The Word of the Lord 2024 Part 2

2 Chronicles 20:20 (NKJV)

“Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.”

1 Timothy 1:18 NKJV

This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

5784 Open Hand/ Open Mouth/ Open Doors (4)

Jude 3 NKJV

Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

Contending at the door of faith.

Faith is the door to new possibilities.

1 Timothy 6:12 NKJV

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

1 Timothy 6:12 (WUESTNT)

Be constantly engaging in the contest of the Faith, which contest is marked by its beauty of technique. Take possession of the eternal life into a participation of which you were called and concerning which you gave testimony to your agreement with the good profession [you made] in the presence of many witnesses.

1 Corinthians 16:9 NKJV

For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Some doors are not God-appointed doors. Be vigilant and not fleshly.

Genesis 4:7 NKJV

If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”

Closed doors can appear like the end, but it’s just the beginning. Trust in God’s timing for the open door! (patience)

Since this is the decade of 80’s or “pey,” which is the mouth- declaring the word of God is paramount in this season!

New Levels always happens within Liminal Space.

“Limin” is latin for threshold.

A threshold is not simply a boundary, but it is a frontier that cannot be crossed without the heart being fully engaged and committed. At this threshold, a great complexity of emotion comes alive: confusion, fear, excitement, sadness, hope.

The Activation of Faith

Luke 3:22 NKJV

And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

Identification (Luke 3:22)

My Beloved Son!

Faith without identity, fails under pressure. (Mark 4:16-17)

Affirmation (Luke 3:32)

I am well pleased!

Contention (Luke 4:1-2)

Tempted!

Confirmation (Luke 4:21)

Fulfilled Today!

Activation (Luke 4:40)

Healed Them!

The Corrupters of Faith

Jude 11 NKJV

Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.

Mark 4:19 NKJV

and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

The Way of Cain

Genesis 4:3 NKJV

And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord.

Genesis 4:4 NKJV

Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering,

Works with out faith.

Hebrews 11:4 NKJV

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks.

2. Covetous and Jealousy

3. Worldliness- measuring worth by having world standards. Cares of this World

The Error of Balaam

Revelation 2:13–15 NKJV

“I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality. Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.

2 Peter 2:15 NKJV

They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

Deceitfulness of Riches (Security) Running towards

3. Rebellion of Korah

Choosing my own path instead of God’s, and not honoring His sacredness.

Perish