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| THIS IS THE MESSAGE GOD GAVE ME FOR OUR CELL GROUP MEETING TODAY I PRAY THAT IT WILL ENCOURAGE ALL THOSE THAT READ IT. "FOR THOSE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH" "OUR HEAVENLY FATHER WILL SEE US THROUGH TO VICTORY IN EVERY AREA OF OUR LIVES– SO KEEP ON FIGHTING!" THE SCRIPTURE STATES: "BUT TRULY AS I LIVE, THE WHOLE EARTH SHALL BE FILLED WITH THE GLORY OF THE LORD." Numbers 14:21 WE AS GOD’S PEOPLE WE ARE EXPERIENCING SPIRITUAL WARFARE IN INCREASING MEASURES IN THESE DAYS.
EVERYWHERE WE GO WE MEET THOSE WHO SAY THAT THE WARFARE IS INTENSIFYING. PERSONAL ASSAULTS ATTACKS ON OUR FAMILIES, ON OUR MINISTRIES, RELATIONSHIPS AND ALMOST EVERY AREA OF OUR LIVES ARE INCREASING.
WE MEET PEOPLE WHO ARE BATTLING HOPELESSNESS, DESPAIR, AND AT TIMES "FEEL LIKE" GIVING UP BECAUSE THEY ARE BECOMING WEARY. DO YOU KNOW THAT ONE OF THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT OUR ADVERSARY KNOWS HIS FINAL FATE. HE CERTAINLY KNOWS NOW, MORE THAN EVER, HIS TIME IS SHORT. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT A BIGGER REASON IS THAT THE BODY OF CHRIST HAS BEEN IN AN INTENSE SEASON OF CONTENDING FOR THE PURPOSES OF GOD AND THE MANIFESTATION OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD TO COME TO EARTH. THE TRUTH IS: WE IN THE WESTERN CULTURE ARE BEGINNING TO SEE THE FRUIT OF THIS AND INCREASING MANIFESTATIONS OF THE KING AND HIS KINGDOM.
I WANT TO SAY TO EACH OF YOU RIGHT NOW, ‘KEEP ON FIGHTING’ WE MUST KEEP ON FIGHTING THIS IS THE TOOL FOR THIS MEETING.
I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE STRATEGY OF THE ENEMY. HE IS DOING ALL HE CAN TO GET US T O FOCUS ON OUR PERSONAL ISSUES IN ORDER TO DISTRACT US AND KEEP US FROM THE HIGHER PURPOSES OF GOD. OUR LOVING FATHER WILL SEE US THROUGH TO VICTORY IN EVERY AREA OF OUR LIVES. BUT, WE MUST REMEMBER, HE HAS PROMISED THAT "TRULY AS I LIVE, ALL THE EARTH SHALL BE FILLED WITH THE GLORY OF THE LORD!" IF WE ALLOW THE ENEMY TO CONSUME US WITH OUR OWN PERSONAL PROBLEMS, WE WILL MISS MUCH OF WHAT THE LORD IS DOING IN THESE DAYS. THAT DOES NOT MEAN WE SHOULD FORGET OUR PROBLEMS. IT’S JUST THAT WE CANNOT BECOME CONSUMED BY THEM.
THERE IS NOTHING THE ENEMY CAN-DO THAT WILL STOP OUR GOD FROM FULFILLING HIS PROMISE TO COVER THE EARTH WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD.
