When We Call, He Answers

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The Tribes East of the Jordan

18 There were 44,760 capable warriors in the armies of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were all skilled in combat and armed with shields, swords, and bows. 19 They waged war against the Hagrites, the Jeturites, the Naphishites, and the Nodabites. 20 They cried out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayer because they trusted in him. So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated. 21 The plunder taken from the Hagrites included 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep and goats, 2,000 donkeys, and 100,000 captives. 22 Many of the Hagrites were killed in the battle because God was fighting against them. The people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh lived in their land until they were taken into exile.

Intro / Smartphones

DO NOT DISTURB

in 2012 ios and android operating systems introduced the (DO NOT DISTURB ) feature for smartphone devices

This feature allowed those who used it to go uninterrupted (for as long as they kept it on) they were uninterrupted by the ring of there phone or the ding of text message alerts

this feature provided great etiquette for meetings

great focus for times when you do not wish to be interrupted

and great safety while driving

as a matter of fact in 2018 the question was raised as to weather the (DO NO DISTURB) feature was the reason why there were reports of fewer car accidents nationwide

and while those using this feature greatly appreciated going uninterrupted in meetings

or uninterrupted while focusing on projects and deadlines

or not having to worry about being distracted while driving

the ( DO NOT DISTURB ) feature was celebrated by those who utilized it

BUT CAN IS SUGGEST THAT THOSE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ( DO NOT DISTURB FEATURE ) WERREN’T AS THRILLED

COME ON … YOU KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE WHEN... YOU TRY TO GET IN CONTACT WITH SOMEBODY AND ....

THE PHONE RINGS ONCE

THEN REROUTES YOU TO VOICEMAIL

THE ANGER AND DISDAIN YOU FEEL ( is unprecedented )

IT’S AS IF YOU FEEL... MILDLY BLOCKED

AND IT DON’T EVEN HAVE TO BE WITH JUST CELL PHONES,.... YOU CAN BE CALLING A BUSINESS AND NOT GET THROUGH OR THE LINE BE BUSY

WHEN YOU CAN’T GET THROUGH

YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WERE LEFT HANGING !

AUTOMATED TEXT MESSAGES

I GUESS THAT’S WHY IN 2018 THE CELL PHONE INDUSTRY CAME OUT WITH ANOTHER GROUND BREAKING FEATURE CALLED ( AUTOMATED TEXT MESSAGES ) OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ( SMS TEXTING ) WHICH IS THE ACRONYM FOR SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE

WHICH GIVES YOU THE ABILITY TO RESPOND18 There were 44,760 capable warriors in the armies of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were all skilled in combat and armed with shields, swords, and bows. 19 They waged war against the Hagrites, the Jeturites, the Naphishites, and the Nodabites. 20 They cried out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayer because they trusted in him. So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated. 21 The plunder taken from the Hagrites included 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep and goats, 2,000 donkeys, and 100,000 captives. 22 Many of the Hagrites were killed in the battle because God was fighting against them. The people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh lived in their land until they were taken into exile.

Tyndale House Publishers. (2015). Holy Bible: New Living Translation (1 Ch 5:18–22). Tyndale House Publishers.TO INCOMING PHONE CALLS WITH A SHORT MESSAGE

RATHER THAN IGNORING THE CALL ALL TOGETHER

IF YOUR ON ANOTHER CALL,.... and OR BUSY

YOU CAN RESPOND IN A SHORT TEXT MESSAGE (ILL CALL YOU BACK)

OR IF YOUR DRIVING YOU CAN SEND A SHORT TEXT ( I’M DRIVING )

OR YOU CAN EVEN CREATE A CUSTOMIZED SHORT TEXT MESSAGE....

AND AS I SHIFT SO I CAN SEGWAY INTO THE TEXT

IS IT ME …? OR HAS ANYONE ELSE EVER FELT LIKE GOD WAS GIVING YOU THE BRUSH....

C’MON NOW ...LIGHTEN UP … I’M BOUT TO GO OLD SCHOOL ON YALL

KEEP IT REAL IN THE FIELD ...

AIN’T NO FUTURE IN YOUR FRONTING ...

CAUSE I KNOW I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE

WHO HAS FELT LIKE AT TIMES , WHEN I CALLED .......

GOD WAS ON ( DO NOT DISTURB )

I MEAN HAS ANBODY ELSE IN HERE EVER FELT LIKE GOD WAS ON ( DO NOT DISTURB ) ....

