Consecration: Your Access to Prosperity part 2

Consecration: Your Access to Prosperity, Part 2

Dr. Creflo A. Dollar

07/6/03 • 07:30 a.m.

Foundational Scriptures

Psalm 11:3, AMP         Proverbs 1:7     Proverbs 14:34

Hebrews 7:28; 10:20    Psalm 1:1-3      Proverbs 3:13, 16; 8:11

2 Timothy 2:19         Genesis 3:24     Ezekiel 36:33, AMP

Job 22:23-25               Isaiah 51:3        1 Timothy 4:7-8, 15

Psalm 25:12, 14, AMP

Summary

Prosperity is not just about money. Christians need to know that there is total life prosperity, or wholeness and continuous well-being for every area of their lives. To experience total life prosperity, you must first understand how it works. Consecration is a key element of this kind of prosperity.

A. True prosperity has a foundation.

1. Prosperity isn’t based on emotions, but on an understanding of those things that are responsible for unshakable faith.

2. According to Psalm 11:3, if there is no foundation, you won’t be able to accomplish anything.

3. One element of the foundation for prosperity is consecration.

a. Consecration is “to devote or set apart for a definite purpose; separated from a common to a sacred use; separated or dedicated to the service and worship of God.”

b. Consecration can be translated to mean “perfected” (Hebrews 7:28) or “newly made” (Hebrews 10:20).

B. You must separate yourself from iniquity.

1. By departing from iniquity, you lay down the foundation for prosperity (2 Timothy 2:19).

a. You enable God to prosper you.

2. Job 22:23-24 says that God will build up those who stray from Him but return and put away iniquity.

a. There is compensation when you say “no” to sin-you will have gold, like dust.

C. The fear of the Lord involves hating iniquity.

1. The Lord teaches those who fear Him the way they should go (Psalm 25:12, 14, AMP).

a. He reveals to them His covenant and its deep, inner meaning.

b. He gives revelation to those who have consecrated themselves.

2. The fear of the Lord is dedicating yourself to Him, walking in respect of His Word and departing from iniquity by hating evil, sin and wrongdoing.

3. Walking in the fear of the Lord is the beginning of revelation knowledge; a fool despises wisdom and instruction (Proverbs 1:7).

4. God blesses the person who departs from the counsel of the ungodly (Psalm 1:1).

a. Be cautious of those with whom you associate or from whom you take advice, because they may steer you the wrong way.

b. Delight in God’s law. Meditate on in it day and night so that it will be in you (verse 2).

c. If you depart from iniquity, you will be rewarded; you will be like a tree planted by rivers of water, and everything that you do will prosper (verse 3).

(i) Example: Joseph prospered everywhere he went: Potiphar’s house, in the field as a servant, in jail and as Prime Minister of Egypt.

D. It is time to return to the garden of plenty.

1. Sin moved Adam and Eve out of the Garden (plenty).

2. They were driven out of plenty and into lack (Genesis 3:24).

3. “Plenty” is still available to believers.

a. It is time for believers to step out of sin and back into plenty, because the kingdom of God answers to an iniquity-free candidate.

b. Adam’s moving from life to death because of sin put everyone under a curse. Because of Jesus, you have moved from death to life. Now that you are alive with God, there is a garden waiting for you-a place of plenty.

4. After you have consecrated yourself and turned from iniquity, plenty shows up.

a. The Almighty will be your defense; you will have plenty of silver (Job 22:25).

5. Obedient responses to the Word are the prelude to a return to the Garden of Eden.

a. For your obedience, God will make your wilderness like Eden and your deserts like the Garden of the Lord (Isaiah 51:3).

E. Kingdom purity gives birth to kingdom plenty.

1. Uprightness and right-standing with God elevates a nation, while sin brings a nation down (Proverbs 14:34, AMP).

2. Your access to the kingdom of wealth begins with the fear of the Lord. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and wisdom is the mother of all wealth.

3. Desire wisdom more than anything (Proverbs 3:13, 16; 8:11).

4. God will rebuild your wastelands when you repent and allow yourself to be cleansed of sin (Ezekiel 36:33, AMP).

5. You must practice holiness to keep yourself spiritually fit (1 Timothy 4:7-8, 15).

a. Holiness is “aligning your thoughts and actions with God’s Word.”

b. Get into the habit of living a holy life.

c. Employing godliness will profit you in this life and in the life to come.

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“Godly Wisdom” Nuggets ™

“Encourage yourself to keep making the changes

and the right decisions

so that what God has planned for you

will be birthed even as you walk daily in His presence.”

