Just a thought for today

Posted on March 20, 2020 by growintheword

Luke 8:22-26 New King James Version (NKJV)

Wind and Wave Obey Jesus

22 Now it happened, on a certain day, that He got into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side of the lake.” And they launched out. 23 But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in [a]jeopardy. 24 And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!”

Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm. 25 But He said to them, “Where is your faith?”

And they were afraid, and marveled, saying to one another, “Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!”

 

The revelation really isn’t in the portion where Jesus rebuked the wind and the water. Here’s the revelation.

If Jesus said let us cross over to the other side, then it is a clear indication that “us” is destined to make it to the other side! ~ Bishop Walker

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2-Part Series: Confronting the Spirits of Anxiety and Insecurity, Bible Study 3.11.20

Posted on March 19, 2020 by growintheword

2-Part Series: Confronting the Spirits of Anxiety and Insecurity

Part 1: Anxiety

Confronting the Spirits of Anxiety and Insecurity

Synopsis of Bible Study March 11, 2020

 

Delivered by Bishop Joseph W. Walker, III, D.Min.

 

Philippians 4:6-9 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. – By prayer and supplication, make your request be made known. Supplication in this text means to “be specific”.

 

Everyone is familiar with anxiety. Anxiety happens to be in epidemic proportions these days.

 

Being caught up in Anxiety is the most counterproductive thing you can do. It is like trying to make a fast get away on a wooden horse.

 

I.          UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM

A.    What is Anxiety?

  1. Anxiety is the fear of danger and misfortune. Another source says it is the state of apprehension. Anxiety in a real sense is your body’s response to stress. It is fear of what is to come.
  2. Studies show that 43% of adults report being stressed. Other studies report that the root of most physical ailments is 60% caused by stress.
  3. Xenophobia is the fear of the unknown. When we have this phobia, it causes us to lose control. When we are no longer in control, then we have stress and anxiety.

 

B.     Fear of anxiety?

  1. Fear of anxiety is real or imagined threats against us. There are some things you stress about that is all in your head. Your mind will embellish things so much, it will put stress into your life. Imagined threats can sometimes be worse than real ones. When we were kids, the Boogie Man for instance, made us afraid of the dark.
  2. We often have more fear of what could happen than we do current threats.

Phillipians 4:8 (NKJV) 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

  1. Fear of anxiety brings on insecurity. Insecurity means we always have a feeling that something bad is going to happen.

 

 

C.     What Causes Anxiety?

 

  1. Anxiety has 3 Main Elements
    1. Insecurity – Sometimes you conjure up things that might happen, because things look too good to be true.
    2. Helplessness – This is the idea that you can’t fix it.
    3. Isolation – This is the idea of thinking, “Who is going to help me with this”?
      1. Isolation is the playground of the devil. The devil wants you in isolation so that he can interrogate you.

 

II.          SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY

A.    Natural – This is referred to as having butterflies or having bubble guts or just simply being restlessness.

  1. You might feel out of control. Out of control is that disconnect between the body and your spirit.
  2. You start experiencing panic attacks, a lack of sleep, or lots of stress. This will make you lose the ability to trust in God.

 

B.     Spiritual – Anxiety will rob you of the ability to enjoy your life. You become obsessed of what is going on in your life and you let it overwhelm you. The enemy’s plan is to get you stuck, so you will abort the plan of God for your life.