LETS’S PURPOSE IN OUR HEATS THAT THE ENEMY WILL NOT STOP US FROM BEING A PART OF THAT PROMISE! THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH IS A PERFECT PICTURE OF WHAT THE BOD OF CHRIST IS EXPERIENCING TODAY. THE PEOPLE POSSESSED A MANDATE FROM GOD AND WERE ON A MISSION TO SEE THE PURPOSE OF GOD FULFILLED IN THEIR MIDST. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REBUILDING THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM. THEIR ENEMIES WERE HITTING THEM WITH FEAR, INTIMIDATION, AND ACCUSATION [SOUND FAMILIAR?]. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ AND MEDITATE ON THE WHOLE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH, BUT ESPECIALLY CHAPTER FOUR. I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED A FEW VERSES; 1- THE ENEMIES WERE FURIOUS[the enemy is furious with us because we are Gods children amen 2- WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE? CAN THEY REALLY ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING? 3- NOTHING THEY DO WILL LAST[now lets go reality with this one, how many times have we heard this from family love ones and friends, nothing you do last any way 4-6- PRAYER, STEADFASTNESS, AND DETERMINATION OF GOD’S PEOPLE, this is the way we have to be, in all situations in our life, we must fight because we win when we fight 7-8 - MORE ANGER AND REGROUPING BY THE ENEMY [HE IS PERSISTENT] he will not give up 10- THE DESPAIR AND DISCOURAGEMENT OF GOD’S PEOPLE; THERE ARE TO MANY OBSTACLES this is what the enemy wants us to think so we give up but we must not give up or give in amen 11-12 - MORE SCHEMING AND THREATS BY THE ENEMY[oh he is on his job he keeps coming but the more he comes the stronger we become we are the children of God we are the kingdom strong and mighty in battle. 13-14 - RALLYING AND STRATEGIZING OF GOD’S PEOPLE "DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM! For God has not given us the spirit of fear but a strong mind. REMEMBER THE LORD IS GREAT AND AWESOME!’ FIGHT!!!!! FIGHT FOR YOUR BRETHREN YOUR SONS, YOUR DAUGHTERS, YOUR WIVES, AND YOUR HUSBANDS, AND YOUR PLACE IN THE KINDGOM OF GOD. WE ARE GODS PRECIOUS CHILDREN, WE WILL BE VICTORIOUS! JUST AS THE PEOPLE OF GOD FINISHED THE WALL MIRACULOUSLY IN FIFTY-TWO DAYS, WE WILL SEE MORE AND MORE OF THE MIRACULOUS OF OUR GOD WORKING WITH, IN, AND THROUGH US. AMEN, SO LET’S GO FOR IT AND STEP ON THE ENEMY BECAUSE WE ARE POWERFUL AND AUTHORIZED BY JESUS CHRIST TO BE. AMEN AGAIN I ENCOURAGE US ALL TO READ THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH. THANK YOU JESUS FOR MEETING ME HERE AND SPEAKING THROUGH ME.
Evangelist Ruth
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| THIS IS THE MESSAGE GOD GAVE ME FOR OUR CELL GROUP MEETING TODAY I PRAY THAT IT WILL ENCOURAGE ALL THOSE THAT READ IT. "FOR THOSE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH" "OUR HEAVENLY FATHER WILL SEE US THROUGH TO VICTORY IN EVERY AREA OF OUR LIVES– SO KEEP ON FIGHTING!" THE SCRIPTURE STATES: "BUT TRULY AS I LIVE, THE WHOLE EARTH SHALL BE FILLED WITH THE GLORY OF THE LORD." Numbers 14:21 WE AS GOD’S PEOPLE WE ARE EXPERIENCING SPIRITUAL WARFARE IN INCREASING MEASURES IN THESE DAYS.
EVERYWHERE WE GO WE MEET THOSE WHO SAY THAT THE WARFARE IS INTENSIFYING. PERSONAL ASSAULTS ATTACKS ON OUR FAMILIES, ON OUR MINISTRIES, RELATIONSHIPS AND ALMOST EVERY AREA OF OUR LIVES ARE INCREASING.
WE MEET PEOPLE WHO ARE BATTLING HOPELESSNESS, DESPAIR, AND AT TIMES "FEEL LIKE" GIVING UP BECAUSE THEY ARE BECOMING WEARY. DO YOU KNOW THAT ONE OF THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT OUR ADVERSARY KNOWS HIS FINAL FATE. HE CERTAINLY KNOWS NOW, MORE THAN EVER, HIS TIME IS SHORT. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT A BIGGER REASON IS THAT THE BODY OF CHRIST HAS BEEN IN AN INTENSE SEASON OF CONTENDING FOR THE PURPOSES OF GOD AND THE MANIFESTATION OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD TO COME TO EARTH. THE TRUTH IS: WE IN THE WESTERN CULTURE ARE BEGINNING TO SEE THE FRUIT OF THIS AND INCREASING MANIFESTATIONS OF THE KING AND HIS KINGDOM.
I WANT TO SAY TO EACH OF YOU RIGHT NOW, ‘KEEP ON FIGHTING’ WE MUST KEEP ON FIGHTING THIS IS THE TOOL FOR THIS MEETING.
