Speaker 1Welcome to the Word Laundry Radio, brought to you by GW Arthur Ministries. Enjoy.
Speaker 2You are lovely, dear Jesus. You are lovely. You are lovely, Jesus. There is none like you. You are the fairest among ten thousand. Thou art fairer than the children of men. Grace is poured into thy lips, and God has blessed thee forever. We thank you for your excellencies and who you are, dear Jesus. Father, thank you for bombarding us with such grace that after a year we have seen our faces again. To you be all praise and glory forever. Your word like sweet honey drops on our lips, and we are nourished and we are fed. Blessed Holy Spirit, thank you for your power. We thank you for your powerful ministry all around us, and all things are possible to him that believeth. As your word goes forth, diseases are removed from the bodies of people. Angelic workings from behind, and angels are working on the bodies of people. All that is required is for you to be willing. And to say yes. Because God is good, and God is God. And God is willing, and God is able. His glory is all around us. To your name we praise and glory forever. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. We are blessed. In Jesus' name. The Son of God. Amen.
Speaker 3Amen.
Speaker 2Hallelujah.
Speaker 3Hallelujah.
Speaker 2Turn with me to the book of Isaiah, chapter 55. I'm speaking on the subject, thinking like God.
Speaker 4Wow. Hallelujah.
Speaker 2Thinking like God.
Speaker 5Hallelujah. Glory.
Speaker 2Yeah. Thinking like God. Taking on God's thoughts. Thinking like God. I want to show you how to take on God's thoughts. Thinking like God. How to put on God's thoughts. Thinking like God. How to put on God's thoughts. You see. You can think like God. And you can put on God's thoughts. You see. Basically, it is what Apostle Paul calls the renewing of the mind. He says that, "And be ye transformed by the renewing of the mind." In the book of Revelation, it says, "And be ye transformed by the renewing of the mind." In the book of Revelation, it says, "And be ye transformed by the renewing of the mind." In the book of Revelation, it says, "And be ye transformed by the renewing of the mind." In the book of Revelation, it says, "And be ye transformed by the renewing of the mind." In the book of Revelation, it says, "And be ye transformed by the renewing of the mind." you see basically it is what apostle paul calls the renewing of the mind he says that and be ye transformed by the renewing of the mind in the book of romans chapter 12 history apostle paul calls it the renewing of the mind the same thing is what david calls it the restoring of the soul he maketh me lie down in green pastures he restoreth my soul now that's the same as the renewing of the mind he restoreth my soul in sub 23 it's the same thing that john calls the prosperity of the soul in third john 2 i wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in good health even as thy soul prospereth it's the same thing the prospering of the soul the prosperity of the soul it is what james calls the saving of the soul in james 1 verse 21 wherefore lay apart all naughtiness all fulthiness and superfluity of naughtiness and receive with meekness the engrafted word of god which is able to save the soul so the saving of the soul is the same thing now all of these things deals with the mind the mind there's a way we can think like god hallelujah hallelujah i want us to see as i said five i read from this eight for my thoughts are not your thoughts neither are my ways your ways saith the lord for as the heavens are higher than the earth so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts praise god hallelujah god says for my thoughts are not your thoughts and my ways are not your ways so god has his thoughts and men have their thoughts god has his ways and men have their ways he says for my thoughts are not your thoughts neither are your ways my ways in fact he mentions thoughts and ways okay thoughts and ways you see thoughts speaks of when god says my thoughts my thoughts are not your thoughts what he's saying is that the way i think it's not the way you think that's what he's saying god is saying the way i think it's not the way you think and my way is not your way your thoughts actually produces your ways they are linked the kind of thoughts you have will give you your way if you have god's thoughts you have god's ways what are your ways your ways your ways are the principles by which you act your ways in in simple terms the way you live you're living your ways you're living the principles by which you act your life the way you live in fact how you think affects how you live your living is a reflection of your thinking how you live is a direct bearing of what you have been thinking you see so it says my thoughts are not your thoughts neither are my ways your ways if you have god's thought you have god's ways because it's a thought that produces the ways right now as i see you how you are is the result of the way you live how you live it's a direct bearing on what you have been thinking you see so it says my thoughts are not your thoughts neither are my ways your ways if you have god's thoughts you have god's ways because it's a thought that produces the ways right now as i see you how you are is the result of the way you live of what you think your thinking has actually produced the kind of way you have the kind of life you have in the kind of life you are living if your life is a life if you're always worrying you're always worried you're always fearful you're always angry you're always thinking defeat you always feel you are behind you're always worried you're always full of anxiety you're always fearful you know you're always disturbed you know you are always you know every day you are gloomy you are depressed that how life is a direct actually it reveals your thoughts that kind of life that's your way it says it's a result of your thinking in other words if your life is full of peace and joy peace joy health wisdom tranquility that kind of life is the result of your thinking if i didn't say it's the result of your prayer it's the result of your thinking wow you can be praying powerfully but if your thinking is wrong your life will be
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Speaker 2he said being transformed you are transformed by the renewing of your mind he didn't even mention prayer but your mind so you can pray but if you're thinking it's wrong it wouldn't work it wouldn't work why are many people praying yet they are worried praying yet depressed praying yet fearful praying yet experiencing defeat praying but is a thinking whatever takes over your thinking takes over your life your mode of thinking is your mode of living actually but you see i'm talking about thinking like god i'm not talking about thinking like god thinking like god in in other words god in second corinthians chapter 2 verse 14 in second corinthians chapter 2 verse 14 in second corinthians chapter 2 verse 14 now thanks be unto god now thanks be unto god now thanks be unto god which always make it us to triumph in which always make it us to triumph in which always make it us to triumph in christ christ christ and make it manifest the saver of his and make it manifest the saver of his and make it manifest the saver of his knowledge by us in every place knowledge by us in every place knowledge by us in every place one old version called the conover one old version called the conover one old version called the conover translation version says that thanks be translation version says that thanks be translation version says that thanks be to god who always to god who always to god who always causes us to celebrate his victory causes us to celebrate his victory causes us to celebrate his victory over his enemies from place to place over his enemies from place to place over his enemies from place to place god see now thanks be to god who is god see now thanks be to god who is god see now thanks be to god who is always always always every time his cousin has to celebrate every time his cousin has to celebrate every time his cousin has to celebrate do you know that when we say always is do you know that when we say always is do you know that when we say always is always every time is every time monday always every time is every time monday always every time monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday one tuesday wednesday thursday friday one tuesday wednesday thursday friday one twenty four seven there is something twenty four seven there is something twenty four seven there is something from god that is causing us to always from god that is causing us to always from god that is causing us to always celebrate celebrate celebrate but we are to be celebrating always god but we are to be celebrating always god but we are to be celebrating always god is causing us to always celebrate in is causing us to always celebrate in is causing us to always celebrate in life life life celebrate his victory always always now celebrate his victory always always now celebrate his victory always always now that should be our mode that should be that should be our mode that should be that should be our mode that should be our way our way our way if our way is not like that our thinking if our way is not like that our thinking if our way is not like that our thinking has always been wrong has always been wrong has always been wrong if your way is fear and worried you are if your way is not like that your way is fear and worried you are if your way is not like that your way is fear and worried you are not celebrating god's victory you are not celebrating god's victory you are not celebrating god's victory you are celebrating your feeling you are celebrating your feeling you are celebrating your feeling You see, there used to be a man of blessed memory by name Smith Wigglesworth and he was one of the men who worked in faith, one of the greatest people who worked in faith in this world. I'm telling you it was Smith Wigglesworth. There's a record of more than 23 people who were raised from the dead in his ministry and when he was in his 80s, there was a young man at that time who was in his 20s by name Lester Samrao and some of you might have heard of Lester Samrao who was a mighty, mighty, mighty great man of God, mighty man of God and he happened to live in England for a while, a brief moment and when he was in his 20s he used to visit Smith Wigglesworth week after week in his house. So one day he visited him, every week he would go to his house to sit at his feet and learn. One day he visited him and he asked him a question. He said, Sir, how do you wake up? What a question, what a question. Sir, how do you wake up? Know his answer. He said, I jump out of bed and I dance for 10 minutes. That's what he does every day. He says he jumps out of bed and he dances for 10 minutes. You can just imagine his thought pattern. He doesn't live by his feeling. His thought pattern. A man of the word. Just believing what the word has said. Not a man who is bound to circumstances and his feeling. A man of the word. He said, I jump out of bed and I dance for 10 minutes. Someone asked him, how are you feeling? Wigglesworth. He says, don't ask me how I'm feeling. I tell myself how I should feel. Praise God.
Speaker 6Hallelujah.
Speaker 2So, that is how it is. You see, our feelings are not redeemed. You see, our feelings are not redeemed. You see, our feelings are not redeemed. You see, our feelings are not redeemed. You see, our feelings are not redeemed. If your feeling is wrong, then your thinking is wrong. How do you know you are thinking wrong? By how you are feeling or by what you are feeling. Anytime you're not feeling good, you are thinking wrong. Because your thinking produces your feeling, actually. So, by your feeling, you know your thinking. So, it is easy to believe in God. If you believe in wrong emotions, negative emotions, yeah, if always believing in depression and hurt and worry and anxiety and pain, your life, you are living in a lie. Because you are the redeemed. What Jesus has done for you, you have ignored it. You are not working by faith. You are not thinking like God. You are thinking like men. Are ye yet not carnal and work as men? Are ye yet not carnal and work as men? Are ye yet not carnal and work as men? Are ye yet not carnal and work as men? Are ye yet not carnal and work as men? We are supposed to live the transcended life. Hallelujah. A certain woman had her son died. And during the funeral, people were weeping. All of a sudden, she came, entered the funeral ground, dancing. And praising God and saying, "Isn't God good? Hallelujah. He made it. He made it." And everyone was surprised. "He made it. He made it. He made it. Isn't God good?" And she was literally dancing. And praising God. Her thought pattern, what she was thinking was different from what the people were thinking. You see, what she was thinking of, "He has made it. Isn't God good?" She was thinking about the positive side and what God has done.
