AWAKE, ARISE, AND TRIUMPH
Sunday – August 23, 2020, Elul 3, 5780
THE GREATER THINGS – PART TWO
Greetings to all of our dear and precious friends and partners. Welcome back to this Sunday teaching series which is of varied topics. Today I will continue the teaching on “The Greater Things” that Jesus spoke about and we are commanded to do. Please take a moment to share this teaching as widely as possible to increase the spread of the good news (gospel), the Truth.
I am sure you are all very aware that a critical election is drawing near and this is a presidential year. Election day is November 3, 2020. There is a lot of Bible Numerology in this date. November is the eleventh month and eleven is the number of alignment with God. Three is a number of spiritual perfection. Twenty is the number of redemption. The twenty is repeated therefore our redemption is in Christ who is the Word. Vote according to the Word. Study Psalm 2, currently the heathen are raging in a last-ditch effort, before the great awakening, the heathen want to throw off the restraints of righteousness. You may or may not like President Trump but he has unabashedly supported the right to life of the unborn, there is no greater friend of Israel, and he has stood firmly to prevent infringement of the Second Amendment (the right of self-defense and the prevention of tyranny), the amendment upon which the others depend. God the giver of all life firmly supports all life born or not (Proverbs 6:17). God tells us in Genesis 12:1-3 that blessing Israel is close to His heart and He will bless those who bless Israel and He will curse those who curse Israel. God is all about self-defense (Luke 22:36). Plan to vote and vote according to Scripture.
Now, back to our primary lesson. This Ministry seeks to bring all people with ears to hear and eyes to see out of the bondage of the traditions of men and the doctrines of demons into His marvelous light. The featured picture today is to depict people engaged in what the media has called peaceful protests but the dullest of people can see they are violent and make no sense at all. This is the work of the devils, the god(s) of this world, who rule in deception, confusion, and chaos with the sole intent of stealing, killing, and destroying. Jesus however has called us to restore truthfulness, restore the stolen things sevenfold, bring life to the dead things, and build in excellence in the places of destruction. Now, let’s turn our attention to the command of Jesus, the command of the Father to do the things Jesus did and the greater things.
John 14:12 (KJV)
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
Yesterday I laid the foundation of the delegated authority and Power to do the things Jesus did and the greater things. Just so we are clear, this authority and power cannot be handled just willy nilly (not King James words) but by faith, in love, and as led of the Spirit. These three elements must always be present in all that we do. We cannot please God without faith, the God kind of faith. Faith works by love (agape). And all must be done according to the will of God. I am led for the moment to take a little, brief side trip. There are many things that are good, good to do, but they are not always the will of God and perhaps not the will of God for us, individually or as a Ministry, to do. This is where the leadership of the Holy Spirit comes into play. If we are not led to do a certain thing but we jump into it because we can we may be displacing someone who is called. Our efforts because we are not called will divert us from our call, and leave us unable to operate in the fulness of our authority or of the Blessing (Power of God) and of great importance we will have little to no lasting (eternal) fruit. The person who is called is displaced, feeling frustrated, and empty. This may cause this brother or sister to fall away from the Lord. All things in our Christian walk including in the Church must operate by the leadership of the Holy Spirit and not by favoritism or politics. Never!
The things that Jesus did are obvious even to the casual reader of the four gospels. However, what are the greater things? Many simply say that Jesus was only in Ministry three years and we are generally saved more than three years and therefore have the potential to do all that Jesus did and in greater numbers. I do not believe for one moment that is what Jesus is talking about in John 14:12. That said, I do acknowledge that statement is true but I do not believe it to be the greater things Jesus refers too. I have taught at length on many occasions about the absolute superiority of our authority and the Power to back that authority. There is no authority in the earth above ours including God. If you swallowed your teeth or spit them out, get yourself back together and settle down. In Genesis 1:26 how much authority did God delegate to mankind? All! In Matthew 28:18-20 how much authority did Jesus delegate to those who are His? All! How much authority does that leave with Him? None.
Lord willing, I will pick up right here next Sunday if you can take it.
2 Chronicles 20:20b (KJV)
20 … Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
Until our next publication, as a Bible Teacher and Prophetic Voice I speak this blessing over each and every one of you, receive it, believe it, and speak over yourself and your family by faith in Jesus name! Quit asking God to bless you, you are already blessed, you have the Blessing, give Him something to do by the words of your mouth. Once you know the will of God, decree the thing (Job 22:28, Isaiah 45:11, Mark 11:23). (The Blessing is the Holy Spirit) We have left God way to long with nothing to do in our lives.
Numbers 6:24-26 (AMP)
24 The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you;
25 The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you;
26 The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually).
By: Dr. David Wood, Author, Bible Teacher, and Prophetic Voice
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