I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE STRATEGY OF THE ENEMY. HE IS DOING ALL HE CAN TO GET US T O FOCUS ON OUR PERSONAL ISSUES IN ORDER TO DISTRACT US AND KEEP US FROM THE HIGHER PURPOSES OF GOD. OUR LOVING FATHER WILL SEE US THROUGH TO VICTORY IN EVERY AREA OF OUR LIVES. BUT, WE MUST REMEMBER, HE HAS PROMISED THAT "TRULY AS I LIVE, ALL THE EARTH SHALL BE FILLED WITH THE GLORY OF THE LORD!" IF WE ALLOW THE ENEMY TO CONSUME US WITH OUR OWN PERSONAL PROBLEMS, WE WILL MISS MUCH OF WHAT THE LORD IS DOING IN THESE DAYS. THAT DOES NOT MEAN WE SHOULD FORGET OUR PROBLEMS. IT’S JUST THAT WE CANNOT BECOME CONSUMED BY THEM.
THERE IS NOTHING THE ENEMY CAN-DO THAT WILL STOP OUR GOD FROM FULFILLING HIS PROMISE TO COVER THE EARTH WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD.
LETS’S PURPOSE IN OUR HEATS THAT THE ENEMY WILL NOT STOP US FROM BEING A PART OF THAT PROMISE! THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH IS A PERFECT PICTURE OF WHAT THE BOD OF CHRIST IS EXPERIENCING TODAY. THE PEOPLE POSSESSED A MANDATE FROM GOD AND WERE ON A MISSION TO SEE THE PURPOSE OF GOD FULFILLED IN THEIR MIDST. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REBUILDING THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM. THEIR ENEMIES WERE HITTING THEM WITH FEAR, INTIMIDATION, AND ACCUSATION [SOUND FAMILIAR?]. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ AND MEDITATE ON THE WHOLE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH, BUT ESPECIALLY CHAPTER FOUR. I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED A FEW VERSES; 1- THE ENEMIES WERE FURIOUS[the enemy is furious with us because we are Gods children amen 2- WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE? CAN THEY REALLY ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING? 3- NOTHING THEY DO WILL LAST[now lets go reality with this one, how many times have we heard this from family love ones and friends, nothing you do last any way 4-6- PRAYER, STEADFASTNESS, AND DETERMINATION OF GOD’S PEOPLE, this is the way we have to be, in all situations in our life, we must fight because we win when we fight 7-8 - MORE ANGER AND REGROUPING BY THE ENEMY [HE IS PERSISTENT] he will not give up 10- THE DESPAIR AND DISCOURAGEMENT OF GOD’S PEOPLE; THERE ARE TO MANY OBSTACLES this is what the enemy wants us to think so we give up but we must not give up or give in amen 11-12 - MORE SCHEMING AND THREATS BY THE ENEMY[oh he is on his job he keeps coming but the more he comes the stronger we become we are the children of God we are the kingdom strong and mighty in battle. 13-14 - RALLYING AND STRATEGIZING OF GOD’S PEOPLE "DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM! For God has not given us the spirit of fear but a strong mind. REMEMBER THE LORD IS GREAT AND AWESOME!’ FIGHT!!!!! FIGHT FOR YOUR BRETHREN YOUR SONS, YOUR DAUGHTERS, YOUR WIVES, AND YOUR HUSBANDS, AND YOUR PLACE IN THE KINDGOM OF GOD. WE ARE GODS PRECIOUS CHILDREN, WE WILL BE VICTORIOUS! JUST AS THE PEOPLE OF GOD FINISHED THE WALL MIRACULOUSLY IN FIFTY-TWO DAYS, WE WILL SEE MORE AND MORE OF THE MIRACULOUS OF OUR GOD WORKING WITH, IN, AND THROUGH US. AMEN, SO LET’S GO FOR IT AND STEP ON THE ENEMY BECAUSE WE ARE POWERFUL AND AUTHORIZED BY JESUS CHRIST TO BE. AMEN AGAIN I ENCOURAGE US ALL TO READ THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH. THANK YOU JESUS FOR MEETING ME HERE AND SPEAKING THROUGH ME.
Evangelist Ruth
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Good Morning my Brethren and Sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ,
LETS OPEN OUR BIBLES
1st: TIMOTHY CHAPTER 4, Entire chapter. [Kings James Version]
VERSE ONE
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of Devils.