Speaker 4Hallelujah.
Speaker 2Oh, you can think like God. So he said, "My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are my ways your ways." Ask your neighbor, "Do you like your life? Are you content with your ways?"
Speaker 3No.
Speaker 2If the answer is no.
Speaker 4No.
Speaker 2Then we have to go into your thinking.
Speaker 4Wow.
Speaker 2The mode of what you have been thinking about. Your thinking. Your thinking. What a message. Your thinking. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Then he says, "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my thoughts higher than your thoughts." Look at. So God compares our man's thoughts with his thoughts. He says, "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my thoughts higher than your thoughts and my ways higher than your ways." As the heavens. So God's thoughts are heavenly. Man's thoughts is earthly. Now, he compares man's thoughts and his thoughts in distance. Now, how far is heaven from the earth? Very far. That shows us how wide God's thinking is from man. Very far. Science tells us that they have discovered only 5% of the known universe. But they also tell us that it will take 40 billion light years. But they also tell us that they have discovered only 5% of the known universe. But they also tell us that they have discovered only 5% of the known universe. But they also tell us that they have discovered only 5% of the known universe. Not ordinary years. Light years.
Speaker 3Light years.
Speaker 2One light year is about 186 years. One light year is about 186 years. One light year is about 186 years. So 40 billion light years to reach the edge of the universe. So 40 billion light years to reach the edge of the universe. So 40 billion light years to reach the edge of the universe. So how long will it take to make it to heaven? So how long will it take to make it to heaven? In distance or in miles? So heaven is way higher than the earth. So heaven is way higher than the earth. And God says as the heavens are higher than the earth, And God says as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are my thoughts higher than your thoughts. So are my thoughts higher than your thoughts. So how possible can you think like God? So how possible can you think like God? If his thoughts are transcended beyond the realm of the creature. If his thoughts are transcended beyond the realm of the creature. If his thoughts are transcended beyond the realm of the creature. It's far removed. God is incomprehensible. God is incomprehensible. Far removed. Great things do what he, which we cannot comprehend. Great things do what he, which we cannot comprehend. So if God is like that, So if God is like that, how can we think his thoughts? So if God is like that, how can we think his thoughts? Because his thoughts is far. The moment you adopt God's thoughts, The moment you adopt God's thoughts,
Speaker 3you live heavenly, the heavenly life on earth.
Speaker 2Because his thoughts are heavenly thoughts. But we are called to think his thoughts. Because that's who we are. As is of the heavenly, such are they that are heavenly. And as is of the earthy, such are they that are earthy. And we are of the heavenly breed. For our citizenship is in heaven. From whence? So I want us to see the next verse. So I want us to see the next verse. Verse 9. Verse 10. For as the rain cometh down, and snow from heaven, and retaineth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bearth, so that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater, so shall my way be that goeth forth out of my mouth. Now listen. God's thoughts are amazing. God's thoughts are amazing. Now he compares his thoughts to the rain and to the snow. He compares his thoughts to the snow. That means his thoughts are pure. Yeah, the snow is so white. The Bible says as white as snow. So there are two emblems of God's thoughts. Now the context is his thoughts. That he mentions the snow. Speaking of how pure it is. He mentions the rain. His thoughts are refreshing. They are also for our blessing. But you see, the snow and the rain comes down. Have you realized that? The snow and the rain comes down to us. Okay. Now he says, my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are my ways. Then he compares his thoughts to the snow and the rain that comes down. Then, instead of saying my thoughts, so shall my way be that goeth forth out of my mouth. His thought comes to us in his word. Now listen, what is the difference between thought and word? Thoughts. When your thoughts are clothed in, thoughts are, how do you call it? Clothed in vocabulary. When you clothe your words in vocabulary, when you clothe your thoughts in vocabulary, we call it word. That's it. It's the same thing. A word unveils your thoughts. That's right. What you see is what you are thinking about. Aha. So, when you clothe your thoughts in vocabulary, we call it word. Hallelujah. So, God's thoughts, which is higher than the earth, they come down as snow and they come down as rain, because the rain comes to reach us. So he mentions his thoughts, then he mentions rain and snow, and then he mentions rain and snow, and then he mentions rain and snow, and then he mentions rain and snow, and then he mentions rain and snow, and then he mentions rain and snow, and then he mentions rain and snow. Hallelujah. yes when you take his word you take his thoughts so how do you take God's thoughts when you meditate through meditation we're able to inculcate God's thoughts you're able to take God's put on God's thoughts you were able to put on God's thinking God's way a manner of thinking through meditation the word the word the word the word and the word brings transformation the redeeming of your mind you begin to think like God the word the word the word your thinking changes your thinking change now you are thinking not in earthly times although you are you are thinking in heavenly times and victory and victory and victory start manifesting you're on earth but you are thinking like God so shall my word be so as you meditate something happens something happens you see meditations like spiritual digestion the word gets into you it changes your mode of thinking something happens you exchange your thoughts your thinking pattern with God's thought patterns it's amazing praise God in the Old Testament the high priest war see that the Teban the Malta there's an inscription on his brain where he thinks holiness unto the Lord it is on a ribbon of blue in Exodus that's the high priest and it was a type it was a shadow of our Lord Jesus Christ telling us that his thoughts are holy and the plate is on a ribbon of blue blue it speaks of the heavenly realm blue is the heavenly color that means his thoughts are also heavenly that's Jesus so do on earth his thoughts pure and heavenly now how do you know God's thoughts now we understand how we can take on God's thoughts because his thoughts which are as high as heaven comes down to us like the way rain comes down but it comes in his word because they are clothing vocabulary so as we take on his word we're going to think like God praise God and how God thinks is white this is too amazing for instance and when we read 1st Corinthians chapter 13 from verse 4 the Bible says that verse 5 or 6 love thinketh no evil love thinketh no evil I've seen that before love thinketh no evil it's like saying God thinks no evil because the Bible says God is love whatever I said of love is said it's about God because that's his nature God is love and the Bible says love is of God so love thinks no evil you know how God thinks God thinks no evil but that's King James I like it in amplified version amplified version says that love does not keep record of wrongs does not pay attention to suffered wrongs love does not pay attention to suffer wrongs that is God you see you want to know how God thinks he doesn't pay attention to suffered wrong suffered wrong when they go most of times you are concerned about the wrong someone has done to you have you realized that you do the by it over and over you recall it you were offended ten years ago you still recall it we were offended 15 years ago you still recall it you offended last week a member in the church of you always recalling you are not working in love at all but you are thinking you are thinking in human terms you are working as men God's thought is as far as heaven is from the earth and God does not keep record of wrongs God does not do bookkeeping he does not pay attention to suffered wrong that's a sign that you are working in love you don't pay attention attention to a suffered wrong pastor offended you a leader offended you your mother offended you your husband offended you your wife offended you your friend offended you your sister offended you there's an offense somewhere yet how do you know you are not working in love you keep recalling it and you keep putting it whatever you set your attention on magnificent magnifies if you keep recalling it and bringing it to attention it's magnifies and that's what brings enmity and bitterness in your heart and that's for your own distraction so you know you are offended the Bible says great peace had they which love thy law and nothing shall offend them look if you take on God's mode of thinking you have already forgiven the one who is yet to offend you yeah and sometimes you you you are claiming you have forgiven the person by your action tells you have become moody you're not as effective as you used to be it has affected your zeal and your fire and your response to the person it's not like before because you want to stay afar have you really forgiven you are paying attention to a suffered wrong if you get into the word no are you truly staying with a word I doubt look if you stay with a word you can't the word will do you something it will do you something that is what you have meditated on the word you you can't even if you want to know so that's God's thoughts that's the way God thinks it's on a higher plane on a higher plane praise God you know we are believers but sometimes our thinking is so low like the world although we've been in church for a long time for example if you say I'm waiting for God to heal me I want God to heal me I'm waiting for God to heal me I'm waiting for God to bless me God will deliver me God will rescue me okay okay but that's not how God thinks God's thinking is not like that God has not think like that even in the Old Testament you know how God called Abraham Abraham was called Abraham I've made thee the father of many nations in the Hebrew language Abraham Abraham was called Abraham I've made thee the father of many nations in the Hebrew language the tenses are past tense and present if you read these are not in the future God the tenses are past tense and present if you read these are not in the future God has already done it already there stands God has done already so he had no son but has already done it already there stands God has done already so he had no son but God didn't say I'm going to make you the father of many nations that's the hard God didn't say I'm going to make you the father of many nations that's the hard God thinks to God I've made he is done you are looking at the fiscal evidence thinks to God I've made he is done you are looking at the fiscal evidence but think to God I've made he is done you are looking at the fiscal evidence but God is only looking at the physical evidence once you have said it is done God is only looking at the fiscal evidence once you have said it is done you see so Christians most certainly live on a very low plane because you're you see so Christians most certainly live on a very low plane because you're always waiting for the blessing to come bless no come bless no come he didn't always waiting for the blessing to come bless no come bless no come he didn't come he didn't know come deliverance will come deliverance will come God know come deliverance will come deliverance will come God know come deliverance will come deliverance will come God will rescue me God to do this will rescue me God to do this will rescue me God to do this God to do this that's not Christianity for your God to do this that's not Christianity for your God to do this that's not Christianity for your permission I just Old Testament permission I just Old Testament permission I just Old Testament living Wow that's what I'm living if you live living Wow that's what I'm living if you live living Wow that's what I'm living if you live like that your blessing we postponed like that your blessing we postponed like that your blessing we postponed for a long time that's not living in the for a long time that's not living in the for a long time that's not living in the relatives of the riches of the finished relatives of the riches of the finished relatives of the riches of the finished work of Christ the New Testament is work of Christ the New Testament is work of Christ the New Testament is different from the world as far as the different from the world as far as the different from the world as far as the New Testament is concerned God has New Testament is concerned God has New Testament is concerned God has finished everything he's finished it
