Sunday, July 21, 2013
Moving Forward in Christ: End The Drought
Moving Forward in Christ: End The Drought: 1st Kings 18: 42 - 46, '...and Elijah went up to the to of Carmel; then he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees,...
End The Drought
1st Kings 18: 42 - 46, '...and Elijah went up to the to of Carmel; then he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees, and said to his servant, 'God up now, look toward the sea.' So he went up and looked and said, there is nothing...and 7 times he said, 'Go again.' Then it came to pass on the seventh time, that he said, There is a cloud as small as a man's hand, rising out of the sea! So he said, Go up and say to Ahab, prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you. Now it happened in the meantime that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel. The the hand of the Lord came upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.'
What a powerful picture of prayer! You see the prophet get down on his knees and believe God for rain after at least 3 years of drought! I wonder how many of God's children are in a drought, spiritually? During a drought, nothing grows, there isn't a life source to be found...what is alive rapidly begins to die...it's famine time, it's drought. How many have ever been there?
I know there are at least 2 main reasons why we as believers suffer through drought - time. One, unrepentant sin! Perfect example of this was King Saul...the bible said that when he prayed, God wouldn't answer him or heed him at all; it got so bad, he had to disguise himself and consult a witch...the very people he cast out of his dominion. Another example is when the children of Israel were under siege by Syria...the daily counsel consisted of 2 ladies arguing over eating their own sons!!
During the time of drought, desperate times call for desperate actions! If you're not careful, you'll consume people, make plans of wicked compromise like never before...God help us in our time of drought. Another reason is simply...LIFE. Ever have life happen to you?
Listen, there are seasons in life that we all go through: Summer is a time of vacation, sunshine, and fun...Fall is a time of discipline, quiet, cooler climate...Winter is a time of solitude, freezing climate, no growth, life is at a standstill...Spring is a time of new life, blossom, warmer temperatures and expectation!
Where are you now? What season are you in? You might wanna ask yourself, how did you get there? What are your plans of getting out? Can you hold on to Jesus and allow Him to call the rain back into your life and deliver you from the drought?
What I love about the scripture is, the moment the servant said there was a sliver of rain...Elijah moved like it was a tsunami coming!! He didn't wait for the cloud to get bigger!! The answer he received from God was big enough! Is the answer from heaven big enough for you? Does God have to present more proof in order to get you to start moving on His behalf?
Your faith and patience will give God the right to end the drought - let God be God in your drought, so that He can end it!
- Pastor Melrose
What a powerful picture of prayer! You see the prophet get down on his knees and believe God for rain after at least 3 years of drought! I wonder how many of God's children are in a drought, spiritually? During a drought, nothing grows, there isn't a life source to be found...what is alive rapidly begins to die...it's famine time, it's drought. How many have ever been there?
I know there are at least 2 main reasons why we as believers suffer through drought - time. One, unrepentant sin! Perfect example of this was King Saul...the bible said that when he prayed, God wouldn't answer him or heed him at all; it got so bad, he had to disguise himself and consult a witch...the very people he cast out of his dominion. Another example is when the children of Israel were under siege by Syria...the daily counsel consisted of 2 ladies arguing over eating their own sons!!
During the time of drought, desperate times call for desperate actions! If you're not careful, you'll consume people, make plans of wicked compromise like never before...God help us in our time of drought. Another reason is simply...LIFE. Ever have life happen to you?
Listen, there are seasons in life that we all go through: Summer is a time of vacation, sunshine, and fun...Fall is a time of discipline, quiet, cooler climate...Winter is a time of solitude, freezing climate, no growth, life is at a standstill...Spring is a time of new life, blossom, warmer temperatures and expectation!
Where are you now? What season are you in? You might wanna ask yourself, how did you get there? What are your plans of getting out? Can you hold on to Jesus and allow Him to call the rain back into your life and deliver you from the drought?
What I love about the scripture is, the moment the servant said there was a sliver of rain...Elijah moved like it was a tsunami coming!! He didn't wait for the cloud to get bigger!! The answer he received from God was big enough! Is the answer from heaven big enough for you? Does God have to present more proof in order to get you to start moving on His behalf?
Your faith and patience will give God the right to end the drought - let God be God in your drought, so that He can end it!
- Pastor Melrose
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
The Dynamic of Growth
Rev. 12: 11 - 'And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony...and they did not love their lives to the death...'
We can all cheer when we begin to grow in size, but nothing is more fulfilling than to see people grow in spirit! Maturity and Growth are realized when the people of God become fully aware that they must conquer and overcome things in their lives. Revival is an atmosphere, but Victory is a choice! The Word tells us that without the Blood of the Lamb, we have no conquering to accomplish...what stabilizes this also is the word of our testimony.
A selfless love must be learned, developed, and mastered in order to fulfill the full will of God for our lives. This recent revival with Evangelist Robert Hedegard was incredible!! I personally believe it was because of the expectancy God's people had; in other words, the people expected to hear from God each and every service!! They refused to be distracted by what was going on outside of the church and they refused to reach for entertainment in Christ...they wanted God to come down and minister, that's what He did!
Do you find yourself in the same place spiritually as you were the year or years before? Could it now be that somewhere along the way, your value system went back to the world. In other words, what you thought was important to Jesus at the beginning of your walk, isn't so significant now...friend of mine, it's' high time to get back in place! The devil is a liar, and he's defeated; he must be defeated in your life if you are to experience the full potential of Jesus Christ.
Maranatha!! Translated: 'O Lord, Come Soon'
- Pastor Melrose
We can all cheer when we begin to grow in size, but nothing is more fulfilling than to see people grow in spirit! Maturity and Growth are realized when the people of God become fully aware that they must conquer and overcome things in their lives. Revival is an atmosphere, but Victory is a choice! The Word tells us that without the Blood of the Lamb, we have no conquering to accomplish...what stabilizes this also is the word of our testimony.A selfless love must be learned, developed, and mastered in order to fulfill the full will of God for our lives. This recent revival with Evangelist Robert Hedegard was incredible!! I personally believe it was because of the expectancy God's people had; in other words, the people expected to hear from God each and every service!! They refused to be distracted by what was going on outside of the church and they refused to reach for entertainment in Christ...they wanted God to come down and minister, that's what He did!
Do you find yourself in the same place spiritually as you were the year or years before? Could it now be that somewhere along the way, your value system went back to the world. In other words, what you thought was important to Jesus at the beginning of your walk, isn't so significant now...friend of mine, it's' high time to get back in place! The devil is a liar, and he's defeated; he must be defeated in your life if you are to experience the full potential of Jesus Christ.
Maranatha!! Translated: 'O Lord, Come Soon'
- Pastor Melrose
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