Understanding The Times - 4.6.25

Jordon Gilmore

This is how we stay in the narrow path.

“Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command.”
‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭12‬:‭32‬ ‭ESV‬‬

We have a fixed period called time. One of the greatest gifts we can have is to understand the time to make the most use of it. 

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:”
‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬ ‭ESV‬‬

To understand the times means to understand:
1. What has happened before - can you look back and recognize when God moved in your life.  Can you discern what His purpose was in those situations. 
2. What is happening now 
3. What may happen next

Understanding is composed of awareness or recognition. We pray for an advanced skill of discernment. 

Four areas of understanding the times
1. Biblically and spiritually - Rom 3:21-22
2. Personally - 1 Sam 30:8 do you understand how to shift and realign your personal resources to maximize the output for the season
3. Leadership - Joshua 1:1-3 one of the greatest responsibilities we have as leaders is understanding seasons. What and who has God placed under your leadership?
4. Culturally - the climate we are acting in as believers - Matt 22:21 - culture is the climate that we carry out God’s strategies