 

III.          5 WAYS TO DEAL WITH ANXIETY

 

  1. Admit There is a Problem (Scripture Reference: Psalm 32:2) – We have to admit that we have a problem. We are stressed and concerned.
  2. This doesn’t mean that we are not spiritual, it simply means that we are honest with God. If you don’t face it, you can’t fix it. Psalm 32:2 (NKJV) 2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not [a]impute iniquity, And in whose spirit, there is no deceit. – Tell God the truth. For example, say “Lord I’m worried about my job”. Be honest with God.
  3. Stop Self Medicating in Unhealthy Ways – Stop self-medicating in unhealthy ways.
    1. The way we cope with anxiety can be Everyone has ways that they cope with stress that is unhealthy (i.e drinking, smoking, and etc…). Your coping mechanisms can often be dysfunctional.
  4. Take Care of Yourself Physically – Physical help is attached to your mental health. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NKJV) 19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 20 For you were bought at a price; therefore, glorify God in your body [a]and in your spirit, which are God’s. -When you are stressed out, you eat when you’re not even hungry.
  5. You don’t sleep and you don’t feel like working out. When you experience anxiety, this really is the time to we should eat right, sleep right, and exercise.
  6. Be Intentional About What Enters Your Mind (Scripture Reference: Philippians 4:8) – There are 3 gates to the life of a believer.
  7. It starts with what you see, enforced by what you hear, then you start talking about it. We take precautions for the corona virus, but we don’t live in fear of it. Philippians 4:8 New (NKJV) 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.- Everything you hear isn’t always true. Meditation on the word is not just emptying the mind of wrong things, but also filling your mind of things that are right.
  8. Embrace the Process – Trust God to bring you through. You must depend on God.

 

  1. Case study-Jesus tells the disciples, let us pass over to the other side. Jesus gets into the ship, gets a pillow and goes to sleep. A pop-up storm comes, and the disciples get nervous. They panic and wake Jesus up. The Disciples say “Master” (meaning teacher) and ask, “Do you care if we die?”. Jesus then asks them where their faith was.

 

Note that Jesus saying “Peace be still” is not the moral of the story as most may think. The moral of this story is when Jesus says, “Let us go over to the other side”. In other words, if he uses the words “let us go”, then it is an indication that “us” is going to make it to the other side. If God told you that you are going to make it, then stop panicking.

  1. It is impossible to be stressed and trust God at the same time.

 

  1. Know that there is a way out!

 

  1. Ways out
  2. Stay busy. – DESPAIR is a form of laziness. Blessed is the person too busy to worry in the day and too sleepy to worry at night.
  3. Trade in your panic for prayer.

 

  1. View the anxiety moments as the Word Moments, meaning, take this opportunity to get deeper into God’s word. Satin will whisper lies in your ear while you are going through moments of anxiety.

 

  1. Story:

On 12/31/19, Bishop preached “Run Back to God”. In this sermon he explained how God had told him how he was heartbroken, because of how people had turned away from him, particularly People of Faith. God explained how he wanted us all to come back into relationship with him. Bishop said that God would confirm his word by 3 things which were Conflict, (Iran), issue in nature, and the Economy. Now just look at what’s going on in this season. In addition, the conflict with Iran happened within days of this sermon being delivered. In this sermon God said that if we were in covenant with him, then we wouldn’t have to walk in fear when these 3 things occured.

 

This story teaches us that now is a time for us to understand, pray, and not to panic. Ask the Lord to show you what you are supposed to be doing during the time our nation is going through this struggle.

 

  1. Example of prayer:

Hannah prayed for a child out of anxiety and fear. She prayed so hard in the temple, Eli the priest, thought she was drunk. After the prayer, the man of God told Hannah that her answer was on the way.

 

1 Samuel 1:26-28 (NKJV) 26 And she said, “O my lord! As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to the Lord. 27 For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him. 28 Therefore I also have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives he shall be [a]lent to the Lord.” So they worshiped the Lord there. – Hannah prayed for her child Samuel, so she promised the Lord that the child would always belong to the Lord.

