Handling Your Blessing

Man loses rolex returned by garbage people.

Why Too Many Don’t Get Their Blessing?

Seed is stolen. John 10:10

The dig it up or abort it by their confession. A double minded man is unstable in all His ways and shall receive nothing from the Lord.

Have need of Patience. Hebrews 10:36 - you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise.

Handling Your Blessing

Miracles come to us is seed form. The Word is the seed. It must be planted in our hearts.

Only one Virgin Birth and one reproduction without a seed planted.

EVERY OTHER CONCEPTION NEEDED A SEED TO BE PLANTED.

John 12:23–25 KJV 1900

And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

Initiation Into Resurrection Requires Crucifixion

Resurrection is transcending natural limitations and laws.

Denial redefined is exchanging the old for new life, power, freedom.

I’ve known too many men who tried to save their lives and lost them. They held onto what was killing them instead of letting it go.

Your Time Is Coming

Just like Jesus, The Father has an appointed hour for you.

The blade comes first, then the ear, then the full ear. - Mark 4:28

John 12:23 KJV 1900

And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

God has an appointed time for your harvest, your blessing, your restoration. Stop trying to rush God. Stop nagging Jesus.

You Really Start To Live When You Die

Your best life is past the cross. Jesus endured cross for the joy set before Him.

He’s the God of the paradoxes.

Humble to be exalted

First will be last

Greatest will be least

Give to receive

Become poor to be rich

John 12:24–25 KJV 1900

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

A seed must die to multiply.

If it dies, it brings increase. Death brings much fruit. - ask any married person.

When did the Gospel become about doing something easy or simple?

James was beheaded at Jerusalem. The Roman officer who guarded James watched amazed as James defended his faith at his trial. Later, the officer walked beside James to the place of execution. Overcome by conviction, he declared his new faith to the judge and knelt beside James to accept beheading as a Christian.

James, the leader of the church in Jerusalem, was thrown over a hundred feet down from the southeast pinnacle of the Temple when he refused to deny his faith in Christ. When they discovered that he survived the fall, his enemies beat James to death with a fuller's club. This was the same pinnacle where Satan had taken Jesus during the Temptation.

Peter was crucified upside down.

(Apostles flogged instead of killed, rejoice they were worthy to sufferfor Christ. - Acts 5:38-42))

Maybe they didn’t have faith, had sin in their lives or lacked faith.

Living for this world ends in disappointment. True life comes only from following Christ.

Man who built bigger barns - Luke 12:15-21

Rich young ruler went to Jesus but didn’t follow His advice. Matt 19:16-22

Rich man and Lazarus - Luke 16:19-31 (vs. 30 come back from dead)

Our greatest assets can become our greatest liabilities unless used for God’s purposes.

The Father’s Honor

John 12:26 KJV 1900

If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

Honor defined

TO GIVE YOU ALL YOU’RE DUE. Render to all their due. Honor to whom honor is due.

God is not mocked.

What you sow you will reap.

He’s not unjust and remembers

His word does not return void.

ADVANTAGE TO BENEFIT OTHERS

RECOGNITION OF GOD’S HAND ON YOUR LIFE.

PLACE OF DISTINCTION - 2 Tim 2:21

2 Timothy 2:21 KJV 1900

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.

ALTAR CALL - BIRTHING A MIRACLE ISN’T ALWAYS NEAT, CLEAN, OR SIMPLE. I SAW TWO BIRTHS, NEITHER OF THEM WAS NEAT, CLEAN, OR SIMPLE.