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Heavenly Father,
We acknowledge that we have nothing to give of our own. We can give nothing, O great Giver of every good and perfect gift, if You had not first given it to us. Even the love we give, came from You. For You first loved us, while we were yet sinners. Grant us grace, so to do with what for the moment is ours, that we may be obedient, and please You with what is eternally Yours.
In Jesus' Name
Amen
As we enter into the spiritual realm God has promised us we must be prepared for confrontation.
There is no progress without resistance:
Say that with me,
There is no progress without resistance!
Jericho was a fortress city, It was the symbol of the Enemy’s strength and Power
It was made up of Men and women wholly given up to idol worship,
This city stood directly opposed to Israel’s inheritance.
This city had great walls that spoke of it’s great strength, it had a reputation for being indestructible.
"Then the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year."
Joshua 5:12
Israel had just begun to taste the goodness of their inheritance, but this Jericho stood in their way.
"Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in."
Joshua 6:1
Some are satisfied right there. With a you don’t bother me I won’t bother you attitude.
Some churches are satisfied right there. We haven’t made any gains but hey we haven’t lost any attitude.
Some of you are satisfied right there! My life isn't really any better, but hey, at least it's not worse, right?
God is never satisfied with containment...
Say that with me,
God is never satisfied with containment!
To suppress the enemy is never victory!
To suppress lust, anger, resentment, criticism, is not victory!
To suppress simply means to hold it inside, certainly if you are holding it inside this is not victory.
Victory is when the cross has destroyed that thing at the very root.
In Joshua 5:2-3
Joshua had to Sanctify the people, these were the ones that was left, the younger generation; for all the others had died in the wilderness that came out of Egypt.
We must cut ourselves loose from anything of the flesh
He lifted up his eyes and looked, he looked beyond the walls. He looked to the hills from when comes his help.
He saw a man over against him with his sword drawn. Align yourself with God: “Are you for us or our adversaries?
No, but as Commander of the army of the Lord I have now come, then Joshua fell on his face and worshiped."
Worship is the key note of Destiny.
Say that with me,
Worship is the key note of destiny!
Worship creates the atmosphere for hearing God’s voice.
Worship opens the eyes and the ears of the heart to Hear God’s voice.
"As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."
Acts 13:2
"Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her. So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the Lord.”
1 Samuel 1:19-20
To possess our spiritual inheritance, we must become barefooted. No personal agenda, No selfish ambitions, given up to the plans, purpose and will of God walking softly, tenderly.
It symbolizes an exchanged life.
My plans for His plans,
My will for His will,
My desires for His desires.
In Job 1:20-21, when one bad report after another had reached Job’s ears and from a natural perspective he had lost everything.
Job kept himself connected to his destiny.
Obedience is the Key:
Say that with me
Obedience is the key!
God gave directions to Joshua,
They were not suggestions,
They were his commandments,
Their victory was totally reliant upon their obedience. Working the Word.
People forbidden to speak.
Church, we must train ourselves to speak only that which edifies and glorifies God and ministers grace to others!
"Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one."
Colossians 4:6
Consider the words of Our Lord:
"But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment."
Matthew 12:36
In closing...
When you know you have lifted your eyes above your problem and you have taken off your shoes and stood barefooted and worshiped God...
You have aligned yourself with God and obeyed His voice and you have learned how to speak only that which builds up and edifies all that’s left is to shout.
Not because everything looks right or sounds right or even feels right, but because God has said "victory is yours!"
This is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.
Praise is faith expressing itself audibly.
How many of you have faith?
Raise your hands...
Faith has a voice.
Faith calls those things which be not as though they were and those things that be as though they were not.
How many of you have FAITH?
Faith hears God say "It is done."
So I ask you again:
How many of you have FAITH?
Because Faith sees God making it happen!
Faith shouts I believe You Lord!
In spite of what our circumstances say,
In spite of the diagnosis from the doctor say
In spite of what the piles of bills say...
FAITH SAYS I BELIEVE YOU LORD!
Because you, in FAITH, believe not just that God can do it..
He will do it!
Faith believes it IS DONE.
Not because I say so...
But because God says so!
And now may the Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.
Now and forever, in Jesus' name
Amen
Brian Monzon Ministries