IV.          HOW TO COMBAT ANXIETY

 

  1. Reframe Your Thoughts (Scripture Reference: Psalm 94:17-19) – When you understand you are spiritual and on a spiritual path, you realize that problems are for learning. You are right where you need to be. Your initial reaction will be replaced by the question, “What can I learn out of this?” or “What opportunities are hidden in these obstacles.?” Psalm 94:17-19 (NKJV) 17 Unless the Lord had been my help, My soul would soon have settled in silence. 18 If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. 19 In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul. – This should be a revelation scripture for us all.
  2. Be Realistic (Scripture Reference: Ecclesiastes 8:16-17) – Peace of mind doesn’t depend on solving all problems and righting all wrongs. Ecclesiastes 8:16-17 (NKJV) 16 When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that is done on earth, even though one sees no sleep day or night, 17 then I saw all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. For though a man labors to discover it, yet he will not find it; moreover, though a wise man attempts to know it, he will not be able to find it.- Some things will not change so be realistic enough to accept it.
  3. The are some problems that have no solutions. There are some things that you will have to minster to and there is really no solution to them. Sometimes it is best to be present and silent. Some situations you simply have to live through it. Look at what you’ve already have lived through. You lived through Sars, H1N1, and others and God kept you through them! If you lived through that, know that you are going to live through this!
  4. The art to being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook ~ William James
  5. What is a uniform response for people that want to bring drama: The Bible says in the book of Job, Chapter 14, “Man born of a woman is of few days of trouble”? Those days are full of trouble. So why would I add another person’s trouble to trouble we are already guaranteed to have.
  6. Find Support – Find the right people to be around.
  7. Choose to be Optimistic (Scripture Reference: Joshua 1:8) – Optimism can kill any negative spirt. Attend church, feed yourself with God’s word. Joshua 1:8 (NKJV) 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you[a] shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. – Know that God’s got you!
  8. Good Cares – Care for things that are good. (Scripture References: 1 Corinthians 12:25 (NKJV) 25 that there should be no [a]schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.- Stop dealing with things that cause division. 2 Corinthians 11:28 (NKJV) 28 besides the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches.; Philippians 2:20 (NKJV) 20 For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state.)
  9. Bad Cares (Scripture References: Matthew 13:22 (NKJV) 22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.; 1 Peter 5:7 (NKJV) 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.)
  10. Only One Thing is Necessary (Scripture References: Matthew 6:33-34 (NKJV) 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.)
  11. You Do Not Have to be Perfect to be Loved by God (Scripture References: Philippians 4:10-13 (NKJV) 10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last your[a] care for me has flourished again; though you surely did care, but you lacked opportunity. 11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: 12 I know how to [b]be abased, and I know how to [c]abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through [d]Christ who strengthens me. Deuteronomy 28:13 (NKJV) 13 And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you [a]heed the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them.; Romans 15:4 (NKJV) 4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the [a]patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.; 2 Peter 1:3 (NKJV) 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,)

Questions:

  1. What is God trying to teach you in this season? We can do all things through Christ, because he strengthens us. We have learned how to trust God and worship him though this.
  2. When you grow in the knowledge of God, your learn peace is part of the promise.
  3. Matthew 11:28-30 (NKJV) 28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am [a]gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”-Of all of the things… when you been through a tornado, you realize why this was written: John 14:17 (NKJV) 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. – This is very relevant! Jesus didn’t say this bling-bling I leave to you. Jesus says “Peace I leave to you”. Psalm 4:8 (NKJV) 8 I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. – After it is all over, God is going to make you lie down in safety.
  4. This is a time for spiritual people to trust God’s word. We will dwell in safety.
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I need A Do Over Sermon 1/4/20

Posted on January 16, 2020 by growintheword

I Need A Do Over

Fresh Start

Synopsis of Sermon January 4, 2020

Delivered by 10Bishop Joseph W. Walker, III, D.Min.

 

Jeremiah 18:1-6, “1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: 2 “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.” 3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the [a]wheel. 4 And the vessel that he [b]made of clay was [c]marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make. 5 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 6 “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?” says the Lord. “Look, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!”