I KNOW .. I KNOW … YOU IN THE ENCHANTMENT STAGE IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

BUT KEEP WALKING .. KEEP WALKING

CAUSE THERE WILL COME A TIME WHEN GOD WILL TEST YOUR MATURITY

BY MAKING YOU WAIT ( I WISH I HAD SOMEBODY ) ...

IF YOU BE HONEST … IT FEELS LIKE AT TIMES … THAT GOD IS ON ( DO NOT DISTURB )

BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE AT TIMES I’M CALLING...... AND I’M NOT GETTING HIM

BUT I’M GETTING PRE RECORDED MESSAGES ( I DON’T FEEL THE CONNECTION )

AND SEE HERE’S THE CAVIAT WITH PRE RECORDED MESSAGES

PRE RECORDED MESSAGES ASSURE YOU THAT YOU GOT THE RIGHT NUMBER

BUT YOUR STILL UNABLE TO CONNECT WITH THE PERSON YOU WERE TRYING TO TALK TO

AND CAN I SUGGEST THAT AS IN THE NATURAL SO IN THE SPIRITUAL

BECAUSE IF YOU BE HONEST ...

IF YOU REALLY TRYING TO TALK TO SOMEBODY

AND THE PHONE GOES STRAIGHT TO VOICE MAIL

WHAT YOU DO ????

HANG UP AND CALL RIGHT BACK.... ( I WISH YALL WOULD KEEP IT REAL )

AND CAN I SUGGEST THAT SOMETIMES GOD WANNA SEE HOW BAD YOU REALLY WANT HIM

AND IF THE TRUTH BE TOLD

SOMETIMES WHEN I CALL ON HIM , I DON’T NEED A PRE RECORDED MESSAGE

AND SEE THE PRE RECORDED MESSAGE IS HIS WORD

BUT SOMETIMES I NEED A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT

SOMETIMES ....I NEED THE BREAD OF HIS PRESENCE

CAUSE IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD THERE’S FULLNESS OF JOY

SOMETIMES I NEED HIM TO SHOW UP

CAUSE IF HE DON’T SHOW UP ...

I DON’T FEEL LIKE I CAN MAKE

IF HE DON’T SHOW UP

I DON’T FEEL LIKE I CAN GO ON

I NEED HIM TO SHOW UP AND RE ASHORE ME ..THAT

YEA THO I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH

I SHALL FEAR NO EVIL

THY ROD AND THY STAFF ARE WITH ME TO COMFORT ME ....

SOMETIMES HIS WORD WILL DO IT....

BUT SOMETIMES I NEED HIS PRESENCE

CAN I BE HONEST ...

THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAT GOD ANSWERS WHEN WE CALL

TO MANY TO DISCUSS IN THIS LIMITED TIME SLOT

BUT ONE THINGS FOR CERTAIN

TWO THINGS FOR SURE

WHEN WE CALL........ HE ANSWERS … ( DO I HAVE A WITNESS )

HE SAYS CALL TO ME AND I WILL ANSWER

HE MIGHT NOT ANSWER THEY WAY WE LIKE ALL THE TIME

BUT HE ANSWERS.

CAN YOU TAKE A FEW SECONDS ........AND PRAISE HIM...... IF YOU KNOW HE ANSWERS

FOR THE THE SAKE OF TIME THERE ARE TREEE WAYS THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT GOD ANSWERS WHEN WE PRAY

WORD

WILL

WORK

LET ME TRY TO GET THROUGH THESE AS QUICKLY AS I CAN

WORD 1 KINGS 17:1 ; 8-16 THE WIDOW AT ZAREPHATH

17:1  Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word

THE LAST STATEMENT OF THIS TEXT IS A CONTEXT CLUE,... AND IT SUPPORTS MY PRINCIPLE.....

GOD IN THIS TEXT..... PRONOUNCES A DROUGHT IN THE LAND,

HE SAYS NEITHER DEW NOR RAIN WILL FALL FOR THREE YEARS

BUT THEN HE SAYS IN TH ‘B’ CLAUSE,.....

THE ONLY WAY YOU GONNA KNOW THAT THINGS ARE GONNA CHANGE .....,IS WHEN I RELEASE A WORD

CAN I RELEASE THIS WORD REAL QUICK

THAT THINGS........ ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE . I WISH I HAD SOMEBODY

CAN YALL HELP ME PUT THAT IN THE ATMOSPHERE REAL QUICK ....

THINGS ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE...

WE COULD SHOUT RIGHT HERE BUT LET’S KEEP READING … GO DOWN TO VERSES 8-14

GOD SAYS THE WAY I’M GONNA LET YOU KNOW

THE WAY I’M GONNA ANSWER PRAYER IS THROUGH A WORD

LET’S KEEP READING THOUGH ...

