GAINING GROUND SERIES: Arise and Walk (#2)

Genesis 13:17–18 “Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee. Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord.”

Genesis 13:17 “Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.”

Acts 2:38-39 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”

“Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.

“and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron.”

The word Mamre simply means “Place”. Many patriarchs were buried in this area. It is a place of rest. Hebron became the capital of Judah, and from there David reigned for seven-and-a-half years. Before he took the city of Jubus of the Jubsites and was renamed Jerusalem.

Mamre and Hebron are staging places of preparation before taking the city ore going to the next level.

There is also a parallel between Abraham and Joshua and us.

Mamre is a Parallel to Gilgal. The place where the seed of Abraham settled and camped. Every time they grew weary they would come back to base.

Every minister, every child of God needs a secret place of retreat and rest. A place to rejuvenate. We have too many soldiers suffering from battle fatigue. God help us to learn the balance between ministry and family and work and personal devotion and rest.

psalm 42:1-5 “As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my meat day and night, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: For I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him For the help of his countenance.”

Matt 11:28 “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

Psalm 91 “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: My God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, And under his wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; Nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, And ten thousand at thy right hand; But it shall not come nigh thee. ”

“and built there an altar unto the Lord”

Bring back the Glory - familiar with the Ark

During and after the pandemic reports came out that many Companies found themselves going out of business.

Several filed for bankruptcy. Not because their products are no longer useful to consumers. But the COVID-19 Pandemic and Social Distance regulations have affected their ability to distribute goods to consumers in a way that adapts to the shifting season and times.

However, not all succumbed to the Retail apocalypse. Some found a way to reinvent themselves.

Some revamped their business model

Restaurants set up tents. Opening up drive- thru’s. The times called for repositioning.

Opportunity is hidden in your struggle.

People who’s got furloughed, started businesses and are made more money. People found ways to reinvent themselves.

But what about the church.Why sit we here until we die.

a. Do not remember the former things: Isaiah writes prophetically to Israel, they were mired in the desperate circumstances of captivity and exile. God wants to focus on the New work He will do, so it begins with a reminder to not remember the former things.

Because, If Israel remains stuck in the failure and sin and discouragement of the past, they will never go forward to the new thing God has for them.

There is a sense in which we must forsake and forget the past, with all its discouragement and defeat, and move on to what God has for us in the future.

Behold, I will do a new thing:

If we remain stuck in the past can keep us from the new thing God wants to do.

If Israel stayed stuck in the discouragement of Babylon, they would never look for the new thing of their release from exile.

In the Wilderness

c. I will even make a road in the wilderness: Between the captivity in Babylon and the return to Israel lay hundreds of miles of wilderness.

God’s people didn’t need to be afraid because

God would make a road in the wilderness,

provide rivers in the desert, and even

protect His people from animals, because the beast of the field will honor Me, the LORD says.

Elijah- Reposition

Elijah don't get caught at the brook dried up Brook became former things Widows house became greater things.

If you are stuck at the brook When God shifted. He would have died from the famine. But go back into the famine and I will sustain you there. Go to where God is sending you. And he said, I will sustain you there. Get out of good. Out of comfort, of tradition.

Disciples - You need to Former things you need to Reposition for Greater!

In the Boat- Disciples were discouraged, disappointed, grief. They experienced loss

They mourned the loss of the master

They mourned the loss of their comforter

They mourned the loss of their miracle

They lost their motivation. They lost drive.

And now the place where they were about to loose their minds, discouragement, disappointment grief.

Jesus showed up and said to them - “Cast your net on the other side.”

Move with the Ark!

Joshua 3:3 “And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.”

Preach Reposition- The Church-

If we reposition. We can see miracles,

we will grow our youth groups.

Prayer Meetings, outdoor services.

SHIFT!!!!!!! God is doing a new thing!!!!

Where was Abram when God told him to look? Better yet, what did Abram see? A dessert

He given a promise of nations and seed while he stood in a position of barrenness.

