0504 The Crown of Thorns

Garden or The Ground

Two voices! We hear both of them, but listen to one of them. (TB JOSHUA) Success and defeat doesn’t depend on hearing but acting on the voice! Jesus heard the same voice but didn’t act on it! Adam heard God’s voice but listened to Satan’s voice! Act upon God’s word! (rest, trust, hope, confess)

The voice we choose to listen to determines the tree we will eat of! (sheep hear his voice, he leads them out)

When you’re aware of your nakedness you’re eating from the wrong tree

Nakedness is all you have when God’s presence is not your life! Presence causes you to lose sight of self! Be aware of God’s presence not your nakedness! God’s presence covers, sin uncovers us!

Nothing supstitues the presence, peace of God….

Leaves don’t remove shame, only the blood does! (MY STORY)

Blessing is in God’s presence. Cursing is not.

Come with curse into fire – get burned! Presence doesn’t bind you! (HIV, ulcer cancer, stealing) Fire exposed the snake and killed it! Fire destroyed ROCKS! (knives)

Fire purifies and destroys!!!!

The is a difference between Garden & Ground (light & dark; death & life; heaven & hell)

Curse is survived, blessing is thriving. Curse is sorrow, blessing is riches

Life in curse is pushing vehicle up but it pushes you down the hill “ground produces thorns”

God’s presence doesn’t remove the hill You don’t push the vehicle, you press on the gas – position of authority. Not victim but victor!

In presence you’re the load God carries, in curse you carry the load. Fall under the weight!

You were not created to carry the load but to carry the presence When we carry the presence, the presence carries us

Curse is when you’re working; blessing is when engine is working The Lord working with disciples. Father has been working! Holy Spirit works all these things! I strive according to His working which works in me mightily Col.1:29 Yonggi Cho – Holy Spirit is my partner! TB Joshua poor beginnings

When car doesn’t start….I don’t want to go and work out but do whatever it takes to get it started!!!!

Your speed is determined by your strength or by your faith

Engine responds to the pedal so is God responds to faith. Without faith it’s impossible to please God!

In Jesus’ presence – it was people’s faith that changed things around them…!!!! Greater faith achieved greater results…..

They placed a crown on His head but they didn’t crown Him – pretend….play….it caused Him to bleed They praised Him but didn’t mean it….pretend….it was mockery not worship They bowed before Him but it was mockery….legs bended but not their hearts….

The enemy wraps thorns around our head to cause our mind to bleed Pushes them deep into our skull

Thorns chose the seed