Speaker 4finished everything he's finished it
Speaker 2finished everything he's finished it look God says it is you said it is look God says it is you said it is look God says it is you said it is finished have you had that before and finished have you had that before and finished have you had that before and then God said it is done have you had then God said it is done have you had then God said it is done have you had that before revelation he said it is that before revelation he said it is that before revelation he said it is done so the father's the son does the done so the father's the son does the done so the father's the son does the sunset it is finished the father said it sunset it is finished the father said it
Speaker 4sunset it is finished the father said it is done what are you saying what is your
Speaker 2done what are you saying what is your done what are you saying what is your response it is not today it is not about response it is not today it is not about response it is not today it is not about God try to do something for you it's not God try to do something for you it's not God try to do something for you it's not about God trying to heal you so you are about God trying to heal you so you are about God trying to heal you so you are waiting on God that God will heal you waiting on God that God will heal you waiting on God that God will heal you you can wait forever it's not about God you can wait forever it's not about God you can wait forever it's not about God you're waiting for God to deliver you you're waiting for God to deliver you you're waiting for God to deliver you I'm waiting for God to do something for I'm waiting for God to do something for you it has already been done you have to you it has already been done you have to you it has already been done you have to build a capacity of it to take what is build a capacity of it to take what is build a capacity of it to take what is already done you need light inside already done you need light inside already done you need light inside revelation to know what has been revelation to know what has been revelation to know what has been accomplished and you need to believe it accomplished and you need to believe it accomplished and you need to believe it to take it is is done by his stripes to take it is is done by his stripes to take it is is done by his stripes thought you are going to be healed with thought you are going to be healed with thought you are going to be healed with the stripes he were healed were healed the stripes he were healed were healed the stripes he were healed were healed it's either in the past tense or the it's either in the past tense or the it's either in the past tense or the present tense you are healed and you were present tense you are healed and you were present tense you are healed and you were healed as I said you were healed you are healed as I said you were healed you are healed as I said you were healed you are healed Peter said you were healed so the healed Peter said you were healed so the healed Peter said you were healed so the healing is passed so God's language is healing is passed so God's language is healing is passed so God's language is you will be you are healed but the human you will be you are healed but the human you will be you are healed but the human languages but I consider symptoms I can languages but I consider symptoms I can languages but I consider symptoms I can see the symptoms I can feel the pain but Mbaka is the father of many nations. The symptoms are there. am here you are not calling you are not saying it's what I to be you see I'm gonna say I'm here because I know you you are not I'm here I'm here so that you be here the truth is that you already hear that the relative that you must see and as you say it comes into manifestation God's thought is high it's high it's high so to take us away you begin to see yourself as such you see yourself as he that world don't believe my sins you are the healed haven't symptoms you are not a sick seeking for healing how do you see yourself you are complete in him which is the head of all principality and power God wrote it God is in line except he was lying my god cannot lie he said I come because you don't understand how can I is it not complete Oh just seal it believe in it and taking it otherwise need you just be on a base level living by hospital every time I can leave my airplane of life yeah God has his way of thinking you can leave the highway see God cannot lie he's not a man that he shouldn't lie neither the son of man that he shall repent has he has he said it will he not do it has he spoken shall he not make it good once I swore in my holiness that I will not lie unto David I say unto God cannot lie his word is true his thinking is very so as you are sitting here oh if you know who you are and how lovely you are and how blessed you are you know the day he revelation hit you one of the things are going to regret is that why didn't I say too long ago that's what revelation does you go like what what what was I doing all this while to take it to a higher plane and you get to think right and your life life of peace you see most Christians don't care about your life you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about
Speaker 6what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians
Speaker 2don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians don't care about what you do you see most Christians Behold I give unto you power to tread upon serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall by enemies hurt you. Say tread. Tread. Tread. Psalm 91 says thou shalt tread upon the lion and the cobra the young lion and the dragon which is the word for serpent shalt thou trample under feet. So when it comes to Satan and his schemes he used the word tread. Trample. Tread. Trample. The God of peace will trample Satan under your feet shortly. It's always our feet, our feet, our feet, our feet. Have you realised that? Now how many of you when you are walking to church were mindful of the dust at your feet? Now you are mindful at your dress you are mindful about what you are wearing is that not so? You are mindful about your nice hair, about your makeup but how about under, you are mindful about your shoe but how about under what you are stepping on? No. No. No. Are you conscious of it? No. That's what the Bible says we will trample under, under, under. So Satan and his cohort and their schemes will not be our preoccupation. They are under. You will tread. You will trample. You will tread. You don't live in a consciousness of Satan and witches. It's God, glory, angels, the realm of God. If Satan can get you to think negatively he will get you.
Speaker 6If Satan can get you to think negatively he will get you.
Speaker 2But do you believe in what Jesus said? I give unto you power, exousia, authority to tread over the dunamis, the ability of the devil and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Now in the Greek, nothing shall by any means is a triple negation in the Greek. The Greek is not like the English. The Greek says, And nothing shall never, never, never hurt you. Three times. It appears three times in the Greek. Jesus says nothing shall never, never, never hurt you. That's the Greek. Not even twice. Three. It's the strongest negation in the Bible.
Speaker 3Maybe Jesus lied.
Speaker 2But I don't think he lies. But that's his word. That's his word. But that's his word. That's his word. But that's his word. That's his word. But that's his word. Wow. Wow. That's his word. You need to protect your thinking. Your thinking. Your thinking. This is spiritual warfare. Christians don't even know what spiritual warfare is. Christians don't even know what spiritual warfare is. Spiritual warfare is not casting down and blind binding. Loosing, casting and binding is not what is called spiritual warfare. Loosing, casting and binding is not what is called spiritual warfare. That is casting out devils. Now casting out devils is not spiritual warfare. That is casting out devils. Now casting out devils is not spiritual warfare.
Speaker 4That is casting out devils. Now casting out devils is not spiritual warfare. That is casting out devils. Now casting out devils is not spiritual warfare.
Speaker 2Check the New Testament. The place of spiritual warfare, the fiercest of warfare is the mind. the fiercest of warfare is the mind. Check the Bible. The weapons of our warfare The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of okoroma. to the pulling down of okoroma. The word is like a fortress. The word is like a fortress. The word for okoroma, the word for stronghold is the word for fortress and prison. The word for okoroma, the word for stronghold is the word for fortress and prison. Prison keeps the inmates from going out. And fortress keeps outsiders from coming in. And fortress keeps outsiders from coming in. So when you are in a stronghold, nobody can help you. Your mind is like you cannot help yourself and others cannot help you. Because of that stronghold. Because of the kind of thinking you are imprisoned with. The weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, The weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty through God to the pulling down of okoroma. of strongholds. What are they? Casting down imaginations. So they are imaginations. The things you image yourself in. You see, you go to a funeral and you see yourself in the next casket.
Speaker 3you go to a funeral and you see yourself in the next casket.
Speaker 2Because the sickness that killed the person, you have been diagnosed with the same sickness. So you see yourself. We call it things you image yourself in. Imagination. That is that the devil just shot something at you. That is that the devil just shot something at you. See, what saddens my heart is that Christians don't even know when they are in warfare.
Speaker 3When they are in the battlefield.
Speaker 2Christians are not aware at all. Christians are not aware at all. Because the battlefield of the devil is the mind. Because the battlefield of the devil is the mind. And you know what he does? He shoots his juggling. He shoots his fear to hit your thinking. And it produces fear, doubt, worry, depression, offense. And it produces fear, doubt, worry, depression, offense. And we think we are thinking ourselves. We think we are thinking the thoughts ourselves. So we don't know the difference. So when the thought is shot at us, when the thought is shot at you, you continue. You just take it. So you are daily receiving bullets,
Speaker 3but you are not applying your shield.
Speaker 2Just imagine a soldier on a battlefield without a shield. Just imagine a soldier on a battlefield without a shield. You are always shot at. And our battle, though we work in the flesh, we do not war. The word war is we are constantly warring. It is a constant warring. You can be warring a hundred times a day. You can be warring a hundred times a day. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination.
Speaker 3It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination.
Speaker 2It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination.
Speaker 3It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination.