Like Abraham, Some of us have gone through tremendous loss and grief but God is trying to give you a word in a wilderness season.

times will get hard

There will be enemies along the way

Red seas

famine, hunger

But he that keepeth israel neither slumbers nor sleep.

But God showed him a generation that would conquer, take up the mantle Elijah Elisha. Doing greater works, building, fighting the enemy. an established nation. Remind them of the covenant every generation.

Lots wife looked back. Keep your vision clear. Keep looking forward

#MoreBeyond

Don't pray for the miracle. Pray for the things that the miracle will accomplish for the kingdom.

-Prophet Eli Hernandez

b. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart: 20 years in the house

He grew up before the presence of the Lord 20 years. But was not acquainted with the word of the Lord. Therefore he did not know how to handle the glory with reverence. A fruitful Relationship with God requires a working knowledge of the Word of God.

a. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with gladness: David was glad to know that the presence and glory of God could bring blessing instead of a curse. He was also glad to see that when they obeyed God they were blessed.

i. David explained to the priests why God struck out against them in their first attempt to bring the ark to Jerusalem in 1 Chronicles 15:13: For because you did not do it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him about the proper order.

ii. When the worship was in the proper order it was still filled with gladness and joy. It is a mistake to feel that “real” worship must be subdued, solemn, or only in a minor key.

b. When those bearing the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, that he sacrificed oxen and fatted sheep: This was elaborate, excessive, over-the-top sacrifice. This excess of sacrifice communicated atonement, consecration, and longing for fellowship.

i. 1 Chronicles 15:11-15 shows us that David specifically commanded the priests to carry the ark the right way – on their shoulders. We often think that a “new cart” or “strength” or a “friendly” manner is the way to bring the presence and glory of God. But God always wants His presence and glory to come on the shoulders of consecrated, obedient, praising men and women.

ii. It also showed that David brought the ark to Jerusalem with a big production – bigger than the first attempt. David was wise enough to know that the problem with the first attempt wasn’t that it was a big production, but that it was a big production that came from man and not God.

c. David danced before the LORD with all his might: David didn’t hold back anything in his own expression of worship. He didn’t dance out of obligation but out of heartfelt worship. He was glad to bring the ark of the LORD into Jerusalem according to God’s word.

i. This expression of David’s heart showed that he had a genuine emotional link to God. We never want to serve the Lord from an emotionally detached Christian life.

ii. We don’t think that dancing is strange when the baseball player rounds the bases after the game winning home run.

We don’t think it is strange when the winning touchdown is scored or when our own child scores a goal.

We think nothing at hands raised at a concert or a touchdown.

We should not think them strange in worship to God.

When the Glory comes, you need to embrace it.

d. David was wearing a linen ephod: It is a mistake to think that David was immodest. 1 Chronicles 15:27 indicates that David was dressed just like all the other priests and Levites in this procession.

i. From our knowledge of ancient and modern culture, we can surmise that David’s dance wasn’t a solo performance. He probably danced with simple rhythmic steps together with other men in the way one might see Orthodox Jewish men today dance. In this context, David’s linen ephod means he set aside his royal robes and dressed just like everyone else in the procession.

ii. We might also point out that David’s dancing was appropriate in the context. This was a parade with a marching band, a grand procession. David’s dancing fit right in. If David did this as the nation gathered on the Day of Atonement, it would be out of context and wrong.

Genesis 13:14-18 “And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee. Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord.”

Lot has been separated from us!

Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

God is ready to impart to you some things in the spirit tonight, And in order to receive these blessings, covenant promises, and gifts there are three keys from the text to help us fall in alignment and stay motivated until the materialization and fulfillment.

Then Abram removed his tent,

There seems to be a parallel between Abrahams response and the Joshua generation’s response.

Joshua 3:3 “And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.”

When God calls you -he expects you to adjust and reposition.

Why?

