04-02-2018
God creates us like Him.
God created Adam and Eve in His image and bless them to rule over all the things that He created.
But man failed God.
God was not discouraged.
Genesis 12:1-3 New King James Version (NKJV)
Promises to Abram
12 Now the Lord
had said to Abram:
“Get out of your country,
From your family
And from your
father’s house,
To a land that I
will show you.
2 I will make you
a great nation;
I will bless you
And make your
name great;
And you shall be
a blessing.
3 I will bless
those who bless you,
And I will curse
him who curses you;
And in you all
the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
God created a nation--a people set aside for Him.
That's God's heart for us.
The Old Testament showed that many a time that His people failed Him.
But that does not mean His masterplan failed.
Jeremiah 29:11-13New King James Version (NKJV)
11 For I know the
thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of
evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon Me and go and
pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when
you search for Me with all your heart.
In the New Testament, God's plan went one step further--He sent His own Son to fulfil God's masterplan.
We can now take our sins and give it to Jesus.
We have been chosen and redeemed by God. (Ephesians 1:3-14) We are all beneficiaries in God's masterplan.
God's masterplan has got a structure in which He releases His blessings--the body of Christ that works together. (1 Corinthians 12:17)
We are the temple of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit lives in us. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
We are the bride of Christ. (Ephesians 5:27)
We are a royal priesthood, holy nation, God's special possession. (1 Peter 2:9)
1 Peter 2:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
9 But you are a
chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people,
that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into
His marvelous light;
New Heaven, New Earth.
Revelation 21:1-4New King James Version (NKJV)
All Things Made
New
21 Now I saw a
new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed
away. Also there was no more sea. 2 Then I, John,[a] saw the holy city, New
Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for
her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the
tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be
His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe
away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor
crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
What if, one year from now, we are part of a community?
What if, all of us find a place to serve God in this community?
What if, holiness comes into you?
What if, we come to worship and to transform lives, to heal and to restore?
God knows better.
The Promised Land:
In the book of
Numbers, that is the season for the people of God to enter the Promised Land.
God says, "Give me 12 leaders to go into the land and spy the land."
Out of the 12, 10 came back and gave a different report.
All 12 said the grapes represent the fruitfulness, blessings of the land. God wants to bless us. All 12 said the land is filled with milk and honey.
They saw giants. (Numbers 13:33)
But the 10 said all was good but...
They contended with Moses. (Numbers 20:3)
Giants are there to keep us away from receiving the full blesssings of God.
For us, is it that giant of unforgiveness?
Or is it a giant of fear?
The giants will always make you feel like grasshoppers.
The leaders had forgotten the vision and masterplan of God.
God had asked them to go into the land.
God gave the right spirit to two persons.
Numbers 14:24New King James Version (NKJV)
24 But My servant
Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and has followed Me fully, I
will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it.
We are to lead our family into the plans and purposes of God.
There is always a long term result in the short term way we act.
Our spirit must capture the masterplan of God.
Numbers 14:6-7 New King James Version (NKJV)
6 But Joshua the
son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied
out the land, tore their clothes; 7 and they spoke to all the congregation of
the children of Israel, saying: “The land we passed through to spy out is an
exceedingly good land.
Is the LORD pleased with your life and my life?
Numbers 14:8-9 New King James Version (NKJV)
8 If the Lord
delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, ‘a land
which flows with milk and honey.’[a] 9 Only do not rebel against the Lord, nor
fear the people of the land, for they are our bread; their protection has
departed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them.”
Does God see in us a desire to transform to be more and more like Him?
Matthew 6:33 New King James Version (NKJV)
33 But seek first
the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added
to you.
Because of their rebellion, God had to take action. For 40 years, they were prevented from entering.
Joshua 1:1-9 New King James Version (NKJV)
God’s Commission
to Joshua
1 After the death
of Moses the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua
the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying: 2 “Moses My servant is dead. Now
therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land
which I am giving to them—the children of Israel. 3 Every place that the sole
of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. 4 From the
wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all
the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the
sun, shall be your territory. 5 No man shall be able to stand before you all
the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not
leave you nor forsake you. 6 Be strong and of good courage, for to this people
you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to
give them. 7 *Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do
according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from
it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. 8
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.* 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage;
do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever
you go.”
God's word in their mouth will give them the courage to speak to their giants.
God's word in their mind will transform them.
God's way is always from Him.
Make the word of God central in your life and God will give you a breakthrough. Do not be afraid. Go in and take control. God is with you.
Walk along God's masterplan path and He will bless you. It is not only material blessings. Your prosperity could be in your family. Everything falls within God's masterplan.
We need to be bold and courageous. The times are different today. There's greater challenges.
Galatians 3:29New King James Version (NKJV)
29 And if you are
Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Today is just as important and relevant.
I enter and walk in God's plan.
The number 40 is significant:
At the end of the 40 days, David defeated the giant Goliath.
Moses spent 40 years running away and 40 years leading God's people.
Jesus spent 40 days and nights praying.
After His resurrection, He spent 40 days before His ascension into heaven.
This year is a very important year. You and I have a call to now move and possess the land.
We stand at the threshold because we were the pioneering church 39 years ago.
We are the body of Christ. We are a holy people and a royal priesthood.
God will push the giant out and bring the inheritance to the next generation.
Don't look back. Look forward.
Isaiah 43:18-20New King James Version (NKJV)
18 “Do not
remember the former things,
Nor consider the
things of old.
19 Behold, I will
do a new thing,
Now it shall
spring forth;
Shall you not
know it?
I will even make
a road in the wilderness
And rivers in the
desert.
20 The beast of
the field will honor Me,
The jackals and
the ostriches,
Because I give
waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the
desert,
To give drink to
My people, My chosen.
You are more than conquerors in Christ. (Romans 8:31-39)
You are heirs of the promises of blessings, prosperity and success that God has promised to Abraham.
Move forward from now onwards.
Let's go! We can!
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