~BishopWeeks.com

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40 Days ……..

On Feb 25, I purposed in my heart that I was going to fast for the next 40 Days.  Initially, my reasoning was to allay the fears of my future in medicine (i.e. where I will receive further training) and just the idea of change.  Then I probed deeper and realized that there were habits that I needed to rid myself of that have become oh too familiar a friend and comfort.  Then I stumbled across this posting that challenge me in another way.  Ms. Sandy Ohlman has set the gauntlet before her readers and challenged them to spend the next 40 Days Focusing.  On what you might ask?  Well that entirely depends on what God has been trying to tell you.  In the hustle and bustle of life, we often lack the time and the energy to just quiet ourselves and FOCUS.  We can FOCUS on the goodness of God through His word.  Meditating on His Blessings, His Favor, His Grace and His Mercy in our lives.  Focus places us in the position of stasis.  That is to say that we are still before God, asking and wanting nothing.  For these next 40 Days, I challenge you to get still in the presence of God.  Find a scripture that encompasses your expression of gratitude toward Him for all that He has done and meditate on that word daily.  Imagine 40 Days of Focusing on the goodness of God.  Not asking or wanting anything from Him – just meditating on Him solely, intently, purposefully.  Yes friends, that is my challenge to you (as I am also challenged).

Blessed and Highly Favored,

Malissa

Forty Days of Focus by Sandy Ohlman

http://www.mentorsofministry.com

Deut 2:31 … Now begin to conquer and possess his land

Hebrews 11:32-34

I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets, who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle…

If you have been following the Blog page for the past week you know the recent topic on the power grace and focus. Following that theme I have been inspired to offer you an opportunity to experience tremendous growth. It comes in the form of homework – the best you’ve ever had! This assignment will set you up for the greatest breakthrough of your life. Are you ready to move ahead and see lasting change in your life?  Let’s join together for the next forty days and go after God’s best.

God has created us to reign as kings and priests in this life (Rm 5:17, Rev 5:10). To do so we have to conquer territory that we have lost to sin, fear and doubt; territory that rightfully belongs to us. To regain that ground we have to recognize a battle must be faced; neglected responsibilities and even painful issues that once drove us into retreat must be confronted. The good news is we don’t have to face them alone; God is with us. He is the Commander and Chief of every battle we will ever face. Victory is certain.

For the next forty days I encourage you to focus yourself through prayer, meditating on God’s Word and fasting; asking God to show you what ground needs to be conquered and to lead you in victory. Be determined to regain joy, peace  and confident hope that was lost along the journey. Begin by meditating on how much God loves you. Set out from that place and follow His leading, making this solid new ground your own.

I will not write anything more to you for the next forty days. I want you to diligently seek God for the great things He wants to do in you. Open His Word to the place that touches your heart and stay there for forty days. It will transform you!

God’s will is that we would pursue and conquer. Take this time, submit to Him, walk in love with Him. Guaranteed, He will lead you in triumph and victory and cause you to conquer the very thing that once conquered you.

GLORY TO GOD!

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Prayer For President Barack Obama

Father, according to Timothy 2, Paul exhorted that “supplications, prayers, intercessions and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and for all that are in authority that we may lead a quiet peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior”. In obedience to Your Word, we join together this day, January 20 2009, with our GOD TV family all across the United States of America and join in one heart and one mind in prayer and intercession for our new incoming President Barack Obama. Father we ask this day that as Barack Obama is inaugurated here in Washington DC, that You would look down from Heaven and in Your great mercies upon America look down this day upon President Barack Obama and grant him exceeding wisdom in these crucial days ahead facing him and the new administration. Oh mighty Father we pray as a united body to You, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that You may grant to Barack Obama the spirit of wisdom and revelation of the knowledge of Yourself this day. That the eyes of President Obama’s understanding be enlightened that he may know what is the hope of his calling and the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of Your power to us-ward who believe and to himself, according to the working of Your mighty power which you wrought in Christ, when You raised Him from the dead.

Father we pray that the overshadowing fear of the Lord would start to rest upon this new administration. We pray for Your sovereign hand to guide the President and those in his cabinet. We release YOUR purposes, we release YOUR plan, we release YOUR strategies and YOUR wisdom, we release YOUR governance. We pray for visitation in the President’s night hours and revelation in his waking hours, that as he enters the pressures and the challenges of office in 2009 that he would be driven to trust in You as his mighty fortress, that he would find refuge and wisdom under Your wings, that he would seek Your face before he seeks man’s wisdom and Father, that You would pour out word after word in season upon him from on high.

