What God ALLOWS Is Not Always His WILL

Category:   The Sovereignty Of God

What God ALLOWS

Is Not Always His WILL

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Some Christians have said to me that it is God’s WILL  for  some Christians to die from a deadly disease, as evidenced when Christians DO die even after Believers pray and ask for healing.

To this statement, I would like to remind the Body of Christ:
God’s ALLOWANCE of something, does not prove or mean that it is His WILL.

Just a couple examples of God’s allowance versus His will, as documented in the Bible are:

God allowed Adam and Eve to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

They ate and entered into spiritual death.
God allowed it, but this was not God’s will.

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It was also not God’s will for Abram to have a child with Hagar, yet God allowed it.

God did not barge in, and yell, “Hey, you are not believing Me correctly. You aren’t understanding My Promise”. No. God allowed Abram the time to try to figure out the Promise on his own. And God allowed Abram to try to receive the Promise via his own methods.

Let’s jump ahead to the Israelites in the wilderness.

Wandering around for forty years and dying in the Wilderness was not God’s WILL for the Israelites. God even spoke a PROMISE (revealing His will for them) to these people about a Land, flowing with milk and honey. Yet the people did not know HOW to enter into that specific Promise, because unbelief and fear hardened their hearts. So they not only wandered in the wilderness for 40 years, but died in the wilderness, without ever receiving the Promise and Will of God for their lives!

God allowed them to wander in the wilderness, but this was NOT His will.

But God did not barge in, and drag them in by their hands. Nor did He ‘zap’ them, and translate them on in. No, He ALLOWED them to die in the wilderness …. even as their MOUTHS stated would happen (Numbers 14:28).

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In just these three short examples, we are shown a truth about God: God may WILL one thing for a person and even have His will written down for that person to read (as He has done with the Bible, for us New Testament Believers), but it is up to that person to walk forward in God’s will / to take God at His Word and RECEIVE the Promise (or even  as the Jews had to fight their natural enemies, at times,  to lay hold of Promises of God  even so NT Believers must oft times fight spiritual enemies in order to lay hold of our Promises!).

For the Born-Again Believer this means, each Believer must:

1) HEAR God’s Will / Promise (which is recorded in His Written Word),
2) BELIEVE God’s Will / Promise as it is written,
3) then take the steps in the process of how God says one is to RECEIVE His Will / Promise (one example: Mark 11:23-24).

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God will NOT just zap a healing (or any other prayer request) onto you (in the majority of cases), without you having to BELIEVE first, that you have received your answer to your prayer request (Mark 11:24).

God has revealed His will in the written form of the Bible, for us to believe, to obey, and to receive.

Remember to do your part of the Word:   Believe you have received your answer before you see it, and then stand immovable, unshakable, and fully confident in the Truth and dependability of the Word and the Character of God … for Faithful is He Who Promised,  to do exactly what He has Promised (Heb 10:23).

Amen.

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“So we see that they (the Israelites) were not ABLE to enter because of UNBELIEF” – Hebrews 3:19

“The Word they (the Israelites) heard did not profit them, because it was not united by faith in those who heard”
– Hebrews 4:3

“And those (Israelites) who formerly had good news preached to them (regarding the rich and prosperous Promised Land) FAILED to enter because of disobedience”
(disobedience of believing God at His Word and trusting Him to do what He Promised) – Hebrews 4:6

“Let us hold fast the profession (confession) of our faith without wavering; (for He is faithful that promised)”
– Hebrews 10:23

“through FAITH you will inherit God’s Promises”
– Hebrew 6:12

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What Are You Saying?

Category:
Teachings On The Power Of The Tongue

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What Are You Saying?

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.“… whoever … does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him” (NAS)

“… whosoever … shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith” (KJV)

“… whoever … does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him” (RSV)

“…whoever does not doubt in his heart but trusts that what he says will happen … it will be done for him” (Complete Jewish Bible)

“… whoever … may not doubt in his heart, but may believe that the things that he saith do come to pass, it shall be to him WHATEVER he may say” (Young’s Literal Translation)

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All of the above are different versions of Mark 11:23.

Jesus said if you believe that what you say will come to pass, then it WILL be done for you.

And people practice this, every single day of their lives.  The unsaved AND the saved practice this Truth.

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“I’ll never get that new job”,
“Things just never turn out good for me”,
“My husband will never …. “  (fill in the blank) or
“He always acts that way”.
How about:
“It doesn’t matter how much money we get, we never make ends meet” or
“I just know I will get that flu that is going around” or
“My kids are always in trouble” or
“So-and-so is just accident prone”.