Isaiah 43:18-19, Joshua 4:10-14

Once he recognized his true identity, he was expected to change his mindset.

He may not have known it or recognized fully the power of the Covenant God had made with him. But Abram had nations inside his loins. et it took the spirit of the Lord to Call it out and bring Abraham into awareness.

So God said ARISE!

Scriptural Illustration: I am the resurrection and the Life

Story of Mary, Martha and Lazaraus

John 11:25 “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:”

The Resurrection

Not only has God come to command you to arise, within his command is the power to give you life.

John 1:1-4 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.”

Somebody - God has come to fill you with the Holy Ghost tonight.

There are some things that the church must be intentional about:

Gifts of the spirit, Five fold ministry have been dormant for too long

Spiritual hyper vigilance

Thirst, Hunger

I want more, It’s not enough in the pool, The altar, bible studies, prayer, fasting, the word,

amos 6:1 “Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, And trust in the mountain of Samaria, Which are named chief of the nations, To whom the house of Israel came!”

Ephesians 5:14 “Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”

Wake Up! 11th hour alarm is activated.

Take the limits off.

Prodigal son- I will arise and go to my father

Lame man at gate beautiful, Silver and Gold have I none. Rise up!

He got up so you can get up

command your praise to raise up

Command your faith to raise up

Command your worship to raise

Psalm 121 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, Which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep.

Psalm 24

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; Even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.”

Raise it up!

Why sit we here until we die, God is calling you to “step” into a greater dimension of authority. Come up

Greater is he that is in you

God is calling you in this season to Arise and Walk, Get up and Go, It’s time to make a move

Abraham’s Generation (Intro) walked, Joshua’s Generation possessed the land.- Parallels between Abraham’s walking and Joshua possessing - arise, walk, altar, reposition, faith,

God is calling Why sit we here until we die, you to greater things, come up higher

Whom shall I send- Here I am Lord!

Scriptural illustration

UNSEAT THE ENEMY - Prayer Walks, Brownsville

Possess the Gates

(youths shall possess the gates)Genesis 22:15-18

15 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Application of Gates

In order to understand the promise that God gave to the patriarch Abraham let us consider how gates functioned in Bible times.

Most of the cities or large towns of those days were surrounded by walls that ranged anything from a kind of stick fence to thick and high stone walls for defense. Their purpose was to be able to protect the inhabitants at night from animals who might wander in and most of all, to protect the city from thieves, bandits and conquering armies.

The gate or gates to these enclosures were the only way into or out of the city. So all commercial traffic entered and exited through the gates.

The city gate became a place for all kinds of important activity in the life of the city and its inhabitants. The area near the gate became a literal marketplace, where commodities from farmers outside the city were bought and sold. (II Kings 7:1; Nehemiah 12:25).

With Increased commerce came disputes. So the gate area became a place of law courts where cases were heard. (Is. 29:21; Amos 5:15; Zech. 8:16) The city elders (respected men, not simply “old” men) would sit in the gate area and bring the wisdom of their experience and insight to settle disputes and other matters effecting the life of the city’s inhabitants.

The elders and those passing through the gate area would also discuss the issues of the day and the issues of life, sometimes setting policy for the city and advising the city’s ruler. This in turn gave rise to the gate area becoming the center for political activity . (Judges 5:11)

Kings would sometimes sit in the city gates, to dispense justice and to take the political pulse of the people. (II Sam. 19:8) I Kings 22:10.

With kings and commerce and courts congregating at the city gate, no wonder the gate also became a place for public declaration by prophets and others. In the case of Jeremiah’s prophetic ministry, the Lord several times told him to stand in the city gate and proclaim the word of the Lord. (Jer. 7:2; Jer. 17:19) We could say that the city gate was the media center for ancient cities, as well as their commercial center.

So we can summarize then that. The gates to a city, then, represented a point of power, and a place to exercise control over that city.