Father, we thank you that even as Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson ruled in generations before Barack Obama, that You have placed upon President Barack Obama’s shoulders a mantle to root out and tear up wickedness, thank you Father, that by Your sovereign mighty hand, You would imbue him with zealousness and righteousness to rout out evil men and sinister schemes. Grant President Barack Obama the courage to rule with justice and the wisdom to rule under God. And Father, as the body of Christ that we commit to You to lift him up faithfully and fervently. That we may consistently petition Heaven on Barack Obama’s behalf and petition President Barack Obama on YOUR behalf. Father, we also ask that You minister to him in the night hours regarding the issue of abortion that he may know Your heart and Your mind on these issues so important to H eaven. And finally we ask divine protection and blessing over his family and upon his physical life. Preserve his life from being cut off prematurely, Father preserve him from sinister schemes and the schemes of wicked men. Thank you that as President of the United States he will run the course that is laid out for him in this time and this season. Thank you for joining with us and our GOD TV teams all across America to pray for President Barack Obama today and in the months and years ahead. God Bless America!

With our love in the service of the Lord Jesus Christ,
Rory and Wendy Alec.

Founders of GOD TV

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Notable Quotables

“…..No word of god is void of power! 

The word of god has enough power to bring itself to pass. 

The word is the vessel [the vehicle] if you hold on to it [the word] it will take you to the other side [the next level]….”

~Bill Winston from Possessing Our Inheritance Series

Bill Winston Ministries

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Dare to Dream!!!!

DARE TO DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE!

Pray to touch the invisible. 

Believe in God that enables us all.

• Declare the impossible for there is no impossibilities in God.  What seems to be impossible to you (or to those that are around you) are opportunities for God to perform the miraculous in your life.
• Take back your confidence for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
• Know that the battle is not yours to fight for Christ has overcome hell and the grave.
• Faith is the substance, the bones, the structure upon which all of your hopes, dreams, goals, visions, and callings are based.  Without faith, the foundation, it is impossible to please God.
• Know that He is God.  It is He that has made you and not yourself.  He knows the vision, the plan, and the purpose for your life.  It is not to harm you, but that you may prosper and be in good health.

So you shall not, will not, worry about what you may eat or drink.  Neither shall you worry about your finances, your plans, nor shall you worry about your destiny for God know your needs.  If He can take care for the birds of the air, the grass and flowers of the field, then how much more does He care for you?  For you know that your God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory, which is in Christ Jesus.  You must be more like Peter.  Dare to do the impossible.  Walk out on faith and perform what man said could not be done.  Remember, you can do all things in Christ which gives you strength.  Meditate on those things that are just, honest, and pure.  Trust in the Lord with your whole heart and do not incline your ear to the ways of man (that includes your own way).  As long as you live according to His word and His purpose, continue to fast and pray – you will hear from God.  He will forgive your sins and heal the land.

• Knock and the door will open.  Seek and you will find.  Ask and it will be added to you.
• Remember to acknowledge Him always and He will direct your paths.

 

Thank you Father for this time of sharing and encouraging your people.  Thank you for the path that You have laid before us.  Bless us with the confidence and the courage to walk out on Your word without fear.  Thank you for Your constant reminders: You are with us, You will never leave us nor forsake us, You are the author and finisher of our faith.  Thank you Father for the victories already won.  Bless us and keep us all of our days and we shall praise your name forevermore.  Amen.

Blessed and Highly Favored,

Malissa

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Greetings Family,

I was channel surfing recently when I happened to stumble across a broadcast on GOD TV.  The conference was entitled, “Starting the Year Off Right” hosted by Chuck Pierce.  The title intrigued me, so I decided to arrest my trigger happy thumb for a moment.  During this time of year (for the past 3 years), I have been celebrating my “new year”.  Yes, I know you are thinking “Duh, Malissa.  New Year’s celebration is typically Dec 31 to Jan 1 not August!!!”  Intuitively, I know that our calendar reflects that Jan 1 is the official start of the year.  However, my spirit has beckoned me to reflect and expect renewal to take place in August.  So for the past three years, August has been my time to reflect and cast vision for my next year/my next season.  In the spirit, the number 8 symbolizes rebirth and renewal.  August is the eighth month of the year.  So when God challenged me to declare my new year in August it seemed appropriate.  But I digress.  As I watched Mr. Pierce, the principles and revelation that was shared and the prophetic utterances that came forth resonated with my spirit.  We are in a transitional period in life and we must be prepared for the new season that is burgeoning on the horizon. 

