (Genesis 8:20-22)
Your sacrifice is what will activate the blood of Jesus to speak on your behalf to neutralise curses.
3.God gives supernatural wisdom (1Kings 3:5, 4:29-30)
   Solomon accessed wisdom at the altar of sacrifice.
4.It stops plagues (2Kings 24:24)
5.God releases supernatural wealth (1Kings 3:13)
6.God gives honor (Psalm 112:12-13)
7.All needs are met (Philippians 4:15-19, 2 Chronicles 15:11-13, Psalm 111:1-5)
   If you don’t do the same things others are doing don’t expect the same results as them.