Thursday, December 13, 2007

OFF TUNE PART 1

OFF TUNE
2nd Timothy 2:15
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Passage 2 Timothy 2:15 New Living Translation
Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.
In this room There are hundreds of voices talking. Radio, Tv, and micro wave. Do you hear them? NO.
You need a radio, Tv, or micro-wave receiver to tune them in. When you turn a radio on and you hear nothing or static do you think it is broken or the station is not transmitting? No you start turning the tuning dial or digital tuning button to pull in a station. There all kinds of formats like news, country music, bluegrass, gospel, and you choose which one to listen too. Some stations have a mix. Some stations you don’t want to listen too.
The Bible has many subjects that we need to tune in to, and the devil has many voices out there trying to capture our attention and distract us away from the word, and take us down a path to destruction.
This Bible tunes us into Guidance, direction, health, healing, deliverance, protection, provision , and much more. The devil is out there slinging Mis-direction, confusion, sickness, snares, lack, poverty, doctrines and traditions that are contrary to the Word, but taken as gospel fact. We need to know the difference, the real truth, and tune in and walk in God’s truth.
FAITH is a mis-understood subject that has many voices out there. What faith is, and how faith works are subjects that have been taught wrong and even when taught right some have not paid earnest heed, and only grasp it in part, and went off teaching, believing, and walking it in error.
FIRST faith calls things that be not as though they were. It does not call things that are as though they are not. Faith calls the unseen into reality. Faith does not call seen things as though they are not there.
Faith Operates on absolute truth. Faith off tune just a little becomes a lie.
I was in a church once and a person with a cold was there. Someone said do you have a cold and they said no I do not for I walk in divine health. They thought that was faith, however it was a lie. They had a cold. They were calling something that was as though it was not and that is a lie. The fact is Jesus did pay the price for their health and healing but they were not in possession of that health at the moment. They should have said yes I do have a cold, however Jesus took stripe so I have be healed and by His stripes I am healed. That is calling that is not as though it were and it shall come to pass. Let’s look at what Paul said and what David said.
2nd Cor. 4:13
We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
Paul was quoting David from Psalm 116 David was in the middle of trouble and affliction. He said death compassed him. In the middle of this David called on the Lord to deliver him. Nothing has changed in the natural yet.
Then David made this statement in Ps. 116:1-10

1. I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
2. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
3. The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
4. Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
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Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
6. The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
7. Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
8. For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
9. I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
10. I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
David said God had delivered his soul from death, his eyes from tears, and his feet from falling, and that he would walk before the lord in the land of the living. He then said I have believed therefore have I spoken. The spirit of faith believes and speaks how it ought to be rather than how it is and then the Lord brings it into reality and changes the circumstances. Faith changes things that are seen by believing and speaking things that are not seen as tho they were, and they will be. Faith is an attitude that says this is the way it is. People that do not understand faith will look at you like you are crazy, and may say,"Who do you think you are ?" They may take your " I believe therefore I speak" as arrogance . David acknowledged the mess he was in then spoke what he wanted the outcome to be. David had this spirit of faith early on. David believed his God. He believed Gods protection, his deliverance, and his blessing was on him. He did not believe it was god’s will to hurt or destroy him, or make him sick, or that you just don’t know what God will do. No he believed God would do exactly as he says he will do with no shadow of turning. He believed in the God of victory and deliverance and provision, for every circumstance that comes your way. David was a young lad tending sheep when his father came and sent him out to the battle with some food for his brothers and the captain of their troop. David’s elder brothers were with the army facing the Philistines and Goliath. 1st Sam. 17 tells the account of this battle. While David was there he heard Goliath come out and rail against the army of God, and he saw no one step up to silence him. He also heard the men speaking of a reward that Saul was offering to the man who would kill Goliath. David’s oldest brother started to get mad when he heard David speaking with the men about the reward. He had words with David and ask him why did you come and who is watching those few sheep? He told David I know your pride and naughtiness of heart you just came to watch the battle. ( what battle they were all afraid and cowering from this Goliath) His brother was ashamed of what David was witnessing. He was trying to drive David away so he would not see they were doing nothing but hiding. People will always try to stop you especially if they are doing nothing. You must turn away from the detractors and distractions and go on with your life and destiny. David said what have I done? Is there not a cause? Then he turned from his brother and began talking with the men again as to what Saul would give the man who would stop Goliath. David did not look like a warrior. He was not huge, nor strong, nor a seasoned soldier, he was but a teenager.
David said he would silence this un-circumcised Philistine. No one thought he would stand a chance with Goliath, however he made his case in front of King Saul. He told of how he slew a bear and a lion and this un-circumcised Philistine would be as one of then seeing he has defied the armies of God. Saul finally was persuaded to let him try. Sometimes people will start to agree with you , however they want you to do it their way. Saul equipped David with his own personal armor and weapons which were to cumbersome and heavy and unproved for and by David. David used his sling which he was use to . You must use what God has equipped you with, rather than what another person wants you to use. Goliath tried to harass David with his words, but David then told goliath just how it was going to be. Goliath never had anyone talk back to him before. You can not allow the devil to speak and let it go unanswered. David believed and therefore he spoke and it became so. Never run at your giant with your mouth shut. The spirit of faith believes and speaks. It declares the outcome in the middle of adversity. It is so strong it will aggravate those weak in faith. They will say you are arrogant, or a smarty pants. Confidence is the attitude of the spirit of faith.
Joshua and Caleb had a spirit of faith. They said let us go up at once and possess it, for we are well able. They believed therefore they spoke.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Very enlightening post Mike. So many of us think Faith is just as we were told it is and never delve any further into the subject. This post has helped nm to understand more about what my Faith truly means and involves.