Peace inthe midst of chaos

God plans to bring peace/wholeness in the midst of chaos- The buck stops here.

Poker became very popular in America during the second half of the 19th century. Players were highly suspicious of cheating or any form of bias and there's considerable folklore depicting gunslingers in shoot-outs based on accusations of dirty dealing. In order to avoid unfairness the deal changed hands during sessions. The person who was next in line to deal would be given a marker. This was often a knife, and knives often had handles made of buck's horn - hence the marker becoming known as a buck. When the dealer's turn was done he 'passed the buck'.

Historian have it that the term the buck stops here originated with president Harry Truman because he said that he had the final say in matter.

There are a few points that I would like to share with you today about your purpose in christ. The reality it is totally up to you to hold the horns of the altar and say that I am not moving until he bless me. I am the point in my life that there really isn't too much else matter than God perfect will for my life. God knows I love my wife God knows I love my mother and God know I love m pastor but the most important things to me is fulfilling God’s purpose for my life.

Land grab. What is the most valuable land i the world a person. You were made from the dust.

to discover what the intended reason for t at thing it is require that we go back to the author and see what he intended in the beginning

One aspect of theology is the rule of first mentioned. In Genesis chapter one God told Adam

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

In these verse of scripture we see that the will of God was for man to have dominion over the animals and to be fruitful

Psalm 8:6-8 NIV

4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

9 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

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In Luke 10 Jesus points out that not only your dominion extends in the animal kingdom but it extends to the spiritual kingdom

Jesus sates in Luke 10: 19

19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

Note that God never intended that man should have dominion over man. That another topic for another day.

However what has happened is the adversary has taken advantage of human frailties and weakness to blind them from God original intent.

Most people in life spends their entire life trying to deal with the chaos in their lives. Chaos in their bod Chaos in their mind Especially the mind. Chaos in their soul. Chaos in their money Chaos in their home Chaos with their children. They call pastor up and say i cant make it today because I have an issue at home that I need to take care of. I cant pay my tithes because i have an issue with my car.

what the enemy has done is brought chaos in mankind. In my study of business and economics what I found out is there cannot be any growth and prosperity in any nation where there is constant chaos. For example many people don't want to come to Trenton and some other major cities because they are afraid that chaos might break out . In nations where there are continuous civil wars and chaos those nations never experience fruitfulness. So peace is the first step to wholeness.

so let see where the chaos started. Let turn to Is 14:12-14

12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

In these verse of scriptures watch this Satan attempted to coup. A coup is where a person attempts to illegally overthrow a government.

So God kick the devil out.

When Jesus came to the earth he said that I do what I see my father do.

s he kick out the devil every time he see him because he was taking back God territory mankind.

I don't want to go to fast.

so God kick the devil out of heaven because he said you cant bring that chaos here. So he took it to the earth.

Is 45 :18 declares that 18 For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.

there are several scriptures to show that most likely that when Satan fell he brought chaos and darkness to the earth. Finney Dakes calls it the Ante Chaotic earth. A time before God start setting things in order.

So Satan in his evil ways brought that spirit to overthrown the new ruler of the earth.

So he can bring the same chaotic spirit to the earth that he tried to bring in heaven he had to convince the inhabitant of the earth that that God is leaving them in the dark.

Gen 3 : 5 Satan told the woman

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

so the moment that here and her husband ate of the fruit chaos enter the world.

It shifted dominion form Adam to Satan. The bible says tat 2 Cor 4: 4 that Satan has blinded the mind of people that may not see the glorious gospel. It say that Satan is the God of this world.

But somebody say thank God for Jesus. Jesus solved the sin problem.

Satan through sin have brought chaos in folks body.

He has brought chaos in families

he has brought chaos in our minds.

So point # 1 sin is the cause of the madness entering our lives.

madness tries to enter our lives in a few way. The seocnd way is ignorance.

Num 15:28 states

And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the Lord, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him.

Rom 10: 3 says

For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

Somethings we simply are ignorant of. Many times when i see how some folks act i Just tell myself they simply don't know better.

many times we allow things in our lives that we need to reject.. However we don have the strength or the will power to do so. Sometime we don't have the discernment to see it. Jesus was on a ship sailing storm one side o another and a storm arises and he was sleep. e came up and said peace be still. Now if that was the will of God for the storm he would have been going against God will in rebuking the storm. But because he discerned that the chaos was not God he rebuked it.

However as my Maya Angelou said when I know better i should do better. That’s why educating yourself in the Word of God helps us to know and by his power do better.

Another way that chaos comes into our lives is association. Some folks just bring chaos with them.

jonah. In Jonah chapter 1 we find chaos by association

3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

4 But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

sometimes we need to cut ties with some folks because of their rebellion chaos come.

Every time you with them you get stop by the police because unknowingly to you they are selling weed and the police has been following them. Like the men on the ship you have to throw that person overboard.

The last reason and often the most difficult to understand is that things come into our lives because god allows it. 2 Cor 12: 8 -10 Paul said

here was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

Now in these verse of scriptures notice that Paul prayed 3 times that God remove it. In order to discern if the thing is form god we need to talk to God to find out whats going on

But Paul said for this purpose was the son of Man manifest that he must destroy the works of the devil.

What Jesus did when he died his blood brought back our ability to deal with the issues of we deal with.

We now have the ability to have dominion in each area of life.

We can follow our big brother Jeus we can cast the devil out of our mind. We can cast the devil out of bod. We can cast the devil out of homes.

Now dont get me wrong man times it is a fight.

Is 60 :1 says 60 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

So I am here to encourage you to arise. Understand that God want you to take back the lost ground that the devil has taken.

Take back. Te Bible says after John the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violence take it by force. The battle beginnings and ends in the prayer closet.

It begins and ends with being in the presence of Christ so we can get clear directions.

Adam and Eve was successful because they met with God in the garden.

The moment the started entertaining the devil things went South. get back in the cool of the day with God.