Speaker 2It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. It is constantly warring because it is against casting down imagination. hmm see the devil shooting thoughts at them the devil cannot operate until you embrace the thoughts until you embrace the thoughts so they began to embrace the thoughts that in the delivery process she may not make it and they begin to so something they will even hug and they'll be whipping because they embrace the thought hmm no that's it they may not make it and it's happened she didn't make it she didn't actually make it and so arrows can be shot at you at any time please are you here could be shot at you at any time yeah the devil can just remind you I forgot your father was diabetic you are young you are not there yet you just wait mid 30s going it's going to come it's good you have been shot those thought that thought is a proud argument against the knowledge of God because that's not what God has said this is what we are worried against against the knowledge of God the devil is trying to use that it is when you give him permission to cause that thought to linger in you that he can strike you so we are shot and we are not even aware and all this thought is against the knowledge of God because that's not what God has said this is what we are worried against against the knowledge of God the devil is trying to use that it is when you give him permission to cause that thought to linger in you that he can strike you yeah so we are shot and we are not even aware and all this thought is against the knowledge of God he's telling your marriage you know wake your man he can I mean whisper to you that your spouse will die very soon you have been shot have a shot so all sort of thought of fear of sickness of disease you tell you that they're going to be in financial crisis it's not going to work well and when in nature this thought that is what leads to worry and depression yeah worry is the child of fear and doubt it brings this thought brings fear then then there is doubt fear plus doubt now gives you worry now all of this comes from your thinking and to take you away from faith so when this thought comes and you just accept it you have been shot the devil has got in you take your shield of faith above all taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked the shield of faith take the shield you don't fight thoughts with thoughts you can't outwit thoughts by thinking you fight thoughts which are darts from the wicked you fight these things by words that's why the christian life is a talking life it's a talking life it's a talking life when you are sitting down and never bring the imagination and the imagery you see your casket it's as if i mean what the doctors are saying i i the devil whispers in your ears no these are demons and familiar spirit and he whispers to you you see it's going to happen look at what this pastor this person is even stronger in faith than you but look at what happened to him and so just one of the things that you are the next target don't keep quiet begin to speak i shall not die i will need to declare the works of god say it say it god has not given me the spirit of fear when fear is coming say god has not given me the spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind say it say it you understand sound mind is a healthy mind sound mind is a disciplined mind god has not given me the spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind you have to say i have a sound mind it's my inheritance it's for me yeah so when those thoughts come which are fiery darts don't just accept them and nourish them being a talking christian speak speak speak speak open your mouth and speak and speak the word that's how to live that is what is called spiritual warfare hallelujah it was good to see you yeah how does god think i will rejoice i will divide sukoth and met out i'll divide shakam and met out the value of sukoth he says gilead is mine manasseh is mine mubarak is my washboard judah is my lawgiver and upon idom i'll cast my shoe and ephraim is the helmet of my head ephraim this is psalm 60 psalm 60 psalm 60 verse 5 he says ephraim now the king james says that now this is god speaking god has spoken in his holiness i will rejoice then he mentions some places then he says ephraim is the strength of my head that's king james but the new king james version says ephraim is the helmet of my head ephraim that's the hebrew is the helmet of my head now god has a helmet god has a helmet ephraim is the helmet of my head you see you know god has an armor we call it the armor of god it belongs to god but he lends the armor to us he lends them to us jesus used those armor as i 59 from verse 17 for his child put on righteousness like a breastplate and put on the helmets of salvation so the armor belongs to jesus but in his life tonight there's some ammo that some of the armor is not given to us in ephesians 6 for instance he speaks of the clothes of vengeance uh-huh there's a cloth of vengeance which jesus wore but uh yeah and he's in his second coming he'll wear the clothes of vengeance but that's part of the memory of god by the efficiency of six he doesn't give us that ammo because if he added a coat of vengeance we'll all kill each other so god reserved that that type of ammo and he says that vengeance is mine says the lord i will repeat so he decides to keep that that ammo because he knows we can't kill each other he didn't give it to us but we are still many people are killing you know i met i met this man of god and very wonderful man of god and someone had offended him and the prophet told him to take pure water and pronounce certain cases against his brother who was offended i said what is the offense this is a little offense and speak on the water and go and best it and the brother would die i said the brother should die wow god didn't give us the garment of vengeance even without it like pastors would destroy their church members kill each other but the power says that god has a helmet and he says ephraim from ephraim is the helmet of my head now in religion in the in the hebrew ephraim now whenever it's him i am is plural in the hebrew so it's literally double fruitfulness is the helmet of my head double fruitfulness is the helmet of my head see god's head is double fruitfulness you know what god thinks double fruitfulness whatever he thinks is fruitful fruitful his thoughts fruitfulness fruitfulness that's what god thinks and how he thinks double fruitfulness you know what god thinks about you he sees you being fruitful he sees you being blessed he sees you are going to do well you are going to advance your marriage is going to work your business is going to work your career is going to work your work so finance is going to work when god thinks of you god doesn't think ill he doesn't think evil all that he thinks is good for i know the thoughts i think towards you of good and not of evil to bring you to an expected thing that's what god's thinking to his thought patterns is fruitfulness double fruitfulness that's how god thinks and that's how you should think if we take on god's thoughts to think like god think fruitfulness double fruitfulness even if your marriage is not working you know how she think my my marriage is going to be very beautiful my marriage is going to be special i see yourself going for vacations singapore see yourself in singapore see yourselves in hawaii see yourself in wonderful places singapore see yourselves there yeah that should be your thinking for as he thinketh in his heart so is he what you think is very important what you image in do you know that in the hebrew the word imagination is the same word for conception the same word for conception is the same for imagination so what you image yourself in is what you are what you are conceiving it's the same thing so the bible speaks of the imagination of the thoughts of the hearts so the thought to produce the imagination yeah yeah hallelujah so you should think see even if money is not flowing what are you thinking about yourself the helmet of his head see yourself have an abundance of money you should think of yourself the helmet of his head see yourself have an abundance of money you should think of yourself the helmet of his head see yourself have an abundance of money you will lay up gold as dust the good offer as the stones of the brooks surely the almighty shall be your defense and you will have plenty of silver my god shall supply all my need according to his righteousness in glory by Christ Jesus. Not only my need but the Lord is my shepherd and I shall not want. He even satisfies my want. I shall never lack. I don't lack in money. I don't lack in health. I don't lack in strength. I don't lack in wisdom. I don't lack in grace. I don't lack in counsel because I have a shepherd. I am not a sheep just wandering anyhow. There is a shepherd over my life. He is shepherding me. He is keeping me and he cares over my life. Think victory. Think victory. The Bible calls us prisoners of hope. We are bound to think good things only. We are bound to hope for good things only. Good expectation. Wonderful expectation. Confident expectation. We are in prison to good things. We are bound to think of good things only. Double fruitfulness. What is the helmet of your head?
Speaker 5Ephraim is the helmet of his head. What he thinks is fruitfulness. Your children will prosper. See your children prospering. Maybe presently they are in rebellion but don't see rebellion. What do you see? Keep them in the
Speaker 2midst of your eyes. Let them not depart from your heart. That is the word. See from the word perspective. Let the word give you sight, light, insight. See fruitfulness. See your children doing well.
Speaker 5All your children shall be taught of the Lord and great shall be the peace of your children. See your children doing well. Your children are like holy plants. Run about by the side of your house. Your wife is a fruitful vine. Run about your house. See them doing well. See your sons as the plants grown up in their youth. And see your daughters as cornerstones polished after the simility of the palace. See them doing well. How do you see your house? How do you see your home? See your home to be full of peace. You have your own house. You have your own dwelling. It's a sure dwelling. It's a peaceable habitation. It's a quiet dwelling place. See your own mansion. See your own household. Double fruitfulness is going to work. You have the car. You have good cars. The best of cars. Your dream cars. They are coming to you. You are the seed of Abraham. For the promise that he should be the heir of the world was not to Abraham and to his seed through the Lord, but to the righteousness of faith. All things are yours. Blessed be the God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us with all heavenly blessings in heavenly places in Christ. All the blessings are yours. They are yours for the taking. Eat children, then heirs. Heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. We are joint heirs with Christ. What he is, we are. As he is, so are we in this world. What he has, we have. Alma, soma, leca, mambo, sible, eme, leca, santo. We take fruitfulness. We take well-being. Don't see yourself sick. I know there are symptoms in your body. There are symptoms in your body. There is a long disease in your body. Don't see yourself sick. Don't see yourself weak. A friend is the helmet of my head. Fruitfulness is the helmet of my head. What God has said will be seen in my life. What God has said will be realized in my life. I see myself healed. I see myself healed. I see the sickness in the past. I see myself recovered. I see as God sees. I see as God sees. It is fruitfulness. There is no barrenness. There is no financial barrenness. There is no physical barrenness. There is no spiritual barrenness. There is no economic barrenness. It is fruitfulness. It is fruitfulness on every side. A fruitfulness. Sing, O barren. Bar-sha-pa-ti-ta-ta. Break forth into singing. It is time to sing. It is time to break forth and sing aloud. Alight the place of your faith. And let us stretch forth the caddies of the Ahabit-e-Zim. Malo, sing, Bar-sha-ti. Stretching thy throat. Alighting thy steps. Because you will break forth on the left and on the right. In righteousness shall thou be established. And thou shalt be fired from oppression. And from fear and from terror thou shalt not come, my dear. Ramah-shaka. I lay thy stones with suffering and with antipony. All thy gates and all thy gates shall be capitalized. Ramah-shaka. God will decorate you with pity. And the beauty of God will take as God things. We see as God sees. Our thinking is transformed. What we take is fruitfulness. Fruitfulness is the helmet of our faith. Everything is working for good. Surely there is an end. And your expectation shall not be cut off. Surely there is an end. And your expectation shall not be cut off. Good things are coming. Good things are coming your way. There is a change coming. There is peace. There is joy. There is abundance. Good things are coming your way. God is bringing you into your wealthy place. It's a wealthy place. It's a wealthy place. It's a place of abundance. A place of abundance. Your promised land is here. Your promised land is here. A land of fix. A land of holiness. A land of holy yards. And many yards. And plenty of credit. A land of high honor. A land of emasomele, emasomele. We live our best. We live our best. We eat good. Protection is mine. Preservation is mine. We don't see death. We see protection. We see redemption. We see restoration. We see protection. Hey! The Lord shall preserve you from all evil. I'm a shotter. There shall no play. Come night and come in. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, nor for the hour of the flag by day, nor for the hour of the flag by day, nor for the pestilence that worketh in darkness, nor for the destruction that wasteth at no day. A thousand shall fall by your side. A ten thousand shall rise up. It shall not come like thee. Only with your eyes shalt thou see the reward of the wicked. Because you have made the world. Even the most high. Who is my refuge? Your habitation. There shall no evil be spoken. There shall any play come by your body. For he shall keep his angels charged over thee. To keep thee in all your ways. There shall be the Indians. Let's do that's the future. It's a story. That's a joy upon the land.