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.People are constantly stating with their mouths what they believe will happen, and guess what?  It happens.
Their lives stay the same.
They stay in debt.  They never do make ends meet, or rise above going negative in their finances.
Their kids remain in trouble, and accidents keep happening, and life never does seem to change for them.

You might be saying to yourself right about now,  “Well, that’s just stupid!  I’m not believing that what I am saying is going to happen.   I’m just telling the truth about what has always happened and keeps happening.”

Remember:
If you don’t doubt in your heart, but believe that the things that you say keep happening, then these things shall keep happening to you, exactly as you keep saying. (My version.)

It’s a fact, a Truth, spoken by Jesus, the Creator of heaven and earth.  Perhaps Jesus knows a little bit more about our spoken words than we do and perhaps Jesus knows a little bit more about the way things work in this world than we do.  What do you think?

If Jesus says YOU GET WHAT YOU SAY, then we probably should
#1-believe we get what we say
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#2-start speaking some GOOD things about ourselves, our lives, our children, and our situations!

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Why not believe Jesus at His Word.
Why not start speaking ONLY the Word of God, which is FILLED with Promises of good and not evil for us.
Why not start speaking ONLY the Word of God, which is filled with hope and not pessimism for us.
Why not start speaking ONLY the Word of God, which is filled with life and not death, provision and not lack, blessing and not curses for us {Galatians 3:13}.

Start speak the Words of LIFE and GOODNESS that God HAS already  provided for those who are IN CHRIST JESUS.

Renew your thinking, and force your mouth to start speaking God’s Words only, and not your feelings or your fears or even your previous experiences!  Amen.

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Start speaking today:
“I am the righteousness of God … I am not a screw up” (2 Corinthians 5:21)
“I am holy and free, and sin cannot have dominion over me, for I have been freed from sin and all demonic powers and temptation have been disarmed”  (Ephesians 1:4, Colossians 2:15,  Romans 6:6,7)
“God is on my side and no evil will come upon me” (Psalm 91:10)
“My family will not have any accidents.  Accidents are FAR from us and cannot come upon us nor take our lives” (Psalm 91:10, Isaiah 54:17)
“My children ARE mighty on the earth and no evil, demonic weapon formed against them will ever prosper!  In Jesus name!”  (Psalm 112:2, Isaiah 54:17)
“The Word IS the Truth and I believe the Word, and I believe that the Word of God spoken from my lips comes to pass, in Jesus name!
I choose to believe the Word and I know the Word is powerful and cutting strongholds out of my life right now.
The Word works and is powerful and alive and is bringing to pass EVERYTHING that God has Promised, In Jesus name.  Amen.”  (2 Corinthians 10:4, Hebrews 4:12)

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“Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them” (Mark 11:24 — NKJV)

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Cover Your Problem With The Word

Category:
Quick Thought For The Day

Cover Your Problems With The Word Of God

I don’t negate that trials, troubles, or situations arise in people’s lives which can be quite serious and have serious consequences in one’s life, if the situation isn’t turned around.

But what I tell people is, cover that situation with the Word of God!

Did you just recently loose your job?  Are you hearing reports that there just aren’t any jobs available out there for you?  I say to you today,  “Don’t look at that report!  Don’t meditate on that report!  Don’t keep that report before your eyes!   Cover that report with the Word of God.”

Has recent news come to you regarding yourself or a family member?  News of devastation or trouble?  News of on-going problems or  sickness that has no cure?  I say to you today, “Don’t look at that report!  Don’t keep that report before your eyes!  Don’t meditate on it, thinking that it is just the way life will always be for you or that loved one.  Don’t believe that there is no help available!  Cover your report with the Word of God.”

Keep the Promises of God ever before your eyes.
Keep the Promises of God always rolling around in your thoughts, by speaking the Promises out loud, daily.
Keep the Promises playing via CD or a Podcast.

Keep the Word of God over top of, on top of, covering your situation … keep the Word as first place … so that when you think of the situation you will automatically see, think of, believe, and respond with the PROMISE of God for that situation!

Find the Scriptures that cover your situation and then memorize them.
Repeat them out loud daily, so they come to mind quickly when you think of your situation.

Don’t let the news of today melt your heart, put you in fear, or pull every bit of faith away from you!  But cover every situation in your life, always, with the Word of God!

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.Proverbs 3 -
1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 2 For length of days, and long ^F7 life, and peace, shall they add to thee  … 5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths… 21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. 26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

Joshua 1 -
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. 9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

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