A PLACE CALLED "THERE"

There are two places a man can be at any point in life. He can either be in a place called "HERE" or "THERE". The former stands for our current position or level while the latter represents the next level or place God wants us to be. 

One important attribute of the place called "HERE" is that it is usually not convenient to live in. The sons of the prophet confirmed this salient truth in 2 kings 6:1-2. They discovered that the seminary dormitory has become too small for the growing number of prophets-in-training and they desired to relocate to a more comfortable place. They had outgrown Here and were ready to move There. 

Literally, the difference between the two places i.e here and there, is one letter, "T", which means time. The wisest man that ever lived told us categorically in Ecclesiastes 9:11, that time and chance are the ticket and boarding pass on the flight to the place called "THERE" in journey of life. Time is the major factor in the placement of men on the ladder of destiny. No man can move from his "HERE" to "THERE" unless his time has come. Someone once said, "the most dangerous person on earth is the person whose time has come". 

"I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all" - Ecclesiastes  9:11

There are several examples of people who boarded flights to the place called "THERE" with the boarding pass of time in the Bible. One of such examples was Hannah. She discovered that she was in the place called "HERE" while her mate had settled down in the place called "THERE". She was the senior but did not have what her mate had because every month she kept on missing her time. But one day, she decide to settle the issue of missed time once and for all. She prayed fervently and God heard her and sent prophet Eli to hand over her missing boarding pass and ticket back to her. That same month, she boarded the flight of glory and moved from HERE to THERE in grand style. 

"The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me." John  5:7

Another good example is in John 5:1-7. The man by the pool of Bethesda had remained in the place called "HERE" for 38years. Anytime he attempted to move to his house which is a more convenient place, someone else usually jumped there ahead of him. Meaning, this man kept on missing the timing of his relocation to the place called "THERE" for 38years. But one day, he had an encounter with the one who is the custodian of time. And immediately, his missing boarding pass and ticket of time was found and his 38years tenancy in the place called "HERE" was terminated.

Beloved, like the sons of the prophets, Hannah and the sick man by the pool of Bethesda, you and I are not supposed to be a permanent resident in the place called "HERE". It is obvious many of us have outgrown our current position or level. It is time to move to a more spacious place. It is time to move from single to married, from barren to fruitful, from sickly to healthy, from lack to abundance, from jobless to gainfully employed. Your time to move to the place called "THERE" has finally come. Your Hannah will not return to Shiloh again empty handed in Jesus name. You are leaving your corner by the pool of Bethesda and never to return there again in Jesus name.

In conclusion, there are conditions to be fulfilled before you can move. You need to be resolute about your desire to change levels. You must be ready to cut down the beam required. This involves hard work and total commitment. Also, you must never take a step without carrying the God of your Elisha along. This is important because you will definitely need an anchor that will keep you standing when the wind of life blows. And if you are not yet saved, please surrender your life to Jesus today and he will become your anchor and compass to the place called "THERE" that you have been dreaming of.

As the Lord lives, before this landmark year is over, your own time of migration to the place called "THERE" shall surely come. You will become unstoppable like the sons of the prophets because your time of change of level shall surely come this year. Your flight of glory out of "HERE" to "THERE" shall not be cancelled in Jesus name.

Good day and God bless you.

Maranatha!

Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo

https://okanlawontaiwo.blogspot.com