When we come before God we owe him a response of faith
When we stand in unbelief we stand in defiance
Do you sometimes strain as a believer to hear the voice of the Lord?
How do you know the voice of the Lord is speaking to you?
Jeremiah 5:22 the oceans are held back by the command of perpetual decree (from the Lord)
2Cor3:16-17 “But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away”.
Veil is not a curtain
When you open your hearing the veil is taken away
Religious habits will keep the veil over your heart
3:17 Now the Lord is Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty
When we act on his intention(s) the veil is removed off that area
Benjamin Franklin quote
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Matt15:11 He who has ears let him “hear”
-The highest intention given to listening
7 times Jesus said this in the book of Revelation
Rom10:17 Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God
Old timers saying, “Keep reading the Word until you "hear" from God
Gen22 Abraham
The father of many nations
Mount Moriah ivo Salem (Jerusalem)
Had two Words..
1. I want you to lay down your son
2. Stop do not kill your son
-Those two words appear contradictory, but are not -if you understand covenant
The Bible says Abraham had the faith to raise Isaac back up from the dead
Where Abraham offered his son, then God was willing to offer His
Fair to say God was waiting for a man to believe and obey him, and take action first. Then He was willing
2Kings 7:1-20
4 Lepers
Syrians were the enemy
The family was going to starve to death
Samaria was resorting to cannibalism
3 ways to die, and 1 hope to live...Surrender to the Syrians
They had decided to surrender themselves to the enemy hoping they might live
-there was no faith here
But God decided to have mercy
-the Syrians thought the Hittites and the Egyptians were hired to fight against them
-This happened from word of one man who prophesied to the King
7:1-2 Elisha prophesies
The Promises of God is yes and amen
-Yes means I heard, and will carry out the plan
If God gives you the promise are you willing to carry out the plan
When you say amen, you say you’re willing to carry it out
Why would God give a bunch of words, phrases for doing nothing?