Speaker 3And the corner.
Speaker 5I'm not inconsistent in my landing. The box of my command of Sabarabasus, they give me. We take right. For us.
Speaker 3For us. For us. For us. For us. Thank you Jesus.
Speaker 2Thank you Jesus.
Speaker 5Fruitfulness. Fruitfulness. Every is the strength of my hand.
Speaker 2The strength. What's the use of a helmet? Helmet is needed on the battlefield. You don't need a helmet when you're not on the battlefield. Because during battle, the enemy, aims at your head. So when he hits your head, with that weapon, cutlass, spear, it hits the helmet. It doesn't hit your head. So the helmet protects your head from every onslaught of darkness and of the enemy. So it says the helmet, the shield on my head is double fruitfulness.
Speaker 5So anything that is unfruitful coming against my head will bounce off. Anything that is unfruitful that is coming against my head will bounce off. So fruitfulness is the defense of my head. So if the doctor tells you, you're not going to make it, it's not going to work, what's not going to happen? They are saying it, but it's not getting to you because it's a helmet of fruitfulness. What you know is what God knows. What you think is what God thinks. What God thinks is possibility.
Speaker 2It's very simple. I always remember this lady. Five years ago, six years ago, the doctor removed her womb.
Speaker 3So they said she
Speaker 2can't give birth again because of the condition she was suffering. And she admitted to it. But that meeting I was preaching and she was sitting down and she received the word. She said, the word was going like you are doing. It said something entered into her head. Today she has twins. Twins.
Speaker 5Fruitfulness was the defense of my head. What the doctor said bounced off. Because there was a defense on her head. There's a defense on my head, on your head. It doesn't matter the opinion of men. It doesn't matter what others have said. What your teachers have said. What your parents have said. What others have said. Negative report. It doesn't matter what your bank account is telling you. It doesn't matter what your pocket is telling you. It doesn't matter what the economy is telling you. It doesn't matter what your boss is telling you. It doesn't matter what your work, your occupation. Your business is telling you. It doesn't matter the negativity and the negation. The pressure is coming on you. There is a helmet on your head. The helmet is double fruitfulness. Nothing on fruitful can pervade and permeate your thinking. Malama sumarama sante. There is a defense on your head. A defense on my head. I think positive. I think positive. I think God. Every is a helmet of I don't know. listen, the devil
Speaker 2one thing the devil does the devil can whisper something a brother has done against you to cause offense, to cause bitterness to cause animosity the devil keeps reminding you of how that brother has hurt you, the pastor has hurt you the leader has hurt you, your parents
Speaker 5has hurt you, your ex-boyfriend hurt you your husband, your spouse has hurt you your wife, the devil keeps whispering but you don't know you are in a battlefield you have to put on the helmet of fruitfulness he poisons your brother to you to get your heart, because he is aiming at your heart right now you begin to walk in bitterness and animosity it's like he begins to win and bring you to defeat that is his strategy because if he can get you in offense if he can get you in bitterness lest any man fail of the grace of God lest there be in you a root of bitterness and springing up among you trouble you and many thereby to be devoured he is trying to get you into unforgiving he is trying to get you elsewhere that to where the thought comes it is ill thought about your brother as the heavens are higher than here men would think animosity men would think offense but for you remember when the devil poisons your brother to you or brings back an offense or something that is gone remember you have been sought at you have been sought at it's a battlefield put on the helmets don't receive the thought repel the thought don't receive the thought repel the thought don't receive the thought repel the thought repel the thought overcome thoughts not by thinking overcome thoughts by speaking you speak the word
Speaker 2you speak the word you affirm who you are in Christ
Speaker 4you affirm the love of God reigns in your heart
Speaker 2you bless those who curse you you bless the brethren you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them you say good things about them now this is what you should do
Speaker 4now this is what you should do
Speaker 2now this is what you should do the first thing Jesus ever said the first thing Jesus ever said the first thing Jesus ever said about prayer is pray for your enemies about prayer is pray for your enemies about prayer is pray for your enemies you didn't say for your friends you didn't say for your friends that's the law of first mention that's the law of first mention your enemies you bless them and say you bless them and say Satan if you bring that thought again Satan if you bring that thought again Satan if you bring that thought again I'm going to pray for him double I'm going to pray for him double I'm going to pray for him double if you bring that thought again if you bring that thought again if you bring that thought again if you bring that thought again Hallelujah Hallelujah hallelujah praise God is everything alright at the back there are you fine I know you are fine in the days of Jesus the multitude you know how they were hearing some were even on trees so don't worry you are blessed to be in that condition whatever you do to we will close very soon just hang in there and let the word bless you
Speaker 6hallelujah time is going in but
Speaker 2I just finished my introduction
Speaker 3it's true
Speaker 2now let's go back to the verse again verse 8 for my thoughts are not your thoughts neither are my ways so we are here for the next three hours
Speaker 3this is not true
Speaker 2we will go very soon pastor's voice is highest but I also want to say
Speaker 3say don't do that
Speaker 2say don't do that so our scripture verse 8 says for my thoughts are not your thoughts neither are my ways your ways say the Lord you know you don't begin a sentence by saying for no you don't do that actually when you read the bible and the sentence starts with for the word for literally means because like hotty or gal in the greek is precisely because so when you see for actually it's an explanation of the previous verse so whenever you see for you have to go to the previous the preceding verse and that's why you can get the interpretation from the context otherwise you take the text out of the context hallelujah so verse 8 is explaining verse 7 so what does it say let the wicked forsake his way and unrighteous man his thoughts you can see way and thought here also so even with wickedness the thoughts your thoughts will produce your way let him return onto it onto onto the lord look at from full stop or comma and he says and he will have mercy upon him now this second aspect of the verse is describing god and he will let him return on to the unto the lord then he says and he will have mercy upon him and to our god he will abundantly pardon so this whole sentence is describing the character of god and he will have mercy upon him number one and to our god he will abundantly pardon for because my thoughts are not your thoughts neither am i with your ways so the reason he's saying the explanation of which thought is he thinking about what kind of thing you know god's thoughts i've described god's thoughts in a general way but according to the text in the context there's a specific way god is thinking and he wants us to come to that higher plane of thinking and the verse says that why did he say my thoughts are not your thoughts now he says that for our god if the wicked comes to him so he will have mercy upon him will have mercy upon him and he will abundantly pardon because he doesn't think like man thinks because his thought is higher than man as high as the heaven is from the earth so what is his higher thought what higher thought is he thinking about the thought of mercy and pardon mercy and forgiveness god's thought you see he thinks of mercy and forgiveness mercy and pardon praise god please do you understand it yes sir yeah so he says if you attend unto him he will have mercy upon you and he will not just pardon he will abundantly he will pardon in abundance the reason is because his thoughts are not your thoughts so his thoughts is used in relation to his mercy and his pardon so god's higher thoughts is that is that of mercy and pardon so in this text god thinks of a lot of god god thought is wide but the central theme of his thinking is mercy and pardon what distinguishes god from from man wow mercy and pardon from man like there's one thought if you embrace if you embrace one thought if you embrace it becomes like the password or the code to the code the rest of god's thought one way having the thought of mercy the thought of forgiveness is simple but this is what differentiates god's thought from man's thoughts he says god will have mercy what is mercy mercy is not giving you what you deserve mercy is not giving you the punishment you deserve you see god does not give men the punishment they deserve
Speaker 3but man
Speaker 2man it happens every day in the torture in church we're always seeking a just recompense you do me i do you yeah tit for tat even in the church either give you some either i avoid you or i give a kind of moody expressions or something so man is always giving to others what they deserve that's why you fight with a total driver just on ten cities oh so sorry not even 10 it's one ghana city 50 plus you lose all your christian virtue on 50 plus so so god you know that in the christian life we are offended every day offense has there been a week in your life where someone has offended you directly or indirectly but i'm someone who i just step on your toe or pass before you or something keep your heart with all diligence god's higher thoughts is that he's always forgiving forgiving forgiving merciful his message reached onto the clouds his message is from generation to generation now there's the word messi is not in the bible what is the scripture saying the word messi actually is not in the bible the word is rakam it's not messy actually it's messes it's always in the plural
Speaker 4hey
Speaker 2so God is not like man it's amazing the message of God and he says he will pardon he didn't say he will pardon, he will abundantly this is even in the Old Testament he will abundantly pardon if God can tell you that if someone offends you, if your brother offends you forgive him 70 times 7 that is 490 in one day
Speaker 3so if God can
Speaker 2require that from a man I don't know who can offend you 490 times in a day you know someone can do it but it will not be up to 490 maybe God knows that it will never exceed 490 maybe it will reach 480 490 if God can require that from men then what is he requiring from himself?