VERSE TWO
Speaking lies in hypocrisy having their conscience with hot iron
VERSE THREE
Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
VERSE FOUR
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving.
VERSE FIVE
For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
NOW THESE SCRIPTURES ARE DEALING WITH BEING A GOOD MINISTER OF JESUS CHRIST.
VERSE SIX
If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
VERSE SEVEN
But refuse profane and old wives fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
VERSE EIGHT
For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
VERSE NINE
This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
VERSE TEN
For therefore we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, specially of those that believe.
VERSE ELEVEN
These things command and teach.
VERSE TWELVE
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thous an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in chairity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
VERSE THIRTEEN
Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortaion, to doctrine.
VERSE FOURTEEN
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
VERSE FIFTEEN
Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
VERSE SIXTEEN
Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
Now lets deal with what God is saying in each verse with this chapter, it is the way God has given it to me.
4.1 Expressly means clearly. To depart means to apostatize. Apostasy is the deliberate and permanent reject of Christianity after a previous profession of faith in it.
Doctrines of devils, that is, doctrine taught by demons, those that falsify the true words of Jesus Christ.
4.2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy or [by the hypocisy of liars] The demons of verse 1 expound their doctrines, not directly, but indirectly through such human ministers. These are in their conscience. Permanently defaced, the moral life of these hyprocrites is scarred by sin as they carry around the awareness of their guilt, yet continue preaching to others.
4.3 Two examles of demonic doctrines are cited here: [1] prohibiton against marrage, and [2] abstaining from certain food.
4.4 Every creature of God is good [or, Everything created by God is good]: This substantiates the remarks in verse [3] that God created foods to be eaten, not abstained from.
4.5 By divine statements [by the word of God] declaring all foods fit for man, and by the believer's giving of thanks before meals [by..prayer], food is sanctified. This means food is set apart [reserved] for consumption by Christians.
4.6 Nourished up in [or, "being trained in"]: As We teach the brethren and Sisters God's word. We must also instructs ourselves. Good doctrine helps make a good minister. Where unto thou shall attained [or, "which good doctrine we have followed"] We must be faithfully conformed to the truth Paul teaches.
4.7 We may read the verse, "But avoid profane and fabricated myths, and exercise ourselves to be Godly," These false doctrines, called "myths," are described as "profane" because they promote ungodliness, and "fabricated" because they like modern day soap operas are silly and flighty in character. Not only must We avoid false teaching, We must spare ourselves no pain and effort to be pious. Godliness does not come automatically. To attain holiness We must be diligent in prayer, Bible Study, obedience, fellowshipping with other believers, and Christain service.
4.8 The verse may be paraphrased, "for physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness, the result of spiritual exercise, has unlimited value, since it brings blessings for both now and eternity."
4.9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, We can stand hold to these faithful teaching.
4.10 For therefore we both labor and suffer reproach [or, "For we both toil and labor to attain this goal"] that is, is being exercised here we must do like Paul and his associates are doing here we must be spirtually to be godly, so that we may realize the promise of abundant life and blessings, because God is the savior of all in that He has provided salvation for all. But only those that believe are actually saved.
4.11 Command and teach: Chronologically, teachings precedes commanding, but "command" is put first to remind us how timid we really are and some of us we are so eager as Timothy was to teach but hesistant to exercise authority, that this is also
one of our responsiblities as leaders.
4.12 Youth: this word was applied then to men 40 years of age and younger. To help prevent some from despising his "youth" and it applies to us today some of uses this phrase and refer to things that happen in our youth and we use that as excuses. Timothy is given to be an example of [for] the believers in the areas of word [conversation], conversation [conduct] charity [love for those treating him well and ill], spirit [proper attitude], faith [trusting God in good and bad times], and in purity[sexual purity and intergirty of life].
4.13 In his Ephesian ministry Timothy is to read and teach the Scriptures, and exhort God's people to obey the truths learned. We are to follow Timothy ways.
4.14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee [or, "Stop neglecting the spiritual gift, which is in you"] Evidently he had not been fulfilling all the responsibilitys of verse 13. This gift was given Timothy by prophecy; that is through utternace of some New Testament prophets, the church was informed of the divine enablement granted him. This was accompained by the laying on of the hands of the church elders in reconigtion of the fact that God had called Timothy to the ministry and had gifted him for it. Are we neglecting the calling of God upon our life and not following the divine direction of God are we being A Timothy is this aspect of our ministries.
