Clear Sky

Ezekiel 1:26 And above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, like the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was One in appearance like a man, above it.

Above the coordinated living creatures is a clear sky with a man on the throne having the appearance of a sapphire stone. This implies that whenever there is a proper coordination on the earth, there will also be a clear sky. A cloudy sky is always the result of lack of coordination. For such a clear sky, all the cloud that obstruct the heavenly vision must be dealt. All the offenses and condemnations in our conscience must be thoroughly dealt with, in order to have a clear sky. The more severe the dealing is, the clearer the sky will become. The same principle applies to our "personal sky", "family sky", and "official sky" before the Lord as well.

These days I have been experiencing subjectively the matter of a clear sky. Since the past five weeks my official sky was kind of cloudy. I had to take a couple of important decisions, but I just could not do that instantly. I brought the matters before the Lord in prayer again and again, and also fellowshipped with the concerned brothers and sisters. At times, the decision was leaning toward one direction, yet other times, it swing back to the opposite direction. For few days and even week, I had to consider and reconsider before the Lord and fellowship with my coordinator-brother, again and again. After these swinging in a cloudy sky, my official sky became clearer and clearer. The matters of concern were made clearer and clearer before the Lord until all were being cleared off completely.

This clearance did not happen at one go; it happened case by case, matter by matter. Some of them I had to bring it before the Lord on my knees until I was fully clear what decision to take. As my sky got cleared I executed the decision the following official working day, and now almost all of them got executed. Had it not been for the knowledge of Jehovah and His leading by the clear sky, I would have been tempted to make my own naturally good decisions apart from God; that would have been a disaster. After much careful consideration and prayer before the Lord, all the decisions taken were truly of the Lord, and I had much peace within and the parties involved were also very happy and were at peace. 

What a grace to be able to learn this lesson of having a "clear sky" before the Lord! Once our sky is clear it means we are under the throne of God, under the direct ruling of God ,and what follows is the presence of God.

Today a brother called me concerning his complicated family situation. Initially I had nothing to response to his fellowship. But in the midst of the phone call fellowship the Lord gave me a clear sky to fellowship with my brother about a clear sky. At length I encouraged him to go before the Lord and clear up any offenses between himself and the Lord, and also with his wife until his family sky would become crystal clear. I told him that only then his complex circumstance would be crystal clear to know the Lord's leading.

I also gave a testimony to the church last Lord's day about how I cleared my sky before the Lord in prayer and dealing with all matters that needed to be dealt with, and how the Lord led me on and on, case by case, in my personal, family and official life.

Lord, grant me a clear sky in all things all the time!