A military conqueror would try to get control of the gate in order to enter the city easily. A king who had the hearts of the elders who sat in the gate would politically control the city. A person who organized and ran the commercial market and storehouses at the gate would control the economic life of the city—and its surrounding villages.

Whoever gains control of the gates gains control of the city the rulers and the nation.

The book of Genesis records where the descendants of Abraham were given this spiritual heritage: possess the gates of your enemies.

In Genesis 22:17, right after the LORD has provided a substitute sacrifice for the life of Isaac. An angel of the LORD calls out blessings to Abraham from the LORD because Abraham did not withhold his son from the altar.

Among the blessings, he declares, “And your seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.” In other words the seed, or the descendants, of Abraham shall possess the gate of their enemies.

Isaac and Rebecca have twin sons, and one of them, Jacob, is the ancestor of the Jewish people. So we can certainly say that this powerful promise of possessing the gates of the enemy is something available to Jewish people even today, if they walk in it by faith.

(Crown Heights)

God confirms the covenant with Jacob at Bethel

House of God- Anywhere, Anytime

Gates of Heaven- Access

Stealing the birthright from his frivolous brother Esau, Jacob being weary from running and resting, receives a dream. In the dream Jacob sees a ladder reaching from earth up to Heaven, God is at the other end of the ladder, angels ascending a descending. Jacob wakes up from the dream and says "How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

1) The house of God- There was no building there. The house of God is the place where God dwells or inhabits.

But thou art holy, thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. (Psalm 22:3 KJV)

Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. (Psalms 22:3 NIV)

Once they got to Canaan, everything was shut up because the inhabitants were paralyzed by fear because of the children of Israel. Everything that belonged to Israel within the wall and was shut up. But Praise gave them access.

PRAISE HIM AND SEE IF HE SHOWS UP!

Here God gives Jacob a key to Possessing the Gates

2)The Gate of Heaven- Here God gives Jacob another key to Possessing the Gates you have access to the gates of Heaven, you have access to gates on Earth.

Deliverance its at the gate?

Your breakthrough is at the gate

Tie Israel to the Church

Even though We here tonight are not the physical descendants of Jacob? But we are Abraham's seed.

Let’s look at Gal. 3:29. “And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.” (NKJV)

The previous verse says that there is neither “Jew nor Greek”—neither Jew nor Gentile—in Messiah Yeshua. We are all one in Him, without distinction.

And if we belong to Him, we are Abraham’s seed. So we inherit all the promises spoken to Abraham’s seed in the Word of God, including the promise to possess the gates of our enemies.

Modern Gates- Rise up and Possess the Gates of your enemies!!!

This brings us to the modern day in which we live. In our lives—in our cities, states, nations—it often seems like an enemy of the Kingdom of God has possessed our “gates.” This enemy represents ideals and principals contrary to that of Heaven’s Kingdom. Yet it . influences our business life, our cultural life, our social life, our political life—even our church life.

LGBT- The Kingdom Suffers Violence

Russia-The Kingdom Suffers Violence

They have removed prayer from schools

The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against the church

But the violent take "it" by force-

This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached

Ye shall receive power

These signs shall follow them that believe

And what God is saying to us today, I believe, is, “Rise up and possess the gates of your enemies. Stop settling for the status quo. Stand on My promise and take back your culture.”

Now , Urgency intro.

YOur feet- go

souls, street meetings, evangelism

Harvest is ripe, spiritual warfare, battlefield, search and rescue

we can do this, prayer walks, ‘

ephesians walk worthy, walk

Dominion

Gifts of the spirit

Arise and shine for light is come

Arise and come to this Altar- There is a seed. Our Children will be saved.

It is important for Abram to lift up his eyes and see what God was giving, and he has to (Catch The Vision)

Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:

Lord Give me a second Touch/ Revive My Vision

22And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 23And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. 24And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 25After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

Myopia is an abnormal eye condition in which light rays from distant objects, passing through the lens, focus in front of the retina instead of on it. This causes blurry vision.