4.15 Meditate upon these things could be rendered, "take pains with these things." Give thyself wholly to them could be rendered, "Be completely absorbed in them "Timothy can prevent the neglect of his gift by totally giving himself to carry out the tasks at hand. He is to do this for the purpose that thy profiting [spiritual progress] may appear to all.
We must follow these teachings of Timothy and learn from the things he did wrong here and do the opposite of where he failed.
4.16 Timothy is instructed to keep constant watch [take heed] over both his own spiritual life [thyself] and what he teaches others [doctrine]. He must continue in these two activities for in doing so he will both save himself from the coming apostasy and them that hear him. So if Timothy is instructed to keep constant watch and take heed over both his own spiritual life, then we must do the same with ourselves and make sure others that hear as we teach it as God gives us the same teaching of the true doctrine we must live it so others will also be able to follow it the same way.
THIS IS THE DIVINE TEACHING FOR THE DAY AS GOD GIVES HIS DIVINE WISDOM.
EVANGELIST RUTH.
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LETS OPEN OUR BIBLES
Joel 2 verses 21 through 32
Verse 21
Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things.
Verse 22
Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth do yield their strength.
Verse 23
Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
Verse 24
And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall over-flow with wine and oil.
Verse 25
And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
Verse 26
And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, t that dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
Verse 27
And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
Verse 28
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters ashall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams your young men shall see visions.
Verse 29
And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
Verse 30
And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
Verse 31
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the lord come.
Verse 32
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.
This is a powerful message here for all of us,
What is God saying to his people here?
First of all this is dealing with just one of the promises of God and we all know that Scripture tells us that we can hold true to Gods promises.
As is states in: 2 Peter 3 verse 9 and I quote according to Kings James Version:
THE LORD IS NOT SLACK CONCERNING HIS PROMISE, AS SOME MEN COUNT SLACKNESS; BUT IS LONGSUFFERING TO US-WARD, NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH, BUT THAT ALL SHOULD COME TO REPENTANCE.
Also is: Romans 4:21
AND BEING FULLY PERSUADED THAT, WHAT HE HAD PROMISED, HE WAS ABLE TO PERFORM.
We must have faith and believe as Abraham did that the promises of God will be fulfilled.
Verse 21,
Is telling us Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the Lord will do great things.
I know we are all awaiting for the Lord to do great things in our ministries and in our life, we must have faith and know that if we faint not and have the faith of the grain of a mustard seed, as it states in the book of:
Matthew 17 verse 20
And Jesus said unto them,
Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto.
So see here is another promise of God being fulled filled its all about your faith and your trust and belief in his promises. God is going to do great things hold on to your faith and trust in his promises.
Verse 22
Be not afraid of the things the enemy throws up at you, be like the tree that beareth her fruit, in the midst of these things you will have strength
Verse 23
We must be glad and rejoice anyway no matter what, rejoice in the Lord our God, he hath given us the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for us the rain, the former rain and the latter rain as we walk and trust in his promises
Verse 24
We will reap the blessings of all that we need each and every step of the way
Verse 25
God is going to restore to us all that we have lost, and all that the emeny has stolen from us he will bring it all back in a way that we never would of thought in a much better way
Verse 26
We shall reap in plenty and be so blessed and satisfied and our PRAISES will be to the Lord our God, we will not be ashamed of the test and the trials that we have walked through we will be so victorious and wondrously blessed because we are Gods people.
Verse 27
We will know that God is in the midst of us, and all those around us will know that the Lord is our God, and we will not be ashamed to show it.
Verse 28
Now is the reaping time for all of those that trust in the promises of our God, he will pour out his spirit upon all flesh our sons and daughter shall prophesy, old men shall dream dreams our young men shall see visions.
Glory to God he is so awesome and powerful in his promises
Verse 29
He will express his self in ways that will be so powerful and through people all over this land and world.