After watching the telecast, I googled Mr. Pierce and found his website www.glory-of-zion.org.  In a letter posted on his site, he shares the vision God gave him regarding a 10 day Midnight prayer and encourages the people of God to join him during this season of transition. (I have included excerpts of the letter below)

According to the Jewish calendar, the New Year – Rosh Hashana – begins 29 September 2008, Year 5769.  In the days leading up to the new year, the Jewish people would spend their time in reflection and atonement for their sins.

Excerpt from Wikipedia entry on Rosh Hashana

Preceding month [before Rosh Hashana]

The Yamim Noraim are preceded by the month of Elul, during which Jews are supposed to begin a self-examination and repentance, a process that culminates in the ten days of the Yamim Noraim known as beginning with Rosh Hashanah and ending with the holiday of Yom Kippur.

The shofar is blown in traditional communities every morning for the entire month of Elul, the month preceding Rosh Hashanah. The sound of the shofar is intended to awaken the listener from his or her “slumber” and alert them to the coming judgment.^[10] Orthodox and some Conservative Jewish communities do not blow the shofar on Shabbat.^[11]

In the period leading up to the Yamim Noraim (Hebrew, “days of awe”) penitential prayers, called selichot, are recited.

Isn’t it just like God!  Now follow me because right now I am finally seeing the light.  Remember earlier I stated that the spirit led me to begin celebrating my new year in August.  Well, let’s talk this thing through.  We are called the righteousness of God.  We are new creations in Him.  According to the word, we are also heirs to the promise through Abraham.  So as an heir I am entitled to all the promises that God gave to Abraham and his seed.  In order to receive the promises of God, we must have an understanding of what those promises are and how we go about obtaining them.  When I think about how the spirit led me to spend August as reflection, little did I know that He was aligning me with my Jewish brethren.  Spending time with God, seeking His face, repenting for my missteps and asking God to do a new thing in me are the same actions that our Jewish brethren are engaged in during the month leading to Rosh Hashana.  HALLELUJAH to God!  The Holy Spirit has been aligning me so that I can better understand Him!  Pardon me for my praise break, but this revelation is wonderful! 

The time is now to prepare for our new seasons.  Join me as I participate in the 10 Day Midnight Prayer.  Meditate on the scripture and expect God to perform all that He has planned for your life.

Blessed and Highly Favored,

Malissa

Praying at the Midnight Watch!
Recently, I heard the Lord say, “The Midnight Hour is where your victory lies!”  In the word of God, midnight could represent the concept of intense darkness or even gloom. However, MIDNIGHT usually meant halfway between dark and the breaking of the light or the middle-point of the night before the light could break through.  I believe that is where we are in our lives. When I look at the USA, I believe this describes the time we are living in.

Over the next month, until the Head of the Year gathering begins on September 25, we are going to be answering His call to watch in the Midnight Hour.  In my book, Reordering Your Day, we are reminded of Psalm 119:62 which says, “At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, because of Your righteous judgments”.  This is a time in the Body of Christ when we need the Lord to deal with our enemies that are trying to keep us from entering into His perfect plan for our life, family, city, state and nation.  The midnight hour was a time for thanksgiving and of visitation. Additionally, this was an hour when the Lord began to prepare His people to receive many acts of change in the earth.  This is also a key time for a redemptive shift to occur in your life.  The midnight hour was the time that the children of Israel broke through to their great deliverance. (At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, creating their release out of captivity.)  This is a great time of pressing through. Midnight is the time for us to praise and press the enemy and arrest His movement.

If you are feeling the call to join with us at Glory of Zion, whether alone in your home or with others, please let Anne Tate know by email. Write annet@gloryofzion.org and tell us the nights you will be watching.  We would also like to know if you are gathering others to pray with you in your home. Please include this information when you email.  We believe this is a very key time to pray strategically and will be praying for you as you pray.

10 DAY PRAYER FOCUS

Day 1: Read Exodus 11:4, 12:29.  Moses said, “Thus saith the LORD, ‘About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt’…And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.” This last confrontation caused a release from captivity and set God’s covenant people on a path of deliverance from captivity. Listen carefully during this time to hear your Freedom Decree!  Declare that you will go into your new!

Day 2 Read Judges 16:3. “And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of a hill that is before Hebron.” This is a time of gaining supernatural strength to press through.  There are some things that need to tumble down. Ask the Lord for the strength to push.