8 Then the word of the Lord came to him, 9 “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.”

( i wish i had time… Elijah is a man of prayer and God answers his prayer in the mist of his situation WITH A WORD. see this is why you can’t miss morning meditations ...........or get caught up in personalities

if so and so and preaching i can’t receive

if so and so ain’t teaching i can’t receive

THE DEVIL IS A LIAR

ALL I KNOW IS FAITH COMES BE HEARING AND HERING BY THE WORD OF GOD

TRUTH BE TOLD ...

I DON’T CARE IF A MOUSE WAS PREACHING

AS LONG AS THEY PREACHING THE WORD ..,.,.

CAUSE WHIL I’M PRAYING GOD WILL OVER HERE

GOD WILL GIVE SOMEBODY ELSE ALL THE WAY OVER HERE … A WORD FOR MY LIFE .... THAT WILL ULTIMATELY CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF MY SITUATION )

SOMEBODY SHOUT GIVE A WORD!!!

10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.” 11 And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” 12 And she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die.” 13 And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; (CAUSE I GOT A WORD ) ... go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son. 14 For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the Lord sends rain upon the earth.’ ” 15 And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days. 16 The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah.

WAIT A MINUTE THIS WOMAN PRAYED AND GOD ANSWERED WITH A WORD… YOU SHALL LIVE AND NOT DIE

HERE THE WORD OF THE LORD “ YOU SHALL LIVE AND NOT DIE”

THIS COMES RIGHT ON TIME RIGHT BEFORE 2022

I DON’T CARE WHAT COVID VARIANT THEY PRONOUNCE … ALL I KNOW IS THE WORD OF THE LORD “ YOU SHALL LIVE AND NOT DIE “

LOOK AT THE TEXT

ELIJAH COMES TO THIS WIDOW, AND FIRST HE ASK FOR SOMETHING TO DRINK IN THE MIST OF A FAMINE

AND IF THAT AIN’T ENOUGH ELIJAH SAYS TO THE WIDOW WHILE YOU AT IT BRING ME A PIECE OF BREAD ( YALL MISSED IT )!

SHE’S A WIDOW ...........WITH A YOUNG MOUTH TO FEED.......... AND THERE’S NO WELFARE ASSISTANT PROGRAMS BACK THEN .......AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT SHE IN THE MIDDLE OF A FAMINE

AND HOW CAN ELIJAH WHO KNOWS HER PREDICAMENT ASK THIS OF HER.

HER RESPONSE IS PRICELESS IT’S PURELY MATERNAL IN NATURE

SHE SAYS ELIJAH IMMA KEEP IT A WHOLE BEAN...... ALL I GOT IS ENOUGH FOR ME AND MY LAD ......AND SHE PRONOUNCES THERE COMMITTAL

ASHES TO ASHES..... AND DUSK TO DUSK

BUT WAIT A MINUTE ELIJAH SAYS WAIT A MINUTE I GOT A WORD

YOU SHALL LIVE AND NOT DIE

THIS WORD REACHES KENSINGTON WHERE OUR FOOD TRUCK GOES

“ YOU SHALL LIVE AND NOT DIE”

THIS WORD HIT’S YOUR DREAMS “ THEY SHALL LIVE AND NOT DIE “

CHILDREN

MARRIAGE

BUISNESS

YOU SHALL LIVE AND NOT DIE

WILL OF GOD “LUKE 22:42 JESUS

THE SECOND WAY GOD ANSWERS US IN PRAYER IS WITH HIS WILL

NOW TYPICALLY NOT MANY PEOPLE SEEK GODS WILL IN A SITUATION

OFT TIMES WE SEEK COMFORT

BUT NOT TOO MANY ASK GOD MAKE ME COGNIZANT OF YOUR WILL

BECAUSE WHAT IF WHAT YOU CALL A MESS IS THE EXACT WILL OF GOD

WHAT IF GOD LIKE JOB .... IS TRUSTING YOU WITH TROUBLE

I WISH I HAD SOMEBODY

LUKE 22:42 ( WHEN JESUS PRAYS IN GETHSEMANE) HE SAYS....