In other words, Myopia is a defect in your eyes that keeps you from seeing objects far off. You can see objects up close, but you cannot see objects that are far away.

Thankfully, we have the knowledge and technology today to overcome this obstacle, so the physical problem is usually corrected by eyeglasses, contact lenses, and sometimes even surgery. Left untreated, however, it can evolve into bigger problems, such as eyestrain and severe headaches.

The wise man solomon warns us in the book of

PRoverbs 29:18 “Where there is no vision, the people perish: But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”

There is a common problem that plagues our present day youth culture. It is called spiritual Myopia.

Endtime pandemics are just a fraction of the cause of hopelessness, fear, depression, anxieties.

The problem with is that we become so focused on the problems of here and now, that we fail to see the possibilities and potential as a covenant children of the Kingdom.

Unfortunately, Some of our churches have reached a point where are lacking foresight, we have lost the ability to see things as clearly as we should see them.

If we are not careful we will miss what God is doing in this season

When spiritual Myopia sets in the church, people live in a fog, and we become totally unaware of the urgency of the times.

I submit to you tonight, that The hour that we live in requires for the church to be vigilant. Because the advasary knows he has but a short time and he is going about seeking to devour our homes, our chiurches, our ministries, our marriages, our destiny and our victory.

But in Jesus name God is going to give us fresh vision.

We need an understanding of the times. The days are evil.

Blindness is of the Devil. The church cannot afford to let spiritual Ignorance. We need an awareness of the times!

Abraham - Lift up now your eyes!

Application

My prayer tonight in the second night of True Witness Youth Week is Lord Touch our eyes again, Don’t let us miss what you are doing in this season.

Eli’s Eyes grew dim and God spoke to Samuel! If we allow our eyes to grow dim God will skip over us and give some other youth group the blessing.

The Lord has come to give us a second touch tonight.

To clear up some foggyness that fear has caused, complacency, condemnation,

Lord give me a second touch!

God has come tonight to give of clarity of sight and corrected vision!

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path!

The entrance of thy word giveth light!

We come against Doctrinal Myopia

Spiritual Myopia has caused a limited capacity to see God as He really is versus the fuzzy "God" the world embraces. A myopic Christian's indistinct view of God will keep him from understanding what God is doing and what God expects of him.

Oneness of God- Spirit and Truth, Candlesticks and Table of Shewbread,

In God's revelation to John, particularly in his message to the seven churches of Asia, one church had a problem with vision, the church of the Laodiceans. As we know, Jesus warns this church of God about a number of spiritual matters. Lukewarmness, materialism, and spiritual pride are just a few of His indictments of them. He recommends steps for their spiritual improvement in Revelation 3:18-19:

I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.

Laodicea was an actual first-century church, and its recorded spiritual condition exposes characteristics—broadly termed "Laodiceanism"—that affect God's church today. In a way, it has affected nearly every person to varying degrees. It has influenced beliefs and views, causing many of God's people to lose their godly sight, and crippling many in making and keeping God's way as their way.

Myopia of Apostolic Identity

Another facet of spiritual myopia concerns a person's efforts to see himself as God and others see him. This dilemma of blindness can result in a lack of apostolic victory our personal lives.

This generation is struggling with more than self esteem issues.

Now young people are confused if they are a he, him she, her, they, it. CONFUSED.

1 peter 2:9 “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”

Who told you it was too hard for you to live for God?

Who told you that you are not spiritually gifted?

Who told you God couldn’t use you?

David wasn’t invited to his own crowning ceremony! Because his family saw him as –David the sheperd boy, God saw him as King David! KING. Your identity is defined by God!

Identity Myopia- David said I come to you in the name!!!!!

In my name ye shall cast out devils

In my name you shall lay hands up on the sick..

Get reacquainted with the Christ in you.

You shall say to this mountain

Soul Myopia

In the gospel of Mark chapter 8: 22, they brought a blind man for the Lord to touch him. And the Lord did something out of the norm. The Bible says that the Lord spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, and then he asked the man if he was able to see; and the reply was rather intriguing because he said: yes I see, but I see man as trees.