Day 3: Read Ruth 3 and 4. “And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.” Ask the Lord for redemptive strategies so that losses can be recovered and your future secured! Find your new place of submission.

Day 4: Read 1 Kings 3, especially verses 16-28. “And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.” Ask for wisdom. Wisdom is given liberally. The Spirit of God will speak what you need to know to make a decision in your difficult situation. He will divide asunder soul and spirit. Memorize Hebrews 4:12!

Day 5: Read Matthew 25:1-13. “And at midnight there was a cry made, ‘Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet Him.'” Are you prepared? Have you trimmed away what would prevent you from going into the new? Are you ready to advance quickly and gain momentum as you go?

Day 6:  Read Mark 13, especially verses 32-35. “Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning!”  Ask the Lord to fully define the places that He is calling you to watch. To watch is an act of peering into the horizon so you can guard what God has given you as your portion.  To watch can cause a restraint to be set in place so the enemy cannot cross that boundary. Declare the Lord to set new boundaries for you. Ask Him to watch or restrain you mouth and speech this time, so you are only speaking faith!

Day 7: Read Luke 11, especially verses 5-8.  “And he said unto them, ‘Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves.'”  Prayer is based on sonship, not friendship. God never sleeps or slumbers and is always there to meet you. He is generous and patient. Persistence brings blessing. If you have to persist with a friend, just think of our Father who is always ready to meet your needs. Persist and receive revelation of the supply that is there waiting for you.

Day 8: Read Acts 16:16-31. “And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.” Praise Him. Praise Him. Watch the changes begin. Shackles that have been holding you will let go. Others around you will change. A new day of salvation for many will begin.

Day 9: Read Acts 20, especially verse 7. “And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.”  Take communion. Listen carefully during this hour. Expect the Lord to do a miracle on your behalf!

Day 10: Read Acts 27, especially verse 27. “But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country.” Some of you are like Paul, in a stormy boat trip. You might even think that you should not be where you are. The Lord is going to pull you through this tumultuous time. Stand firm and watch Him get you to the next place. You might lose that boat, but you will find your footing again!

Receive a New Breath of Life!
I am declaring that every depressing or oppressing situation in your life will change in the next few days. Do not lean on your own understanding, but trust the Lord to do something very unusual on your behalf. Our emotions are usually provoked, confused, and even vexed due to the lack of the Glory in our surrounding atmosphere. “Arise, shine your light has come. Arise from the oppression and oppression that has held you down. Rise to new life.” (paraphrased Isaiah 60:1) Ask Holy Spirit to come into your atmosphere. Lay down your right to be right. Submit and watch the power to resist come upon your life. Cry out for the Spirit of God to come and fill your surroundings. Breathe deeply His Glory as He neutralizes the spiritual forces that are contending for your joy!

Change environments. Go for a walk and see something that you have missed in your near vicinity. Let the Presence of the Lord reveal the power of the small thing that He is working on your life. Walk, breathe, pray and decree!  Open your window and declare that new opportunities are forming before you. Watch your emotions realign. You will see your circumstances more clearly when you just get out of one setting and see from a different perspective.  Taste and see that the Lord is good. He is very near to you, closer than you know. He understands why the others around you cannot see the same as you see.  Let His multi-faceted wisdom encompass your life. Declare that His blood barrier has been established between you and the demonic forces that are upsetting and removing the peace He has for your spirit man to enjoy!

 Anger Opens the Door for Demonization!
Watch at midnight and set a guard over your mouth and heart! Watch after your heart. Many words are stirring and lots of emotions are flying around in the Body of Christ. You could feel anger over the way others are reacting to you. If we do not process the emotion of anger correctly, we will receive that anger into our heart and the spirit of anger will dwell in our soulish realm and vex our spirit. Few benefits are reaped in becoming angry at others. If one does experience this emotion, there has been established a time frame by the Spirit of God to properly address and release this emotion from the Body. Becoming angry and not interacting with the Spirit of God will harm to your health and make you feel miserable. When anger is expressed in a wrong way, the person you are angry with usually pays less attention to what you are saying than if you’d have said it tactfully and patiently.

I am declaring that you have a quiet, calm spirit. I declare you will perceive every situation with wisdom. “In quietness and confidence will be your strength!”

Blessings,
Chuck D. Pierce

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Consecration to God’s Plan part 3

Consecreation to God’s Plan part 3

by Pastor Kenneth E. Hagin

 

You need to be willing to do anything God wants you to do.  You need to commit yourself to obey God and do His will every day for the rest of your life.