“Father, ........if you are willing, .........remove this cup from me

CAN I INTERPRET THE TEXT

BECAUSE JESUS IS KEENLY AWARE OF WHAT HE’S ABOUT TO FACE

HE SAYS’S ....FATHER................. IS THERE ANOTHER WAY

MATTER FACT JESUS IN THIS MOMENT PRAYS WHAT WE OFTEN PRAY WHEN THERE’S DIFFICULTY .... FATHER WHERE IS THE WAY OF ESCAPE

SHOW ME THE DOOR

BECAUSE CAN I SUGGEST THAT OFTEN TIMES … YOU AND I ARE GUILTY OF TRYING TO PRAY OURSELVES OUT OF .... WHAT GOD WANTS US IN

I’LL PROVE IT TO YOU .... LOOK AT ISAIAH 53:10 NOW

JESUS SAY’S IN GETHSEMENE .... GET ME OUT OF HERE.... BUT GOD’S WILL WAS ALREADY DETERMINED WAY BACK IN ISIAH

LOOK AT ....

ISAIAH 53:10 

Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,

and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin,

he will see his offspring and prolong his days,

and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.

SO WHEN JESUS SAYS IN THE “A” PORTION OF LUKE 22:42

“Father, ........if you are willing, .........remove this cup from me.

HE ‘S GET’S REMINDED OF ISIAH 53:10 THAT IT’S THE WILL OF GOD

AND HE SPEAKS THE SAME LANGUAGE IN THE “B” CLAUSE OF THE TEXT

HE SAY’S .....

Nevertheless,......... not my will,.............. but yours, be done.”

HE SAY’S IT AIN’T GOOD TO ME BUT IT’S GONNA WORK FOR MY GOOD

AND I GOT NEWS FOR SOMEBODY TODAY

THAT ...

IT MIGHT NOT BE GOOD TO YOU.....

BUT IT’S WORKING FOR YOUR GOOD....

SOMEBODY SHOUT IT ...

THE WILL OF GOD ALWAYS .... WORKS FOR MY GOOD ..

WORK GOD ANSWERS OUR PRAYER THROUGH HIS WORK

IT’S RIGHT THERE IN OUR TEXT THAT WE READ IN THE INTERUM 1 CHRONICLES 5:18-22

THE TEXT SAYS THAT THREE ISRAELITE TRIBES DO GREAT EXPLOITS TOGETHER TO DISPOSES TRESPASSERS THAT ARE OCCUPYING THEIR PROPERTY IN THE PROMISED LAND

THE TEXT SUGGEST THAT THE TRIBE OF REUBEN, GAD AND THE HALF-TRIBE OF MANASSEH DO SOMETHING WUITE EXTRAORDINARY

THE TEXT SAYS THEY BANNED TOGETHER ----THEY BELIEVED GOD ---- THEN THEY BECAME VICTORIOUS

BUT OF THESE THREE THE MOST COMPELLING IS THE FACT THAT THEY BELIEVED GOD

VS. 18 SAY’S THAT WHEN REUBEN , GAD, AND THE HALF-TRIBE OF MENASSEH BANNED TOGETHER THEY WERE JUST UNDER FIFTY THOUSAND WARRIORS

BUT THE FOUR ENEMIES THAT THEY WERE FIGHTING WERE TWICE THERE SIZE

WAIT A MINUTE THE AUDACITY OF THEM TO BELIEVE GOD EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE UP AGAINST ENEMIES THAT OUTNUMBERED THEM

WATCH GOD WORK!!!!!!

JESUS PUT 2 FISH AND 5 LOAVES IN GODS HANDS STEPPED BACK AND WATCHED GOD WORK...

1 CHRONICLES 5:18 There were 44,760 capable warriors in the armies of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were all skilled in combat and armed with shields, swords, and bows. 19 They waged war against the Hagrites, the Jeturites, the Naphishites, and the Nodabites. 20 They cried out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayer because they trusted in him. So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated. 21 The plunder taken from the Hagrites included 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep and goats, 2,000 donkeys, and 100,000 captives. 22 Many of the Hagrites were killed in the battle because God was fighting against them. The people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh lived in their land until they were taken into exile.

Background

English Standard Version Introduction

First and Second Chronicles, originally one book, was written sometime after Judah began to return from the Babylonian exile in 538 B.C. (1 Chron. 9:1–2; 2 Chron. 36:23). It focuses primarily on the history of Judah, the southern kingdom of divided Israel. First Chronicles begins with several genealogies, with special emphasis on David and Solomon. The “chronicler” moves next to the history of the kingdom under David, stressing David’s deep interest in worship and his detailed plans for the construction of the temple—which would be built by his son Solomon. First Chronicles was probably written to reassure the returned exiles of God’s faithfulness toward his people. Its author is unknown, although many have thought that Ezra was the principal writer.