THE HOW-YOU-DO-LIFE PRINCIPLES: ALWAYS READ BEFORE YOU RUN – ALWAYS READ BEFORE YOU SIGN INTO ANY MATTER!
“. . . 2 And the Lord ANSWERED me, and said, WRITE the VISION, and make it PLAIN [SIMPLE, SIMPLIFIED] upon TABLES [VISIBLE, TANGIBLE], that he may RUN that READETH it . . .” Habakkuk 2:1-4/Emphasis Mine.
There is the HOW PRINCIPLE to do life, otherwise, you will either bury your head in the sand like the Ostrich, or you will think that the struggles you are experiencing are a mandate. Knowing what to do is good, but not knowing how to do what you want to do leads to sweating, struggling, fainting, depression and the like.
Take the stand of the HOW along with your WHAT, to the WHERE and WHEN, and you will do life peacefully, effortlessly and graciously.
So, to authenticate the enabling grace, wisdom and speed in ALL about doing LIFE and living in GODLINESS, you must as a matter of WISDOM and PRINCIPLE, always READ before you RUN. To read before you run simply means, you must be intentional to READ before you CONSENT and give your SIGNATURE to do any matter in context. And it does mean also, you don’t have to start the RUN, or be RUNNING before you READ. When you do act contrary, you might burn out of direction before realisation, and waste the resources [TIME, EFFORT, MATERIAL, FINANCE AND PEOPLE — PERSONNEL] that are toward your ONWARD and UPWARD trajectory. And it could be too late to make amends swiftly, to accomplish your expected ends in purpose, greatness and fulfilment in DOING LIFE and GODLY LIVING in the grace in Christ Jesus’ stead.
For the prevalence of WISDOM and the PRINCIPLE in DOING LIFE and LIVING GODLY — you must always have a PREPARED and PLANNED WORK ETHIC, which is, to have your VISION and PURPOSE WRITTEN — PENNED — DOWN — legibly and tangibly; this is in terms of: WHAT IT IS, the TIME scale to use to accomplish the purpose-driven vision; how much EFFORT [TALENT/SKILL] to exert to accomplish the purpose-driven vision; the needed MATERIAL [EQUIPMENT/TOOLS] to accomplish the purpose-driven vision; the FINANCIAL cost to accomplish the purpose-driven vision; and how many PEOPLE in terms of PERSONNEL to accomplish the purpose-driven vision, so that one does not run in vain as may be required.
“He that GETTETH WISDOM loveth his own soul: he that KEEPETH UNDERSTANDING shall find GOOD” Proverbs 19:8.
“WISDOM is the PRINCIPAL thing; therefore GET WISDOM: and with all thy getting GET UNDERSTANDING” Proverbs 4:7.
And after you might have WRITTEN the purpose-driven vision down — that is, to make it PLAIN in [clarity, legibility and tangibility] — there is then the need to READ it over and over again until it turns from COMMON SENSE to REVEALED SENSE.
And after you have READ to UNDERSTANDING the KNOWN purpose-driven VISION, then you can RUN.
“GOOD UNDERSTANDING GIVETH FAVOUR: but the WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS is HARD [DIFFICULT, UNPRODUCTIVE]” Proverbs 23:15/Emphasis Mine.
“The man that WANDERETH OUT OF THE WAY of UNDERSTANDING shall REMAIN in the CONGREGATION of the DEAD [UNFRUITFUL, UNPRODUCTIVE, INACTIVE]“ Proverbs 21:16/Emphasis Mine.
DON’T START ANY PURPOSE-DRIVEN VISION RUN BEFORE YOU READ.
An illumination and enlightenment to the cause by the Scriptures is inevitable; and that can only be found in willing obedience to succeed in grace accordingly, as in the Holy Writ — Psalms 119:105; Isaiah 1:19.
The unveiling of understanding for direction is given to the simple-hearted through scriptural instructions.
“Thy WORD is a LAMP unto my feet, and a LIGHT unto my path . . . 130 The ENTRANCE of thy WORDS giveth LIGHT; it giveth UNDERSTANDING unto the SIMPLE” Psalms 119:105, 130.