I was born again at the age of 16, and I’ve understood the importance of total consecration to the Lord.  Since that time I’ve prayed the same prayer of consecration for more than 50 years: “Lord, I’ll go where You want me to go.  If You want me to go to Africa, I’ll go.  If You want me to stay where I am, I’ll stay.  I’ll do what You want me to do.”

It’s important for you to be willing to do anything God tells you to do.  Unwillingness to obey God can hinder or delay His plans from being fulfilled in your life.  The truth of that statement can be seen in a testimony I once heard about a nationally known Full Gospel evangelist.

This evangelist related how he had been born again when he was 13 years old.  At that time he also sensed a call to the ministry.  However, he was afraid God would send him to China if he answered the call to the ministry.  For many years he struggled with the prospect of going to China and eventually backslid.  One night at a revival meeting when he was almost 30 years old, he went to the altar to recommit his life to God.  This time he was serious about serving the Lord, no matter what it might mean.  He threw up his hands and cried, “Lord, I surrender!  I’ll go to China if you want me to.  Not my will but Yours be done.” 

Immediately, he heard the Lord say, “I don’t want you to go to China.  I just want you to be willing to go.”

Christians will only experience the fullness of God’s plan and the full measure of His anointing and blessing on their lives if they are willing to obey Him in every area of their lives.  God wants us fully surrendered to His will.  He knows if we’re not willing to obey Him in one area, that unwillingness will carry over into areas of our lives and hinder us from running the race He set before us.

Many Christians have never surrendered everything to the Lord.  They are willing to make Jesus Lord of part of their lives.  But sometimes they aren’t willing to give up control of certain areas that their carnal nature holds dear.  Some believers profess they’ve laid everything on the altar, but in reality they’re holding back a part of themselves from the Lord.

It’s so important to make a quality decision to follow God’s plan for your life.  That decision and consistent consecration will be an anchor to your soul to keep you in God’s perfect will.  By staying consecrated even when it’s difficult to do so, you’ll have learned the great lessons of obedience, consecration, and faith.

 

………..To Be Continued…………..

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Morning Motivation with Mike Murdock

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Morning Inspiration for You

Good Morning,

As you begin your day I wanted to share with you a motivational message that I found to be personally encouraging.  I hope that you will find encouragement in these simple, yet powerful words. 

Morning Motivation by Dr. Mike Murdock

Remember the White Stone

Your reward ceremony is closer than you realize.

Your happiness has just begun.  You are a Trophy of the grace of God.  Hell is incensed over your loyalty to God.

“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it,” Rev 2:17

Remember Your Rulership

Overcomers are always on God’s mind. 

He has declared that He will turn the nations of the earth over to Overcomers.

Each victory is a step toward the throne.  You are closer than you have ever been to the Palace.  Start acting like Royalty!

“And he that overcometh, and keepeth My works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations”, Rev 2:26

My Prayer for you on today………….

Father,

I thank you for my brother and sister that are reading this message.  You are the God of Light and Life.  Your word illuminates our way while it simultaneously invigorates and revives our situations.  Thank you for the reminder that You have called us with a purpose.  Even though You knew our faults, habits, idiosyncrasies and short comings;  You still willingly endorse us, support us and endow us with the right to walk in the fullness of our purpose.  Often times, we get distracted and allow our doubts and fears to get the best of us.  But Father, You are always there with the gentle reminder that You know us and have known us since the beginning of time.   You will not allow us to fail.  We are new creations in You and You have given us the ability to overcome any situation that we may face. 

All that You ask of us is one simple thing – do not abandon our faith! 

With that simple request You remind us that even in the face of uncertainty, danger, or death – faith is our ultimate bridge to stability, safety, life.  So Father, please forgive those of us that have contemplated abandoning Your word at this pivotal point in our journey.  Forgive us for looking at our circumstances; like Peter, we nearly drowned in our mess.  Help us to always trust in and rely upon You for deliverance.  Keep us from being high minded and stubbornly self sufficient to the point where we become prideful in our abilities.  Remind us daily that it is only You that have given us the talent, the creativity, the stamina and the grace to run this race.  You are the author.  You are the Finisher. 

Thank you Father for Your patience, longsuffering, kindness, meekness, gentleness, grace and mercy that You have and will continually shower upon us.  Thank you for the gentle reminder that You have all things in control, that we need not worry, and above all HOLD ON TO OUR FAITH.  Thank you Father for the truth and simplicity of Your Word.

Amen!  

Have a Blessed Day.

Malissa

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