 

 

  • As we reflect back over our lives, we must focus on areas that was not fully functional. Some stuff wasn’t just other people’s fault, it was yours. God is pulling for you and he is working things out for your benefit.
  • No matter what has happened in your life, know that it is never too late for a do-over. God is going to do something new in your life. Deep down, you know He is, but you just don’t know how.
  • A new year means new opportunities. God saw something worth salvaging in your life. He will do whatever he needs to do to make that happen. Perhaps you experienced pain, but there is grace on your life. You are due a do-over.
  • Some people will testify that they couldn’t have done what they have, if God hadn’t given them a do- over. Sometimes you have to thank God for the Do -Over!
  • Jeremiah is summoned by God to go down to the Potter and observe his process. God will use these circumstances to give a spiritual revelation to Jeremiah as it relates to the children of Israel.
  • During the process of the clay, things happen. The Potter stops what he is making, and he makes the decision to make it all over again. This is a do-over! God does us the same way. God gives us a do-over!
  • God is sovereign and in control over everything that happens to you. When the Potter has to do a do-over, he may have to re-pound the clay, he may have to kneed it again, he may also need to re-roll it, but it will be ok, because the Potter is in control. Just like this, some things may be unnerving, but know that it is ok, if God is in control.

 

 

       I.            GOD HAS GREAT PLANS FOR YOUR LIFE

 

  • “His plan in your life means His work in your hands, and you can be sure it is work He has chosen and gifted you to do.” — Jill Briscoe, – Have Faith Enough To Finish
  • Your life is not a random act of creation. Some of the circumstances that got you here may be peculiar, but it is not a mistake!
  • Scripture Reference: Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”- God is looking for alignment and relationship with him. Even your car will not drive properly without a proper
  • Jeremiah observes that we are the clay and God is the Potter. Often, we try to make ourselves the Potter. Know that it is God that has control of our lives. It is the Potter that is in control, not the clay.
  • Realize that we are no more than glorified dirt. If it hadn’t been for the grace of God, we wouldn’t be where we are.
  • We are the clay and God is the Potter.
  • Clay is becoming. Clay is designed to make something. It is always in the state of be Clay wasn’t designed to sit.
  • When you are becoming, your purpose is in the mind of the maker.

 

A.     YOUR PURPOSE IS IN THE MIND OF THE MAKER

  1. The Potter has the purpose in mind for the clay, before he puts it on the wheel. In like manner God put the ingredients in you, before He made you for your purpose.
  2. You can’t be a cup, wishing you were a vase. God wired you the way he wired you, to fulfill the purpose He has in mind for you.
  3. God placed inside you, everything you need. The DNA, the swag, and the personality you have is all for what you are about to become.
  4. “Make your work to be in keeping with your purpose.” — Leonardo da Vinci. – In other words, my work needs to be a key for what I am supposed to do. When I realize what I am becoming, then God will complete what He started in me.

 

     II.            GOD WILL COMPLETE WHAT HE STARTED

A.     This is the Process of origination and destination.

  • You have on the Potter’s wheel, an unbothered block of clay. When God finishes it, the clay becomes a valuable vase.
  1. How did the clay go from origination and destination? It was the mess in the middle.

 

  1. If you look in the messy process, you must know that God is still working in that stuff. You might have a messy season, but God is still working on you.
  2. Scripture Reference: Philippians 1:6, “Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”

 

  III.            YOU CAN BE IN THE MASTER’S HANDS AND STILL BE MARRED

A.     The Potter was on the wheel working and Jeremiah realized something was wrong. Can you be in the master’s hand and yet something still be wrong with you? Just because you are in the Master’s hand, doesn’t mean nothing is wrong with you.

 

IV.            YOU CAN’T BE THAT CLOSE TO HIM AND NOT OWN WHAT’S WRONG

A.     You are one decision away from another walk of life.

B.      We want to spend eternity with God, but we don’t want to spend time with Him. We want to be all the way in, without being all the way out there.

1.      You can’t be close to God and be a liar. The closer you get to God, the less judgmental you become. You ought to become better, because you are in his presence.