Speaker 3you can just imagine
Speaker 2so God's thoughts if he is requiring that from men how about he God he says his thoughts is as high as heaven from the earth and those on earth he is telling them to forgive 70 times 7 490 times then how about his high thoughts which is higher than like heaven is from the earth that's why the Bible says bless the Lord of my soul and all that is within me bless the Lord of my soul and forget not all his benefits the first benefit there are five benefits of grace in Psalm 103 the first one is who forgiveth all our iniquities
Speaker 4all
Speaker 2and the word all in the Hebrew is the word call it's the word for everlasting in Hebrew it's the word for forever in Hebrew in Latin it is the word perpetuum infinitum
Speaker 3so do you know
Speaker 2what it means that he forgives you to infinity he forgives you perpetually he forgives you everlastingly that is how he forgives that's amazing when Jesus said it is finished literally the telestai means paid in full it is in the perfect tense in the passive voice which means he has forgiven you past, present and future
Speaker 4his thoughts
Speaker 2when he forgives you we don't even understand how God has forgiven us in the past we don't even understand how God has forgiven us in the past we don't even understand how God has forgiven us in the past we don't even understand how God has forgiven us in the past we don't even understand how God has forgiven us in Christ this forgiveness in abundance Christ has not even come how much more the New Testament which is predicated upon a better covenant established upon better promises on the blood of the everlasting covenant just think about it Lord you are welcome you are welcome hallelujah how much more just think about it how much more So his forgiveness. That is why in the parable in Matthew chapter 18, the guy owed his brother, the guy owed his master a lot. In fact, 10,000 talents. But the NIV says 10,000 bucks of gold. 10,000 talents. Because in the New Testament era, it takes the least of 16 working years to work for one talent. You have to accumulate the salary of 16 working days to get one talent of gold. And he owed his master 10,000 talents. So if you calculate it, it was going to take 160,000 years. 160,000 years to pay. 160,000. How many years do you live on earth? That's how long the master forgave him. So your forgiveness covers your entire lifespan. You are not forgiven. You see, when you give your life to Christ, you are not forgiven until the time. Some people think that you are forgiven until the time you give your life to Christ. Then it's better you give your life to Christ on your deathbed. So it's better you give your life to Christ on your deathbed. When Jesus died, all your sins were in the future. So he paid for all your sins. No, he paid for your sins in the future. Everything has been paid. Even the sins of your unborn children are paid for. It distinguishes him. That is his higher thought. That's God. Look at the prodigal son. When he came home, he was just wasting his time. Because he was entertaining on what he thought about his father. So first of all, he had a rehearse speech. I will go and say. The reason why he wanted to go home is not because he missed his father. He remembered that his father had enough food to spare. Even his servants in the house had enough food to spare. The servants. That is what caused him to go back home. And he had a rehearse speech. I will go and say. So he planned it. So as he was on the way. He didn't see the father. But the father was the one who saw him. You know what it means? The father was always gazing on the horizon. To see if one day his son would show up. The father never stopped loving him. Jesus is revealing the heart of the father God. And the father saw him from afar. The Bible says in Luke 15, 20 that the father ran. It moves me. And in the Greek, there are different words for run. There is a word for marathon. No marathon. 10,000 meters. It's also not 5,000 meters. There is a word for sprint. Yes. Heat. So the father. Come and see speed. Come and see speed. And in the Jewish culture, when you are above 30 years, you don't run publicly. The father defied the custom. And ran. With speed. So his heart was beneath his heels. God is never in hurry. Because God is not subject to time. Time is subject to God. This is the only place Jesus revealed that the father God was in hurry. To save the lost one. Because of his love. And when he met him. Before the guy spoke, he kissed his neck. The kiss of the neck is a symbol of forgiveness of sins. The kiss of the neck. He kissed his neck. Amplified version says again and again and again. So he kept kissing his neck. He forgave him before he said anything. The woman who was. A sinner. Who came to Jesus and looked at the seven. Was upon Jesus at Jesus' feet. And cleaning Jesus' feet with the oil and with her hair. Jesus said, your sins are forgiven. But she never said, forgive my sins. The man who was brought down. Sick of Parsi. And they uncovered the roof. Never confessed his sins. Jesus says, your sins are forgiven. God is always forgiving. God. People think you have to wait to confess before he forgives. You confess the sins you know. What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know?
Speaker 4What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know?
Speaker 2What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know? What about the sins you don't know? But when the father loved him and he felt the father's love, this repentance was correct. And the father, but do you know, God is merciful. Do you know that in Deuteronomy 21 verse 18 is the story of the prodigal, the prodigal son in the Old Testament. If you go home, read it. Deuteronomy 21 from verses 18, that if you have a son who is rebellious and who has right thoughts living in a drunkard, bring him before the elders and let them take. So the proper posture was for the father to call the elders to stone his son who was coming. Because he qualifies for Deuteronomy 21 verse 18. But the father rather showed mercy. That was his act. He said, bring the best robe, Christ's righteousness. He was walking barefooted. Bring the shoes. Not ordinary shoes, which is sandals, but the hypodema, the shoes for royalty. And give him the ring. The ring was a seal to transact business. It gives the legal right and authority to the father's treasury. So he gave him everything. And it says, bring the fatted calf. Here and kill him. The fatted calf is Christ's peace offering. The punishment he deserves was put on an innocent victim, which is the type of Christ. So not that the father swept his sons under the carpet, but the father gave a substitute as a victim to take away his sons to receive the punishment for his sins. Instead, we are set free and loose because there was an innocent victim that came down from heaven and received all the punishment we deserve that we might go scot-free. Hallelujah. You know what God thinks? Mercy and pardon. That is his high thoughts. I'm telling you that because God is long-suffering. For you to live in such a way that you are not giving men what they deserve. Because people are offending you every day. But you are not giving them the punishment they deserve. You are pardoning them every time. You have to work in long-suffering. That is what separates God from man. To be offended and to let go. People look down on you, you let go. People do things they don't do right, but you let go. every time there's a strength it's a divine strength that kind of thoughts to always let go and forgive no matter what you have to arm yourself with that kind of thinking otherwise you'll always be offended hallelujah look God is remember Moses said Oh Lord show me thy glory in Exodus 33 verse 18 and in chapter 34 from verse 6 God answered him the Bible says that you know what God did God manifested himself and God proclaimed as God showed himself to Moses he proclaimed himself he says the Lord God was speaking about himself the Lord the Lord the first thing he said about himself is the Lord the Lord merciful and gracious abundance in goodness and truth that he came again keeping mercy for thousands you see it's like a sandwich he's merciful to begin with he keeps mercy for thousands God is merciful
Speaker 6hallelujah now how many of you want to enjoy life the good things in life okay
Speaker 2I want to show you a certain principle before I am done and show you some principle in the Bible James 2 verse 13 so we can live by this principle and just be very blessed in this life James 2 base 13 for he shall have judgment without mercy that has showed no mercy and mercy rejoices against judgment does this mean this looks like I notice my scripture but it's a new design for he shall have judgment without mercy that have shown no mercy he shall have said he will have judgment without mercy if he didn't he didn't show messy he's saying that other nations make it simpler he says those who didn't show mercy who have judgment but those who showed mercy when they are supposed to have judgments they will have mercy instead of judgment that's what it means messy rejoices of a judgment that means if you showed messy when judgment is coming instead of having judgment you have messy in place of the judgments understand this this vest is not talking about the judgment seat of Christ he's not referring to the future you have to understand establish that if it was referring to the future it means that our salvation is predicated on we showing mercy no we are saved not because we showed messy we are saved because we receive messy we are saved because Christ pleading for praise God we are saved because Christ has paid him for that is enough nothing can be added to it nothing can be added any additional thing is your reward based on what you did and how you lead but your salvation has been paid there's no additional payment it's paid for it's paid in full there's no additional payment nothing can be added people like the adequate understandable salvation is complete it is finished it's a complete package you can't add to your salvation you can subtract from your salvation it's complete praise God if you want to understand it in full come on Sunday
Speaker 3Pastor, even if nobody can make it, you can't get out of it. you can't get out of it.
Speaker 2Pastor, even if nobody can make it, you can't get out of it. Pastor, even if nobody can make it, you can't get out of it. Pastor, even if nobody can make it, you can't get out of it. Pastor, even if nobody can make it, you can't get out of it. Pastor, even if nobody can make it, you can't get out of it. Pastor, even if nobody can make it, you can't get out of it. I'm super sad. Because if for he himself so for he's the propitiation of our sons I like the Greek for he himself is the satisfaction of our sons not for ours only but for the sins of the whole world first John 2 verse 2 he is the satisfaction of our sons inflexible justice was satisfied at the offering Christ being our sacrifice. sacrifice. Christ has paid for us. If God is to punish you for the punishment Christ took in your stead, there will be a miscarriage of justice. There will be a travesty of justice. That will be the law of double jeopardy. It will be an indictment against impartial justice and inexorable justice. Because he himself must be just and the justifier of him that believeth in Jesus. And do you understand God's legal dealings? Justification is not a change in moral status. It's a change in our legal standing. Legally we are saved and justified by his blood alone. Hallelujah.
