GOD'S BATTLE AXE IN THE POTTER HOUSE
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GOD’S BATTLE AX IN THE POTTER HOUSE
GOD’S BATTLE AX IN THE POTTER HOUSE
INTRODUCTION:
God is preparing his heroes; and when the opportunity comes, he can fit them into their place in a moment. — A.B. Simpson
Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't. —Jerry Rice
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. — H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war:
For with thee will I break in pieces the nations,
And with thee will I destroy kingdoms;
And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider;
And with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;
With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman;
And with thee will I break in pieces old and young;
And with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;
I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock;
And with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen;
And with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.
Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
Explanation
Our God is a worrier and we are His weapons of war. Our world is a batter field.
2. Characteristics of God’s Battle Ax
Skillful in the word
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Free of Rust
Rust it difficult to cut:
Disobedient
Inactive spiritually / sleeping
Pride
Sexual impurity
Pass through the fire: Shaping
Trails
Temptation
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Afflictions
Many are the afflictions of the righteous:
But the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
Tribulations
3 Must be available:
No matter how strong a battle ax is, it is useless if it is not available.
Elisha on the mount of Carmel.
David against Goliath
Samson against the Philistines
Jeremiah