In the history of Israel we read that the children of Issachar were men that had understanding of the times, the danger of their day was fracture and splinters – each tribe going its own way, individualism, a divided kingdom, each tribe becoming a roving band so that the devil and the world could cut up God’s people piecemeal, one at a time.
Understanding is the ability to interpret this world in which we are called to live in the light of God’s Word and not only to perceive the reality of the world but to know clearly our calling in this world. Issachar men and women receive understanding from the Lord Himself, because they know God in an intimate manner. Because they are wise and prudent, Issachars are able to perceive and seize opportune times of success and wealth.
They had their brethren, we read, at their commandment. These two hundred men of Issachar were men of influence. Their brethren looked up to them and their brethren said, “We will walk like they do.” Do you know why God has made you in this earth? Do you know where the world is going?
If you are to be men for the times and understand the times, then you must know what the world is to do. You must be men of prayer, because it is through prayer that you are given understanding. It is prayer that brings knowledge to understanding. There is only one way to understanding hearts: prayer. Go to the throne of God.