Speaker 3Hallelujah.
Speaker 2So when I speak about mercy, this verse is talking about day-to-day living. It's how we live day-to-day. That's what it is. The context is from the beginning. He's talking about those who, you know, a part of the church was misbehaving. When people come to church and they were well-dressed, they give the well-dressed special place. But when people come to church and they are poor, they don't give them social attention. They give them, they don't even mind them. They disregard them. That's what he was addressing if you start from verse 1. They were favoritism, partiality. There are people who only befriend the wealthy and who have time for the wealthy. They don't have time for the less privileged. I know pastors who also do that. They only have time for those who are wealthy and for those who are rich. They don't have time for the injured and the weak and the poor. That's wrong. That's what he's addressing. You see, and there are some of you, you always show partiality. Your relationship is based on people's appearance. It's also based on people's performance. Other times, it's based on their position. Other times, it's based on their possessions. So, if they have wealth, it can be your friend. If they're in high position in society, that one is a good friend. If they have nice appearance, that one is nice to stick with. But all these are wrong foundations. It is human. It is earthly. Praise God. Now, before verse 13, there were two words he used. Now, look at verse 6. But if ye despise the poor, do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment. Now, verse 8. If ye fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, thou shalt love thy neighbor as yourself. Ye do well. Say the royal law. The royal law. Now, verse 12. So speak ye, and do so, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. Now, there are two laws. There are two laws in this chapter. But they are the same. There is a royal law and a law of liberty. Now, you need to understand the royal law and the law of liberty. Then we come to understanding what it means to show mercy and not have judgment. Praise God. The royal law is literally love. But he calls it royal law because it's the law for kings. For kings. Remember, we are kings. Royal law. Do you know that the kings on earth they don't have time for the poor. The kings on earth don't have time for the less privileged, the blind, the diseased. They have time for the peasantry and those who are on top. Have you realized that? That's the principle in this ethnic kingdom. But we belong to a different kingdom. We are royals. And there's a Lord that governs our royalty. And that is love. Jesus was carried by the king. By the multitude. Yet he stopped. The Bible says that Jesus stood still at the cry of blind Bartimaeus. The creator of the universe stood still at the cry of the blind and the poor. Many people, when they are carried by the multitude, they lose their consciousness. They think of themselves as being on top of the world. But in the midst of the multitude, he can single you out and give you care and attention. Jesus cared for the blind Bartimaeus. Jesus cared for the blind Bartimaeus. Jesus cared for the blind Bartimaeus. Jesus cared for the blind Bartimaeus. Jesus cared for the blind Bartimaeus. Jesus cared for the blind Bartimaeus. Jesus cared for the blind Bartimaeus. Jesus cared for the blind Bartimaeus. Jesus cared for the blind Bartimaeus. Jesus cared for the blind Bartimaeus. Jesus cared for the blind Bartimaeus. Jesus cared for the blind Bartimaeus. Jesus cared for the blind Bartimaeus. Jesus cared for the blind Bartimaeus. Jesus cared for the blind Bartimaeus. Jesus cared for the blind Bartimaeus.
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Speaker 2So today, the love of God has been shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is giving to us. It's a free gift, yet all the love we are loving, there's going to be a reward in heaven for us.
Speaker 6Hallelujah.
Speaker 2Hallelujah. But this principle says that do you know that if you show mercy, it's a principle like the principle of sowing and reaping. Now, when you give, you receive. But when you show mercy, later on in life, mercy will be shown to you. For instance, you are in a car. You see an elderly woman standing by your side. And you are seated. But the elderly person is standing. Are you taking your eyes off? You know what you have done? You didn't show mercy. It will surprise you that a time will come in your life you are not feeling well at all. And you need, you help and help is not coming. So, what happens is that the Bible says, for he shall have mercy. He shall have judgment without mercy, who have shown no mercy. The word judgment is not even eternal judgment. It's the word crisis. K-R-I-S-E-S When it is anglicized in English, it is C-R-I-S-E-S So, he shall have crisis without mercy, who have shown no mercy. So, people have you skipped and never gave the old man seat. You are focusing yourself. When crisis comes, you will be denied of mercy.
Speaker 3Yeah.
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Speaker 2You went somewhere and everybody is speaking against a man of God. Speaking, oh, this man of God. Oh, he has even divorced his wife. Maybe this man of God and everyone is saying this, saying this, saying this, saying this, and maybe there is a scandal. Or something. And, you know, gossip can be very sweet. How do you feel if gossip is sweet? It's so sweet and it brings a kind of pseudo-bonding and fellowship, but it's not correct. It's not correct. It's inspired by demons. And you also join, yes, yes, yes, yes. And you crucify the person. You crucify the man of God. You speak ill. Because everyone is speaking against the person. You didn't show mercy. A time comes later in life that there is a challenge somewhere and you are looking for help. Everyone is now speaking against you. So, instead of having mercy, you are casing yourself for crisis. For he shall have judgment, crisis without mercy. Who have shown no, it's like giving. God said, give, give, give. You are not giving. So, a time comes in the future, you never laid for yourself a foundation against the times to come. There was no foundation laid. So, when there is a challenge, there is no flow of resources. Because you missed the opportunity in the past. That's how it works. To the merciful, that will show that self-mercy. Merciful. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. So, I'm telling you the show. I heard Pastor Chris some years ago that he had some guests visiting him that he took his money many years ago when he was younger to pay for their transportation for them. So, he paid for all of them. So, after paying for their transportation fare, when he turned, he said he had a voice saying, you just paid for your car. You just paid for your car. Can you imagine? Yeah.
Speaker 1Yeah. I think it's four CDs. Yeah.
Speaker 2Show you mercy. This is the principle of life. David knew it. It is David who wrote himself to the merciful that will show yourself merciful. And David was a very wise man. One day, Saul was pursuing him. You know the story of David. Saul was pursuing him to kill him. Saul was not a serious king because you have left your kingdom. And you are chasing after a young guy in the desert to pass your kingdom in his murderous pursuit against Saul. But look at what happened. They reached En Gedi in 1 Samuel 24. Saul was with 3,000 soldiers. Somehow they all slept. And David went and David could have killed him. But he took, he just cut his garment. He didn't kill him. He says, I cannot touch the Lord's anointed. David spared Saul. Had mercy on him. Okay. David could have killed him. You know what his men said? All his men said, this is the day
Speaker 3that the Lord has said,
Speaker 2I will deliver that enemy into your hands. There is no reference of scripture anywhere. The Lord never said anywhere that he would give, deliver Saul into the hands of David. Sometimes those who love him, he can spare you after he has done it. David spared him. Okay. Two chapters afterward, chapter 26 of 1 Samuel. In Zeph, Saul was asleep. And he was surrounded by 3,000 soldiers and he was in the middle. The Bible says he was in a trench. So he was protected. How come David and his men, Abishai, could move through all the 3,000 because they were all asleep and went to where Saul was and took his spear and took his water bottle. And Abishai said, this is the time to kill your enemy. David didn't do it. He spared Saul twice. If David had killed Saul, he would have been justified. Because you see, Saul had taken David's wife from him and given to another man. Someone who was taking your wife from you. You know the diary, the bride's price. Saul required 100 first kings of the Philistines. And David brought 200 dead bodies. Such an expensive bride price. After paying all of that, he took my wife from me. And he had been wishing to kill David. So, apart from that, Saul, people fled from the city to even join David in the desert because they were all in debt. They were all owing Saul. His rulership was bad. So, if he had killed Saul, everyone would have been happy. There were a lot of reasons he could have justified himself. Yet, he would not do it. He spared Saul. He showed mercy to the merciful. That was showing himself merciful. Later on in his life, when he was gone, David was nearly killed in a battle by the sword of Ishtibinoth, the brother of Goliath. He was nearly killed by a sword and he was dead. David could have been killed in Gath by Achish. And he was dead. When he showed mercy, he was shown mercy. But the most important thing is this. David never took the throne by rebellion. He didn't kill Saul to enter the throne. Later on in life, when his son Absalom rebelled against him, God protected him. Listen, if David had sown the seed of killing Saul and taken the throne by rebellion, Absalom would have killed him and taken the throne by rebellion. But because he didn't go ahead of God and allowed God to lead him, when the rebellion came against him, God protected him. Mercy was shown him. Hallelujah. And David's heart, I marveled at his heart. How can he meet your enemy? He didn't pray, but he takes. Instantly, he spared him. I wonder what kind of heart he had. I wonder if it was after God's own heart. That means he had already, or always prepared his heart. He wasn't working in bitterness at all against Saul. Although Saul was always pursuing to kill him, he wasn't working in bitterness. If he was working in bitterness, I'm telling you, when the opportunity comes against an embittered heart, he will execute justice. That means that, how can someone be tormenting your life and still have a loving heart towards the next day? That's amazing. Someone is tormenting your heart every day, like Saul was pursuing David every day. He even killed all of the priesthood. The priesthood, just because of David. And still, he kept his heart. That's exhausting. Even when Saul died, you could see David's heart. The beauty of Israel. Look at what he said. A slave upon the field in the high places. His heart was for Saul. Tell it not in Gath. Publish it not in Askelon. He didn't want even the means of his defeat to go to Gath, the place where Goliath was born. He didn't want the enemies of Saul to hear of his death. He was still protecting Saul in the depths of his heart. Publish it not in Askelon. He didn't want the daughters of Del circumcised to triumph. His heart was for Saul. How possible. You know why he didn't touch Saul? He says, I will not stretch my hands against the lost anointed because of the anointing. So, he mentioned the anointing different times. He says, the anointing. The reason is because Saul is a bad man, but he's anointed. But by breaking the anointing, I will not touch him. There are people, you know what they do? They only respect anointing When the anointing is doing right They only respect their pastors When their pastors are doing right But will you still Respect and honor the anointing When the vessel is doing wrong
Speaker 6Because David
Speaker 2Honored the anointing Although the vessel of the anointing Was doing wrong So I will say That we have the justifiable means To touch him Because though his anointing is doing wrong That would be a breeding ground for rebellion But David Although the vessel is doing wrong He still honored him Because of the anointing Because once the anointing is pronounced It is dangerous You may think you are touching human failure You may think you are addressing human failure But you are touching God's government Because of the anointing So if people are talking about this Negative, negative Don't join them Even if that man has failed
Speaker 3Do you hear?
