In my communion time this morning the Holy Spirit clearly spoke to me of the reality we have in Him when we feel weak, weary and just out of sorts because of continuous vicious attacks from satan.

It appears like we seem unable to have rest to move forward. Let these words minister greater grace to you today to be propelled into action to move forward in the Lord to see your inheritance manifested this year in Jesus name. Amen.

The Holy Spirit proceeded to share with me a truth for you today that He pointed out to me that keeps you going stronger even after you have been weak and unable to lay hold of a present opportunity and had to pull out.

If you would spend quality time fellowshipping with the Holy Spirit you will find nuggets of truth that can bring you out of the most difficult places and still find a way out that is triumphant in impact and removes shame and disgrace from your life.John.16:14 & 15.

The Holy Spirit reminded me of the word in 2 Corinthians.2:14 which reads But thanks be to God, who in the Messiah constantly leads us in a triumphal procession and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of what it means to know him!

Now this scripture comes up on the back of a failure on the part of the Apostle Paul to capitalize on an opportunity of an open door which the Lord had given him in Troas. 2 Corinthians.2:12 & 13. Paul from scripture was always looking for doors of opportunity into various regions to share the gospel for which Christ had chosen him.

So it was very strange to note that on this particular occasion, after the door had been opened by the Lord and there were no adversaries, Paul seemed unable to take it and moved away to go find Titus.

So I asked the Holy Spirit why did Paul not take this opportunity? This was because many times before he was willing to fight through difficult circumstances and treacherous terrain just to get in and then be driven out. So why on this occasion now that everything was ready and laid out by the Lord was he unable to carry through this opportunity.

I wondered why Paul did not ask the Holy Spirit about the progress on Titus and get confirmation on what the situation involved. The Holy Spirit is the Comforter so why was Paul not relying on the word the Holy Spirit would give him about Titus and be comforted in that word from the Holy Spirit. I had come to realize from the teachings of Paul the importance of relying on the comfort of the Holy Spirit above anything else.

My reasoning was that at least He could then have spoken words to bring encouragement and edification to people that were ready for his message with open hearts. This was a divine moment which would have given them an opportunity to experience the multifaceted grace in His life which would have had free course because of their willingness .

Remember Paul was the one who had pointed out that we should walk by faith and not by sight so what was up here. 2 Corinthians.5:7. I thought finally an open door without all the hassles that he normally faced and that should have been a dream come true. Free course to share what he had when everything was in place.

I then said to the Lord how can he then go on and say thanks be to God who always leads us out in triumph and through us spreads the fragrance of knowledge of God when it appears there has just been a failure on his part. The Holy Spirit then interjected and said. Was Paul led out in triumph on this occasion? So I said I am not sure?

“So the Holy Spirit said I never fail to lead anyone out in triumph in any given situation, but our action of obedience or disobedience in that situation is what will decide the outcome of whether the fragrance of the knowledge of Him is spread around.”

Paul never spread that fragrance of the knowledge of God on that occasion so no one could benefit from it.

I realized just how important our obedience is to enable the Lord to do anything on the earth and what a refusal to obey can cost the life of others beyond our comforts or concerns.

“The Holy Spirit only needed the body of Paul to be present and do the speaking for there to be a manifestation of God.”

I learnt a very important lesson that day of how important it is for me to always be ready to share what God has given me and not allow any family situation, worry or concern stop me when God opens the opportunity for me to spread His fragrance. Never allow my weakness to hinder and stop the process of the Lord.

This revelation further emphasized the reality of Jesus’s Pep talk to the disciples in Luke.12:35-37 “Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning; 36 and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately. 37 Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them. “

“I never want to be the reason for the Lord’s will not to be fulfilled because I did something wrong or were not prepared ahead of time.”

I asked the Holy Spirit to help me always be ready to do what He wanted and not miss an opportunity He created because it takes time to recover a missed chance and be back in that place. Jude.24 & 25.

Now the question for us is? Since the Lord will always lead us out in triumph in Christ, will we make ourselves available for the fragrance of the knowledge of God to be manifested everywhere through our lives. We need to be willing to make that commitment to the Lord that our bodies will do what is necessary not to miss any opportunity the Lord creates for us to manifest His glory.

“Jesus makes that choice in John.4 in Samaria for the woman at the well when he remains waiting for her though He is thirsty and tired so that the fragrance of the knowledge of His kingdom could be released in Samaria and the lives of a whole community could be changed eternally.”

I pray that as you receive these words the grace of the Holy Spirit will be released to you to embrace this truth. Be empowered by it and enabled so you are ready to take every opportunity that the Holy Spirit provides you to spread the Fragrance of the knowledge of God in every place you go so that the Kingdom of Jesus is expanded for His glory. Amen.