“If ye be WILLING and OBEDIENT, ye shall EAT the GOOD of the LAND” Isaiah 1:19.
To READ before you RUN and SIGN into any life PROJECT is very important in order to THRIVE and not SURVIVE; and especially while you are RUNNING living ventures as pertained to — Individual Career, Family Life, Business Adventures, Going for your Grocery or other form of shopping, or Starting and sustaining that Ministerial calling, or in any of your short or long-term day to day living projects, and others of such like.
You need to READ before you RUN, otherwise, you will sweat, stress and burn out on TIME, EFFORT and FINANCE in unwarranted matters.
The prevalence of WISDOM and the principle of productivity involves TILLING the land before you plant, not planting before you till the land, otherwise there is the danger of HASTE and WASTE — leading to self-destructiveness.
Excellence and success are in the principle and obedience to READ, to know and understand, before you embark on any given project, if your intent is to succeed and be fulfilled in life and godliness by the WORD, with God in Christ Jesus’ stead. Proverbs 12:11; Proverbs 28:19-22; Joshua 1:8.
You need to know that there is no DNA for REGRET in REDEMPTION that Christ has given and bestowed to us.
Therefore, WRITE the VISION-PURPOSE down, READ IT to the understanding, before you RUN with it or SIGN into it. Wisdom indicates that you READ BEFORE YOU RUN IN GOD’S PLAYBOOK.
I pray for you God’s grace, wisdom and speed, in LIFE and GODLINESS, and in every way in Christ. Amen.
SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK.
“I will stand my WATCH, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will SAY unto me, and what I shall ANSWER when I am reproved. 2 And the Lord ANSWERED me, and said, WRITE the VISION, and make it PLAIN upon tables, that he may RUN that READETH it. 3 For the VISION is yet for an APPOINTED TIME, but at the END it shall SPEAK, and not lie: though it TARRY, wait for it; because it will SURELY COME, it will not tarry. 4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: BUT THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY HIS FAITH” Habakkuk 2:1-4.
“Seest thou a man DILIGENT in his business? he shall STAND before KINGS (HONOUR, NOBLE, DIGNITY); he shall not STAND before MEAN (OBSCURED, UNPRODUCTIVE) men” Proverbs 22:29.
“And we desire that every one of you do shew the same DILIGENCE to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 12 that ye be NOT SLOTHFUL, but FOLLOWERS of them who through FAITH and PATIENCE inherit the promises” Hebrews 6:11-12.
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that DILIGENTLY seek him” Hebrews 11:6.
“He that TILLETH HIS LAND SHALL BE SATISFIED WITH BREAD: but he that FOLLOWETH VAIN persons is VOID OF UNDERSTANDING” Proverbs 12:11.
“He who TILLS HIS LAND will have PLENTY OF BREAD, But he who FOLLOWS FRIVOLITY will have POVERTY ENOUGH! 20 A FAITHFUL man will ABOUND with BLESSINGS, But he who HASTENS to be rich will not go unpunished. 21 To show partiality is not good, Because for A PIECE OF BREAD A MAN WILL TRANSGRESS. 22 A man with an evil eye HASTENS after riches, And does not consider that poverty will come upon him” Proverbs 28:19-22 NKJV.
“This BOOK of the Law shall not depart from your MOUTH, but you shall MEDITATE in it day and night, that you may OBSERVE to do according to all that is WRITTEN in it. FOR THEN YOU WILL MAKE YOUR WAY PROSPEROUS, AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE GOOD SUCCESS” Joshua 1:8 NKJV
SUMMARY:
This message is a TEACHING ON WISDOM, PREPARATION AND OBEDIENCE for doing life successfully. The core principle is simple: God’s way is WRITE — READ — RUN. Before you embark on any purpose-driven vision, career, family, business, ministry or daily project, you must first WRITE it plain, READ it until you have understanding, and only then RUN. To run without reading leads to HASTE, WASTE, burnout, wasted TIME, EFFORT, FINANCE and PERSONNEL. True thriving comes when you align with God’s WORD, apply diligence, and walk by FAITH, not by fleshly instinct. God’s grace, speed and wisdom are authenticated when you follow His playbook.