The Lord touched the man of bethsaida a second time and made him look up and his eyesight was restored for he saw every man clearly.

What about a second touch from God!! So we may see every soul whether is black, white, yellow, hispanic, asian, is a soul that needs to be saved.

When spiritual Myopia sets in we have the incorrect perception of people.

We need the Lord to touch our eyes so we see them as souls in need of a savior. Hurts, abuse, lies, disappointments, broken hearts, causes us to view people through the lens of our past pain instead of their future possibilities. Our vision of people become blurred by our traumatic events of our past experiences.

God touch us again with a fresh burden for the Lost!

God told Ananis to go to a stree called straight. His perception was Saul the murderer, God saw Paul the preacher, the apostle, the world changer.

Jesus came to his own and they received him not. But to as many received him gave he the power to become the sons of God!

This man went to have his eyes checked and told the doctor that he was having problems seeing objects that were 20 feet away from him.

The optometrist after checking his eyes, told this man: Sir, the problem is not in your eyes, the problem is that you are spending most of your time in front of your computer and your eyes have adjusted themselves to see up close. So what I want you do, is go to the highest point in the city, and for 20 minutes, fix your eyes on the farthest point that you can see. If you will do this exercise for 20 minutes every day your eyesight is going to improve.

Applying this principle to our spiritual life, the truth of the matter is, that we have been looking up close for too long.

The Lord told us: "Say not ye, There are yet four months , and [then] cometh harvest? Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest." (John 4: 35).

This is the hour to see beyond ourselves, beyond our culture, beyond our communities, beyond the color of our skin, beyond our language, beyond the material things. . . and look to the fields. . .that are ready to be harvested. We've got to look at everybody as one soul that needs to be saved.

#1 - I will multiply your seed (Our Children will receive the Holy Ghost)

Arise and Walk Parents,

Arise and Walk Altar Workers

Look at them, You are looking at preachers, Sunday school teachers, world changers, these are they who will turn the world upside down.

#2 - For I will Give “it” to thee (The Holy Ghost)

5 Kids received the Holy Ghost last month, in Sunday school, on Zoom-

God wants to fill multitudes of out children with the Holy Ghost tonight.

Now as the ark of the LORD came into the City of David, Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a window and saw King David leaping and whirling before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. So they brought the ark of the LORD, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. And when David had finished offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts. Then he distributed among all the people, among the whole multitude of Israel, both the women and the men, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed, everyone to his house.

a. She despised him in her heart: David’s wife Michal didn’t appreciate David’s exuberant worship. She felt it wasn’t dignified for the King of Israel to express his emotions before God.

i. “No doubt, there are particularly nice and dainty people who will censure God’s chosen if they live wholly to his praise, and they will call them eccentric, old-fashioned, obstinate, absurd, and I don’t know what besides. From the window of their superiority they look down upon us.” (Spurgeon)

b. They brought the ark of the LORD, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle: After many years – since the ark was lost in battle – the ark was returned to the tabernacle and set in the most holy place. The emblem of God’s presence and glory was set at its proper place in Israel.

c. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD:

The burnt offerings spoke of consecration.

The peace offerings spoke of fellowship. This was a day of great consecration and fellowship with God. It was also a great barbeque.

Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “How glorious was the king of Israel today, uncovering himself today in the eyes of the maids of his servants, as one of the base fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!”

a. David returned to bless his household: After this day of great victory David came home to bring a blessing to his whole family.

b. How glorious was the king of Israel today: With biting sarcasm, Michal’s criticism could have ruined this whole day for David. He might have expected such an attack after such a remarkable day of victory. “Pirates look out for loaded vessels.” (Spurgeon)

c. Uncovering himself today: Michal seemed to indicate that she didn’t object to David’s dancing, but to what David wore when he set aside his royal robes and danced as a man just like the other men celebrating in the procession. David acted as if he were just another worshipper in Israel.