Verse 30
He is going to show wonders through many many ways, the people will be astonished by his works
Verse 31
There is going to be signs and wonders in this world through great and mighty works of God
Verse 32
The promise is going to be fullfilled, through out the walks of this life, it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered;
So my encouragement to you is that we must hold on to the promises of God and know beyond a shadow of Doubt he will do what he said he will do, so do not let trials and tribulations that come sway you away from his promises Children of God, hold fast to your faith and stay in the word of God it is our strength it is our power it is our daily food to substain us, Lets all remember God is not slack concerning his promises, if we faint not, KEEP THE FAITH MY BROTHERN AND SISTERS, Lets build the kingdom and hold fast to his promises, he will do what he says he is going to do
I love you all, fight the fight of faith and lets all work while it is day for the coming of the Lord is sooner than we all think.
Evangelist Ruth
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LETS OPEN OUR BIBLES
Joel 2 verses 21 through 32
Verse 21
Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things.
Verse 22
Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth do yield their strength.
Verse 23
Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
Verse 24
And the floors shall be full of wheat, adn the vats shall over-flow with wine and oil.
Verse 25
And I will restore to you the years that hte locust hath eaten the cankerworm, adn the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
Verse 26
And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, taht hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
Verse 27
And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
Verse 28
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters ashall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams your young men shall see visions.
Verse 29
And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
Verse 30
And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
Verse 31
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the lord come.
Verse 32
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.
This is a powerful message here for all of us,
What is God saying to his people here?
First of all this is dealing with just one of the promises of God and we all know that Scripture tells us that we can hold true to Gods promises.
As is states in: 2 Peter 3 verse 9 and I quote according to Kings James Version:
THE LORD IS NOT SLACK CONCERNING HIS PROMISE, AS SOME MEN COUNT SLACKNESS; BUT IS LONG-SUFFERING TO US-WARD, NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH, BUT THAT ALL SHOULD COME TO REPENTANCE.
Also is: Romans 4:21
AND BEING FULLY PERSUADED THAT, WHAT HE HAD PROMISED, HE WAS ABLE TO PERFORM.
We must have faith and believe as Abraham did that the promises of God will be fulfilled.
Verse 21,
Is telling us Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the Lord will do great things.
I know we are all awaiting for the Lord to do great things in our ministries and in our life, we must have faith and now that if we faint not and have the faith of the grain of a mustard seed, as it states in the book of:
Matthew 17 verse 20
And Jesus said unto them,
Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto.
So see here is another promise of God being fulled filled its all about your faith and your trust and belief in his promises. God is going to do great things hold on to your faith and trust in his promises.
Verse 22
Be not afraid of the things the enemy throws up at you, be like the tree that beareth her fruit, in the midst of these things you will have strength
Verse 23
We must be glad and rejoice anyway no matter what, rejoice in the Lord our God, he hath given us the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for us the rain, the former rain and the latter rain as we walk and trust in his promises
Verse 24
We will reap the blessings of all that we need each and every step of the way
Verse 25
God is going to restore to us all that we have lost, and all that the emeny has stolen from us he will bring it all back in a way that we never would of thought in a much better way
Verse 26
We shall reap in plenty and be so blessed and satisfied and our PRAISES will be to the Lord our God, we will not be ashamed of the test and the trials that we have walked through we will be so victorious and wondrously blessed because we are Gods people.
Verse 27
We will know that God is in the midst of us, and all those around us will know that the Lord is our God, and we will not be ashamed to show it.
Verse 28
Now is the reaping time for all of those that trust in the promises of our God, he will pour out his spirit upon all flesh our sons and daughter shall prophesy, old men shall dream dreams our young men shall see visions.
Glory to God he is so awesome and powerful in his promises
Verse 29
He will express his self in ways that will be so powerful and through people all over this land and world.
Verse 30
He is going to show wonders through many many ways, the people will be astonished by his works
Verse 31
There is going to signs and wonders in this world through great and mighty works of God
Verse 32
The promise is going to be fullfilled, through out the walks of this life, it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered;
So my encouragement to you is that we must hold on to the promises of God and know beyond a shadow of Doubt he will do what he said he will do, so do not let trials and tribulations that come sway you away from his promises Children of God, hold faith to your faith and stay in the word of God it is out strength it is our power it is our daily food to substain us, Lets all remember God is not slack concerning his promises, if we faint not, KEEP THE FAITH MY BROTHERN AND SISTERS, Lets build the kingdom and hold fast to his promises, he will do what he says he is going to do
I love you all, fight the fight of faith and lets all work while it is day for the coming of the Lord is sooner than we all think.
Evangelist Ruth
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