KEY POINTS
- THERE IS A GODLY “HOW” PRINCIPLE FOR LIFE
Knowing what to do is not enough. You must know how to do it. Without the HOW you will struggle, faint, and bury your head like an ostrich.
Habakkuk 2:2 — WRITE the VISION, and make it PLAIN upon TABLES, that he may RUN that READETH it
Proverbs 4:7 — WISDOM is the PRINCIPAL thing; therefore GET WISDOM: and with all thy getting GET UNDERSTANDING - READ BEFORE YOU RUN AND SIGN
Be intentional to READ before you CONSENT or give your SIGNATURE. Illumination and direction come from the Scriptures through willing obedience.
Psalms 119:105, 130 — Thy WORD is a LAMP unto my feet… The ENTRANCE of thy WORDS giveth LIGHT; it giveth UNDERSTANDING unto the SIMPLE
Isaiah 1:19 — If ye be WILLING and OBEDIENT, ye shall EAT the GOOD of the LAND - WRITE IT PLAIN, READ IT UNTIL IT BECOMES REVEALED SENSE
Your vision-purpose must be WRITTEN legibly and tangibly. Then READ it over and over until it moves from common sense to revealed sense. A prepared work ethic answers: WHAT, TIME, EFFORT, MATERIAL, FINANCE, PEOPLE.
Joshua 1:8 — This BOOK of the Law shall not depart from your MOUTH, but you shall MEDITATE in it day and night… FOR THEN YOU WILL MAKE YOUR WAY PROSPEROUS
Proverbs 21:16 — The man that WANDERETH OUT OF THE WAY of UNDERSTANDING shall REMAIN in the CONGREGATION of the DEAD - TILL BEFORE YOU PLANT TO AVOID HASTE AND WASTE
Productivity and excellence require diligence. Planting before tilling leads to self-destructiveness and regret.
Proverbs 12:11 — He that TILLETH HIS LAND SHALL BE SATISFIED WITH BREAD
Proverbs 28:20 — A FAITHFUL man will ABOUND with BLESSINGS, But he who HASTENS to be rich will not go unpunished
Proverbs 22:29 — Seest thou a man DILIGENT in his business? he shall STAND before KINGS - LIVE BY FAITH, NOT BY SENSES
There is no DNA for REGRET in REDEMPTION. The just shall live by his FAITH. Diligence + Faith + Patience = Inheritance of God’s promises.
Habakkuk 2:4 — BUT THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY HIS FAITH
Hebrews 6:11-12 — that ye be NOT SLOTHFUL, but FOLLOWERS of them who through FAITH and PATIENCE inherit the promises
Hebrews 11:6 — he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that DILIGENTLY seek him
Call to Action
- WRITE YOUR VISION-PURPOSE DOWN: Make it PLAIN, SIMPLE, VISIBLE and TANGIBLE. Define WHAT, TIME, EFFORT, MATERIAL, FINANCE and PEOPLE needed. Habakkuk 2:2 — WRITE the VISION, and make it PLAIN upon tables
- READ IT TO UNDERSTANDING BEFORE YOU RUN: Do not start, consent, or sign until you have meditated and received light from God’s WORD. Psalms 119:105 — Thy WORD is a LAMP unto my feet
- APPLY DILIGENCE AND TILL FIRST: Prepare your work ethic. Avoid haste. Build with wisdom so you THRIVE and not just SURVIVE. Proverbs 21:5 — The thoughts of the DILIGENT tend only to PLENTEOUSNESS
- WALK BY FAITH AND OBEDIENCE: Let the WORD guide you. Be willing and obedient to eat the good of the land. Isaiah 1:19 — If ye be WILLING and OBEDIENT, ye shall EAT the GOOD of the LAND
Final Charge: DON’T START ANY PURPOSE-DRIVEN VISION RUN BEFORE YOU READ. READ BEFORE YOU RUN IN GOD’S PLAYBOOK. That is how you do life peacefully, effortlessly and graciously.
REV. CHUKIE MORSI