2.      The grace extended to you ought to be extended to other people.

a.            Whether you smoke crack or weed, it’s all the same with God. You ought to just give God glory that he looked beyond your faults.

3.      Know that something is wrong with you. We are in the hospital waiting on the physician to come fix what is wrong with us.

 

    V.            WHATEVER IT IS, STAY IN HIS HANDS

A.     God didn’t throw you down, because something was wrong with you. He kept you in his hands. God loved David, because he said David was one after His own heart. He honored that David was willing to repent after doing wrong.

B.      There is nothing more powerful than something in the hands of God. Put something in my hands, you might come up short. Put a ball in our hands and you may get a few baskets. Put the ball in the hands of a Michael Jordan and you get championships. We have to put ourselves in the hands of God.

 

 

VI.            GOD SEES YOUR POTENTIALITY WHEN OTHER’S SEE YOUR ACTUALITY

A.     People look at your actual life now. The Potter never sees what everyone else sees. Some people see one big clump of clay when they look at you. The Potter sees what that clump of clay will become.

 

VII.            YOUR VALUE IS NOT ALWAYS IN WHAT IS VISIBLE

A.     Just because the clay was marred, doesn’t mean it doesn’t have value.

B.      Some people compare their lives to others on Instagram and as a result, they suffer depression. 1 Samuel 16:7  (NKJV) 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have [a]refused him. For[b] the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”– God told Samuel not to look at their appearance. God looks at the heart, not the outside appearance. The stuff that makes you who you are is the stuff people can’t see.

 

VIII.            WHEN THE WORLD CONDEMNED ME, HIS MERCY COVERED ME

A.     Mercy will cover you, despite your flaws. God covers you like they do when they prepare you for surgery. Aren’t you glad God covered you before he worked on you?

B.      God worked on me, until I got it right. There are things that the Potter has to do, before his will comes to pass in your life.

 

  IX.            HE HAD TO BREAK ME TO BLESS ME

A.     If he hadn’t broken me, I wouldn’t be who I am today.

 

    X.            YOU MAY NOT SEE A SCRATCH BUT THERE IS A STORY

A.     The same marred vessel, the clay, didn’t look like what the Potter had in mind. As a result, the Potter took the same vessel and made it another way. In other words, I am the same, but I’m not the same. I give God the praise for another chance. God made me another way.

1.      I look the same maybe, but I’m not the same.

B.      I thank God for saving me. When they try to handle you the way they used to, tell them you have been made over again. You have been made another way! You had a do-over!

 

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Head Swimming Blessings

Posted on January 2, 2020 by growintheword

Part II: Unexpected Blessings series

“Head Swimming Blessings”

Sermon Synopsis December 8, 2019

Delivered by Bishop Joseph W. Walker, III, D.Min.

 

Amos 9:13-15, “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him who sows seed; The mountains shall drip with sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow with it. I will bring back the captives of My people Israel; they shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them; they shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them. I will plant them in their land, and no longer shall they be pulled up from the land I have given them,” Says the Lord your God.”

 

I.          Introduction

  • Blessings are something that many of us take for granted. The idea of being blessed or at least the word “blessed” is often thrown around without regard for what it really means. For example, when someone sneezes, we say “Bless-you”
  • The truth is God intends blessings with intentionality. God puts something on your life that transcends your zip code and exceeds your financial abilities. It is not dependent upon anything, but God’s sovereign will. God places it on a person even though it is something they do not deserve.

 

  • Proverbs 10:22 (NKJV) 22 The blessing of the Lord makes onerich, And He adds no sorrow with it.– When the blessing of the Lord is upon our life, we are whole, not fractured. There is

 

  • In the story today, God brought His people from ruin to a place of being run over with blessings. God is about to allow blessings to take over your life.
  • This is a restoration oracle written by Amos the prophet. In it, God is about to bring judgement on the Israelite people. Although some people will be destroyed, there is a remnant of people at that same time that God will save. These are those that will be saved and restored. They will see blessings like they’ve never seen before.
  • God is about to do in your life as he did the people of God. He is going to bring an overwhelming blessing into your life.