Part 4-Abraham’s Response- Commitment, Legacy, Joshua Generation.

Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord.”

Preserving the promise. Keep the fire burning. Joshua Generation carrying the mantle of the Generation of Abraham, and Moses.

Propositional Statement: If we are going to continue to Walk in the promise we have received this week, there are three things from the scripture that we must do to stay on course.

“Then Abram removed his tent,”

Here is how you walk in the promise.

So David said to Michal, “It was before the LORD, who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the LORD. And I will be even more undignified than this, and will be humble in my own sight. But as for the maidservants of whom you have spoken, by them I will be held in honor.” Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.

a. It was before the LORD: David didn’t let Michal’s sarcastic criticism ruin his day. He simply explained the truth: “I did it for God, not for you.”

i. This is not a justification for everything in the context of worship. When David considered the context of the procession and the whole setting, his conscience was clear. He knew his dancing wasn’t inappropriate to the setting or context. Someone who acts inappropriately to the setting or context of a meeting can’t simply justify it by saying, “It was before the LORD.”

b. To appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD: “David did not say, ‘Over my people’: he acknowledged that they were not his people, but Jehovah’s people. He was only lieutenant-governor; the Lord was still the great King of Israel.” (Spurgeon)

c. And will be humble in my own sight: What David did was humbling to him. He didn’t dance to show others how spiritual he was.

i. “David would more and more abase himself before the Lord. He felt that whatever Michal’s opinion of him might be, it could not be more humbling than his own view of himself. Brother, if any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him; for you are worse than he thinks you to be.” (Spurgeon)

d. Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death: Michal’s barrenness was not necessarily the result of Divine judgment. It may be that David never had marital relations with her again. Nevertheless, the principle stands: there is often barrenness in the life and ministry of the overly critical.

Michal.

In other words she was saying-

It doesn’t take all that to worship God

The Party is Lit

Dance before the Lord

I will celebrate before the Lord

Dance

Celebrate his Goodness

Keep on Dancing

Dont dis my Dance

Dance like nobody is watching.

It doesn’t take all that.

DAVID DANCED WITH ABANDON

Israel brought the ark of the covenant home to the tabernacle in Jerusalem, and King David’s heart overflowed. The Bible says he “danced before the LORD with all his might” (2 Samuel 6:14). This mighty warrior, public figure and chosen king was so consumed by God’s glory he celebrated by dancing. His wife criticized him for his display of worship. She tried to make him feel embarrassed, but David told her it wasn’t about what people thought. His worship–in this case dancing for the Lord–was an act of worship.

O Lord, thou art my God;

I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name;

for thou hast done wonderful things;

thy counsels of old

are faithfulness and truth.

Isaiah 25:1reliabilityGodworship

Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord.

Praise ye the Lord.

Psalm 150:6worship

Bless the Lord, O my soul:

and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Psalm 103:1holinessworshipsoul

CLAP/SHOUT

“O CLAP your hands all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. For the Lord most high is terrible (awesome); He is a great king over all the earth” (Psalm 47:1-2)

DANCING IS ALLOWED

Psalms 149:3 - Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

Ecclesiastes 3:4 - A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

Psalms 150:4 - Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

Psalms 30:11 - Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

Bible Verses About Shouting

Psalms 98:4 - Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.

Revelation 5:12-14 - Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. (Read More...)

Psalms 47:1 - (To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.) O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

Isaiah 12:6 - Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

Zephaniah 3:14-15 - Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. (Read More...)

Psalms 150:1 - 127:6 - Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. (Read More...)

Psalms 100:1-5 - (A Psalm of praise.) Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. (Read More...)

PARALLEL -Take the city. (Joshua) Praise

My response is - I will Bless the Lord

Conclusion

We have been separated from Lot

Lift up your eyes-Arise and Walk

The promise is yours

Here’s my response- I’ve Got a praise