AWAKE, ARISE, AND TRIUMPH
Sunday – November 8, 2020, Cheshvan 21, 5781
THE GREATER THINGS – PART ELEVEN
Greetings dear and precious friends and partners of this Ministry and welcome back to this ongoing Sunday Bible Study of “The Greater Things”. Before we go further please take a moment to share this teaching as widely as possible to expand the reach of this Ministry, the reach of the Truth.
UPDATE ON THE BEACON OF HOPE VINYL SIDING PROJECT
That project has been successfully completed thanks to the generous contributions of a few and the supernatural wisdom and tireless efforts of Mike Morneau. My dear wife, Donna, originally conceived this idea by the unction of the Holy Spirit, it immediately agreed with my spirit, and that of several others and the project was off and running. For a project of this size, this was a first for Eastern Gate Ministries International, Inc and we learned much.
Donna took these pictures yesterday and reported that the building looks beautiful.
I want to take a moment here to thank each and every Christian who voted. Thank you to all who voted for life, free speech, law and order, Israel, marriage between one man and one woman, and a vibrant free enterprise system of commerce. If you did not vote or voted for the Democrat Platform of death, perversions of all types, and socialism take a moment to repent. Thank you, Lord Jesus for your Prophetic Words concerning the re-election of President Trump and Vice-President Pence. Also, thank you Lord for the appointment of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of these United States. Dear ones do not fear nor lose hope, this is far from over.
The COVID-19 Pandemic remains with us and is and will continue to spike into the winter. I encourage all Christians to follow the law, wear your masks don’t be a “mask slacker” (yes, yes, yes, they work!), keep gatherings under 50 indoors and 100 outdoors, and practice social distancing. If you have questions, I suggest you go back and again read the Position Paper I published on the 12th of September. It would be a serious mistake to think of that paper as one opinion among many. I do not say that pridefully but with all Godly humility. Many Churches have been and remain horrible examples of good citizenship of civil government and the Kingdom of God. We have an obligation as citizens to follow the laws of the land and God. Disobeying the law of the land is disobedience to God which has far more important and far reaching consequences.
Now, let’s turn our attention to our extraordinarily important topic of “The Greater Things”. Let’s read a part of our Isaiah text aloud, yes, out loud.
Isaiah 61:1-4 (KJV)
1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
Jesus did and we are to be doing the first verse and first half of the second verse, but we are not to stop there. Jesus got back the authority, the Power, and full ownership of all things. Jesus delegated His full authority in Heaven and earth to us and sent the Holy Spirit (the Blessing), the Power, to back up the authority. In addition, as sons of God we are joint-heirs (participants in common) with Jesus of all things for He is heir of all. Now it is our assignment to occupy just as the ancient Israelites were to occupy the Promised Land. We have done a really rotten job; our attention being successfully diverted by the demons, just plain milk toast teaching, and we are wallowing in the first three groups described in the parable of the sower. What a disobedient people we are but I for one am taking my place as part of a rising remnant that is going to do the things, the works, Jesus did and the greater things. How long will we be slack, how long before we take our place of domination instead of submitting to a far inferior force?
Our time of mourning is over it is far past time to look forward, reclaiming the earth and the people for the Lord. We are to walk in great joy with mourning in the rear-view mirror as we take our place, the place bought at Calvary by our Lord and Savior. When we get all the junk of the world out of our lives, the mixture of good and evil, we will truly be those trees of righteousness showing forth the goodness of our God. I want to be a planting of the Lord, what about you? As we look at the fruit being born into our lives what do we see? Does the fruit in our lives show the goodness (glory) of God? What has happened recently, happened more than once, in our lives that is not commonly seen in the world? Do we believe we can build the old wastes, raise up the former desolations, repair the waste cities, and the desolations of many generations? Or, do we just read and jump over these areas of Scripture? All of this and more is our mission, not for some, for all, as well as doing the things Jesus did.
Lord willing, I will pick up right here next week.
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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