Speaker 2Even if that man The man could fail But the anointing could be on him
Speaker 3But even for David
Speaker 2Look at how humble he was He was the one who had been anointed Even the spirit has even left some But by the fact that he was once anointed He still honored him
Speaker 4You can say that for my pastor
Speaker 2That the anointing is going from him But he was once anointed
Speaker 4Hooray!
Speaker 3Hooray!
Speaker 2David was a merciful man Look When his throne was established He said his day ending in the house of Saul That I might show him the kindness of God He had mercy on Matthew Boshet Who was a lame guy And fed him on his table for 25 years About 25 years On the king's royal table That was mercy Later on in his life When he was pursued by Absalom They were in the desert You know what happened? He fetched David from low Dibah I like the word low is no And Dibah is word No word The guy was sitting in a village somewhere And no word had come to him He was in his very bad condition And he was taken care by a certain wealthy man Called Mekah And David fetched him And he fed at his table for 25 years When David was in trouble And they had no food in the desert The place where he showed mercy You know where mercy came from? It came from low Dibah Because that's where he showed mercy
Speaker 6Hallelujah! To the merciful
Speaker 2That was where they showed mercy So when there was crisis Mercy rejoiced over judgment Because he had shown mercy
Speaker 6It happens
Speaker 2And on If David had revenged Dibah He wouldn't have gotten Abigail If David had revenged against Shimei His kingdom would have been in chaos On and on If you read the story of David It's amazing But you know what happened? The wrong he did Committing adultery With Bathsheba That's amazing It's not amazing actually
Speaker 6You know when it happened?
Speaker 2The Bible says It happened when kings went for war And the Bible says David was asleep And he woke up towards evening Kings don't sleep at that time He slept at the wrong time He was supposed to sleep Towards evening and he woke up Because he was established He had no luck When everything is established And there's no It's like your vision There's no quest again Everything is fine That's when temptations can actually Come rolling against you And He sent his men To go and fetch Bathsheba At that time David had backslidden I'm telling you And he could have men Who can connive with him To commit adultery
Speaker 3You have strong men
Speaker 2Can you see a pastor has men around him And a pastor can team up with his men To go and call someone up To go and call someone up For him to sleep with That means that What kind of leadership team is that It's a leadership team Who cannot even say no No king this is not right And David Committed adultery And the result of that one Some got a lot of consequence Then there was murder There was murder to cover Can you imagine that when you see that You need another sin to cover the sin And most of the time the second sin Is greater than the first sin Because murder is higher than adultery So he had to use murder To just cover adultery And he was fine This is David David did things so they didn't do He did bad things so they didn't do But he knew how to show mercy
Speaker 4Wow
Speaker 2Mercy So Nathan the prophet visited David You know what God did He told David a story That there was A poor man and a rich man The rich man had flocks The poor man had one pet lamb One lamb that was everything to him And the rich guy had guests He went to take the one lamb Of the poor guy and made it A feast out of it for his Guests David was angry He stood up and said the man must die He stood up and said the man must die And Nathan said You are the man God made David prescribe his own judgment A story was told He knew it was happening But David didn't show mercy to the man And with what judgment he meets The same shall be measured to you again So he passed judgment on the man And actually says you are the man
Speaker 3David said the man must die
Speaker 2He said the man must surely die And he must restore four times He didn't show mercy Judgment came to him But Nathan said The Lord has put away thy son And thou shalt not die He said thou shalt not die Because of the covenant He had with David Yet David said he must But there must still be death Because he has said it So his son died As a result of death But he mentioned four times recompense Four! So it happened to David His infant baby died Ammon died Absalom died Adonijah died Four of his sons died Because he mentioned four Because there was a law of restitution According to the Leviticus Praise God
Speaker 6Hallelujah
Speaker 2Praise God Hallelujah We are in the New Covenant We are under the New Covenant We don't suffer We will not suffer like David suffered But listen to me carefully Under the Old Covenant When you sin God brings punishment In the New Testament When you sin God doesn't punish But sin brings consequence The punishment for sin has been paid for We are in a better covenant than David So We are in a better covenant than David We are not going to be punished like David But When sin comes in There are different Characters in the play When there is sin When it comes to God The sin has been forgiven But there is someone called Satan Because sin actually opens the door for him to come in So the Bible says that To whom ye yield your members servants to obey His servants ye are Werders of sin unto death So God will not punish you for the sin Because he punishes Jesus But it will give an open door And an inner road to Satan To come in to bring death You understand? So that's what happened So We must run away from sin Because It dishonours God God will not bring judgement But it dishonours him It also gives an open door to Satan to come in To mess up with your life Then sin also has its own consequences Let's say you went to steal And you went to steal and you are in prison You ask for forgiveness God forgives you But you are still in prison So there are still the consequences You are not going to be punished from God But you are still bearing the consequences So you have to understand these dynamics Hallelujah So judgement came upon David Because he prescribed his own judgement And normally the sin you don't deal with By God's grace You have to lean on God's grace to overcome It can affect your generations David had a lot of sin David had a lot of wives I thought having many wives would solve the last problem
Speaker 4And it didn't solve the last problem
Speaker 2Some people promote polygamy thinking that When you have many wives They will stop having the last problem It's not true What a way There are many wives Some believe that David had 13 wives In the Bible you can have 8 names Or 8, 13 wives of David He had many wives And concubines You know he had 10 concubines Who were left in Many concubines Yet it didn't solve Having all these concubines and wives You still have to go and look for another woman So David though anointed There was a last problem You understand And because it was not dealt with It affected his posterity His firstborn Raped his sister So when you don't deal with something It can transcend to the family Yeah, that's his character. and your children can play the character. It affected Amon. Yeah. Amon. And because David had many wives, it inspired Solomon also. Where did Solomon get inspiration from? Every true son is an improvement. Yeah. A son will improve on a father. Absalom slept with 10 concubines of David. So what did he do? Because they picked it from their father. You know, he slept with 10 concubines and that advice came from Ahithophel. Because Ahithophel was offended. You know why? Because Bathsheba's grandfather is Ahithophel. Ahithophel is Bathsheba's grandfather. So David had murdered his grandson-in-law. So that bitterness was in his heart. And he kept his secret under the rebellion of Absalom and he joined Absalom. And David, you know what his son did? David lost his moral right. How come? Look at when Amon raped his sister. When David's daughter was behaving some way, that was Absalom's sister. Absalom said, Has Amon known thee? Has Amon known thee? So Absalom knew that this thing came from Amon. That means Absalom saw the signs. Absalom saw the obsession of Amon on her sister. But David never saw it. David was so busy, he had no time for his children. Because if you have all these wives, that is one problem with polygamy. You can't spend time with your children. Wow! And moreover, when Amon committed, raped his sister, David said nothing for two years. He kept quiet. He couldn't correct. He just kept quiet as a father. He didn't call Amon, he didn't call his daughter to amend things. He said nothing. One reason is that David himself was working in guilt and condemnation. And he didn't have the moral authority to correct his son. Because he himself had done, the worst. The reason is because there was condemnation and guilt. I wish you put aside condemnation and guilt even if you are a victim and embrace God's forgiveness. You can even use your weakness to correct your children so they don't repeat what you did. But he kept quiet. And because he was quiet and nothing was said, you know what happened? That is what caused Absalom to kill Amon. And because he killed him, he had to run away. And because he ran away, he had to kill Amon. He rebelled. And you know what happened? He himself died and 20,000 Israelites also died. You can trace all those two. David and Bathsheba. So someone will give you more than what you can pay. Hallelujah. To the merciful. To the merciful. To the merciful. Hallelujah. I thought I was coming to preach for 1 hour 15 minutes but I think I've preached a lot. So let's show mercy to others. Praise God. If you have missed it, I didn't come to condemn you. Receive God's grace. Because when you are in condemnation, you need to repeat the same again and again. But when you receive God's gift of no condemnation, you have the power to rise above you. Because God does not remember what you did. His thought is mercy. So go show mercy to others. Go forgive others. Praise God. Go forgive others. Let's think higher. God's higher thoughts. As we're walking around, think God's higher thoughts. Thoughts of victory. Thoughts of joy, peace. Wake up tomorrow morning with joy. Don't live by what you are feeling. Your feelings are not redeemed. Don't allow your feelings to dictate the pace of life. Don't allow your feelings to dictate your mood. Your feelings aren't redeemed. Let the word dictate your mood. Take on God's thought. Think the way God thinks. And walk in victory. Praise God. You are full of victory. Never be afraid. Never be afraid. Fear is not part of your life. Lift up your voice and bless His holy name.
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