 

II.          The Time of Reaping

A.    Get ready for what’s about to come

  1. Amos was not a fluff prophet. He was different. What made him different is he spoke to power. He was always about justice. He was always speaking out against those who rendered injustice to people.
  2. Amos cared for the disadvantaged. In fact, his words were so encouraging, many Civil Rights Leaders quoted him.
    1. Amos 5:24 (NKJV) 24 But let justice run down like water, And righteousness like a mighty stream.
  3. God chose to use Amos to tell the people what was coming forth and just like the people in the story today, Get ready for your increase!

 

B.     What you went through prepared you for the increase

  1. Scripture Reference: Psalm 126:5-6, “Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.”- You can’t live the rest of your life living in what you’ve gone through. Know that God must be preparing something in you.
  2. Genesis 50:20 (NKJV) 20 But as for you, you meant evil against me; butGod meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.  – Some of you will be thanking God for what you were crying over initially.
  3. Story – There was a Dr that was doing a study. He showed all the participants a picture of a big black dot on a piece of paper. He asked each person what they saw in the picture. He received many different responses, but he never got what he was looking for out of the responses. What the Dr noticed was that everyone had a comment for the dot, but no one noticed the empty white space on the page. The white space was equally as important as the dot, because the white space represented potential, because it was area that had not been used for anything.  It was undeveloped potential.

 

III.          The Time of Restoration

A.    What was lost will be replaced

  1. God is about to replace what you lost.
  2. Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 30:3 (The Message), “God, your God, will restore everything you lost; He’ll have compassion on you; He’ll come back and pick up the pieces from all the places where you were scattered.”- God is about to restore what the locust have eaten.
  3. God is waiting to put you back in this place. We must refuse to let haters cause us not to enjoy it.
  4. The season between seed and harvest is about to be over!

 

  1. In this season, what you worked for will be enjoyed
  2. The days of laboring and not reaping from it is over. You’re about to reap off your labor!
    1. Amos 9:13-15  (NKJV) 13 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, And the treader of grapes him who sows seed; The mountains shall drip with sweet wine, And all the hills shall flow with it. 14 I will bring back the captives of My people Israel; They shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them; They shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them. 15 I will plant them in their land, And no longer shall they be pulled up From the land I have given them,” Says the Lord your God.

 

 

IV.          The Time of Replanting

A.    God is preparing the ground to give you a strong foundation

  1. There is a difference between enjoying what you planted and God planting you. When God plants you, everything around you gets blessed.
  2. What you plant is governed by seasons. God plants without seasonal restrictions.

 

B.     This time, I’m here to stay

  1. We are speaking consistent wins.
  2. When you have a covering and you remain where God tells you, know that the devil is aware of what God promised you. This will cause him to try to attack you.

 

C.     Closing Story:

  1. Bishop shares that after he had been studying for his sermons, he left singing the song, “There is no failure in God”. When he got to the truck, it wouldn’t start. Bishop was concerned, because he was on his way to do Bible Study. God said to him, “Now you know what this is don’t you?”

 

Satan was trying to destroy Bishop’s faith as soon as he had finished studying God’s word.

  1. Scripture References:

Psalm 1: 1-3, “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.”-

 

  1. Remain planted. If you trust God, you will recover from your pain. Everything the enemy stole. God is about to give back to you.
  2. Rejoice on his promise. God is going to bring ruins to the wicked, but he is going to restore the remnant.

 

  1. Amos 9:13 (NKJV) 13 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, And the treader of grapes him who sows seed; The mountains shall drip with sweet wine,
    And all the hills shall flow with it.
  2. Jeremiah 17:7-8, “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit.”

 

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